TWO PRISONERS
BREAK JAIL
Two desperate prisoners sentenced
to the eastern penitentiary at last
week's session of Columbia county
court broke out of the Bloomsbury jail
sometime between seven o'clock Tues
day evening and seven o'clock yester
day morning. The men were Fred
Conner, who received a sentence of
three years together with S6OO fine for
complicity in the robbing of the sca
tion agent at Lime Ridge ;and Charles
Becker, sentenced to 21 mouths in the
penitentiary for an attempted ravish
of a telephone operator on the road
between Mt. Carmel and Centralia.
'These two men together with the
others senteucod to the penitentiary
last week were to he taken to Phila
delphia next Monday by Sheriff Black.
"** Tuesday evening about seven o'clock
when the prisoners were locked in
their cells for the night, nothing un
usual was noticed by Turnkey Lemuel
Black, brother of Sheriff Black, as he
made his round of the jail. When he
unlocked the cells yesterday morning
at seven o'clock, he did not look par-
ticularly into the cell which was oc
cupied jointly by Becker aud Couuer.
When the two did not appear for
breakfast, investigation was made, and
the cell found to be empty, with a
large hole in the wall, and stones scat
tered about the floor standing as a
mute explanation of the mens' ab
sence.
The outer wall of the jail is two
feet thick, while the ceiling of the
cell is made of steel. In the cell, two
feet from the ceiling, is a small iron
framed window. The prisoners had
removed several stones above the win
dow, some of the stones being fifteen
inches square and six inches thick.
The jail wall, being several stones in
thickness, the hole did not penetrate
it, but stones were so removed as to
form a burrow or passago up through
the wall around the edge of the steel
ceiliug, the men thus crawling from
the cell to the attic above. Passing
along the attic to a point where they
knew the high wall around the jail
yard joined the building, they cut a
hole through the roof with a knife
and saw, and gaining the roof, it was
an easy matter to crawl to the top of
the jail yard wall. From the top of
the wall, some thirty feet high, the
ground was reached by the use of
blankets from their cots.
In the cell were found a largo flat
chisel, and a narrow filo blade ten
inches long. The latter had a wire
twisted about one end for a handle. A
couple of the jail table forks were al
so found here. With these implements,
the stones had evidently been remov
ed.
Just when they made their escape is
not known. As far as could bo learn
ed, no one heard the men in their
work, either removing the stones in
their cell, or boring through the roof
was covered with slate.
The escaped men were in Rupert
yesterday morning shortly after seven
o'clock, but where they went from
that point is not yet ascertained. A
boy passing the jail in the early morn
ing saw two men of their description
hurrying down the tow path toward
Rupert.
A little after seven o'clock, yoster
day morning, two men entered Rob
ert's grocery store at Rupert and pur
chased a cau of oysters and some crack
ers. The men also purchased bauauas
at the store of I. M. Betz in the same
town. Mr. Roberts thought he had
seen the men before, but could uot re
call who they were.
That the men had outside assistance
seems almost a certainty, at least to
the extent of being furnished with the
file and saws used in getting out. Cou
uer has had several visitors since his
confinement and even since his con
viction.
Free Notice Graft.
Newspapers aro constantly importun
ed to print free notices for this, that
aud the other thing,and when the pub
lishers call a halt the "old subscrib
er," the "constant readei," and "an
old admirer," very often become huffy
and condemn the publications for be
ing stingy aud without a charitable
spirit.
Asking a newspaper for free readers
is the same thing as a newspaper man
going into a clothing store aud after
buying a suit of clothes asking the
clothier to throw in a vest or hat free
because the reporter bought a suit. It
is identical, yet many fail to see it in
the same light.
Those who seek free notices never
stop to think that the publisher has to
pay a printer for putting tho notice in
type, that the ink costs so much, that
the paper costs so much, that to servo
and carry tlie paper costs so much, the
gas used, the wear on the machinery,
and everything costs, which tho pub
lisher must pay,yet these "free notice
grafters" feel slighted if they are not
accommodated.
Death of rirs. Fanny Rlcketts.
Mrs. Fauuy Ricketts, an old and
highly esteemed resident, departed
this life at 5:45 o'clock last evening.
The deceased was a native of Bath,
England. She came to the United
States sixty years ago,settling in Dau
ville,where she has since resided. She
has been in feeble health for the past
year, although seriouly ill for only
three weeks preceding her death.
The deceased was 83 years of age and
is survived by the following children:
S. F. Ricketts and Mrs. A. G. Harris,
of Danville; Mrs. Henry Bjirger aud
J. H. Ricketts, of Wilkes-Barre. The
deceased was a charter member of the
Trinity M. E. church.
Tho funeral will be held Friday at
2 p. m.from the late residence on
Cherry street.
Congress Smashes Records.
WASHINGTON, May 14.—The files
of the index clerks at the State de
partment show that the first session of
the fifty-ninth congress has broken all
records in the matter of completed leg
islation up to this moment. Already
more'than three thousand laws have
been enacted which is between seven
hundred and eight hundred more than
in any preceding session up to the be
ginning of the month of May. The
greater part of this mass of law was
made up of bills of a private nature
and only about 260 of tho total enact
ments were general laws.
Left for the West.
Clarence W. Seidel aud Guy Ruu
yan, two of Washingtonville's best
known young men, left yesterdav to
seek their fortunes in the great West.
Mr. Seidel is probably the better
known in Danville as he was located
here for several years. Mr. Seidel was
born and raised ill Washingtonville,
and was known throughout the county,
and liked and admired wherever
known.
For some time Mr. Seidel has been
engaged in operating a limestone
quarry near Washingtonville. He was
a member of the Danville Aerie of
Eagles.
Berwick A. C. & F. Employes
4,718.
According to a statement issued Sat
urday 4,718 mou are now employed at
the Berwick shops of the America!)
Car & Foundry company. This uuni
„ ber will be increased during the suni
« mer.
WILLIE REIER
HELD FOR COORT
Eleveu-yeat-old William Reuner,
who broke into the department store
of S. Lowensteiu & company Sunday
afternoon, was arraigned before Just
ice of the Peace William V. Oglesby
Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock. He
was held for court and in default of
one hundred dollars bail was handed
over to the custody of the sheriff.
Information was lodged by Samuel
Lowensteiu, which set forth "that
William Renuer, on the 13th. day of
May, 190(5, at 6p. m., did enter the
store of Samuel Lowensteiu com
pany with intent to commit a fel
ony. "
The youthful defendant was in the
best of spirits at the hearing. He said
that lie had a good bed at the jail and
had had a good breakfast. Sheriff
Maiers stated that the little fellow
slept soundly all night. The proceed
ings before the justice seemed to amuse
the boy very much. "He showed the
keenest interest as the evidence begau
to accumulate against him and here
and there vouchsafed explanations to
clear up points that seemed obscure to
the officers. How ho got into the
money drawer, which opens with a
combination, was one of the points that
puzzled Joseph Lowensteiu. The boy
quickly informed the justice that he
had no trouble at all—that he just put
his hand underneath and the drawer
came opon.
It is hardly likely that the boy fully
realizes the enormity of his offence.
Ho seemed to think that his bold prank
at the department store was some thing
smart, and he talked freely of other
escapades that he had been in. It has
been known for some time that there
has beou a good deal of petty thieving
going on about town and nuisance of
various sorts committed that are to be
attributed to boys. While uot shield
ing himself young Reuner told all
about the pilfering and other over tacts
showing conclusively, as has beeu sus
pected, that there is a star performer
among the juveuiles of which such as
Willie Renner is only a pupil.
Justice Oglesby fixed the bail at one
hundred dollars, but as no bondsman
was produced thero seemed to be no
other alternative than to remand the
hoy to the custody of the sheriff. The
little follow had no particular objec
tion to going back to jail,but beseem
ed to have an idea that he ought togo
to a reformatory or a protectorate. He
was pleased with the prospects of a
trip and thought he ought to start at
once. Ho was not altogether ignorant
of what such a step implied and he
had the limit of ten years fixed in his
miud.
State Shoot Great Success.
The State shoot now in progress at
Miltou is proving to be a great suc
cess. 137 men faced the traps yester
day and 32,000 rounds of ammunition
were used.
The officers of the Pennsylvania
State Sportineu's association were
elected yestorday and are as follows :
President, H. M. F. Wordeu, of Har
risburg; vice president, Allen M. Seitz,
of Harrisburg; secretary, J. M. Hunk,
of Chambersburg ; treasurer, James H.
Worden, of Harrisburg : directors, A.
A. Fink, Fred A. Godcharles and S.
M. Karnes, Lebanon was chosen as the
place to hold the next State shoot, Al
lentown being the only competitor.
3 Twenty nine events were shot yes
terday. The most important event was
the Will K. Price memorial handicap.
In this there were 112 entries, George
E. Sausell, of Lebanon, winning first
prize with 48 out of 50. There were
42 other prizes awarded in this event,
amounting in all to S7OO. The Charles
Flood memorial was also shot yester
day, W. H. Hoey, of Bradford, taking
the first prize, a beautiful guu.
A Settlement is Effected.
The injunction cases of M. F. Gulick
and others against the Danville and
Suubury Street Railway company,dis
solved by Judge Savidge last summer,
and appealed to the supreme court,
have been amicably settled between
the parties. The two cases were to
have been argued before the supreme
court next week.
For some time past there has been a
disposition to settle but some difficulty
was experieuced in getting together
and it was not until yesterday that an
agreement was finally reached. This
removes the last obstacle to the JJfull
right of way between Danville and
Suubury.
It is hoped that the company's trou
bles are now about over and that it
will be enabled to proceed with the
building of the road at an early date.
Its Share of Road.
Union couuty becamo entitled to 5500
feet in the recent State appropriation
for 200 miles of macadamized road in
different parts of the State, and work
men are now engaged in making it,ex
tending from the Lewisburg boundary
line westward along the Mifflinburg
pike. The contract price of the road
is $1850.00, three-fourths to be paid
by the State and the other fourth by
the county and township in equal pro
portion. The contractor is W. H.
Lyons, of Harrisburg.
To Erect Moniiment on Square.
It has been 'practically decided by
the Wilkes-Barre centennial commit
tee to erect a fitting monument on the
courthouse square to commemorate
the celebration just passed. The statue
will cost SIO,OOO or more and will be a
haudsomo bronze cast. It has been
suggested that Wilkes-Barre, the states
men for whom the city is named, be
the subects of the figure.
Fourth of July Carnival.
Lock Haven proposes to have more
than an ordinary 4th of July celebra
tion this ye,ar,its purpose being to con
vert the whole week into & carnival.
Active arrangements are being made
for the event in which the merchants
and businessmen are taking a lively
iutorest. It will be a novelty in this
section,and is likely to attract a large
attendance from neighboring parts of
the country.
Pamphlet Laws Ready.
The pamphlet laws of 1906 passed at
the extra session of the legislature and
approved by the governor, together
with his vetoes on-certain resolutions,
have just been issued in bound form
from the state printing office. The
volume contains 128 pages, which is
quite large considering the session was
called to enact but eleven laws and
passed but ten.
Now Isn't This handy?
N S. Haines, of Ringtown.has con
structed an automatic electrical de
vice*at his mail box on route No. 1,
connecting with his residence,the dis
tanee of which is 425 feet from the
mail box. When mail is deposited by
the obliging mail carriers tho mech
anism in the box will ring a bell in
the house.
Brew /laster Resigns.
Louis Wentzler, brew master at tho
Hanover Brewery, this city, has tend
ered his resignation to take effect as
soon as a successor can be procured.
Mr. Wentzler will return to Lykens to
take charge of the plant of the Lykens
Brewing company of which he in part
owner.
Formal inspection of tho new river
bridge at Catawissa was made by the
State board of inspectors Saturday.
They wore accompanied by the coun
ty commissioners. The bridge was ac
cepted.
H. E, DODGE
HEARD FROM
A letter has been received in this
city from H. E. Dodge, formerly gen
eral secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of
this placo, the contents of which will
be noted with pleasure.
Mr. Dodge, who was Mr. Lauuias
ter's predecessor at the Y. M. C. A. at
this place, during the last ten years
has been at Warren, this state, where
his work has been attended with the
most encouraging results. lu connec
tion with his duties as general secre
tary he has done a great deal of evan
gelistic work. During last year in ad
dition to his regular duties ho travel
ed ten thousaud miles and spoke to
15,000 men.
Naturally a workor of this sort is
much in demand. Mr. Dodge lias ac
cepted the position of general socjotary
of the Y. M. C. A. at Terra Haute,
Ind., at the handsome salary of $2400.
He enters upon his uew field on Juue
Ist.
Mr. Dodge's father is dead but his
mother who is kindly remembered by
Danville peoplo, survives and is still
living with her son. Mr. and Mrs.
Dodge are the parents of five children.
Things Done With State Money.
The auditor general's report for 1904
has just beeu issued from the State
priuting office,and contains no recom
mendations in the letter to the gover
nor accompanying it, but it does con
tain some interesting figures. For in
stance.
The State recoived duriug the year
$3,302 for fishing licenses, $1,72(5 for
huutiug licenses; sl2l conscience
money and $212 fines for Sabbath break
ing.
The late secretary of the common
wealth Fuller received $25,4(55 as fees
and former insurance commissioner
Durham $(>,218 as fees.
The national guard cost $385,45(5 and
forestry reservations wore purchased
to the extent of $414,211.
It cost $11,235 for forest fires, and
$(551,9(59 to rebuild county bridges de
stroyed by fire and flood.
Almost every judge outside of Phil
adelphia and Allegheny received ex
tra compensation for holding court
outside of his distict, one judge get
ting $1,325 extra.
Tnere are associate judges in twenty
live counties and thev drew salaries of
from $l5O to $1,500.
The public priuting and binding, in
cluding supplies, cost $371,817.
Lecturers and instructors employed
at summer assemblies were paid s<s,-
294.
It cost $3,100 to enforce the pure
food laws.
Only $122,505 was expended for good
roads.*
The State paid $41,700 to suppress
epidemics.
It cost $50,480 to light and heat the
buildings in which were located State
offices.
The insurance on the silver scrvico
presented to the battleship Pennsyl
vania cost $98.49.
For metal furnituro the State paid
$435, 412.
Joseph M. Houston was paid $15,000
for services as architect, and making
drawings and specifications for the
furniture and fittings for the new cap
ital.
For free traveling libraries $5,875
was paid.
The State has twenty-four pension
ers who were paid $4,328.03.
A bridge was built over the Lehigh
river at Allentown, at a cost of SBO,-
000.
The State agent at Washington was
paid $92,113 for collection claims
against the government for expenses ,
incurred for raising and equipping
troops during the Civil war.
The State holds stock in the Dela
ware and Schuylkill canal to the
amount of $75,000; Bristol steam tow
boat company, $8,000; Bald Eagle and
Spring Creek Navigation company, ,
$250,307 ; Tioga Navigation company
(now railroad) $81,(547.
Brief lets.
Take your umbrella with you and
look happy.
It's the neglected little cold which
results in the big doctor's bill.
The warm rain brought vegetation
on with a jump.
May snow storms are not always
greeted with smiles.
Every good citizen should be doeply
interested in politics.
Occasional colebrations and jubilees
are good for any town.
As a lightning change artist the
weather man is certainly a wonder.
The cold wave is said to have re
duced the strawberry crop in Dela
ware to ouo-flfth*of3the normal yield.
It is a very poor cold'wave that does
not reduce the strawberry crop to the
size of the boxes.
The annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge of the B. P. O. Elks will be
held in July in Denver, Col., and ar
rangements are being made by a num
ber of Elks in this city to attend the
sessions.
A fow insurance companies are meet
ing the San Francisco losses without
a murmur. Others are taking steps to
' 4 recoup.''
The United Mine Workers are cer
tainly living up to their intention to
enter politics during the coming cam
paign. It is probable that every dis
trict in the coal region will have a
member of the union out for the leg
islature.
Fred Connor and Thomas Goss, who
plead guilty of robbing the station
agent at Lime Ridge. Columbia coun
ty, last September, were sentenced to
pay a fine of SSOO eacli and undergo
terms of five and three years' im
prisonment in the county jail.
News of aii occau disaster comes
from Germany, where three ships, with
seventy-three men, went down in a
hurricane in the North Sea. Few days
pass that some country is not in
mourning for a serious disaster or cal
amity.
The annual convention of the grand
castle of the Knights of the Golden
Eagle, of Pennsylvania, adjourned at
Reading after one of the most harm
onious sessions ever hold by that body.
Harrisburg was chosen for the session
next year ovor a dozen competitors.
Sam A. McCoy yesterday received
for Hon. James Foster a chock for
$125.00 from the True Blue Accident
Insurance company, representing $25 a
week for the time Mr. Foster was suff
ering from the injuries received in the
runaway accident.
This year twenty are to
oloct governors, of those ten have
Democratic and nineteen have Repub
lican governors. Three of the ten
Domocraticlstates are in the north—
Minnesota, Nevada ami Oregon. The
latter first of the state elec
tions on June 4th., and may point the
way how the northern states may bo
carried politically.
Presented With a Badge.
% At a regular meeting of Montour
Lodge No. 109, I. O. O. F., held Mon
day night, John R. Hughes was pre
sented with a beautiful charm for the
watch chain in rocognition of his ser
vices as organist. The charm contains
the Odd Fellows' emblem on one side
and the Masonic emblem on the other
TYPHOID PETER
COSTS $14,000,000
4 * Typhoid fever is costing Pennsy
lvania a money loss of about fourtoeu
million dollars a year," declared
Health Commissioner Samuel G. Dix
on at a public meeting at West Ches
ter Tuesday night,and he strongly urg
ed upon the citizens the necessity of
sanitary sewage disposal.
Dr. Dixon stated that the as yet im
perfect vital statistics of the depart
ment of health showed that during
January last there were in Pennsyl
vania 3350 deaths from typhoid.
ONE DEATH TO TEN CASES.
"Estimating the proportion of deaths
to cases at about one in ten, as we
I have a right to do," said Dr. Dixon,
"there wore it is safe to say, 3,850
cases of this pestilential torturing dis
ease in Pennsylvania in January. Thi
is something frightful to contemplate.
"Consider the suffering, the distress,
the anxiety, the domestic disturbance,
the days of anguish aud the nights of
torture, the burning heats, the glacial
chills, the consuming thirst, the rack
ing pains which often mark a single
caso, aud then multiply that by thirty
odd thousands aud you will begin to
appreciate what typhoid means to the
people of this Commonwealth.
VICTIM VALUED AT *3,000.
"All things considered wo should
not be going to an extreme if we valu- 1
od the life of tho average typhoid vie- !
tini at $:i,000. Among them of course |
nro men of immense valuo, and men i
whoso value to the community as fact- 1
ors in the production of wealth and
prosperity is beyond all ostimato.
"Taking typhoid deaths as they go,
old aud young, rich aud poor, produc
ers aud non-producers, and accoptiug
the valuatiou named above, wo find
that the Stato of Pennsylvania lost in
lives alone in the month of January
last over a million dollars. Should this
rate of mortality continue for tho year
it is not difficult to make the calcula
tion that the loss for tho year will ho
over twelve millions, a sum nearly
sufficient to pay the running oxpeiißes
of the Stato government for that
period.
LOSS IN WAGES.
"The average duration of a case of
typiioid is not less than six weeks. The
loss of productive labor during the
illness of the individual cannot better
be estimated than by days' wages.
This of course is placing it on the low
est possible level. No child, however,
should be a productive laborer before
the age of fifteen. Comparatively few
aro. But as already said, typiioid is not
so mucli a disease of youth or old aeo.
but of early aud middle adult life. We
shall bfc making due allowance on this
score, therefore, if we estimate the
number of cases at 2,500.
90.000 DAYS OF LABOR LOST.
"Averaging the period of illness at
forty-two days, aud leaving out Sun
days, wo have thou thirty-six days of
enforced idleness for each individual,
or 90,000 days of work lost to the State.
1 think it will be conceded that $1.50
per day is not an excessive wage.
Hence the money loss would amount
to $135,000.
"I have said nothing of the oxponso
to tho family on account of loss of
time by those who nurso, of doctors'
bills, of drugs aud funeral expeuoss.
Leaving out tho family expenses the
anuual loss to the State from typhoid
fever at tho rate at which it prevailed
during tho month of January, 1U0<»,
sums up to $13,680,000.
" 'Every man for himsolf and the
devil take the hindmost,' has been up
to this time the selfish principle of ac
tion in all schemes for tho disposal of
sewage in this State and Nation. It is
time that we should tako a juster and
moro righteous view of tho question.
Wo begin at the wrong end of the pro
position. We introduce copious sup
plies of wator into our towns, which
wo have no provision for getting rid
of. What we should do if we were
longheaded aud farseeiug, would be
first to build our sewer system with
au adequate sewage purification plant,
and when that is complete, bring in
our abnudant water. Then wo could
return it pure and limpid to the stream
w r hence we took it, without having it
on our conscience that we are sending
doath and desolation to other com
munities. The present scheme of op
eration has been not inaptly compared
to 'putting the cart before the
horse.' "
The Word "Dollar."
According to one authority, the word
"dollar" Is a corruption of the German
word "thaler," the form in Dutch be
ing "daalder." All these different forms
were derived from Joachim's Thai, a
Bohemian town, where the Count of
Bchllck, A. D. 1018, coined some excel
lent pieces In silver of an ounce in
weight. "From the name of the town
came Joachim's thaler, applied to the
above named coins as well as that of
Schllcken thaler; hence Joachim's thal
er pieces were first contracted Into
Joachim's thalers and then Into thal
ers. These coins gained such a reputa-
I tlou that they became a pattern, so
that others of the same kind, though
made In other places, took the name,
the word assuming different spelling
I through tho Low Countries, reaching
Spain as dollars and through Its prov
inces transmitted to the western hemi
sphere. where it was applied to coins
i prior to the adoption of the federal cur
' rency. In coluage, the word 'dollar' is
a favorite, being found under various
spellings In almost every part of the
globe."
Tlie Flying Lizard of Java.
The curious little animals known a§
flying lizards (Draco volans) aro only
found in Java, and tiieir strange ap
pearance is supposed to have beeu the
origin of the dragon of the mediaeval
eastern imagination. The reptile is like
an ordinary lizard, but is provided with
folds of extensible skin which are
spread out by the long ribs and euable
the animal to glide through the air from
tree to tree in pursuit of tlie Insects on
which It preys. When lying prone on
the mottled surface of a bough, It Is
an excellent example of "protective re
semblance," as it !<* most difficult to be
seen unless It moves.
The Si nicer a.
"You opera slngors are all jealous,
aren't you?" quizzed the friend of tho
prima donna.
"Oh, no," replied the prima douna,
"lots of us never sang In church
choirs."--Philadelphia Record.
PROPOSITION
IS GROWING
Tlio proposition to bnild a road
seveuty-fivo foot wide across the State
of Pennsylvania, to tako in the central
counties, and io extend from Philadel
phia to Pittsburg, will increase in fa
vor as it is more widely considered.
The necessity for such a road is so ob
vious that there will he little real op
position to it.
Pennsylvania has entered upon an |
era of modest road building without
trouehing upon the big surplus in the 1
State treasury. There has been con
siderable talk of using the reserve in
divers public undertakings, for the
avowed purpo.se of dissipating it. At
present the State's income appears
ample for this work, and if thero be
no disposition to reduce this income,
at the next session of the legislature,
assuredly the work could be begun and
finished without reducing the surplus
or diverting too much of the State's
iucomo from ordinary channols.
The advantages of good roads are
many and they havo been set forth so
convincingly for so many years that it
would bo a waste of time to repeat
them. An objection now made to the
proposed road across the State is that
it is advocated by automobilists and is
intonded for tiieir especial use. That
can be denied very emphatically. But
what if it wore true? Would that fact
make the roads the loss useful to any
body also who might want to use
them? The same objection was raised
when it was proposed to improve all
roads by a division of the costs be
tween the State and the counties and
townships. But those townships that
havo had their roads improved find
j that the people generally aro the groat
I beneficiaries and that the auto people
I aro benefited only incidentally,
j When an improvement is bound to
I benefit a whole township, or a whole
i county, or a whole State, it is a mat
tor of little importance that an in
dividual, or a sot of individuals, pro
| posos that improvement and pushes it
to consummation.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Narrow Escape.
Isaac Forred.an employe of the Road
iug iron works, Mourday narrowly es
caped sustaining a fractured skull; as
it was he received a shocking gash on
the head, which severed two arteries
aud necessitated the insertion of near
ly a dozen stitches.
Mr. Forred was assisting the brick
layers in the repairing of furnaces.
The accident occurred while removing
mi.- of the furnace doors, which are
raised aud lowered by a heavy iron
levor. Instead of using a "fork" de
signed for detatching the door a pud
dle bar, which stood convenient, was
brought into requisition. The latter
did not answer tho purpose very well
and tho result was that the bar, to
which was attached a weight of
seventy-five pounds, fell, striking Mr.
Forred on the right side of the head
with stuuuing force. The man was
completely kuockod out for the time
being, while the flow of blood was
fright fill.
Georgo Strauslor another employe,
stood near and tho bar as it fell struck
him on tho shoulder. Mr. Strauslor
was painfully though not seriously in
jured, while lie sufficed to break the
force of the low, which otherwise
would no doubt havo fractured For
red's skull.
| |Mr. Forred was takeu to the office
or Dr. Paales v where it was discovered
that two arteries wore severed, which
caused the copious bleeding. The phy
sician had considerable difficulty iu
stopping the flow of blood,after which
ho stitched the large scalp wound and
the man was taken to his home on
Sildor hill.
Diplomas Recommended.
The faculty of the high school Monday
evening presented a list of graduates,
those whose averages in recitation are
above 8") per cent., hence are entitled
to diplomas. The members of the class,
who rank in the order given, are as
follows:
Harry Schoch, Florence Price, Isabel
Ulue, George Jacobs, Catherine Gear
hart, Martha McClow, William Mc-
Coy, Lucille Evans, Fred Evans, Alviu
Spaide, S. J. Welliver, Laura Mann,
Robert Armes, Annie Steinbrenner,
Jennie Woodsido, Mauico Dreifuss,
Stanley Morris, Florence Trumbower,
Raymond Hauser.Mary Gill, Margaret
Patton, Maurice Englo, May Moyer,
Joseph Gill.
On motion it was ordered that the
above members of the senior class be
granted diplomas.
The report of the faculty showed
that Charles Kosteubauder,Dora Jenk
ins and Alico Payton in their recita
tions wero below 85 per cent, and
hence are required to take examina
tions before being passed in scholar
ship. The faculty stated that they feel
morally certain that each of these will
pass a satisfactory examination. On
motion, thereforo, it was ordered that
diplomas likewise bo granted to the
last threo named provided that they
successfully pass the examinations.
Treasurer Schram presented his re
port. which showed a cash balance on
hand of #2210.81.
Borough Superintendent Gordy road
a letter from Hon. Fred Ikeler, of
Rloomsburg, in which he acknowledg
ed receipt of invitation and stated that
he would deliver the address to the
graduating class at commencement.
C. C. Carpenter Resigns.
Charles C. Carpenter, physical di
rector at the Y. M. C. A.,for the past
four years, has tendered his resigna
tion to the board of directors to take
effect on June Ist.
The surprise and regret that the
news of Mr. Carpenter's resignation
will cause among his many friends in
Danville will be intermingled with
delight and congratulations when it is
told that the engagement of Miss Jes
sie R. Kramer to Mr. Carpenter has
been announced. The young couple
will bo married on VYednosday, the
25ird of this month.
Mr. Carpenter has decided only re
cently to take the step of severing his
connections with the Danville Y. M.
C. A. lie has under consideration sev
eral business propositions, to one of
which ho will devoto himself in the
future. Just at present, however, he
has not fully decided where ho will go.
Mr. Carpenter came to Danville near
ly four years ago from Reading, his
homo town, to take charge of the phy
sical culture department of the Dan
ville Y. M. C. A. His talents in this
line are most marked and he im
mediately achieved success in his
work, whioli time has only served to
augment. His relations with the board
of directors and with the men and boys
in his classes have been most pleasant
and of great profit to the latter.
Mr. Caipouter, with the true spirit
of the amateur physical culturist did
not confino his attention to iudoor
work, but judiciously directed the at
tention of his pupils to the interesting
out-of-door sjjorts during tho opou sea
sons. The devotees of basa ball, tennis
and tho other games are indebted to
' Mr. Carpenter for mauy a fine time
and a good "buttle," fairly waged.
Cheer up. All days cannot be full
of sunshine.
APPRAISEMENT OF
MERCANTILE TAI
Of Montour County for the
Year 1906.
List of persons aud firms engaged in
selling and vending goods, wares, mer
chandise, commodities, or effects of
whatever kind or nature, residing and
doing businoss in the County of Mon
tour and State of Pennsylvania, viz:
ANTHONY TOWNSHIP.
Dewald, J. B.
Donnin, Thomas
Houghton, W. O.
Hill, George
Stead, Boyd E.
Wagner, Miss L.
COOPER TOWNSHIP.
Garrison, C. D.
DANVLLE, FIRST WARD.
Amesbury, A. C.
Adams, Thomas
Bausch, Mrs. E. M.
Barry, Mrs. Jennie
Dietz, S. M.
Evans, W J.
Evans, T. A.
Gass, Jacob
Gillaspy, James V.
Gosh & Co.. J. D.
Grand Union Tea Co.
Grone, A. H.
Hancock, C. P.
Harris, A. G.
Hoddens, Daniel B.
Hoddens, J. C.
Hunt, D. O.
Hunt, G. Shoop
James, U. Y.
Jacobs' Sons, John
Kuoch, Paul
Leohner, Joseph F.
Leniger, O. M.
Lit/., Carl
Lowenstein, S. & Co.
Liuuard, E. T.
I Moyer, Bigler D.
I Mag ill, R. D.
! Marks, Daniel
I Martin, John
I Moore, H. R.
I Moyer, John C.
Montgomery, J. Cooper
' Newman, J. J.
I Owen, F. M.
; Philips, A. M.
lioat, George W.
■ Schram, Mart H.
I Schoch, h. M.
i Schatz, Andrew
I 1 Sechler, George R.
' Shannon, Jesse
I Standard Gas Co.
I Thomas, Eleanor
1 Trumbowor & Werkheiser
j Williams, W. C.
| Wenck. H. R.
DANVILLE, SECOND WARp.
Atou, William
\ Esterbrook, H. E.
Foust, Russell
Gibbons, John M.
I Harner, F. R.
| Hoffman, Theodore Jr.
j Hoffner, George
Keinmer, Albert
Koons, Harry
Landau, M. L.
Laßue, A bra in
Mills, Samuel
Ritter, C. C.
Walker, W. H. N.
DANVILLE, THIRD WARD,
j Bell, William F.
| Butterwick, N. Z.
Boyer, Franklin
Beyer, Charles
Bernheimer, H.
Boettinger & Dietz
Cleaver, Jesse B.
Cromwell, H. T.
Cole, .T. H.
Cochell, Frank L.
Cohen Bros.
Dietz, L. C.
Divel, Henry
Doster's Sons, John
Dougherty, James F.
Davis, L. J.
Dailey, James
Dalton, James
Ellenbogeu, Harry & BTOB.
Eisonhart, John
' Eckman, D. R.
Emerick, G. W.
Evans, T. J.
Fry, J. H.
Foster Bros.
Fields, H. W.
Fallon Bros
Gouger, W. L.
Gearhart, J. B.
Haney, David
Howe, Fred W.
Henrie, J. & F.
Johnson, O. O.
Jacobs, Jno. Sons
Kraniak, John
Lovett & Gill
Lunger, Walter
Longenborger, Harvey
Longenbergor, C. & M.
Lyons, C. S,
McLain, G. L.
Lore, J. W.
Limberger, William E.
McCaffrey, P. J.
Miller, J. H.
Mc Williams, Carl
Miller, Charles
Moyer, E. A.
Maiers, Elias,
Marks, R. L.
Martin, B.
Murray & Sou, P. C.
Mayan Bros.
Myers, Goorge A.
Peifer, Clarence
Pursel & Montgomery
Paules & Co.
Palmisano, V.
Powers, J. J.
Peters, A. M.
Persiug, I. A.
Pegg, R. J.
Rosenstine, B.
Rosenstine, li.
Rosenstein, A.
Riley, M. .T.
Ryan, .lauies
Russell, F. R.
Rogers, W. J.
Rauck, C. A.
RosHinan, George A.
Ricketts, S. F.
Roifsuydor, George F.
Salmon, Harry G.
Swarts, J. W.
Smith, Georgo F.
Smith, Joseph
Seidel, W. M.
Swentek, P. P.
Spade, William
Schott, Thomas A.
Tooley, John F.
Titel, Mrs. E.
Udelhofeii, Jolm Jr.
Williams, R. C.
Wiiitersteeii, G. B.
Welliver, S. J.
DANVILLE, FOURTH WARD.
Bruder, John
Harris, B. H.
DERRY TOWNSHIP.
Beaver, .Charles
Moser, Richard H.
Mowrer, Charles
Biiyder, H. A.
Vognetz, G. D.
Wanger, Adam
LIMESTONE TONWSHIP.
Peeliiig, F. S.
Rishel, D. R.
Wagner, H. K.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
Burns, C. W.
Ford, W. G.
James, Bart
MAHONING TOWNSHIP.
Heller, W. C.
Roberts, John E.
VALLEY TOWNSHIP.
Antrim, S. K.
Delsite, E. S.
Lawrence, W. S.
Moser, Philip S.
Rhodes, Clinton
Wise, W. D.
WASHINGTON VILLE.
Cromis, George W.
Diehl, G. B. McO.
Gibson, C. F.
Gibson, E. W.
Gault, A. B.
Heacock & Buck.
Heddens, A. L.
Heddens, George K.
Heddens, Fanny
Messersmith, W. J.
Marr, Russell
Yerg, Fred
Yerg, T. B.
Wagner, L. P.
Zeliff, W.
WHOLESALE VENDERS.
Cohen Bros., First. Ward
Heddens Candy Co , First Ward
G. Weil, First Ward
Grand Union Tea Co., First Ward
Atlantic Refining Co., Third Ward
Eugle, Jacob, Third Ward
Goeser, J. H. & Co., Third Ward
Miller, Benjamin, Third Ward
Welliver Hardware Co., Third Ward
POOL & BILLIARDS.
Linnard, E. T., First Ward
Udelhofcn, John Jr., Third Ward
BOWLING ALLEY.
Aclienbach & Moore, First Ward
BROKER.
Martin, H. A., First Ward
EATING HOUSE.
Wyant, J 8., First Ward.
Notice is hereby given to all con
cerned ill this appraisement, tliiit an
appeal will be held at the Commis
sioners Office at the Court House in
Danville, Pa.. 011 Monday, May 28th.,
between the hours of 9a. m.and 4 p.
m., when and where you may attend
if you think proper.
JAMES RYAN,
Mercantile Appraiser.
Dauville, Pa., May Ist, 1906.
NOTK'KS.
To AM. C'KKDITOKH, LKGATKRH AND OT It Kit
HKKSONS I ntkkkstkd— Notice ih hereby given
that the following named person* did on the
date arilxed to their names, tile the nceountx
of their administration to tin'estate of t.lmsr
persons,deceased,and (Jtiardian Accounts, At.
whose names are hereinafter mentioned, in
the office of the Register for the I'rohate <>(
Wills and grant ing of Letters of Administra
tion, ill and for the County of Montour, and
that the same will be presented to the < irphans*
Court of said county, for confirm;.' <>n and
allowance, on Monday, tin iHlli «lny of
May A. !>., ItlOtl, at the meeting of the
j Court in the afternoon.
| 1906.
March 19. First and Final account ot
John H. Goeser, Guardian
of Edward Hofer, lato a
minor child of Edward
Hofer, deceased.
April 5. First and Final account of
John J. Eck, Administrator
of the estate of Ursula
Bank, late of the Borough
of Danville, deceased.
April 12. First and Final account of
Edward W. Gibson, Ad
ministrator of the estate
of Levi J. Gibson, late of
the Township of Lime
stone, deceased.
April 18. First and Final account ol
William L. Myerly, Ex
ecutor of Samuel Myerly,
late of the Borough of Dan
ville, deceased.
April 23. First and Final account of
the Union Trust Company,
Guardian of Edward F.
Hart/ell, late a minor.
April 28 Second and Final account
of Jackson Blecher,surviv
ing Executor of Peter
Foust, late of Mahoning
Township, deceased.
WM. L. SIDLER, Register.
Register's Office, Danville, Pa.,
Aprli 28th. 1906.
FACTS ABOUT MEXICO.
There ure ten volcanoes in Mexico.
Mexico lias a coast line of over 6,000
miles.
Mexico has vast deposits of onyx and
marble.
Mexico lias fifty-nine lakes and great j
lagoons.
The area of Mexico Is about 750,000 j
square miles.
Cotton factories in Mexico employ j
over 2." .000 people.
The "valley" of Mexico is 7,500 feet |
above the sea level.
Mexico is about ten times larger
tliun Great Britain.
The traveler In Mexico is seldom out J
of sight of mountains.
The rainy season generally lasts
from May to September.
There are probably 300,000 men em- j
ployed 'n the mines of Mexico.
Mexico is the richest mineral coun- |
try in the world, not excepting Feru.
The largest state Is Chihuahua, wltli
an area of nearly 90,000 square miles.
Quantities of sulphur are rained in
the craters of several extinct volca
noes.- Modern Mexico.
Kht*i::nnflam and Tan.
The discovery a remedy for rheu
matism by means of tnn was accl
dentally innde by a tanner of Ulm,
Wnrttemberg. One day he fell into one
>»t bin own vats, and, as no one wai
near, lie had to remain in the tanning
liquid for over half an hour. When
resetied he found. It is said, that his
rheumatism had entirely left him. U«
then turned doctor and treated by
means of a system called electrotanno
therapta.
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Attending Grand Lodge.
Joseph G. Sechler, representing Mon
| tour lodge, No. 109 and J. H. Mon-
I tague, representing Myrtle lodge, No.
I 868, are attending the session of the
Grand lodge of Odd Fellows tit Pitts-
Inn",' tiiis week.
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Ha 107 MILL STRBBT,
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