DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER.
VOL. LiXVII.
PETITION FOR
STREET PAVING
It would seem that a hitch has oc
curred iu the matter of paving North
Mill street uuder State aid, which
is likely to hold up the improvement
for a while. The borough was prepar
ing to enter upon the work under the
impression that the State would pave
three-fourths of the thirty-foot street,
and bear a portion of the expense of
the curbing. It finally bacame a mat
ter of some doubt whether the State
could be relied upon to bear the
above proportion of the cost and to ob
tain some light in the matter a letter
was addressed to the State highway
department. The following letter has
been received and was read before
council Friday night:
Harry B. Pattou, Danville, Pa.,
Dear Sir:—ln reply to yours of the
25th would say that I am advised by
the attorney general's department that
I have no right to build or construct a
section of road in a borough of greater
width or to expend more money in
proportion in a borough than I would
expeud ou a township road. I have
acceded to a slightly increased width
ou some borough roads iu order to
help them out, but I can not accede
to what I have already suggested that
I would do iu regards to the improve
ment iu Danville borough.
Very truly yours,
Joseph W Hunter,
Highway Commissioner.
By the above it is understood that
the State will bear the expense of pav
ing three-fourths of twenty feet in
stead of thirty feet, it was also made
clear that the State will bear no share
of the expense of curbing; also that it <
will insist ou a course of concrete be
ing laid uuder the brick. Ou motion
it was decided to postpone the matter
for future action, endeavoring iu the
meantime to obtain further informa- ;
tion bearing ou the subject.
On motiou of Mr. Bedea it was ord
ered that a cobbled gutter be \«id on
Front street from the corner of Foust's
property to intersect with cobbled gut
ter leading to the river.
Ou motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
ered that a twenty-iucli pipe be sunk
iu the gutter in frout of the properties
of Welliugton Hote and Mrs. Goiner
Thomas.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
ered that Charles Chalfant be request
ed to repair the pavement in front of
his property 011 Mill street within ten
days, otherwise the borough would 1
make the repairs at the owner's ex
pense.
A petition was received from a num
ber of property owuers asking that
Market street be graded, curbed and
paved with vitrified paving brick or
block from Church street to alley at
the rear of the courthouse lawn. Fol
lowing are the signers: Mrs. Jennie !
Barry, Mrs. W. E. Itouey, R. H. Mor
ris, Mrs. E. W. Hunter, Frank C.
Angle, H. S. Ammermau, Andrew
Schatz, W. G. Slioop, A. J. Still, E.
Oormau, .lames Shultz, George D.
Edmoudsou, Paul L. Andrews, Dan
ville National bank, by W. J. Baldy,
president; 1). M. Shultz; John Doster,
Jr., Frank C. Angle, committee of
Episcopal church ; Charles W. Cook,
George M. Leighow and George 11. ,
Sechler, county commissioners. On
motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ordered
that the petitiou he tiled and the mat
ter carried over to the next meeting,
when the borough solicitor will be
asked to give his views ou the act of
the general assembly ou which the
petition is based.
Ou motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
ered that notices he posted containing
sectiou of the act to prohibit throwing
of waste paper and trash of other sorts
on the streets and that said act he
strictly enforced hereafter.
On motiou of Mr. Jacobs Joseph
Hahu. R. W. Eggert, J. W. Walleze
and Erwiu Hunter were requested to
repair the pavements in frout of their
reflective properties.
Paul Sweutek appeared before conn
cil complaining of the condition of tho
alley at his property on Mill street and
asking that the borough make the
necessary repairs. On motiou it was
ordered that the matter be referred to
the committee ou streets aud bridges,
they to report at the next meeting.
Mr. Vastiue reported that the two
committees iu coujuuctiou with the
borough solicitoi had met and taken
actiou ou the changing of the sewer
rates—that two were in favor of the
change and that four opposed it. Mr.
Bedea moved that tne majority report
be accepted. A war » discussion fol
lowed relative to the lowering of sew
er rates, after which a vote was taken
aud the motiou carried.
Ou motiou of Mr. Boyer it was ord
ered that the new hose, which is ex
pected to arrive daily, be tested with
the borough fire engine.
The borough electrician presented
his report for the month of June,
which showed that the total expeuse
of operating the plant was $239.37.
Mr. Jacobs called attentiou to the
need of an arc light at the intersec
tion of Bloom and Pine streets. The
matter was referred to the committee
ou light, it to report at next meeting.
Mr. Angle called attention to the
need of repairs at the Goodwill hose
house. The repairs were authorized.
On motiou of Dr. Sweisfort, second
ed by Mr. Jacobs, the clerk was in
structed to notify the D. L. & W.
railroad couipauy that it will he re
quired to observe the speed limit of
trains in passing through the borough
CAMP ORDERS
RECEIVED
Ordo»s have been received by the
officers of Company F for the arrange
ments of Cam]) Robert M. Henderson
at Gettysburg July 21th—28th inclu
sive. The compauy party of Co. F cou- !
sisting of five men under Quartermast
er Sergant Gross will leave Danville
Thursday morniug, Julv 19th at 9
o'clock ou the Pennsylvania railroad.
The compapy proper will leave on I
Friday ou the 12:10 p. m. train Penn
sylvania railroad, joining troop train '
at Sunbury, arriving at Gettysburg at
ft p. m.
The company tents, baggage, etc.,
will be loaded before 2:30 p. m. ou
Thursday, July 19th and will bo de
livered at Gettysburg the next morn
ing.
No civilians will be transported on
the troop train, except those allowed
in general orders which consist of
hostlers, cooks, etc. No other persons
will be carried on the train.
Having refereuce to the rank of the
company commanders, the battalions
are re-constituted and the local com
pany is in the Ist battalion,command
ed by Lieut. Colonel Barber, and Bat
talion Adjutant George E. Depjierand
Battalion Sergeant Maj. Robert M.
Auten.
The following companies comprise
tlio battalion, Company A,Capt. M. R.
Fallon, Company F, Capt. J. Beaver
Gearhart, Company B, Capt. C. W.
Heilbecker, Company G, Capt J.
Howard Knapp. This arrangement
places Company F the secoud com
pauy in line in the third brigade.
of eight miles au hour as required by
the ordinauce, or the peualty provid
ed will be imposed.
The D. L. &W. Railroad company
was also requested to put a watchman
at eaclrof its crossings in the borough.
On motion of Mr. Russell it was
ordered that the borough purchase no
more coal from the D. L. & VV. rail
road company and that it refuse to
have any more freight shipped over
that line.
The following members were present:
Vastiuo, Boyer, Dietz, Bedea, Jacobs,
Eisenhart, Russell, Angle and Sweis
fort. Chairman Gibson being abseut
Mr. Vastine was chosen president pro
tem.
I The followiug hills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Sewer extension labor $517.75
Wolliver Hardware Co .. 222.78
Truinbower & Werkheiser 53.83
i Joseph Lechuer . 16.00
H. KIIKO 7.751
A. M. Peter* 5.0«
U. T. & T. Co 18.00
Washington Fire Co .50
Labor in light dept 28.25
Standard Elec. Light Co 2.30
E. W. Peters 60.00
F. Hart man 3.00
Labor aud hauling 255.07
George F. Keefor 104.00
WATER DEPARTMENT.
P. 11. Fousfc $>4.85
Regular employes 157.00
11. S. Express Co . .... .25
Atlautic Ref. Co .58
Staudard Gas Co 3.23
' Joseph Lochner . 6.02
A. M. Peters 5.81
Reading Iron Co 34.75
Welliver Hardware Co 139.50
U. T. & T. Co 6.00
P. & R. Coal & Iron Oo 81.06
Washington Fire Co 1.70
THE CHAMPION.
The champion fish story of the sea
son was printed in the Tyrone Herald
of a recent date. It tells how two well
known residents of that town, "J. T.
Rush and John Stephens, weut fishing
for catfish a few evenings ago near tho
Juniata bridge. They caught several
fish aud finally Rush got a bite; he
tried to pull out but found that his
hook was fastened. After a hard pull,
tho line came up aud ou the hook was
atw gallon jug. Being curious to
know what held the hook iu the jug,
Hush broke the jug and found a twelve
inch catfish. The fish had probably
gone into the jug when small and had
grown too large to get out. of the open
ing." Did the philanthropists among
the finny tribe keep that imprisoned
fish supplied with food, or was it a
very hungry fish when Mr. Rush's
hook floated into its prison?
Must Cut Down Weed.*.
The sanitary authorities are arrang
ing that orders be given to owuers of
every vacant plot iu liarrisburg to cut
down weeds. This is an annual custom
due to complaints made by jieople who
fear infection from the plants. One
man who complained said he was
afraid snakes were lurking iu a cer
tain patch up town. The same order
might he issued with good results in
Danville.
liiectrician Sustains Fall.
Borough Electrician Smith ou Tues
day afternoon after the storm while
engaged in removing broken limbs
from tho wires near the P. & R. sta
tion fell from a ladder, and sustaiued
a severe sprain of the right ankle.
Trinity Lutheran Picnic.
Tho Trinity Lutherans enjoyed their
annual outing at Columbia park above
Bloomsburg yesterday. The picnic was
largely attended. Two special D. and
B. trolley cars were chartered to carry
the picnickers to and from the park.
|| HIIIIBB BUT TO TOOTH, TO LXBXKTT ARB LAW—WO FATOB SWATH US AM» M H*> BAU iIE»
DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, JULY 18, 190(5.
AFTER A THIRTV
YEARS' ARSENCE
Conyngham, June 10, 1906.
To the Intelligencer:—l am spend
ing a few days at this romantic little
mouutain town, attracted hither after
au absence of thirty years for tho pur
pose of renewing associations with old
and well uigh forgotten friends. I
need not remiud vou that iu such an
experience there is something to re
miud oue of the trials of Rip Van
Wiukle. It is true, I have not been
taking a prolonged nap as was the case
with the hero of Sleepy Hollow, but
iu point of absence I have gone ten
years better than old Rip. I
Thirty-three years ago, then a boy,
of nineteen years, I stood my first ex- -
auiiuation for a teacher's certificate at
this place. I won the coveted paper ,
aud at the coal mines a few miles
down the valley, taught my first'
school. 1 later became teacher of the
school at this place, following a line
of successful teachers, auioug whom
was I. G. Barber, now a practicing
iphysciau of Danville.
Naturally the little town, the center
around which I swung for years dur
ing the most rosy aud iuiprossiouablo
period of life has always been a bright
aud shilling spot iu my memory and
the preseut visit is one I have looked
fondly forward to for many years.
I didn't expect to find tho town as I
left it thirty years before, but some
how all the images that unconscious
ly lingered iu my mind, whether of
landmark or individuals, were such as
I was familiar with in tho olden days.
It is something of a shock, therefore,
when, the name of this oue or that one
is mentioned that instead of the lively
youth or blooming damsel that one has
iu mind altogether auother sort of a
person looms up before one—a man
with bent shoulders aud face begin
ning to take on wrinkles, or a matron
ly woman who probably has a second
husband or is a grandmother. One's
first impression is that a cog has slip
ped somewhere but it does not take
long to reason it out. The efTect of it
all is to make one feel something like
a patriarch.
Last evening I dropped into the news
pa}>er oftice, the proprietor of which
was an intimate friend of throe de
cades ago. He was tho same earuest
companioual fellow, but his face had
a careworn appearance and his should
ers were bent as uuder a great burden.
He said the newspaper did it all.
Theu, sad to relate too, the newspaper
no longer lives and has a being. My
friend started the paper. It served Its
day aud generation and then died,the
victim of adverse circumstances.
"Running a weekly newspaper is
the hardest work iu the world." My
frieud made this sage observation and
puuetuated it with a deep sigh.
Among my old friends who are mak
ing it very pleasaut for me during my
stay hero is Dr. F. M. Bruudage, who
for eight years was American counsul
at Aix la Chapelle, Germany. Dr.
Bruudage retired from the consular
service last September. He had many
interesting experiences and unearthed
many romauces or rather tragedies in
real life while dealiug with the affairs
of the two nations. Dr. Bruudage will
coutiuuo to live at Couyngham and
may eventually resume practice.
There must bo something ill this
mountain air conducive to logovity. It
is surprising how many people are
still living that I considered old thirty
years ago. Even the towns "horrible
examples" aud there were several of
them—who every one thought would
die of their excesses in a few years are
still living and are as "horrible" as
ever.
F. M. G.
Pleasant Surprise Party.
A very pleasant surprise party was
held at the home of Joseph S. Rishel,
Dauville, Saturday evening, tho
occasion being; Mrs. Rishels 78th birth
day. A very eujoyable evening was
speut. Those present wore : Mrs. Cath
erine Fryeudt, Mrs. Emanuel Lazerus,
Mrs. Kashuer, Mrs. Scott, Sr., Mrs.
Scott, Jr., and sons John and Corine,
Mrs. George Yost and daughter
Martha, Mrs. Isiah Geiger, Miss Mary
Staugley, of Bloomsburg, Mrs John
Cromloy.Mrs. Barton Foust and daugh
ter Mary, Mrs. Eli Krumm.Mrs. Pierce
Foust and sou Hurley, Misses A una
aud Eiuma Krumin, David Hoimbach,
of Grovania; Mr. ami Mrs. James
Morison, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Heim
bach aud children Earl, Veron, Nellie
and Maud, Mrs. Samuel Hoimbach and
daughter Mae, Mrs. Willam Hartzell,
Misses Verna, Dora, Laura and Han
nah Morison,of East Dauville.
Interment at nt. Vernon.
The remains of Mrs. Sarah Rimy an
who died Sunday at the home of her
son, C. R. Gearnart, at Lock Haven,
were brought to South Danville yes
terday morniug ou the 10:17 train and
interment was made iu Mt. Vernon
cemetery. The funeral services took
place at Lock Haven Tuesday evening.
Rev. E. T. Swartz, pastor of St. Pet
er's M. E. church, Riverside, conduct
ed the commital services at the grave
Those who atteued the funeral yes
terday from a distance were: (3. R.
Gearhart, son aud daughter, of Lock
Hareu ; Wesley Gearhart and two sons,
of Scranton: Mrs. M. E. Eckman ami
Mrs. Philip Mcttler, of ICliuesgrove;
Mr. and Mrs. James Kipp, of West
Pittston; Mrs. Derr, of Philadelphia;
Jared N. Diehl, of Northumberland;
Clark E. Diehl, of liarrisburg; Mrs
Mary Diehl, Miss Annie Diehl, Mrs.
Cordelia Poff and Mrs. Isaac Bloom,
of Suubury.
REPAIRS ORDERED
BY SCHOOL BOARD
The school board met iu regular ses
sion Monday night.
The regular summer repairs that
yearly become necessary 011 the school
buildiugs wore montioned iu the re
port of Chairman Fischer of the build
ing committee as follows:
FIRST WARD.
Paper fastened iu Mrs. Coulter's
room, seats repaired iu high school
room, pillars painted ou Pine street
porch, stone walk from aunex to Pine
street to replace the present board
walk, repairing aud raising grade of
sidewalk ou Pine aud Mahouiug
streets, filling up yard with gravel.
SECOND WARD.
Filling yard with gravel, calcimin
j ing room aud cloak room in grades I,
( 2 and 3, nine new curtaius, 13 inch
partition in coal bin. paiutiug cellar
partition.
THIRD WARD.
No repairs recommended.
FOURTH WARD.
Painting exterior of building, cat
cimiuing Miss Rogers' room, seats re
paired, etc., repairing closets, repair
ing furnaces, desks planed in Miss
Fry's room.
Also that a mango to all the build
ings ami replace broken glass. The re
port was accepted and repairs ordered
as recommended.
On motion it was ordered that lots
be drawn to redeem two sst>o bonds, j
The numbers drawn were owned by
Mrs. Annie Steinbronuer and Lewis
Rodenliofer. The payment of these
bonds will reduce the iudebtedness of
tho Dauville school district to SIIOOO.-
00.
A vacancy iu the corps of teachers
of the Third ward was caused by the
resignation of Miss Mabel Robinson of
the 4th. grade. On motion Miss Blauch
Lowrie was advanced from the 3rd. to
the 4th. grade aud Miss Heleu Tooey
was elected to fill the vacaucy in the
3rd. grade caused by Miss Lowrie's
advancement.
Treasurer Schram presented his re
port for which contaiued the follow
ing items : Debit —balance 011 hand at
last rep0rt,5992.69 ; fines, $12.00: State
warrant, $6038.77; total, $7043.46.
Credit -supplies, $191.05. Balance ou
hand, $6852.41. This balance is divid
ed as follows: School fuud, $5467.16;
building fund, $1385.25.
The following members were pres
ent.: Burns, Harpel, Haring, Fish,
Heiss, Lutz, Swartz, Fischer, Orth,
Truinbower aud Pursel.
Tho following bills were approved
for payment.:
Interest ou bonds $122.50
Morniug News 11.75
Moutour Democrat 6.00
Standard Gas C 0.... .40
Death of Henry Bernheimer.
Henry Bernheimer,one of Danville's
most respected citizens, died Sunday
afternoon of a complication of dis
eases.
| The period of Mr. Beruhoimer's ill
ness has been of a number of years'
duratiou. It was uot until Thursday,
however, that he took his bed, but
since that time his condition rapidly
grow more critical uutil death cauie
at 1:05 yesterday afternoon.
Henry Beruheimer was born in Lar
rah, Germany, and was aged 56 years,
6 months and 14 days. With his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Moses Beruheimer,
both deceased, he came to this couutry
in early childhood. Here he spent
practically all his life. Soon after the
civil war he went into business in the
Gross building, now occupied by
Henrie's undertaking establishment,
later moving to the store room occupi
ed by him at the time of his death.
Ho is survived by his wife and oue
sou Myron.
Tho funeral of Henry Beruheimer
took place yesterday afternoon at 2:15
o'clock from the family residouce ou j
Mill street. Rev. J. E. Hutchison con
ducted the services.
The pall bearers were Elias Maier,
George Maiers, Chris Loeh, John
Evans, Andrew Schatz aud Lewis
Gross, of Bloomsburg. The fuueral
party proceedod to the Odd Fellows'
cemetery iu aD. and B. trolley car,
whoro interment was made.
Those from out of town who attend
ed tho funeral were Mrs. Henry Kis
uer, Mrs. Charles Dodson, sou Harry
aud daughter Ivy, of Millville; Mr.
and Mrs. Jefferson Botz,of West Hem
lock township; Dr. J. D. Warner,
daughter Miss Laura aud Mrs. Mary
Vauhoru, oLßloomsburg; Mrs. Martiu
Fry, of Willes-Barre; Mr and Mrs.
William K. Mourer, of Kipp's Ruu ;
Mrs. A. T. Diener, sou aud daughter,
of Williams]H)rt; Mr. aud Mrs. Johu
Kelly, of Nanticoko; Mr. aud Mrs.
William Davis, Valley towuship.
Short Session ol Court.
A short session of argument court
was hold Saturday morning at 10
o'clock, with His Honor O. C. Evaus
and associates Wagner and Blee ou the
bench.
Monday, July 16th, was fixed as the
time for hearing the petitiou for dis
charging Peter Dietrich ou bail.
Au order of sale was grauted to sell
the proi>orty of Philip S. Moser, late
of Valley township.
A petitiou was granted to sell the
(property of Lavina Hahu, late of the
. borough of Dauville.
, Court adjourned to meet Mouday,
! July 16th, at 10 o'clock a. 111.
The eye of one man beholds beauty
where another sees nothing.
IELKS WILL GO
TO DENVER
Exalted Ruler W. W. Gulick will
represent Danville lodge, No. 754, B.
P. O. Elks, at the meeting of the
Grand lodge which takes place in Den
ver, Colorado, next week.
The following members of Danville
lodge will accompany Mr. Gulick to
Denver: A. C. Amesbury, Dr. Harry
M. Sobers, Scott Eves and George Eg
gert. The Dauville party will leave
Friday via the D. L. & W. at 2:11 ar
riving at Denver Sunday evening.
They will be absent from home about
two w\?ks.
For tho occasiou of the Graml lodge
meeting a most interesting program
has beeu arranged for the entertain
ment of the visiting Elks. The pro
gram is as follows:
Sunday, July 15.—Receptiou to the
Grand lodge officers aud members aud
carriage ride about city from 4 to 7 p.
m.
Mouday, 2 p. m., wild west show at
Denver university park; 8 p. in., pub
lic opeuing exercises at Tahar grand
opera house; addresses of welcome,
music, etc.
Tuesday, 10 a 111., to 12 midnight,
eutertainment, El itch's gardens; 10
a. m., baud contest, city park; auto
mobile ride, 9 to 12 111., reception St.
Authouy's hospital Elks room; 2 p.
111., opening session of Grand lodge at
Tabar grand opera house. Wednesday,
9 a. 111., massed band parade of all
bands attending reunion; 10 a. 111. to
12 midnight, Manhattan Beach open
free to Elks; 10 a. m. combination of
band contest.
Thursday, 10 a. 111., grand parade 8
p. 111., grand display of fireworks, city
park.
Friday, excursion over "Moffat
Road" to banks of eternal snow.
College Boys' Peculiar-Jaunt.
Two college students George Bow
man and Charles Hunter, of Harris
burg, students at State college passed
through Danville yesterday afternoon.
They are spending the summer vaca
tion on an unique walking and canoe
trip aud left Harrisburg a week ago.
While college was still in session,
they plauued and prepared for an un
usual vacatiou jaunt. The plau was
to leave Harrisburg and make a trip
011 foot up the Susquehanua valley to
Wilkes-Barre, whence the shortest
route to Albany,N. Y., will be taken.
At Albany they will take to the Hud
son river, aud in a canoe, previously
shipped to that point, will paddle up
the Hudson aud on into aud through
Lake Ohamplaiu and via the Risseleau
river to the St. Lawrence river, and
on through to Buffalo. Altera visit to
Niagara Falls they will return home
by rail.
The young men are both strudy at
hletes, aud are already showing signs
of their outdoor life. Each wears can
vass shoes, a light suit aud Panama
hat. Each carried a small buudle con
taining a blanket, aud heavy sweater,
the latter for cold days. Hunter also
has a folding kodac to take views en
route. They made but a brief stop in
town, as municipalities seem to have
but little attraction for them.
Picnic Date Changed.
The picnic executive committee of
the Susquehauna district, G. A. R.
held a meeting at the Washington
house in Northumberland yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock aud decided to
change the date of the annual outing
from August. 16 to Thursday August 2.
At the first meeting of the commit
tee held some weeks ago the date of
August 16 was chosen but it was found
necessary to make a change as the na
tional encampment at Minneapolis,
August 14-20, would make it impossi
ble for the State officers and others to
be preseut at the* picnic.
Arrangements have been made for a
round trip fare of SI.OO, which in
cludes trolley to aud from the park at
Shamokin. The Shamokin baud will
furnish music for the occasion. Free
coffee is distributed to all who desire
it,and ample provision is always made
on the grounds to furnish meals to
those who do not wish to carry bas
kets. The invitation to the picnic is
general.
Goodrich post was represented at the
committee meeting yesterday by Post
Commander William M. Heddeus.
Entertained at Sechler Home.
Jay Sechler, Market square, delight
fully entertained a number of his
friends, on Tuesday evening last, in
honor of his cousin, Miss Fay Jones,
Pottsville. During the evening euchre
was played, followed by a dauce.
Those present were: The Misses
Lenore Holzheimer, of Milton; Ethel
Schwartz, Marion Davenport, aud
Helen Beale, Plymouth ; Beatrice Bu
ley; Syracuse, N. Y., Fay Jones, Pot
tsville, Florence Price, Sara Beaver,
Mary Jameson, Grace Sheppersou,
Marion Jones, Margurite Evaus,
Loraiue Phillips, Clara Detweiler, of
this city; Messrs. Jay Sechler, Wil-j
liain Books, Wm. Jones, Gomer Meth
erll, Arthur Reifsuyder, Tom Foltz,
Geo. Jacobs, Harry Orth, Harry Woods,
Edward Maloy, aud William L. Mc-
Coy.
26 Hen Qualified.
Up to last evening 26 members of
compauy F, 12 regiment, N. G. P.,
had qualified in rifle practice. This
is considered au excellent showing.
The men are shooting on the range ev
ery day. Q. M. Sergeant George R.
Gross, range master, will meet the
men each day at 9 a. m. or at 2 p. m.
GETTING CAMP
IN READINESS
Colonel William H. Richardson,div
ision quartermaster of the National
Uuard of Peuusylvauia, ha* beeu in
Gettysburg for the past week with a
large force of men arraugiug the camp
for the annual eucampmeut of the
Guard of the State which is to be held
there from July 21 to 28. The plum
bers who were awarded the contract
for laying the water pipes on the
ground* have l>eeu at work aud have
aliuo*t completed the laying of the
pipe* for the entire camp.
Colonel Richard*ou is superintend
ing the work of layiug out the camp
and it is expected that this will be the
most complete of its kind held by the
State. The iufautry will be ou the side
of the battlefield nearest Little Rouud
Top, while the cavalry will be arrang
ed along Stone avenue, near the Cliam
bersburg road.
Colonel Richardson says that the
camp will be iu first-class condition
by July 19.
While Mt. Gretna is by far the best,
most convenient aud healthiest site
for the encampment of troop*, our
local soldier boys are pleased that
Gettysburg is the place where they
will do duty this mouth. However,
Mount Gretna is to be the camping
placo of the government soldiery, the
Twelfth iufautry on Governor's is
laud, left Mouday for the place iu
question. The battalion of the Twelfth
iufautry has just got back from a loug
tour of service iu the Philippine*, and
the men certainly will enjoy the
beautiful sceuery, the harvest fields,
the cool uights, pure water aud de
lights at Mouut Gretna. Iu addition
to all the commands iu the Depart
ment of the Ea*t,exclu*ive of the coast
'artillery.there will be encamped with
the regular* at Mount Gretna at differ
ent time* dnring the Summer oue regi
meut of the Natioual Guard of New
York, oue regiment of iufautry, and
oue troop of cavalry of the New Jersey
National Guard, two regiment* of iu
fautry from Maryland,oue regiment of
iufautry from Connecticut, two regi
lneut* of infantry from Connecticut,
two regiments of iufautry aud one
company of *ignal corps from West
Virginia, four companies of iufautry
and oue compauy of hospital corps
from Delaware,two regiments aud one
battalion ol' infantry, one battery of
artillery,oue compauy of sigual corps,
aud oue hospital corp* compauy from
the District of Columbia.
Pleasant Surprise Party.
A pleasaut surprise party was tend
ered Chris Springer at his home uear
Washiugtouville 011 Tuesday evening.
All sorts of games and musio were in
dulged iu aud refreshments were serv
ed. Those present were : Mr. aud Mrs.
William St. Clair, Elmer St. Clair,
Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Miller, Catherine
Edith, Thalema Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
C. H. Spriuger, Edna Springer, Misses
Flora liobbius, Margaret Robbius,
Lizzie Beaver, Stella Beaver, Minnie
Keefer, Mnble Albeck, Elsie Foust,
Verna Zartman, Mary Zartmau, Emma
St. Clair, Emma Moser, Nellie Bill
meyer, Clara Dietrich, Maggie Bog
art, Mary Springer, Rosie Steiumau.
Calviu Gresli, William Patterson,
Horace Appleman, Charles Murray.
Harvey Moser, Harry Umstead, Lewis
Hoffniau, G. W. Ruuyou, John Fruit,
James Keefer, Warren Feustamacker,
Elwood Dietrich, Charles Suyder,
Martin Robbins, Harry Yeager, Artha
Whituight, Percy Whituight, Boyd
Christian.
Elderly Alan's Severe Injury.
Robert Biue, au elderly resident of
Mausdale, had the misfortune Satur
day about noon to fall from a hay
wagou that he was helping to load,
fracturing his collar bone aud four
ribs 011 the right side.
Mr. Blue was working for W. S. j
Lawrence on the Reading Iron com- j
pany's land just north of the borough
line. He was on top of the partly load
ed wagon, receiving the hay as it was
passed up aud distributing it on the
load. When the team moved to auoth
er spot Mr. Blue lost his balance, aud ;
falling off the wagon struck his right
shoulder ou a stone.
Dr. Paules was summoned aud Mr.
Blue removed to his home at Maus
dale, where yesterday he was resting
easily. It is though't that no iuterual
iujuries were sustaiued. It will, how
ever, be some time before Mr. Blue
fully recovers, as the mending of a
brokeu boue, at his advanced age, is a
tedious process.
Barnhart-liulf.
Mr. George E. Baruhart. of Dau
ville, aud Miss Clara Matilda Huff, of
Miltou, were uuited in marriage at
the United Evangelical parsonage by
Rev. J. D. Shortess. After the cere
mony the wedding party went to the
home of the bride on Church street,
where au elegaut wedding supper was
served, a number of iuvited guests be
ing present. Mr and Mrs. Barnhart
will reside iu Dauville —Miltou Staud
ard.
Improving: Residence.
Thomas Krebs is improving his resi
dence at Gulick's addition. He is
building two-storied additi3us at the
side, aud rear. E. H. Myerly has the
coutract for the improvements.
Cement Sidewalk.
W. C. Williams, proprietor of Baldy
house, is having a cement sidewalk
laid in front of his hotel on Mill
street.
'SIMON KREBS BOYS
STREET RAILWAY
The mixed or real property aud all
the oorporate franchises and corporate
right* of the Dauville aud Sunbury
street railway compauy were Bold at
sheriff's sale Friday. The purchaser
was Simon Kreb* of Somerset, who
paid (2100 for the street railway sub
ject to mortgage.
The sale took place at the court
house at 11 o'clock aud was attended
by a fair sized crowd of interested
people, among whom iu addition to
Simon Kreb* aud hi* sou-iu-law C. F.
Villi, Esq., of Somerset, Judge K. H.
Koch,of Pottsville aud William Mar
kee of Philadelphia, were noticed.
A number of notices beariug upon
the sale were read, nearly au hour be
ing consumed in this way. E. S. Gear
hart as borough solicitor gave notice
of the existence of an ordinance orig
inally granted the Danville aud Riv
erside street rali way ;also as county so
licitor for aud on behalf of the counties
of Montour aud Northumberland he
gave uotice to all purchaser* that the
*aid counties will require a strict com
pliance with the artiole of agreement
aud bond of indemnity contemplated
in the original permit jointly grantiug
use of the river bridge.
Judge Kooh, solicitor for the Dau
ville aud Bloomsburg Htreet railway
compauy, read a notice relating to the
joint use of the Y at Mill and Market
street. Danville.
William Kase West gave notice that
an appeal had been eutered by the sup
reme court of Pennsylvauia from the
court of common pleas of Moutour
couuty refusing to stay the execution
and opening the judgment on which
execution was issued.
It was about 12 o'clock when the
bidding began. James Scarlet, attor
uey for the Danville aud Sunbury
street railway compauy auuouuced
that the road would be sold subject to
mortgage given to secure bonds to the
extent of of which $60,000
worth of bonds are outstauding.
The first bid was for the "costs,"
which were approximated at SIOOO.
The uext bid was $1200; the next,
SI6OO, after which the bids rose iu oue
hundred dollar jumps until $2,100 was
reached, when the road was knocked
down to Simon Krebs. The biddiug
occupied only a few minutes.
A reorganization will be the first
thing iu order aud until this is accom
plished the new company will not be
in a position to state its plans. It
seems to be no secret, however, that
the intention is to build the line to
Suubury in the very near future.
Would Seriously Affect Sunbury.
The cuttiug out of Suubury as a
freight terminus of the Philadelphia
aud Erie aud Northern Central branch
es of the Pennsylvania railroad system
iu this State would result in the re
moval of at least two hundred railroad
meu and their families to liarrisburg,
Williauisport and Renovo.
Crowded conditions about the Penn
sylvania railroad yards in the movc
meut of freight some time ago led the
officials of the Pennsylvania railroad
to plau extensive improvements to the
yard facilities there.
After the plans had heeu made ageuts
were active about Suubury to secure
the uecessary laud upou which to ex
tern! the freight yards. Property own
ers refused to sell the laud except at
extravagant prices aud the railroad
officials determined that the improve
ments to the Suubury yards should be
abaudoned uulesa they could get laud
at reasonable figures.
The matter has alarmed the business
men of Sunbury aud a special meeting
of the Business Men's association has
been oalled.
Railroad meu whose runs have been
from Harrisburg to Sunbury aud from
Suubury to Williamsport aud Kenovo
have been Interviewed upon the sub
ject of moving to Harrisburg, Wil
liamsport aud Reuovo.
Picnic Dates at DeWltt's.
The picnic season is well uuder way
at OeWitt's attractive south side park.
Already two of our Suuday schools
have held their auuual outings.
A number of orgauizatious have ar
ranged for dates at the park. The book
ing is as follows :
Hebrew Sunday school on Thursday,
July 12th.
Sliiloh Reformed Suuday Bchool on
Wednesday, July 18th.
Qrove Presbyterian Sunday school
on Thursday, July 19th.
United Evangelical Suuday school
ou Saturday, July 21st.
St. Peter's M. E. Sunday school, of
Riverside, ou Wednesday, July 25tli.
St. Paul's M. E. Suuday soliool ou
Thursday, July 26th.
Independent Order of Heptasophs ou
Tuesday, August 28th.
A number of improvements have
been made about the park aud all the
appurtenances putin first class condi
tion for the comfort of picnicers.
The coons that were ou exhibition
in U. H. Schram's window,have beeu
installed at the park in a home of their
own. The grandstand ou the base ball
field has beeu re-erected. There is also
one cottage at the park for rent for the
summer.
Shamokin Team Disbands.
Friday evening Managers Bateman
aud Eister paid off the Shamokin base
ball players and disbanded the team.
This conclusion was reached on ac
count of the poor attendance at the
games, and the running of the team
proving a losing venture.
NO H3
(DIXON ABATES
RIVER POLLUTION
It is the purpose of Dr. Samuel Q.
Dixon, State health commissioner, to
devote all the power of the State de
partment of health to the purification
of the sources of the water supplies of
the cities of the State.
The department plans involve •
sweeping campaign against the private -
pollution of the Schuylkill, the Al
legheny, the Monougaliela, the Sus
quehanna aud other rivers and their
tributaries, from which the larger
communities of the State must draw
their water supplies.
NUISANCE INSPECTORS BUSY.
In reference to this worK Commis
sioner Dixon Saturday said: "Wbil*
our sanitary engineers are assisting
the municipalities throughout the
State to devise sanitary methods of
sewage disposal so that they will r>ot
poison the water that they drink or
poison it for other cities and town* be
low them,onr nuisance inspectors have
been busy ferreting out and abating
the private pollutions along the banks
of the rivers aud tributaries in the
rural districts outside the towns.
"I have always believed that these
private pollutions, such as water olos
ets that overhang the streams or drain
directly into them, are much more
harmful in proportion to the amount
of sewage than the discharge of muni
cipal sewer systems. Certain it is,that
they must all be abated, and our nois
ance inspectors have been following
up clear to their sources the streams
that make their way into the Schuyl
kill aud other rivers and which for
years have been carrying to these wa
ter supplies the waste from hundreds
water closets, private drains and
oig liens.
ise pollutions have been dis
coverer reported to the State de
pnrmeut 01 \lth. notices of abate
ment have beeu issued. I am happy to
say that the eases have beeu very rare
in which we have beeu obliged to re
sort to drastic measures. Most of the
property owners have immediately up
on uotice being given them, declared
that they would ceaao to pollute the
streams aud adopt some sauitary me
thod of disposing of (lie waste matter
so that it should not menace the health
of their neighbors down stream."
In the same manner that Health Com
missioner Dixon's nuisance inspectors
have been abating private pollutions
along the Schuylkill and its tributar
ies, other Stato inspectors have beeu
busy along the Allegheny river. A
few clays ago Dr. Dixon reoeived a let
ter from J. W. Clark, director of the
department of public workß of Pitts
burg, expressing that city's apprecia
tion of the work that the State depart
ment of health is doing in wiping out
sources of pollution along the Alle
gheny tiver above Pittsburg's pump
ing station.
The same work is going on through
out the State, aud as soon as Health
Commissioner Dixon has appointed his
full corps of township health officers,
who will be ablo to keep close watch
on private stream pollution in their
respective districts, this particular
phase of the work of cleaning up the
State will proceed rapidly, and, with
the co-o]>eratiou of the municipalities,
long steps will be takeu toward re-
waters of Pennsylvania
to their virgin purity.
The Rolling Mill Situation.
On June 2t)th. last F. O. Smink,
president of the Reading Iron com
pany, gave for publication the follow
ing statement to a reporter of the
Reading Eagle:
"Applications were reoeutly receiv
ed from committees from our rolling
mill departments for an advanoe of
fifty cents per ton for puddling, and
corresponding advances in all other
rolling mill labor. I replied thereto
through the superintendents of the
different departments, that I was com
pelled to deny their requests, as the
market conditions and prices now
ruling for our iron products do not
justify auy advaucos. The situation ii
really worse today than it was in Jan
uary last, wheu similar requests for
advances were made.as prices are low
er now than then, aud the ont look it
anything but a promising one. It is
our iuteutiou to close down all our
mills next week for the usnal summer
repairs, which may take from one to
three weeks, after which we will be
prepared to resume. If the men do not
choose to resume work on the wage
basis now in force, the mills will re
main shut down until conditions
change."
The above statement fully covert the
situation as it exists today and will
no doubt be of iuterest to Danville
readers.
Picnic Party Caught Progs.
A party of young people eujoyed an
outiug Tuesday at Daniel Billmeyer'g
dam uear Washiugtonville. The lond
croaking of the frogs attracted their
attention to the race between the dam
aud the saw mill, and in about 30
minutes 26 large frogs were easily
caught. The frogs ranged in size from
7to 10 inches. There seemed to be
an iuexhaustible supply in the raoe.
Baby's Hand In Cog Wheel.
The two-year-old child of Wood
Morrison, East Danville, got its light
hand in the cog wheels on a washer on
Monday. Two fingers were badly mash
ed. Dr. Shultz was summoned and
dressed the injury.