DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL. LXXVII. RIYEfiSIDE AND | SODTH DANVILLE Tlie history of Biverside and South Danville by Ogdeu H. Ostrander is a uew book, which is bound to prove interesting to tlie residents of this section. That there is a vast amount of interesting data available for such a book lias long been obvious enough, while all persons instinctively turned to O. 11. Ustrauder as the one man qualified for writing such a history. Ho has faithfully performed the task. The book starts out with a sketch of the "First sottlers " In 17. r >H, it is stated, all this section was a wilder llOSS with here and there the rude home of a pioneer. The nearest settle- j meut on the west was Shainok intown. Ten miles down the river at the juuc- | tiou of the two branches, whero Sun bury stands King George tliw Third had built Fort Augusta to protect the settlers against the Indians. Ten miles further up the river was Catawissa. About half way up the north branch in 1772, the Montgomery, Sechler, Frazier, and Maus families took up lands and formed what was known as Montgomery's landing. An outline of the town's subsequent history is giv en, which brings the reader up to tlie construction of the D. H. & SV. rail road on tlie opposite side of the river, following which a syndicate was form ed by well known persons among whom were E. \V. Coukliug, F. C. Derr, John W. VonNieda, ami O. H. Ostrander, for the purpose of securing laud on that side of the rive l- to bo sold as building lots. From this point on the history or Riverside is crowded with events. The first dwelling was erected on Avenue D,near First street, by William Spotts, May 18B», ami was occupied the same year. The book contains the cuts of the river bridge, Riverside School house, South Danville school building, P. O. S. of A. hall,St, Peter's M. E. church, First M. E. church, now Grace P. E. church, the latter especially being a very clear and distinct, cut, which gives things the appearance of reality. The history is most complete and enters fully into details. Under the head of "houses erected" not only is the name of the building given but the year iu which the house was con structed along with the section aud the avenue. The full history of each church is given aud the full history of each school along with a list of the teach ers and the year they were employed. Jlu fact not a department of life is omitted aud the history is a perfect record from the time the town was laid out until the present. Township high Schools. The growth of the township high ichool idea throughout the counties of the State I.as been very gratifying to many people interested in adula tion and it 1h good to note that there is a prospect of schools of that type being organized in Montour county. The township high school fills an important place iu education iu the rural districts, for it brings the ad vantage of higher education to com munities whose young jieople would otherwise have togo to normal or private schools or else take a course of study at home, which too frequently the student can not afford. The State makes a liberal appropriation for such schools, and if they increase in num ber will be still more generous Their cost to the district wherein they are situated is small considering the good they do, and it is to be hoped that township high schools will speedily be organized in Montour county. Enters Protest. At the meeting of the Presbytery of Northumberland at Lock Haven Fri day night, the session of Bethany church, of Williamsport, presented a protest against the Third Presbyterian building on the lot next to the Berk shire, corner of Fourth and Campbell Htreets, Williamsport, because of the proximity of Bethany and the (J)iuroh of the Covenant. The moderator decided thai Presby tery had jurisdiction, aud ordered a committee of tlree, one each from the Third church, the Covenant and Beth auy, to look into the matter and re port at the fall meeting of the Presby tery. The Rev E. C. Armstrong, formerly of the "Grove" Presbyterian church,this city,is pastor of the Third Presbyteriau church, Williamsport. . Surprise Party. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Scott gave a party Friday evening at their home in Point township in honor of their daughter Laura's seventeenth birth day. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott, Misses Ada and Lottie Yaukirk, Kosa and Emma Kpl «*r,Myra aud Jennie Scott, Mary Weav er, Elsie Reed Heleu Grady. Messrs. Walter Scott, Fred Bpler, Howard Propst, Byron Yeager, George V&nkirk, Meade Cornelius, Walter Hamor and William Marshall. Arrived In England. Arthur Lloyd, who sailed for Eu rope lu dm steamship (Joeauic, luis ar rived safely at Liverpool and is now witli relatives iu England. After a couple of moutlis Mr. Lloyd will re turn to the United States. Flag Day. The celebration of Flag Day, today can he made very striking and gener al in this pity if citizens will display ou their business houses and homes every available piece of national color. INHABITANT OF ZION CITY E. S. Anderson, of Zion City, a former disciple of John Alexander Dowie, bnt now a follower of Voliva was in this city Tuesday. Mr. And erson is a man on tlie sunny side of middle life, who immediately im presses one with his sincerity, and his cleanliness and purity of life. Ho is a salesman of the Zion Office Supply Company and was here purely in pur suit of his calling. During conversation one gleaned a great deal of interesting information relating to Zion City and was able to see many tilings in quite a different light from that in which they are us- j ually presented. To begin with Mr. Anderson says it ■ is a fact that not more than fifty per sons of Zion City's five thousand in- j habitants still adhere to Dowie, the rest all following the standard of Vol- ' iva. Mr. Anderson himself for many years was a faithful follower of Dow ie, but ho how sees in Voliva all the virtues which formerly belonged to i Dowie. Upon being asked what Dow- j ie's shortcomings might be attributed to after so many yoars of faithful leadership, ho replied that summing all up it resolved itself into the one fact that "he could not stand prosper ity.' As long as he was poor—as long as he was a humble minister struggling with his people he was the very in carnation of goodness and devotion, but when the point was reached that money began to pour in in millions it seomed to turn his head. Dow ie's followers never attributed any divin ity to him, although they recognized in him great maguetisui, which made hiui a leader of peoplo just as Roose velt is. Dowio was the recipient of divine power, which he wielded for the good of his people. He came by this power naturally just as any of his followers came by it, by being "right with God," by prayer,by leading clean moral lives so as to avoid any of the consequences of sin. To explain, the peoplo of Zion City observo the moral law— they lead clean and virtuous lives; they do not smoke nor chew, they do not drink nor uso drugs in any form. They are consist ent in this and in tlie city of five thousand people thoro is not a saloon or any place where liquors are sold, there are no cigar nor tobacco stores, neither are thoro auy drug stores and what is more surprising there are no doctors. The people shudder at the thought of drugs and would not take medioine in any form. They have no uso tor doctors. When a person be comes indisposed itjis regarded as the result of excess or sin and a recourse to prayer is the remedy adopted. New Secretary Arrives. George K. Bern hard, the new gener al secretary of the Y. M. C. A., ac companied by his wife and two little sons, John aud Paul, arrived iu this city last evening on the 6:50 Pennsyl vania train. Today Mr. Bernhardwill enter upon his duties as general secre tary. Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard, with their little sous, left Scottdale at au early hour yesterday morning and were on the cars all day. Their household goods, shipped several days ago have not as yet reached Danville. Pending their arrival the family will be dom iciled at the Ileddens House. Mr. Bernhard will goto housekeep ing in the brick residence adjoining Judge Divel's dwelling on Church street, just vacated by Henry Drei fuss. Last evening the new general secretary with his wife visited the as sociation building where they were given a hearty welcome by people in terested in the Y. M. C. A., who will be their co-workers in the future. Mr. aud Mrs. Bernhard are the par ents of another little son, Joseph,who during thiu summer is visiting his grandparents at Alleutown. Wild Ride of Linemen. Nine linemen,employees of the Sha mokin extension Railroad company, had a thrilling experience this morn ing, and some were injured, George Maiers having an arm brokcu. The men are laying lines for the Trcvorton extension, aud wore on a Hat car this morning going out to the end of the line some distance from the park. In a manner not accounted for the coupling pin broke and the Hat car started backwards down a steep incline for the park. The brakes wore unavailing to stop the swiftly moviug truck and the line men had to jump for it. One by one they threw themselves to the ground all except Maiers who,either too terri fled to move, or thinking it safer to hang on, stayed with the truck until it crashed into the platform. He was violently thrown to the ground and ftuotained a broken arm. He is a sou of Sheriff Maiers, of Danville, aud a well known youug man of his home town. Duriug his short stay here he has also made many friends. The other men were not so badly hurt as to prevent them from picking themselves up aud limping off. - Sha mokiti Herald. A New Disease. A new disease, known as "sleeping measles," is pievaling among the chil dren at Tamaqua. The children am affected with a high fever and soon fall asleep. They remain iu that state tor a week 'or more and when they awake they are perfectly well. Physic ians are puzzled over the strange dis- fUDCDD BUT TO TBUTH, TO ÜBXBTT IHB LAW—WO FA YOB SWATH US DO N WMAM if* AW DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. I»A.. FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 19()e in the cellar is completed. The trench is carried from the front of the cellar through the main corrid or nearly* to the rear of the building, where the sewer will be taken out in to the lawn. Pottsville a Growing Town. Pottsville's population since the last census has increased 8000. Schuylkill county's seat now has 19,000 inhabi tants and several hundred new houses are being built. In the last two months 500 families who desired to locate in Pottsville were compelled to settle in suburban towns for lack of houses. I The mine inspectors state 7 that af , ter several weeks of labor the condi - I tions in the mines as regards the safety | of the workers are now normal and that the effects of the suspension have all been overcome. S. W. ARMES AWARDED CONTRACT The coutract for painting the exteri or of the courthouse was awarded to S. W. Amies on Saturday last at a regular meeting of the county com missioners, at which the full board consisting of Leighow.Coofc anil Sech ler was prosent. It was decided that the courthouse be painted stone color light aud dark ill shade. The brick work and the cor ners will be given three coats; the woodwork—cupola, cornice and win dow frames —will receive two coats. The building will be given its first coat as soon as Mr. Armes can get ready for the work. Fine progress was reported in the repainting of the iron bridges through out the county, the contract for which work is held by Benjaimu Dock. Of the sixty odd bridges in Montour coun ty, forty are iron bridges aud those are being painted black,graphite paint, the same as employed on the river bridge, at this place, being employed. According to Saturday's report Mr. Cook had finished fourteen bridges. The county bridges aro also being replauked where necessary. While here aud there only a few planks are needed at the majority of the places nearly the entire flooring has to lie re newed. The county commissioners took final action on the proposition to install a lavatory in the cellar of the court house abolishing the out building on the lawn and the closet 011 the second story. This improvement, which was recommended by the grand jury the week before last, has been contemplat ed by the board of commissioners for some time past. It was decided on Saturday togo 011 with the work. Peter Dietrich Not Released. Pursuant to adjournment, Saturday, court convened at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning with his Honor Judge Evans and associates F. G. Blee aud Charles A. Waguor on the bench. Only a few of the attorneys showed up ami there was no argument. William Kase West moved that Peter Dietrich, tried for murder at the last term of court, in whose case the jury disagreed be discharged under bail. Judge Evans could not see his way clear to grant an order to the above effect and set forth his reason at some length. lu the first place the attorney for tne uommonwealth and the District at torney had not been notified which the. court thought should have been done before such an important matter should be considered. An objection, too, might be urged on a broader ground. While it is true the jury disagreed, had it come to an agreement there is no assurance that the verdict would not have been first degree murder. In that event the court, unless some grave error could have been shown, would in all probability not have disturbed the verdict. Altogether the case was such that, especially in the absence of any precedent cited, court did not feel like discharging the defendant uuder bail. Peter Dietrich will not receive liis second trial uutil September and, if an now seems probable, lie can uot be re leased lie will liave a loiitf and weari some confinement during the summer. Death of Mrs. Rebecca Sechler. Mrs. Rebecca R. Sechler, a well known resident of East Danville, de parted this life about 8 o'clock Satur day night after a prolonged siege of illness. The deceased was the widow of Aaron Sechler, who departed this life about nineteen years ago. She was a most highly esteemed woman. She was a prominent member of the Woman's relief corps of Goodrich Post, No. 22, G. A. R., and was nearly a life long member of the Methodist church. She belonged to an old and well-known family of the county and died near the spot where she was born. The deceased is survived by three sons—Barman Sechler, of Mahanoy Oity; George, of New York; and David, of this city—aiso three daugh ters: Fannie (Mrs. Munnna) of Al toona ; Hannali (Mrs. Joseph Gibson) and Miss Martha Sechler, of this place. She is also survived by the fol lowing brothers and sisters: Joseph Roberts of Illinois; Alfred Roberts, Virginia; John E. Roberts, East Dan ville ; Mrs. Sara Forrester, Williams port; Mrs. Hannah Mowry,Three Riv ers, Michigan; Mrs. Agnes Reese, Virginia; Miss Fannie Roberts, of Washington, D. O. ; and Mrs. Peter Risliel, of White Hall. Friendship Co. Invited. The two new hose houses of I lie Sha mokiu Volunteer Fire Department have been accepted and will be occu pied by July Ist. The Friendship Co., of town, has invited the Friendship Co., of Danville and other companies from nearby towns, to participate in a parade here on Wednesday morning, July 4, when the new houses will be formally dedicated witli imposing cer emonies. —Shamokin Herald. Atlantic City Elks Buy Hotel. Atlantic City Elks have closed a deal whereby the local lodge comes into iiosaessioii of the Hotel Ridge way, ou North Carolina aveuue, be low Atlantic. A new Elks home is to be at once erected on the site in con nection with a stag hotel. The Ridge j way property was bought for (35,000, I and the'new home is to cost not less than fioo.ooo- NO I>M HUNDREDS WENT TO BLOOMBBUR6 The big time in Bloomsburg iuci > dental to the Four county firemen's i convention was reflected in Danville, - yesterday,causing a bigger stir among 1 our people than has occurred for some - time. It is estimated that at least one thousand Danville people went to 3 Bloomsburg by trolley during the day. i Mill street in the vicinity of Lower - Mulberry street was occupied by * crowds during nearly the whole fore noon waiting the arrival of the cars. They came early, hoping tu bo among t the lucky ones that would secure a b seat, while many wero left over each time the cars pulled out and were » obliged to hang around the spot until i the next car arrived, i The stir 011 Mill street began early, t when the Washington fire company - with some 30 uniformed men in line 1 and led by their drum corps inarched down to the trolley tcrmiuus and took ; the 8:20 car. From that time on for ai* hour or more there was plenty of music in the air. About 8 :45 o'clock the Friendship \ fire company with 31 uniformed men 5 in line and led by the Mecliauicsville ) baud marched down Mill street. About j o'clock they were joined at the trol ley terminus by the Goodwill boys with some 20 men in line nicely uni [ formed, and led by the P. O. S. of A. \ drum corps. A special open car to return to Dan -1 ville at 10:30 o'clock last night had been chartered by the Friendship boyi 1 aud they all had good seats with 1 plenty of room. The Goodwill boys, who expected to take the regular 9:10 ■ car following immediately after the special, were not so fortunate, as they were entirely crowded off the car by men, women aud children, who did uot- wait for the car to stop, but be gan to jump on soon after it turned the Mill street corner. Before the fire men could get on board, the car was practically full aud before it left for Bloomsburg the car was packed, every inch of room in the aisle and on the platforms being occupied. The firemen who were crowded out were consoled with the assurance that another car was lying on the siding at Paules' woods and that this would be seut clown to Danville immediately to take care of the overflow. With this exception the cars ran on schedule, but instead of one car on nearly all the trips there were two cars, rsy noon ten car loadu of IJan ville people had been carried to Bloomsburg. Danville Wins Another (Jame. Danville and Bloomsburg crossed bats at Bloomsburg again yesterday, and victory once more perched on the "Moxie" banner. Danville was in the game for keeps from start to finish and although interest flagged at times, those wiio enjoy a hitting game were highly entertained,as Danville ground out fifteen full grown swats and Bloomsburg ten. Three of Danville's however, were for two cases, which invariably affords twice as much plea sure for the local rooters as the little single, which, by the way, often wins a game. The game was slower than Tuesday's gamo on account of the con tinuous fusillade anil the only features were flue one hand catches by Shaffer and Bibby,the latter completing a fine double play to Logan. Bloomsburg's weakness seems to bo in the box, and as all pitchers have their on and off days, we will attribute the weak pitch ing to that cause,and the supposition, is that off day pitching is epidemic at Bloomsburg this week, as all four pitchers pitted against Danville seem ed to be affected alike. However, when they meet again there may be a differ ent story to tell. Following is the score: BLOOMSBURG. R. H. O. A. E. Price, of.l 1 4 0 0 Reicliard, 3b 11 1 0 0 Rliodomoyer, 1b... 2 1 10 11 Splain, If 0 11 0 0 Hagenbuch, rf 0 1 2 0 0 J. Little. 2b 0 0 1.0 0 Shaffer, ss 1 2 1 0 3 Edwards, c 0 I 7 0 1 Evans, p . .0 0 0 3 1 H. Little, p 1 2 0 4 0 Totals 6 10 27 8 6 DANVILLE. R. H. O. A. E. Logan, ss 1 2 2 3 1 Lawrence, cf . 3 3 2 0 0 Ross, Bb. .. . 2 12 0 1 Deen, lb. 2 19 0 1 Edgar, c & If. I 2 B 0 1 Hummer, If & c 1 3 3 0 0 Ammermaii, rf .. .11 0 0 0 Bibby, 2b 0 1 3 3 0 MeCloud, p I 1 0 7 0 Totals 12 15 27 13 4 Bloomsburg .00300101 I—6 Danville 0 0 4 4 0 2 11 o—l2 Earned runs, Danville 1; Two base hits, Hummer, 2; Logan, 1; McOloud, I. Struck out by MeCloud, 8; Little, 5: Evans. 2. Stolen bases, Price, 1 ; Splain, 1; 11. Little, 1; Logan, 1, Lawrence, 1 ; Ross, 1; Hummer, 1; Bibby, 1. Double plays, Bibby to Logan. Base on called balls,off Evans, 2; Little,2; MeCloud, 1. Hit by pitch ed ball, Rliodomoyer. Wild pitches, MeCloud. Passed balls. Edwards. 2. Became Insane. Joseph Kelfote.of Siiamokin,failing to pass a law examination, grew in sane. During a sane period lie sur rendered himself to a Justice of the Peace, who had him examined. Kel fote was declared insane Tuesday and confined in the Danville asylum.