DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOL. LXXVIL
YEAR OLD BABY
HANGED ITSELF
A year old child meeting itH death
bv,' imging in something strange and
fuuusullv patlietia, bnt this in the
/uianof iu which little Helen Strollm,
112 daugher of Sidney Strolun, Wllkes-
Vjjarre, »ud a grauddanghtor of James
Strohni, both formerly of Dauville,met
her death Wednesday afternoon lit.
about half past four o'clock.
The little tot hud been rocked to
sleep aud the mother had taken it up
stairs and placed it iu its crib, which
was along side of the bed, with a space
of only six iuches between the two,
and when she left it was sleeping
soundly.
i About twenty minutes later, Mrs.
I Strohm went back up stairs to see if
■ the child was still asleepaud ou going
I into the room was horrified to see the
I babe hanging by its neck, between tlic
| bed and crib. She instantly released
the child aud called to the neighbors
to get a physician, meanwhile doing
everything site kuew of to resuscitate
tue child. In a few miuutes the doctor
arrived but fouud the babe had been
dead for several minutes, the child's
neck beiug broken.
It is thought the child while tossing
about in its sleep, fell through the
space between the two beds, as 110 1
\ s mud was heard of its awakeuiug.
( The body will be brought to Blooms- !
burg Saturday ou the 18:22 D. L. & 1
W. train aud takeu to the home of the I
grandparent.* where funeral services I
will be conducted by Rev. Shambaoh |
of the Evangelical church. Interment
will be made in the Odd Fellows' |
cemetery, this city.
Philip 5. Moser Passes Away, j
Philip S. Moser, proprietor of Mos
er's hotel, Valley township, and for- j
merly landlord of the Heddens House, |
r this city, departed this life Saturday \
afternoon Although in poor health
for some time his sudden takiug nil"
was utterly un looked for aud his death
caused quite a shock.
The deceased was n native of Mon
tour county and was 0110 of the best
' kuowu citizeus of this section. For
several years he couducted the Hed
dens House iu this city. Five years
ago last, spriug he removed from Dan
ville and took charge of a hotel at
New Columbia. Last spring a year
ago he purchased the farm and hotel
htaud of his uncle, Frederick Moser,
and removed back to Montour county
He was a very generous man, honor
able iu all his relations with his follow
men aud naturally had many friends,
who will be sorry to learn of his de
mise.
The immediate cause of his death
was acute meningitis. He was in Dan
ville some teu days ago and it was
evident then that he was declining.
On Wednesday of last week he was
still able to be about and with some
visitors from Danville took a stroll
over his farm. 011 Friday, however,
he was very low due to the excessive
heat. For two hours, it was thought
that every moment would he his last.
Saturday afternoon the sinking spell
recurred and between 2 and II o'clock
he passed away.
The deceased was 10 years of age
aud is survived by his wife, his father
aud m littler, Mr. and Mrs. George Mos
er, Liberty township, und five broth
ers, Peter, John, Henry, George 21ml
Jacob Moser; also two sisters, Mrs.
Jacob Keeter and Mrs. Dallas G Vog
netz, all of this county.
Death of Elijah Wertman.
Elijah Wertman. an old aud esteem
ed resident departed this life on Sat
urday morning after a general decline
of uiue mouths. The immediate cause
of death was a stroke of paralysis sus
tained ou Thursday.
The deceased was horn in Mahoning
township, but lived in Danville prac
tically all his life. He served in the
civil war HS a member of Company
C, 187 th regiment. He was 73 years
of age and is survived by his wife aud
the following sons and daughters:
William, of Orchard Park, N. Y. : Ar
thur, of Buffalo; Mrs. Harry N. Kills,
of Berwick; Mrs. Abram Keefcr and
Mrs. J. 11 Vaudiue, and
Estella of Danville.
Deaths Hewer Than ii 1905.
CHICAGO, July s.—The' Tribune" ;
today publishes its ninth an ,iial sum
mary of the deaths and injuries caus
ed throughout the United States by
yesterday's celebration of the Declara
tion of Independence : The figures up
to au early hour today were as fol
lows :
Dead 38—By fireworks, U; by can
non, 1 ; by firearms, 11 ; by explosives,
7; by toy pistols, 4; by runaways, f>.
Last year forty-two persons wero
killed outright,but when lockjaw and
other diseases iuduced by injuries had
completed their work over 400 lives
had been sacrificed.
Injured 3,789—8y fireworks, 1,099;
by cannon, 2til ;by firearms, 898; by
explosives, ttl»7; by toy pistols, 304; by
ruuaways, 35.
The number of injured, 2,780. is ill
' excess of last year's figures by 358.
THE WEATHER.
Oue topic which has suddenly loom
ed into prominence iu the columns oft
the State pai»ers is the hot weather)
Few are able to resist the temptation
to discuss the thermometer's rage or
the inert condition to which the rag
ing temperature has reduced erstwhile
euergetic men aud womeu. Our clim
ate has oue'blessed peculiarity, how
ever ; we seldom have the same sort of
weather more than a few hours cou
\ tinuously.
TELLS HOW TO
AVOID SUNSTROKE
Sunstroke kills thousands of people
annually. How can it be prevented?
'i luit is n question Health Commission
er Samuel G. Dixon endeavors to an
swer by a few suggestions that, he
made Saturday:
"Sunstroke occurs most frequently,"
said Dr. Dixon, "in the case of men
who labor under the hot sun aud par
ticularly iu an atmosphere that is
humid, sultry and still. Indulgence
in alcoholics,mental worry, privation,
or anything that lessens bodily resist
ance to external high heat may gener
ally be said to predispose to sunstroke.
"Curiously enough a person having
once suffered from an attack ispartiu
lurly sensitive to extreme heat ever
afterward, so much so that ho is forc
ed to find comforr iu cellars during
jieriods of great heat if he is not able
to journey to a cooler climate.
"The danger signal is out when one
stops perspiring and then follow such
symptoms as physical weakness, diz
ziness, a bursting headache, flushed
face, colored and blurred vision. The
skin becomes hot and dry, the blood
vessels of the neck pulsate violently.
The tomperaturo is elevated and the
respiration is apt to be labored and
noisy. Delirium or couvulsious may
ensue; also unconsciousness.
" With the occurrence of the above
meutioued symptoms of sunstroke the
victim should immediately seek or be
taken to a place of shelter, the cloth
ing loosouod, and cold water applied
to the surface of the body. Prefer
ably tho patient should he placed in a
tub within which ice is floating and
the body and extremities rubbed brisk
ly with tho hands uutil the physicinu
arrives, and tho physician cannot be
called too promptly.
"Tho use of alcoholics and excesses
at tho table should be avoided by those
who labor under conditions favorable
to sunstroke. Light weight ami color
ed clothing should bo worn. A light
broad brimmed straw hat is most ser
viceable ami the practico of wearing
greon leaves or wot cloths within the
hit is a very comforting and good one
for those particularly exposed. This
aids in maintaining a lower tomperat
uro of tho body. Immersing the wrists
and forearms in cold water induces a
prompt fall of body tomperaturo and
is a good precaution to observe beforo
drinking cold water when overheated.
It is,of course, important to maintain
activity of the skin bv frequent hath
ing."
Death Rate is Very Low.
The morbidity statistics for June in
dicate for this district a very sound
condition as to the public health.
There were four cases of typhoid fev
er, with one resultant death, reported.
There wore two coses of pneumonia,
but not a single case of contagious
disease was reported.
Only fiftoeu deaths occurred in the
district last mouth. Of this number
six deaths occurred at the hospital foi
t he insane and one at the convent,leav
ing only eight, as belonging to the dis
trict proper. The death rate was low
er than at any time since the law re
lating to vital statistics has been iu
effect.
The deaths are always very prompt- j
ly reported to the local registrar; in
the matter of births there is a*,.ays
delay incidental to naming the child,
etc., so that it is not until some time
during the month succeeding that tho
full number of births to offset the
deaths becomes known. In May there
were thirty-one births as against seven- ,
teen deaths. In the period covered by j
the new law,between January 1, 1900. j
and May iJOth, following, there were
ll'.i births as against 101 deaths for the
same period.
Concrete Walls Under Way.
The excavation for the heat, light,
ami power plant at the hospital for J
the insane is now about completed ami j
work yesterday was begun on the,
foundation walls of the structure. Tho !
entire building \fill be constructed of j
concrete and will bo the first building j
of that sort erected iu Danville. The j
woodon forms are built and tho first |
course of concrete is laid for a consid |
erahle distance along one side of the
building. In digging a foundation for
concrete walls the depth varies accord
ing to the nature of the ground. Here ]
and there at the now building a hard :
bottom was found at a slight depth,
while a few feet further on sand or
the like occurred,which made it neces
sary to dig to a greater depth. At the
hospital very littlo difficulty was ox- j
pcrioticed in finding a solid bottom for
tho heavy walls of concrete.
From this point on the building will
ho pushed very rapidly. As many men
are employed as can work to an ad
vantage, but a larger number will be i
' employed as the work progresses.
he Never Comes Hack.
A fakir is traversing the surround
| iug towns and Is reaping a neat sum
of money. He poses as a photograph
| er, aud his trick is to have others pos-
I while he makes a bluff at snappiug the
picturo and has tho subjects pay hale
tho amouut. iu advance,but fails to re
turn with tho pictures.
» Seventy sovon-yoar-old A. M. Socli
rfst, of Potter county,a mail messen
ger, says ho has chewed tobacco for
sixty-six years and he has figured out
that if he had saved the mouey he
spent for tho weed he would now have
$7,000 aud would not be obliged to
carry mail.
•TLKDOKD BUT TO TBOTH, TO LXBKBTT AITD LAW—WO VAVOB BWATB US AXV W0 HAI BAU AW*."
DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, JULY 6, 19 00.
DEATH OF MRS.
A. J. DEWITT
Mrs. Sara Henu DeWitt, wife of Dr.
A. T. DeWitt, died at her home in
Riverside Mouday, after an illness of
eighteen months' duration.
Mrs. DeWitt succumbed to a com
plication of diseases only after a
courageous struggle. It was in Decem
ber, 19M, while visiting in Brooklyn
that she was takou ill with inflamma
tory rheumatism. She was ill there for
six weeks before her condition would
permit her to uudure the journey home.
After her return to Riverside orgnnic
heart trouble aud dropsy developed.
Since that time she has been an in
valid. For several days past, her con
dition has been most critical, until last
night Death came to lift the heavy
burden of pain and suffering.
Mrs. DeWitt was a woman widely
known and beloved by the people iu
the community in which she lived.
She had resided iu Riverside since
1878, having moved there iu that year
with her husband from Snydertown.
She was boru iu Augusta township,
Northumberland county, and had she
survived uutil the Oth. of August next
she would have been «7 years of age.
She was a devout Methodist and a
member of the Snydertown church.
The deceased is survived by her
husband, aud three children, W.
O. DeWitt, of Bloomsburg; Heber L.
DeWitt, of Riverside; and Mrs. W. S.
Mettler, of Brooklyn, N. Y. She is
also survived by eight sisters and one
brother, Mrs. Barbara Baldy, of Sha
mokiu; Mrs. Samuel Bock, of Wil
liamsport; Mrs. Kate Hillibish, of
Canton, Ohio; Mrs. Henry Eisenhuth,
of Colburn, Centre county ; Mrs. J. O.
Gilford, of Augustaville; Mrs. Harry
Olmstead and Mrs. Peter Cressinger,
of Augusta township; Mrs. G. D. De-
Witt, of Lynn Centre, Illinois and N.
D. Renu, of Augusta township.
Mrs. A. T. DeWitt, whose do.ith oe.
currod Monday night, was consigned
to the grave in Mt. Vernon cemetery
Thursday afternoon. The funeral took
place from tho family residence, at
2:30 o'clock and was very largely at
tended.
The services were conducted by Kev.
E. T. Swartz, of St. Peter's M. E.
church. The pall Iwarers were: D. R.
Eckniau, W. R. Clark, Peter Burger,
W. T. Shepperson, Oliver Hoovor aud
Jesse Shannon. There were tunny
beautiful floral tributes.
Boautiful selections of music wore
rendered by the choir of St. Peter's
M. E. church. One of the selections
was. "Nearer My God to Thee" and
the other, "When the Roll is Called
Up Yonder," which was sung by re
quest. 111 addition Mrs. Gephart ren
dered a solo, "Tho Half Has Never
Beeu Told," with a chorus bv the
nhoir.
The following persons from out of
town attended the funeral: W. O. De-
Witt and family, of Harvey's Lake;
Mr. aud Mrs. William Mottler, Brook
lyn ; Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Renu, Fish
er's Ferry; Mr. and Mrs. Oshorn Gif
ford, Augustaville; Mrs. 11. Eisenhuth,
of Coburii; ami Mrs. Barbara Baldy,
of Shamokin.
Firemen's Picnic Fine Success.
The firomeu's picnic held iu De-
Witt's park Wednesday under the au
spices of the Continental fire company
proved a fine success. There was a
very large crowd present and the day
passed off without auy disorder or
serious accident to mar the pleasure.
The hacks were kept busy during the
day aud until late at night carrying
the picnickers backward and forward
between the picuic grounds and town.
Dauciug was the principal diversion
for the grown-up people, while the
liierry-go-rouud nfforded amusement
for tho little folks.
The Continental boys are well pleas
ed with the patronage accorded them
aud the degree of success achieved. It
was stated by Home of the members
yesterday that, the company had realiz
ed four hundred dollars by the picuic.
Distressing Accident.
A distressing accident bef'oll Robert
Darrah, aged thirty years, a resident
of Nescopeck, on Wednesday morning
about a mile aud a half below his
home when he was struck by a Penn
sylvania freight train.
Darrah was asleep on the tracks aud
was thrown to one side by the cow
catcher but uot a sufficient distance
for him to escape entirely. His left
leg was cut off above the aukle and
his head and body were badly bruised.
He was taken to the office of Dr. J.
J. Meyers and then immediately re
moved to the Berwick hospital where
tiie limb was amputated.
Darrah is a resident of Nescopeck
aud is employed in the works at Ber
wick. He is a single man 'and it is
i thought that he had been drinking and
foil asleep upon the tracks.
Business Men Defeated.
The base ball game between Wash
ingtonvillo and the Business Men of
Danville played at Do Witt's park 011
Wed lies lay for the amateur champion
ship of Montour county, was a most
interesting, and with several excep
tions, well played game.
The scoring happened only in three
spots Washingtouville got 3 iu the first
aud 2 iu the fifth, while the Business
Meu got. 2 men home in the fourth.
Hoddens' twirling for the visitors
j was the gilt edged article and kept
jtheDauville tossers ou the anxious
bench. Ouly 3 hits were made off his
I delivery. Washingtonville had 8 hits.
BOLD BURGLAR
ROBS RESIDENCE
A daring robbery was perpetrated in
Danville early Tuesday morning,
when the home of Kinerson Spaidc, at
the corner of Church and Front streets,
was entered, ami #lO taken from tho
house.
Tho robbors wore bold and worked
with skill ami cunning aud that there
were more gangs than one, or that the
one party operated in different parts
of the town is shown by the stories
that came from several sections of hap
penings of the early hours of Tuesday
morning.
It was about 3 o'clock when Mrs.
Spaide was awakened by her husband, j
who was walking about the room. In
reply to her questions, Mr. Spaide said
he had heard a noise as if some oue .
had been on tne steps leading down
stairs, but that he had investigated j
aud had found uo further cause for (
alarm. Both retired and again went,
to sleep.
Mrs. Spaide arose at au early hour.
Tuesday morning, and as she was go- j
ing down stairs she found her hus
band's trousers at the head of the
steps. She at once knew that some
thing was wrong and hastening back
into their room, she informed Mr.
Spaido of her find. In tho trousers
pocket the robber had found about S:JO.
Mr. Spaide always disrobes beforo
retiring in a small room adjoining the
sleeping apartmout. In this room also
Margaret, the littlo daughter, sleeps.
It was in this room that Mr. Spaide's
trousers were hanging on a chair. To
gaiu access to this room it is neces
sary to pass through tho room iu which
Mr. and Mrs. Spaide sleep and pas*
very near to tho side of tho bod. The
robber had evidently gone through in
to the small adjoining room, obtained
the trousers aud with these iu his pos
session safely made the return trip.
Beforo going downstairs he ransack
ed another room but got 110 more loot.
Ho also missod tho little daughter's
bank in tho dining room aud Mrs.
Spaide's parse.
The man made an ontraiico to tho
house through the outside cellar door
and thouco up the cellar stops to the
first floor. His exit was made through
the out, kitchen,
Noighbors of tho Spaides state that
lately 011 several occasions they havo
soon a stranger with a sarcnel lurking
near the house,and recently one morn
ing Mrs. Spaide was startled by seeing
foot prints of ashes in tho back yard.
Tho man had evidently been getting
data for his coup.
SHOT AT BURGLAR.
Morris Snyder, who lives 011 Honey
moon street, also had an experience
with a burglar early Tuesday inorniug.
Ho was awakened about 1 o'clock by
tho barking of dogs, and upon going
to a rear window, saw a man making
his way stealthily up through the
back yard. Mr. Snydor quickly pro
cured his revolver, aud fired at the
man, but he evidently missed, for the
individual made a hasty exit over the
back fonce.
JOHN DOSTER'S EXPERIENCE
The experieuces of John Doster be
tween 11:30 and l'J o'clock Monday
night leads to tho belief that for a
while the men who committed the rob
bery at Spaide's and the attempted
burglary at Suyder's were iu the cus
tody of the police, but wore afterward
set free.
Mr. Doster about 11 :80o'clock Mon
day night saw two men acting very
queerly iu frout of the resilience of
Fred Held, on Bloom street. Ho kept
watch on their actions as they made
their way up by the old cemetery 011
Bloom stroet. He then notified the
police. The officers arriving on the
scene took the men into custody and
had brought them down to Mill street,
when tliev were allowed togo free, as
the plausible stories they told suffici
ently accounted for their actions to
satisfy tho officers.
THE BOROUGH LOCK-UP.
The term "cooler" applied to the
lock-up iu these days of hot weather
records is a misnomer; judging by its
effect on tho unhappy offender who
languishes for awhile under its roof it
might more properly be termed a
"sweat-box." The broad shed roof of
the low building receives tho rays of
the mid-summer sun nearly vertically
with the result that the close stuffy in
terior becomes heated up to an intense
degree. Men who emorgo from tho
building after a low hours confinement
in the day time are soaked with per
spiration and present a decidedly wilt
ed apperauce. The extronie discom
fort of even a short confinement should
havo a deterrent effect, oil all who are
apt to lapse and render less likely a
deviation from the path of roctitude.
Danville Won and Lost.
Danville won and lost at Berwick on
tho Fourth. Tho A. C. & F. boys took
the first game by a score of 10-1, and
the afternoon contest *oing to Dan
ville by a score of 12-5.
In the first game Yordy, Spring
field, pitched for Danville and iu the
secouffgame McCloud and Hummer
were in the points.
How rapidly tho seasons come and
go. It seems like a few days only since
we were rejoicing over tho melting of
tho snow aud the coming of the blue
birds and the heatica, aud now pre
parations are being made for Labor
Day.
HOW DANVILLE
(PRATED
Although Danville indulged iu no
special demonstration ou Wednesday
it would hardly be proper to say that
our town had a quiet Fourth of July.
There was the usual noise and lots of
it produced by the explosion of all
kinds of fire works. Indeed it is doubt
ful whether the town was ever noisier
considering the number of "people 011
the streets.
Danville had not what is distiuo
tively known as a "big time," but the
questiou might he asked whether there
was ever a time when our citizens got
more real pleasure out of Fourth of
July. Those who had uo love for the
din aud racket of exploding fire works
spent the day resting in the seclusion
of their homos aud were delighted to
fiud how much real pleasure even the
Fourth of July may bring iu this way.
Largo numbers atteuded the bigpicuic
at DeWitt's park while others went to
Williamsport to participate iu the big
celebration there. Two hundred aud
ten joined tho big special P. & R.
train that passed through Danvillo iu
the morning of the Fourth. One hun
dred and forty tickets were sold here
for Williamsport. during a day or so
previously on the P. & R. railway, to
say nothing of the Danville people
carried to Williamsport. by the Peuusy
on the Fourth of July.
Fortunately very fow accidents oc
curred from the use of fireworks aud
uoue of these were at all serious. The
usual aftermath of disfigured faces and
mangled fingers is ouly slightly iu
evidence this yoar aud afford very lit
tle work for the doctors.
It is remarkable that no arrests were
necessary. While it is probable that a
few things were toloratod that on any
other day than tho Fourth of July
would not liavo been permitted, yot it
is doubtful whether at auy time any
thing was witnessed on the streets that
bordeied 011 actual disorder. -
Bank Directors' First fleeting*
The board of directors of the new
bank at Exchauge hold its first meet
ing Monday for the purpose of elect
ing officers.
The directors are as follows; P. J.
Braunen.Johu A. Ellis, William Bran
ueu.R. S. A miner man, James L. Bran
lion, James F. Ellis. Stitzel L. Gard
ner, Alfred 11. Litchard, J. N. Horr,
Dorance Jl. Rishel aud F. Augustus
Kleemau.
The officers are as follows: Presi
dent, James L. Braunaq; vice presi
dent, Alfred H. Litchard; cashier,
James F. Ellis.
Tho bank, which is known as the
Farmers' National Bank,of Exchauge,
is capitalized at $25,000. Every sub
scription carries an assessment of
twenty per cent, for surplus. The
stock holders are seventy-four in num
ber and are scattered over one of the
thriftiest and most prosperous farming
sections of the State.
A flue modern bank building will be
erected. Ou Saturday a meeting will
be held for the purpose of selecting a
site adopting plaus and specifications.
Pending the completion of a building
business will be conducted in tempor
ary quarters. In sixty dnys the bank
will bo doing busiuess.
Hon. li. S. Aunnerman aud A. H.
Groue of this city were proseut at the
stock "holders meeting Monday, the
former as attorney aud the latter as
notary public.
Five Killed in Celebration.
WILKES-BARRE, July s.—Five
boys were killed and two others fatal
ly injured at a Fourth of July celebra
trou at Wauamie.a small mining town
ten miles south of this city last night.
The boys intended to give the resi
dents a celebration which they would
never forget, by causiug an explosion
which would startle the the whole
neighborhood. They procured a sec
tion of iron pipe five feet long and
four inches in diameter. They filled
the pipe to the mouth with dynamite,
giant powder and stones. While one
of tho boys was ramming the pipe the
powder ignited and au explosion that
shock tho whole town followed. The
boys were hurled in sill directions aud
tiie dead were found lying on the
ground some distance away, all the
bodies being badly mangled. Alexand
er Supka, one of-the injured, had a
leg blown off and will die, his broth
er, Frank, is in a critical condition
aud can hardly live. All the victims
were Lithuanians and were employed
in the mines as breaker or driver boys
BIG WHEAT CROP.
The Hanover Record declares that
tho "wheat crop which is being harv
ested will be 0110 of tho largest over
grown per aero by tho farmers of the
Cumberland valley. Tho heads are
large, full to the tip ami well formed.
Tho straw stands thick on tho fields aud
is straight. Tho wheat has ripened so
fast that nothing but a sevoro storm of
hail and rain will de k .roy it."
CAMPAIGN HUMOR
One of tho candidates for represonta
tive at the Lir/orne county Republi
can convention the other day has filed
his bill of excuses. Among other
items ho records the followiug: "Juno
10, to horse and buggy iu driving to
the houses of one honest man aud
throe liars, " That is the first bit
of campaign humor we have yet ob
served iu but there cer
tainly ought to bo more of it.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Mrs. Judd E. li 11 ley, aud daughters,
Beatrice, Dorothy and Madeline, of
Syracuse, arrived Saturday for a visit
with Mrs. Buley's mother, Mrs. Hen
rietta J. Angle, Mill street.
Dr. J. Beeber Vastiue, of Lewis
burg, spent Sunday with relatives in
Danville.
Mrs. B. B. Roberts aud daughter
Marion, of Philadelphia, are visiting
relatives in this city.
Miss Clara Smith has returned to
Dauville after a month's visit with
friends in Johnstown, Pittsburg aud
Youngstowu, Ohio.
Miss Ethel Worge, of Milton, is the
guest of Miss Lois Shultz, Church
street.
Claude Guest, of Mahanoy City, is
visitiug at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Guest, Front
street.
Mr. aud Mrs. Maurice Guest, of
Bellefoutaiue, Ohio, are visiting the
former's parents, Mr. aud Mrs. D. L.
Guest, Front street.
Frank Truuibower.of Wilkes-Bane,
returned homo yesterday after a visit
with his mother, Mrs. S. M. Truin
bower. East Market street.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Evans aud
daughter Anna,of Kingston,are guests
at the homo of Mrs. L. J/Davis Mul
berry street.
Mr. and Mrs. William Mot tern spent
Wednesday at Berwick.
Mr. aud Mrs. Willliam Krebs of
Frackville are visitiug Mrs. S. G.
Motteru, Market street.
Dr. L. A. Yeiser, of Philadelphia,
is visiting relatives in this city.
Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Steck, of Ber
wick, were visitors in this city yester
day.
C. C. Yetter, Esq., of Bloomsburg,
is spending several days in Dauville.
William T. Markee.of Philadelphia,
arrived lastoveuiug for abusiuess trip
to this city.
A. C. Feluour,of Bloomsburg, spent
the Fourth with friends iu Dauville.
Mrs. S. M. Trumbower will leave
for Johnstown today, where she will
visit her daughter. Mrs. Ralph Foulk.
James C. Heddens returned last even
ing from a visit with friends iu Wil
liamsport.
Mr and Mrs. O. E. Yorks, of Ceu
t.ral,visited friends in this city yester
day.
John G. Waite aud Harry Johns re
turned last evening from Williamsport.
Georgo Clark will leave this morn
ing for Maucli Chunk after a several
days' visit with relatives iu Dauville.
Jay Seohlei has returned from a vis
it with fribuds at Pottsville.
Changes in H. E. Pastors.
Bishop Berry,of the Methodist church
presiding bishop of the Central Penn
sylvania conference, was in Williams
port Wednesday relative to the ap
pointment of a successor to the late
George W. Stevens, presiding elder of
the Harrisburg district. Conferences
ou the matter were held with the Rev
Emory M. Stevens, pastor of the Pine
Street church, Williainsport, aud with
promineut members of that congrega
tion, the ovideut purpose being to ar
range for the appointment of the He v.
Mr. Stevens to the vacant presiding
eldership. It is reported, however,
that nothing defiinte has come of the
conferences.
The death of the Kev Mr. Rue, at
Waynesboro, receutly, made necessary
by Bishop Berry several changes in
pastorates to adjust the situation, and
in these changes the He v. W. A. Lep
ley, pastor of Market street Methodist
church, Williainsport, has been chang
ed to Coalport, Clearfield county. The
Market street appointment has uot as
yet been filled. The Rev. Vaughn T.
Rue, of Mifflinburg, brother of the
late Johu Rue, has been assigned to
Waynesboro to take his brother's pas
torate ; the Rev. Charles Karnes, of
Coalport, goes to Mifflinburg.
THE TRAMP.
While tne farmers of the whole
country are lamenting the scarcity of
harvest? hands the perennial tramp
continues to imitate the lily in that he
toils not, neither does he spiu. The
Counellsville News, for iustauce, in
dulges in the followiug remarks:
"Tramps are flocking to the coal re
gions iti large numbers. They would
bo welcome there if they would work,
as there is pleuty of it for them, but
iustead of working all of them event
ually find their way to the city bas
tile. A celebration of the Fourth that
would blow all of the worthless aud
indolent known as the geuua hobo to
some other land would be opportune. "
But then it would be tough on the
"other laud."
CAPTAIN FORRESTER.
Captain C. W. Forrester of Chicago
arrived at the Montour House Thurs
day to spend a vacation with old
friends in Danville aud vicinity. Cap
tain Forrester was born in the vicin
ity of Kliuesgrove aud his early life
was si>eut in this section. He turns
up in Danville every summer about
this time aud always meets with a
royal reception from his old friends.
He left Chicago at 11 a. m.on Wednes
day aud at the same hour Thursday
was snugly domiciled at the Montour
House
The independent citizen is the salt
of the State.
DEATH OF
GEORGE ff. WEST
Qeorge W. West, county surveyor
aud widely know citizen,departed this
life Saturday evening The deceased
had been iu poor health for some
months, due to an affection of the
heart. His case was rendered much
worse by the debilitating effects of the
hot weather prevailing, aud ou Satur
day his conditiou became very critic
al. During the afternoon he seemed
to rally, however, and it was thought
all immediate danger was over when
about 5 o'clock he passed away while
reclining on a couch. Only a short
time before his death he was convers
ing with his sons couoerniug some
business affairs. Ten minutes before
he expired, oblivious that the end was
near, he was engaged iu pleasaut con
versation with the family.
The deceased was V? years and 9
months of age. He was a remarkably
preserved man and although, as above
stated, ailing physically during the
few months previous to death, yet his
intellect, notwithstanding his age was
unclouded. His memory was keen, his
hearing aud eyesight were good and he
was keen aud vigorous in thought.
During his long and active life he had
gained a vast amouut of experience
aud stored his miud with mauy useful
facts. His pleasant manners aud his
companionable nature made him just
such a person as one delighted to meet
aud converse with.
Mr. West was born at Mt. Ararat,
Susquehanna county. He graduated at
the Wyoming seminary and spent sev
eral following years teaching school.
He came to Danville iu 1818. He was
the first county commissioners' clerk
in Montour. In 1850 he was elected
oouuty surveyor and also surveyor for
the borough of Danville. The latter
office he held up to two years ago; he
was county surveyor up to the time of
his death.
He is survived by four sous and two
daughters: Charles M. West, W. Kaso
West, Esq., George M. West and I. D.
West, Mrs. O. J. Diehl aud Miss Lou
West. He is also survived by two half
brothers, Milo H. West,of Oxford, N.
Y. ; aud Philo West, of Susquehanna
county, this State.
Mr. West wa s actively engaged in
the pursuit of surveying for a period
of sixty years. During his long career
he trod backwards and forwards over
the mountaius aud valleys of Central
Pennsylvania uutil he became person
ally familiar with the most important
landmarks and boundaries of laud that
relate to the vast possessions of tim
ber and minerals which make the State
famous. The surveys he has made em
brace the vast section lying between
Bellefoute and Reading and farther
west between Potter county aud Get
tysburg. While making some of these
surveys Mr. West aud party for weeks
at a time were away from civilization
aud like true explorers, wrapped iu
their blankets, they slept in a tent or
even in the open air with only a bed
of spruce boughs betweeu them and
the hard ground. Iu making surveys
Mr. West was as frequeutL# under
ground as on the surface liu as
certaining the limits of coal aud iron
deposits he explored the full exteut of
many of the deepest aud most famous
mines iu the State.
All that was mortal of George W.
Went was consigned to tlie grave iu
Fairview cemetery Tuesday fore
uoou. The fuueral took place from
the residence of I. D, West, Bloom
street,at 11 o'clock aud was very large
ly attended.
The services were conducted by Rev.
J. K. Hutchison, pastor of Mahoning
Presbyterian church. The pall bearers
were four sous of the deceased : Charles
W. West. W. I*.ase West, Esq., aud
George M. lsaac lsaac D. West.
The following persons from out of
town attended the obsequies: Mrs. U.
J. Diehl aud son Kiuter Dield, of
Pittsburg; Milo West, of Oxford, N.
Y. ; Miss Nora McWilliams, Mr. aud
Mrs (Jlarke Kase, Mr. aud Mrs. John
Kane, Hairy Kase, aud Miss Jennie
Miller, of Elysburg; K. A. Cjuiuu,
Esq., manager of coal companies of
Wilkes-Barre ; E. A. Khodes, Superin
tendent of the mineral aud mining
railroad compnuy, aud wife, of Sha
mokiu; Mrs. Edward Bergstresser and
Mi ss (Jlara Bergstresser, of Mt. Car
mel ;U. Hull Kuauer ,>nd Mr. and Mrs.
Oavid Lautz of Milton; James F.
Ellis, John A. Ellis, of Exchange ; S.
P. Wolverton. Jr., and Ira Shipmau of
Suubury; Mr. aud Mrs. Alpheus De-
Witt, of Bloowsburg.
THE WHEAT.
Wheat harvest is now iu its midst.
The graiu looks well but our farmers
iusist that ou the avurage it is less
thau a full.crop. There'are few fields
that do not contain.tliiu spots, while
at other places the*wheat has "lodg
ed" pretty badly. The Hessian fly has
also attacked the wheat at some places.
Qouger-Blddle.
Mrs. Auuie Biddle aud William L.
Gonger were uuited iu matrimony at
2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. C.
D. Lerch at the residemn of the bride
Mill street, iu the preseuce of a few
near frieuds.
Death of an Infant.
Thoburu, the three-month-old infant
of Mr. aud Mrs. George Lunger, Vine
street, departed this-life yesterday.
The fuueral will take place Saturday
at 2p. m. Interment in Odd Fellows'
cemetery.
NO H2
10 EXIRACr MSI
in imb
The stove works will be shut down
(or a week to euable the company to
iustull a new system of cleaning room
machinery. From the establishment of
the plant to the present, the old fash
ioned type of machinery was in use,
which, while very efficacious in clean
ing the castings, permitted the dust to
mix with the atmosphere making it
almost impossible to see from one end
of the room to the other aud rendering
it very disagreeable aud unhealthful
tor the' employes in that department.
It is claimed for the new system that
it will not ouiy clean the castings
more expeditiously aud with less men,
but that it will also aritwt the dußt,
preventing it from mixing the
atmosphere of the room; more lijt
this, that it will return the air fiaWT "
which the dust is extracted clean and
pure into the room to be used over
again. In the summer season the lat
ter may not. be much of a considera
tion, hut during winter when heating
is an item it is a feature to take into
account.
Yesterday the old cleaning room ma
chinery consisting of fourteen cast
iron tumbling mills was torn out and
removed from the works. The new ma
chinery known as the exhaust tumbl
ing system aud consisting of ten steel
mills,five round and Ave square, were
unloaded from the cars along with one
of Olassford's dust arresters.
The now system will be installed In
the cleaning room today, when Mr.
Glassford, the inventor of the dust ar
rester, will be present and superin
tendent its installation. The Glass
ford dust arrester consists of a case
and a battory of one screens, at
tached to a hollow square shaft mount
ed on truuion.s, each end truuion dos
ed the other open. The air laden with
dust can enter the case at any given
point. The fan exhausts the case
through the rotary screens, through
which the dust can not follow but is ~
forced to remain in the case and can
be emptied at convenient intervals.
The dust arrester traps the dust with
out passing through the fau, leaving
the air purified, which adds to the life
of the fan, as it has only pure air to
handle.
A brick cement floor is also being
installed in a large part of the foun
dry during the shut down. The annex
to the moulding room was provided
with a brick cement floor when built
a year or so ago.
Another Storm Visits Berwick.
Another severe storm visited Ber
wick Saturday afternoon about 5
o'clock. Hundreds of trees were blown
down, garueu crops were ruined and
thousands of dollars damage was dpne
in the T miuures the storm lasted.
Lightning struck a number of build
ings but they were all cold strokes.
The barn of.G. \y. Seibert was un
roofed. One of tile big overhead elec
trical traveling cranes at the A.O. &
F. Go's plant was blown off its tracks,
aud fell to the ground a tangled use
less mass of iron This alone entails
a loss of about^|(iOO().
The haru on the Jackson farm, one
of the fiuost and largest in that sec
tion was demolished. B. F. Shnltz
who works the farm lost several hun
dred dollars ill damaged vehicles and
implements.
The grand staud on the Berwick ball
grounds was picked up like a toy
house, hurled over by the fence and
smashed to pieces. Had the storm been
a half hour earlier the stand would
have been crowded with the spectators
at the Berwick-Cuban Giants game
aud the catastrophe that would have
followed can hardly be imagined.
Installed Lefrgett Trap.
The Danville Kifle aud Gun club
has installed a Leggett trap at its
grounds at DeWitt's park to take th»
place of the magua trap, which did
service since the club flrst leased the
grounds.
The Leggett trap is a most ingenious
mechanism. It is of striking simplic
ity aud iu this way effects a great
saving, as it breaks a much smaller
percentage of blue rocks thau any oth
er trap iu existence. The magua trap
was operated by a treadle like a bicy
cle and it took a good deal of work to
get it ready for use. The Leggett trap
is operated by a puller, who sets and
releases the targets, aud owing to its
simplicity it is got ready for use in
five minutes' time.
The uew trap was used during the
recent shoot at Milton. Its good points
at once appealed to the local club and
they decided to adopt that type of
trap. (Jn the Fourth of July the new
trap was giveu a trial at DeWitt's
Park aud the members of our club
were much pleased with it.
W. B. Rhodes.
\V. B. Rhodes of Natchez, Miss., ar- 112 |
rived iu this city iu time to assist in
the celebration of the Fourth of July.
Mr. Rltodes usually comes north to
spend the summer. The date of his ar
rival this year is a little later than
mostly oocurs.'but his
none the less warm and vigorous on
that account aud.lie is alwayß sure of
a welcome on returning to his old
home. i
Leroy Bixler aud A. L. Wittier,two
well known.butchers, were arraigned
before Justice Black of Oentralia
evening aud each were fined 935 ai^^H
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