DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER.
VOLUME 78.
KM Of
"MI PECCI"
" Auut Peggy" Seoliler,whose critic
al ilinens was notod in our last issue,
departed this life just as the clock WHS
striking ten, Saturday morning.at the
age of one hundred years and twelve
days. Thus has passed away the old
est person in this section and the only
one hereabouts who has reached the
century mark within mauy years.
"Aunt Peggy" rounded out a cent
ury of life on Monday, October 29th
ana the occasion was observed in a
way to do fill 1 honor to the loved and
venerable woman, who lingered on
earth so long beyond the average span
of lite. "Auut Peggy's" good health,
her wonderful memory, her eyesight
and the interest she took in affairs,all
were objects of much comment at the
time. Few among those who assembl
ed on her birthday dreamed, however,
lhat the end was only a few days dist
ant—that the ftail old body that seem
ed so miraculously sustained to cele
brate her one-hundredth birthday, in
IUKJ than a week was to sliow signs of
collapse and speedilv go the way of all
earth.
The cause of death was pueumouia,
which developed Thursday after a four
dav's illness, which in itself was not
considered serious.
■'Auut Peggy's" maiden name was
Margaret Sanders. Her father's name
>vtif) Jacob Sanders and she was the
list survivor of fourteen children.
.She was twice married, her first hus
bnnd being Thomas Hayes. Her sec
ou 1 husband, Jacob Sechler, was an
iurlueatial and well remembered man
of this community and died in 1879.
Mrs. Samuel F. Kicketts is a grand
daughter of the deceased; John M.
Sechler, Ferry street, i* a step-son,
while Mrs. S. B. Kocher, at whose
ho ne "Aunt Peggy" lived and died,
in a step-daughter. There are a large
■iii.nbnr of other relatives including
H i.ind nieces and nephews and even
great grand nieces and nephews. All
whose lives io any way came in con
tact with "Auut Peggy" attest to her
sweet motherly disposition, her de
vout nature and her gracious person
ality. The uuiversal love and esteem
in which she was held proved a well
spring from which came many tender
tributes aud kind offices without num
ber, which made her life worth living
evou while many of its enjoyments
were cut off aud she lingered in the
very shadow of eternity.
On her last birthday "Auut Fegfjy"
repeated the beautiful sentiment that
she had given expression to so often
before and which was to the effect that
in the very nature of things she could
expect to live but a little while long
(>;■. hut that in any event she was con
tent and perfectly resigned She felt
mat she had live.l a long time anil
was willing to lay her bo lv aside,
whenever it seemed to he the will of
the Creator that she should go.
Ac Hiss the fields from the Kocher
home where " Aunt Peggy" breathed
her last, iu plain view lies the home
stead farm on which she first saw the
light of dav over one hundred vears
ago. It was around the hearthstone ol
this farm that "Aunt Peggy's" fondest
recollections centered. Even to the
very last, when reminiscent, she was
fond of portraying the beautiful pict
ures of childhood that she retained in
her memory. She could recall the
nights of the old-fashioned winters.
When she was still little more than a
babe and her father to protect her from
the bitlug oold wrapped her in a blank
et aud carried her to bod. Fresh upon
her mind even was the cironmstanee
that her fathor first warmed the blank
et by the fire. Later, as a girl of four
teen, wheu Danville consisted only of
»oii|e half dozen houses, she recalled
Carrying cherries through the woods
which lined Bloom street and selling
them for six cents per quart nt the
only store in town, which stood on
West Market street near the- site of
what was later the academy. This was
before Feter Baldy opened a store iu
the log building near the ri ter. In
her declining years "Aunt Peggy's"
memory dwelt on the days when men
wore knee breeches and wore their
hair hanging down their backs iu a
cue or pig tail—long before the canal,
the railroad or even the rolling mill
was dreamed of.
'' Aunt Penny's" death WHS the fifth
to occur anions tlie circle of uear rela
tives withiu the Hhort period of a lit
tle over niue months. On February Ist,
1906, Mrs. John Secliler passed away.
On February 23 the deatli of Mrs.
Harmon Morrison occurred. On the
Bth of June Mrs. Rebecca Secliler de
parted this life and her demise in turn
was followed by the sudden death of
William Sechler on September 11..
These deaths anion*? near relatives fol
lowing in such quick succession made
a deep impression on "Aunt Peggy
and she could not understand why she
should he permitted to live on so far
beyond the allotted years while others
whose lives were so much mere psefnl
than her owu should be cut down in
tlioii prime. Kvideutly the grief over
these several deaths bad something to
do with hastening the end.
Richards —West.
At the l'riuity Methodist Episcopal
parsonage TOJR Rev. IJ. DowOtt, Satur
day evening Samuol R. Richards, of
Pittstou and Miss Elizabeth West, of
(bis city, were nuited in matrimony.
The bride and groom were attended by
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kooli.
CHESS EES
WOIIEE
PARIS, Nov. 14.
The Tribunal of First Instance of
the Seine, Judge Ditto presiding, at
noon today grautod a divorce to the
Oouutess De Castellane (formerly
Anna Gould, of New York), and gave
her the custody of her children, who,
however, will not be allowed to he
taken from France withotut the con
sent of their father, Count Boui De
Castellane.
Tiie end of the famous case came
suddenly. The court brushed aside the
demand of the Count's lawyers for an
examination of witnesses aud, as an
ticipated, the public prosecutor did
not even ask to bo heard.
VICTORY FOB COUNTESS.
As soon as the court assembled Judge
Ditte handed down the judgment,
which is a sweeping victory for the
Countess. In granting her petition for
divorce, the court gave the Countess
the custody of hor children, the Count
being allowed only the usnal rights to
see them and share in the control of
their education, which was uot con
tested.
The Count is given tlio right to see
the children at stated periods at the
home of their grandmother and keep
them a month annually during the
holidays.
NO ALLOWANCE FOR COUNT.
The Count's demand for an "alimen
tary allowance of $50,000 annually,"
was pronounced by the court to be
without foundation in law and was
rejected.
The only poiut decided in the
Count's favor was the imposition of
the inhibition of the Countess to take
the children out of France without
their father's consent.
i The^courtJappointed 4 ;,the Presitfeut
)f the Chamber of Notaries to liquTT
ite the affairs of the husbaud and
wife.
COSTS PUT ON THE COUNT.
The judgment was given with costs
fcgainst the Couut. The decree, the
'eading of which nardly consumed ftvo
niuutes, was delivered by the judge
iu a voice so low as to be practically
inaudible to the great crowd filling
;he court room. Many women climbed
ihe chairs in vain efforts to hear the
lecision, and when they were aw are
;hat divorce was granted they seemed
actually to resent tiie loss of a public
;riul at which people in high .society
would be compelled to testify.
HISTORY OF THE CASIO.
Anna Gould, the youngest daughter
>f the late Jay Gould, was married to
Uount Ernest Bouitaee de Was to I lane,
lie eldest son of the Marquis de C istel
ane, at the New York home of her
irother, George J. Gould, March 4,
1895, the late Archbishop Cortigau,
)fliciatiiig. Miss Gould's dowry was
audersiood to have been $18,(MX),000,
uul it was further stated that her in
:ome was SOOO,OOO a year. Immediate
ly after the marriage the couple left
:iie United States for Frauce, where
:he extravagant manner in which tliey
ived attracted considerable attention.
About live years after the marriage
he Count and Couutess de Castellaue
were reported to be financially 'em
jarassod, it being alleged that the
Jount had already spent about $7,000,-
)00 of his wife's money. An adjust
ment of the affairs of the Couut and
Uouutess became necessary and consid
erable litigation followed, with the
result that the Gould family interveu
-3d and the iuconie of the Countess was
•ut down to 200,000.
PROCEEDINGS BEGUN LAST FEB
On Feburarv sof the present year
the Couutess de Castellaue eutered a
plea for divorce, the hearing of which
tiegan beforo Judge Ditte, Maitro
Uruppi appearing for the Countess and
Maitre Bonnet for the Count. Evidence
in the shape of correspondence between
the Couut and women was presented
lud the case wasadjourued to Novem
ber 7, when the final pleas were made
and the suit adjourned until Novem
ber 14. On the following day, Novem
ber 8, the case of the Count's credit
ors was presented to the court and ad
journed lor two weeks.
The three children of the Castellaues j
are George, Boni and Jay, the young
est being the name-sake of his moth
er's father, the late Jay Gould.
Revisiting Danville.
Milton T. Maguire, of Lebanon, a
former well known resideut of this
place, accompanied by his wife,is cir
culatiug among friends in Danville
and vicinity. Mr. Maguire is a na
tive of Lebanon, but for a period of
nineteen years lived in Danville, where
he was engaged in the plumbing busi
ness. His office was iu the opera
house block, seeoud story front. Ho
left Danville sixteen years ago and is
at present with Smith, Liueaweavor
& company, miners aud shippers of
coal. While iu Danville Mr. and Mrs.
Maguire are the gqests of Mrs. Wil
liam Kauffmari, East Front street.
They will leave today for a visit with
friends in Catawissa aud Bloomsburg.
St. Hubert's Fair a Success.
The fair and festival held last week
under the auspices of St. Hubert's
church, proved to bo an unqualified
success. The proceeds of the atfair
amounted $o over SIOOO. The set of
dishes was awarded to Mrs. George A.
Stook, the gentleman's gold watch to
George Nied and the lady's gold watoli
to Miss Hophie Frank.
*"PLKDGKD BUT TO TRUTH* TO 11 AAD LiW—NO FAVOR SWATB US AND BO VIAI MATA Amm,"
DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER lis, 19015.
! APPEAL AIH
liS SUPERSEDEAS
The sentence of Peter Dietrich will
not go into effect as pronounced by the
court,that is,Dietrich will not be con
ducted to the Eastern penitentiary to
begin his fourteen year's imprisonment
ill fifteen days from date of sentence,
October :< Ist. An appeal has been tak
en, which is allowed as a supersedeas.
The order was delivered to Sheriff
Maiers on Saturday.
The records show that Pet<*r Diet
rich, ihe defendant.has petitioned the
judges of the court, respectfully rep
resenting that at a court of oyer aud
terminer held at Danville, September
27, J9WS, lie was convicted of murder
in the second degree aud that on Octo
ber SI, his motion for a new trial was
denied aud he was sentenced to ir.ider
go imprisonment in the Eastern penit
entiary for fourteen years; that an ap
peal was takeu to the supreme court
of Pennsylvania from judgment and
sentence.
The petitiouer prnyn tluit HII order
umv l»! gr..utecl making said appeal a !
supersedeas to stay sentence imposed
until the said appeal lie determined or
dispose 1 of liy the supreme court.
The court made the following order:
"And now, November 9, 190<>, the ap
peal iu this case is allowed as a sup
ersedeas, the defendant Peter Dietrich
to remain in the custody of the sheriff
anil in the jail of Montour county un
til sai l appeal is finally determined by
the court.
OHAIILES O. EVANS. K J."
lior.ee Shot by Reckless Hunter.
N. IJ. Welliver, a Derry township
farmer, lost a valuable horse Tuesday
as the result, it would seem, of a ran
dom shot fired by a hunter.
Mr. Welliver had been using the
horse and on unhitching him turned
him loose iu the field. Mr. Welliver
then left tiie farm on business. Some
time later oue of the boys was attract
ed by queer movements ou the part of
the hurse and on investigating found
that the animal was badly injured by
a load of shot, wliioh had takeu effect
iu the fetlock of oue of the front feet.
The shot had evidently been received
at short range aud the bone was so
badly shattered as to preclude all
thought of recovery. There was but
one course open aud that was to kill
the horse i) order to sjrore hiui as much
pain as possible. The animal was ac
cordingly put out ot his misery the
same day.
Mr. Welliver was iu town yesterday
obtaining legal advice. ile says that
his farm is overrun with hunters aud
the extent to which,not only the farm
animals but also human beings are ex
posed 13 daugui is illustrated by the
random shot which struck the horsj
The unfortunate occurrence, it would
seem, marked the limit of carelessness
ou the part of the man with the gun,
who must have been hunting within a
tew yards of the horse when a rabbit
or a bird was aroused aud the man
without taking the least precaution
blazed away. Mr. Welliver is ou the
lookout for the reckless gunner aud he
declares that as soou as he discovers
the fellow's identity lie will make him
pay pretty dearly tor the outrage.
Funeral of "Aunt Peggy."
"Aunt Peggy" Sechler,whose death
occurred ou Saturday morning, was
consigned to the grave in the cometery
of the Reformed church Tuesday af
ternoon. The funeral was very large
ly attended.
The pallbearers were: John E. Rob
erts, Jonathan Rudy, Lloyd Baylor,
Michael Brockbill, Henry Wiremau
aud Joseph Ritter. The services were
conducted by Rev. Joseph E. Guy.
pastor of Shiloh Reformed church.
The flowers were very beautiful aud
comprised tributes from Suubury,Ber
wick and Danville.
The following out-of-town persons
attended the funeral: John Opp, Esq ,
Plymouth ; Jere Sanders and daughter, j
Mrs. W'eller, of Wilkes-Barre; Mrs.
Boise, and Mrs. Mary Boise,Mrs. Oir
ard, aud Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Keefer,
of Berwick ; James Sohuyler, Blooms
burg ; Mrs. Efiße Yetter, of Philadel
phia; Mrs. Eugene Suvder, of Suu
bury; Mrs. Tyson aud Mrs. Latshaw,
of Watsoutowu ; Mrs. Daniol Suyder
aud daughter, Mrs. Ditzler, of North
umberland; Rev. J. D. Oook and wife
of Renova; Thomas Rishel, of Potts
grove ; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Roberts,
lof Clatawissa; Mr. aud Mrs. Pflter
' Rishel, of White Hall.
50th Wedding Anniversary.
The rounding out of 50 years of hap
, py married life w»s the occasiou for
; the gathering of the ohildren aud
grandchildren of Mr. aud Mrs. B. C.
! Starner, at their home iu Liberty
township, ou Tuesday. All enjoyed a
pleasant day aud a good dinner,
i Those presout were: Mr. aud Mrs.
Joseph Hilkett, Mr. and Mrs. W. A-
Coruelisau, Mr. aud Mrs \V. E Bat
teraon, Mr. aud Mrs. W. C. Starner,
Miss Myrtle E. Coruelisou, William
B. Hilkert and Nelson W. Oornelison.
The 110 th.
The dentil of Frank Belski at the
Miners' hospital at Ashland, makes
him the 110 th person who has met
deatli at a murderer's bands in North
umberland county in 30years. In that
time and out of the 110 but one man
has been hung Detectives are making
every effort to locate the murderer of
Belski, who is a foreigner. It is be
lieved that he is in hiding In Shamok
-18.
UN HOI OF
| ICE EVMS
Enthusiasm unlimited for its towns
man, parading thousands, brass bands,
drum corps and infinite red light, were
the means adopted by the liappy citi
zens of Berwick Monday to do lien
or to their townsman, Charles C.
Evans, the president judge elect of
this district.
Berwick outdid-herself—any previ
ous demonstration ever lieid in that
booming town was fur surpassed by
the wild abuudon of last night's ova
tion.
A few minutes after seven o'clock
the special left Danville with a crowd
that taxed the capacity of the ten
coaches of the train. And, incident
ally, as oue of the jolly crowd was
heard to remark, "Did you ever see a
train leave Danville for auy occasion
that didn't carry a big crowd'/' It
was estimated that 700 people from
Dauville, lueu and women, were in
Berwick last night. At Catawissa anil
Bloomsburg more people were takeu
ou.
At Berwick the right of way was
giveu to the Dauville delegation.
Forming at the station, four abreast,
the local contingent, with music ahead,
and fireworks everywhere, marched
into Berwick, and was escorted into
the line of parade.
The arrangements had been well
made and although the streets were
jammed with trowds of people, the
smallest details of the affair moved
with studied soothuess.
The feature of the parade was the
illuminations. A seemingly unlimited
supply of red lire was on baud, and
auy quantity could be had by auy oue
for tile asking. In the procession, lib
erally distributed, were fire works
floats that shed red tire aud Roman
oaudles at every turn of the wheels.
The pleasiutr courtesy shown to til
Dauville deleagtiou was extended oveu
to the parade where the local organiz
ations had the head of the procession,
afterward occupying seats of honor ou
the speakers' stand.
The parade, which marched in the
following order, covered the principal
streets of the town, disbanding in the
public square whero the speech mak
ing took placo:
DIVISION NO. I.
Wagons burning red light.
Oatawissa baud,
Dauville Republican club,
Washington drum corps, Dauville
Junior Stars drum corps, Danville,
Dauville delegation,
Wagous burning red light.
Reliance Fire company,
DIVISION NO. 2.
Speakers in open cabs,
North Berwick band,
Rangers' Hoso company,
Berwick merchants,
W'ngous burning red light.
Berwick Store company,
Blacksmith department, A. O. & F.
company.
Rolling Mill.
Wood car shops,
Wagous buruing red light,
Foundry department,
DIVISION NO. 11.
Berwick baud,
Defenders' Fire company.
Steel car department,
Wagons burning red light.
After the parade the crowd assembl
ed around the stainl that had been er
ected in Berwick's public square,
where Judge Kurtz presided over the
speech making. The oration of the
evening was delivered by Edward
Sayre Gearlmrt,of this city. Mr. Gear
hart's theme was the message that
Montour county sent to Judge Evans
on election day—llß3 votes.
Judge Evans, iu response, spoke of
the gratitude he felt to the people who
had eleoted him, aud how he would
strive uuceasiugly to live true to the
| trust that had been imposed upon him.
At the couclnsiou of his address a
large cluster of roses, a tribute from
the Republican club of Danville, was
presented to Judge Evans. He was
deeply moved by the remberance, aud
proposed to the willing throng,"Three
cheers for little Montour," which
were given with a will.
General Registration Law.
j From present indications Danville
anil other boroughs aud townships of
the State will iu another year be eu
bra:cd by the personal registration
law, which this year went into force
iu all the cities of the Commonwealth.
So well did the law work iu the cities,
that it is now proposed to extend it to
the boroughs and possibly even the
townships.
Senator John W. Crawford,of Pitts
burg, aunouuees that at the next meet
ing of the State legislature, he will
take steps to have it ameuded so bor
oughs—at least boroughs of a certaiu
size—be included.
Senator Crawford takes the ground
that many of the third-class cities now
existing, and which have the advant
age of the registration act,are not any
j larger thau some boroughs, and in
deed smaller thau many.
Crawford calls attention to the fact
1 that the floating population ill these
large boroughs, where there are big
industrial plants, is as great as ia the
> cities, and he is of the opinion that
' the extension of the provisions of per-
I sonal registration to such places would
t be of incalculable benefit.
The sensitive soul should abstain
from politics.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Miss Lois Hover, of Plymouth, was
the guest over Sunday of frieuds iu
this city.
Mrs. Arthur Walker am! sou Harold
have returned from a visit with rela
tives at Lehighton.
Mrs. W. H. Myerly, of New York
City, is visitiug at the home of her
sister, Mrs. P. E. Harpel,Ferry street.
Mrs. Herbert Wyle and daughter
Bertha, of Staunton, Virginia,nre vis
iting at the home of Mrs. Wyle's fa
ther, Henry L. Gross, West Mahoning
street.
William L). Launmster left Saturday
for Kensington, near Philadelphia,
where he will conduct a series of evan
gelistic meetings under the auspices
of tiie Y. M. O. A. of that place.
The Mioses Hatou, of Scranton, are
visiting at the home of Mr. aud Mrs.
F. H Vnnimn, South Danville.
Miss Miriam Smith, of Middloburg,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr. aud
Mrs. Sam A. McCoy, Ferry street.
Thomas Pritchard transacted busi
| ness in Catawissa yesterday.
Miss Martha liusholl called on friends
in Bloonisburg Tuesday.
Jeremiah Sander* aud daughter, Mrs.
Morgan Weller, of Wilfces-Barre, were
guests at the home of S. J. Welliver
over Tuesday night.
Charles P. Oearhart, Esq., left, yes
terday moruing for a deor huutiug trip
i in the White Deer mountains.
Mrs. S. J Welliver left yesterday
for a visit with relatives at Muncy.
Reese Edmondson left yesterday for
a business trip to Nauticoke.
Miss Annie Pritchard spent yester.
day in Shickshiuuy.
John Gorman returned to Shippens
burg yesterday after a visit at 'the
home of his father, Edward Oormau,
East Market street.
Vv'm, H. Latimere aud sou Harry, of
Calgary, province of Alberta, Canada,
arrived in this city yesterday after
noou for a several weeks' visit ut the
Johnston homestead, Fast Market
street.
Mrs. James Frazier, of Washington
ville, spent yesterday iu this city as a
guest at the home of Mrs. Margaret
Bird, East Market street.
Mrs. Martha MeOolluui, of Espy, is
tho guest of Mrs. Martha Y. Oearhart,
East Front street.
J. B. Marse, of Reading, was a busi
ness visitor iu this city yesterday.
Veterans in Annual Banquet.
Encampment No. 83. Uniou Veteran
Legiou, held its annual banquet at
Stoner's hotel, Bloomsburg, yesterday
afternoon. There are a number of
veterans in Dauville who belong to
the Bloomsburg emcampmeut aud the
most of these were present at the ban
quet
Only those are eligible to member
ship in the Union Veteran Legion who
volunteered during the Civil war and
served two years or over continuously
in oue enlistment, or were honorably
discharged for wounds received during
such enlistment.
The time of ineetiug was fixed at 3
o'clock, some two hours being spent
around the banquet board. C.S. Forn
wald was toast master. Edward S.
Gearlmrt, Esq.. of this city,aud James
S. Brown, editor of the Bloomsburg
Republican, invited guests, made stir
ring addresses, which were much ap
preciated. These were followed by the
veterans, who indulged in short talks,
recounting in the lighter vein the lit
tle episodes that helped to relieve the
tedium of camp life when they were
soldiers. Banqueters were present as
follows:
Dr. Jonathan Sweisfort, Dr. P. C.
Newbaker, D. R. Eckman, Michael
Breckbill, Charles Woods, P. G. Bay
lor, William Minier and Henry Kern,
i of Dauville ;C. S. Foruwald, W. E.
i Coffmau, G. W. Mears, B. F. Sliarp-
I less, H. J. Connor, Theodore Meuden
i hall, Elias Utt, L. Cohen, J. B. Rob
i ison, Fred.Gilinore, R. C. Buckalew,
Jacob Keller aud Z. T. Thomas, of
Bloomsburg.
Playing Under Arc Light.
Numerous complaiuts are laid be
fore the chief of police relating to tho
practice indulged iu by boys ot play
ing foot ball under the arc lig
night. What the lacks in good
points is made up iu noise aud the ob
jectionable language and the playing
becomes quite a nuisance to the neigh
borhood. Again, the arc light is ex
posed to danger of being broken and
not infrequently damage has been done
in this way.
Chief Miucemoyer is giving atten
tion to these youthful foot ball en
tl.usiasts, aud already several teams
have heeu given notice to confine their
playing to daylight hours and to select
morn suitable grounds for their sport.
Rumor Causes Excitement,
A rumor that was very generally cir
culated abuat the oenter of town yes
terday afternoon but which, upon in
vestigation, was found to be untrue,
was that a man had been found dead
iu a field along Bloom road. The story
which was told iu several different
phases, had it that the man had been
shot accidentally while out bunting.
The talo was, however, purely Imag
inary.
WAR 011
JOSE SCALE
A. W. Stephens,the State's San Jose
scale inspector, assigned to this local
ity, has just completed a most thorough
inspection of Moutour county, cover
ing a period of four months, and is
now arranging a series of demonstra
tions that will occupy his time until
the first of January.
Mr. Stephens' tour has been the
most thorough of any of the can
vasses of Montour county. OthOT in
spectors preceded him iu the work
here, but until now nothing so far
reaching has been accomplished. With
the exception of Mayberry township
aud a small district east and north of
Exchange, Mr. Stephens has 'Visited
every orchard and talked to every own
er of fruit trees iu the oouuty. It was]
a sort of a campaign of education. The
inspector made his expeditious ou
foot, and going from oue farm house
to the next throughout the country, he
examined the trees for tiie scale, and
fludiug it,as he did iu most instances,
lie showed it to the tree owner, told
of its habits, its evil influences on the
tree, aud how to get rid of it.
With the complete data now at his
commaud Mr. Stephens is arranging
for a series of demonstrations with the
limo-sulphur wash. Tho demoustra
tions will start in a few days and will
continue throughout tho county until
Jauuary first. When Mr. Stepheus has
completed his list- ot demonstrations
lie will give it to the Morning News
for publication.
In regard to the prevalence of the
San Jose scale iu Montour county, Mr.
Stepheus says that there are vory few
orchards in which the scale is not
noticeable to a greater or less degree.
Some weeks he found the scale in
every orchard he visited. In the val
ley east of Washingtonville, he found
the least scale. Generally speaking the
scale is most prevalent ou the hills
among the young trees, aud least pre
valent iu the valleys amoug the older
trees.
t
25th Wedding Anuiversary.
Mr. aud Mrs. 11. S. Shultz, of Riv
erside, celebrated their 25th. wedding
anniversary on Saturday. A sumptu
ous dinner was served. A number of
handsome preseuts were received.
Those present were as follows:
Rev. aud Mrs. Joseph E. Guy, Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Young, Mr. and Mrs.
S. W. Morrall, Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Kiiubel, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Bird, Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Clark, Mr. aud Mrs.
Amos Wolfarth, Mr. and Mrs. Elias
Woodruff, Mr. aud Mrs. Walter Rus
sell, Mr. aud Mrs. Jacob Shultz, Mr. 1
aud Mrs. James Shultz, Mr. aud Mrs.
William Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Shultz, daughter Mildred, Mesdames
Eli Hoover, Hannah Pitner, Oliver
Hoover, Sarah Cleaver, Emma Sliau
uon, William Amesbury, Mary Crom
well, William Hausei aud daughter '
Darothy, Misses Mary Pituer, Carrie
Woodruff, 'Miriam Shannon, Jennie
Weaser, Hazel Yeager, Kate Yeager,
Margaret Breckbill, Winifred Evans,
May Evans, Jeunie Amesbury. Jesse
Shultz,Ellis Reese,Mr. aud Mrs. J. C.
Yeager, Mrs. A. Weaver, Miss Edna
Dyer, Mrs. Jackson Good, of Dauville;
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. S. Robisou, Mrs.
Belle Creitzer, of Miltou; Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. Cleaver,of Howelville ; Mr.
aud Mrs. H. D. Quick,of Rupert; Mr.
and Mrs. J, G. Quick, son George,
Mrs. C. W. "Brown, of Bloomsburg;
Mr. anil Mrs. Frank Heaubuch,of Ber
wick; Mrs. Gertrude Ellis, of Kings
ton; Miss Lou Rudy, ofSuubury; Mr.
aud Mrs. John Spotts aud daughter
Coreau, Giier Shultz aud James
Shultz.
Stricken With Apoplexy.
Thomas C. Kear, the well-known i
shoemaker on North Mill street, is ly-1
iug very critically ill at his home, j
Spruce street, us the result of a stroke i
of apoplexy sustained ou Sunday last, j
At intervals for several years past he j
has suffered from this cause, but the j
strokes all were very light aud he soou ;
recovered from the effects. Iu all he |
has sustained some half a dozen strokes. |
The one Sunday was a very severe oue [
and has left the man helpless aud uu
conscious. Mr. Kear is seveuty-seven
years of age, which considering the
severity of tho attack leaves but poor
prospects of recovery. He is a very
widely kuown resident of our town
and the news that helms been stricken
will be received with much regret.
Bloomsburg and Berwick.
There isu't luucli love lost between
Bloomsburg and Berwick these days.
There was a fierce rivalry between the
two towus for the election of the
president judge of this district, aud
Borwiok is loud in her exultation at
the outcome. Bloomsburg, on the oth
er hand maintains an attitude of quiet
disdain. The inscriptions on some of
the transparancies in the parade at the
' Evans celebration on Monday night
refloct the sentiments of the Berwick
I people. One of them road, "Blooms
burg Gave Evans a Majority—Nit;"
and another, "We Have the Judge,
i Next the Court House."
Will Remove Arnold.
j Sheriff George Maiers and his dep
uty, F, G. Peters, will leave for the
Eastern penitentiary this morning,
whence they will remove George Ar
nold, a prisoner from Montour county,
to the hospital for the insano at Nor
ristown. Arnold was adjudged insane
by a commission appoiuted by the
Moutonr oounty court.
WAGDI BURNS WHILE
DRIVER EATS
i j John Martin, a huckster, of near
Ottawa, and well known in tills eity,
where he disposes of much of his pro
duce, was the victim of a most unusu
al catastrophe in which Irts wagon and
a load of produce and other articles
were uestroyed by fire.
Mr. Martin had been out on u buy
ing expedition during Tuesday morn
ing,and by noon his wagon was pretty
well filled with the commodities of
his vocation. He stopped fordinner at
the Hilner home near the Jlethel
church; tied his team, and leaving his
pipe behind in the wagon, proceeded
in the direcctiou of the savory odors
that foretold of the midday cooking.
Now the Hiluers have more or less
| of a reputation, throughout the coun
try, for preparing a tip top meal; so
that possibly Mr. Martin may be par
doned for not noticing the conflagration
that was takiug place in front of the
house, although the fire and smoke at
tracted the attention of the neighbors
for miles around.
When the unfortunate huckster had
satisfied the inner man, his attention
was directed to what once was his
proud equipage. The fire, which with
out doubt started from his pipe, had
by that time nearly burned itself out.
Tiie wagon box and top were destroy
ed and one of the horses considerably
burned. But the list of Mr. Martin's
losses from the contents of his wagon
made a matter of serious proportions.
60 dozen of eggs (and eggs are pretty
high just now), many pounds of bet
ter,and a number of chickens,all were
destroyed. In the wagou also were 2
horse blankets that burned, togethor
with a new pair of shoes aud a new
pair of over shoes.
Talk of Through Electric Road.
The Bloomsburg Daily last evening
is responsible for the following :
Although some are inclined to take
a skeptical view of the much reported
trolley road from Wilkes-Barre through
to Sunbury, nevertheless the persist
ency of the frequent reports regarding
the same, and the manner in which
these are received by the prime mov
ers in trolley affairs strongly indicates
that the proposed road is far from
visionary, aud will probably be uu
actuality realized in the surprisingly
near future.
The latest reports from Wilkes-Barre
are that the proposed road is to be con
structed by a company which is prac
tically the same corporation that is
! building the present third rail line
I from Wilkes-Barre to Hazletou, faiui
| liarly known as the " Canuouball
and the same report says that the road
down the Susquehanna will also run
into the handsome new station now
being built for the "Oanuonball" road
in Wilkes-Barre,
If the present plans oi the men back
of this project are carried out as out
lined, they will in all probability buy
up the rights of the Danville and Sun
bury road, which will give them a
right of way through both of those
towns. It is even intimated that it is
in anticipation of this purchase that
the Sunbury line is now being held
up.
From Wilkes-Barre the tracks of the
Hazletou road would be followed to
Empire, aud thou would branch off to
Nanticoke. From Nauticoke the road
would follow the old Pennsylvania
canal towpath pretty much all the way
down to Northumberland.
When a Bloomsburg Daily man in
terviewed Atty. C. O. Yetter, of the
I Danville & Sunbury road, and other
I trolley men in this town regarding
the matter, they would neither affirm
or deny the probability of such a road
going through; they mostly smiled
j and looked wise. However, the impres
| sion was gained that such a project
j need surprise no one, even if work is
i started next spring. A through line is
| bound to come eventually, they all
argee.
Big Party.
! A party of thirty-two Danville ladies
j had a most enjoyable day's trolley out-
I ing yesterday. They journeyed to
Briar Creek in the morning anil after
being delightfully entertained at din
ner at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Whitmire, at Briar Creek, they
left for a tour of sight seeing in Ber
wick. Returning to the Whitmire
home,they partook of a fine supper be-
I fore returning to Danville.
Iu the party were Mesdames Samuel
I Detweiler, W. .1. Williams, E. S.
Smith, H. Shick, J. H. Eyerly, Wil
liam Sechler, W. C. Williams, James
Brosius, Anna Harder, U. Y. James,
G. Hullihen.George Koat.J. T. Find
ley,Richard Whapham, Arthur Myerly,
William Young, Edward Diehl, B.
Hitter, G. Reifsnyder, J. Bates, John
Roadarmel, G. Boudmau, H. Albeck,
G. Fenstermacher, W. Faugh,G. Leig
how. C. Askius, Alby Snyder, W.
Brent, A. Laßue.J. Swayze, aud Miss
Dora Smith.
DOES IT PAY?
The Alleutown Morning Call has
i been considering the vilification anc
( other unworthy elements of the receni
campaign aud wonders whether ii
really pays to be a candidate, even 112
successful one. "Does the satisfactioi
of serving the public compensate foi
all the man who would be the servan
is compelled to undergo? Does an am
bitiou to hold public position quickei
the conscience nnder present day me
i thodsV" asks the CalL "Ask the mai
who lift® gone through the cupmalgn.'
NUMBER 8
DIVISION ENGINEER
B COUNCIL
All details relating to owrying tlx
Cliurcli street sewer through under the
tracks of tho P. & 11. and the D. L.
& W. railroad companies have now
practically been arranged and unleaa
there id delay in the further shipment
of pipe the sower will be completed
during the piiMiit month.
G. J. Hay, division engineer of the
D. L. & W. railroad company, was In
this city yesterday morning and met
the street and bridge committee of
council, going with the latter care
fully over the ground at the Ohuroh
street crossing where the sewer will
have togo through under the track.
The D. L. & W. railroad company at
no time showed any antagonism to the
mero proposition to carrying the sewer
through under the track; the only qnes
tion seemed to be whether the lm
proveiueut was one, whoso cost should
bo borne by the railroad company or
the borough of Danville. At the meet
ing yesterday, at which the borough
was represented by Messrs. Vastlne,
Jacobs, Bedea and Hughes, it was ar
ranged that the D. L. & W. people
should proceed to lav the pipe, whioh
will be of iron twenty-four inohes In
diametre, leaving the question as to
who shall pay the bill to be determin
ed later. If it is discovered that the
changing of the water course, which
makes the new sewer necessary, re
douuds to tho railroad company's ad
vantage, then tho lattor will unhesit
atingly assume the cost. That the
railroad compauy will bo benefited the
committee on streets and bridges
thinks it demonstrated yesterday.
Superintendent Turk of the P. & R.
railway was in this city a few days
ago and with the committee on streets
and bridges went over the ground at
tho Bloom street crossing, where the
sewer also will have to be carried
through underneath the track. The P.
& R. people regard the improvement
in its relation to them as a very vain
able one and will do tho work at their
own expense,sinking 2-1 inch iron pipe
The sectiou to be laid by each of the
railroad companies will be some twen
ty-four feet in length
Referred to Farmers.
A business man of this olty. a mem
ber of the board of trade,makes a pra
ctical suggestion, which if carried out,
would no doubt result in material ad
vancement. boneHtiug the rural Mo
tions and the town alike. He think*
it is a matter that should be taken np
by the farmers and would form a
profitable subject for discussion at the
coming grauge meeting. He takes the
view that as industrial advancement
in any center benefits those owning
land around it quite as much as th
wage earners and business men of til*
town itself it devolves upon the farm
ers to employ every uieaus to advance
the industrial interest of the whole
community.
Just now,tho gentleman thinks, the
agriculturists of Moutour county a
well as those who live in the adjoin
ing counties near Danville, have a
good opportunity to show their enter
prise by taking np the subject of beet
culture, whioh at this tune is receiv
ing much attention as a developer for
the rural sections and a foundation for
a thriving industry, where labor ii
looking for employment.
Throughout the west many new
towns owe their origin to the beet
sugar industry, while the land for
miles around has increased in value
tenfold. Tho crop is a most reliable
one and reports from all over th®
country reveal an enormous tonnage.
Considering the vast areas of land
availablo there would seem to be no
reason why our country should not be
self producing in sugar. At present the
United States purchases immense
quantities of beet sugar in Europe.
The gentleman quoted has done some
figuriug, which shows that under beet
cultivation ten acres of land, properly
cared for.ri'ill support a family. Thus
between Dauville and Northumber
land or within a radius of the same
distance iu auy other direction, in
stead of the large farms with indiffer
ent yield and uncertain profits, if the
beet were cultivated, we might have
ten farms or iiomes where one exists
now, while the demand for the pro
duct would be an ever increasing one
and tho profits would be unvarying
and secure. Danville as a center would
become a site of a sugar refinery. It
would be an industry of importance,
one of the vory things, we are looking
for ; it would come without effort or
expenditure of money as the logioal
result of adopting cnltivatiou of tins
beet
Big Bag of flame.
One of the largest hauls of game
that liaß come to town this season was
brought in last evening by Robert Y.
Uearhart, of this city, and Harry
Weaver, of Toby Run Hollow, who
with a couple of friends were gunning
on the mountains near Sonestown for
a couplo of days past. The big bag of
galne consisted of twenty-six pheas
ants and ten rabbits,all of whioh were
displayed at M. H. So'iram's store last
eveuiiig. The fine haul m<<de by Mr.
Gearhart and party, so far as known,
lias been exceeded only once in Mon
tour county this season and that waa
by the record breaking luck of Harry
Billmeyer and party,recently reported
in these columns. These gentlemen, it
will be remembered, bagged 38 pheas
ants.