DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOLUME 78.
BEnnim
Hi IP*
Wednesday night—Ou the eve of the
dedication of Pennsylvania's magnific
ent capital the city of Harrisburg pre
sents a sceue of such bewildering
beauty that the pen halts iu the de
scription aud words fail to couvey the
stupendous spectaclo.
All day long trains 011 every road
have been pouring visitors into tho
city by thousands and will continue
to laud their cargoes of human freight
iu Harrisburg all night aud well into
tomorrow morning. Tho trailic has ser
iously overtaxed the capacity of tho
roads and all trains coming into the
city are from two to three hours late.
The decorations iu Harrisburg have
never before been equalled by the cap
itol city. Market street, from the
Penn .> Ivauia station to the river
bridge, is tonight a fairy laud of
lights, of which the court of houor in
Market square is the ceutral and most
dazzling point. Hero tonight the Com
monwealth baud,of Harrisburg, is reu
dei'ing a flue concert.
It is estimated iu Harrisburg tonight
that. 103,000 visitors crowd tho high
ways of the olty; aud this is but a
fraction of the mighty throngs that
will arrive through the night and to
morrow morning. All tho hotels are
crowded aud many private homes have
been throwu open to the public.
Tho capital was today throwu opeu
to tlie public. Ajiioug tho crowds of
people who througed'iuto the magnific
ent new edifice woro many from Mou
tour and Northumberland counties. 111
tlie lliiuso tjie location of Montour's
representative was eagerly hunted out.
Hon K. Scott Ammerman's seat was
found in thp front row, No. 12, one of
the most desirable iu the House. Dir
ectly behind Mr. Ammerman is tho
sent ot Mr. Creasy.
The illuminations iu the capital
grounds Were turned ou tonight for
tlie first timo.and the myriads of elec
tric bn Iby aud Japanese lautorus make
one of tl<o grandest sights ever soon in
the Siutcf of Pennsylvauia.
President Koosevolt will arrive in
HurrUbijrg between 10 aud 11 o'clock
toiuoi iiijv morning. He will review
the which moves at 13:15,fr0m
the reviewing stand at tho coruor of
State aiiil Third streets at the foot of
the main capital steps. All places of
business will be closed between tlie
hours of 10 a. 111. aud !i p. 111.
J. W. R.
Farmers Will Protect Ouall.
Tho farmers throughout Montour
county are up iu arms aud are deter
mined to prevent tlie quail from being
shot on their properties this year.
The quail, by its tameuess, has won
tlie friendship of the farmer and it has
been mado plain to the hunters—or
will lie if they attempt to hunt quail
—that every tiling in tlie power of tho
rural residents will be done to prevent
tho Extinction of those little game
birds. The quail have bocu becoming
scarcer anil scarcer overy year and it
is only a matter of a short while, il
the Slaughter is allowed to continue,
uut/l quail will have disappeared from
tliis part of tlie country.Tho now tres
pass law will be an important factor
iu aiding tlie farmers to protect their
little feathered friends. While some of
the farmers do not object to shooting
rabbits or even pheasants—if they can
be found—ou their properties they
stand as one man 011 tlie quest ion ol
killing off the quail. As one man from
uear Washiugtouville put it yester
day, "You might as well start killing
a farmer's chickens as to shoot quail
011 his land."
Over 011 tho othor side of the rivei
tlie same conditions exist, in somt
parts uearly every farm being poster
with trespass lioticOß.
Ihlrd Engine In Operation.
Tl e third ami lust of tlie tlireo eng
ines of the heat,light and power plaut <
at the hospital for the lusalie, was
started tip Tuesday and during yester
day by way of trial was kopt in con
tinuous operation. Like the other two
eugines it did its work admirably with
out developing the least defect. On
Wednesday night 1050 lights were turn
ml on at the hospital,which while not
the maximum number that will be em
ployed is the largest number that has
yet been iu use. Only a few more fix
tures remain to be installed. By Sat
urday,the 18th iust Buchauau & Com
pany expect to be off the ground. One
of the boilers is not in shape for start
ing. Work oil it lias been delayed a
little through the absence of H. K.
Fowler, the representative of K. Keel
er & Company. The latter company
has installed the steam plant in the
now capitol at Harrisburg and Mr.
Fowler was called to that city last
Saturday to see that everything was
ill good winking order for the dedica
tion. He will return to Danville Sat
urday and it will be only a few days
later when the last of the three boil
ers will he in commission.
Cutting Timber for I'aper.
Kugagcd at present by the Pennsyl
vania Paper Mill company, of Oata
wissa, ill clearing the tract of timber
adjoining the Maus tract, is our towns
man, K. N. Lyons. The wood is peel
ed of its hark and cut in fi foot lengths
to bo made into paper. Mr. Lyons is |
au expert woodsman and is eminent
ly fitted for the work, having had large
experience in tho lumber districts of
the West and recently in the Jameson
City distrlet.
APPLICATION 1
HjUnSED
A short session of court WHS hold ou
Saturday morning witli his Honor
Judge Evans and associates, Blee and
Wnguer, ou tlie houcli, for the purpose
of hearing argument ou the application
to admit Poter Dietrich to bail. The
application was refused.
William Kase West of counsel for
the defenso led off in argument. Ho
made a strong plea, asking that the
defendaut be admitted to bail uutil all
formality relating to a new trial be
complied with. This would givo the
defendaut an opportunity to attend to
his business aud personal affairs, which
have been necessarily neglected. He
cited cases where persons eouvictod of
murder iu the second degree have been
admitted to bail oveu wheu there was
no recommendation to mercy.
Hon. H. M. Hinckley followed,
strenuously opposing the admitting of
the defendaut to ball, declaring that
such a course would bo a travesty of
justice. The matter, he said, was
purely iu the discretion of tho court.
Sentence,he said, was suspended mere
ly by reason of tho application for a
new trial aud ho cited authorities to
show that in parallol casos bail was
refused.
Mr. West iu conclusion took tho floor
aud stated that it was the uuiversal
custom in neighboring counties to ad
mit the defendaut to bail when a vor
dict of murder iu the secoud degree is
rendered.
The court made tho following order :
Commonwealth vs. Peter Dietrich.
Charge murder. Guilty of murder iu
the second dergee.
Application to admit tho defendaut
to bail pending motion for new trial.
Now, September 2S>, 1008,after lioar
iug argument application denied and
defendant remanded. By the Court.
OHAKLES O. EVANS, P. J.
Peter Dietrich was presout in the
court room aud naturally showed a
keeu interest iu the argument. Wheu
the order of court was read refusiug
the application his disappointment; was
very manifest.
Rev. Swartz Leaves Riverside.
Rov. E. T. Swartz ou Sunday con
ducted liis last service as pastor of St.
Peter's M. E. church of Riverside. 011
last Friday the household goods woro
shipped to Scrantou; yostenlay Mr.
Swartz loft for that city and today 110
will be followed by bis wife aud
daughter. The roverouil gentleman and
the entire family during the pastorate
at St. Peter's became endeared to tho
peoplo of South Dauville and Rivor
siilo and tlie sevoring of the ties wheu
the fiual separation camo was attend
ed with mauy tears.
Rev. E. T. Swartz preached his lust
sermon at St. Peters ou Suuday, Sept
ember 23. On last Sabbath,conforming
to a custom lie lias followed through
life, he observed the last Sunday of
his pastorate by morely administering
the sacrament and indulging ill some
remarks appropriate to the parting.
Rev. O. M. Barnitas, who has been
officially appoiutod by Bishop Berry to
fill the uuexpirod term at St. Potor's,
was present Sunday to assumo charge
of the congregation as Mr. Swart/,
stopped out. Aftor remarks by the lat
ter Mr. Barnitz spoke very feelingly
of the retiring pastor, dwelling 011
the acceptable service he rendered the
church and the high esteem in which
lie was held, personally.
Mr. Swartz and family during their
last days in Rivorside have been enter
tained vory pleasantly by Mrs. Pituor
and this rocalls a coincidence. When
Mr. Swartz entered the ministry forty
flvo years ago, he was appointed to the
Oatawissa circuit embracing South
Danville and Riverside whore 110
1 reached liis firßt sermon in a church
;ho site of which is now occupied by
Vlt. Vernon cemetery. When ho arriv
al ou the opposito side of the river,
lefore the first service, he was direct
id to the liouse of Lambert Pitner,
where he was hospitably entertained,
rho coincidence lies in the fact thai
»fter a life timo of scrvico —after the
last sermon was preached lie was en
tortained by the same hospitable fain
ily which welcomed him into the fieh
before his voico had boon actually
raised in the ministry. To add to tin
interest, while Lambert Pitner lou>
ago was gathered to his fathers liii
Kood widow survives,so that the sann
hand that welcomed him here was 0111
of the very last to bid him farewell.
Death of Hrs. l.aura CI. Grady.
Mrs. Laura G. Grady widow of Ed- !
ward Grady formerly a residont of
South Danville diod at 2 o'clock Tues
day morning at tho liomn of her daugh
ter Mrs. .John Arter, Frosty valley.
The deceased was 82 years of ago. Mr.
and .Mrs, Grady formerly rosided on a
farm in Rush township. Some years
ago they moved to South Danville
where later Mr. Grady died. Recent
ly Mrs. Grady has been living with
Mrs Arter. Death is ascribed to tho
ailments of old age.
Mrs. Grady is survived by five chil
dren, Frank and Marl, of Shamokiu;
Perry, of Nebraska; Mrs. John Arter,
of Frosty valley and Mrs. Julia
Gulick, of near Kliuesgrovo. The fun
eral will take place Friday morning
meeting at the Arter home at 9 o'clock.
Services will be conducted in the Pres
| byterian church at Northumberland.
Interment will be made at Northum
| berland.
See that the chimney is iu good ord
er before building the fire
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DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 19()(i.
Pin TIIET
RUED
A largo cougrogatiou couvouoil at
Grove Presbyterian c hurch Suuilay
morning to do houor to tho memory of
a former pastor,the Kev, Charles Jow
ett Collins, who died iu New York,
March 19th, 190«. Mr. Collins was tho
first pastor of the Grove Presbyterian
church aud was in charge from 185H to
1805.
A feature of the services was the un
veiling of a memorial tablet presented
to tho Grove church by the widow aud
three daughters of the Rev. Charlos
Jewett Collins, a full description of
which was given in those columns Sat
urday.
The sermon Sunday morning,
which was preached by the pastor,
Rev. W. C. McCormack, D. D., had
as its subject: "Other Men Labored,"
aud was a most eloquent aud appropri
ate discourse.
Tho toxt was from John IV, 88th
verse : "Other men labored : ye aro on
tereil into their labors."
The Savior uttered these words to
his disciples wheu tho rosult of his|
own teachings to the woman at Syc
liars well began to bo seen. He wish
ed to stimulate the disciples to effort;
to show them that they wore only
joiut workers iu a groat harvesting,
that they were tho coutinuers iu the
work begau by others. Ho did not
oveu claim as altogether his own the
evident rosults of his words to the wo
man at the well, who became a mis
sionary. He knew that others had
labored before he cauio iu the flesh.
He witli diviuo humility put himself
ou a level with the "others."
The passage teaches us how to esti
mate spiritual effort null our debt to
the pant. Our Lord noticed all that
had been douo for him aud rightly
estimated it—"Others had labored."
He did not say others had iloue a lit
tle, but "they labored."
Privileges come to us all ill such an
! easy way that we are apt to forget at
what cost tiiey have beeu obtained.
Ooutiuuing l)r. McOormacl: saiil: "If
wo who worship in such a church as
this look hack we shall see that behind
the uoblo men who have tilled its pas
i torates since its erection thero wore
many who workod with tliem—worked
by suggesting the organization—work
ed together iu the nucleus of a cougro
i gatiou and a Sunday school. And many
i more worked beforo them, by tongue
aud pen, by purse and influence, by
suffering aud loss. These men may lio
now in forgotten graves, but they once
labored aud their work is not forgot-
I ten. Wo honor them for what they
J did. The debt that we owe to them
aud to our divine Master wo cau never
ropay. The minister who can he un
moved at tho thought of what ho owos
to others is not worthy to fill the
office. All honor to those who have
labored aud into whoso labors we have
entered." *
Christ shows us iu what spirit any
i new work is to bo undertaken. - Pros
jiective iulluouoes rather than immedi
ate are to bo considered. Our Savior's
disciples were already longing for
throues aud kingdoms, but Ho wanted
them to build 011 a rock and build for
tho eternities. Ho taught theui not to
act on the principles of small profits
and quick returus, as are followed in
too many of our churches today. To
make a sensation, a splurge may give
brief success but bring final failure,
j Success is often in proportion to the
struggle. Christianity never occupiod
a more prominent position in the eye
of tho world that it does today. Tho
church, too, is on its mettle. The
calm tries as much as tho storm. To
day the church must take account of
' tho tidal wave of democracy. Tho
! church must get into line; it lias to
| guide, for people now think for them
selves.
Christ not only wanted His disciples
to put their aim* in the future,but ho
wanted them to have an incroasod
sense of responsibility because others
I labored.
"This morning," the speaker con
tinued, "we unvoil a tablet to the
memory of one who labored iu tho
Lord's vineyard iu this place—the
Rev. Charles Jcwett Collins, tho first
pastor of the Grove Presbytoriau
• church. Dr. Collins' ministry during
: 1 the formative period of tho church was
1 eminently successful. The poriod of
' his pastorate was nine years, during
s which time the country was plunged
in civil war. The pastorate and the
sermons preached by Dr Collins are
still recalled by many of the meniborH
l of this church. Ho labored ami wo
have entered iuto his labors."
During the sermon Dr. McCornmck
very effectively applied the lessons
drawn from the text to show that the
first pastor of the Grove church had
j very closely lived op to Christ's ideal
The church records bear ample evid
ence, he said,of steady growth and in
fluence during Dr. Collins' i>astorate.
Among its members wore found n
deepseated conviction and a courage
ous adherence to all that the church
stood for. One might look in vain, the
1 sjwaker said, for a record of revivals,
for sensations and splurges with their
quick profits and small returns, but
the growth was steady and a firm
foundation was laid. In Dr. Colilns'
pastorato men and women of Godly
. devoted livos came iuto the congrega
tion and stood as pillars in the church
during the years of its subsequent
history. As to Dr. Collins, himself,
! the polity of the church is as ho
- moulded it aud his vory life and char
j acter has left its impress.
| At the close of the sermon the hymn,
"For all thy saints, who from their
j labors rest" was sung and the veil
| was removed from the face ot the tab
' I let, by George M, Gearhart, one of
the elders of the church.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
The Misses Marion and Marguerite
Haas, of Sunbury, spent Suuday at. tlie
home of Miss Ida Yorks,Church street.
Mrs. Susau Reynolds and Mrs. A.
M. 11. Russell, have returned from a
visit with friends at Bellwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hull, of Sun
bury, spent. Sunday at the home of Mr.
aud Mrs. J. L. Campbell, Riverside.
William Bird, of Philadelphia,spent
Sunday at tho home of his mother,
Mrs. Margaret Bird, East Market
street.
Bruco Savage, of Bloomsburg, spent
Sunday with frionds iu this city.
Joseph Y. Sechlor.of Sunbury.spent
Sunday at his home on Front street.
John Dauner and George Maiers, of
Shamokiu, spent Sunday with friends
in Danville.
Robert Moll in, of Sunbury, spout
Sunday with friends in this city.
William Brosius, of Sunbury, spent
Suuday at tho homo of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James Brosius, Walnut
street.
Mr. and Mrs, Walter Laird, of Phil
adelphia, are visiting Dr. aud Mrs.
Hiushillwood, Mulberry stroot.
Mr. and Mrs. Ambroso R. Wildey
and daughter have left for Buffalo,
New York, whore they will make
their home.
Harry Salmon who is employed at
Scrauton, spent Suuday witli his fam
ily iu Danville.
Lawrouco Tooloy, of Bloomsburg,
spent Sunday with relatives iu this
city.
Joseph and Carl Goeser loft Sunday
to take a course at the Scrautou Busi
ness college.
Mrs. Annie Buhrick has returned to
Wilkes-Barre after a visit at tho home
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Held,Sr..Bloom
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wortman, of
Mausdalo, and Mrs. Joseph Hagou
buch, of Pottsgrove, have returned
home from a pleasant trip to Chester
county, Philadelphia and Atlantic
City.
Wilson Richards,of Oatawissa, spent
Sunday at the homo of Mr. aud Mrs.
Robert Farley, Cherry street.
Mr. aud Mrs. Robert Kellar, of
Stroudsburg, were tho guests over Sun
day of Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Curry.
Mrs. James C. Kramer returned to
Pittsburg yesterday after an ox tended
visit at the home of her paronts, Mr.
and Mrs. G. Fred Siuith, Mill street.
Mrs. Edward Ozechowicz and sou,of
Now Kensington,wlio have boen visit
ing lit the homo of the former's fath
er, John Brugler, Wost Mahoning
street, left yesterday for a visit with
friends in Johnstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Goorge B. O'Connor
left yesterday lor a several days' stay
with friends in Harrisburg
Mrs. John 11. Hunt and G. Shoop
Hunt are spending several days with
friends in Halifax.
Hugh McOaffery is taking in the de
dication at Harrisburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Schatzer and
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bulter left yes
terday to attend the dedication of the
new capitol at Harrisburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lutz and daugh
ter are spending soveral days with
friends in llarrisburg.
Mr. and Mrs. George Leighow aro
spending a fow days with friends in
Harrislmrg.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gibson loft yos
terday noon for a several days' stay in
Harrisburg.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Heddens and
sons will take in the dedication of the
new capitol at Harrisburg today.
Miss llattio Siiniugton lias roturned
from a visit with her sister, Mrs.
Oharlos Sidler ill Suubury.
T. W. Bodea, Gus Kocher, William
Da.is, Bruco Springer, William Koch
er,George Kocher,and William Cliilds
left yesterday morning to take in the
dedication of the new capitol at Har
risburg.
Mrs. George R. Sochlor left Tues
day for a visit with frieilds in York,
Baltimore anil Maryland.
Miss Blanch Pursel loft yesterday
for a visit witli friends in Shainokin.
Dr. C. Shultz was a Suubury visitor
yesterday.
No Opinion in Judgeship Fight.
HARRISBURG, Fa., Oct. 3.—No
decision wan handed ilowu today by
the Dauphin County court iutlio Har
mail-Herring con teat, and it is unlikely
that there will bo any docisiou before
I Friday, wheu the court next sits. It is
' altogether improbable there will be
any decision tomorrow inasmuch as
that is tlie day of dedication of the
State capitol, when all business will
bo suspended.
Tliero is no doubt but that the court
' considors the points of law involved
intricate ones, for Judgo Kunkol in
vited his associate, Judge Oapp, to sit
with him to determine the caso.
General interest is manifested in
Harriaburg over the opinion of the
court inasmuch as there is involved
tho question of the State Democratic
rules. Opinions vary as to what inter
pretation the court will place upon
the party rules.
There are laws to buru on the statute
books ; the chief difficulty lies in their
enforcement.
RECOIITTED TO
COUNTY JAIL
Richard McCormick, who was taken
into custody at Miltou Monday, was
arraigned beforo justice of the peace
Oglesby last evening to auswor to tho
charge of impersonating a policeman
and extorting money and valuables
from Ainmou Welier. He was held for
court.
It was not until yesterday noon that
information of McCormick's arrest
reached Mr. Wellor, the coiuplainaut,
who resides uoar Union Coruor. About
8 o'clock last evouiug accompanied by
Orris Cherry, a witness, lie arrived at
Danville to testify at the hearing.
McCormick was brought down from
jail aud arrnigued. He pleaded "not
guilty." Amnion Woller swore that
ou the night of April T ou leaviug the
hotel at the D. L. & W. station whore
they had beeu drinking, himself and
companion,lr:i Hughes, were accosted
by McCormick and another who fol
lowed them out. He positively identi
fied McCormick as the fellow who laid
hold of him and told them he was a
policeman aud would lock them np
unless they would pay a fluo. Welier
admitted that he was iutoxicated and
described his watcli aud chain that
was taken.
Orris Cherry was down towu aud
was on his way to join his compan
ions when he found Wellor anil Huglios
iu the bauds of a crowd,among which
was McCormick. Hughes callotl to him
to get them away, as the crowd was
"getting his money" Cherry swore
that McCormick followed them over
the river bridge aud mado threats.
Ohief-of-police Miuceinoyor, who
went to the rescue of the farmer boys,
mot McCormick aud auothor returning
from the south sido and heard McCor
mick remark: "I wish I had thrown
him into tlie river." The officer found
out afterward that MoCormiok bail a
watch iu his possession which corres
ponded to the descriptiou of the one
missed by Welier.
At tlie hearing McCormick doclarod
that he had bought the watch. He was
asked of whom and he repliotl "How
do I know, I was as drunk as they
wore."
Ho was romaudeil to jail iu default
of S3OO bail.
Appointed Y. I*i. C. A. Committees.
At a meeting of the board of direc
tors of the Y. M. C. A., hold in As
sociation building Tuesday evening
| President Howard Shult* appoiutod
the followiug committees to servo for
tlie ousting year:
I Devotional—Bovorly Mussolman, C.
IV. Amorman, John Magill, Sidney
Cauiiard, Win. V. Oglesby.
Gymnasium —J. W. Lore, Austin
Klase, Jay Sechler.W. J. Rogers, Fred
Koborts, A. O. Aniosbury, Win. L. Mc-
Cluro, Edward Edmondsoo.
Music—J. SV. Swartz, Josse Shan
non, Sam A. McCoy, C. C. Ritter,
John Helming.
Boys' Work—Joseph Divel, David
Roderick, John Magill.
Finance—J. B. Watson, James Scar
let, J. W. Swartz,W. A. Secliler.Wm.
J. Rogers.
Exocutivo—Amos Vastino, W. G.
Brown, Josse Shannon, Win. L. Mc-
Cluro, John Hixson, A. H. Grono.
Entertainment Sidney Canuard,
Walter Russell, Walter Lovett, Win.
Jones, I)r. J. E. Robbins.
Membership—Walter Lovott, Frank
Brown, Walter Trumbower, Edward
Price, Samuel Miller, William Books,
Thomas Kyau.
Reception—Thomas Reese, Joseph
Divel, Edward Maloy, Thomas Foltz,
Georgo Kostenbauder, Arthur Roif
snyder.
Invitation David Reese, Watkiu
Evans, Carl Green, Ralph Still, U. L.
Gordy.
Concrete Work Shows Up Finely.
The improvements at the D. L. & W.
station consisting of a concrete walk
aud platform are not yet one-half com
pleted although more than a dozen
men have been liaminoring away dilig
ently since last Monday a week.
The concrete work to take the place
of the old wooden platform is now
completed from the upjier oud down to
the door of the freight room. It is a
splendid piece of work aud couveys a
good idea of what the improvement
will look like when completed. The
pulverized granite omployeil gives the
concrete a white aud smooth surface,
whooly different from anything form
erly seen in this section.
After completing the platform a con
crete walk will bo built all the way
to Oliurch street. The whole job will
represent nearly a mouth's work. Most
of the workmeu employed are Italiaus.
Another New Switch Started.
Work was beguu yosterday on an
other switch on the Pennsylvania rail
road that will extoml from the wagon
road crossing at Boyd's station to the
liome of Edward Shultz, a distanco of
one mile.
i The new switch will be laid on the
. south side of the main track and will
' be used for a passing siding. It is ex
pected that the work will bo complot
ed in about six weeks. It will be re
lnemliered that the two mile exten
sion, below Riverside, to trhe South
• Danville switch was opouod for traffic
1 only a few days ago.
, What this State really needs is not
i more lawß but a public spirit that will
■, demand the enforcement of those we
already have.
eim
FOP DEAD
Our town Tuesday morning was
shocked by another sudden death, the
victim iu this instance being Ellas
Lyon, one of the best known residents
of Danville. He was found dead ly
iug ou tlie floor of his bed room a few
miuutes beforo eight o'clock.
The deceased was stricken about
three weeks ago. He rallied, however,
and one week later was able to be
arouud as usual, although he did not
regain his former vigor. Ou Monday
lie was better tliau for some time pre
viously. He ate a hearty supper. He
was iu the best of spirits and iluriug
the evening for an hour or more con
versed with Charlos A. Jameson, who
hail called upon him. It was lOo'clock
when he retired. He Blept soundly all
night. Betwoou 7 aud 8 [o'clock Tues
day morning Mrs. Lyon arose aud
weut to market. Her husbaud then was
awake; he conversed freely and gave
no evidouces of illness. Some time
later his daughter eugaged iu conversa
tion with him. Wheu Mrs Lyou re
turned home she found her husbaud
lying on tlie floor of the bed room,
dead. Tho iuterim betwoeu the daugh
ter's visit to the bedside of the deceas
ed ami Mrs. Lyon's returu from mar
ket was very short, indicating that
he had been doatl only a few
miuutes wheu he was found. The de
ceased was afflicted with heart trou
ble aud this is assigued as the cauße of
his death
Elias Lyou was iu his sixtieth year.
Ho was the eldest child of Moyer aud
Hauuali Lyou. He was boru iu Dan
ville aud early iu lifo became associat
ed with his father iu tho couduct of
tho moat market. Ho spent his entire
life in Danville. Few men wore bet
ter kuowu aud better liked. He was
modest, retiring, kiud anil obliging in
disposition aud of undoubted integ
rity.
Tlie deceased was a veteran of the
civil war and was a membor of Good
rich post, No. 22, G. A. R.
Tho deceased is survlvod by his
wife, one son, Harry, of Pittsburg;
aud two daughters,Lillie,(Mrs. Simon
Hoffman) aud Emoline, who resides nt
home. Four brothers anil four sisters
also survive: William aud Jacob
Lyon, of Bellofouto; Henry, of Nor
folk, Va., aud Charles Lyou, of Dan
ville; Mrs. James Scarlet, aud Misses
Ann, Caroline anil Ella Lyou, of this
city.
The funeral will bo held Friday at
a p. 111. from tho late residence. Ferry
street. Interment will take place iu
Odd Fellows' cemetery.
Young Man Dies In Hospital.
The last sceue in a tragedy, iu which
the parts were taken from real lifo,
was enacted at the Mary M. Packer
hospital iu Sunbury, Tuosday uiglit.
It is a story of a young man's strug
gle to aocure au education aud to ou
ter tlie ministry; of his broken health,
aud contraction of a fatal malady;
aud finally of tho destruction of all
i lie hopes by doatli.
George Erilman, a prominent young
man of near Suyilortown, who was ad
mitted to tho Packer hospital about
ton days ago sufforing with au attack
of typhoid fever, succumbed to that
ilroad disease Tuesday night at 11
o'clock. His system was in a run tlowu
condition, duo to hard study. Ho was
just preparing himself for tho ministry
aud had worked uucoasingly with that
ouil iu viow.
The deceased was aged twenty-ou
yoars aud eight months aud was a Bon
of Mr. aud Mrs. Daniel Erdmau. He
was a brother of the Rev. Harry Erd
mau, of Pittsburg; Mrs. Norman Hull,
of Shamokin, and Miss Nettie Eid
mau, who resides with her parents.
The funeral will take place from the
Snydortown Lutheran church Satur
day moruiugut 1) o'clock. Interment
will bo made iu the Reforuiod church
cemotory uoar Suydertowu.
Big Party at Washlngtonvllle.
The homo of Mr. and Mrs. Watson
Diehl iu Washiugtouville was the sceno
Tuosday evening of a very pleasant
surpriso party, the occasion being Mr.
Dielil's 37th birthday. A fine supper
was served.
Those preseut were: Rev. aud Mrs.
W. J. Kohler, Mr. aud Mrs Wm.
Dieffeubacher, Mr. aud Mrs. Frank
Martz, sou Clarence aud daughter
Florence. Mr. aud Mrs. Norman
Bechtel aud sou Wilmer,Mr. and Mrs.
Heury Moser, Mr. aud Mrs. Frank
Acor, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hilkert,
Mr. aud Mrs. Wm. Mills, sou David
and daughter Beruice, Mr. aud Mrs.
McClellau Diehl, daughters Laura and
Auua, Mr. aud Mrs. Geo. Moser, sons
Sidney aud Russoll, Mesdames Lydia
Diehl,Lydia Moser, Haunah Bechtel,
Mary Keller, Martin Kelly, Josiah
Dyer, Thomas Bulter, Thomas Pol
lock,Katheriue Moser, Minnie Smith,
Jacob Mosor,lda Bogart, Misses Emma
Kelly, Ada aud Floreuce Voguetz,
Maggie Mosor,lvy Dyer, Pauline Ruu
yan, Carrie Pollock, Grace Diehl,
Auua Robiusou, Belle Schooley, Anna
Seidel, Margaret Diehl, Mabel Smith;
Messrs. John Smith, Ambrose Marti,
Harry Rudy, Harvey Moser, Norman
Aeor, Bert Faust, Schuyler Diehl,
Alvin Mowrer, Harvey Diehl, Ralph
Croinis aud Rogor Cole.
Tho roport of tho agricultural de
partment for September sets the seal
of official confirmation upon the ex
pectation that 11)06 will be a year of
plenty as regards crop out-turn.
MISSED A
m THING
A stranger appeared iu Danville yes
terday for the purpose of iustalling a
phonograph iu the rooms of one of our
well known organizations free of cost.
Ou its face tho scheme soomed plausi
ble enough, but the strauger was sad
ly embarasseil and prevented from do
ing business by a telegram from Pit
man, N. J., which appeared iu the
Philadelphia Ledger yesterday morn
ing.
The telegram in effect stated that a
well dressed man giving liis uamo as
J. L. Felir. of Harrisburg, Pa., ap
peared iu Pitman aud asked to be in
troduced to a club offlcor as he wished
to preseut a fifty dollar oufit to the
organization. Tho president of tho
olub introduced the strauger to the
principal business men ot tlie town,
many ot whom paid three dollars for
an advertisement that was togo 011 the
lid of the machiue.
Ou Monday night, the telegram
states, a box came by express, C. O.
D. Seeing that it was a big box tho
members of the club thought they had
a big bargaiu.but after paying tho bill
they found a small phonograph of the
toy type with three records. Ouo of
the tunes was entitled "A Slow Old
Town" and another "Remembor Me
When I Am Gone."
The Ledger article states that it lias
beeu learned that tho man is not a rep
resentative of the phonograph com
pany.
Tho stranger, who appeared iu Dau
ville yesterday, was likewise well
dressed. Ho gave his uamo as Folir,
while to add still more to tlie coiucid- |
euce, uearly simultaneously with tlie
man's arrival in town a good sized
box, some thirty iuches iu leugtli anil
fifteen iuches in height and width, ar
rived at one of our express offices. The
box was sent C. O. D. the amount in
volved being $1). 58. It was from the
"Harrisburg Phone company" aud
was aildresaod to "J. L. Folir, Mana
ger."
The stranger immediately selected
one of the most prominent orgauizn
tious iu towu aud, seeking its secre
tary, made kuowii his plau. The org
anization was to have the phonograph,
valued at fifty dollars, free of cost,
the only returu the Harrisburg Piiouo
company asked being tlie proceeds from
six advertisements at three dollars
oach, which were h" iilannrt <»i tlie
lia. -vt tlio first stage of tiio game tho
representatives of tlie organization
were unsuspicious and the man began
to hustle for advertisemouts.
The strauger, however, was a man
of geuorous physical proportions witli
a countenance that was beaming full
of smiles anil when he got busy ho
presented a figure on the streets that
was sure to attract uotice. He had not
secured more than a couple of adver
tisements when our townsman, W. B.
Rhodes, who had perused the columns
of the luoruiug papers with his wonted
are and interest, noted tlie similaritcy
between the Btrauger's proposition
aud the phouograph game workoil 011
the Pitman people. He communicated
his suspicious to Ralph Kisnor, Esq.,
who had beon approached for an ail,
aud who was already a little dubious
about tlie matter.
The long aud fshort of It was that
tlie jiapor with tho telogram from Pit
man was produced aud hnuiled over to
tho strauger. Ho declared tlie whole
affair as very unfortunate. He admit
ted that liis uamo was "John" Fohr,
but said that some one over in Jersey
must bo impersonating him, as his
phouograph and entire schemo was a
perfectly "legitimate" ouo.
Danville men, however, have a
wholesome aversion to being regarded
as easy marks and the partios lie had
in tow became very wary. They
wanted the man to oiien the box at the
express office and show what kind of
a phonograph ho had. This the "man
ager" of the Harrisbnrg Phone com
pany docliued to do, as it was sent C.
O. D. and would have to be released
by the company first. He tried in ev
ery way to reassure the organization,
but ho fiually coucluded that he was
up against a bad thing. On the 12:10
Pennsylvania train "John", still
wreathod in smiles, left for Suubury.
During the afternoon the box remained
at the express office. As to its real
contents there is much curiosity. It
is hoped that none of the tunes wore
entitlod "A Slow Old Town," for in
the present instance Dauvillo was any
thing but slow.
Evan R. Evans Laid to Rest.
Evau R. Evaus, whose (loath occur
red Sunday evening, was consigned to
the grave in Fairview cemetery jester
day afternoon. Tlio funeral took place
from thel Mahoning Presbyterian
church at 2 o'clock. The services were
conducted pastor, Rev. J. E.
Hutchison. The pall bearers were:
David D. Williams, Thcmas Evaus,
Wesley DeShay, Harry Pritcliard and
James V. Gillaspy and George Still
well.
Anion); those from out of town who
attended the' funeral were: Mr. and
Mrs. Francis I. Jones, of Ocean Grove,
N. J.
Come to Agreement.
At a meeting of the striking em
ployes of the Shamokin and Mt. Cnr
mel transit lines held Saturday after
noon nu agreement was reached with
Manager Smith and the cars will like
j ly resume running today or tomorrow.
The men were granted substantially
what they struck for.
NO 2
■ IB II
HSUBK
Discontent lies at the root of the
world's progress.
Tlio memory of a truly good uiau la
a constant, benediction to all who telt
his influence while he lived.
Kveu the helpless auiiual has right*
that a gentleman will always respeot.
The man who keeps IUB own work
well in hand displays wisdom.
Keckless profanity is sometimes tha
sign of a bad heart and sometimes the
token of a vacant mind.
Help the Y. M. G. A. to increase Ita
sphere of usefulness.
The hunting accident will now take
the place of the drowning catastrophe.
There is said to be a daily produc
tion of B,(XX) barrels of oil in the Brad
ford field, which is still counted the
greatest oil field in the world for the
extent and uniformity of the area de
veloped.
One Allentown farmer is pleased be
cause ho succeeded in gathering twen
ty potatoes which filled a half bushel
basket to overflowing.
It is announced that ex-senator Hum.
moll, of Solinsgrove, intends to be an
independent democratic candidate for
congross in the seventeenth distriot
where Focht is running against Alex
ander, regular democrat.
Many of the tragedies of life are
simply the inevitablo result of the
conduct of the victim. A man who
violates the laws of God and man, one
who is careless of the rights of others,
is always in danger from violence.
The State needs good roads for the
benefit of the farmor.
The parent who allows the child to
rule commits a blunder and sins agaiuat
the child.
A vile tonguo is usually the outward
sign of an inward fault.
Small pox lias again invaded Schuyl
kill county.
The dividend ou Bethlehem Steel
perferred lias been declared suspended
for a year. The money earned iu the
business of this immense steel plant
will he used iu extending other lines
of manufacture, to be independent of
the government iu making armor
plate.
Method ism has at least one livin
follower who became ideutifled with
the church more than a century ago.
Mrs. Mary RauiNey Lemens Wood re
cently celebrated iio< uvii. a t.
Hillsboro, Ore. She united with the
Methodist church in 1790.
A reliable authority status that the
Uuited States Steel corporation now
has 200,(RX) workuieu in its employ,
the largest number since the organiza
tion of the company, and that a large
shortage of skilled laborers still exists.
On October 18 at Washington the
military monument in memory of Ueu
eral George P. McOlellan,former com
mander of the Army of the Potomac,
will ho unveiled. The general's widow
is now 71.
A Tyrono woman named (Juniui
wants |25,000 from her ex-sweetheart
because ho refuses to stick to his agree
ment to marry her.
While walking through the woods
last Sunday looking for the probable
out como of the chestnut crop, James
Floy, of Coatesville, was shot in the
abdomen by a shot from a gun in the
hands of some uuknown person. He is
said to bo in a critical condition.
The principal of the Hazletou high
school is about to take the warpath af
ter boy pupils who spend so much of
their timo loafing about pool roonii
that they aro falling behind in their
studies.
Dr. Dixon, head of the state health
department,lias just made the declara
tion that he has been instrumental lu
securing the removal of no less than
1,500 distinct sources of pollution of
the Schuylkill river.
Providence is vory patient in suffer
ing in silence all the foolish accusa
tions, of ignorant mortals.
If the man who is on the inside of
things political would talk there
would bo mapy a sensation.
The physician who was treating
Mayur March, of Easton, for rheuma
tism of one leg was slightly surprised
wheu from a lump which developed
below the knee ho extracted a needle.
Tho mayor has no idea how it got lu
his body.
It is estimated that 20,000 more men
than can be supplied will be needed to
push along the railroad construction
work aud harvest the crops between
Minneapolis aud the Pacific coast.
Charles Ootner.of Strawberry Ridge,
is on the sick list.
The country will survive the coming
election whatever the result.
Jack Frost's breatli brings beautiful
death to the foliage.
Pope Pius is reported to have re
cently expressed himself as much
gratified with the development of the
Gregorian chant in America. He add
ed thatjit was not intonded to exclude
other music unless the uiusio was of a
mundane character.
Statistics of passenger traffic on the
Reading railroad for the year ending
Jnne 30th, as compared with tlie five
previous years when free passes were
iu full swing, shows that the Reading
company has added about $400,000 per
auuum to its passenger earnings by
1 cutting off free transportation. Other
roads no doubt have made equal gftinß.