DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOLUME 77.
COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
Last Friday the first meeting night,
in August was the time set apart by
custom for the election of a water
commissioner to serve for the ensuing
three years. There were two candid
ates iu the field and council was even
ly divided between them. Four ballots
were taken without any election.
Mr. Boyer called tho attention of
council to the fact that Mr. Gross'
term as water commissioner being
about to expire it devolved upon
council to choose a successor. He there
fore nominated George Reifsnyder as
water commissioner. Mr. Angle nomi
nated Charles Pusey. A vote was tak
en with the following result: Reif
suyder—Boyer, Vastine, Bedea, Fin
liigan, Gibson aud Hughes.
Pusey—Eisonhart, Jacobs, Diotz,
Sweisfort, Anglo aud Rnssell.
The result being a tie a second, a
third ami a fourth ballot was taken
with the same result, when the presi
dent declared tho eloction off until tho
next meeting.
A comiuuuicafciou was received from
owners of property abutting on North
Mill street in which in consideration
that the borough in conjunction with
the State highway department gradon,
paves and macadamizes Mill street
from Center street to the borough Hue
they covenant and agree with the bor
ough that they will pay for all curb
ing in front of their respective prop
erties aud thut they will at their own
proper cost and expense widen,elevate
or depress ami reconstruct as oircmnst
auees may require said pavements.
Following are the signers: Jacob
Fischer, .lames liyau, J. F. Pursell,
Clarence E. Peifer, Mrs. Geo. W.
Peiter,Mrs. Susie Warga,Jacob Engle,
M. J. liyau, Carl MeWilliams, Thom
as Trainor, Mary A. Dal ton It was
explaiued that the signers include
all but two property owners on the
section to be paved. The communica
tion makes it clear that no material
opposition from property owners is
likely to develop agaiust the propos
ed improvement on North Mill street.
Clerk Pat ton reported that the Wall
street bridge had been sold to the
Heading Iron Company for scrap, the
price received being 70. On motion
the clerk was instructed to render a
bill to the Heading Iron Company for
the above amount.
On motion of Dr. Sweisfort the
street commissioner was ordered to re
pair the alley at Swentek's property.
Mr. Vastine reported that the com
mittee 011 streets and bridges had vis
ited A street and found that the trol
ley company had lixed lip the street
very satisfactorily and that it is now
in better condition than it ever was.
Some additional improvements,he said
were uecessary and these devolved up
on the municipality and properly own
ers. He moved that the borough sink a
pipe under the pavement at Green
street, which motion carried unani
mously. lb' also called attention to the
fact that the gut ters on A street should
be paved or cobbled. On motion of Mr
Bover it was ordered that the prop
erty owners on A street be notified to
properly tix up the gutters along their
premises either by paving or cobbling.
On motion of Mr. Eoyer it was ord
ered that the guard be repaired along
Spring street between A street and the
brewery.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
ered that a trap be placed in the sew
er in front of Miner's restaurant, Mill
street, to prevent the escape of sewer
gus. It was also ordered that a trap be
placed in the sewer in front of Gil
laspy's hotel.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
ered that Wednesday, the Ifttli ilist.,at
? :U0 p. m. be selected as the time for
the hearing of the public on the pav
ing proposition on North Mill street
and also that the necessary notices be
posted today.
On motion of Dr. Sweisfort it was
ordered that a four-inch water main
be extended from Montour Row to the
grounds of the Holy Family convent
in order to afford lire protection to the
latter place. The convent it is under
stood will install lire plugs at its own
expeuse.
Mr. Hughes reported that the exten
sion of the water main to Gulick's ad
dition has been completed and that
that portion of the borough has water
now.
The report of Borough Electrician
Newton Smith was presented to counc
il. which showed that 54 tons of coal
were used al the plant during the
mouth. The plant was in operatiou
215 hours, 10 minutes. Total cost for
July, $282.52.
The following members were present:
Gibson, Boyer, Deitz, Vastine, Sweis
fort, Bedea, Finnigan, Jacobs, Eisen
liart, Russell, Angle and Hughes.
PO STAGE MUST BE AFFIXED.
An order has been sent to 'the post
ottices prohibiting R. F. 1). carriers
from carrying as express matter for
hire or as a favor any article or a pack
age weighing four pounds or under,
which is mailable, and carriers are re
quested to inform thoir patrons thai
such packages can bo delivered by
them only alter the required postage
shall have been atllxed. It is claimed
that iu some places the rural carriers
at the request of patrons of their routes
ofteu call at express offices and busi
ness places for pactagos of mailable
matter and deliver the same outside
the mails to the patrous and occasion
ally receive small fees for the service.
DEATH OF REV.
IL SHINDEL
Rev. M. L. Shindel, I). 1)., pastor
emeritUß of Pine street Lutheran
Chucrh, departed this lite at 12:30
o'clock Saturday morning at his home,
Lower Mulberry street.
Had Rev. Dr. Shindel survived un
til October 24th he would have been
79 years of age. Notwithstanding his
years, up to a comparatively recent,
period,ho retained to a remarkable de
gree physical and intellectual vigor.
Last winter, however, he hegau to
decline physically, although mentally
he was as strongaud vigorous as ever.
His memory even was unimpaired and
whether dealing with everyday life
or matters pertaining to the church,
with which to the very last here- j
maincd closely in touch, it was re- j
mark able to observe how firm a hold
he had on affairs. No detail escaped
him and in all the departments of life
ho was an able and a willing helper.
The malady—cardiac asthma —with
which ho was affliotod, at times made
life quite a burden,but ho novor ceas
ed to bo cheerful—even hopeful. Al
though his demise was not altogether
unoxpectod, tho end when it came
caused quito a shock. Ho repeatedly
had boon seized with attacks in which
lie hail a hard struggle for breath, hut
ho always rallied and for days seemed
to got along so nicoly, that somehow,
when ho became worse Friday, those
by his sido were unprepared to be
lieve that in this instance the strug
gle would cease, lie wascouscious un
til the last and diod peacofully—uiero
ty sleeping away.
Rev. Dr. Shindol was born in Sun
buT3', tho son of Kev. J. P. Shimlle,
a Lutheran preacher of note, who
many years was pastor of the Luther
an church at Sunbury. Tho deceased
was one of tho first graduates of Sus
quehanna University at Solinsgrove,
of which institution ho was vice prosi
dent for many yoars and of which ho
was a director up to tho time of his
death. Starting out in life Rev. Dr.
Shindel became an attorney at law
and practiced at tho bar of Northum
berland county for eight years. Along
with .Tudgo Rockafoller he rend law
under Judge Jordan of Sunbury. The
two students were admitted to the bar
at the same time, (ieuoral .1. P. S.
Gobeu, a nephew of Dr. Shindel, road
law in the office of tho latter while
he was practicing in Sunbury.
Forty five years ago the deceased
entered the ministry. Thirty- two
yoars ago ho came to Danville as pas
tor of Pino Street. Lutheran church, a
position which lie held until last
spring, when he was elected pastor
emeritus and Rev. Lloyd \V. Walter
became pastor. Ho was an able, hard
working, faithful man of God. As a
speaker ho was eloquent, gifted with
a rich and musical voice; lie was in
tensely religious and well versed in
the scriptures; by nature he was
broad minded, liberal and sympathet
ic. Although ho never departed from
what was consistent with his high
calling, yet he loved to mingle with
men and there was no ono worthy of
recognition but was sure of a kind
word or a hand shake from the swoot
maunored aud genial clergyman. It
is sad, indeed, to reflect that this
pleasing and gracious personality has
passed away from the midst of us—
that wo shall no more see his tall
and venerable figure moving along
our streets, that we shall no more
know the pleasure of his entertaining
conversation or receive help or guid
ance at his hands.
The deceased was twice married,
(lis first wife bofore marriage was
Miss Catherine Young of Sunbury.
Two children resulted from this union
—Alter Y. Shindel, who mot death
by drowning while a theological stud
eut at Gettysburg and Lizzie,the wife
of Sam A. McCoy, of this city.
The second wife of the docoasod be
fore marriage was Miss Mary O. Till
boii, who survives along with a
daughter by this marriage Miss Sue
Shindel.
Rev. Dr. Shindel was a moiubor of
Mahoning lodge No ftltt, F. & A. M.,
and also of Calvary Cotnmandery, K.
T., No :i7.
Farmers Institutes.
Farmers' institutes will ho held in
every county ol Pennsylvania under
tho direction of the State Department
of Agriculture during the season of
lIKMi-7. These institutes will be in
charge of Deputy Secretary of Agri
culture Martin and they will continue
from tho beginning of December till
early next Spring. Throe lecturers J
will he furnished by tho department
for each of these institutes without
any cost to tho local management. I
Secretary Critchfield, Deputy Secre- I
tary Martin and other attaches of the
| department will attend as many of
these institutes as their ollicial duties
will permit. Tho attendance at last
year's institutes was unusually large I
and Deputy Secretary Martin predicts I
that it will be even larger noxt seasou.
Transferred to New York.
Arthur C. Barnshaw is the new
postal inspector for the Luzerne—
Lackawanna district,taking the place
of Hugh .1. Gorman, of Srcanton, who
has been transferred to New York
State territory, with headquarters at
Ithaca, N. Y.
Mr. Gorman was formerly inspector
in the Danville district ami is well
known in this city.
-mnXJKD BUT TO TBUTH, TO ÜBKBTT AK» LAW—HO VATOI SWATS US ACT Wm WWLAM HiU AWE"
DANVILLE, MOkTOIJR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1900.
(BE
10 BE HELD HERB
Tho Republican conferees of the
sixteenth judicial district will hold
their conference at the Montour
House, this city, on Tuesday of noxt
week, August 14th.
Candidate Dr. E. W. Samuels has
appointed as his conferees in Montour
county: T. J. Price, Ralph Kisner,
Esq., J. W. Farnsworth. These gentle
men were officially notified of their
Tuesday, 'l&e. conferees
selected to represent ( 'a county
are: \V. (). Holmes
Bloomsburg; J. H. or "
wick and Dr. J. M. Cen-
The conferees of the dMßfeut coun- .
| tios will meet at the Marafcr House
i at 11 a. m. ou the day named. I
Tho Republicans thnuSjwjat tho six
teonth district have emLflflff Dr. Sam
uels for congress and will
soon bo disposed of nfljHß' conference.
The meeting uoverthflPw, will bring
together an assemblage of leading and
influential Republicans, who besides
making nomination for congress will
no doubt, consider other important
matters relating to tho coming cam
paign.
in Northumberland county Dr. Sam
uels has selected as conferees: D. E.
Shuster, Shamokiu; C. L. Kremer,
Sunbury; Jacob Wagner, Watsontown ;
Dr. 13. L. Kerschuer, Daluiatia. In
Sullivan comity the conferees are: 11.
W. Osier, Bernice; and Dr. J. R.
Davies, Forksville.
Drowned at Sharon.
A telegram was received yesterday
afternoon conveying the sad intelli
gence that Raymond Stillweil, son of
Edward Stillweil, until recently a
resident of this city, met his death by
drowning at Sharon,where tho family
resides, and that the body had not
been recovered.
Edward Stillweil is very widely
known in Danville. A lew years ago
aljug with his family ho removed to
Sharon, where at present ho holds the
responsible position of boss roller in
one of the large stool mills. About the
Fourth of July along with his family
he paid Danville a visit.
The telegram was necessarily brief
and gave none of the -circumstances of
the sad affair. It merely stated that
the drowning had occurred, that tho
body had not been recovered and beg
ged that sonic of the relatives would
come to Sharon.
The telegram Was received by Lewis
Kosslor, a brother of Mrs. Stillweil,
and was from his own son,who is also
at Sharon, and holds a position in the
oflico of the stool works. In resnouse
to the message Mrs. Lewis Kessler left
for Sharon last evening.
The drowned boy is about fourteen
yoars of ago and was a very bright
and lovable little fellow.
Straw Failed to Take Fire.
P. E. Mans, superintendent of tho
Castle Grove ostato, who was in this
city yesterday, added another chapter
to the list of curious pranks played by
the lightning during the storm, Mon
day. It would appear that there was
scarcely a farm in the track of the
storm that escaped tho lightning and
as a eonseqiiouco scarcely a person
conies to town but has storiea to relate
of trees being splintered or fences
struck oven if buildings escaiied
Mr. Maus' recital is of interest,
showing that whether we call it a
"cold stroke" or give it any other
name, the fact, is indisputable that
lightning may strike buildings and
come in contact with highly combust
ible mattor without causing fire.
During the shower Moudav.ho says,
the straw shod connected with tho
barn on tho Castlo Grovo farm fouier
ly known as tho Sechlor farm was
struck by lightning aud escaped taking
fire. A large hole was knocked in the
roof by tho bolt of lightning, which
spent its force on the interior,shatter
ing the timbers around which tho dry
straw was pilod—a substanco that or
dinarily would have required but a
spark of fire to set it off in a (lash.
That another fine bam was not de
stroyed by tho electrical shower is ob
viously little short of a miracle.
All Fear of Delay Dispelled.
Fears entertained at tho hospital
for tho insane that owing to nou ar
rival of machinery tho now work
I would bo much delayed wore dispelled
Monday morning by tho arrival o
the boilers and about everything else
in the lino of equipment. With forty
j odd men that still remain Mr. Stut
torheini this morning will tako fresh
| hold of work with tho determination
of having lights installed 011 tho hos
! pital grounds by the last of the pres
ent month.
j In addition to tho .boilers yesterday
1 there arrived three engines, three dyn
-1 amos.tho high steel smoke stack and a
I steam pump, tho latter to bo installed
at tho pumping station down along
tho river. The first thing tackled will
be the boiler after which will follow
the engine and dynamos. Meanwhile
work will be proceeding along several
different lines, one crew working 011
tho steel stack and another employed
011 the roof of the building intended
| to house tho heat, light and power
plant, which is divided into three
compartments, one known as the boil
1 er room, the other as tho engine room
aud the third as the pump room. The
• roof, which will be of asbestos, will
first of all be finished over the boiler
room aud work ou this w ill begin
this morning.
NOTICES POSTED FOR
CITIZENS' MEETING
All the affairs pertaining to the im
provement ou North Mill street are
moving along swimmingly and a
point Ims now been reached when the
borough sees the wav clear for begin
ning tlio work at an early day. State
Engineer Clay at the meeting of Coun
cil on July 20th stated that if the bor
ough succeeded in pushing the propo
sition along the State highway de
partment was ready to take hold at
any time and so far as he could see
the work could easily he completed
this season.
Notices as required by law have
now been.posted about town appoint-
I ing Wed&sday evening, July 15th, as
the tinirijjjftr the meeting of citizens to
I offer objections—if any oxist. —to the
| paving and macadamizing of North
Mill street by ordinance from Center
street to borough line, and euipowor
| ing the borough to enter into contract
with the State highway department
in accomplishing the wo k; also to
offer objections— if any exist—to the
paying by property owners for curb
ing in front of their respective proper
ties ami to reconstructing the same,
elevating, depressing, widening them
as circumstances may require.
The property owners on North Mill
street are practically unanimously in
favor of paving the street as proposed,
under the Sproul good road law.
which relieves them of all expense ex
cept what is involved in side walk
changes. It is regarded as an oppor
tunity which may not occur soon
again to secure at a trivial outlay a
first class stroet improvement that will
enhance the value of abutting proper
ties very much. The borough by this
time is convinced that there will be
no objection from any source to pay
ing for curbing and making side walk
changes.
Under the circumstances the meet
ing on the 15th inst. will no doubt be
a perfunctory affair, the result of
which is not at all in doubt. How
ever, it will suflice to hold up pro
ceedings for a few days. The borough
however, ha« improved the time by
preparing the ordinance authorizing,
providing and requiring tho grading,
paving and macadamizing the portion
of Mill street above described. Imme
diately following the citizens' meeting
a copy will be forwarded to the State
highway department at Harrisburg
an»l council will proceed to adopt the
ordinance probably facilitating action
by suspending rules and passing the
ordinance on two or more readings
the same night. Everything now is in
such shape that not a moment need
he lost and it would he a matter of
surprise if work were not under way
in a few weeks' time.
Committed to House of Refuge.
His Honor Judge C. C. Evans came
down from Berwick yesterday aud
changed the order relating to the
committing of Daniel Candy to a re
formatory institution.
The boy Daniel Candy,whose unfor
tunate record the public is familiar
with, on last Tuesday was sentenced
to tho Boys' Protectory at Pawling
and was to be conducted there within
five days. Later however, a hitch oc
curred and the sheriff was notified by
Judge Evans to keep the boy in his
possession until further notice.
Meanwhile Sheriff Maiers had his
hands pretty full. There is another
hoy, Clarence Carr , in jail awaiting
trial. When tho Candy boy joined the
Sheriff's household life became very
strenuous, indeed, and it WHS discov
ered that two boys could make thetn
solvo the source of more? anxiety than
a whole jail full of adult, prisoners
and accomplish it without half trying.
The Protectory at Pawling, it has
boon discovered, is overcrowded and
Judge Evans yesterday made an ordor
committing Daniel Candy to the House
of Refuge at Glen Mills, Philadelphia.
Sheriff Maiers said last evening that
he would in all probability conduct
the boy to the latter named institu
tion tomorrow.
Commissioners to Take Appeal.
The Court Monday granted the pe
tition of Columbia County by the
Columbia County Commissioners
Ringroso, Pohc and Hess for a rule to
show cause why an appeal should uot
be permitted from tho audit, settle
ment and adjustment of his accounts,
as Register of Wills aud Recorder of
Deeds for tho years of 15KV2. HK>3, 1 U(Vt
and 11105, thus dissipating any hoi>e ou
the part of Rutter that a compromise
would bo effected on his .statement of
the amount to which he had falsely
certified.
The Commissioners set forth in their
petition that Rutter wrongfully omit
ted to keep and furnish any account
of tho fees received for recording 185
mortgages, 1004 deeds, 785 miscella
neous aud 365 oal lis during the last four
years of his term of office, the only
years during which the county can
recover.
They further charge that the charges
made by Rutter as officer, for clerk
hire and oflioe excuses, iu tho set
tlement of his accounts for the year
1005. are exorbitant aud unreasonable.
Itig Tobacco.
Joseph Lougeuberger, Walnut street,
has some big tobacco growing on his
lot. A leaf ou one stalk is 2 feet, 7%
inches long aud 14 inches wide.
I PERSONAL
I PARAGRAPHS
Utsorge Stickle, of Williainsport,
spent Sunday with liis family ou
Centre street.
Miss Margaret Sliutt, of Milton, is
spending a few weeks with frientls iu
this city.
W. W. Gulick and Scott Eves speut
Sunday with friends at Millville.
Mrs. Snsau Geasey anil children aud
j Miss Myrtle Ilodgers of Suuhury,
, spent Sunday with freiuds at South
I Danville
Gilbert Voris, of Shamokiu, speut
. Sunday with his family op Grand
I street.
Lloyrl Peifer of Wilkes-Barre speut
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. George
W. Peifer, Mill street.
Dr. Sharp Snyder of Brighton, N.
.1,, a former practitioner of Danville
spent Sunday iu this city as the guest
of Dr J. V. Oglesby.
Professor Charles Koch, superiuten
dent of public schools at Phillipeburg,
is spending his vacation with his sis
ter, Mrs. W. H. Dildiue at Exchange.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd W. Welliver, of
Exchange, Mrs. W. it. Welliver, of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Clias. Amiuer
! man of Riverside, speut yesterday at
1 the home of Boyd Moore, West Hem
lock township.
Professor Dwyer, of Lewisburg,
spout last Tuesday at Exchange.
Mrs. Margaret Evans and son Thom
as, Front street, will loave today for
Philadelphia and Atlautio City.
Miss Martha Russell will leave to
day for Atlantic City.
William Allspaugh, of Scranton is
visiting his uncle B. V. Sanford,
Water street.
Mrs. Wm. Faruswortli returned to
her home' iu Kingston yesterday after
visiting her sister, Mrs. Nicholas
Hill, Upper Mulberry street.
John Bachinger returned to Ply
month yesterday after visiting his
family iu this city.
.lames Kaso left yesterday for Will
ianisport where he will be employed.
Mr. aud Mrs. Reese Edmoudson aud
children will leave today for Atlantic
City nnd Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Keefer will
leave today for a trip to Philadelphia
and Atlantic City.
Mr and Mrs. Tlios. B. Williams
will leave today for Atlantic City.
Nat Cohen, who is campiug with
the Skidoo Club No. 23 at Wiufleld,
was iu this city yesterday.
Charles Robson has returned from
Philadelphia where ho has been em
ployed for the past two mouths.
Mrs. Prank N. Keefer aud sou Ar
thur returned home Tuesday after
visiting Mrs. Austin C. Hartniau,
at Shickshiuny.
Mr. auil Mrs. Alviu Hart/.el, of
Sparrows Point, Md., returned home
yesterday after visiting the former's
mother, Mrs. Benjamin Hartzel,
Mowrey street.
George aud Elsie Bloch returned
homo yesterday from a visit with
their uucle, Eleaser Maier, Atlantic
City.
Geo. W. Hoke and sou Guy, Ferry
street, have returned homo after a
trip to Atlantic City and Now York.
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Maier returned
yesterday from Atlantic City.
Miss Fauny Miller, of Chicago, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. \V. H. Andy
Market Square.
Miss Mary Emerick, of New York
City, is the guest of Mrs. F. K. Hain
at the Moutour House,
E. E. Diehl, Nesoopock, transacted
business in this city yesterday.
Miss Lillie Kichart, Kipp's Run,
will leave this morning for a trip to
Atlantic City.
G. P. Kryiuire. of Blooiusburg, cir
culated among friends in.this city
yesterday.
of Exchange, was
a business visitor in Danville yester
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Myerly, of
Wilkes-Barre. who are spending a few
weeks iu this city, visited friends iu
Milton yesterday.
Miss Cora Kasn, South Dnuville,
will loave for Atlantic City today.
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Augle returned
from Wild wood, N. J., last night.
William M. Currv Esq. of Scranton,
transacted business in this city yes
terday.
Miss Nellie Geriugor returned to
Manassas, Va., yesterday after a visit
with her sister, Mrs. W. E. Gosh.
Mrs. W. T. Suter and Miss Ruth
Carodiskey left yesterday for a visit
at Seneca Falls, N. Y.
Foxes Killing Off dame.
Because the county oomm issioners
took off tho bounty 011 foxes the ani
mals have increased to such an extent
in lowor Schuylkill county that they
are now a pest. Tho scarcity of quail
and other game birds in that part of
the state is attributed to the fact that
foxes prey upon them.
Left for Philadelphia.
P. E. Minis, W. W. Welliver and J.
D. Magill, loft Danville yesterday for
Philadelphia in nil automobile. They
went by way of Shamokin.
August is uot a frosty mouth, so
don't complaiu about the heat.
MODERN-GOTHIC
; DWELLING
The beautiful locality ou the South
1 side embraced by Riverside and South
Danville possesses building sites which
. have been admired time aud again by
, people seeking new homes. It remain
ed however, for Rev. C. M. Baruitz,
_ to prove his appreciation of one of the
sites as well as his confidence in the
future development of the place by
' proceeding to erect one of the most
beautiful homes to be found on that
1 side of the river.
The fine residence is already under
roof, and directly iu line with the
1 river bridge, 011 an elvatedspot scarce
ly two hundred yards above the rail
road crossing, it is distinctly in view
1 from Danville side of the river ami is
a conspicuous aud striking object. The
site is unquestionably one of the most
, desirable on the south side and em
braces a tract of four acres of ground.
Tho view from the house is most su
perb, looking down upon the bridge
and the river, taking in Danville aud
a vast panorama of country beyond.
The house iu design is a modern
gothic structure, some thirty five by
thirty-seven feet. It is two stories in
height with high attic, in which is in
stalled a large tank to supply the
house with water. An oruamoutal
porch, city colouial style, extends
along the front and side of the bouse.
Iu the rear is another porch. On the
first floor are three rooms, a library
and a large hall. On the second story
are four bed chambers and a bath
room. The dwelling will be heated
with hot water and will contain all
the modern conveniences. Some forty
feet from the residonco is a never fail
ing woll of water, over which will be
built a two-story building, plastered
and otherwise neatly finished,in which
will be installed a gasoline engine to
pump the water into tho tank on the
third story of the dwelling.
It is Mr. Barnit.z's intention to
raise chickens on a large scale. The
heunery on the rear, built 011 modern
lines,will consist of two wings, each
twelve by seventy-five feet.
Robert Cornelisou is putting up the
dwelling. An effort will be made to
have the work completed before win
ter.
A Thrilling Experience.
During the severe storm of Monday
afternoon, Rev. F \V. Leidy, of Nor
thumberland, in compauy with his
two s ms, George aud Harold, aud a
nephew who is visiting the Leidy
homo,had a most thrilling experience.
Shortly after dinner the party started
ou a fishing excursion up the West
Branch river and before they realized
it, tiie storm was upon them. They
wore 011 the Blue Hill side and hasten 1
ed to reach a sand-digger, which was ,
anchored near by. When they were ,
ithin ten feet of the digger the wind
suddenly changed and blew the boat
iu a far different direction. The rev- ,
ereml gentleman realizing that prompt ,
action was necessary pulled hard for
the shore, but the boat soou began to
fill with water. Several hats and a
coat were lost but were later recover
ed. During the ordeal the glasses
which Rev. Leidy was wearing blew
from his face and in making au effort
to recover them were broken.
When about half way to the shore
one of the oar blocks broke audit
was with great difficulty that the
craft was prevented from swamping
and a safe journey made to shore.
The children in order to keep aboard I
wero compelled to lav flat in the fast
filling boat wiiile the father display
ed some of his massive streugth, aud
unable to soe tho shore amid the
blinding rain storm and with the 1
hail stones pelting his bared head, 1
succeeded in lauding his precious bur
den safely on shore.
Lutheran Reunion at Island Park
Dr. lteimousuyder, who is president 1
of the Lutheran Reunion Association
of the Susquehanna Valloy, met the 1
executive committee at the law office 1
of George B. Reimeusnyder, Esq., in
Snubury, Thursday. This association
is the largest religious gathering in '
Central Pennsylvania. It numbers over '
twenty thousand and its annual reun
ions are attended by as high as nine
thousand persons. For the past five
years it has met at Edge wood Park, !
Shamokin.
The committee decided to hold the 1
next Lutheran reunion at Island Park, 1
(Packer's Island, between Sunbury
aud Northumberland). The date is
August 30th. Dr. J. A. Singmaster,
president of the Theological Seminary 1
of Gettysburg, will be the speaker of 1
the General Synod aud Rev. J. O. '
Seegers, of Easton, will be the speak
er for the Genoral Council branch of
the Lutheran church, Dr. Reiuiensny- '
dor will preside and deliver the opeu
mg address.
Excursion tickets will be sold 011 all 1
railroads leading to the park. A flue 1
dinner will be served by
Mission of Sunbury for 250:I />tso a
luncheon In the eveniGood ar
rangements for those -desire to
carry their provision* ' Tables aud
seats provided. A general'lnvitation to 1
tho public is cordially extended. Ex
cursion tickets OIH all railroads lead
ing to the grounds.
Relic oY Old Days.
A relic of old days is still seen at
Northumberland in a sign bearing the
words, "Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad aud Stage Ticket Office."
The lines then rau ouly as far as
Reading. The stage coach carried pas
sengers thenoe by way of Bear Gap to
Danville, aud so north.
i WAGE-EARNER'S
i mm
John Heury, a well-known rolling
mill man of this city, while oil liis
way to Milton yeHtenlay morning to
seek employment met with au acci
dent i"j which he sustained a broken
leg and now lies at tho Mary M. Pack
er hospital, Suubury.
Early yesterday morniug Henry
along with some other workmen left
Danville for Milton with the under
standing that they were to have em
ployment at the car works at that
place. In order to make good time
they jumped a train that came along.
Just before reaching the tower, where
the locomotive cut loose for a mom
ent, the men jumped off, as this was
a point nearest to the car works. The
men had expected the train to come to
a stop, which it failed to do, so that iu
jumping off at the last moment, they
had no opportunity to select the
ground. Several of them got ugly
falls and sustained minor injuries.
John Heury, who is a heavy man, was
thrown violently and sustained a had
fracture of his left leg below the knee.
As the best way out it was decided
to remove him to the Mary Packer
hospital. Accompanied by oue of his
fellow workman lie was removed to
Suubury during the forenoon. Honry
is a married man and resides ou Ferry
street, this city. It will be many
weeks before he will be able to work.
Home Companies Win Prizes.
Hazletou's celebration of its semi
centennial aud Old Home Week obser
vance olosed with a blaze of glory Sat
urday night. The parade of the Volun
teer Fire Companies was the lost
schoduled for the week audit was as
imposing a demonstration as any that
has occurred.
The visicing firemen, composed of
companies from Danville, Bloomsburg
Berwick,Edwardsville and Weatherly,
all made an excellent appearance aud
the applause that greeted them along
tho, line of march at times was deaf
iug.
The streets were again thronged with
people aud the crowd equaled that of
Friday night. There was 110 lack of
music iu the parade. Four bauds—the
Liberty, of Hazleton; the Citizens'
aud St. AIIU'B of Freelaud, aud the
famous Allentown band furnished the
instrumeutal music.
The fireworks display Saturday
uiglit and concerts by the Allentown
bauil were attended by 40,000 people.
Railroads aud trolley lines were kept
busv all night carrying people to their
homes.
Oue of the features of Saturday's
parade was the 'appearance iu line of
tlie Boys' Brigade connected with
Trinity Lutheran Church. They ex
ecuted a number of difficult drills, all
of which brought forth applause.
The few gamblers that were left af
ter the raid of Friday did a land
office business Saturday aud a number
of farmers were fleeced.
The prize winners Saturday were:
Friendship aud Washington Compan
ies, of Danville, for companies com
ing the lougest distance; Diamond
Fire Company, of Hazleton, for the
best dressed company, and the Pio
neers, of Hazletou, for the most hu
morous ap|ieariug company. The prizes
were each SSO.
A Street is Badly Damaged.
A street, which was fixed up at such
great expeuse by the Danville and
Bloomsburg trolley Compauy last
week was very badly damaged by the
heavy down pour of rain, which has
occurred on two occasions since the
completion of the work.
Ou Friday night the rains which
caused such au overflow further down
Bloom street, did considerable dam
age to the surface course on A street,
washing the fine cinder from the top
nearly to tho foot of the hill. A force
of men was put to work Saturday
morning and by night the damage was
pretty well repaired. The heavier
downpour yesterday caused still great
er washing and rendered the labor Sat
urday in vain.
The low position of the track on
Bloom street, above A street, is re
sponsible iu great part for the dam
age. Tho track lying as it does lower
than the street ou each side forms a
canal, which conducts the water down
Bloom street and throws it in upon
A street.
Fortuuately the trolley comjiany in
tends to raise tho track aud as soon as
this is done couditious will be far
better aud A streot will receive no
water but what falls directly upon it.
The trolley company would have rais
ed the track before this but it is wait
ing for the borough which has prom
ised' to furnish tho material for filling
up, if the trolley company will raise
the track at its own expense.
Immediately after the shower yes
terday afternoon several men were
put to work repairing the damage 011
A street for the second time. ' They
filled up aud leveled over the wash
outs as best could be done. The street
is in good order for traffic again, but
its appearance is somewhat spoiled.
Remarkable Reconciliation.
Hazletou's Old Home Week worked
mauy wonders, the most remarkable
being the reconciliation of two women
of that town who had not spoken to
each other for thirty years. They
were brought together by the spirit of
the occasiou Saturday night, and af
ter mutual regrets wept on each
other's shoulders.
NO 4H
HON. tT. CREASY
11 BEJEPT BIISU
It is a busy month that William T. .
' Creasy of Columbia county, candidate '
1 011 the fusion ticket for Auditor Gen
eral, will have during August. He is
besieged with requests to have him
speak, tho request coming largely from
Oranges of the State. Among the en
gagements that he is called upon to fill
| this month are at Orange meetings.in
Clinton County, Sullivan County, Pe
rry County, Clarion County, Luzerne
County, Fayette County, Wyoming
County, Lycoming county, Northum
berland County, Bonnie Brae Orange
of Chester County, Tioga County,
Clearfield County,and Warren County,
lie will also attend the Chester Coun
ty fusion convention, picnic of the
Kishacoquilas Valley Railroad in
Mifflin County Orauge day at the
Brookville County fair. He will also
speak this month before the Granger*
of Hunterdon County, New Jeney,
Mr. Creasy's subject will be "The
Past, Present aud Future of the
Orange," which admits of a broad
scope iu the discussion of the subject.
When asked as to whether or not he
had determined to remain on the Col
umbia county ticket as a candidate
for the Legislature Mr. Creasy smil
ingly waived the question. The im
pression is becoming the stronger that
Mr. Creasy will not withdraw from
the ticket iu Columbia county.
riust Valentines Oo?
Well, here's the limit. A Philadel
phia court decides that the "comio
valentine" is a criminally libelous
thing and must be suppressed!
Shades of our childhood I What a
hum-drum world it will be when the
wiseacres of the law shall have Anally
satisfied themselves that the human
animal has been fenced about with
sufficient restrictions to render him
absolutely harmless and inoffensive.
Tlie cannon craker lias been banish
ed from the Oloriouß Fourth' l)i' l iin[ '
emu edict; stern penalties await the
despoiler of front gates on Hallowe'en
playing "hookey" from school is a
crime; baseball on the streets is
against the law, and a fellow can't go
swimming any more iu the "altogeth
er" or even have the measles without
placarded permission of the "health
authorities." •
Am) now the sacred traditions of
St. Valentine are being ruthlessly
dragged into the limelight of the
courts and made to submit to legal ex
amination and judicial decree. Truly
we aro hecomiug a much governed
people!
First Judicial Conference.
The first Republicau conference of
the twenty-sixth Judicial district will
be held at Bloomsbnrg on next Satur
day. The judicial conferees in this
county were notified to that effect yes
terday.
Montour's conferees are ; Hon. James
Foster, James Scarlet and H. M.
Sclioch, all of Danvillo. In Columbia
county Judge Evans appointed the fol
lowing Tames C. Brown, Bloomsburg;
O. E. Kreisher, Catawissa; and John
C. Christian, Millville. Hon. O. 0.
Evans is the sole Republican candi
date for President Judge. One confer
ence, therefore,should settle the matter
paving the way for a harmonious cam
paign.
The conference will be held in the
courthouse, Bloomsburg at 1 p. m.
011 the day above named. Judge Evans
expects to be in Bloomsburg on the
occasion.
Officiated in Shirt Sleeves.
The question of permitting the male
members of his congregation to par
ticipate in the services Sunday even
ing with some degree of comfort was
quickly settled by Rev. Thomas Hoop
er, pastor of the Methodist Protestant
church of West Berwick, who stated
that the men should feel at liberty to
remove their coats aud be as comfort
able as possible. When they showed
signs of hesitancy the reverend gentle
man removed his coat and conducted
services in his shirt sleeves. A number
of the nieu then followed his comfort
able example.
In several other Berwick churohes
Sunday evening the men were invite 4
to remove their coats and be comfort* 9ft|
able—or us near comfortable as weath
er conditions permitted.
Will Meet at Harrisburg.
The Pennsylvania Catholio Mutual
Beneficial Association will be in ses
sion iu Harrisburg September 11, IS
and 13. Two hundred and fifty rep
resentatives will atteud the meetings,
which will lie held in the Board of
Trade Building.
The organization is one of the lar
gest ('atholio orders in the country.
Thoro are 17,000 members in Pennsyl
vania anil 65,000 members in the Unit
ed States. Tlie attendance will be 825
members aud 35 officers.
Lightning Struck Residence. V
During the severe storm, whioh V
passed over this section on Monday 1
afternoon, a cold bolt of lightning
sfrnck the gable end of the roof of
John Colt's residence at the corner of
Market and Second streets, Northum
berland, and tore away a portion of
the roof. Hail stones fell the size of
hickory nuts and caused considerable
damage to the crops abont Northum
berland iu the country district. Sun
bury was lucky and escaped damage.