DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOLUME 7H.
n BRIEFS 1
MI Bit
Time to gather in the chestnut, crop.
The obligations we defer until to
morrow are usually postponed indefin
itely.
Old Boreas has been sending out a
few of bis advauee couriers already.
Sweet as the lasto of flattery may
be, its after friuts are not wholesome.
The company of a genuine friend
gives the dullest day a golden tinge.
There's a significant difference be
tween a smile and a grin.
The president of the United States
is Betting a pace that no ordinarylmau
will be able to follow.
Pennsylvania has seen the last of the
district congressional and senatorial
conferences.
The mystery of who was milking
William Clark's cows at Birdsboro,
Berks oonnty, was solved when two
youug pigs were deteeted in the act.
The labor unions ol the uew State
of Oklahoma, which are quite strong,
especially in the eastern part, will en
deavor to have a share in the making
of State constitution, aud believe that
they are powerful enough to make
their demands felt.
At a meeting of the Adams county
conference of the Lutheran church at
Littlestown, the Rev. Amos Sell, a
missionary located iu the mountains
near Beudersville. declared that sav
agery iu its worst form exists among
the mountaineers located near his mis
siou.
The ship carpenters at Roach's ship
yard, Ohoster, aiw out on a strike for
an increase of wages aud rumor says
the eutire plaut will soon be tied up
unless an agreemeut is reached.
Haviug sued the Pennsylvania Rail
road company for $25, (XX) damages,
Samuel Wellmau has beeu given a
judgement of $2,750 at Oorry. He was
injured while a passenger on a train.
There are some who say that the
State road after the recent rain did
not afford particularly good traveling.
Michael G. Hope, of West Cornwall
township, Lebanon eouuty, has caused
the arrest of the entire school board o
his district ou charges of malefeasauce
iu office iu awarding a contract to a
member of the board.
A sour temper and a vengeful spirit
shorten a mau's life.
The damage done b> tlio tornado in
New OrleanH Friday will amount to
$250,000. but it will be a total loss as
there wore uo tornado policies. Prob
ably 200 houses were wrecked or dam
aged aud tweutv-uno peoplo were in
jured but no one was killed.
The women of Allentowii have made
tilings so interesting for the milk
dealers there, where the price of milk
aud cream was recently increased,that
the dealers have gone back to the old
prices.
Richard Ellison, inspector of meats
and milk, of Allegheny, has been
threatened witli death or bodily harm
uuless he relinquishes his crusade
against the butchers whom he is pro
secuting for selling bad meat.
After paying the expenses of Old
Home Week at Pottsville the local
committee had SSOO on hand which
was divided among several local char
ities.
At a conference of Berks county
teachers at Heading State Zoologist '
H. A. Surface sopke on 44 Penusylvania
Snakes," and exhibited twenty-four 1
specimens. (
C. N. Thurston, a Trevortou busi- ]
ness man, was seriously shot by an uu- <
known young man with a rifle,at Slui- |
mokiu,tlie marksman subsequently ap- j
proaching his victim and informing
him the shooting was accidental. I
The hand of rational authority is
needful for the child's highest good.
The energetic police of West Ches
ter have reduced the dog population
there by almost 100 because a mail dog
ran amuck through the town recently.
The grea*. increase of freight traffic
on the Lewistown aud Suubury divis
ion of the Pennsylvania railroad lias
necessitated adding Ave more trains to
facilitate the movements. A new sche
dule went into effect Tuesday,the only
change, being the additional trains.
A suit brought by the Heading com
pany against. Lawrence & Brown has
been pending iu the Schuylkill county
court for thirty years and the nud is
not yet in sight.
The president of the Business Men's
association of Kittuuuing declare that
the merchants of that town sustain
heavy loss every year ou account of
the bad roads leading into the bor
ough.
The law continues to take hold of
Pittsburg grafters On Monday Police
man Stephen Oarr was found guilty of
having takcu money from the owners
of a gambling house to keep it out of
the hands of the law.
No citizeu of a free country appreci
ates the privileges or lives up to his
duties uuless he regards the ballot as
a sacred privilege.
Some of them live in the 44 Lumber
City," too it appears judging from
the following remarks of the Williams
port News: 44 Some parents in this city
are laying up a harvest of regret
which they will reap in the future
wheu they will look upon the ruined
lives of their children. "
con
; PROCEEDINGS
I
I The subject of drainage, brought to
the surface by the heavy down pour of
( rain 011 Thursday evening, occupied
I the attention of council for nearly an
hour Friday night.
A communication was received from
.T. P. Bare and John Pattern,calling at
tention to the undue accumulation of
water at the corner of Ferry and Low
er Mulberry streets, by which the cel
lars of the two above named property
owners were flooded and the pavement
of one damftw l fr, *~ vv< *° nl
tributed in the communication to the
inadequate means of carrying the wat
er across Lower Mulberry street. The
present, it was affirmed is the fourth
time that the two above cellars have
been flooded due to this cause aud the
property owuers affected demanded
that couucil repair all damage caused
by the water; otherwise they would
have recourse to law.
Ou motion of Mr. Sweisfort it was
ordered that the cellars of both John
Patton aud J. P. Bare be pumped out
aud cleaned up at the borough's ex
ponse, also that the pavement damag
ed iu front of John Pattou's dwelling
be repaired by the borough.
A prolonged discussion followorl rel
ative to the beat methods of getting |
rid of the excess of water ou Bloom j
street above the P. <& R. crossing. Mr. j
Boyer aud others favored the laying of !
pipe aloug the alley at the rear of the
Grove church to divert the water from
B loom street. It was finally decided
to refer the matter to the committee
on streets and bridges,which,with the
borough surveyor, superintendent of ,
sewers and street commissioner is
carefully togo over the ground and de
cide upju the best method of getting
rid of the excess of water.
Borough Treasurer Kllenbogen pre
sented a statement, of fiuauces to date,
which showed a total cash balance
ou hand of $11,404.77
Last night was the time sot for the '
opening of the bids for raising the (
Uillaspy property, the expense of which |
the borough has assumed. There was
only one bidder, H. B. Sharpless, of
Bloomsburg, who agreed to do the
work according to specifications for
$691.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs the bid was
accepted by the following vote:
Yeas—-Vasti ne, Sweisfort, Bedea,
Eisouhart, Fiuuigan, Jacobs and!
Angle.
Nays—Russell, Boyer aud Dietz.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
ered that |72, interest on the Josiah
Wolf bequest, be paid over to Mrs. I.
A. Persing, treasurer of the Woman's '
Benevolent society, of Danville.
On motion of Mr. Dietz it was ord
ered that necessary repairs be put on
Iron street. Considerable filling up is
required.
Ou motion of Mr. Fiuuigan it was j
ordered that the crossing on Bloom
street at Ferry street be raised several
inches.
Oil motion of Mr. Boyer it was ord
ered that.- Mrs. George Lawrence be
ordored to raiso the pavement along
her property on East Market street up
to grade.
Mr. Dietz called attention to a rum
or that certain merchants are in the
habit of purchasing goods in the curb-
stone market and selling tho same in
their stores, which is in violation of
the market ordiuauce. On motion the
matter was referred to the chief-of
police, with instructions to see that
the practice is discontinued, if it ex
ists.
Mr. Di«tz moved that the action
taken some time ago to the effect that
no coal be purchased of the D. L. &
W. railway company and no freight
bo received over that line be rescinded
and that the borough purchase a car
load of D. L. & W. coal and that it be
given a trial at the light plant. Mr.
| Bedea seconded the motion, which on
| being put to a vote was lost.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was de
cided to purchase a full supply of coal
of the Heading Coal & Iron company.
Borough Electrician Smith presented
his report of the cost of material used
at the light plant during the month of
September. Seventy-two tons of coal
were consumed. Total cost including
supplies was $271.47. The plant was
iu operation 305 hours aud 5 minutes.
On motion of Mr. Bedea it was ord 1
ered that an iucaudescent light be I
placed ou West Mahoning street at Et
ter's alley.
Ou motion it was ordered that an
arc light be placed at the corner of
Spruce and Ferry streets.
On motion of Mr. Bedea it was ord
ered that the incandescent light be re
moved from the canal bridge at Rail
road street to a spot in Gulick's addi
tion near the residence of Peter J.
Keefer and that au arc light take the
place of the incandescent removed
from the canal biidge.
Employed on South Side
A large number of Danville work
men are employed on the new siding
being constructed by the Pennsylvania
railroad company on the south side of i
the river. Some twenty-five of these
were transferred to the sceue of the
freight wreck near Suubury Tuesday
morning uud, first clearing away the
wreckage aud afterword repairing the
| track, were kept at work there all
i Wednesday night. Yesterday morning
I they were brought up to South Dau
j ville aud permitted to return to their
( homes for much needed rest. The men
although a little weary were in excel
lent spirits. They lost no time, how
» ever, in seeking their firesides.
-PUBDOKD BUT TO TBUTH, TO ÜBKBTT ARB ULW—WO FA YOB SWATH US JOO » WMAM *T.I AWE"
DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. l'A., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 12, 190,(5.
WILL BE PUT
Ifll
One of the most welcome items of
information that the AMERICAN
lias presented to its readers lately is
the announcement that the Danville
and Snubury Street railway,idle since
last winter, will bo started up in the
immediate future and that early next
spring the electric railway will be
putin running order as far as De-
Witt's park.
Simon Krebs of Someret, who pur
cnased the rnmi \ - IT
out of July last, arrived in Danville
Saturday. During the evening he was
interviewed by a representative of this
paper. Upqii being asked whether he
had any news to give out relating to
the Danville aud Sunbury street rail
way he replied that he intended to
start up the liue and that his visit was
made solely for the purpose of putting
preparations 011 foot. The line, he
said, would have been in oporation
long ago if it had not boon held up by
litigation, lie also made it clear that
he has not invested iu the electric rail
way with the intention of leaving it
lie idle and now that the sheriff 's
sale has been confirmed by the court
aud all other formality complied with
he is determined that the ears must
Work will begiu immediately on the
liue between the hospital for the iu
sane aud South Danville. The road,
cars aud everything will bo restored
to good working order as speedily as
possible and Mr. Krebs stated that ho
thinks the car will be runuiug be
tween the hospital and Riverside in
two weeks' time.
Early next spring, he said, the road
will he finished as far as Do Witt's
park. As is well known the track is
practically laid to that point and with
the exceptiou of the underground cross
iug at Riverside, only a few finishing
touches remain to bo applied. Mr.
Krebs has well takoii into accouut the
underground crossing, which, it is
true, will be a rather woighiy prop
osition, but he sees his way perfectly
clear to getting through very early in
the season. By the first of June he ex
pects to be at DoWitt's park with the
ears.
The full benofits derived by the pub
lie from the starting up of tho Dan-]
ville and Suubury line are easily ap-j
preciatod. Now that winter is ap- I
proaching and exposure on the river
bridge during cold and inclement!
weather is something fearful to con-;
template, the car, which wis found
such a comfort aud convenience dur- j
ing the early part of last winter, will j
be warmly welcomed by the public.
In the running of ears through tlie (
borough of Riverside tlio people of
that place will realize a dream that
they have long indulged in. Tho com
pletion and starting up of F. Q. Hart- j
man's silk mill will give Riverside in
creased importance and it only needs
a street railway connecting it with <
Danville to perfect its claim as a most
dosirable placo of residence and a
town that affords exceptional advant
ages for new industries.
With electric cars running into the
| park, which not only couie over from
Danville, but also connect with every
train at the Pennsylvania station,that
already popular resort will enter upon
a now lease of life aud prosperity. In
addition to tho convenience of travel
electric light will be an attraction at
j the park and the electric current will
! be available for operating the merry
• go-round and ether devices that afford
| sport. As to building tho line onto
| Suubury or to any fpoint beyond De-
Witt's park next summer, Mr. Krebs
Saturday evening did not give out any
| information.
Cold Weather at Bloom Fair.
At the Bloomsburg fair yesterday
the average Wednesdav crowd was in
attendance. Tho cool weather made a
long stay on tho grounds rather un
comfortable. The ice cream venders
shivered in the cold, their stands de
serted, while their brethren of the hot
frankfurter did a rushing business.
All preparations have been made for
big crowds today and tomorrow,
i The 2:18 was the best race yester
day. Five heats were run audit will
bo necessary to finish it today. Le
land.a Bryn Mawr horse,took the first
land second heat, Harry M..the third,
I aud Star Rano the fourth and fifth,all
of the heats being very close. The
county race and tho 2:27 went in 1, 2,
i 3 order.
Today the racing begins at one
o'clock, and will include tlie finish of j
the 2:18, the 2 :15 pace, the 2:17 trot
and 'the 2 :21 pace.
Today, also, Harry L. with a rec
ord of •3:07*4 will trv to boat the track
record of 2:08% held by Democracy.
Sixteen Wires Stretched.
The linemen of tlie United Tele
phone and Telegraph company have
completed si ringing wires over the
river bridge. There are just sixteen
wires in use with room to increase the
number. The effect on the eyo is by
no means displeasing,the wiresstrech
i ing from the tall poles on each side of
the river clear over the top of the iron
| superstructure.
| The linemen yesterday were engag
;ed in taking down and coiling up the
cable, which siuce the completion of
, the bridge was supported along the
, outside of the upper sidewalk ou a
level with the floor.
A cheerful heart scatters happiness
I as thff sunshine spreads light.
MEETING OF
SCHOOL BOARD
The school board Monday night gave
considerable attentiou to the subject
of contagious diseases,especially diph
theria, which just now is causing some
anxiety.
Patrons do not seem to uudorstaud
the provisions of the school law relat
ing to infectious diseases and are at
times very severe on the teachers,who
are merely doing their duty. It was
claimod that children from infected
families. pYpin.;«>
room by the law, are in the habit ol
mingling with the pupils ou the school
grouuds at recess and at other times.
Ou motion of Mr. Fischer it was
ordered that the teachers and jauitors
of the public schools strictly enforce
the State law, which requires pupils
to remain out of school uutil the ex
piration of thirty days after fumiga
tion ; also that every means be em
ployed to keep children belonging to
iufected families from mingling with
the pupils in attendance at the public
schools.
President Burns called atteutiou to
the fact that boys of the first ward
school are iu the habit of persistently
anuoying persous liviug iu the vicin
ity of the school buildiug. Iu his op
inion, he said, it was the duty of
principals and teachers to hold the
pupils iu in this relation by
showing them the folly and injustice
of annoying older persous. Superin
teudent Gordy explained that the
teachers have been working very hard
with the pupils to break up the con
temptible practice complained of, but
that iu every school there are certain
characters who cau not be controlled in
that way, and he recommended that
the police take a hand, arrest these
fellows ami make a severe example of
them.
I The board is determined iu the mat
ter aud the teachers will be instructs
oil to tako drastic measures when pu
pils are found guilty of annoying auy
one on their way to or from school.
A petition was read from pupils of
the high school, grammar school aijd
fifth school, of the first ward, asking
the school board to close school on
Thursday iu order to enable the pupils
to attend tiio Bloouisburg fair without
loss of time. There was a largo uum
| her of signers. Noue of the other
wards were represented by petitions.
Mr. Hnring moved that the request be
granted, but no one would second the
motion The principal objection urged
was the prevalence of diphtheria in
i Bloomsburg. Others, too, wero of tho
! opinion that not more than 25 per
' cent, of the pupils would goto the
1 fair. Several of tho directors had beeu
waited on by parents and asked to
1 vote against the measure.
Mr. Hariug of the supply committee ■
reported that a large table for tho lab
oratory had been ordered from Samuel
Werkhoiser. He also reportod otlioi
purchases of a minor nature.
Treasurer Scliram presented a stato- 1
ment of finances to date, which show
ed a cash balance oil hand of $18782.88.
The following members were pres
ent: Burns, Ortli, Haipol, Swartz,
Pursel, Fish, Fischor, Hoiss, Haring
and A. H. Grone.
The following tills were approved
for payment:
C. H. Smith $185.47
U. S. Express Co 75
Morning News . 14.00
Elementery Text Book Co 25.00"
O. M. Leniger <50.75
Standard Gas Co 90
Foster Bros 25
Ginn&Co 60.98
T. L. Evans' Sons , 117.10
John Doster .. 10.90
J. H. Cole 29.58
Educational Pub. Co 4.65
Williams Bros 4J.75
Adams Ex. Co 1.45
U. S. Express Co ■ 1.60
Freight and dray ago 6,45
Danville Stoves at Fair.
One of tho attractions of the Blooms
burg fair is the new Queen Beaver
range, a thoroughly modern product
of the Danville Stove and manufactur
ing company's plant, which is not yet
on the market. The stove is redressed
with movable nickel. It attracts much
attention and helps with the other
Danville stoves on exhibition to make
up an attractive display. Included in
the exhibition is the Imperial BeaV
er.full nickel and the same stove willi
reservoir; also the Beaver Oak double
boater anil the Beaver parlor heater. *'
Tho now stove, the Queen Beaver,
will bo mnde in two sizes, both with
portable and with solid hearth, Nos.
8—283 and B—2ll. Only the first size*
is completed. The latter size will be
ready for tho market in short time.
Tho Danville stove and manufactur
ing company is very busy at this sea
sou, the daily product of stoves being
over oue hundred. The shipping sea
-1 sou is now at its height, tho number
1 of stoves sent out from the plant daily
' being anywhere from oue hundjfed to
' two hundred.
Bmployed in Bloomsburff,' . t .4
! workiuou ju-.l N aY prtiwiit.
are giving Bloomsburg a lift Jtl
paving and at other jobs of the saiu^ 1
sort. Each morning for a mouth or so
j past some sixty-five men liavo taken
1 the early ear tor Bloomsburg where
they putin the day.
There is a lull iu business in Blooms
burg this weok owing to the couuty
s fair and a less number leave town
I each morning than usual.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Thomas Irland, of Pittston, spout
Sunday with rolativos in this city.
Prof. J. 11. Shaw si>ont Sunday with
relatives at Urania, Luzerne county.
Mrs. Athelia Harnor aurf Miss Jen
nie Harner, of Littletowu, are visit
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Koss
Harner, East Market street-
Sam A. McCoy spent Sunday with
friends iu Selinsgrove.
lAhnitifnb'-bf *>iis moth
er, Mrs. Thomas McMahot), Spruce
street.
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Johnson spent
yesterday with friends in Sunhury.
Miss Alice Heacock, of Brooklyn,
New York, is a guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Colo, Bloom street.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bechtel, ol'
Hughesville, are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Kebeeoa Hess, Bloom street.
Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Border, of Wil
lianisport, aro visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. \V. J. Rogers, Mill
street.
J. H. Cole and W. Kaso West wore
Suubury visitors yesterday
James Magill and Edward Shultz re
turned yesterday from a stay in Phil
adelphia.
Mrs. Henrietta J. Anple has return
ed from a visit with friends in Jersey
Sliore.
Miss Dorothy Ilorton left yesterday
for a visit with friends in Blooms
burg.
Mrs. Ralph B. Diehl will leave to
day for a trip to Philadelphia.
Miss May Books spent yesterday
with friends in Sunhury.
Miss Ida Gallalier called on friends
in Lime Kidgo yesterday.
lion. Lloyd W. Wollivor, of Ex
haugc, was a visitor in Danville yes
terday.
Mrs. William Frausworth. of Kings
ton, ii a yuest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Hill, Upper Mulberry
street.
Daniel McCormick returned yester
day from a several weeks' trip through
New York State.
Clarence Cromloy returned to Burn
ham yesterday after spending several
days with his family on Vine street.
Mrs. Charles Haney, of Mausdalo,
called on friends in this city yester
day.
Frank Jacobs, of Suubury, was a
Danville visitor yesterdaj\
Misses May Leader and Flora Har
pel, of Shamokiu, called 011 friends in
Danville yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Yeager and daughter
Dorothy, Upper Mulberry street, left
yesterday for a visit with friends iu
Bloouisburg.
Mrs. Lemuel Wells and Miss Eliza
beth Wells, of Now York City, aro
spending several days iu this city as
guests at the homo of Miss Emily Wil
kins, Ferry street.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlos Watson and
sou Charles will return to Philadel
phia today after a stay in Danville.
Married at St. Joseph's Church.
Miss Almira Perry, daughter of Mr.
ami Mrs. George Perry and John
Ward, both of this city, were married
yesterday morning at 8 o'clock in St.
.Joseph's Catholic church, Kev. M. I.
O'Reilly performing the ceremony.
Miss Jennie Hickey was bridesmaid
and Frank Porry acted as groomsman.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward left yesterday af
ternoon for a wedding trip to Now
burg, New York, anil U|>ou their re
turn to Danville they will reside with
the bride's parents on North Mill
etroet. The bride was the recipient of
a number of nsoful and handsome pre
sents.
The guests at the wedding were:
Mrs. David Curtis, of York; Miss
Maine Maher, of Plymouth ; Mr. and
Mrs. William Evans and daughters
Nell and Teresa, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Turner and sou Hay, of Bloomsburg ;
and from Danville, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Pursel, Mrs. David Montgom
ery, Mr. and Mrs. William Hovies,
Mrs. Gomer Metherell and sou Gonier,
Miss Mary Gartlaml.Mrs. Perry Dccn,
Mies Helou Deen, Mrs. Margaret Mor
an, Miss Cassie Oartlaml, and James
■Dougherty.
flercury 44 Degrees.
The weather yesterday was very
chilly reminding as that grim winter
is within hailing distance. At 5 a. m.
the mercury registorod at 44 dogrees ;
at noon it had raised only to 48 de
grees.'
Wo are not yet inured to such tem
peratures, .and yesterday during the
especially, people showed
little inclination to linger out of
doors. A walk across tho river bridge
was attonded with real discomfort.
Those who are obliged to make this
trip daily are looking forward with
pleasure to the time when tho Dau
yjllo and Suubury street railway will
( bo in operation. Such will bo glad to
I hut the resumption is an assur
(ft#liing. Simon Krobs, the owner of
Wie libe, who is still in Danville per
fecting arrangements for..skirting up,
stated yesterday for publication that
plans are lining rapidly and
that there is not. the least shadow of
iloulit but that the cars will run.
The busy man seldom has time to
nurse imaginary troubles.
FINAL STROKE
OF DISMANTLING
The big blowing engine at the Bess
emer blast furnace, dismantled last
winter, which has stood idle since
1900, is about to enter upon a new
career of usefulness. It has been pur
chased by the Wells ton lion & Steel
company of Wellstou, Ohio, and will
be removed to that place where it will
be installed in the large plant belong
ing to tlio above company.
The engjne is >\ .IUJL'V.W- >\-UL was
shut down. When the furance was dis
mantled practically all the machinery
and iron work was roducod to scrap.
The big blowing engine, however, was
considered too valuable to dispose of
in that manner, although the two
auxiliary engines were broken up. A
strong effort was made to sell it but
there seemed to be little demand for
second-hand engines and since last
winter its fate lias hung in the bal
ance. Once "wreckers" were sent here
to "scrap" the fine piece of machin
ery, but A prospective buyer bobbing
up at an opportune moment the men
were recalled before they liad a chance
to begin work. While the engine has
stood awaiting a purchaser the brick
engine house, weakened by blasts dur
ing dismantling, lias, tumbled piece
meal. During the storm Saturday af
ternoon the high brick wall on tbe
east side tumbled outward, which left
but one wall, that' oil "the west side
standing.
The hnge blast pipe of the big up
right engine extends through the side
wall near the roof and helps to hold it
in position. There is an element of
dauger about the affair apparent to
every one. It would be a miracle if the
forty foot wall, tottering on'its fouuda
tiou, did not give way at - some time
while work was in progress but just
wlieif it is going to fall istlie problem.
W. A. Shepperson has the contract
for taking down the engine- and plac
ing it oil the cars. ,T. S Hopper of
Si'i'anton,who will erect the engine at
Wellstou, is hero marking the pieces
as the engine is taken apart. Work on
the linal stroke of dismantling was he
gun yesterday morning. Mr. Shepper
son expects to have the engine on the
cars in a week or ten days.
An Important Improvement.
H. B. Sharpies*, of Blocmsburg,
who was awarded the contract for
raising the Oillaspy building to con
form with the change of grade,was ill
Danville yesterday morning and call
ed at city hall where he signed the
necessary papers. All formality relat
ing to the contract is now complied
with. On Saturday Mr. Sharpless will
bring his tools and appliances down to
Oauville and 011 Monday morning lie
will begin the raising of the building."
The work will be completed in thirty
days' time.
The raising of the building will con
stitute an improvement, which will
be of much more importance to the
borough than as it merely affects the
hotel property ; it is the sidewalk re
pairs that will accompany the work
that will be especially, appreciated by
the public.
Foi'nearly a , y«ar and a half the
pavement at that point has lain near
ly a foot below t'he street paving, con
nected With the sidewalk at the Hod
dens House by. a homely device of
boards so slanting that it has to be
provided with cleats to keep pedes
trians from slipping and which peo
ple iu derision have denominated
"chicken steps." .
J. V. Gillaspy, the prdprifctor of the
property, will be responstble for the
sidewalk improvement and he stated
yesterday that ho is roady to outer at
once upon repairs. The pavement, lie
said, will be raised to the established
grade and will be fixod up in a way to
conform with the general surround
ings. ■
Crazed by Los?, of Leg.
A Nescopeck man named 'TTilliaui
Darrali, who had his log out off by a
Peuusy train last July, has wofried so
much over the loss of the leg that he
lias gone stark Mad, and yesterday
morning made a vicious attack on a
Berwick man with a long knife.
Darrali was found one mornijig along
the track, having been run. over by a
train during the night. Sjnoe his re
covery at the Berwick hospital, he has
lived with relatives at Nesoopeck, go
ing about with a crutoh. The stump
has never healed and as lie was always
a strong and powerful lnau, his incap
acity troubled him until he went iu.-
sane.
Yesterday morning he got out of the
house and went to Berwick, where he
got into an altercation with George
McAtfee. Darrali pulled out a long
Knife and made a lunge at McAffee,
who dodgod him auil was pursued
about by Darrali until spectators in
terfered, and with the aid tof Chief]
Clayborger overpowered the insaue
man and took him to lock-up.
Beyer—Seidel.
Miss Ada Spidel, granddaughter of
Joseph Seidel, of Derfy township, ami
Josiah Beyer, soli of Hiram Beyer, of
Valley tbwnship, were united in matri
mony Saturday evening by Bov. W. J.
koliler. at liis home 111 Strawberry
Kidgo. ■
nr. and rirs. Cloud Bntertaln.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Cloud de
lightfully entertained a number of
friends at their home on East Markbt
street, Friday evening.
SIFISH DESTROY
JSQUITOES
Dr. Cameion Shultz yesterday re
ceived a communication from the State
health department relating to a novel
proposition for promoting .healthful
eouditions throughout the community.
Tjie coiAm'iinicatioii is from H. k-
Viereck of the Academy of Natural
Sciences, Philadelphia, who is in charge
of the mosquito investigation being
conducted umlor the ausnie«« r»t *1?- ,
ositiou is to stock all pormauent
bodies of staudiug or of slow running |
water with suufish, which devour and I
largely subsist upon the worm stage of
mosquitoes. I
Not ouly do mosquitoes prove a great
pest because of the stings they inflict
but it has beeu demonstrated to the
satisfaction of investigators that they
are active agencies iu spreading mal
aria. Becauso of the latter fact the
Pennsylvania department of health is
making a vigorous effort to extermi
nate the troublesome insects.
I It is considered therefore perfectly
feasible to stock such bodies of water
as those iu which mosquitoes breed
with suu fish, leaving it to these little
scavengers to annihilate the mosquito
crop.
Professor Viereck writes Dr. Sliultx
that the State fisheries commissioner,
Mr. Meehau, has a limited supply of
suufish to distribute where they are
most needed until the supply ruUs out.
The are transmitted gratis, but
that the fish commissioner ma? be in
a position to ship those without' ser
ious difficulty the communication asks
IVVr certain data, which the secretary
Of the board of health will supply.
The suu fish as shipped will be about
two iuclies long. Iu order that the de
vouring of the wormstage of the mos
quitoes the object for which these sun
fish is in ten (led, is attained, it will be
necessary for the water in which they
are placed to have a margin .that is as
.clean and as nearly perpendicular as
possible. To make these little "mos
quito policemou" absolutely effective,
not only -must the edges of the water
be cleaned aud inade perpendicular,
but also care must 1m taken to seo to
it that 110 covered leaves of auy
kind exist-in any portion of tbe stand
ing or slow ruuuing yyaterr to he stock
ed.
Dr. Shultz states that tho large
ponds at tho uppor oud of town as we 11
as those at the various brick yards,
where mosquitoes breed iu millions,
are well adapted to the raising of sun
. fish and will be stocked if the fish can
be obtained. The canal, ho says, is ut
terly out of the question both jjy.,rea
son of its filthy condition and
that in tinies of rain it Becomes a
swift running: stream.
Vitrified Brick Pavement.
Foust Bros, have au important work
on hand, which consists of laying a
flue pavement of vitrified brick along
the front of their brewery on Front,
stroet. The primitive stone pavement,
which did service from time immem
orial, has already been removed, the
stone being purchased by F. y. Hart-,
man, who will use them in protecting
the river bank at his silk liiill. •
The example of Kaost'Bros. should
be followed by many others about
town, wlio maintain sidewalks wl\ich
arc hard to walk upon and not at all
in keeping with what is expected of a
progressive town. Here and there,e,voif
in the populous parts of town, (lietfv
are properties whore no pavements at
all are laid,but it is a question wheth
er such a sidewnlk is any worse than
one whero the bricks are kicked loose
and awkward and ill-fitting flagstones
form a rough and uneven surface that
makes walking over them a trial and
a hardship.
There is scarcely a meeting but coun
cil calls some property owner to ac
count and gives liim the usual ultim
atum,that he 112l r s witli,
in the legal limit, .otherwise the bor
ough will do the work af his expense.
Nevertheless, sidewalk ropairs, like
street repairs, goon slowly. Only a
few more weeks remain where such
work can be done to any advantage
and tho best possible use should be
made of time intervening.
State's Bad Roads.
A report by ilaurice O. Eldridge,
chief of records in the public roads
office of tlio department of agriculture,
at Washington, D. U., on tho public
roads of Pennsylvania shows that of
!)f1,777 miles qf such roads in the State
in 1(104 two per cent, were improved
t»ud tfiat there was only one mile of
.improved road to every £,!»!> inhabit
ants. The funds collected and expend
ed for road purposes that year amount
ed to $48.98 pet mile of public road or
77 cents por inhabitant.
King Bridge Co. Loses Charter.
The Philadelphia Lodger yesterday
aunouueed that the King Bridge com
pany, of Cleveland, which built tho
river bridge at this place.has surrend
ered: its charter. This action was tak
en by tlio bridge company as a result
of the war that is boing waged on the
bridge trust in Ohio by Attorney Gon
oral Ellis of that State.
Low Rates to Bioomsburg Fair.
Via the Reading. Tickets sold Octo
ber »tlf-l2th, good to return until Oct.
18th inc. at rate of 30 cents for round
trip to Bioomsburg. On Thursday and
jbtday, October llth and 12th, aspeci-
leaves Danvillo at it :i!5 a. ui.
for Bioomsburg, returning at 0.10 p.
' m. stopping at intermediate statious.
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'ONLY FIVE CASES
OF DIPHTHERIA
An editorial in Mio Philadelphia
Inquirer yesterday unwittingly link
ed Dauville with Bloomsburg and Ber
wick wliero diphtheria is rampant and
then proceeds to make some insinua
tions reflecting on the physicians,
which so far as Dauville is concerned
will, no doubt, lie resented by the
doctors.
../--mo euuuriai,winch follows below,
is apparent when it is stated that
there are but five cases of diphtheria
|iu Dauville at present. This is the
, number given a representative of the
I News yesterday by the local registrar,
Dr. Shultz. It is true that two deaths
have occurred but only oue of these
was in the borough. The disease is
easily under control, there being ouly
Jive cases now as against seven iu Sep
tember.
The luquirer has the following:
Tyrone,Berwick,Danville and Blooms
burg, four of the prettiest towus iu
the State,are wrestling withtho diph
theritic scourge. At the last accounting
Tyrone had seventeen cases. The oth
ers gavo no figures, but at Berwick
the Sunday schools were closed aud
the public schools were closed this
week. Somewhat similar reports em
anated from Bloomsburg, where the
vi?itat.iou was doubly uuwelcome be
cause of the county fair. We cannot
vouch for th« truthfulness of what we
are now going to say, but .it is rumor
ed that the authorities were a trifle
plow getting to work right in soveral
of these placos. An unwillingness to
have the facts become known,a physi
cian or two who dreaded the effect of
the truth upon his general practice; iu
short, the usual causes operated to
claim additional victims. And what
good did secrecy do either the doctors
or their patients?
Wholesale Arrests Hade.
The State fislk wardens have made a
rich haul, as anyone might have judg
ed from the appearance of Squire Ship
mail's office in Sunbury yesterday af
ternoon. From Sunbury ttf George
town the wardens have been doing de
tective work, and a few days ago they
arrested every fisherman,who through
ignorance or folly, had attempted to
safely thread his way through the in
tricacies of the State fishing statutes,
aud seek the scaly inhabitants of the
Susquehanna in different ways than
with the conventional hook, line and
earth worm:' 5
The laws regarding outlines proved
the means by which the wardens made
their biggest haul. No longer can the
honest fishermen safely set his lines
and freely draw his tribute from the
waters. He must attach his jiame to
Iris linos, ho'.niust not cafoh certain
'fish,he must tiot. leave his lines in dur
ing hours, known host to lawyers and
wardens. Aftor being arrested several
times and paying fines, costs and wit
ness fees, he will" be wise' if he "does
not leave tlieui in at all.';
The culprits were so numerous that
the largo office of Squire Shipmau was
filled to its full capacity and au over
flow remained on the curbstone out
side. Kvidently accurate knowledge of
tlie law had been slow tt> penetrate the
minds of the sportsmen element of
Ooorgtitown.
■. Carry Ing Crowds.
j;osxt many Danvillu people atteud
<;d.,» tlw Bioomsburg fair yesterday
triyi»lrtip via tlio Danville and Blooms
■burg>tH¥fcet railway. It is true there
was Sb such mi exodus to out neigh
boring town as will likely take place
today and tomorrow should tire weath
er prove favorable.
All tho cars wets in commission,
running on a twenty-minute schedule.
The thro 6 Closed cars, newly painted
and renovated, presented a very at
tractive appearance. The open cars,
however, notwithstanding the cool
atmosphere, seemed to have the oall
and wero always full.
General Manager Miller has every
thing in ship shape for carrying the
crowds, which no doubt today wilt
break all records. Obliging and com
petent crews have been supplied for
all the cars, while to facilitate mat
ters, Conductor Haver has been assign
ed a place at the trolley terminus here
to soil tickets to tho wuitiug crowds.
These tickets, not only reduce the cost
of the trip to twenty-five cents, but
also obviate the trouble ami delay
caused by making change while on the
trip.
Broke a Rib.
David Sheihurt,Conter stroet, while
doing some chores in his liaru yester
day afternoon - met with a fall, in
which lie sustained a fracture of one of
his ribs, lie suffered very much from
tho effeets of tho injury for awhile,
but last evening was resting very
asily. . .
An Underground Crossing.
Following the recommendation of
the coroner's jury in the terrible cross
ing accident which occurred on the
Heading railway east of Sunbury, sev
eral months ago, when seven members
of the Neidig family were struck and
| killed by a passenger train.it has beeu
1 decided by both tho Heading aud Peuu
j sylvania railroad companies to cou
j struct a subway at this death trap.
A BIG SQUIRREL.
David Steft'en, Derry township, on
I Friday shot a gray squirrel that weigh
ed one pound and nine ounces.