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.
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DANVILLE. PA.
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Uses ODONTUNDIR for the painless ex
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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.
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Do you like it? Then why
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Save what you have. Ayer's
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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.
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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
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violent physic or pill poison, is dangerous. The
smoothest, easiest, most perfect way of keeping
the bowels clear and clean is to taku
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60 cents per bos. Write for froo sample, and book
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Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York.
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Take year prescription! U.
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545 MILL STREET. DANVILLE, PA,
Two R«|liUr*4 Pharmacists in oharga
rare Fr«*sh Draft and full Una of Pataai
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riNB OIOAKS GOOD COLD SODA.
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