LOCAL TIJVIE TABLES.
PENN'A. R. R.
EAST. WEST.
7.11 A.M. 9.00 A.M.
10.17 " 12.10 P.M.
3.21 P. M. 4.81 "
5.60 " 7.51 "
SUNDAYS.
10 17 A.M. 4.31 P.M.
D. L. & W. R. R.
EAST. WEST.
7.05 A. M. 9.10 A. M.
10.19 " 12 51P.M.
2.11 P. M. 4.33 "
5.44 " 9.10 "
SUNDAYS.
7.05 A. M. 12.44 P. M.
5.44 P. M. 9.10 "
PHIL.A. & READING R. R.
NORTH. SOUTH.
7.53 A. M. 11.23 A. M.
3 50 P. M. 6.85 P. M.
BLOOM STREET.
7.55 A. M. 11.21 A. M.
3.58 P.M. 6.33 P.M.
OAN VILLE AND BLOOMSBURO
STREET RAILWAY CO.
...MVB Danville H 00, <1.40, 7.30, 8.20.
« 10, 10.00, 10.50, 11.40 H.UI., 12.30,
1.20,2.10,3.00,3 50, 4.40, 5.30, 8.20,
7.10, 8.00, 8.50, 9.40, 10.30, 11.20 |). in,
Bloonisburg ft. 00, 0.40, 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, 5.33, 8.23.
7.13, 8.03, 8.53, 9.43, 10.33, 11.20 p. in,
s, first oar Sunday morning 7.30.
liast oar, 11.20 at night K lie » to Urova
nia only,
Wui. R Miller, tien'l Manager
FARMERS UNITED
CONTROL PRICES
Following a tour through the farm
ing regions of Schuylkill, Berks, Col
umbia, Montgomery and Northumber
land counties, a party of western
poultry dealers declare that the fann
ers of all the districts appear to have
organized and that a "Community of
Interests" exists between them. They
assert that their investigations de
veloped the fact that while the farm
ers have assiduously circulated the re
port that tho heat and the protracted
spells of wet weather wero fatal for
young turkeys,and that the birds wero
extremely scarce, just the opposite is
the case.
They say that on many of the farms
large flocks of turkeys were found iu
fields that are isolated and out of light
from the road. At one farm they said
that they found nearly 200 turkeys
feeding ill a hollow about 500 yards
from the farm house. When thoy in
terviewed 1110 farmer, an hour later,
he said: "Turkeys will be high iu
price and scarce this year. I have only
about a half dozen on the place. The
gapes have killed close onto 300 of
them ou this farm alone since last
spring."
"How's your crop of potatoes?"
they asked.
"Poor, poor," he answered, dolor
ously. " Wet weather has rotted half
of 'em, and they are all small sized. "
Later ou the party went to a field
nearby aud dug up six rows of pota
toes. They fouud tho tubers to bo ex
ceptionally large,aud among them not
a single bad one was found.
For somo time past it has been
known that aliauces liavo been organ
ized throughout the farming districts,
and it is now said that a central or
governing committeo flxos the prices
of everything tho farmers sell and
limits tho output, so as to keep tho
demand strong and the prices high.—
Shamokiu Daily News.
Joseph Fetter Badly Injured.
Joseph Fetter, who resides ou West
Centre stroot, was very badly injured
while working in Suubury last week
and is now confined at the Mary Pack
er hospital.
The injured man is a widower, but
has au adopted daughter, fourteen
years old. Since he has been employ
ed in Suubury his house hero has been
closed. Although the accident took
place last Wednesday the facts of the
case wore not knowu iu Dauvillo un
til Saturday night, when some other
Danville mou workiug in Suubury re
turned homo.
Fettor was omployod by the Lani
berry Water company iu laying a new
tine of sewer pipe. He was assisting
to unload the pipe from a wagon wiiou
one of the large joints fell oil his foot
crushing it very badly, in addition to
which his leg was painfully iujured.
He was taken to tho Mary Packer hos
pital, whoro at last accounts ho was
doing very well.
Fetter's adopted daughter, Esther,
accompanied by Miss Dora Eighuer.at
whose home she has beeu living for
several weeks, Saturday evening went
to Suubury to visit the injured man.
Lost of September Court.
Justice iu all ages of the world is a
great boon,but as administered by our
court it "comes high. " The several
days' court last week, in which anly
one case was tried, cost tho county ov
er a thousand dollars.
The item of jurors aud tipstaffs,
along with what was paid the cous
tables for making returns, footed up
4874.80. The witnesses in tho Dietrich
homicide case cost |IOS. In addition
(50 went to the court stenographer and
112.50 to the court crier.
At the first trial of the same homi
cide case.iu which tho jury disagreed,
the cost to the couutv was only a trifle
less. The jurors did uot cost so much,
for while talesmen woro called tho
original panel was not so largo. At
the last trial thero wore soveuty-throe
talesmen summoned into tho court
room aud eacii of these received $2,
which after all pretty well repaid
these unwilling gentlemen for their
disquietude in being obligod to faco
au unploasaut duty. Tho venire issu
ed called for a hundred jurors iu ad
dition to which there were 24 grand
jurors.
Hiss Shepperson Entertains.
Miss draco Shepperson entertained
a number of her frionds at a euchro at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Shepjierson, Front street, Sat
urday evening. Miss Shepperson's
guests wore: Misses Bertha Cloud,
Sara Beaver, Marion Joues,Marguorite
Evaus, Helen Shepjiersou, Messrs. Jay
Sechler, William Jones, William Han
cock, Harry Ortli, Thomas Foltz and
James Kase.
DIPHTHERIA IS
PREVALENT
The time of year lia» arrived when
sickness is moro prevalent. The report
of the local registrar. Dr. Shultz, for
September shows that there are seven
cases of diphtheria in the district as
against one in July and none in Aug
ust. Although Dauvillo enjoyed au
immunity from diphtheria during the
summer the dreadod disease was lurk
ing about in tho rural districts,notably
in Mahoning township.and that it has
brokon ovor the boundaries and taken
root in Danville is not at all surpris
ing to the physicians. There has been
ouo now caso in October. Unless pre
cautious aro omployod diphtheria will
no doubt continue to spread.
Thero is a great deal of whooping
cough about town. Children can be
hoard coughing upon tho street and
physicians aro confident of its preval
ence oven though thoy may uot in near
ly all the cases be called to adminis
ter. The results are considerably to be
dreaded in whooping cough and our
local physicians heartily endorse
Health Commissioner Dr. Dixon's
views on tho serious after effects of
such diseases aud tho necessity of
warding them off wherever possible. 2
During September twenty-two doatlis
wero roportod, eight of which took
place at tho hospital for the insane.
During tho month of August thero
woro twonty-oight deaths. During tho
same month thore wero eighteen
births. While tho record for August
might indicate a falling off of popula
tion to reassure our readers wo liavo
only to refer to tho full record from
the beginning of tho year to Septem
ber Ist to show that, there is a materi
al gain. Up to September Ist the num
ber of births was 180, whilo the num
ber of deaths to tho samodate was 168.
Disinterments,'which woro prohibit
ed during tho mouths of July, August
and September, with tho first of Octo
ber may bo permitted and the local
registrar is again issuing permits for
the same.
A Remarkable Record.
Emanuel vVertniau, of Philadelphia,
au old time resident of Danville, is
circulating among relatives and acqu
aintances iu this vicinity. Mr. Wert
man roiuoved from Danville in 1850
and his present visit is ono of several
that have taken plaeo to his old homo
during tho long interval that ho has
lived in Philadelphia. Mr. Wortman
is 78 years of ago and is a brother of
James Wortman, Bloom road, of John
Wortman and Mrs. John Steinman of
this city.
On Monday night Mr. Wortman paid a
visit to Montour lodgo No. 1091.0.0. F.
which ho is a member. Thore are sev
eral circumstances connected with this
visit, which are of more than passing
interest, 110 was initiated into Mon
tour lodge in tho year 1818, when tho
meetings woro hold in tho second story
of a fraino building occupying a site
now in tho rear of tho courthouse.
Two years after Mr. Wertmau became
a member of the Odd Fellows ho left
Danville and, although he kept up his
standing in Montour lodgo, No. 100,
during the long interim of nearly sixty
years he uovor attended any of the
lodge meetings, nor did ho visit any
other lodge. During all tho years in
tervening neither did ho draw one
cent of benefit. At tho present time
there is not a man belonging to Mon
tour lodge that he can recall as being
a member when he Jived in Danville.
The Madley Pictures.
Tho Edwin J. lladloy moving picturo
exhibition last evening was tho bost
; thing of the kind ever soon iu Burling
i ton, if the statement of tho people who
are familiar with this class of outor
i tainmont is to be relied upon, From
; eight until half-past ten o'clock there
was au almost coustant movement of
picturos on tho canvass aud there was
• not a single awkward hitch or break
in the series presented. Tho subjects
wero solectod with rare discretion to
make up a varied ovoning's enjoyment
and nearly every picture was heartily
; applauded.
i A pleasing feature of tho exhibition
was the absoiico of tho objectionable
, flutter which usually has accompanied
moving pictures. Burlington Vt.
Press.
i The lladloy pictures are to bo pres
ented at the Mahoning Prosbyterinn
church two uights, Friday and Sarur
; day, of this week, for tho benefit of
• the Y. M. C. A. Tickets aro now on
; sale at tho Association building.
(iuarding Two Dangerous Places.
Borough Electrician Smith is erect
ing guards lit the light plant to keep
1 inquisitive people away the rear of tho
switch board and from tho "rogulat-
ors," which stand along the wall on
the north and west side. Unless pro*
■ tocted in this way thero is constant
danger of accident.
If a person wero to come iu contact
" with some parts of tho switchboard or
1 with the regulators death would bo
1 instantaneous. The guards being erect
-1 ed are in tho form of latticework
' which will not conceal the mechanism. ;
but will suilico to excludo persons who
have no businoss on those spots where
danger lurks.
Firemen's Convention.
Danville will be represented nt the
State Firemen's convention, which
will be held at Gettysburg this week
although probably the representation
will not be so large as on former
yoars. The Friendship company will
bo represented by Harry Saunders aud
the Continental by William Moyer.
Other companies may uot be represent
ed. Harry Trumbower, Walter Trum
' bower, William Boat and Orval
Swoitzor, as members of the Friend
ship fire company,will attend tho con
vention.
Odd Growth of Apples.
A tree ou tho farm of Mrs. Lydia
Kruni, Cooper township, has produc
ed twin apples, exactly resembling
oacli other. They liavo grown side by
sido,tho stems being united. This odd
growth hangs on the extreme end of a
small branch. The apples, which are
I very large, aro of the greening var
iety.
FELL FROM BRIDGE
BROKE NECK
George Steck, 40 years, a resident
of Salem, Snyder county, was injured
iu some uukuowu manner at the bridge
crossing from Seliusgrovo to Selins
grovo Junction, and as a result is a
patient at tho Mary M. Packer hospit
al, Suubury, with no hopes of his re
covery.
Shortly beforo daybreak Saturday
morning the members of the crew of a
Pennsylvania freight train,which was
passing over tho Seliusgrovo bridge,
noticed the body of a man lying aloug
side one of the bridge piers. Tho train
was stopped and the man was found to
be alive but iu an unconscious condi
tion. He was taken to tho Pennsyl
vania railroad station at Seliusgrovo
and Dr. Yoder was summoned to givo
him medical aid. An examination
showed that he was severely injured
and he was placed ou board tho morn
ing passenger traiu and brought to the
Mary M. Packer hospital iu Suubury.
After arriving at the hospital a care
ful examination was made and it was
found that Steck had dislocated his
spine at about the small of tho back
aiul is paralyzod all tho way down
tho bodv from tho seat of tho injury.
When questioned Steck was unablo
to explain how the accident occurred
and whilo some believe he fell while
trying to avoid being struck by a train
others think that while walking across
tho bridge he in some manner tripped
and fell.
Tho injury sustained by Stock is of
such a nature that although he may
linger for a long time thero are no
chances for his recovory aud his life
will he nothing more than a lingering
death. Ho was employed as a black
smith at Salem and has a wife and two
small children.
Notable Production.
With his usual disregard of expense
in everything relative to tho maintain
ing of his position at tho hoad of the
moving picturo businoss in this coun
try, Mr. Edwiu J. Hadloy.tho expert,
secured at considerable expense the
only really satisfactory series of views
that intelligently portray the actual
condition of affairs in San Francisco
immediately after tho disaster. In a
recent conversation Mr. Had ley said
44 We were not .lohnnies on the spot,
waiting for tho oarthquako. We do
not present, pictures of tho falling
walls ami people fleeing in terror wild
with excitement. Wo did not have our
camera ready to take a picturo of a
thief caught stealing and shot by the
soldiers. Wo do, however, presout
genuine, authentic and satisfactory 1
viows taken after the shock and when
tho liro had boon oxtingishod,enabling !
tho securing of clear nogativos, un- I
marred by clouds of smoke.
44 1u presenting this series wo appeal j
to the iutolligent common sonno class :
of people who don't boliovo in being j
humbugged."
These authentic views are only a
small part of tho Had ley program,and
tho exhibition will be as varied and
pleasing as usual.
Tho Hadloy pictures aro to bo pre
sented at tho Mahoning Presbyterian
church two nights, Friday and Satur
day, of this week, for tho benefit of
the Y. M. C. A. Tickets are now on
salo at the Association building.
Appointed Auditor.
Ralph Kisuer, Esq., was appointed j
auditor by Judge Evaus, Saturday, to j
distribute funds to and among the I
creditors of the Dauvillo and Suubury I
street railway company, which was
sold at shoriff's sale on July Otli aud
tho sale of which was confirmed dur
ing last week's session of court.
A great deal of curiosity is manifest- j
ed by the public to know,now that tho j
sale is confirmed, whether or not there i
are any prospects of the line starting |
up as far as completed—between the
hospital for tho insane and South Dan
vilie—also whether any plans are on
foot for tho complotion of tho line and
whether it is at all likelv that work
will be resumed this fall.
Persistent inquiry has failed to
bring out any positive information on
any of the above points, but it is gen
erally conceded as unlikely that any
work on construction will be done this
fall.
Death of Evan R. Evans.
Evan B. Evaus, nearly a life-long
rosidont of Danville,departed this life
about 7 o'clock Saturday night, aftor
a short illness. The decoasod was sixty
three years of age and is survived by
his wifo aud one daughter, Mrs.
Francis B. Jones, both of Ocean Grove,
Now Jersey. Of lato years the decoas
od has been incapacitated for work.
Ho was a blacksmith by occupation
and was especially skilled. Iu his
time ho hold many responsible posi
tions, hciug foreman of the black
smith department of the Beading Iron
works. Ho hold similar positions un
der Curry & company and at. ono or
auother time of his life was promin
ently conuocted with every important
industry iu Dauvillo. Few men
wero moro widely known about town.
Will Remain in Danville.
Nicholas Haydon, for many years
traveling freight and passeuger agent
of tho Northern Pacific railroad, who
came east during the summer for a
vacation, has decided to remain in
Dauvillo indefinitely. Mr. Haydon,
who is a sou of Mrs. Margaret llayden,
Bloom street, Is owner of tho fine farm
iu Cooper township, formerly owned
by Matthew Bidgeway. He left Dan
ville iu 1870 aud since that time has
been prominently identified with the
great railroad enterprises of tho grow
ing northwest. While iu Dauvillo he
will livo a rotirod life.
WHEN PREACHERS STEAL.
Tho Dußois Journal waxes exceed
ingly warm iu its denunciation of tho
crooked preacher over there who was
preparing to leave tho region, carry
ing with him over SIOO of the church's
money. It was a very wicked act,
that's sure, but the intensity of our
imliguatioti sould bo measured by the
amount of tho man's salary .utd the
size of his family. A half-starved
preacher is sometimes quite as likely
togo wrong as a half-starved laborer.
GRAVEYARDS I
W. BERWICK CELLARS
•
The astounding statement is now
made by some of the most reputable
citizens of West Berwick,that in their
opinion no less than ten murders have
been committed within the last eight
weoks in the foreign section of West
Berwick and Briarcreek and chey go
further and say that they believe if
the collars in that section were dug up
graveyards of murdered porsous would
be found. These are the statements
made to District Attorney Small by
respectable foreigners who waut stops
taken to stamp out the lawlessness and
restore order and mako life safe.
It is estimated that there are 2800
foreigners at West Berwick and Briar
creek, and while the Slavs, Poles and
Huns are mostly a law abiding ele
ment, the district attorney estimates
that thoie are fully 800 persons in the
section that can be classed as lawless
and dangerous to the community.
Merchants have sometimes to close
their stores owing to the lawessnessas
early as eight o'clock in the oveniugs.
That au organization of the Black
Hand exists in that neighborhood, and
that secret meetings of the society are
held at either West Berwick or Briar -
creok, is the firm conviction of the
district attorney. He fully realizes
that it will take drastic measure* to
eradicate evil and wrongdoing, but he
is determined togo to the limit, and
will ask court to have a competent
detective engaged at the oxponse of
the county to ferret out the 'criminals
that they may bo brought to justice,
and the reign of crime abolished.
Good men, equipped for this work,
can bo secured at Wilkos-Barro or
Philadelphia. The kind of a man re- |
<luirod is ono responsible and capable, I
who can [speak the language of the
foreigners and mingle with thorn—in
fact adopt tho methods similar to those
which resulted in the disruption and
abolishment of the Molly Maguires.
DEDICATION OF
CAPITOL TODAY
lIARRISBURG.Oct. B.—Everything
is ready for the formal opening of
tomorrow's festivities attending the
dedication of the capitol. Over four
hundred members of various fraternal
organizations have already boon ap
pointed to act as guides and form tho
walking information bureau for visit
ors tomorrow. Kacli and every one of
I the members of this largo committee
| has been given a handsome badge fur
| nished by the publicity committee and
i with it they will wear the emblem of
I their organization in order that broth
er lodgomoti will recognize them and
: fool more at homo.
! RAILROAD ARRANGEMENTS.
I Special ordors wore issued yesterday
jto the local heads of the various rail
road companies in this city to mako
I arrangements for special trains to car-
I ry the crowds to and from this city to
j morrow morning and night. Tho ord
| ers call for all speciul trains to leave
I their various starting points in time
to arrive in this city at or before 10:30
o'clock tomorrow. Excursions will bo
| run from all points in tho State, but
the details have not been announced.
; Tho Reading road will start au excur
! sion train from Norristown on Thurs
| day morning at 6:50 o'clock, stopping
at all intermediate points and reaching
I this city shortly before 10 o'clock. In
tho ovoniug special trains will bo run
to all points aud will leave this city
at 10:30 o'clock. The Reading road
I will run as far as Norristown a train
1 largo onough to accommodato all its
' patrons while the Pennsylvania, North
era Central and Cumberland Valloy
j roads will run as many special trains
• as aro needed to got the visitors Xrom
j tho citv to their homes.
| I''IREWOKKS ALONG RIVER.
While the fireworks will bo tho
principal attraction along the river
front tomorrow night., much of tho
beauty of the scone will be duo to tho
number of boats on tho water, if tho
night is cloar. Rivermou have had all
their rowboats engaged for weoks and
a hundred or more canoes aro expect
ed to bo atloat. In addition, most of
the sand flats will be filled with chairs
and steam tugs will pull them out in
to tho channel shortly before tho fire
works start. Persons with a commer
cial turu of mind who are sufficiently
fortunate as to be located in tho vicin
ity of Third and State street aro ar
ranging to roap a harvest, if possible .
tomorrow. Ono merchant who lias a
store at the coronr of those streets, in
the Brody house, directly opposite the
grandstand, has fixed up three tiers of
seats. Tho lower tier, just a little
above tho level of the sidewalk, has
seats which may bo secured for tin;
ceremonies at $5 each. An other tier
has boon built just above; ton dollars
each will bo charged for seats there.
Seats on tho balcony above will also
bo sold at $lO each.
CAPITOL LIKE BEE-HIVE.
The capitol was like a beo-hivo dur
ing tho early hours last evening. The
dome was lighted and so were many
of tho rooms and visitors passod
through tho great building by the
thousand. What it will be tonight and
tomorrow can only bo conjectured.
Many of the Hill departments were
◦pen last evening and heads of depart -
mouts did not attempt to keop visitors
out. Tho doors wero merely blocked
open and tho sightseers allowed to
stream in one door and out the other
at will.
The capitol will bo open to visitors
tonight and tomorrow and the dome
will again be lighted up during the
ovouings.
At sundown tonight the lights about
the streets will be turned on, if possi
ble. The searchlights aro in place atop
the Uuiou Trust and tho Mt. Pleasant
Press buildings aud they will begin to
play on tho capitol about 7 :80 o'clock
tonight. The same program will ob
tain tomorrow night.
VISITORS POURING IN.
Visitors are pouring into the city for
the dedication aud this is evidenced
nowhero better than at the capitol.
All day yesterday,as well as last even
ing. the corridors and departments
WILL REPAIR
GILLASPY PROPERTY
The borough council held a spocial
meeting ou Saturday night for the
purposo of making arrangements for
beginning the work of raising J. V.
Gillaspy's building at tho corner of
Mill and Front stroots, which was left
considerably bolow grade when Mill
street was paved. Mr. Gillaspy's prop
erty is the last of tho several build
ings on Mill stroot damaged when tho
paving was put down.
Iu tho caso of the other buildiugs
viewers wore appointed, who awarded
a certain sum of money as damages,
which was paid over to the owners,
who made the improvements them
selves. Mr. Gillaspy's throo buildings
adjoining each other and constituting
his hotel property, are all more or less
damaged. From the first he has* shown
an inclination to bo liboral and made
no spocial efforts to induce council to
tako action in tho mattor. At the last
regular mooting he was presont and
stated that if tho borough would mere
ly raise tho lowor building, which is
tho one affected most, he would him
self make all other repairs necossary
and raise the other two buildings as
required.
Council unhesitatingly accepted his
proposition and tho meeting Saturday
night was hold to adopt specifications
and to get roady to invito bids. Mem
bers wore present as follows: Gibsou,
Vastiuo, Dietz, Sweisfort, Russell,
Angle, Bedea, Finnigan, Hughes, Ja
cobs and Eisenhart.
Tho two story building to be raised
by tho borough will have to be cut
loose from the adjoining one. It will
have to be raised abut three feet, six
inches, so that tho first floor of tho
sovoral buildings will bo level with
each other. If any decayed sills aro
found under the building they are to
i be taken out and replaced with good
sound sills. Foundation walls, eigh
teen inches thick, aro to be built un
der tho sill after the building is rais
ed.
On motion of Mr. Vastino it was
ordered that council advertise for bids
to raiso tho building according to
specifications, the proposals to be in
by next Friday night. It is desirod to
outer upon tho work as oarly as possi
; hie.
1 wero thronged with transient visitors.
Tho city is iu gala dress aud most of
tho business buildings are covered
with hunting. The cards of admission
to tho speakers' stand on the grand
stand wero prepared at tho executive
department yesterday. They are works
1 of art. Each is somowhat smaller than
the average size of tho visiting cards
' for men. Thov aro of hoavy white card
board with beveled edges, the bevel
ing being gilded. In the upper loft
' hand corner of the card the coat-of
arnis of the State is heavily embossed
iu gold. Mr. Roosevelt's card hears
simply "Tho Prosidout"; Governor
Penny packer's card is prepared iu tho
same way, only "Tho Governor" be
ing written on it.
DAYLIGHT FIREWORKS.
Tho ceremonies and amusemonts coin
mitteo of tho citizens' committee yes
terday announced that an additional
attraction has boon prepared for what
might otherwise have boon a dull hour
of dedication day. Tho firoworks con
sist of a bomb which is projected sky
ward and when about 500 feet iu the
air it explodes. A parachute is liberat
ed by tho explosion and from this para
chuto will depend somo sort of a de
corative tiguro—a different kind to
each piece. A clear spaco of about au
acre in area is required to proporly
display such firoworks and it has been
riuch Diphtheria in Bloomsburg.
Diphtheria, which figured so throat
oningly in tho report of tho local reg
istrar, is alarmingly prevalent iu other
noarby towns. Bloomsburg is threat
ened with an epidemic of the disease,
, which in the past two days hasassum
. od proportions that moved the author
, itios to take drastic mcauros to bring
about its abatement.
, Tho Third stroot school, where tho
trouble seems to have started, has been
[ closod indefinitely. Yesterday tho di
, rectors of tho Bloomsburg public
library closed that institution also in
, definitely.
During Monday and Tuesday five
, now cases wero reportod and by last
evening nine homes in Bloomsburg
. wero under strict quarantine.
STRATEGY WINS,
i There abides in tho town of Mones
, sou, this State, a lawless olomont that
i threatons to seriously disturb tho poace
i and quiotVif that community. Therow
-1 dies, however,pictod themselves against
! too strong an adversary when they at
i tempted to beat tho niangomont of tho
i opera houstr there by getting into tho
shows, minus tickots, via the firo es
cape. The manager spread defeat and
dismay among those who wero in tho
habit of going into tho theatre by tho
aerial rout* 4 hv charging tho firo es
cape with electricity.
POLITICALLY QUIIST.
Election comes five weeks from yes
terday but the close approach of tho
crucial moment doos not bring with it
any particularly noticeablo activity
among the men or parties that are ex
pected to furnish us with pro-election
concern. Both iu Danville aud in the
country districts tho atmosphere is
politically quiet, and if any work at
all is being done by the candidates it 1
is of tho. button-holing variety that
does not cause much iuconveniouce to
anyone except the two directly con
cerned.
Mt. Carmel's Progressive Council.
The Mt. Carmel borough council has (
decided to construct a sewer outlet to
cost about $30, 000. This sewer will j
cross company ground and if any op- j
position is shown by any company (
officials they will bo prosecuted by the ,
hoard of health of that town. ,
Dwelling Sold.
John L. Evans has sold his former i
homestead,corner of Church streotaud
D. L. & W. avonue, to Charles Hunt
er. Consideration about S2OOO.
MURDER IN
SECOI DEGEEE
Peter Dietrich, on trial since Mon
day charged with the killing of James J
A. Jones, Thursday was found guilty 1
of murder in tho second degree, but <
was rocommouded to the mercy of the I
court. (
The case was giveu to the jury at <
4 :30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The
case presented many difficulties, the 1
evidouce being of such a nature as to ]
invite much controversy. Tho jury I
wrostled with the problem during ]
Wednesday night anil the greater part <
of the forenoon Thursday.
Wliou court adjourned Wednesday 1
evening, Judge Evans announced that
ho would not retire until elevou o'clock «
and arranged that if the jury reached i
a verdict before that hour tho court <
house boll should bo rung, which would
bring the court aud attorneys interest- I
ed to tho courthouse. There was uo '
agreement.however, duriug the night, I
By a misunderstanding Thursday '
morning at 9 o'clock the courthouse
bell was rung, which had the effect to 1
bring a large crowd to the courthouse
under the impression that a verdict 1
had been reached. Even the court and
attorneys were deceived. A circumst
ance which helpod to make the situa
tion uuique was tho fact that the jur
ors soon after Judge Evans arrived
came out of their room aud filing into 1
the court room, took their places
in tho chairs they occupied duriug the
trial. Tho attorneys for the defense
had not yet arrived and, while Judge
Evans was waiting, the twelve men
with ono accord solomuly aroso aud
filing out through the door returned
to their room, where they continued
their deliberations for un hour or so
longer. Their strange action was ex
plained by the assumption that they
came into court for instruction but
finally resolved that they did not need
it. Pooplo wore much disappointed
when they found that there was no
vordict and the little episode on tho
wholo aroused much curiosity.
At 10:40 o'clock it was announced
that tho jury had arrived at a verdict.
Tho largo crowd deceived earlier in
tho day was not on hand when the jury
came in. In all, probably, thoro wore
not sovouty-fivo persons in the court
room.
As tho twelve men, who hold tho
fate of Dietrich in their hands, came
into tho court room, it was observed
that tho most of them bore vory mark
od signs of fatigue as tho result of
their night's confinement. Dietrich,
who had been brought into the court
house at the ringing of the bell,sat by
the sido of the sheriff at tho spot he
occupied during tho trial. His two
trials in a fow mouths have brought
him before the public so much that ho
has becomo accustomed to the situa
tion and he attracts only a passing
notice from tho public. Thursday,
however, brought tho crucial moment
of his lifo. Whilo awaiting the arriv
al of tho attorneys he sat impatiently
rubbing his bauds together, while his
suspense and deep anxiety, woro plain
ly visible in his countouance
~ "Gentleman of tho jury," inquired
tho prothouotary, "have you agreed
upon a verdict? "We have,"was tho
roply and the foreman of the jury hand
ed over the writtou verdict. This the
prothonotary handed to Judgo Evans
who scanned it a moment and return
ed it to Mr. Viucont. The silonce was
profound as the cloar touos of the pro
thouotary raug out:
"Gentlemen of the jury, barken to
your verdict as tho court has rocorded
it. You say that in tho case of Com
monwealth vs. Peter Dietrich, you
find the defoudant, Peter Dietrich,
guilty of murder iu the second degree
and that you recommoud him to tho
mercy of the court."
On motion of Mr. Ikeler tho court
ordered that the jury be polled, by
which it is understood that each of
the twelve men was called upon to an
swer individually ns to his concur
rence in the verdict. The respouso of
each juror was that his verdict was
"murder in tho second dergee, recom
mending tho prisoner to the mercy of
the court."
Counsel for tho defense objected to
the manner in which the jurors were
polled. Exceptions were overruled bv
tho court and bill was ordered sealed
for the defendant.
Judgo Evans then addressed the jur
ors, thanking thorn, after which they
were discharged.
The defouese then moved in arrost ,
of judgment and for a new trial, rea- (
sons to bo filod in four days.
Mr. Ikeler said that a verdict of
murdor iu the secoud dergeo had been
returnod, which eliminates capital of- (
feuse, the case becomes bailable, aud
he moved that in the interval pending
further action Dietrich be admitted to
bail, tho court being asked to name (
the amount.
Mr. Hiuckloy objected to bail urg
ing as a reason that the defonse had
moved for a new trial, which made it
clear that a verdict eliminating cap
ital punishment might bo followed by
one in a subsequent trial of altogeth- 1
or a different sort. J
The court appointed Saturday morn- c
ing at 10 o'clock as time for argument '
on application for hail. 1
The maximum penalty for murder *
in tho second degree is twenty years. *
The number of years' imprisonment 1
that may be imposed varies according 1
to the ideas of the judge. The recom- *
mendat ion for mercy does not neces
sarily influence the seuteuco.
Our Water Analyzed. 1
The United States geological survey a
is collecting aud analyzing samples of (
water taken from the Susquehauna h
rivor at Wost Pittston, Danville and J
Williamsport. The object is to dis
cover the amount of mineral matter
carried by the water and its variation
from week to week. In this manner
the adaptability of tho water for diff
erent industrial purposes can be ascer
tained. The work will be coutiuued
for a year at least.
The natural heads of tho household «
are the parents. When they abdicate
in favor of their children they sow the
wind aud somebody is going to reap
the whirlwind.
JOHN KEIM'S BIG
SALE OF BRICK
'F'lio brick manufacturing business MI
Danville will boom between liow and
freezing weather. John Keiin, who
owns and operates the Hoverai brick
kilns hereabout has just sold 525.0(X)
of his big stock to John G. McHeury,
of Ben toil
Mr. Keim, who had a stock of near
ly a million brick 011 hand was pro
paring to shut down for the season af
ter next week. Mr. McHenry's big
purchase together with the prospects
of effecting a sale of an additional
200,000 elsewhere, has induced Mr.
Keim to wholly change his plans and
instead of shutting down he will put
011 an additional number of hands and
rush nil his yards to their full capacity
during the mouth of October.
Mr. McHenry will greatly enlarge
his distillery at Benton, which is a
very old plant the business of which
lias greatly outgrown the capacity. 111
eulargiug the plan originally was to
remove the distillery from its present
site on the hill down along the rail
road, where ground had been purchas
ed. it later was decided merely to en
large the old plant and as indicated
by the liuinbor of brick purchased the
annex will bo a vory large one.
Mr. Keim is already shipping brick
to Benton at the rate of a car load per
<lay and will keep on at that rate un
til the big order is filled. Several oth
er brick manufacturers are in the
market. One or more of those offer
brick at a lower figure than Mr. Keim
will sell for, but the Danville brick
seems to have the preference, as it is
larger and possesses the additional ad
vantage of being hand made.
T V ANNA MM.' • I)
" -ItljOOM «. - v ON
Delaware Lackavvniiu 1 tud Wenterit
Railroad.
In Effect.Jl,
TRAINS LEAVE l> \N v ILLI'.
R AST W AKI».
7.07 H. 111. daily tor HlOoiuslnirg, Klngntm.
Wiikes-Hiirre aud Scruntoii. Arriving s« rau
ton at 9.l'i 11. 111., and connecting at Scrantoi.
with trulnH arriving ul I'liil:nl«*l j»lii:t >it i. IS n
m. mid New York City.at 8.30 n. 111.
10.19 a. m. weekly for BlooiiisluirK. Kingston
WllkeH-Harre.Heranton and In termed late hlk
tioiiH, arriving at Bcranton al 12.H5 p. ui. imti
connecting there with trains for N vv YorV
City, Philadelphia and Ihillalo.
'2.11 weekly forßloomNbiir£,l<liigNt.oi).\VHUefc
Uarre, Scranton and Intermedials stations
arriving at Scranton at 4.50 p. in.
5.48 p. in. dally for HlooniNhnrg, Knpy, Ply
moutfi, Kingston, Wlikes-liar re, PittHlon.
Scranton and IntermediateHtatlonn, arrlvlnK
at Scranton at 5.25 p. 111. and connecting tin r«
with trains arriving at New York City nlofU
a* 111., l'hiladeluela 10 a. in.and Huflalo 7 a in.
TRAINS AWtIVE AT DANVILLE
9.15 a. 111. weekly from Scranton, I'ltlHlrvn,
Kingston, Kloonisbnrg and Intermediate sta
tions, leaving Scranton at 6.8/> a. in., where It
connects with trains leaving New Yor . City
at 9..H0 p. in., Philadelphia at 7 t>*2 p. in. md
Buffalo at 10.H0 a. m.
12.44 p. m. dally troni Scranton Plilslt.n
Kingston! Berwick, Bloonisbiiru and interme
diate stations, leaving Scranton at 10.10 I.in.
and connecting there with train leaving lin If*
alo at 2.25 a. 111.
4.8S p. m. weekly 0111 Scranton, KlngsLon.
Berwick. Klooinsbnrg and Intermediate mm
tlons, leaving Scranton at 1..V» p. in., where 11
connects with train leaving New York Cltj
at 10.00 a. 111.. and Philadelphia at 9.00 a. in
9.05 p. ui. dally from Scranton. Klukhloi:
PlttKton, Berwick. Bloomsl-m * •i d l-
diate slat ion*, leaving Scr.t.ton at u.... ,
where It connect* with tr iinn ♦«:: • I «w
York City at 1 .00 p. in.. Phr uh i-t.i:. at I 0
p. 111. and Bullolo al'j.JUa. in.
T. K. CLAKKE, CJeu'l Snp't.
T. W.hL'E. Uua. IW A'
FALL OPENINGS.
Each season the millinery exhibit in
the stores of Danville seems to grow
more be wilder ingly beaulilul and en
ticing, and the creations this fall,
which adorn our show windows, and
tlio openings now in full swing, are
proving groat temptations to the ladies
Many a lady will bo tempted, 110 doubt,
to oxcoed the amount intended in tin*
purchase of a hat or bonnet, but the
hoadgoar is 0110 of the most important
parts of a good wardrobe, aud one of
the most conspicuous in a lady well
dressod. No good husband or father
will deny the wife or daughters of an
up-to-date fall or wintoroutfit,includ
ing hat, gown, gloves, coat and shoes.
One should live within his 01- her
means, but who does not admire a
44 we11-dressed" woman—and that does
not mean extravagantly or overdress
ed.
Bear at Mainvillc.
While driving along the McAuley
road near John Breisch's farm in Main
township, Columbia county, Monday
evening about 0 :80 o'clock, Frank Ptir
sel, the Mainvillc merchant, came
across a bear.
The horse was jogging along at the
time when bruin came out of the brush
on oue side of the road, and crossed a
fow yards ahoad of the horso. Pursol
saw the animal, but as it was getting
dark he at first took it for a big dog
until the horse became frightened and
thou Pursel saw that it was a genuiue
bear. The animal did not stop, how
ever, but disappeared in the wood-* 011
the other side of the road.
This must bo the famous M iinvi.l
boar that conies to town about once so
often apparently just to let the folks
know ho is still in business at the
same old stand.
Double Tracking.
The Oatawissa division of the Phil
adelphia & Heading railway has a big
job under way. Under the direction
of Superintendent. ,T. E. Turk, Wil
liamsport engineers are working 011 it.
It cousists in the double tracking of
the lino from East Mahanoy .I unction
to Lofty. When completed it will
mean a straight strotch of double track
from Tamaqua to Braudonville, with
the excepton of Ryan's tunnel.
MISTAKEN STATEMENT.
The statement in some of the State
papers to the effect that Judge Pav
adge, sitting in the Northumberland
court at Siinbury fined a Mt. Oaruiel
saloon keeper $25 for refusing to sell a
glass of beer to a customer is entirely
false. The case out of which thisstoiy
grew was heard by Judge Auteu who
commended the saloon keeper for re
fusing to sell the beer but fined him
for assault aud battery
castor 1A
For Infant* and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought !
Does Y
Heart
Yes. 100,000 times each day.
Does it send out good blood
or bad blood? You know, for
good blood is good health;
bad blood, bad health. And
you know precisely what to
take for bad blood Ayer's
Sarsaparilla. Doctors have
endorsed it for 60 years.
One frequent rniine of bad blood la a Rlnßßlah
liver. Tins |ii ...lures constipation. I'oiaoiious
substances art* I lien absorbed into the blood.
Keep the bowels open with Ayer a Pills.
M Made by J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Maaa.
SW Alao manufacturer* of
JL| 112 HAIR VIOOR.
/ 1| 112 f*C AOUE CURE -
A. -A liV/l o CHERRY PECTORAL.
Wo liavo no aecrctat Wo publiah
the formulae of all our medicines.
J. J BROWN
THE EYE A SPECIALTY.
Ryes tested, treated, fitted with *last>-
e • and artificial eyes supplied.
Market Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Honrs—lo a. 111. to sp. m.
Charles V. Amcrman,
Attoincy-at-L w Notary Public
DANVILLE, PA.
INSt'UANCK, CIKN'J* LAW PRACTICE
DR. J. BWEIBFORT,
DENTIST.
Uses ODONTUNDfcR for the painless ex
traction of teeth. Dentistry in all
its brandies and all work guar
anteed.
CIIARGtiS REDUCED.
Opposite Opera House, Danv lie
li. SHOOP HUNT.
PRESCRIPTION DRUBOIIT,
Opposite Opera Uouie.
DAWVILLJS, . . PENN'A
WM. KASE WEST.
4TTOHNfY.AT.LMtf,
No. SSO MILL STRHHT,
DANVII.LB.
CHARLES CHALFANT.
*TTORN€Y-*T-LAW.
M*. 110 MILL STREET,
nAN* 11 IK
WILLIAM L. SIDLER,
ATTORNEY.AT.LAW.
rot HII.L AND MARKET STIIETS,
•AHVILLI.
ink. y.-oi prescription, u.
ROSSMAN & SON'S PHARMACY.
145 MILL STREET, DANVILLE, PA.
Two R«fUt«r«d Pharmacists In oh*rc*
rare Froah Drng;a and full Una of Paiaat
Medlclaaa and fvndrlaa.
riNB CIOAKS. GOOD GOLD SODA,
I HOMAS C. WELCH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Oia'net Attorney of Montour Ootuitr
r. c 107 MILL BTRBBT,
BANVILLK.
Patronize
A. C. AMESBURY,
Best Coal in Town.
BEST FOR THE
BOWELS
If yon havon't ft l-ognlar, honlthy movoment of tho
hovrels every day, you'ro ill or will bo. Ket<pyour
Lowoig open, ntid bo well. Force, In the abape of
violent pliyalß or pill poison, -la ilanKerous. The
sinoothcat, cnaloHt, most perfect way of keeping
the bowels clear and clean la to take
Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Tante Oood, Do
Good, Never Sicken, Weaken or Orlpo; 10, 2". and
60 centa per bo*. Write for free sample, and book
let on health. Address 433
Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York.
KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN
CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH
PENNYROYAL PILLS
DIAMOND BRAND
LADIES I Ask your Druggist for A
CH I-CHKS-TKR'S PILLS in RED aud /j\
c;<ild metnllic boxes, sealed with Blue(</)
Ribbon. Take no othkr. Buy of your V/
Druggist and nsk for CIII.CIIKH.TKB'H V
KNOLIHII I'II.LH, t #,e DIA.MOMI IIKAMI, for
twenty-five years known ns Best, Safest, Al
ways Reliable. Sold by Druggists every where.
CHICHESTER CHEMICAL, CO., PHII«A., PA.
Olio year aj»o U-yoar old Frank Du
tko, of AUentown, fell and broke his
arm. On the auuiversary of that
event, this year, he again fell fractur
ed the same arm in almost the same
place.