LOCAL TIME TABLES. PENN'A. R. R. EAST. WEST. 7.11 A. M 9.00 A. M. 10.17 " 12.10 V. M. 2.21 P. M 4.31 " 5.50 •' 7.51 ' SUNDAYS. 10 17 ». M. 4.81 P. M. D. I. ft W R R EAST. WEST. 7.0f. A. M. 0.10 A. M, 10.10 " 12.51 I'. M. 2.11 P. M 4.83 " 5.44 " 9.10 " MONDAYS 7.05 A. M. 12.44 P. M. 6.44 P. M 910 " I*llll .A t RKADINO It. It. rtOKTH, SODTH. A M 11.2H A. U. P. M H.Rfi P. W. B'.tiOV, STHKKI .55 A. M 11.21 A. M. 3.58 P. M. 6.33 P. M. DANVILLE AND BLOOMSBURH STREET RAILWAY CO. t,eave Danvillo 6.00, 6.40, 7.30, 8.20. 9 10, 10.00, 10.50, 11.40 a. m., 12.30, 1.20,2.10,8.00,8.50, 4.40, 5.30, 6.20, 7.10, 8.00, 8.50, 9.40, 10.80, 11.20 p. m, lieave Bloomslmrg 6.00, 6.40, 7.33, 8.23, 9.13, 10.03. 10.53, 11.43 a.m., 12.33, 1.23,2.13,3.03, 3.53, 4.43, 5.38, 6.23. 7.13, 8.08, 8.58, 9.43, 10.33, 11.20 p. m, Pi rat uar Sunday morning 7.30. Last car, 11.20 at night goes to Urova nitt only. Win. R. Miller, Ueu'l Manager REV. M. L. SHINDEL LAID TO REST All that was mortal of the Rev. M. L. Shindel, D. D., whoso death oc curred Saturday morning, was con signed to its last resting placo in Odd Fellows' cemetery Tuesday after noon. The funeral was held in tho Pi lie stroot Lutheran church and was very largely attended, every bit of available space in the large auditor ium being occupiod. Among those who gathered around the bier of tho beloved minister, wero not only prac tically all his former parishioners, but a largo number of othors from out of town, among whom woro many clergymen of the Lutheran church. Tho fuuoral sorvicos bogau at 1 o'clock. Invocation was mado by the Rev. J. A. McGaun ot'Lowisburg, af ter which a quartotto composed of Miss Elizabeth Russell, Miss Marga ret Ammormau, Walter Russell and Carlton McHeury rendered very im pressively tho hymn "Abide With Me." The ninetieth psalm was read by C. T. Aikons.A. M., president of the Susquehanna University, after which the Kev. F. P. Manhart. D. D., of Seliusgrove offered a feeling prayer. The funeral sermon was preachod by the Rev. Dr. .1. R. Dimm, of Selius grove. He took his text, from II Tim othy, 4th, 7th and part of the Bth verses: "I have fought a good fight: I have finished my courso; I hnvo kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that day." The flowers wero very boautiful and included tributes from the Sunday school and from individual members of the congregation. The honorary pall bearers were: Samuel Workheiser, D. S. Bloom, John Kruin, Joseph Broilcnbach, Ed ward Pent/, and George A. Rossman. The active pall bearers were : George Jacobs, Frank G. Schoch, John W. Eyerly, Jacob Fish, William E. Kase and John Fox. The body was carried from tlio church to Walnut street, whero two trolley cars wore iu waiting. All the space in the two cars was occupied. Rev. I. A. McGaun officiated at the grave assisted by the Rev. Dr. Dimm and the Rov. L. \V. Walter, pastor of Pine Street Lutheran church. Among those present at tlio funeral woro C. M. Adams, M. D. Bastiau and Austin Wilvort, of Sunbury, rep resenting lodge No. 20IJ, I. O. O. F., of that place of which Rev. Dr. Shin dl had been a member since 1850. General J. P. S. Gobin.of Lebanon, a nephew of the deceasod, was present at the funeral. Ho arrived 011 the 10:17 train and left for home on the 4 :31 train last evening. Anions others the following from out of town were present: Her. J. 11. Dinnn, D. D., Rev. F. P. Manhart, D. D., Rev. A. N. Warner,F. J. Schoch and wife, R. L. Schroyer and wife, Mrs. Goorgo C. Wageuseller. M. L. Wagensollor, Rev. O. T. A ikons, Ira C. Schoch, of Sol insgrovo; Dr. William Shindel, New ton Shindel and daughter, M. Luth er Hendricks, Miss Minnie Hendricks, Rev. C. 11. Brosious, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Moyor, and Miss Minnie Haupt of Sunbury ; Rev. J. 11. Mc- Ganu. D. D., Lewisburg ; Rev. E. 13. Killinger, Ashland; Rev. E. H. Lois enring, D. D., Ohambersburg; Mrs. George Holshuo, Shamokin; Mrs. T. J. Smith, Middloburg; Mrs. N. 11. Folmer, Hunt ingdon ; Rev. Dr. Shar retts, Briar (Jreok; Rev. U. Myers, Gatawissa; Rev. John Wagner, D. D., of Hazleton ; Rev. Mr. Botsl'ord, Ber wick; Rev. Mr. Manifold, Turbot ville; Rev. Mr. Shannon aud wife of Elysburg ;Gottlieb Rowe, White Deer; O. H. Van Biiskirkand wife of Scran ton; .John Levers of Milton; Mrs. Harris of Columbus, 0., Mrs. Kyer, Professor and Mrs. Jenkins and Rev. Dr. Hemingway of Bloomshurg. Joseph Ratti Seriously 111. A report reached Bloouisburg Mon day to the effect that Joseph Ratti treasurer of the Silk Mill at that place,was seriously ill at his summer homo in Italy. Mr. Ratti is now at Rogeno, Brian za, Italy, and a letter recoivod by his friends in Bloomshurg some days ago that ho was then quite seriously ill was followed yesterday by a wire communication that his condition had boeome worse. F. G. Yorks, sup erintendent of the Bloomshurg Silk Mill left yesterday for the bedside of Mr. Ratti in Italy. » A S2O,(MM) Horse. The races under the auspices of the Shamokin Driving park Association at the Weigh Scales track 011 August 15th will be very interesting. Among the horsos entered is one owuod by Jefferson K. Shipman, of Suydertown, which is valued at $20,000. THEE BARNS DE STROYED LIGHTNING Aii electrical storm of unprecedented severity passed over this section Mon day afternoon. The down pour of rain uasa perfect deluge, the light ning played all sorts of capers while the thunder following peal upon poal resembled the firing of heavy artillery. Altogether the effect was most trying to persons of weak nerves. Tho first shower came up about noon Monday and tho bulk of it passed around northward. It was ac companied by very vivid lightning and heavy thunder. During this show er tho barn of Clarence Shultz, situat ed on tho road leading from Straw berry ridge to Jerseytown was struck by lightning and burned to tho ground. All tho live stock was saved with the oxcoption of a calf,which porishod in the firo. Tho season's crops howover with tho exception of the oats, which was not yet housed, was destroyed with tho barn. Tho building was in sured in the Millville Fire Insurance company. About two o'clock the second and more sovoro storm began to gather; It came directiv from tho west and presented a dark and threatening front as it spread out over the heavens. As tho result probably of tho intense heat of the last couple of days tho air was heavily charged with electricity. No sooner had the storm burst in all its fury than tho lightning became nearly one continuous glare, frequent ly playing through tho interior of the buildings accompanied by snapping sounds or rcpoits that resembled tho discharge of a pistol, while all tho time crashing peals of thunder follow ed each other quick succession. The down pour of rain was tremen dous. Bloom street below tho P. & R. crossing was again flooded as on Sat urday night, while elsewhere through town tho gutters were overtaxed and the streets looked like miniature riv ers. It was during the second storm that I the heaviest damage was wrought by j the lightning. The house belonging ! to Alfred Blochor, Bloom road, was struck by lightning, but did not take tire. The chimney was demolished, shingles knocked off the roof ami sev eral weather boards wrested from the side of the house. The family although badly frightened escaped injury. The barn of Mrs. Susan Borger, Lib orty township, was struek by light ning and destroyed with the season's crop of hay. The live stock was saved. The barn of Komanus Mull, also in Liberty township, was struck and burned to the ground. The live stock also was saved,but the season's crops with the exception of the oats went up in smoke along with the barn. Mrs. Berger's barn is a little off from the Milton road about two miles this side of Pottsgrovo, while the barn of Komanus Mull is on the hill to the right of the road, scarcely a mile away from the Bcrger farm. During the heaviost. part of the shower the lightning struck and set on fire a shock of oats on the Maus farm Mausdale. The dashing rain was not sufficient to extinguish the tire and the oats burned to asl.es. in this city the lightning struck a large troe on the premises, Spruce street, occupied by D. O. Williams, the slat er. The tree was a largo one bending full of apples,but it was lovoled to tlio ground by the bolt of lightning. Miss Jennie Reichcnback, who lives in the family of J. W. Phillips, was descending from the third story of the Schuster building when the storm was at its worst. Slio was shocked by the lightning and rendered helpless while on the stairs. The residence of George Ruckel at Summer hill near Berwick was struck by lightning and badly damaged, al though it did not take fire. The oc cupauts escaped serious injury al though they woro all slightly shocked. Trolley Line a Honey Maker. There is again talk of building tho trolley railroad from Sunbury to Sha mokin. "Farmer" Kulp has never given up the idea and Manager Calla han, of this city, is a great boliovor in the monoy earning power of the proposed lino. It is reported that those two gentlemen have pooled their issues in regard to building tho road. If this is a fact tho lino will come and that at 110 distant day. There is no question that tho road would carry a large number of people and it would not bo a very expensive line to construct—Sunbury Daily. Affairs at Exchange. Hon. L. \V. Welliver of Exchange drove down to this city yesterday and spent several hours very pleasantly chatting with friends at tho county seat. Mr. Welliver says that David Mc- Cartyof McKeo's Heights who cut his foot so badly a couple of week's ago, it is feared, will loso tho use of that member. It will be recalled that Mr. McCarty was battling with a hornet's nest and stepped backward into the cradle scytlio. Before he could extri cate his foot, which was fast between tho scytlio and tho first linger of tho cradle, the muscle or tendon was sev ered. Mr Welliver also reports that the foundation for tho new bank is now ready for tho wall and that stone and brick are both 011 the ground. Tho othor now buildings at Ex change, in number, are very rapidly approaching completion. Each of the dwellings is a very fine structure and will bo quito an ornament to the place. Tho owners of the now build ings are Thomas Sharon, John Ritter aud John Dcunon. SUNDAY FISHING. W. F. Routhor. one of tho aspirauts for tho democratic nomination for as sembly in Reading, denies that he is in favor of introducing the continent al Sabbath in this State, hut ho says ho does believe workingmcn ought to have tho privilege of fishing on Sun day. There are sections of the state in which a candidate on that platform would not win. KEEP THE GUTTERS CLEAN The down pour of rain, Monday, along with tho several heavy showers that preceded it, served to roveal tho bad condition of mariy of the gutters about town, which resulted in tho water pouring over the sidewalks ami draining iuto tho collars. Tuesday a short stroll in any part of town show ed whoro the water had done damage, washing tho sidewalk or depositing mud upon it. Some oxcuse is found in the v fact that tho frequent and heavy rains just now occurring are unprecedented and that tho gutters, so frequently overflowing, would prove adequate for normal conditions. At tho same time the fact remains that many of tho gut ters are half filled with a deposit of ground in addition to which thore is a growth of weeds, that helps to ob struct tho passage of water. Tho uu sightliuoss of tho thing would bo bad enough,even if it did not cause trouble in times of hoavy rain. Upon whom the duty devolves of koepiug the guttorfj.open and cloan is a question concerning which there seems to bo difference of opinion. The orough ordinance 011 gutters unfortu nately is not very specific. Tho nearest it comes to settling tho question is in section 5, when it states that "it shall bo the duty of the owner or own ers of all lots within the limits of the borough of Danvillo in front of which pavements, foot walks and gutters liavo been constructed and laid down to koop tho same in good repair at any and all times." The constructioll placed upon tlie ordinance by the borough has always boon to tlio effect that 4 'keeping the gutters in good repair "is to preserve them in such form that they will prop erly perform their function and that this clearly implies keeping the gut ters clean and preventing the growth of weeds. The matter, however, has never been put to issue and so it hap pens that many persons are looking to the borough to clean the gutters and the'latter in turn is looking to the property owners or occupants to at tend to that duty. What helps to create confusion is the fact that tlio street commissioner at intervals is observod to clean out gntteis, here and thoro about town, hauling away the accumulation. The borough authorities explain this ac tion by stating that the conditions re lating to those places are wholly anomalous and that iu those cases any tiling the property owner or occupant could do unaided by the borough would not bring about proper results. Bad condition of the streets is often responsible for clogged-up and unsight ly gutters, while thoro are other in stances when the borough considers it its duty to step in and take hold of the work as when damage is caused by rains that cause a groat deal of washing. Quiet Picnic Huch Enjoyed. The deaf mutes of Montour, North umberland and several adjoiuing counties in this district hold their an nual meeting ami picnic at Edgewood Park, Shamokin, Saturday. Although somewhat handicapped they played their games and made morry with as groat, if not greater, enjoyment than their more fortunate brethren. Their base ball game was as violently con tested as any iu the old High Hat Loague, and if the umpire was not so loudly abused by woid of mouth, em phatic and significant gestures by the crowd showed tlio unfortunate official just as strongly that he could expect an immediate and violent death if his decisions didn't straightway improve. An interesting program was render od. Speochos were made in the mute sign language on various subjects, which wero fully comprehended and enjoyed by the large crowd. The most important speech was made bj r tlio Rev. Smileau.of Williamsport, a spec ial missionary of the Harrisburg dio cese of the Protestant Episcopal church. He himself is a deaf mute and thus conies in more intimate and sym pathetic contact with those similarly afflicted than would be possible other wise. At the business mooting it was do cided to hold the outing at Edgewood Park again next year. CONTINUING TliK FIGHT Tlio commercial travelers and others who have been fighting for the two cents-a-mile rate on the railroads in this Stato will not. lay dowu their arms bocanso the Pennsylvania rail road has made a concession and will, after September 1, sell tickets at. the rate of two and one-half cents a mile. Mr. S. M. Williams, who is secretary of the State Board of Trado aud of the Homoless Twouty-six, believes that both organizations would bo fool ish to drop the fight when the politi cal parties have embodied a passenger rate plank iu their platforms. The Stato Board of Trado is sending lot tors to candidates for the Legislature, asking for a declaration on the subject of a two cent, fare and freight carry ing by trolleys, and the majority of | replies are iu favor of such legisla tion. Annual Outing. The annual outing 01 tne First Bap tist church ami Bible school will he hold at Columbia Park on Friday of this week. First, cars for Park will leave Mill street at 8:20 a. m. Baskets may he left at First Baptist church 011 Pino street and T. A. Evans' Grocery Store 011 Front street. Tickets can bo purchased at Evans' Grocery Store ami Wolliver's hard* I ware store. liouud trip faro will bo thirty cents. Tickets will he good on any car going or roturnng on above date. SOME DRAWBACKS. There were'some drawbacks connect ed with the joyous features of Ha/.ie ton's recent festival of rejoicing. In .the first place gamblers were on the ground in force and wero seemingly Operating under protection of the po lice. Then the town was full of pick pockets and many citizens and visi tors are the worse oft' for the visits of I the light-fingered gentry. J MAJ. GENERAL GOBIN TALKS OH ARMORY Major Gouoral J. P. S. Gobiu, while in this citv Tuesday in a conversation with Captain J. B. Gearhart gavo some valuable pointers as to liow tlio town might proceed with advantage it it desires to obtain an armory. In the (Irbt place it may not be gen erally known that the allowance duo next year will build some 25 or 80 ar mories in tlio State The fact was made pretty clear by General Gobiu that if Danville fails to get one of tlieso handsome buildings it will be largoly through its own indifference. As a first step it was recommended that the town secure a suitable site, which free of cost can be presented to the State. The site, which should bo at least sixty-six by a hundred feet, need by 110 means be the most xpensive ground in town. Having se cured the site the next step advisable is togo bofore the armory commission with substantial proof that a suitable sito has been secured—that the town is willing to assist to that extent in order to obtain an armory. It is true, it was not the intent in framing the law that the town or city should fur nish the site, but the fact remains that in those cases where armories have thus far been located the towns or cities have given the ground. En terprise and civic pride should prompt I citizens to make the small sacrifico j needed to secure a building of so much importance free, oue that will repro- I sent such an expenditure of money and | stand as an ornament, to tlio town. If our citizens will hustle a little and secure the ground Geuoral Gobin stated he did not see why Danville should not bo 0110 of the towns that would secure an armory next year. The armories may be built of brick or stono, which ever is the most easily and cheaply obtajnod in the locality. Provision must bo madei for quarter master's apartment, with lockers for officers and men, reading and loung ing room, library, lavatory and bath room,which may contain shower bath and swimming pool, also drill shod occupying the roar. Thore is no fixod stylo of architecture and the building may be safely left in the hands of any local architect of reputation. BACK TO THE FARM. A great deal is heard these days of boys leaving their country home, and dosorting the farm, and the over crowding of the cities by people who would be much better off in every re spect tilling the soil than working in town. Hut with good roads,*rural froe delivery, the trolley, and modern con veniences in country homes, there is a change coming, and with more in tense culture, poultry, fruit and truck raising, the time is coining, when the abandoned farms will bo occupied, and there will be far less idle acres than now obtain. CiIVE THE BOYS A CHANCE A number of Danville school hoys am spout!i ug their vacation days in factories or stores and it will do tliein 110 harm. Tliero is a danger accom panying the work, however, responsi bility being both with parents and boys,probably more so with the former since they liavo control of the situa tion. It is the dangor of.tho boys be ing allowed to remain out of school when the fall term starts, the pleas ure of wage earning overcoming their desire to complete an education, or iu the case of poor people the beuofits derived being such as to tempt them to keep the boys steadily at work. The few paltry dollars to bo earned now must bo steadfastly overlooked iu view of future utility of the boy who succeeds in getting even a High school education. The quest ion of col lege is another consideration All boys should have the advantage of at least the learning they can got in High school and if the parents can not send them to colloge the boys should be un impeded and vrill make their owu way if euilowed with the right spirit. Ere this even college men have been found driving grocory wagons and it is not hard to find the roasou. Usual ly the one who g'sts au odueatiou and then makes 110 profitable use of it is the drifter who possibly got through college only because of financial back ing. If the boy has :i scintilla of evidence of brains givo liiiii tlio best possible education. Ho will be a bettor work man if lie takes up even the most simple form of labor. He wilKeven in such a position find things in life that his unlettered companion can not see or enjoy. TOMATOES ARE PROLIFIC. Robert Russell has a tomato grow ing in his garden, West Market street, which, measures lifteen inches in cir cumference. He has several varieties growing, all of which are exception ally large. J. R. Mowery, Front street, has a wonderful crop of tomatoes. A single stalk has produced a round dozen of well-dovoloped tomatoes, all growing in one cluster, which, forms a large mass, the size of a man's hat. This curiosity is displa3*ed in the windows of S. J. Welliver's Hardware store, Mill street. A LOSS TO THE CHURCH. The Lutheran church has lost a dis- I languished and faithful minister in I the death of the Rev. M. L. Shiudel, 1). I)., pastor emeritus of Pine stroet. Lutheran church, Danville. He spent nearly the whole of his life iu that vicinity, liaviug been born at Snn hury Til years ago. He read law and was admitted to practice, but for for ty five years had been a minister of the gospel. For moro than a third of a century he was 'pastor of Pine street church, leaving made pastor emeritus last spriug—Al toon a Tribune Purchased Frazler Farm. Dr. W. R. Paules of this city yes terday purchased the Frazier home stead farm near Wash ingtonvilie. The consideration is said to be slightly over $12,000. MR. SHULTZ VIEWS WEIRDjPECTACLE The heavy electrical shower, Mon day afternoon, which over a radius of eight miles from Danville struck at least a dozon places and left three burning barns and two shattered dwellings in its wake, has gono 011 rocord not only as being the most so vore that ovor visited this soction, but also as being accompanied by the queerest manifestation of the electric fluid that was ever heard of. Many poople in Danville were quite unnerved by the pranks playod by the lightning, which soeniod to bo every where present, manifesting itself even in the iuterior of closed buildings and causing among the occupauts a fooling of tlio greatest insecurity aud alarm. All these pranks, howovor, woro eclipsed by tlio romarkablo man ifestation of the lightning that occur red when the barn of Clarence Sliultz was struck 011 Monday afternoon. Mr. Shultz,who is a man of unques tioned veracity, yesterday morning gave a full description of the phenom enon to J. W. Lowrio.a neighbor, who in turn later in tlio day relatod tlio affair to a Morning News representa tive. Mr. Shultz said tlio heaviest part of tlio storm had passed ovor. Ho was standing out of doors where both the house and barn woro clearly in view. All of a sudden 110 noticed a great ball of fire nearly as largo as a bushel basket floating down from the sky al most over head. Although appalled by the spectacle and realizing the danger to which ho was exposed, yet he closely observed the movements of the groat luminous ball. Its progress was uot swift. Mr. Shultz's first im pression was that the tlio house was in danger, but when the ball of fire foil to within about sixty foot, of the earth it seemed to hang suspondod for a moment, about midway between the honso and barn. It was only for a moment, howovor, for almost bofore Mr. Shultz could realize what had taken place the great luminous hall -was speeding oft toward the bam. He distinctly saw it as it struck tlio mid dle of the roof halfway botweeu the comb and tlio eaves and hoard the sound of splintered timbers as i t broke the lioavy rafters and produced a hole iu the roof largo oiiongh to ad mit a horse. Then all was still; it may have been only for a moment, but Mr. Shultz's impression was that it was longer. He was just congratulating himself that it was a "cold stroke" and 110 material damage would ensue,when a terrific explosion occurred that seemed to rend heaven and earth ; one side of the barn was torn out, the weather boards being hurled over 011 the lawn of the dwelling, while with it all was a great mass of (ire, which in a single instant seemed to envelop the whole barn. BITTEN BY SNAKE BADLY POISONED While employed with a gang of workmen Tuesday afternoon at 1:80 o'clock just above the Pentisy bridge at Mainvillo, William Davis, a well known track foreman of the Pennsyl vania railroad, was attacked and bit ton on the arm by a huge copper head snake, and yesterday had a very bad arm which has swollen to three times its natural sizo. Davis was cutting brush near the bridge when the snake was encounter ed among the grass, and before lie could get out of danger the snake jumped and sank its fangs into his arm just above the wrist. The arm immediately became soro and began to swell. Davis was at once driven to Oatawissa but before a physician could give treatment the arm was in a very bad condition. The snako was killed by the other workman and was found to measure just 5 feet I inches in length. SEWAGE IN WATER SUPPLY OF CITY That the existing epidemic of ty phoid fever in Harrisburg may possi bly be due to bacilli contained in the water furnished the citv iias beon call cd|to the attention of the sanitary committee of Councils through corre spondence between Stato Health Com missioner Samuel G. Dixon and Chairman Edward H. Schell, of the committee. Naturally the city officials are very much exercised over the suggestion that sewage may be contaminating the drinking water of the city and a very thorough investigation has been set on foot. In the meantime the warning of Dr. Dixon that the water should be boiled is urged upon the people by the local officials. Pared Corn, Death Followed. Cutting her corns with a razor about six weeks ago, and from which gan grene sot in,resulted in the death yes terday morning at the private hospital of Dr. Thomas at Scranton, of.Mrs. Margaret Oliver, of Berwick. As was reported at the time gan grouo sot in and amputation of her foot had to be resorted to, sho being taken to the hospital to have the operation performed. The foot was taken off' and later it was necessary to also amputato her limb. At first it was thought sho would recover but a few days ago she began to fail and death relieved her suffer ings yesterday morning. Mrs. Oliver was aged about 05 years and is survivod by four sons. Death of Andrew B. Cotner. Andrew B. Cotner, a prosperous and highly respected farmer, diod on Sun clay, at his home near Klinesgrove, after an illness covering several months. Ho was aged about 71 years, i Deceased is survived by a widow and four sous, Charles E. and George W. of Klinesgrove; Daniel W. and P. 11., j of Sunbnry. and by one daughter, Mrs. E. E. Boeder, of Sunbnry. Mr. Cotner had many friends in Danville who will be pained to learn of his death. MEMBERSHIP COH TEST AT_Y. M. C. A. Geuoral Secretary George R. Bern- Jiard has inaugurated a membership con test at the Y. M. CJ. A..which will no doubt add a largo number of young 111011 to tlio fold and increase tlio funds. A mooting of tlio membership of the association will be held in tlio audit orium on September 3rd. All effort will bo made to bring out every mom bcr, as without a full representation a full measure of succoss in the contest will bo impossible. At tlio mooting Waltor Lovett and Joseph Divel will be choson captains —the former to represent, the "red" and the latter tlio "blue". The two captains will chooso sides, selecting one at a time, alternately, from the entiro membership until none aro left in tlio hall. Waltor Lovott with his men will retire to the parlor, while Joseph Divel with his workers will remain in the hall. Each of the load ers or captains then will proceed to in struct iiis men in the host method of winning members according to his own ideas. The contest will close on Sept ember 15th. Tu the interim the mom borship resolving itself into a body of workors will be proceeding along well defined lines ill a zealous effort to bring overy youug man in Danville in to tlio folds of the Y. M. C. A. It is not supposed that hucli keen rivalry will exist in the work without awakening a deep interest throughout town. Iu order that the public may be kept enlightened as to progress attain ed an arraugement is being made to have different colored lights displayed in front of the building, a rod light indicating that Mr. Lovett's side is ahead and a blue light that Mr. Divel sin the ascendency. On September 15th the result of the contest will be made known and the captaiu of tlio winning side will re ceive a prize. This meeting within a week will be followed by a banquet given by the ladies' auxiliary,to which the entire association, old and new members, will bo invited. Ou the oc casion there will be an address from a noted speaker and music from a first class orchestra, both of which are vet to be selocted. The coin cards sout out by the gou eral secretary some weeks ago in an effort to raise funds for the association are not. returning as fast as was ex pocted. The board ot directors as well as the general secretary are not at all encouraged and do not know whether to attribute the slow response to mere neglect or to a general lack of interest in the Y. M O. A. and a disposition not to contribute to its support. Those who desire to assist the association will confer a favor by returning the coin cards without dolav. Death of Samuel Brittain. Samuel Brittain, a widely known resident of Derry township died sud denly Saturday morning. The deceased was not iu good health for a year past. He complained fre quently of shortness of breath, but in every instance ho rallied without much difficulty and was gouerally able to assist at the farm work. On Friday morning ho drovo into Danville and during the afternoon he liolped to shock oats. Friday night ho went to bed as usual. 011 Saturday morning about .'J o'clock 110 arose and went out onto the porch. He finally returned to bed. He couvorsed for a few minutes with liis wife, but did not intimate that he was not foiling as well as us ual. The very next moment he began to snore loudly and Mrs. Brittain thinking it strange that he should have fallen asleep so soon made an in vestigation. She was unable to obtain an answer from her husband or to arouso hini. Sho quickly called John Brittain, a brother, who resides with the family, but the united efforts of the two were unavailing and the do ceased passed away almost immediate ly without regaining consciousness. Samuel Brittain was about ti'i years of ago. He was a good citizen and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his neighbors. During his time he was township supervisor and member of the school board. Ho is survived by his wife and three children : Dora (Mrs. Gilbert li:\np); Ida (Mrs. William Cooper); William Brittain, who resides at home. Mrs. William Lobacli is a sister of the de ceased. PEACHES WILL BE PLENTY. Peaches will bo cheap this year as Delaware lias come to the front with 2,500,000 baskets, the first of which woro shipped last week. That is twice as many as has ever been grown in the Blue Hen State in any season and three times as many as iast year when the crops wore blasted. It. is said that all pricos for peaches will be 25 per cent or more lower tliau at the same time last year. THOMAS C. WELCH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Olstrlot Attorney of Monum? Counts N* 107 MILL STRBBT* DAHVILLB. J J. BROWN THE EVE A SPECIALTY. Kyes tested, treated, fitted with <lass* e • 'tud artificial eyes supplied. Market Street, Bloomsburg, Pa. Hours—lo a. 111. t'» sp. m. Charles V. Amerman, Attomey-at-L w Notary Public DANVILLE. PA. INSURANCE, OKN'L LAW PRACTICE UNITED 'I'IIONK, 2 DR. J. SWEISFORT, DENTIST. Uses ODONTUNDIR for the painless ex traction of teeth. Dentistry in all its branches and all work guar anteed. CHARGES REDUCED. Opposite Opera House, Danv lie CONCERNING THE STATE HIGHWAY It is t\ matter of surprise and also of regret that the State highway in Ma honing and Valley townships connect ing the borough of Danville with Mausdale, condemned as falling short of specifications, are pormitted by tlio contractors to lie so long without be ing completed in a way to conform with requirements. This is especially true of the highway in Mahoning township, which was beguu in 1004, and which was condemnod by a repre sentative of tho State highway de partment. To bring this highway up to specifications tho entire soction, a mile or so in length, will have to be recrowned. A retaining wall will al so have to be built and ditches will have to be dug along side the road. Late last fall the Maryland construc tion company sent a force of men here to complete the highway. They chang ed the location <3f some heavy pipe sunk in the road near the fair grotiud and did some other work when winter set in and they were forced to almudon tho road. It was thought they would reappear last spring and put the crown on the road but tho summer is well under way and nothing is being done. Meanwhile the heavy trattie is wear ing away tho unfinished road. The question seems to bo whether another winter shall bo permitted 10 pass with out the road being complotcd so as to enable it to withstand froozing and thawing conditions. Whatever the deficiencies may bo in tho road it is gratifying that both tho county and the township are 011 the safo sido, having paid ovor only a more modicum of tho money required of them. The total cost of tho road is given at #8,27 M.07. The township has as yet paid only |1(H) of its share of tho cost, some $ 1,400; tho county has paid s<>oo, but as there is still a bal ance of $7fi4.84 duo from this source it will bo seen that tho county has amplo opportunity of squaring itself 011 the proposition. Roth tho county com missioners and the township supervis ors are emphatic in the assertion that they will pay ovor 110 more money un til tho highway is finished to comply with specifications. How much money the contractors have gotten from the State is not known here. Tho amount contributed by the county and township to the cost of building under tho act of 1905 is remitted to the State treasurer. The whole proposition is now up to the State highway department, which has tho contractors to deal with. P. E. Maus, ouo of the Valley town ship supervisors,states that the section of highway in Valley township like wise falls short of specifications and will not bo accepted in its present form. For this section of tho highway —constructed last fall—neither the county nor Valley township has re mitted one cent of its allotment, of the cost and the intention is to withhold payment until the highway is com pleted in a way that will meet approv al. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Milk Caused Serious Illness. All of last week, following tlio re turn of the members of the National Guard from the annual encampment at Gettysburg, a number of the sold iers duo to illness were unable to re turn to work and as the sickness in almost every instance was caused by stomach trouble it is said that the cause of it all was the drinking of milk while at camp that was preserv ed with formaldehydo. Sevoral of the members of the Twelfth Regiment, which was one of the regiments that was furnished the doctored milk, suffered from stomach trouble and were forced to socure the services of physicians. Jn Sunbury Marty Starkloff, a member of Com pany E. who was detailed at head quarters during the encampment, was so ill that he was unable togo to work and it was necessary to have medical attention all week. Rev. J. K. Lloyd, of the Grace Methodist church of Williamsport, who is the Chaplain of the Fifth Reg iment. has been ill ever since return ing from camp, apd for several days his condition was considered to bo very serious. His condition is now somewhat improved and the attending physician states that, the cause of his illness was drinking the impure milk. Evidence is being secured against the guilty milk dealers and prosecu tions will follow. 1 ACKAV\ ANNA it \ I) " —UbooMsm it<» rnviv ot Dttl«wart\ LAnknwnnim and Wwtn i Railroad. In EfFeet Jan. 1, 1905. TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE R AST WARD. 7.07 a. in. dally for liloomshnrg, Kingston Wllkes-Harre and Scranton. Arriving ton at H.l'ia. m..and connecting at Scrantoi with triiliiH arris Ing at Philadelphia in K. 48 » m.and NeW York City ut S.:|o p. in. 10.1H a. ill. weekly for Ithsuiishnrg. Kingston W likes-Borre, Scran ton and intermediate sla tionn, arriving at Scranton at 12..'{ft i>. in.and connecting thorn with trains for New York City, Philadelphia ami llnflalo. 2.11 weekly forHloonishnrg,Kingston, Wllket Bar re, Scranton and intermediate stations arriving at Scranton at 4.50 p. m. 5.1.1 p. ni. dally for Bloomshnrg, Espy, Fly mouth. Kingston, Wllkes-Barre, Pltiston. Scranton and Intermediate stations, arriving at Scranton at s.Sft p. ni. apd connecting thers with trains arriving at New York City at o.ftt a* in.. Philadelphia It) a. in.and Huilalo7a in TRAINS ARRIVE AT DANVILLE M.lfia. in. weekly from Scranton. Plttston, Kingston, HlooniHlairg and intermediatehlk tions, leaving Scranton at 0.H5 a. in., where it connects with trains leaving New Yor » City at tf.HO p. in., Philadelphia at 702 p.m. and III!tlalo at 1U..50 a. 111. 12.44 p. in. dally from Scranton I'lttston, Kingston, Berwick, liloomshnrgand interme diate stations, leaving Scranton at 10.10 a. in. and connecting there with train leaving Buff alo at 2.2 ft a. m. 4.HH p. m. weekly oni Scranton, Kingston Herwick. Hloomshnrg and intermediate sta tions, leaving Scranton at 1.55 p. m., where It connects with train leaving New York Clt* at lO.tMl a. m..and Philadelphia at 0.00 a. in H.Oft p. in. dally from Scranton. Kingston. Plttston. Herwick. Hloomshnrg and I liter me dlate stations, leaving Scranton nt tl.Hft p. m where It connecU with trains leaving New York City at 1.00 p. in., Phlladelphlif at 12.m p. m. ana Buffolo at 9.30 a. m. T. E. CLARKE, Uen'l Sup't. T. W. LEE. (Jeu. Pass. Agt. My Hair is Scraggly Do you like it? Then why be contented with it? Have to be? Oh, no! Just put on Ayer's Hair Vigor and have long, thick hair; soft, even hair. But first of all, stop your hair from coming out. Save what you have. Ayer's Hair Vigor will not disappoint you. It feeds the hair-bulbs; makes .weak hair strong. The best kind of a tOHtimonial 44 Sold for over sixty years." M Made by J. C. Ayer Co., T.owell, Mass. Jwt Alan manufacture™ of JLM 7 SARSAPARILI.A. A lyVf O CHHRRY PECTORAL. Wanted at Northumcerland. Joseph Gulick, Sycamore street,this city, who was arrested, Saturday night and committed to jail, was j treated to a little variety last eveuing : in the form of an automobile ride to | Sunbury. What might have been a j very pleasant jaunt, however, it is ! feared, had very little charm for Jos eph, as he has an ugly charge liang ! iug over him and the prospeets are 1 that the automobile ride is ouly a ( transfer from one to another. A j Officers Mincemoyor and Voris Stiff unlay night arrested Gnlick on a war> rant sworn out by David Sloer before Justice of the Peace George Fortig of | Northumberland charging the accused with larceny of a foot boat. Gulick j was placed in jail at this place to 1 await the arrival of Ohief-of-Police ! Milton McPhorson of Northnmerlaud, ! who arrived in this city 011 the 5:44 1 D. L. £ W. train last, evening. 1 It was thought that the prisoner 1 could not be taken to Sunbury until the 9:10 train but it happened that Warren W. Wellivor hail business down the road with his auto and to prevent, the long wait he obligingly 1 proposed to transport free officers and ! prisoner to the county seat of Nor thumberland county. The party iu -1 eluding Chief Micomoyer left short ly before dusk and tho journey was made without incident. Gulick whs committed to jail in Sunbury to | a hearing today. ! The man arrested who was formerly j a resident of Northumberland, has lived in Danville for some time. He has a wife and two children. tmiusH PENNYROYAL PILLS .#4 Jrj Male. Always reliable. I.nrfiea, ask Dnifrtfflt fos. (HI4IIIMIKS t:\4.IISII 11. Kerf and J Uolrf metallic boxes, waled with blue ribbon Tahfi nn other. KefiiMe rfniiiteroua aul»»li luUonM ami Iniltnf luit*. I'.uy of your Dmtigixt, or send le. ill stump* for l'arii« itUra, Teatl moDialM and " Ki-llef for f.nrflea," in MM. by return .VI Ml I. 10.000 Twitimoniala. Mold by all OrupKlsta. CMIOHKhTKR (JHKMIOAL 00. SIOO Slatrflaou Mquare, I'll 11-A., PA* Meutlo'i UU »tpe> WM. KASE WEST. attohniy-at-law. No. SBO MILI. STREET, DANVILLE. CHARLES CHALFANT. ATTORNHY-AT-LAIAf, N«. 110 MILL STREET, DANVILLE WILLIAM L. SIDLER, ATTORNEY-AT.LAW, fOt. HILL AND MARKFT STIIRTS, IANVILLC. BEST FOR THE, BOWELS If yon haven't a ropnlnr, healthy movement of the bowels every day, you're 111 or will bo. Keep your bowels open, and bo well. Force, in the shape & violent physic or pill poison, is dangerous. The smoothest, easiest, most perfect way of keeping the bowels clear and clean is to taku Pleasant, I'alatahlo, Potent, Tnsto Oood, Do Good, Nover Sicken. Weaken orOrlpo; 10, 'jr. and 60 cents per bos. Write for froo sample, and book let on health. Address 433 Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York. KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAN Take year prescription! U. ROSSMAN & SON'S PHARMACY, 545 MILL STREET. DANVILLE, PA, Two R«|liUr*4 Pharmacists in oharga rare Fr«*sh Draft and full Una of Pataai MedleliM and faadrtaa riNB OIOAKS GOOD COLD SODA. Patronize A. C. AMESBURY, Best Coal In Town. G. SHcfcp HUNT. PRESCRIPTION DRUB9IST, \ Opposite Opera Uouit-. OANVIILE, . PfINN'A
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