DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOLUME 78.
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Threatening letters, it appears, are
becoming au epidemic up around Cata
wissa, aud another one was received
by a young girl of that place yester
day morning, making the third that
has been sent to different parties with
in the last few days. The first was
that sent through the mails to Bar
iuau Young demanding that money be
depositee* at a certain spot in default
of which vengeance would follow.and
though it was disregarded nothing
followed. Another threat was posted
on the black board of the Hartuian
school near (Jatawissa threatening the
teaeher if money was not deposited in
the pump house across from the school.
Now oomes another letter through
the Uatawissa ]>ost ofllce yesterday
morning/'bearing every indication of
having been sent by the same party
who sent the Barman Young letter.
It was seiH to Miss Eva Bendershott,
daughter ,of Clias. Bendershott of
Fourth street, Catawissa.
Miss Heftdershott was at the post
office just : before closing time Tuesday
evening and there was no muil for her
at that time, and as the letter was in
the box w.tieu the otfifco was opened
yesterday morning before six o'clock,
it must haVe been mailt-1 some time
during thSruight.,
It demanded that the sum of S6OO bo
placed at. the old Quaker meeting
house on OSouth street by Saturday
evening, Novoinber 3rd, and if this
was not dtfbe that death would surely
follow. The letter went onto state at
leugth that the senders had written
other threiifcg before to people in the
town, and all those were tak
eu as the \#ork of a joker the seuder
meant to pfcove in this case that he
was in deadly earnest, ami would cer
tainly maker an example,aud take Miss
Bendershotl's life unless the money
was left as directed. This letter, like
the others,lias been giveu to the auth
orities for
DEMOCRATS!!
HOLD MINGS
While so far as known 110 political
meetings have been arranged for Dan
ville, throughout the rural districts of
our county it sopm. altogether differ
ent. The Democrats will hold meet
ings next week as follows : California,
Limestone township, Monday night:
Sheep's school house, West Hemlock
towuship, Tuesday night; Exchange,
Wednesday night ; Strawberry liidge,
Thursday night-
Crushed by Cars.
Emanuel Myerify employed as a car
repairman at the- Pennsylvania rail
road shops at Stfnbury, met with a
serious accident late Monday after
uoou, and as a result : .die<l from Hie
effects of his injiliies anhort time-lat
er at the Mary M. Packer hospital.
Mr. Myers, at the time of the accid
ent, was doing sOme work in the car
shop and while passing over one of
the tracks between two oars another
car was switched from the reverse
table and striking the first car forced
them together and Myers was eauuiit
between the bumpers of the cars be
fore he was able to reach a place of
safety.
After the cars struck, Myer's body
dropped dowu along side the rail and
it was not until then that several of
the employes were "aware of the accid
ent. Placing hi 111 on a stretcher ho
was taken on a shifting engine to
Market atreet where he was conveyed
in the ambulance to the hospitals An
examination showed that ho had been
so badly squeezed and injured inter
nally that he co"l(l not recover and fif
teen minutes following his arrival at
the hospital he was dead.
Mi. Myers had been in the employ
of the railroad company for a umnbei
of years aud had expected to work un
til next month wlmu he intended tc
retire 011 the pension list.
Kept Marriage Secret.
The many friends of Dr. Barry Klase,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kia.se, Wat
er street, who has been absent fron
Danville for several years, while tak
iug a course in medicine in Philadel
phia, will be surprised to learn thai
he was married last May, aud iu tin
meanwhile has been successful ii
keeping the ovent a secret from th<
1 iconic of Danville.
Tho ceremony took place 011 the l-ltli
of May in Camden, New Jersey, the
bride being Miss Genevieve Niel, M.
1). ,a graduate of the Women's Medical
college, of Philadelphia. Dr. Hurry
Klane has started to practice in Dan
ville, and intends to make this place
his future home. Mrs. Klaso will join
her husband here the first week in
November.
TOO MANY RY TWO.
They have an individual in custody
out in Fayette roun.tv who was so
foud of the fair sex. tlfftt he has man
aged to marry three of them. And now
ho is in trouble heoau&» they have dis
covered his duplityty-anfl are 011 the
warpath. According to the Counells
ville Courier the fellow is fn mortal
terror of his wronged wives auU in
sists upon being permitted to plead
guilty so that he mav be hurtled off to
the penitentiary befoie they get at
him.
TOWN BUB
COMPLAIN
Under the head of Ordinauco and
Police a matter relating to the curb
stone market, was introduced and an
agitation started concerning it, which
may lead to an amendment ot'tlie or
dinance.
John Eisenhart called attention to
the injustice to which town butchers
are exposed by being brought into
competition with rural dealers, who
do not pay a mercantile tax as the
town butchers are required to do, a
who yet each winter crowd into the
curbstone market. Mr. Eisenhart urged
that the non resident butchers bo ob
liged to take out a license, the same
sis other dealers who sell commodities
not of their own production. As it is
at present the non-resident butchers
merely pay the fee for standing in
market, which the resident butchers
have to pay also in addition to other
heavy tax.
The injustice of the present practice
was not denied but Mr. Vastino held
that the ordinance 011 market in its
present form doos not make the sell
ing as practiced by the non-resident
butchers illegal. On motion the mut
ter was referred to the committee on
ordinance and police to make investi
gation with a view to amending the
ordinance, if advisable.
On motion of Mr. Eisenhart it was
ordered that a new helmet be pur
chased for the chief-of-police.
On motion of Mr. Vastino it was
ordered that if the measure be approv
ed by the borough solicitor the com
mittee on streets and bridges be auth
orized to order several car loads of
paving brick for the purpose of re
placing the defective brick on Mill
street. The Reese-Hammond company
is under bond to replace free of cost
all defective brick on Mill street with
in a period of ten years.
A communication was received from
Mrs. A. M. Levers calling attention
of council to a defective drain at her
premises at corner of Centre and Cherry
streets, which causes the Hooding of
the cellar in times of heavy rain. The
exact conditions were not clear to
council aud the matter was referred
to the committee 011 streets and bridges
for investigation.
0 Chairman Gibson being absent Dr.
Sweisfort was called to the chair.
Other members present were: Vastino,
Baylor, Dietz, Bedea, Finuigau, Ja
cobs, Eisenhart, Kussell and Angle.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Regular employes #114.00
Sterling Lubricator Co. 11).50
General Elec. Co. 1.05
John A. Roebling 50.73
J. B. Cleaver . 15.13
Helios Mfg. Co .. 58.17
Washington Fire Co 2.50
Labor in Light Dept 15.75
Montour American 28.50
F. P. Startzel 13.18
Labor and hauling 186.75
Labor on Oliaroli street 145.88
Wei liver Hardware Co 12.28
Reading Iron Co. ... . 180.80
Frank Fry 47.1M1
William Miller 80.88
Samuel Mills 7.78
Ellis Rank «.7i>
Geo. F. Reifsnyder 4 B.'»
Thomas J. Price .30
Francis Hartnniu . ... ft.oo
B. B. Brown 8.75
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes |1«4.30
Labor 011 streets 18.50
P. H. Foust ........ ■ 106.00
Washington Fire Co 1.75
Joseph Lechner . 87.68
11. R. Moore 4.»0
Resolutions of Condolence.
At a regular meeting of Goodrich
post, No. 22, G. A. R., held Monday
evening the following preamble and
resolutions were unauimously adopt
ed :
Whereas; An allwise Providence has
seen fit to remove by death from among
us, our worthy and respected comrade
Elias Lyon, therefore be it
Resolved, That while we bow in
humble submission to the adict of the
Grand Creator of all things, we regret
the loss which it has entailed on post
22, ami unite in giving expression to
our sense of the great loss, which the
community has sustained in the death
ot our comrade, and wo deeply sym
pathize with the bereaved family, in
the great sorrow that has fallcu upon
them.
Resolved, That these resolutions of
respect and condolence be spread in
full upon our minutes; that the post
room be draped in mourning for the
space of 30 days ; that theso proceed
ings bo published in the several news
papers of Danville; that a copy of the
same be presented to the widow if the
deeeasod comrade.
W. H. HEDDENS.
JACOB SLOOP.
HENRY KERN.
Committee.
A DEER STORY.
Reginald Worthington,nged 20, kill
, ed two deer at one shot 011 his lath
er's deer preserves, near Stroudsburg.
, Worthintgon saw two lino fellows run
ning along rapidly sicle by side, drew
I bead on the animals and fired. The
door nearest him fell dead,shot through
I the lungs; thou the bullet sjied ou,
, wounding No. 2 in an equally vital
t spot. One deer weighed 200 pounds
and the other 185 pounds.
TLXDGKI) BUT TO TBUTH, TO ARB LAW —WO FATOB BWATB D 8 A W rmAM HUU Awa"
DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 190(*.
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It developed nt the meeting of the
school hoard Monday that through
uo neglect of the school authorities
the law obliging children under 14
years of age to attend school is not be
ing lived up to quite as rigidly as it
ought to be. Mr. Fischer called atten
tion to soveral instances in which chil
dren apparently under 14 years are at
work instead of attending school.
In several instances parents have put
in a strong plea for exemption or cle
mency on the ground that through
straightened circumstances in the fam
ily the aid of the child as u wage earn
er is seriously needed.
After a thorough discussion it was
the souse of the school board that uo
exceptions can be made no matter
what the family circumstances may
be; aud that it devolves upon the tru
ant officer to see to it that all children
under 14 years are kept in school; also
that those employing children should
keep tho requirements of the law in
miud aud by exercising care prevent
themselves from being imposed upon |
and unwittingly admitting boys aud
girls into their employ who are under
fourteen.
Borough Superintendent Gordy ca.ll
ed attention io the need of holders for
the type writers in tho commercial de
partment. In our high school,he said,
we are teaching type-writing by the
"touch system," by which, it is un
derstood, the pupils manipulate the
machine on the same principle that a
person leuru.s to play tho piano. With
out a holder for the notes the pupils
are obligod to keep their heads turned
to one side, which places them on au
unnatural position. To overcome this
a modern device is coming into gener
al use, by which the notes are held
directly in front of the pupil on the
typewriter. The board was impressed
with the utility of the device aud ou
motion of Mr. Heiss it was orderod
that one half-dozen of the "holders"
be purchased.
The following members were pres
ent. Burns, Orth, S warts, Pursel, Har
ing, Trumbower, Fischer, Heiss, Har
pel, Lutz aud Grono.
The following bills wore approved
for payment:
A. M. Phillips * 1.05
Peter Winters
Joliu Stroub 1.25
U. L. Gordy 3-12
Casper Diseroad... 14.16
Miles Walsh .... 1.50
William Quigg 24.00
O. L. & W. R. K. Co 0.21
J. B. Cleaver. 1-4.50
Alon/.o Mottern . 8.00
Danville Stove & Mtg. Co 3.72
Murray Bros 5.04
G. W. Emeriok 1.80
O. M. Leniger- 38.05 j
Ed. Pub. Co 1.05 j
C. H. Sehmiuk 23.201
Smith & Brevier typewriting Co 7.95
Maynard Merrill Co 1.37
Large Coon Crop.
Whatever success may attend the
daylight, hunters who tread over the
tields in search of squirrels, pheasauts
aud the like it is pretty plain that the
coon crop is a good one and that those
who have the hardihood to devote a
night to coon hunting need not come
home empty handed.
Charles Beyer, of West Hemlock
township, accompanied by George
Bedea aud Grant Hidgeway of this
city, putin Tuesday night coon hunt
ing ou Montour ridge opposite Camer
on. Yesterday morning they appeared
in town with three large coons which
excited the envy of all other coon
hunters. Mr. Beyer is au expert after
coons aud lie has two of the best coon
dogs in tho country,both of which ac
companied the party Tuesday night.
Tho present being the "dark of the
moon" is considered the very best
time for coons, and every night now
the hunters are out in force, although
it is very rarely that so many tine
coons are bagged as wore caught by
Mr. Beyer and party.
Tonsilitls is Prevalent.
While there are comparatively few
cases of diphtheria in Danville, other
forms of sore throat, especially tonsi
litis, seems to be very prevaleut. Of
tousiiitis,alone,one of our physicians,
yesterday stated that in one day ho
was called' to attend no less than
twelve cases
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The prevalence of sore throat, even
if in the more harmless forms, causes
no little anxiety and embarrassment
among the school teachers. Case after
case is developed in the schools of the
j borough and those in charge not know
iug whether diphtheria may develop
or not and dreading to expose the rest
| of the school to the least danger of in
fection are put to their wit's ends in
dealing with the case. Obviously the
| safe thins to do would be to exclude
I the child from school at the tirsc syin
| ptoms of sore throat and admit it only
1 when the true nature of the ailment
' is established to the teacher's satisfac
i tion
Musical Tonight.
, The Women's guilt} of Christ Epis
i copal church will give a musical this
evening at the home ofc Mrs. Charles
Cloud, East Market street. Au excel
lent. program has been arranged au<l a
treat is iu store for those who attend.
.The eutertaimneut will begin at 8
' o'clock ami adm'ssion is 10 cents.
MCE HOLD
cam RK
i George Arnold of this city who on
i Februaiy 28th, 1006, in the court of
i Montour county was convicted of as
: sault aud battery with intent to kill
and on March 4, 1905, was sentenced
by Judge Little for two years aud six
months in the Eastern penitentiary,
according to information received at
the prothouotary's office has gone in
sane and is no longer a fit subject for
!>oual discipline.
The application to tho judges of the
court of Montour county, which asks
chat a commission be appointed to in
quire into and report on the mental
condition of George Arnold was re
ceived at the courthouse yesterday
aud is signed by Charles C. Church,
warden of the Eastern penitentiary.
lu his application the warden sets
forth that he believes Arnold to be in
sane and in consequence of such iu
sanity an unfit subject for the peniteu
tiary, that tho said prisoner has con
stant outbreaks, that he has threaten
ed to kill his keeper; that he has
marked delusions of persecutions and
threatens violence when released, to
those whom ho believes are persecuting
him. -He thinks that poison is being
injected into him to put. his heart out
of order aud in the opiniou of the
petitioner is a dangerous person.
The applicaut therefore requested
that tho said Goorgo Arnold bo remov
ed to a hospital for the insane. The
court will probably take action ou the
warden's application today, appoint
ing a commission to inquire into aud
report on tho prisoner's mental condi
tion.
George Arnold was a resident, of
Welsh hill. Tho victim of his shootiug
was William J. Keefor, who had a
very narrow escape from being killed.
Keefer was struck ou the forehead by
tiie bullet, which glanced and plough
ed a furrow through the scalp on the
top of his iiead.
First Visit in Fifty-One Years.
j John Samlel, Church street, is en
tertaining his brother, Michael Sandel,
of Sturgis, Michigan, who is paying
liis first visit to Montour county in
tift.y-one years. Mr. Samlel arrived in
Danville yesterday morning and pro
ceeded to tho Montour house where he
made inquiries concerning his brother,
later proceeding to the residence of
the latter on Church street.
Mr. Samlel was born ou the homo
stead farm in West Hemlock township
now occupied by his nephew, Hiram
Saudel. He was a youug man when he
left Danville. He settled in Michigan
and the ties which soon bound him to
that State held him so tightly that in
I the long interim of over half a ceut
■ ury he never paid a visit to his native
| place. It was not, however, that he
did not frequently think of revisiting
the scenes of his youth; tho visit was
i postponed, however, until now in his
advanced years it has actually taken
place.
j Mr. Samlel sees but few of the land
marks remaining that greeted him
when lie bade Montour county good
bye. Comparatively few of the faces,
too, remain that lie was familiar with
over fifty years ago and those that are
still here to greet him like his own
are much chauged by time aud the
trials of life. It has been a long time
since a sojourner has appeared in Dan
ville to whoso visit greater interest at
tached than to Mr. Saudol's.
Rounding Out 1(M) Years.
"Aunt Peggy" Sec hie r, well known
as the oldest person living in this sec
tion, on next Monday, October 2i»th,
will celebrate her one hundredth birth
day. "Aunt Peggy" still retains her
faculties to a remarkable degree. She
is growing feeble, however, and her
deafness is becoming an increasing in
firmity. Still she is a most delightful
companion aud when in the mood
dwells for hours on tho remote past
i that related to the town before most
i people now living wero born. Many of
her reminiscences reveal glimpses of
life wholly uuique and strange to
citi/eus of the present day, although
the scenes enacted took place on the
very spot where Danville stands.
Killed at Watsontown.
I Abram Wertmau, who resided with
his widowed daughter, Mrs. Mary
Leech, at Watsontown, was struck |
yesterday morning by train No. (54 on j
the Pennsylvania railroad, commonly'
1 known as the flyer, which passes
A through Watsontown at 7:25 o'clock.
Mr. Wortman was standing ou the
Eighth street crossing waiting for a
freight train togo past. The Pennsyl
vania road is double tracked and the
freight was passing north. On the oth
er track the flyer was speeding its way
southward. As the caboose of the
freight swung by Mr. Wertinan start
ed across the tracks. The freight hid
the passenger (rain from view and its
noise drowned the warning bell. It
was a perfect death trap, such as is
found ou nearly every unprotected
crossing in the country.
The engineer of the oncoming pass
enger train blew his whistle, but Mr.
Wertman was slightly deaf and evid
ently did not hear it. The cowcatch
er struck the old man,brutally tossing
him through the air to one side, where i
he lay stunned and motionless, with i
his back brokeu. He lived scarcely I
half an hour afterward.
j Have you picked the winners for j
' November 6th V
JOHN L. EVANS
1111 REST
i All that was mortal of John L.
; Evans, whoso death occurred Thurs
day morning, was consigned to its last
i resting place in Odd Fellows' cemetery
on Saturday afternoon.
The funeral was a large one. Not a
tribute was absent that was needed to
show universal esteem. The large
turnout of Free Masons, present in a
body, the equally large number of
members of B. P. O. ' Elks scattered
about the assemblage, the beautiful
flowers, the eulogistic remarks that
one overhead in undertones all spoke
volumes. The Mowers alone formed a
striking tribute. Chrysanthemums,
carnatious ami all the beautiful
blooms of the season were hanked
about the casket, seemingly tilling the
entire room. Olio of the offerings came
from Mahoning lodge No. 51tt, F. &
A. M.,another from the order of Elks
but by far the greater number were
contributed by individual friends.
The services were conducted by the
Hev. M. K. Foster,pastor of St. Paul's
M. E. church, assisted by the Hev.
Harry Curtin Harman, of Harrisburg,
former pastor, and the llev. .T. E.
Hutchison, pastor of the Mahoning
Presbyterian church.
He~«. J. E. Hutchison read the 91st
psalm, lie was followed by the Hev.
M. K. Foster, who offered a most
fervcut aud beautiful prayer, which
appealed wonderfully to the hearts of
those* present. Hev. Harry Onrtin Har
niau, who was pastor of St. Paul's
when the health of the deceased failed
and lie went West hoping to be bene
fitted by the change,spoke at consider
able length,dwelling most beautifully
upon the blameless life aud gracious
personality of John L. Evans. Hev.
M. K. Foster followed in the same
strain. Hymns "Nearer My God to
Thee" and "Lead Kindly Light" were
sung.
The pallbearors, chosen from among
the Freemasons, wore as follows: M.
G. Youngman, W. L. McOlure, W. G.
Pursel. O. P. Hancock, W. R. Clarke
and M. H. Schram.
The following persons from out of
town attended the funeral: Thomas
Johns and wife, Mrs. aud Miss Johns,
of Scranton ; William Freeze and wife,
Mr. aud Mrs. Sheridan Swentzel, of
Bloomsburg; Mrs. Harry, of Berwick;
Mrs. James,of Pittston; Mrs. Heboeca
Brown and Harry Haas,of Milton; W.
IJ. Jury and Joseph Kcslor, of Sha
mokin; Mrs. H. B. Hulliheii and Mrs.
Kate Mears, of Willianisport; Mr. and
Mrs. Matthew Maus and Mr. and Mrs.
John Johnson, of West Hemlock town
ship.
Revisiting Danville.
* Horace Moore ot Newport, Pa., aud
sister, Mrs. Harry Bechtel, of Cincin
nati, Ohio, are visiting old friends in
Danville after a long absence.
The two visitors are son and daugh
ter of John Moore, a prominent real
estate owner of former days.The pres
ent one is Mr. Moore's first visit to
Danville in twenty-five years. The
visitors find much to interest them
here and are cordially welcomed by
old friends oil every side.
Mr. Moore was in the treasury de
partment at Washington for many
years,during both Cleveland's and Mc-
Ki 11 lev's administration.
T. W. ftedea a Benedict
Mrs. Ellen Bomboy and Councilman
T. W. Bedea were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony 011 Saturday even
ing. The ceremony was performed at
the home of the bride,on Front street,
at 8 :30 o'clock by the Rev. Joseph E.
Guy, pastor of the Sliiloh Reformed
church. Only the immediate family
was present.
The brido is a widely known and
highly esteemed resident of our town.
The groom, who is foreman at the
Structural Tubing works, is likewise
well known and very popular.
Girl Hired at Knrglar.
A bold attempt to rob the home of
Mrs. John Creasy, at Berwick, early
yesterday morning was frustrated by
1 Mrs. Creasy's daughter.
The young lady was awakened by a
noise aud, going to a window, saw a
man in the back yard. Getting her re
volver, she fired five shots at the rob
ber, none of which, however, took ef
fect. The shots aroused the neighbors,
who chased the man quite a distance
anil finally lost him. This is the third
attompt that has been made to rob the
Creasy homo within a short time, but
5 011 each occasion the burglar has been
scared away.
Entertained at Dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Mottern onter
taiued a number of young people at
their home on Grand street, Thursday
evening, in honor of their daughter
Bertha. Refroshmonts were served.
Those preseut were: Missos Sue
Gross, Verda Kocher, Vinnie Mon
tague, Mary Weaver, Bessie Evaus.
Hattie Robinson, Clara Smith, Bertha
Reilly, Clara Whitmoyer, Messrs.
Harry Douglass,George Rishel,Arthur
Harvey, George Crumb, Frauk Garrow,
Edward Ilos, Will Dartmau, Will
Prentiss, Sidney Reilly, Joo Prout,
Will Hommous and Harry Roberts, of
Williamsport.
At Sheep's Church.
■ Kev. Vermon Harington.the prohib
i ition speaker, and his wife, will hold
'a public meeting at Sheep's church to*
j night.
II OFFICER
IKES ARREST
The action taken by the school board
Monday night looking to a stricter en
forcement ot the school law relating
• to attendance bore fruit yesterday in
the arrest of a resident of the second
ward for failing to send his eleven
year-old sou to school with sufficient
regularity.
The case was one which is likely to
have a parallel at any time. The in
formation was lodged by Truant Offi
cer W. E. Young, who is responsible
for the attendance of pupils. The hear
ing was held before Justice Oglesby,
who imposed a fine of two dollars aud
costs under tho act of 11)01, which ob-1
ligos parents to send their childron to
school seventy-five per cent of the
time elapsed since the beginning of
the term, the poualty being two dol
lars fine or two days' imprisonment
for the first offense aud five dollars
fine or five days' imprisonment for tho
second offense.
In tho case of tho man arrested, his
boy was not making anything like full
time. Truancy, it seems, did not enter
into it, as th-a boy merely stayed at
homo, which" loft die truant officer 110
other alternative than to proceed
through the parents.
As the circumstances became known
the defendant became an object of con
siderable sympathy, lie admitted that
his boy was out of school. Earlier in
the term the father kept him out with
tho consent; of one of tho local direc
tors; later he was very anxious to have
the boy in school but during his ab
sence at work tho boy was permitted
to remain at homo by tho mother.
The justice explained to the defend
ant that in the face of the law the
"permission" granted by tho director
was without weight; also that while
uiifortunnto he as father and head of
the family was responsible for his
children's attendance or 11011-attend
auce at school, regardless of the part
played by any other member of the
family. The defendant saw the ]>oiut
and unhesitatingly paid fine and costs
amounting to |2.75.
Comment 011 tho above is unneces
sary. That hardship is wrought on
poor peoplo, who can illy afford to
bear the expense when the law is por
-111 it ted to take its course is quite evid
ent. The remedy would lie in comply
ing with tho law aud keeping chil
dren in school as required. All the
facts of the above case are presented
with the hope that tlioy may prove an
object lesson to those parents who are
tempted to becomo negligent iu the
matter of sending children to school.
Excitement on Railroad Street.
The appearance of a "cloak man" 011
Hailroad street between tho P. & H.
station aud the borough line has kept
the residents of that section in a state
of great excitement for some days or
rather nights past. Whether the ap
parition is of the fake sort or is a
real "cloak man", whatever that may
imply, is not known, but the uncer
tainty does not diminish tho effect.
The section is lone aud deserted aftor
dark these nights, handed over to the
police, who hide in tho dark places
hoping to lay their heavy hands 011
the man in tho cloak. Up to date there
have been no arrests although all sorts
of stories are told.
| Sonio relate that the cloak man,who
was found to bo a resident, in disguise,
was caught and so severely beaten that
he had to be carried home.
Another version of the story is that
the resident dressed himself up in wo
man's apparel and started out to put
himself in the way of the cloakmau,
by whom lie hoped to be accosted, in
which event he iuteuded to thrash the
follow within an inch of his lito. Tho
story has it that the man fell into the
hands of others searching for the
cloakmau— was mistaken for him and
so badly beaten that lie had to be car
ried home.
About 3000 Visit Capitol.
The first of the "penny a mile" ex
cursions was run to Harrisburg on
Saturday and it is estimated by the
Harrisburg papers that about 3000 per
sons took advantage of the cheap rates
to tako a look at the much talked of ;
new capitol building. The threatening
weather of Saturday morning was in
strumental in keeping a number of
peoplo away from Harrisburg.
111 tho capitol all day long the crowd
kept coming and going, many of them
remaining in the city until evening to
see the dome illuminated. There were
a number of guides and female attend
ants to care for the sightseers and ev
erybody went away satisfied. Gover
nor Ponnypacker was not present,hav
ing gono to his home at Peniiypackor
Mills on Friday.
A FOOLISH MAN.
1 Shaniokiu is the home of a foolinh
man who, after a period of total ab
stinence lasting over four yoars, broko
1 his vows and took to drinking. Ho bo
canio frantic ami while in that state
tried to break into a hotel barroom,
: smashing the glaes iu the front door
ami doing other damago. He lauded
in tho lockup, but tho landlord was
F lenient the next day aud the follow
was discharged upon paying for tho
damage done and promising to shut off
the liquor.
1 It is hard to find any news except
• political uews in some of the news
papers nowadays.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
-1 Mrs. S. B. Evans, of Harrisburg, is
. a guest at of Mr. and Mrs.
~f William H. Andy, Market square.
1 Miss Lydia Creasy, of Catawissa, is
1 visiting Mr. and' Mrs. Willard Fetter
- man, Grand street.
112 Miss Esther Pauuebaker, of MifTliu
tnwn, is visiting her undo, Willard
Pauuebaker. Liberty township.
Mrs. Mary 10. Spaulding, of Free
port, LOUR Island, is visiting at the
homo of her sister. Mrs. E. C. Voris,
Ferry street.
I i George Loy, of Bellefonte, spent
. | Sunday at the home of .John Boden,
, Hush township.
i Miles Barber and Fred Dash, of
' Wilkes-Barro,spent Sunday in this city
at the home of the former's parents,
Dr. and Mrs. I. G. Barber. Ferry
i street. Mr. Dash was foreman of the
I carpenters at the State hospital at tho
time the addition was built two years
i ago, and is well known in this city.
Parker Kussell, of Williamsport, j
spent Sunday with friends in this i
city.
| Miss Rachel Mettler, student at
Dickinson seminary, Williamsport,
spout Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William 11. Mettler, Logan
Dale farm.
Jilaiue James, of Northumberland,
spent Sunday with relatives in Dan
ville.
Miss Georgio White,of Bloomsburg,
spent Sunday in this city as the guest
of Miss Holla Adams.
Mrs. C. C. Carpenter left yesterday
for Salem, New Jersey,after a visit at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs
W. G. Kramer, West Mahoning street.
Mrs. Stella L. Wertniau left yester
day for Berwick, where she will make
lior homo with her sister, Mrs. Harry
Ellis.
Miss Lillian Garsed, of Philadel
phia, will arrive today for a visit at
tho home of Thomas Woods, Mill
street.
Hon. L. W. Welliver, of Exchange,
was a visitor in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Bobert Lloyd, of New York
City, is visiting at tho home of her
sister, Mrs. Jacob Miller, Mill street.
Grant Sainsbury, of Buffalo, is vis
iting 010 friends in Danville.
George E. Hunt, of Altooua, arriv
ed last evening for a visit with his
brothers, John H. and D. C. Hunt, in
this city.
£ Mrs. William Dietz, of Plymouth,is
visiting her mother, Mrs. ,1. D. Wil
liams, Front street.
W. J. Keim, of Washington, D. C.,
is visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Keini,Front street.
Mrs. S. J. Wei liver and Mrs. Walter
liussell are visiting relatives in Phila
delphia.
Railroad Bed Burning Up.
For tho past, several days the D. L.
& W. roadbed at Berwick, near the
new river bridge,has beeu on fire, and
it is feared that the track will settle
to such au extent that a new roadbed
will have to be constructed.
When the present roadbed was laid,
culm from the mines was used as bal
last, and several days ago this caught
lire from the hot ashes from tho Ber
wick steam plant. Since that time,
despite the efforts of the track crew to
put out tho tiro with water, it still
continues to burn. The bridge com
pany has a large amount, of its iron
along the 1). L. & W. tracks, and in
order to keop the heat out of the iron,
which would render it useless, a force
of men has been engaged both night
and day to pour water over the iron
until it can bo removed to a plaee of
1 safety.
COURAGE IN MT. CARMEL.
Mount Carmel council No. (129,
Knights of Columbus, of Mount Car
mel, has the courage of its convic
tions. At a recent meeting it adopted
resolutions denouncing tho public
dance hall of the town as 44 an agency
for evil which is injuring the moral
character of its patrons" and threaten
? ing to destroy the 44 general welfare
, and happiuess of mauy nufortunate
! victims of its temptiug influences."
[ The members also consecrate them- |
selves to the task of "suppressing this !
I daugerous foe to morality," and in
! vite tho confidence and support of ov
> ery true man and woman The News
3 hopes the crusade will speedily bo
crowned with success and bolieves it
will bo, for no veil is strong enough
to defy tho orgauizod conscience of
the community in which it momentari
ly raises its unclean head.
THANKSGIVING AFTER|j
KLKCTION.
The Towanda Daily News is glad
that Thanksgiving Day comes after
the election. In its opinion "political
campaigns are, of course, of import
ance, l>nt it seems as if the straining
of life-long bonds of friendship is
scarcely worth the result that is gain
ed. It is right enough to differ, hnt
personal feeliugs would seem to have
somo claims even in the hottest tight '
The registration throughout Ihe
state indicates that the vote at the
coming election will be light. The
falling off of legitimate voters wag
large,many being diffrancised by fail
ing to pay taxes.
NO 5
iTO ANSWER FOR
i FAST RUING
* Summons were issued to the D. L.
■ & W. railway company yesterday,
warning it to appear before Justice of
■; the Peace W. V. Oglosby at 10 o'clook
next Tuesday morning to answer for
ruuniug its traius through the bor
ough of Danville at a speed greater
I than eight miles per hour, the
limit fixed by the borough ordinance.
Summons were issued to the D. L. &
W. company a mouth or so ago, but
owing to a technicality the action was
dropped before tho hearing took place.
In the interim following it is alleg
od that the D. L. & W. trains have
been running through town at a rate
of speed which would seem to iudic
ato that the trainmen iuteud to ignore
the provisions of the borough ordin
ance.
Chief-of-Police Mincomover yester
day moruing timed tho 10:17 D. L. <Jfc
W. passenger train as it speeded through
town below Mill streot and found that
it covered the marked-off space of one
hundred yards in just five aud one
half seconds, which is equivaleut to
the rate of 517 1-5 miles i»er hour.
On the strength of this evidence the
summons were issued for tho heariug
on Tuesday the 30th inst. Since the
first summons were issued a wholly
new ordinance relating to railway
speed lias boon euacted by couucil and
the validity of the action is well es
tablished in every detail.
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.
The President today issued a pro
clamation naming Thursday, Novem
ber 21), as the day of Thanksgiving.
In the course of his proclamation
the President says:
4 'Nover before in our history or iu
the history of any other nation has a
people enjoyed more abounding mater
ial prosperity than is ours, a prosper
ity so great that it should arouse iu us
no spirit of reckless pride, and least
of all a spirit of heedless disregard of
our responsibilities,hut rather a sober
souse of our many blessings, and a re
solute purpose, under Providence, not
to forfeit them by any action of our
own.
44 Material well-being, indispensable
though it is, can never he anything
but the foundation of true national
greatness and happiness. If we build
nothing upon this foundation, then
our national life will he as meaning
less, where only tho foundation has
been laid. Upon our material well-be
ing must be built a superstructure or
individual and national life lived iu
accordance with the laws of the high
est morality, or else our prosperity it
self will in tho long run turn out a
curso instead of a blessing. We should
be both reverently thankful for what
we have received and earnestly bent
upon turning it into a means of grace
and not of destruction."
Eggs Are Scarce.
Eggs have become a scarce commod
ity, not only in tho curbstone market,
but also in tho stores and the price is
up to a point seldom reached except
in midwintor. The very few eggs in
market Tuesday vanished as if by
magic aud at. an early hour it was
difficult to purchase any in the stores,
except the kind that were "not fresh"
and the price that these commanded
was twenty-eight cents per dozen.
There is a suspicion that eggs are
being bought, up and shipped to the
big centers where they are putin stor
age probably in the interest of au egg
trust. The farmers,however,deny that
there is any semblance of truth in
this so for as Montour county is con
cerned. They lay it all to the liens
which, they say,have stopped laying
and that that is all there is about it.
Such eggs as are tor sale, they declare,
are brought into the Danville market.
Surprise Party.
i A surprise party was given Monday
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Albv Snyder. East Market street, in
honor of Mrs. Snyder's 66th birthday.
A fine supper was served. Those pres
ent were: Mr. and Mrs. .lohu Joues,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Evans, Mr. aud
Mrs. Goorgo Leighow, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Mottern, Mrs. C. Askiu, Mrs.
R. Boyer,Mrs. A, Berger, Mrs. Frank
Snyder, Mrs. G. Feustermacher, Mrs.
U. Y. James, Miss May James, Mrs.
Arthur Sheppersoii.Mrs. Norman Mot
tern, Mrs. Henry Kramer, Mrs. Frank
Kramer,Mr. ami Mrs. William Hauey,
Masters Raymond Motteru, Beaver
Kramer, Alby Hauey, Marviu Mot
torn, Misses Elva Moltern,Meda Krani
i er, Theliua Mottern, Elsie Motteru
' Loona Suyder.
A SCHOOL WITHOUT PUPILS.
There is a public school in Penu
township, Carbon county, which has
beeu open for a month, and yet not a
I single pupil has been in attendance
(luring tho entire time. The teacher
I opens up in the morning and remain*
until closing time. Tho parents of the
pupils decline to obey the vaccination
' act and are keeping tlieiu out of school.
The directors have refused to pay the
r teacher, and he will probably appeal
, to court.
First Brick Laid.
3 I The first brick iu tho paving of a
a portion of Main street, Bloouisburg,
B was laid Saturday by Miss Martha
Yettor, tho 10-year old sister of Bur
- gess C. C. Yotter. The affair was con
ducted very quietly.