DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL. LXXVII. A TEST OF PAVING BRICK A test of the paving blocks made iu connection with the inspection of the river bridge at Catawissa, Saturday, lias revealed that they are iufcrior to those used on the river bridge at I)an ville, a fact which has caused much dissatisfaction.. The appearance of the blocks, it seems, was not wholly in their favor and to see just to what ex tent they fell short Hon. William T. Creasy secured several of the blocks used ou our bridge, with which the (Jatawissa blocks were compared. The test was made by John Fisher of Cata- The blocks used ill the Catawissa bridge floated when placed in water; those used in the Danville bridge suuk like lead. Two of the best Catawissa blocks weighed 3 pounds and l.»J£ ounces aud the two used on the Dan ville bridge, 0 pounds and 7 ounces. After being immersed an hour the Catawissa blocks weiged 1 pounds and ouuces.a ouuces.a gain of 5 ounces, aud the Danville blocks,6 pounds and 8 ounces, a gain of an ounce. At the end of 12 hours the Catawissa blocks weighed 4 pounds and 0 ounces, a gain of 11.1 percent., while the Danville blocks weighed ft pounds and ounces, a gain of 2 per cent.At the end of 24 hours the Catawissa blocks weighed 4 pounds aud 7 ounces aud the Danville blocks, 6 pounds and 9 ounces aud at the end of 36 hours the Catawissa blocks weighed 4 pounds and 8 ounces and the Danville blocks 6 pounds and 9 ounces. The tests goto show the Catawissa blocks to be greatly interi or. All of which confirms the belief that Danville has not only one of the most imposing,but also one of the best constructed and most durable bridges along the North branch. The Bir Show Coming. The jiunonucement that Ringling Brothers' World's Greatest Shows will exhibit at Sun bury will be received with more than usual interest by the people ill tliis neighborhood. The Ringling Brothers have a name that stands for all that is new, novel and entertaining in the circus line,and the management announces -that this sea son the show has been enlarged to such an exteut that a whole extra train is used iu addition to the four trains til last season. The show is now trans ported from place to place in oiglity five seventy-foot cars, constructed es pecially for the Ringling Brothers. In connection with the circus proper, in which the areuic performance is unexcelled, the Ringling Brothers are this season presenting the beautiful aud sublime spectacular production ot The Field of the Cloth of Gold. The pantomimic play necessitates the use of 1,200 actors and actresses and of al most Ave hundred horses. It. is pre sented ou the largest stage ever used for exhiitional purposes. Special ex cursiou rates have been arranged for ou all lines of travel by Ringliug Bro thers, and those who desire togo to Sunbury where this great circus ex hibits ou Friday, June Ist., can do so at. a comparatively small cost. This will be the only point in this vicinity where the circus will exhibit this sea son and no one should miss this op portunity to see it. Watch this paper for additional announcements. The Biggest Bass. The largest bass ever reported caught in this section of the state was caught the other day at the Irondale dam, Fishing creek, by Isaac Shaffer, who at the time was fishing for suckers. The fish measured 27 inches. Shaffer was fishing with red worms for suckers when he hooked the bass. After a hard struggle he managed to land it, thinking at first it was a carp. Others nearby,however, informed him he had a black bass and Shaffer like wise realizing it finally threw it back in the water. Before throwing it in the water the bass was measured, and it was found it was exactly 27 inches iu length. The bass was unquestion ably the largest caught in many years iu this section of the state. Coal Prices Drop. The wholesale price of authracite coal was reduced forty cents a ton by the Reading, the Lehigh Valley, the Lackawauuii and other companies com posiug the hard coal combination. Circulars making this announcement were sent out while the agents of the several companies were notified by telegraph. The reduction iu price was made effective as of May Ist last and all coal sold since that time will be billed at the lower price. Plays Tunes on Engine Whistle. The engineer of an extra freight train runuiug on the East Penn branch of the Reading Railway is au adept iu handling the whistle cord. Strains of M Honie, Sweet Home," aie frequently rendered passing through the valley, in almost perfect similarity to a cal liope, much to the delight and amuse ment of the people who gather at the stations to hear him play the whistle. —Tamaqua Recorder. WiTlPave. The borough council of Lock Haven has determined to have up-to-date streets in that town and has appropri ated *IO,OOO for street paving. The borough will do the work,but bids for the required material will be receiv ed. It is expected that the cost will not exceed $1.60 a yard. The wise householder keeps the fires at work until the weather becomes settled. 810 SHIPMENT OF FISH ARRIVES The largest number of flsli that over came to Dauville for the purpose of replenishing the streams hereabout,ar rived Friday evening and Saturday morning. 111 addition to the sliipmont of wall-eyed pike, piko porch or Sus quehauua salmon, the name under which they are more commonly known, which shipment, was alluded to in these columns Wednesday, there was a shipment of pickerel fry from the Mt. Pleasant hatchery duo at about the same time. Charles Ruckel, who had made the application for the pickerel, was in formed by telegram that the fish fry were on their way and would arrive here 011 Friday morning. On meeting the morning train,however, Mr. Ruck* el was informed that the fish had not arrived aud the supposition was that thero had been some misunderstand ing and that they would arrive Satur day morning. On Friday night, how ever, the pickerel fry,filling five cans, most unexpectedly arrived at the sta tion and the fact developed that they had gone astray aud had beeu carried far out of their way. As a result the fish had suffered much for.the want of care; some were dead while those liv ing wore very much enfeebled. The pickerel were designed for the Chillis quaque creek, but all idea of carting them so far had to be abandoned and it was perfectly plain that if eveu those that survived were to bo pre served they would have to be placod in their native element at once. As the bost way out of the difficulty, therefore, the pickerel fry were plac ed in the Mahoning creek near its mouth. Application will be made im mediately for another shipment of pickerel for the Chillisquuquo to take the place of the oue that went astray. The Susquehanna salmon arrived from the Erie hatchery, Saturday morn ing, in a flourishing and healthy state. There wore ten cans of them, repre senting many thousand fish. They were met at the station by John McCall aud John Fisher, by whom they were de posited in the North branch at Harvey Lambersou's aud at Ked Point. The Susquehanna salmon may attain a fair size in two years and will add much to the sum total of sport for fishermen. Fish fry placed in the riv er, develop rapidly. Last seaun sev eral large-mouthed black bass measur ing between 11 aud 12 inches were caught, which had been placed iu the river the year before. If fishermen elsewhere along the North branch would take as much in terest in replenishing the streams as Danville people it probably would not be long before fish would be as plenti ful as at any time iu the past. W. E. Median, commissioner of fisheries, de serves great credit for what ho is do ing to replenish the streams and to protect the fish ;the least that the gen eral public can do to promote the good is to co-operate along all lines, which means not only to apply for fish, plac ing thein properly in the streams, but also to aid iu enforcing the fish laws. Petition Circulating. There is circulating among the Span ish-American War survivors in Dan ville a petition applying for a charter for the " United Spanish War Veter ans," an entirely now organization national in its character, which is the outcome of the amalgamation of four societies: the Spanish war veterans, the Spanish-American war veterans, the society of the service men of the Spanish war, and the Society of the Hespauo-American war. Formerly there was in Danville a camp of the Spanish-American war veterans now embraced in the above amalgamation. What success may attend the effort to organize a camp of the amalgamated organization remains to be seen. There are no less than seventy-five survivors of the Spanish-American war in Dan ville aud vicinity and if the movement fails it obviously will not be for the want of material. The amalgamation was completed iu 1904. One huudred and fifteen camps scattered all over the United States surrendered their old charters aud re ceived new ones from the amalgamat ed organization. A camp may be org anized and a charter granted on the application of ten or more persons who have served iu the army, navy or mar ine corps, in the Spanish-American war, Chinese expedition or Philippine insurrection, prior to July 4, 1902. A beautiful ritual or ceremony has been provided, known as the secret work, with which all members are mustered and the work of the camp conducted. A grip and pass words are communic ated by which one member may rec ognize another. The organization is non-partisan ami nou sectarian. Broke His Leg. Jesse Umstead, who lives on MYs. Greenough's farm, Liberty township, sustained a broken limb yesterday fore noon. He was leadiug a colt out to water when the animal playfully be gan to kick aud pluugc. Mr. Umstead in attempting to hold the horse stum bled aud fell, after which the horse in some way struck the man, fracturing his right leg above the aukle. Dr. Suyder set the broken bone. State Shoot at Milton. The dull weather is having a rather depressing effect on the State shoot now in progress at Milton. Neverthe less the events are being run according to schedule. Many sportsmen are pre sent and it is believed that records will be broken for tournaments in I Pennsylvania. Luther J. Squier, of the Dupont Powder comiiany aud Sen ator Fred A. Godcharlos are managing I the tournament. Bernard Elsessler, of York, is in charge of the offices and Charles North, of Cleveland, the traps. "OT-immm BUT TO TRUTH, TO ÜBKBTY Aril) LAW—WO FAVOR SWATS US AH9 SO WMAM HAU A 'WMF DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1900. ANOTHER BOY UNDER ARREST Another arrest was made iii this city Tuesday afternoon with the hop) (if breaking up the ring of incorrigible and criminally inclined boys, who for sometime past have been proving a nuisance aud a menace. The boy taken into custody Tues day was Daniel Keuuedy, whose ago is between 15i and 14 years. His ar rest took place pursuant to action tak en by the school board on Mouday night. Kennedy's caso was given due consideration. As far of the exper ience of the teachers aud superinten dent extend the boy is incorrigible be youd what is usually implied bv that term. Circumstances are such that the boy is able to hold all school discip line aud school authority in defiance. Monday night ho was also accused of breaking into the school house. Oil motion the truant officer was instruct ed to swear out a warrant for Ken nedy's arrest as wholly incorrigible and to have him brought before court with a view of having him sent to some institution where reform may possibly be effected. The information made before Jus tice Oglosby set forth that "on the sth day of May at 5:45 p. in. Daniel Ken nedy did break and enter the first ward school house with intent to com mit a felony." The plea of not guilty was taken,af ter which Ambrose Kobiusou and Rob ert Campbell, two 15-year-old boys, were called to testify. The two wit nesses were together when they allege they saw Kennedy coming out of the cellar of the school building. At the sight of the two boys Kennedy is al leged to have run down the alley where the two boys pursued him and finally caught him. He handed over some articles, which, the boy's state, he acknowledged having taken from the school room. Attorney Ralph Kisuer who was pres ent at the hearing explained the at titude of the school board which he said, was not vindictive in the mat ter. The boy was beyond the schools and was a positive menace. With a view of removing his evil influence ami of placing him where lie would have to yield to discipline and author ity they asked that he be handed over to court. The records show that in August, 1903, Daniel Kennedy was arrested for larceny and that npon his promising to abandon evil conduct sentence was suspended. Justice Oglesby fixed bail at SIOO. No one appearing as bondsman the boy was committed to jail. Mrs. Wagner's Narrow Escape. Mrs. Harvey G. Wagner, of Wasli ingtonville, had a miraculous escape yesterday from being roasted to death, the memory of which will long re main with her. Mrs. Wagner was ironing at the time of the narrowly averted catas trophe. While walking across the room to get a hot iron from the range, a chasm suddenly yawned at her feet and the stove disappeared into a hole in the floor, from the brink of which the lady staggered back barely able to save herself from being precipitated down on top of the red hot range. It was between 2 aud 3 o'clock when the accident occurred. Men had been working underneath the kitchen at the Wagner home putting iu a stairway into the cellar, and during the course of their work had found it necessary to temporarily support the kitchen floor with two scantlings. It was the I weight on the two supports proving ' too great that caused the floor to fall. I Had Mrs. Wagner been a step nearer 1 the stove she would have gone with it I in a fall of ten feet into the cellar and ! would have lauded on top of the burn- j ing mass. The two carpenters who | were in the cellar at the time of the accident, Jerry Diehl and William Robinson, both had narrow escapes. The accident caused a great deal of excitement in Washiugtonville.a great many people burying to the scene,and for a while greatly exaggerated rum ors were afloat. Young People Entertained. Master Raymond Foust outertaiued a number of friends at his home on Front street, Monday oveuing Those present were: John Deutsch, Edwin Lewis, Fred Rupp. Wilbur Pattou, James Bowyer, James Evans, James Pattou, Clarence Lloyd, Roy Foust, Lewis Williams, Frank Swarts,Philip Foust, Arthur llullihen, Raymond j Foust, Lucy Detweiler, Ethel Foust, I Mabel Foust. Pauline Waite, Alice j Waite, Elsie Bloch, Catherine Mover, Leaii Hill, Jessie Wyant,Francis Har pel, Grace Foust, Margaret Foust, Minnie Cohen, Laura Wyant, Mrs. Thomas Welliver, Mrs. J. B. Wyant. Bodies Found Yesterday Under Tons of Debris. Two more bodies were discovered iu the exploded East Buck Mountain col liery at Shenandoah yesterday, which makes the total list of dead number seven. The names of the men found yester day aro Walter and Joseph Wiuoski. The bodies were found ander tons of I debris and wore horribly mutilated. The injured men aro all out of danger. The coroner's jury is making a thorough iuvestigation but up to last night had not rendered a decision. Verdict for Danville hospital. Judge Evans, at Bloomsburg yester day, directed that $3027.85 be return ed to the plaintiff iu the action of the trustees of the Danville hospital for the iusano vs. county of Columbia. The action grew out of the placing in the hospital of patients from the Con yugham and Centralia poor district, and the failure to pay for their main tenance at the institution. Masonic Building. A movement has taken definite shape ( to erect a Masonic building iu Suu . bury which will be the property of the ( order. This question has been agitat -1 ed for some timo and at present about I 10 thousand dollars has been subscrib ed for the purpose. This is about one third the amount that is needed and the projectors believe that the entire amount can lie raised in a short time. Civil Service Examinations An examination for the position of clerk (male and female) and eimir (male) will be held at the post oftiee in this citv on May 26th., 1906. For application blanks, and for full information relative to the examina tion, qualifications, duties, salaries, vacations, promotions, etc., address Secretary, hoard of civil service ex am iners, post office, city. INDIAN BOYS CAPTURED Two Indian boys, who escaped from the traiuiug school at Carlisle, were captured by officers Mincemoyer and Voris yosterday aud are now detained iu the county jail. The capture was effected by the officers after several hours' hard work, which included a tramp some four miles down the riv er. Yesterday morning Chief Mincemoy er was called up by Chief of Police Waltz, of Snubury, aud informed that two Indian students had escaped from Carlisle ; also that they had beeu trac ed as far as No< thumberland—that they had left that point yesterday morning on the D. L. & W. track, headed for Danville. The officers were requested to he ou the lookout for the runaways and to take tlieui into cus tody. The description that Chief of Police Waltz was able to give was necessarily very imperfect and was to the effect that the boys, beiug full blooded Indians, were of very dark complexion and that they wore blue suits and slouch hats. Officers Mincemoyer and Voris start ed down the river. When below Rod Point they met Liveryman Frank Fry, who informed the police that near the church a mile or so below Cameron he saw two young men who reminded him of Clnnameu reclining on the grass in the shade. The description of the clothing corresponded to that ol' the two Indian students for whom the officers were searching. Chief Mincemoyer requested the liveryman after reaching home to hitch up iu a double seated carriage and to return to Chulaskoy for the purpose of bringing the officers and the Indians, if captured, back to town. Meanwhile the officers would keep a close lookout and intercept the runaways, if they came along. Iu due time Mr. Fry returned with the carriage. Up to that time nothiug had been seen of the Indians. On the assumption that they were still loiter ing along the railroad the officers got into the carriage and were driven down as far as Cameron. Arriving near the old hotel the offic ers caught a glimpse of two figures near the railroad, which they took to he the young Indians. They immed iately started after them and before they came up to them were convinced they were not mistaken. They were full blooded Indians and their costume was as described. As they approached the younger of the hoys turned and was in the act of running away; ho hesitated, however, for a moment and then turned, retracing his steps. The next moment both he and his compan ion were taken into custody. They neither offered resistance,nor attempt ed to deny their identity. The officers and their prisoners en tered the carriage and were driven to ward Danville True to their natnro the young Indians were sullen and un communicative. They, however, did not refuse to answer questions. In this way considerable information relating to their escapo was elicited. Although in broken English their replies wore very direct and intelligible. The older of the two boys gave his name as Antonio Yellobo, nineteen years of ago, a Sioux Indian. The younger was Nathan Lott, seventeen years of age, a member of the Nez Perces tribe of Indians, which mostly inhabit Idaho. Lott is a member of tho third grade in the Indian school. Yellobo has been ;i t Carlisle for three years and the present is his fourth attempt to escape. When he last ran away he was captured in Ohio. The hoys yesterday confessed to the officers that in the present attempt to escape they were headed for New York State where they iuteuded to apply for work. Yellobo is learning harness making and Lott the blacksmith trade at Carlisle. Oil Lott's jiersou a pair of fine barber shears was found and it developed that he could cut hair. The boys stated that they escaped on Sunday afternoon, when as one of them put it 44 not!)in was goin' on." Lott stated that he would be content to re main at Carlisle,but he confided to the officers "that Yellobo would run away again in June aftor he gets his pay." The authorities of the Indian school were communicated with yesterday and informed of the capture. In all probability some 0110 will arrive at Danville today for the purpose of tak ing the boys back to school. Dropped Dead at the Plow, Suddenly stricken down by the hand of death while plowing in his field was the fate that overtook Louis Gir ton, of Hemlock township, Columbia couuty,'. Tuesday morning about o'clock. Mr Girton, though of advanced years, was a man of good physique and health, going about work as vigorous as men of younger years. He had al ways boeu a farmer, and yesterday morniug went out to plow the field preparatory to plant iug potatoes. "He had a young sou of Wells Crossley working with him. The boy left the field temporarily, and wheu ho return ed was startled to find Girton lying dead on the ground, though the hand les of the plow were still firmly grasp ed in his bauds. The horso was an old one, and must have stopped wheu the man dropped, as there was no indica tion of the body having been dragged. The hoy ran and notified the family, and the dead man was carried into the house. Death was ovideutly duo to apoplexy. The deceased was aged 73 years, 2 months and 1 day. He is survived by a wife, a son, O. G. Girton, of Hem lock township; and a daughter, Mrs. George Mausteller, of Hollers. Mrs. Leviua Stecker and Mrs. O. B. Hart man, of Buckhoru, are sisters of the deceased. The funeral will be held ou Friday morning at 9 o'clock, services at tho house by -Rev. Strail, of the Buckhoru Lutheran church. Burial at Hellers. Attempted Tlurder at Berwick. L. E. Morrsiou is now in the Col umbia county jail at Bloomsburg, hold for the attempted murder of two wo men at Berwick yesterday afternoon. Morrison, who boards with his bro thor arrived homo drunk, and, getting into an argument with Mrs. Morrison, he tried to grab a butcher knife from her ha»i<K She eluded him and threw Hie knife into a corner, where lie got the ugly weapon. Mrs. Morrison ran out of the house, and the man in his frenzy made for Hosa Mcßride, Mrs. Morrison's sister, cutting her severely in the arm. The police were summoned, who haiitb-nlTed the mau and took him to Justice Heishline's office. There Mor rison acknowledged that if ho could have caught Mrs. Morrison ho would have killed her. In default of SSOO bail the man was committed to jail, and was brought to Bloomsburg oil the 4 :30 car. WILL IMPROVE EQDIPMENT As a result of the tour of inspection made by the fire committee of council the equipment of the fire department will be very much improved. Pursuant to the action of council at its last meeting rubber coats and rub ber gloves have beeu ordered for the firemen and will probably be oil hand for inspection by the time of its next meeting, tomorrow night. Each fire company is given four rubber coats and four pair of rubber gloves. A few of the coats, as well as several pair of gloves, are in good condition so that it was fouml necessary to purchase onlv twelve coats and thirteen pair of gloves. A test of the hose, conducted by the fire committee, revealed that, of the 4000 feet of hose in use by the four lire companies of the borough, at least, 800 feet is defective and should be re placed with new. A "section" of hose consists of 50 feet; a "line," of 500 feet, the allotment of each company being 1000 feet. The inspection show ed that the hose of the Continental compauy is all rig!it. The 800 feet condemned is divided equally among the other three companies. Some idea as to the life of hose may be formed when it is explained that the hoso of the Friendship company, now condemned.was purchased in 1887 ; that of the Goodwill aud Washington companies, in 1889. Five hundred feet of Fire King hose was purchased for the Friendship lire company in 1901. One thousand feet of Eureka hose— -500 feet each for the Washington and Continental companies—was purchas ed by the borough since 1901. A point which will bo decided at the meeting of council tomorrow night will bo whether to purchaso only the 800 feet actually needed, or to buy 1500 feet, so as to give each company a line of new hoso. Many do not ap prove of' mixing tlfo new hose with the old as would have to be done if only what is actually needed were pur chased. Dark Places Lighted Up. Borough Electrician .Tones has been very busy for a week or so past and three dark places in tho borough, which heretofore have not known the luxury of electric light,last night and the night preceding were lighted up for the first time. On Tuesday an arc light was swung from the pole planted near G. L. Mo- Lain's grocery, Walnut street, about midway between the light at Hon. James Foster's residouco and tho un dergrade crossing at A street The residents aloug this section of Walnut street have putin repeated appeals for light during the years that electric light has been employed for street lighting. It was not until municipal light was adopted and given satisfact ory trial, however, that the borough could see its way clear to light up this section as it should be done. The resi dents, who for so many years felt them selves slighted, are delighted with the eft vt. During yesterday two additional arc lights were installed,one at Front and Cedar streets and the other at the low er end of Railroad street near the bor ough line. Both of those places have ;11w;i\8 been in need <»i liglit. From tho lower end of Railroad street, es pecially, there have been frequent ap peals for an arc light, but it was not until the present that council felt it self in a position to comply. Both points nre now well lighted up ami tho residents are both pleased and grateful. The Case is Appealed. Prothonotary Thomas G. Vincent Tuesday received a telegram irom Lewis C. Green, deputy prothonotary of tho State supreme court at Phila delphia,apprising him of the fact that an appeal had been taken iu the case of the Danville and Suubury street railway company and that the cer tiorari would be forwarded by mail. Au appeal in this case was not alto gether unexpected. The petition was presented to the court on February 20th last and on the samo day a rule was granted to show cause why a re ceiver for tho Danville and Sun bury street railway company should not be appointed. On April 25th Judge Evans handed down an opinion refusing to appoint a receiver and discharging the rule. On motion of William Kase West ex ceptions were noted for the petition ers and tin- l'ill was sealed by the court. The limit of twenty days,dur ing which the case could be appealed, expired yesterday. The supreme court does not con vene until next January and with the case appealed tho natural inference would bo that tho road is hopelessly tied up until that time,which indeed, will bo discouraging news to those who have been so fondly hoping to see tho line in operation in the near fu ture. Freight Wreck Causes Delay. Tho work of Buchauan & company, contractors for the heat, light, ami power plant at the hospital for the in sane, has been most unexpectedly held up by a freight wreck which occurred on the P. & R. railway last Friday. The work of wiring the building was progressing nicely, some twenty men being employed. The material on hand being about all used up yester day morning Mr. Stuttorheim who is in charge ot tho work went to the P. & R. station to make inquiries con cerning a shipment of boxes expected, when he was informed that tho freight train had been wrecked and the cars containing the goods had beon burned up. The contents of the cars wore ruined and considered as lost, no at tempt being made to rocover them. The news was quite a surprise to Mr. Stutterhoim and the uou arrival of material embarrasses him in his work considerably,as it will be noces sary for him to shift his men to an other part even if it is possible to keep them employed. Grange Will Meet June 6th. The quarterly meeting of Pomona grange, of Montour and Northumber land counties, will he held at St. John's Reformed church,near Mausdale. Wed nesday Juno 6th., opening at 9 o'clock in the morning. Hon. W. T. Creasy, of CataWissa, will be present. A. L. Martin, deputy State superintendent of agriculture, is a member of this pomoua and is ex pected to be at this meeting. The ladies of the church will furnish the dinner to the members of the grange. There are to Le two sessions. The morning session will be open only to members of the grange. The afternoon scssiou will bo public,and at this time tho addresses and literary exercises in I charge of the pomoua grange lecturer, I J. W. Lowrio, of Strawberry Ridge, will take place. VACCINATION LAW FDLLY SDSTAINED The State department of health is greatly pleased over the opinion of the supreme court by Chief Justice Mit chell in disposing of the famous Way nesboro vaccination case. It will bo remombered that agitators had gotten the people of Waynesboro so inflamed over the vaccination con troversy that, the whole town was al most in a state of insurrection. Everything possible was done to in duce the people to defy State author ities and to prevent enforcement of the law. When the litigation that followed was finally brought to the attention of the supreme court that tribunal not only sustained the right of the State health board to exercise police powers, but the opinion of Justice Mitchell takes a much wider sweep concerning tho value of tlio statute which requires that school children must bo vaccinat ed before they shall be admitted to public schools. In regard to the contention of some of the people and a number of the officials of Wayuosboro that there had been no smallpox in the town for forty years, Justice Mitchell points out that presence or absence of the disease has nothing to do with the case "The substantial question in this case," the Justice says, "is whether the act of June 18, 1895, P. L. 20:J, re quiring the exclusion from the public schools <>t' children who have not been vaccinated, is a valid exercise of the police power if the State. It has been twice so decided bv this court. "After these two decisions the ques tions ought to have beeu considered as closed. Hut we have it raised again with small variations of facts aud con siderations, none of which are at all material." Replying to the contention of the Wauyesboro appellants that to require the vaccination of a child is "a tres pass upon the reserved rights of the individual which are beyond the reach of even the police power," Justice Mitchell says: At present the vast preponderance of opinion among intelligent ami educat ed people, under the guidance of the best medical authority, is that vac cination is a highly useful ameliora tive if not always a preventive of one of the greatest scourges that have in the past times afflicted humanity, and the regulation of it by statute is not only justifiable, but a wise and bene ficent exertion of the police power ovor tho public health. Birthday Surprise Party. A pleasant surprise party was held at the home of Mr. and. Mrs. W. J. Hartman, Frosty Valley, Saturday night, in honor <>t Mr. Hartman's seventy-third birthday. Among those present were the ohilaren, grandchil dren and great graudchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Hartman. Tho guests wore as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Bultis Hartman, of Forks; Mr. and Mrs. -Jesse Hummer,of Rushtown ; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zcigler,of lilooms burg; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gulliver, of Espy; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Slus ser, of Grovania; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Walter, of Jersey town; Mr. and Mrs. Grovor Earnest, of Grovania; Mr. ami Mrs. Fred Walter,of Bloomsburg ; Miss Jessie Walter, Miss Jennie Hummer, Mr. William Walter, Miss Trenton Hummer, Miss Mabel and Barbara Walter, Joseph Hummer, Bertella Gul liver, Helen Gulliver, Eva Gulliver, Suo Hummer, Hazel Zeigler, Raymond Gulliver, Carl Slusser, Mildred Slus ser, Ray Slusser, Manard Walter, Mar jory Walter, Roy Earnest, Pearl Wal ter, and Harry Reedy, of Bloomsburg. The ovout was ended by takiug a fam ily picture. Graciously Remembered. Charles Chalfaut, Esq., past grand master of Odd Fellows of this place, was very graciously remembered Tues day at the annual meeting of the grand lodge of Pennsylvania in session at Pittsburg. The following telegram was received by tho secretary of Mon tour lodge, No. 1(H), with instruction that it be read in open lodge at the next meeting: Pittsburg, May 15, 1906. Charles Chalfaut, P. G. M.and Grand Rep: Your absence from the eighty-third annual session of the grand lodge of I. O. O. F., has been noted with the deepest feeling of regret on the part of those who appreciate your worth, and I am directed by unanimous vote of the body in session here this morn ing to convey to you their sincere sympathy ami to extend their hope that yon will be restored to your cus tomary vigor and health. Fraternally yours, Melville E. Chubbach, Grand Master. Want Time Limit Changed. The voluntary retiring age limit in the relief department of the Pennsyl vania railroad may he reduced from ♦»() years to 50 years. Many employes of the Pennsylvania railroad have favored tho adoption of an earlier age limit for retiring as they felt that they could accumulate enough while in active service to war rant their retirement at the age of 50 t<» live on the inoome received from the Pennsylvania railroad relief de partment after that. A prominent railroad man says : "I wish the voluntary retiring age would bo placed at 50 instead of HO I believe that many of the accidents oc curring on 1110-railroad today are due to men who have continued too long in the railroad service." At present the imperative retiring age on the Pennsylvania railroad is 70 years. Mituy employes have been known to continue at their work un til required to retire. Returned From New Hexico. Joseph Divel, who has been living at Rosswell, N. M , since last Octo ber, returned home last evening. Ho will remain in Danville assisting his father in his business. Joseph was associated with his bro ther-in-law in the mercantile business at Rosswell. He is much pleased with the great West in general and New Mexico in particular and is impressed with the fine business op]>ortuuitiea that occur as the country is being de veloped. He would probably have cast his lot iu that part of the Union had it not beeu that his father is in poor health and that his assistance is need ed at home. Ho describes the long journey eastward as full of interest, at this season of the year. The expert bank forger who was ar rested at Mt. Carmel and taken to Le banon for trial was identified at the formor place as Charles Follweiler, of Alleutowu. He is twenty-two years of age and has a*wife and child. BDBGLAB CAUGHT RED HANDED The oddest of all burglaries was com mitted in one of our department stores Sunday afternoon. It was a daylight affair, iu which nothing was absent needed to make a woll rounded and ex citing robbery. The burglar was caught red handed,there was a detail ed confession, after which the culprit was hustled off to jail. What makes the episode distinctively odd was the fact that the well planned robbery was committed by a boy 11 years of age. ■ About six o'clock Sunday evening a small boy named'Ad Caudy appeared at the residence of S. Loweusteiu, West Market street, with the startling information that somebody had broken into their department storo. Joseph and Marvin Loweusteiu immediately ran up to the store,one passing around to the front of the building and the other goiug to the rear. At the rear of the store one of the basement windows had been forced open. The two sons of Mr. Loweusteiu, accompanied by James Freeze entered the store simult aneously from the front and the rear. Inside was found William Reuiier.who said he was the son of George Reuuer. Seeing no chance to escape, himself, he began to implicate the Candy boy, who had given the alarm, and Joseph Seaman, another boy, who livos near Grove's court, leaving the parties un der the impression that Joseph was se creted about the store. By this time Chief Miucemoyer aud officer Voris were on the spot aud as sisted in searching for the confederate alleged to bo hidden. For at least an hour the search wont on merrily, ov ory hole and corner about the big es tablishment being ransacked, whilo a crowd of a hundred carious people hung about the front of the storo ob serving the movements within through the big windows. At leugth Chief Miucemoyer went out to tho Seaman homo and there found Joseph, whom he brought back to the store. Joseph criotl and stoutly protestod his innocence. Charles Lung er and little sou soon after appeared at the store and proved that Joseph was with them during tho afternoon. J At this juncture William Ronner, the real culprit, declared that ho had been "lying" and that he had planned and executed tho job himself. He also exonerated the Candy boy. The officers were sorely vexed when they reflected how much time they had spout, in the vain search for a boy who was only a phantom aud they be gan to upbraid young lieuuor for his falsehood aud deception. The young ster was full of bravado. Ho laughed heartily at their chagrin aud remark ed,as if it were an accomplishment to boast of: "Yes, I know I am an awful liar!" By this time the officers began to take an account of the booty found with Rennor, which consisted of $1.50 in cash, a lot of cuff buttons, two match safes, a tablet aud two decks of play ing cards. As indicated by tho booty he had been pretty much over tho whole store. j Entrance was effected through a rear j window, the shatter of which was fastened with an iron bar that swung on a pivot fastened to oue of the shut ters. Mr. Loweusteiujis of the opinio that the boy by rattling tho shuttor caused the bar, which probably had not been secured by tho pin, to tilt, one end rising and tho other falling uwil it passed out of the staples. If the youthful burglar may be believed the "shutter opeued easily." Bursting Foliage and Blossoms. The landscape at present has assum ed a charmiug aspect and altogether it is the moßt pleasant season of tho year to take a stroll or to drive into the country. The roads are in excellent condition and the summer heat has not yet became a factor. Scores of vehic les bearing their quota of happy peo ple might have been seen Sunday starting out for the country. The same was true of Saturday. Moutour coun ty is fortunate in its sceuory. Tho | most charming views, it is true, may not lie aloug the beaten route of travel, but persous driving to Washingtonville Ridge, who will take* the trouble to drive a little out of their way,can not fail to strike a vant age point here aud there that at this season will give them a glimpse of something akin to fairy land. The tields of wheat aud tender grass have given the earth an emerald carpet. The farm buildings reposo amid clust ers of trees ladeu with white and pink blossoms, while the air is fragrant witli sweet odors. Everywhere the loaves are appearing. The groves in the val ( ley and the trees on themouutain side are clothod in a delicate foliage of light green, which is all the more beautiful by contrast with the richer aud the deeper hues of the pine aud I other evergreens that stand in the midst of them. Many of these vistas, overlooking deep valleys,carry the eye I between wooded heights on and on un til the far distaut landscape spremls out in a panorama of matchless beauty, reaching from the east to the west and j melting away at last in the hazy ; mountains that in turn mingle and dissolve in the blue of tho horizon. How many people kuow of those I vantage points? how many know that Montour county is really famous for the beauty of its scenery and that far away may be found those who have casually trodden over its hills and who never tiro of dwelling upon tho rom antic beauty of its scenery. Our town dwellors who are weary of tho grind ami the monotony of business do well, therefore, to make an excursion into the country at this season of tho vear. They are sure to find much to refresh them there—to divert—to elevate hem. NO 25 PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Miss Mary Dougal, of Milton, is visiting Miss Emma Gearhart, Bloom street. Mr. and Mrs. David Evans spent Sunday with relatives at Berwick. Mr. and Mrs. George M. Horuberger, of Pottsville, are visiting Mrs. Horn berger's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George D. Edmund son. East Market street. Henry and John Ateu, of Baltimore, Md., arc visiting tlieir father, William Ateu, East Front street. Mr. and Mrs George W. Robinson aud daughter Ava spent Sunday with friends at Mooresburg. Miss Anna M. Keeler spent Sunday with relatives at Milton. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dietricli aud sou Arthur, of Buruhaui, are visiting friends in this city. Mr.fand;Mrs. John F. Barry, of Suu nury, spent Sunday with friends iu thisfoity. Mr. aud Mrs. Simon Dreifuss spout Sunday with tlieir nephews, Samuel and Wolfe Dreifuss at Miltou. Miss Ida Yorks spent Sunday with friends at Mooresburg. William Mincemoyer spent Sunday with friends at Milton. Nicholas Hayden,of St. Paul,Minn., is visiting his mother, Bloom street. Mrs. G. Shoop Hunt left yesterday for a visit with friends at Milton. Rev. R. 11. Wilson returuod to Phil adelphia yesterday after a few days' visit in this city. Fred Owen atteuded the State shoot at Milton yesterday. Mrs. Robert Y. Gearhart and daugh ter returned yesterday from a visit with relatives iu Philadelphia. Mrs. Clarence Rogers and sou George returned to Muucy yesterday after a visit at the home of Mrs. Rogers' par ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Welliver.Milt" street. The Misses Helen and Effle Wom oldorf of Williamsport, spent yesterday in this city as the quests of Miss Martha Harpel. Miss Clara liackutt will return to day from a visit with friends at Forty Fort. Charles Wertinan, of Sharon, arriv ed in this city yesterday for a visit with old friends. Mr. Wertman tias charge of the rolls in the North works, Sharon. Mr. and Mrs. John It. Joues, Cross street, left yestorday for a visit with relatives in Lebanon. Mrs. Charles Watson, Sr., of Phila delphia, is the guest of Mrs. P. E. Maus, at Mausdale. G. Edward Stillwcll, of Sharon, ar rived yesterday for a several weok's visit with friends in Danville. James C. Welliver.of West Hemlock township, was a visitor in this city yesterday. Birthday Surprise Party, Charles N ass, was tendered a sur prise party at his homo in Riverside Saturday evening in honor of his Hist, birthday. The evening was very pleas antly spent listening to a graphoh pone,after which all partook of a sump tuous sapper. Mr. Nuss was the re cipient of a uumbor of presents. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. William Nuss and family, Mr. and Mrs. Elias Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Yeagor, Mr. and Mrs. David Huber, Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Jerry Knorr, Mrs. Dennis Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. William Jackson and family, Mrs.Rose Snyder, Mrs. Frank Anns, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Humuior,Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hummer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Shaltz and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Will Baylor, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Weaser, Mrs. John Ball, Mrs. Frank Meueh and family, Mrs. James Murphy and family, Miss Nervie Riffel, Miss Fannie Snyder, Miss Jennie Weaser, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Gross and daughter, Miss Blanch Riffel, Miss Alice Gross, Miss Bertha Snyder, Jos eph Murphy. Frank Snyder, .Tames Fisher, Miss Ethel Snyder, Miss Helen Arms, Jerry Hottenstein. Sunday School Convention. The first district Sunday school as sociation auxiliary to the Montour county association, will hold its fourth annual convention in the Methodist Episcopal church, Washingtonville, on Thursday, May 81st. Two interesting sessions will be hehl lor which the following pro grams have been arranged: xVftoruoou Session, 2 o'clock. Song Service, Bible Reading and Prayer, Rev. Bedickian. Election of Officers. "The Sunday School—lts Relation to the Church," Rev. Dr. Munro. Recitation. Music. "The Teacher's Responsibility Not Transferable," Rev. O. D. Lerch. Music. Recitation. Offering. Prayer. Adjournment. Evening Session, 7 :30 o'clock. Song Service, Prayer, Rev. Philips. "The Teacher's Teacher," Rev. Kohler. Music. Recitation. "Do Sunday Schools Pay," General Discussion opened by Rev. Philips. Collection. Doxology. Benediction. Talking of Trolley Combine. The newspapers in this section are just now talking about a big trolley combine to take in many of the elec tric roads in this section. On the sub ject the Shamokin Daily News re marks: In this consolidation scheme it is stated, by those in position to know, is seen a move to combine all trolley lines in central Pennsylvania into one giant organization, and that it will only bo a short time until oth er linos in this region will become an integral part of the system, which will mean that the Schuylkill Traction company aud the Danville and Blooms burg lines aud tlioso controlled by the Sunbury Traction company will be a part of the geuoral system, with the lines to be run by the Shamokin Ex tension company forming the connect- I iug link. | All saloon licenses in San-Francisco | have been revoked. After its scorch : iug the city has resolved to remain dry.
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