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.