DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOLUME TK
POffi SUPS
m HI 10*1
It Is j Claimed There Are
J Many Advantages to he
Gained by This System
A form of postage stamps with the
names of' the cities for which the
stamps aje issued printed ou tho face
ae?part erf the stamp is proposed under
the termlrof the bids for a new issue
for the ttext four years, opened iu the
purchasQg agents' office of the Post
office department yesterday.
If the Jiid lor the new style is ac
cepted-the Post-office department will
order special stamps for the twenty
six largest piwtoffices, iucltiding the
ahbaeviatioiis of the States iu which
they are. For the remaining postoftices
of the three'higher calsses—-in round
numbers about ">.900 offices—ordinary
po hige stamps will be overprinted
from electro-type plates across the facte
with the names of the postoftices and
abbreviated State names.
The proposal to make this change.in
design of the stamps' is the result of
an investigation by Postmaster Gener
al Cortelyou, who decided that there
were mauy advantages to be achieved
by printing the names of the post
offices ou the stamps, and thus localiz
ing them, the principal object for the
purpose of identification. It is believ
ed that the system of accounting in
the stamp division cau be greatly
simplifieiTby specially designating the
stamps issued for the larger posrottices.
In the supply diviison of the postoffice
much difficulty is experienced under j
the present system.
Sad Accident at Bloonisburg
A shocking ami sudden calamity oc
curred at East Rloouisbnrg Tuesday
morning when J. Lloyd Dillon, the
prominent Rloomshurg florist,was run
over aud killed by a coal car. The sad
news reached Danville about noon aud
caused much sorrow among Mr Dil
lon's many friends here.
At 9:45 o'clock Mr. Dillon and a
number of his workmen were prepar
ing to uuload a car of coal for the
green houses. The car stood on the
Peitnsy siding at the Ea«t Rloomsburg
station aud the men with bars were
moving it to a more suitable location
for uploading. Thinking the car was
going too far, Mr. Dillon called " that's
enough" aud put his shoulder against
the front end to try to stop the car.
He was powerless, however, and his
foot slipping ou the rail,he fell across
the track iu frout of the wheels. His
feet protruded over the rail, and the
car wheel passing over them, cut off
the right foot at the ankle, and the
heel t.f the left foot was cut and secr
et'. At the same time the low-hang
ing brake-beam under the car caugli
the man about the neck,and as the car
moved ahead the unfortunate victim
was crushed between the beam aud the
railroad ties.
He made no outcry, but when the
men rushed to the spot, he was pinion
ed so fast under the car and held so
tiriuly by the brake-beam, that it was
necessary to unscrew this part from
the rest of the car to release the body,
and it was seventeen minutes before
he was taken out, terribly injured.
He did not speak all that time, but
ouce he motioned with his baud for
the men to move the car, aud when
taken out he died iu a few minutes.
Dr. Artneut responded immediately,
hut Mr. Dillon was dead when he ar
rived.
The occurrence is made all the more
sad by'the fact that Mrs. Dillon's fa
ther died ou Monday at Philadelphia
as the result of an accident a few days
before, aud Mrs. Dillon was preparing
togo to Kingston to attend the funer
al.
V * illgh flan at Lebanon.
Our townsman, W. 'i Speiser, one
of tike leadiug marksmen of the State,
further distinguished himself at the
two days' shoot held at Lebanon on
Friday, the •, , *lth inst, under the nu
spireA of the gnu club of that city.
Oil the Hr>t day of the shoot the
targets were blue rocks; on the second
day live birds.
U ; was during the live bird shoot
that Mr. Speiser won the honors of
the day and received as a prize a
beautiful medallion for a fob guard or
v t chain. If is of gold, studed with din
jJ- rnotids, which half encircle a small
« figure in relief.
|i was a free-for-all aud to win the
*- prize the contestant had to shoot the
entire program, at 29 yards handicap.
Mr. Speiser accomplished the remark
able feat of killing thirty-four birds
out of thirty-seven.
iu the blue rock contest the first
dAy Mr. Speiser won a hunting knife
and a gun case.
Belated Thunder Storm.
heavy thunder shower in all re
spects like the midsummer article vis
ited this section on Saturday evening.
was probably the last of the season,
but it was not deficient in any of its
features on that account.
The weather conditions were threat
ening all day and the thunder shower
waft the culmination, which was fol
lowed with cooler aud cleariug weath
er. About half past four o'clock the
westeru sky assumed a most threaten
ing aspect and a short time after the
Mtorin broke loose. The wind blew
with almost cyclonic fury, the rain
poured for nearly half an hour, while
the electrical effects were a feature.
CELEBRATED
100 BIRTHDAY
Centenarian Retains Her
Faculties —Hearing I)e
--fectivc.
"Aunt Peggy" Sechler Monday cele
brated her one-hundredth birthday.
Seated iu her comfortable old-fashiou
ed rocking chair in the cozy home of
S. 15. Koclier, Bloom road, where she
11us had her home for many years past
the aged woman graciously and untir
ingly acknowledged the kind congrat
ulations of group after group of
friends and relatives that during the
day came and went. Not only did
"Aunt Peggy" receive all day yestei- 4
day, but even oil Sunday she was the
mark of much honor auri she was sur
rounded with many reminders that at i
last, her tottering footsteps had brought ,
her to the one hundredth mile stone of !
life's journey. It was happily arraug- i
e1 to observe the Sabbath immediate
ly preceding her oue-humlredth birth
day iu a way that would give ap- 112
propriate expression to the gratitude }
for long life and the blessing of health |
which dwelt not only in the heart of
the beloved and aged woman but also
in the hearts of those around her, who- :
love her and care for her. According- '
ly Sunday afternoon the Keystone >
Male Quartette of this city repaired to
the home of Mr. Koclier and there ren
dered a number of their best selec
tions, not forgetting two that are
"Aunt Peggy's" favorites: "Jesus.
Lover of my SouL" ami "Nearer, My
God, to Thee." She understood the
singing; was able to follow nearly all
of her two favorite hymns inid dwelt
most beautifully on the emotions that
the singing aroused within her.
"Aunt Peggy" was in the very best
of spirits aud not within many years
was her mind any clearer than yester
day. Her memory, it is true, revels in
the events of the long, long past, hut
while in pleasant conversation yesrer
| day she proved to her friends that sho
was by no means oblivious of passing
events and recalled the incidents of
last week and last vear with astonish
ing accuracy.
It was, however, of the long past
that those assembled Monday desired
most to hear and fortunately "Aunt
Peggy" was in a reminiscent mood
Nearly all her stories related to her
girlhood, nearly or quite ninety years
ago. She has a keen sense of humor
aud laughed heartily as she related
many an amusing auecdote, in which
the actors were the sous of William
Montgomery and others whose names (
aie familiar but whom people of the
present generatiou have never seen.
At the same time "Aunt Peggy"
thoroughly appreciated the solemnity
of the event; for while the attainment
of a hundred years of l'fe is the cause
for rejoining, yet it is the extreme
limit that carries the man or woman
who survives into the very shadow of
death and eternity. Years ago "Aunt
Peggy" realized that she had lived the
allotted years of life and Monday she
repeated the same beautiful sentiment
that was recorded of her on her last
birthday that her work on earth is
done and that she is now only waiting
for the summons; that when it shall
please God iu his wisdom to rail her
honce she is ready.
There is no telling how many years
yet remain for the aged woman. She
is only slightly more feeble than on
her last birthday. Her hearing, it is '
true, is defective but her eyesight and
her general health is good. Retaining '
as she does all her mental faculties
aud surrounded as she is by kind and 1
loving friends she still finds much en
joyment in every day life.
Probably over a hundred people call
ed to visit "Aunt Peggy" Monday.
Not a few came from a considerable
distance while still others from Phil
adelphia. Heading, and Altoona sent
letters aud telegrams conveying con
gratulations. Sho received a large
number of preseuts. A most beautiful
tribute came from the ladies' aid so
ciety of Shiloh Reformed church, iu
tlie form of one hundred roses,one for
each year of her life, which were con
veyed to "Aunt Peggy" by the Rev.
Joseph K. Guy and his wife.
Among tho.so who assembled to do
the aged woman honor was Mrs. Fct- .
ter, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. W. P.
Roberts, of Sunburv, nieces; Thomas
Sanders, of ths'city, a nephew; Mrs.
A. J. Thrash aud Miss Lizzie Cunius,
of Hazletou. grand nieces; John
(Junius, of Drum's.Mrs. Peter Rishel,
of White Hall, and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry ICeefer, of Herwirk, were also
present.
Cows Got Drunk.
After partaking of a quantity of
pomace, tho res id inn ol' cider, which
had been carelessly dumped in a past
ure, a herd of cows belonging to Mrs, (
Lav ilia Schauck, of Williams' Corner,
Montgomery county, became glorious- |
lv drunk, and did considerable dam
age. They broke down fences and did ,
i other injury, and several of them bo- ,
! came so sick getting on their "jag" ,
that a veteriuary surgeon WHS sent (
for. Two of the herd died from tho ,
effects of the spree.
A skeleton found near Weatborly is j
believed to be that of a woman who |
several years ago escaped from the
Luzerne county minis house aud was 1
not found.
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DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, I9()(J.
WIIDSUE
HEARD FROM
Discountenances Omission
of Danville on Rail
road Map.
The omission of Danville on the D.
L. iS: W's railroad map dwelt upon in
these columns on Saturday has been
discountenanced in unqualified terms
by the president, W. H. Truesdale. .1.
H. (Joeser, president of the lojal board
of trade, on Monday addressed Mr.
Truesdale a letter enclosing the clip
ping from the Morning News. The
communication received in reply ex
plains itself aud shows that the writer
takes much the same view of the omis
sion as the News article Mr. Trues-
I dale's letter follows :
October 30th., I90f».
Mr. John H. Goeser,
President, Hoard of Trade,
Danville, Pa.
Dear Sir:—l beg to acknowledge re
ceipt of yours of tho 29th, with eu
j closed newspaper clipping, calling my
attention to the fact that on the map
| of the D. L. & W. Railroad published
in the Commercial and Fiuaucial
Chronicle the name of Danville is not
shown.
' The fact that this is the case was a
surprise to me,as lam sure it is to the
other officials of our compauy. 1 can
only assure you, furthermore, that it
is not intentional and that we will at
once arrange to have our map as pub
lished iu the above named publication
corrected and the name of Danville
placed thereon so that it will appear
in the next issue of the Chronicle in
which this map is printed.
I sincerely hope that neither yon
youself nor any other citizen of Dan
ville really believes for a moment that
the policy of tli3 maiigement of this
Company is so narrow and shortsight
ed as to have attempted to injure you
or your town and its business interests
by deliberately and wilfully omitting
the name of so important a busines
and shipping point as Danville from
the map just because we happen to have
differed from the views of your peo
ple on other matters, if there is any
such impression abroad among your
people I shall esteem it a favor if you
will do what you can to correct it. I
am sure, furthermore, in the interests
of fair plav you will be very glad to
do this for us.
Thanking you for calling the matter
to my attention, I beg to remain,
Yours very truly,
W. H. TRUESDALE, President.
Sentenced to County Jail.
Edward Davis of this city was sen
tenced to the county jail Friday af
ternoon for a period of ten days by
Justice of the Peace Daltou. Davis
was taken into custody by Chief-of-
Police Miucemoyer and was arraigned
before Justice Dalton charged with
disorderly conduct.
He was prosecuted under the act of
Juue 25. 1895, which for disorderly
conduct imposes along with costs of
prosecution a fine nor exceeding ten
dollars. In default of tine and costs
imprisonment not exceeding 30 days is
provided.
Davis was unable to liquidate the
amount and was sentenced to do time.
Justice Dalton was merciful and fixed
the term of imprisonment at ten days,
which will enable Davis to get out in
time to vote.
Govern Country by Wireless.
For three weeks, beginniug oil Nov
ember Btli, while President Roosevelt
is on his trip to Panama, the govern
ment of the United States will bo run
by wireless telegraphy, with the ex
ecutive offices ou board the battleship
Louisiana, all the way from Chesa
peake bay to Panama,and from Panama
to Porto Rico and hack to Chesapeake
bay. The Louisiaua is being fitted up
with the most efficient wireless sys
tem
The president does not propose to be
out of touch with the United States '
at any time,no matter iu what foreign
waters ho may be. A few days ago
the wireless station at Pensacola.Fla., ;
kept in communication with th \
steamship all the way from New York
to Honduras aud received aud sent to .
it many messages
LEST WE FORGET.
In the midst of the political furore
the Dußois Courier stops loug enough ,
to remind hunters and other visitors
to the woods that "they should not
forget that the law passed bv the leg
islature ot 1905 prohibits any person
going upon the land of another for any
purpose whatever,without the consent
of the owner of the land, provided the
said owuer has posted proper caution
notices in conspicuous places on his
property."
Selected for the Glee Club.
C. Raymond Herrington, senior at
the University of Pennsylvania, son
of our townsman Frank Herrington,
has been selected as a member of the
University of Pennsylvania glee club.
The glee club at Pennsylvania is a
particularly difficult organization to
enter on account, of the large number
of applicants.
A Pittsourg policeman was lined $lO
for stroking his beardless cliin aiul
grinning at a superior officer who had
a beautiful Vandyke beard.
FOURTEEN YEARS
ill PEIENIIIf
notion for New Trial Denied and
Peter Dietrich Sentenced==Pris=
oner Revealed No Weakness
and Took Sentence
Philosophically.
Judge C. C. Evans yesterday hand
ed down an opinion denying a motion
for a new trial iu the case of Common
wealth vs. Peter Dietrich, which was
argued in court here last week. Ou the
same occasion Peter Dietrich was sent
enced to undergo imprisonment at
separate and solitary confinement at
hard labor in the Eastern penitentiary
for a period of fourteeu years.
Court couveued at 10 o'clock with
his Honor Judge Evans and associates
Blee aud Wagner ou the bench.
The court at ouce proceeded to dis
pose of the reasons assigned for a new
trial, which were briefly as follows:
1 That the court erred in charging
the jury that the burden is ou the de
fendant to show that he was so deeply
intoxicated with liquor as to be iucap
able of formiug in his mind a design
deliberately and premeditated I}- to fire
the fatal shot. If you should reach tho
conclusion from all the ovidence that
he was not so intoxicated, then his in
toxication should go for naught.
2. The court erred in impressing
upon the jury that the defendant had
set up the defense of iutoxicatiou as
a defense aud that the burden was up
on him to show it and so misled the
jury from the true ground of defense.
3. The court erred in emphasizing
the commonwealth's case and minimiz
ing the defense.
4. The court erred in not calling
attention to the weight of the testi
mony showing that the killing was ac
cidental and the weakness aud unre
liability of the testimony of Dr.
Paules going to show that the killing
was intentional and premeditated.
5. The court erred in charging that
the burden is upon the defendant to
prove beyond a reasonable doubt that |
the killing of .Tones was purely accid
ental.
0. The court misled the jury in
this that the defendant had assumed
the burden of showing a defense
grounded on intoxication and in not
pointing out to the jury the difference
iu the defense of accidental killing.
Judgo Evans reviewed iu detail the
entire charge, with which our read
ers are already familar. He took it up
point by point citing authorities to
show that he clearly stated the law.
Ho emphasized the fact that tho de
fendant offered no evidence in the
cause. His counsel endeavored to show
by cross examination of the Common
wealth's witnesses that the defendant
was drunk, on the border qf delirium
tremens at the time of tho shooting
aud that the shooting was the result
of au accident.
The Commonwealth had offered
evidence to show that the defendant
had shot and killed Jones, the deceas
ed.
The opinion of Judge Evans was
that the court could not have been
more specific or definite in explaining
the nature and character of the de
fendant's defense to the jury.
Upon the question of accidental kill
ing the court cited Wharton on Crim
inal Law to show that the burden of
proof is upon the defendant.
In conclusion Judge Evaus stated:
INSTALLING
NEW LIGHTS
Arc Lights Displace Incandescent,
Which Are to be Used in
Suburbs.
Horough Electrician Smith is now
busy installing the four uew electric
lights, which were authorized by
council at its meeting on October sth.
An arc light has been placed at
Ferry and Spruce streets and the iu
o indesceut doing service at that point
up to the present has been removed to
Etter's alley on West Mahoning street,
where it fills a lougfelt want. An arc
light also has been placed on Railroad
street at the canal hridgo and the in
candescent light at that spot will be
removed to P. J. Reefer's residence,
Wall street. The wires are already
stretched to that point, but the iucle- j
incut weather yesterday made it ueces
sarv to suspend work, otherwise by
last night the incandescent light would
have been installed.
Samuel W. Swishor and wife cele
brated their golden wedding at their
home near Lancaster on Thursday,
with seven children, fourteen grand
children, three great-grandchildren, |
and their attendants at the wedding!
fifty years before.
The Delaware Valley train started
tlio other morning ahead of time from
Htroudsburg to Bushkill. For the bene
fit of several passengers who found
it gone it.was stopped by a telpehone
message to tho next station aud re
turned for the passengers.
"The question of the defendant's guilt
, WHS A question of fart under the evid
ence and we believe that- we properly
left the same to the jury. There was
' no occasion for our saying that the
1 testimony of Dr. Paules was weak and
unreliable.
"The charge of the jury must he
considered as a whole. We believe
that we fairly, fully and adequately
charged the jury in this case and that
the prisoner has no just cause for com
plain t.
"We arc of the opiuiou that the in
terest of public justice require that a
new trial should he refused. The mo
tion is accordingly denied and the
rule for an arrest of judgment and a
new trial is discharged.
By the Court
CHARLES C. EVANS." P. J.
On motion of William Kase West of
counsel for defense an exception was
noted and hill sealed for the defend
ant.
When Judge Evans had concluded
District Attorney O. P. Gearhart mov
ed that sentence he pronounced on the
defendant. While the Judge was ren
dering his opinion Peter Dietrich sat
by tho side of the sheriff oil the same
■pot In- occupied iluring the two trials.
| lit? was looking quite well, physical
. ly. His face bore a serious,an anxious
look, but he betrayed no weakness
whatever and seemed to have steeled
himself for whatever might come. At
tho request of the court he moved in
front of tho bar with unfaltering step
In reply to a question from Judge
Evans Dietrich stated that lie was 41
years of age. Upon being asked wheth i
er ho had anything to say why sent
ence should not be passed upon him lit*
replied that he had not, beyond the
fact that ho was not. guilty. The court
reviewed tho trial and explained, that
the extreme penalty for murder in the
second degree was twenty years. The
judge said,however,that he would not
impose the full penalty, hut would
heed the recommendation of the jury
for mercy. Passing from the extreme
penalty of twenty years, the penalty
i for the next lower degree, voluntary
manslaughter, the court explained was
| twelve years. It would not do, there
fore to fall as low as this, as such a
sentence would be virtually changing
tho verdict of tho jury. At this point
lit became evident that the sentence
would not bo a light one.
The sentence of the court was that
| Peter Dietrich pay the costs of pros
ecution and iiudergo an imprisonment
in the Eastern penitentiary at Phila
delphia at separate and solitary con
finement at hard labor for a period of
fourteen years and to stand committed
until the sentence of the court is com
plied with, the sheriff of Montour coun
ty to conduct tho prisoner hence in
fifteen days.
At no time was there any reason to
believe that the sentence in Dietrich's
case would be unduly light; few
thought, that the penalty would reach
fourteen years. Peter Dietrich*shared
the surprise with others, but he took
the sentence very philosophically. Un
der the c ommutation act the time will
be materially reduced.
SUPREME COURT
WILL BE INVOKED
|/lotion for New Trial in Case of
Peter Dietrich Will be Ap
pealed.
Hon. Fred Ikeler of counsel for the
defense in the case of Commouwealth
vs. Peter Dietrich stated in Blooms
burg lust evening that the motion for
a now trial denied by Judge Evans
yesterday will be appealed. Pending
tho decision from the supreme court
Peter Dietrich, of course, will remain
in the Montour county jail. Tit is is a
complication not generally looked for,
although a few whispers to that effect
were heard in court hero yesterday.
Prisoner is Insane.
A commission in lunacy, which was
appointed by Judge Savidge, on Mon
day,has decided that Joseph Hunczak,
a. prisoner in the Northumberland
county jail, is hopelessly insane. He
is also almost stone blind. Huuezak
was sentenced at the last term of the
Northumberland county court to serve
six years in prison.
A single loaf of bread sold at $2.50
!at an auction held by the tire com
| pany at Darby, after a saner kraut
sapper. The auction was imprompu I
and bidding was spirited on the last !
loaf.
The steamship Haversham Urauue, i
from New York to Melbourne, has
been abaudoned at sea. The passengers
and crew were taken ofl' in safety.
| The steamship from some unknown
i cause caught lire.
[RAILROAD COMPANY
REFUSED HEARING
Witnesses Were Hxamined
and Justice Ogles
by Gave Judgment.
Tuesday was the date set for the
hearing before .Justice of the Peace
Oglesby in couuection with the sum
mons issued to the D. L. & W. Rail
road company on Wednesday, the 24th
inst., as the result of a violation of
the borough ordinance by that com-
I pauy as it relates to speed of railway
I trains. The railroad eonipauy, how
ever, failed to appear,although a hear
iug was held and judgment was ren
dered.
The time set for the hearing was be
tween the hour of 10 and 10:80 a. ni.
As soon as it became evident that no
one representing the railroad company
would he on hand.Just ice Oglesby de
cided togo on with the hearing with
in the time limit. * Chiel'-of-Police
Mincemoyer and Otticer John G.
Voris, who timed the train and on
whose testimony the numinous was is
sued, were sworn and examined as
witnesses.
The chief-of-police testified that on
October 8 tlie 10:19 I). L. & W. train
ran through the borough at the rate of
17 miles per hour, on October 4th, at I
the rate of 22 miles per hour; and on
October 24th,at the rate of 37 1-smiles
per hour. Otticer Voris was next
sworn, and his testimony agreed pre
cisely with that of the chief-of-police.
On the strength of the above testi
mony the justice gave judgment in
sixty dollars embracing the tl.rec oc
casions ou which 11io ordinance was
violated.
About 11:15 o'clock P. K. Keese,
Esq., of Scrauton, and Hon. 11. M.
Hinckley, of this city, both attorneys
for the D. L. & W. Railroad company
appealed at Justice Ogleshy's office.
They merely requested of the justice
that a copy of the ordinance as it re
lates to speed of railway trains he in
corporated in the record. They gave
no reason for their non-appearaue at
(he hearing. Whether the company has
found some flaw in the service or in
some other way hopes to benefit itself
by refusing to appear, of course, is un
known. If the case is pushed it is not
improbable that the railroad company
will make a test case of the matter,
endeavoring to show that the borough
ordinance is uurcasonable and burden
some in its provisions relating to
speed of railway trains.
Meanwhile according to information
furnished by the police the D. L. &
W. railway trains have not diminished
their speed one whit while passing
through the borough.
Delightful Affair in the Armory.
The Knights of the Golden Eagle i
held au entertainment in the armory
Saturday night for the mombers and 1
their families, which proved a thor
oughly delightful affair, enjoyed by a
large number of people.
Au entertaining program was ren- i
dered and during an intermission re
freshments were served, the orchestra
meanwhile discoursing choice music. 1
The Sir Knights aud their families re
turned to their homes about 10 o'clock
well satisfied with the evening's en
tertainment. i
Following is the program : <
Opening Ode by the Castle. J
Opening Prayer.Charles NVaguer.H. P.
Overture Orchestra. (
15 Minute Address Rev. L. Dow Ott.
Selection Mandolin Club.
Recitation . ...Miss Hodge.
Song F. M. Herrington.
Recitation W. J. Rogers.
Selection Mandolin Club.
Song Mrs. Harry Sober <
Selection ... Orchestra. 11
Recitation . Miss Kelil. |<
Song Wesley Hollobauuh.
Piano Solo Miss Richards. <
Selection Mandolin Club. <
Recitation . . Miss Kehl I
Closing Selection .Orchestra i
Music was furnished by the Mcl.aiu <
orchestra. It was well rendered audi
highly appreciated. Every number on I
the program was applauded. j i
Large Rubber Hat Procured, i
A large rubber mat has been proem - ! <
ed and laid down in front of the !
switch board at the borough light
plant in order Lv> insure safety to the |
engineers and others who have occas- [
ion to manipulate the switch board, j
It is some eight feet by three ami is
nearly half au inch thick. ! |
Resides protecting the employes ev
erything possible is being done to in
sure safety to sight-seers, who drop in
to the plant during evenings to in- I
spect the high speetl machinery.
A neat woodeii guard has now been
constructed by Electrician Smith,
which encloses the rear of the switch j
board and the regulators, which oc- i
cupy a position on the floor nearby.
Previously while exposed a heedless
, 2in«l inexperienced person might have
been tempted to place his hand ou auy
of these harmless-looking parts aud .
thereby receive a shock which in all
probability would have caused death.
> Half a dozen fathers of Monroe
county brofce up a Jesse James club
formed by their boys just entering
their teens. Their cure was the old
i fashioned whipping and it was effectu
1 al.
ISQIIERB
!j DANCED AT ARMORY
1 Larj*e ami Delightful Af
fair to Celebrate
I lallowe'en.
Olio of the largest and most delight
ful dances ever given in took
place at the armory last evening when
a number ot the~youug"people of Dan
ville and their friends from nearby
. towns gave fitting celebration to Hal
lowe'en with a masquerade ball.
Beautiful and appropriate decora
tions had been arranged lor the occas
ion, the members of the committee ar
ranging the large quantities of com
husks and pumpkins and the bunting
and Hags to such admirable advantage
that they succeeded in hiding from
view nearly all of the numerous in
terior defects ot the dilapidated old
building. The deckings'of the armory
were far out done, however, by the
adorments of the participants, the
costumes lending not a little to the on
joyment of the occasion. Beauty,orig
inality and variety marked the crea
tions that now struck with awe and
again convulsed with mirth. The bur
ly policeman, the sedate nurse, the
clown, the cow boy, the devout doiu
, inie, the graceful dancing girl, the
Oriental maid, and all the rest forgot
their troubles and gave themselves
over to the full enjoyment of the even
ing. The unmasking occurred during
the tenth dance, and many delightful
surprises uusued when the identity
of the masuueraders was discovered.
Excellent music was furnished by
Coinstock's orchestra of Sunbury.
During intermission refreshments were
served in the armory. The committee
which arranged the affair was compos
ed of Robert M. Jacobs, Charles A
flartt and Thomas A. Foltz.
Those from a distance who attended
the dance were:
Miss Jean Andres, Miss Claire Gross, ,
Miss Gertrude Gross, Miss May Gross,
Gerald Gross, Joseph Armstrong, Louis
Moyor,Albert Sallida, Herbert Henrie,
and Jay Grimes, of Bloomsburg; W.
11. Wertz, of Lewistown; Miss Sara
Fasold, Irrin Fasold and Hugh Ben
nett,of Sunbury; Bud Schuman, Ralph
Kussell, of Northumberland ; Charles
Hausnick and Charles Evans, of Ber
wick ; Robert Bibby.of Milton ; George
Maiers, Jr., and John Danner, of Sha
mokin; Baldy Smith,of Williamsport.
NEW RAILROAD GETS
2 MONSTER ENGINES
Pittsburg. Binghumton and liast
ern Holding Them at Towanda.
TOWANDA, Oct. 31.
On the switch below Washington
street, near the electric light plant,
are two new six driver passenger en
gines, Nos. 21 and 22, consigned to
the Pittsburg, Biiighamtou and East
ern railroad.
The engines are ol' the latest type of
high-speed passenger engines and cap
able of doing heavy work, Both en
gines are of the same pattern and make
having six five-foot drivers, a water
tank holding 7,000 gallons, a single
door fire box aud weighing over 100
tons. They have a height of 14 feet,s
inches over all and a width of !l feet
10 inches at height,and are fitted with
the latest New Vork brake valve. On
each of the tanks are tlie letters "P.,
B. & E." done in white.
ONE KILLED
ANOTHER INJURED
Eye Knocked Out and Face Dlsfig
ured as Cousin is Killed.
Two cousins meeting with sad accid
ents at the same time, but about a
mile apart, is the strauge coincidence
of Tuosdav afternoon.
Ac just about the same hour, two
o'clock,when Frank Miller, of Foun
dry vi lie, was crushed so badly that
his death resulted a few hours later at
the hospital, his cousin, Charles Mill
er, son of John Miller, who lives near
Berwick, was stiuck in the face by the
belt of a steam thresher on his fath
er's farm, and one eye knocked out
and his face badly injured and dis
figured. He was picked up unconsc
ious, his face badly disfi&rured undone
eye knocked completely from his head.
He is aged 2tf years.
FEAST OF ALL
SAINTS TODAY
Moly Day Thoroughout the Cath- 1
olic World.
Today is the feast of All Saints, a !
holy day throughout the Catholic |
world. The chief object of the day is !
to thank God for the favors bestowed j
upon the elect I the sanctification. !
glorification aud salvation of iinmort- '
al souls.
The church nnjliiis day j'alls to mind I
the beautiful virtues the saints put iu- I
to practice while living on earth,their I
great purity of heart, love for God 1
and zeal for others' welfare.
Holy mass will be celebrated at fi:3o
aud 8 a. m. The services include the 1
benediction of the holy sacrament. j
The Massachusetts Press association
wants passes for newspaper advertis- 1
ing aud has protested against a ruling
of the interstate commerce commis
sion prohibiting such barter.
NO 6
LOVE FOR BEAUTY
DIED MURDER
Mike Zubh Attended Hal
lowe'en Celebration at
Mt. Carmel.
A deliberate murder was committed
iu Mt. Carmel Tuesday evening and
i the murderer i« now held without bail
in the Northumberland county prison.
It is a tale ot derided love and pas
sionate revenge. The actors in the trag
edy are Slavs, miners in the coal dis
j tricts about Mt. Carinel.
j Adam Barder, who resides on West
j Second street, Mt. Carmel, decided to
hold « celebration iu honor of the ad
vent of Hallowe'en, and to the jovial
feast he invited several of his friends.
Among those present was Mike Zubh
from Mid Valley, near Centralia, who
journeyed from afar both to partake
of Adam's hospitality and to judge for
himself of the beauty of Adam's daugh
i ter, famous throughout the Slavish
settlement for perfection in form and
features. Mike partook of Adam's
beer aud iu a moment of confidence
disclosed his love for Adam's daugh
ter. It was love at firstsightaud Mike
asked her hand in marriage. Adam re
plied that he could have her if she
would have him. Mike aunouueed his
intention of wooing the fair Slavish
maiden aud left for home.
The impertinence of Zubh dawned
upon Barder aud the rest of the crowd
almost before the young man had left
j the house. With one accord they rush
ed to the door and hurled large sized
j rocks with hoots of derision at the re
| treating figure. Zubh turned anddraw
ing his revolver, fired at the crowd,
j the first and only shot penetrating
' Haider's heart.
J The noise of the affray quickly spread
and an officer soon appeared, taking
Zubh in custody. The murderer was
i taken before Justice Reed and was
committed to the Northumberland
prison without bail.
He was taken to Sunbury on the 6:80
train yesterday morning and now lies
in jail. A speedy trial will be given
him.
it is said that Zubh is not at all
averse to talking aud is perfeotly
frank in his discussion of the murder.
A rumor from the jail has it that he
is not "afraid of being hanged. They
never hang people in Northumberland
countv anyhow."
STILL SEEING
THOSE BEARS
Bruin Again Sighted at Mainville
by Pennsy Operator.
They are still seeing them I Tl.a
Mainville bear again, this time It is
Edward Breiscli, night operator at the
Pennsylvania station at Mainville who
ruus across bruin. Broisch says that
Tuesday night about 11 o'clook he
went out of the station to bring some
packs in off the platform and only a
short distance away he saw a large
shaggy animal approaching along the
road which crosses the bridge near the
station, and Broisch went far enough
to make sure it was a bear. He had
no gun aud could not leave the sta
tion, hut saw the bear cut across Bovd
Yetter's farm and disappear in the
darkness. This is the same spot on
which bear tracks wore found recently
King bridge Company (Joes (Jp.
The King Bridgo company,of Cleve
land, Ohio, which had been awarded
the contract for tho Mifflinville bridge
has gone into the hands of a receiver.
Iu this failure Columbia county, is
just at present vitally interested, for
the bridge company now lias at its
plant part of the structural work of
the Mifflinville bridge.
The Columbia county commissioners
have had their solicitor write the re
ceiver of the company that under no
circumstances is he to dispose of the
structural work of the Mifflinville
bridge which is now in the hands of
the company.
There is a big possibility that the
failure of the bridge company may
jeopardize the chancos of Columbia
county in securing an early construc
tion of the Mifflinville bridge which
was looked for in view of the fact that
the ouly impediment in the way of its
construction by the State—the pay
ment by the Pennsylvania railroad of
$15,000 towards the cost of the bridge
—has been cleared away. It is possi
ble, though, that the work may be
carried oil by the receiver of the King
Bridge company.
The same company was also the con
tractor for the Danville and East
Bloomsburg bridges.
Tests by the Curious.
Sunbury has recently installed an
expensive fire alarm system. To send
in an alarm it is necessary to break a
small piece of glass in the front of the
alarm box. Now the police of that
town aro having their hands full of
trouble with curious people who are
breaking many of the glass fronts in
the boxes to see how the maoliiues
work.
lievival services have just been con
cluded at the Salem Baptist Chnrch at
Jenkintown, Vork county. It is a
colored congregation aud during the
revival l'orty-oue uegroes presented
thomselves beforo the paßtor for bap
-1 tisui.