DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOLUME 7H.
J. U. WDSIDE
MUi
J. H. Woudside was elected member
of council from the secoud ward Fri
night to succeed T. W. Bedea, who
has changed his resideuco from that
ward to the first ward, aud is there
fore disqualified to serve as a member
of the local law makers
Mr. Bedea tendered his resignation
iti the following communication :
To Joseph M. Gibson,president, and
members of council: I hereby tender
my resignation as councilman of the
second ward.
T. W. BEDEA.
Mr. Boyer, of the second ward, rec
ommended J. H. NVoodside as a mem
ber to represent the second ward for
Mr. Bedea's unexpired term, which
comprises the remainder of the present
year. Ho was nominated by Mr. Angle
and unanimously elected.
A communication was received from
the Dauville aud Bloomsburg street
railway company calling attention of
couucil to the fact thatjthe extension
ou A street has long ago been complet
ed in every detail aud A street itself
has been finished in accordance with
every requirement of council aud
therefore requesting that the borough
now perform its part of the contract,
accept the work as done and forthwith
abandon Cross street. In this connec
tion the Dauville aud Bloomsburg
street railway company requests couu
cil to require the abutting property
owners ou A street to properly gutter
in front of their properties. Otherwise
it will be impossible to keep the street
in repair.
The matter was discussed in various
relations, after which on motion it
was decided to lay the communication
on the table.
On motion the street commissioner
was instructed to sink an eight-inch
term cotta pipe at Chestnut and West
Market streets on the South side of the
latter thioughfare.
Mr. Dietz, of the committee on
market, presented a report of the citi
zen s meeting held on November 7th
to consider questions relating to the
curbstone market. Some of the merch
ants aud butchers, he said, were In
favor of excluding all but the farm
el's. while others were iu favor of ab
olishing the market altogether.
Mr. Jacobs presented an ordinance
to ameud the secoud, third, fourth,
fifth,aud last clauses of section 17 aud
also to ameud section 21, etc.
The amendment proposed to raise
the market fee from teu ceuts to fif
teen ceuts for one-horse vehicle wheel
barrow or baud cart aud to raise the
fee for two-horse vehicles from fifteen
cents to twenty-five ceuts. The pro
posed amendment raised the fee for
hucksters aud butchers from tweuty
flve cents to one dollar.
Mr. Vastiue moved that the propos
ed ordinance be rejected "aud that
council abide by the market ordinance
at present iu force. It was carried by
the following vote: Yeas: Vastiue,
Sweisfort, Kussell, Dietz, Bedea,Fin
uigau, Hughes, aud Angle. Nays:
Boyer, Eisenhart and Jacob#.
Mr. Jacobs after explaining his posi
tiou iu the matter, which was to the
effect that he was merely acting as
chairman of the market committee, |
presented the same ordinance with the (
amendment changed so as to raise the
market fee for hucksters aud butchers
from twenty-five cents to fifty cents.
This was adopted as amended ou first
readiug, by the following vote:
Yeas: Sweisfoit, Boyer, Bedea,
Eisenhart, Jacobs and Fiuuigan.
Nays: Vastiue, Kussell, Dietz,
Hughes aud Augle.
Dr. G. A. Stock of the local medic
al society, accompanied by Dr. P. C.
Newbaker, president of the board of
health.appeared before council asking
that au ordinance be enacted to pre
vent the distribution of medicine
about towu iu the form of samples.
Both gentlemen spoke at some leugtlt,
explaining the dauger to which people
are exposed by the practice. Couucil
concurred in the view and on motion
it was ordered that Drs. Stock and
Newbaker meet with the committee of
council ami draft an ordinance that
will prohibit the distribution of med
icine as samples.
The following members were pres
eut: Vastiue, Sweisfort, Boyer, Dietz,
Bedea, Russell, Augle, Hughes, Fin
nigau, Jacobs and Eisenhart. Chair
man Gibson beiug absent Dr. Sweis
fort was elected president pro tern.
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes 1115.00
Labor in light .iepartmeut 18.00
Standard Elec. Light Co ... .60
Hauling poles K .. .50
Washington Fire Co 2.1)0
John Marshall .50
Franklin Boyer 11.80
Standard Gas Oo ............ . 2~>
E. W. Meters, Com 50.00
Pettibone Bros. Mfg. Co 2.75
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes . . $157.00
Peuua R. H. Co 12.47
P. H. Foust 77.70
Friendship Fire Co 19.88
P. & R Coal & Iron Co . 2:18.81
Dauville Fdy & Mch Co .50
Labor at Couveut 56.2.1
A. C. A F. Co 260.8 C
Staudard Gas Co j.Bt
Wei liver Hani ware Co 47
J. H. Cole 8.8(
Washington FireCo 1.5(
The judicious aud ]>ersisteut adver
tiser always secures the patronage ol
the discriminating public.
ILL 1! II
ilHll HIS
There has beeu much dissatisfaction
among our merchants for a loug time j
past over the weakness of the borough
ordinance, which permits transient re
tail dealers to opeu up a place in Dau
ville, doing business for a few days or
weeks and then leaving town. The
practice is generally regarded as au
imposition on the resident merchants
and to hold down this class of dealers au
ordinance was prepared aud submitted
to c uucil at the last meetiug It pass
ed on first reading without a dissent- t
ing voice.
The ordinance is entitled : 4 To pro- j
vide for the licensing of transient re
tail merchants iu the Borough of Dan
ville, Montour county, Pennsylvania, >
and providing penalty for tailure to'
obtain the smne."
Briefly the ordinance provides as'
follows :
That hereafter every person whether \
principal or ageut euteriug into a'
transient retail business in the bor- !
ongli of Dauville for the sale of any
goods, wares or merchandise whatso- j
vere, whether the same shall be repre- i
sen ted, held forth to be bankrupt, as- i
siguees, or about to quit business, or i
of goods damaged by fire, water or oth- J
erwise soall take out a liceuse for the ,
same from the chief burgess. The :
amount of the liceuse shall not. be less |
than twenty-five dollars, nor exceed
the sum of two hundred dollars, per
dmouth or fractional part thereof.to be |
paid to the treasurer of the said bor- |
ongli of Dauville. Said liceuse shall j
be renewed monthly duriug the con
tinuance of the sale and upon the fail
ure of said person or persons so to se
cure such license,ho, she or they shall
be fined iu a sum not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two
huudreddollars to be collected as other
fines are by law collectable and in de
fault of payment of said fines, to be I
imprisoned iu the jail of said county
of Montour for a period not exceeding
thirty days. It is provided that all
ordiuauces or parts of ordinances in- j
consistent with or contrary to this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
The ordinance will couie up again
on Friday, December 7th., when, uu- j
less a sentiment dovelopes in opposi
tion to it, it will pass on secoud read- j
ing.
John Tooey Next Fire Chief.
John Tooey, of the Continental firo
company, will be the next firo chief of j
Danville. He will succeed George
Koclier, of the Washington company, j
It is the custom to select the chief
from each company in turn. This year
it is the Coutiueutal company's turn, |
and the members of that I
have chosen Mr. Tooey for the office.
It has beeu the custom for a number
of years to hold the election at the
Friendship hose house iu the first
ward. Recently, however, the fire
board decided that in the future the
elections should be held in the ward
from which the chief is chosen. The
election, therefore,will be held at the
Coutiueutal licse house on the first Sat
urday night in December,between the
' hours of 6 :30 aud 8.
1 At this same time also the four as
sistants, one from each wind, will be
1 elected. The candidates for assistants
' aro: Friendship, Harry Rupp; Wasli
-1 iugton, Harry Loug; Continental,
James Grimes; Good Will, William
Shultz. These candidates will be elect
ed first, second aud third assistant ac
cording to which gpts the highest
vote. The candidate for assistant from
the ward from which the chief is to
be elected cau not be elected to any
thing but fourth assistant.
Danville Lost to Shamokin.
The Shamokin banket bull team de
feated the Danville basket hall team
at the armory last evening in a hotly
contested game by the score of 4!i-32.
The contest was close throughout, aud
it"was anybody's game until the last.
The scoro at the end of the first half
Mas 20-li) in favor of Danville.
The game was rather unsteady, the
playing at times being fast and ac
curate and again slow and disograniz
ed,which cau be attributed to the fact
that it was the season's first game.
Altogether the game was well worth
seeing. Kaseinan, one of Shamokiu's
forwards played the star game of the
evening. Peters did some pretty goal
| shooting for Danville.
I Toward the latter part of the game
| Henry Clavberger, of Shamokin, aud
j Harry Peters, of Danville, were ruled
: ont of the game by Umpire Welliver
j for fighting.
; A new man, Osmanski, formerly of
the Nauticoke high school team, was
j in the Danville line-up last night. He
is now employed in this city and will
I play with the homo team during the
present season. He plays an excellent
{ game at guard.
No harm in Trying.
The streets of Nottingham, England,
are sprinkled with water in which
1 chloride of calcium has been dissolv
ed, aud are, therefore, dustless. One
dressing every throe or four weeks is
enough to keop thorn so, even in the
hottest weather. The cost is very
small.—Ex
At Work in Catawissa.
1 11. D. Myerly, of this city, has jusl
completed a two story addition to th«
home of Mrs. D. H. Long at Cata
wissa. The addition is at the side and
rear of the Jtouse.
-TLKDffKD BUT TO TBUTBL, TO LIBMTT AJTD LAW—NO FAVOR SWAYS U8 AMD M fBAI WAT* AWE"
DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1900.
PROGRAM OF
COIiyjSTITIITE
! Following is the program of the
| Montour couuty teachers' institute, 1
which will o|>eii iu the high school '
room ou Monday, December 3rd. With !
oue exception, Thursday night, there
will be uo eveuiug entertainments Ou i
that occasion au accomplished reader i
will probably appear before the teach
ers, the proceeds of the entertainment
to be applied to the Thaddeus Stevens I
Memorial fund. Fuller iuformatiou ou
this subject will follow in a few days, i
I Following are the officers of the in
|stitnte:
I Executive committee— Charles W.
Derr, U. L. Uordy aud J. W. Taylor
Secretaries—A. M., Minnie Roberts;
jP. M., Charles Mourer.
Committee ou resolutions —F. VV.
Magill, M. O. Madden, Gertrude Map
stone, Tnilia B. McNinch aud Tillie
; James.
Enrolling clerks—Elmer C3utnar and
Edwiu Foust.
! Committee ou permaueut certificates
i —Prudence Blizzard, Pearl Crossley
| aud Mont Dcrr.
j Following is the program :
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3.
j Enrollment,Court House, 10 a. in.to
I 12 m.
•i O'CLOCK P. M.
Sessions iu High School Auditorium.
Invocation, Rev. J. E. Hutchison
i Music, D. N. Diffeubacher.
' The Teachers' Art, Ira W. Howcrth.
Music, D. N. Diffeubacher.
The Teachers' Health, T. S. Lowdeu.
! TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, \) A. M.
j Chapel, Rev. John Sherman.
' The Artist Tescher,lra W. Howcrth.
| Singing and Instruction, D. N.
I Dieffenbacher.
I Intermission.
i Music, D. N. Dieffenbacher.
i The Child's Health, T. S. Lowden.
2 O'CLOCK P. M.
Music, Institute.
The Raw Material of the Common
'Schools, Ira W. Howerth.
! Effective aud Ineffective Teaching,
| T.S . Lowdeu.
| lutermissiou.
| Music, Institute.
The Finished Product, Ira W. How
j ertii.
! WEDNESDAY 5, \) A. M.
! Chapel, Dr. W. C. McCormick.
Teaching Children to Think, T. S.
I Lowdeu.
Intermission.
Music, D. N. Dieffenbacher.
dome Recent Tendencies in Teach
; ing of Readiug. Chas. Lose.
1 :«30 O'CLOCK P. M.
| Music. Institute.
I Grouping Children for Teaching
. I Purposes, Chas. Lose.
, I Music, Institute.
1 The Literary Instincts iu the Child,
, i T. S. Lowdeu
lutermissiou.
| Music, Institute.
, | Essentials iu Language and Com
(| position, Chas. Lose.
THURSDAY 6, i) A. M.
' | Chapel, Rev. Jos. E. Guy.
I Why Children Tell Lies. T. S. Low
j den.
II Intermission
<! Music, Institute,
j The Old Spelling Versus New.fChas.
I
' ; 1 :30 O'CLOCK P. M.
Common Sense in Discipliuiug Chil
dren and Adolesceuts iu the Home and
at School, T. S. Lowdeu.
1 Business Principles in the Mauage
-1 ment of Schools, Chas. Lose.
| Intermission.
| Subjected Selected, T. S. Lowdeu.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, »A. M.
Chapel, Gen'l. Sec'y George Beru
hart.
In the Teaching Spirit aud Out of It,
T. S. Lowden.
Miscellaneous Busiuess.
Report of Committees.
Music, Institute.
Some Causes of Failure in Discip
line, Chas. Lose.
Pitching Quoits By Lamps.
The Danville Quoit Club by its stroke
of enterprise in carrying the game in
doors is not only enabled to pitcli
quoits during wiuter but also to in
dulge in the snort at night. Last even
ing the building was lighted up aud
pitching went on merrily until after 9
o'clock.
During yesterday cho building was
! wired and today the electric light flx
j tures will be installed. Two large
; Rochester lamps were used last eveu-
I iiig, which formed a tolerably fair
i makeshift but were hardly brilliant
enough to make the hubs as distinct
as they ought to be when viewed from
the opposite end of the room. Never
theless a good game was played and
the members are immensely pleased
with their winter quarters.
UD to the present a coal oil stove
has sufficed to warm the room, but a
coal stove of suitable capacity is on
the way, which will be installed by
the time the next cold wave arrives.
A number of chairs are installed aur
are arranged in rows along each siih
of the apartment.
Altogether the quarters are'admirabh
, aud those who delight in quoits an
j looking forward to a winter of pleas
ant sport. The rule excluding boys i
j in full force, but these show their iu
j terest by standing iu front of the build
ing aud watching the progress of tin
I game through the glass doors.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Clarence McMahou.of Philadelphia,
spout Sunday at the home of his moth
er, Mrs. Caroline MeMahou, Spruce
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Jaiues Mills, of Ex
change, spout Sunday at the homo of
the former's sister, Mrs. Bogart at
Milton.
Mrs. William Hoy,daughters Helen,
Sara and Emma, of Suydertown, are
visiting at the homo of the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Yeager,
Riversido.
Mrs. H. D. Minier, of Suubury, is
visiting at the homo of bur parents,
Mr. ami Mrs. Joseph Hitter, East Dan
ville.
Miss Carrie Blecher, an attache of
the Danville hospital, is the guest of
Miss Adda Fount, uear Washiugtou
ville.
J. F. Mourer, of Strawberry Ridge,
was a visitor iu this city yesterday.
Kichard Goodall, of Tyrone, is vis
iting his mother, Mrs. Mary Goodall,
(Chambers street
James Scarlet left yesterday after
noon tor a business trip to Pittsburgh.
Harry Elleubogeu was a Catawissa
visitor yesterday.
Miss Gertruae Heim left yesterday
to make an extended visit with friends
in New York City aud Boston.
Mrs. J. B. Watson will leave today
for a visit with her parents iu Brook
lyn.
Miss Laura Leniger spout yesterday
with friends iu Northumberland.
Mrs. Susan Fowler returned to Espy
yesterday after a visit at the home of
Mrs. Martha Gearhart, Kast Front
street.
Among the Danville people who at
tended the euchre given by the Ivy
Euchre Club, at Suubury, Tuesday
evening, were Dr. George Stock and
wife, Samuel Marks and wife, Miss
Rebecca Titley, Mi«s Laura Paytou,
Miss Katie Deiupsey, Miss Alice Don
nen and Mrs. W. S. Ditzler. —Sun-
bury Daily.
Coal Diggers Return Home.
Coal digging in the river here, which
had been such au important industry
dnriug the summer, practically closed
for the season yesterday, aud the two
large coal diggers operated by Hiram
Kucli and his sou, George Ruch,left for
Northumberland where they will cu
ter the dry dock for repairs, which are
very much needed after the sea on of
hard work putin at Danville.
There is a flood of seven au a half
feet on the river and this together
with the probability that slush ice
will soon begin to ruu induced Mr.
Kuch to return home while the condi
tions were favorable. Mr. Rucli col
lected together all hia flat and row
boats and as the two coal diggers with
these in tow lifted their anchors and
dropped down stream the collection of
craft presented the appearance of a
miniature fleet.
There were four coal dredges operat
ing iu the river here during the sum
mer, two of which still remaiu here,
but are idle. The amount of coal ex
tracted from the river at Dauville dur
ing the summer has brokcu all former
records. A fair estimate places the
average of coal taken from the river
here at twenty tons daily. This dur
ing the summer has ainouutcd to au
enormous aggregate which was sold to
the Structural Tubiug works, the
Standard Electric Light company aud
the Hanover Brewing company. As
autumn approached the coal seemed to
improve in quality and was pronounc
ed first class
Thomas C. Kear Passes Away.
Thomas C. Kear, au old aud widely
known resident of the fourth ward,
departed this life yesterday morning
after au illness of several woek's dura
tion. The deceased, who was seventy
seven years of age, was born iu Eng
land. He came to this couutry about
fifty years ago and took up his rcsi
deuce in Dauville, where he has since
resided. He was a shoemaker by oc
cupation and during his long career
he followed that calling. Ho was a
man of genial aud pleasaut manners,
very well read and intelligent, and he
enjoyed the esteem of all who knew
him. He was a member of the Trinity
M. E. church aud of the Danville
Bible class.
The deceased was stricken with ap
oplexy on Sunday, November liith. He
never rallied aud lay iu a very low
state until o o'clock yesterday morn
ing, when he sustained another stroke
immediately fatal iu its effects.
The deceased is survived by his wife,
five sous aud four daughters. The sons
are: Edward,of Butte, Montana; Wil
liam, of Wilkes-Barre; Frank, of Ber
wick, and Thomas aud George, who
reside in Dauville; the daughters are:
Florence Kear, of Milton; Mrs. J. J.
Reese and Misses Marv and Saru, of
Dauville. Q;ie brother, Isaac Kear, of
Leeds, 111., also survives.
The funeral will be held Friday at
3 p. m.from the family residence
I Spruce street. lutermeut will be made
» in Old Fellows' cemetery, whither
the funeral will proceed iu two trolley
cars.
Death of Aged Minister.
Rev. J. D. Fitzgerald died Saturday
night of paralysis after a year's illnes*
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W.
G. Haiuor at Pottsgrove. Rev. Fit/,
gerahl was 76 years of age.
NEW INDUSTRY
IN DANVILLE
The Star Motor-Meter Co., Limited,
has opeued a factory iu this city for
the mauufacture of automobile acces
sories,each of which devices nas points
of merit peculiar to itself aud which <
iu time will uo doubt give rise to au
importaut industry hero. The company
has taken quarters in the brick build
ing on Railroad street owned and oc
cupied iu part by the clock company
and will for the present devote itself
to the manufacture of a speed record
ing instrument for automobiles,which
at the present day is very much iu de
maud.
The speedometer indicates the
speed attained pel hour aud the num
ber of miles traveled, giving the daily
aud the season run. The ordinary
model records the spoed up to sixty
miles per hour, while a special scale
cau be made to indicate one huudred
miles per hour. The indicator regis
ters a season's run of teu thousand
miles aud repeats. The daily trip reg
isters oue huudred miles aud cau be
sot baek at will.
There aro three points claimed for
the speedometer,distinctively its owu,
either of which gives it a preference
over any other device of the kind ou
the market The most importaut is
that it will register on a lower milage
than any other indicator. It has beeu
subjected to a very severe test and has
beeu found to register ut the rate of
two miles per hour with absolute ac
curacy The test with the same gratify
ing results was carried from two miles
up to sixty miles per hour.
Another valuable poiut of the speed
meter is a device for stopping the
spoed baud at auy required time ami
showing the exact speed attained at
that moineut. By this 44 stop" when
an automobile is held up l»y au officer
for exceeding the speed limit, all con
troversy as to the exact rate the mach
ine was traveling will be settled by a
glance at the speedometer.
Another poiut of merit lies iu the
adjustable bracket by which the speed
recording instrument, is l'asteued to
the dashboard. By means of this brack
et it is adjusted aud held at auy incli
uatiou before the driver. The speed
ometer, line all other devices of the
kind, is operated by a flexible shaft
connected with the automobile wheel.
The bracket as well as the speed
ometer is the invention of W. R. Dud
iey and L. A. Greeuleaf, two young
meu, who are iu Dauville at present
lookiug after the manufacturing. The
Star Motor Meter Co. Ltd., is compos
ed of the two iuventors aboved named
W. W. Dudley, father of W. R, Dud
ley, who is prosideut of the couceru,
aud W. H. Hitchler, well known here
about, who is secretary aud treasurer.
The compauy at present is busy per
fecting tools and it will be a month or
so later before auy of speedometers
will bo ou the market.
The speodomoter is protected by
twelve distinct patents.Messrs.{Dudley
aud Greeuleaf aro the iuveutors of a |
valuable clockomoter and other
speed-recording aud time-recording de
vices, the mauufacture of which will
be takeu up indue time at the local
factory. The clock records the time of
day and the number of miles traveled
aud is the first clockomotor invent- j
od, which by actual test, keeps reli- j
able time uo matter what rate of speed j
is attaiued or how rough are the roads '
traversed. The clock is provided with
1 a patent adjustable escapemeut. The j
1 patent regulates the depth of the pin- |
ions so as to overcome jar aud vibra- i
t ion.
Death of Well Known Citizen.
Joliu Eckmau, au aged and widely
known man in this sect ion, died at li is
home in Suubury yesterday morning
at 11 o'clock. His health for the past
year had been impaired by the ail
ments of old age, and on the 11th of
August lie sustained a paralytic stroke,
since which time he had been confin
ed to his home.
Mr. Eckmau came from an old stock
which in the early part of the century
migrated from New Jersey to Rush
township, which was the locality of
his birth on the 19th of January, 1817,
makiug his age very closely ou to 1)0
years at the time of his death. Most of
his life was devoted to farming, uutil
18tfi>, when he was elected to the oftico
of county commissioner, and moved to
Suubury, which was afterwards his
place of residence. He was married on
January 15, 1838, to Miss Theodosia
Mettler, from which uuion there were
three children, Mr. Philip M. Eck
mau, uow deceased, Sarah Catherine,
who died in childhood and Miss Mary,
his wife hsviug died some years ago.
The deceased was noted for his pro
bity of character, his kindly disposi
tion and faithful discharge of his
church duties. In 18H8 he was elected
; an elder of the First Presbyterian
| church of Suubury,aud he uever miss
ed a church service except on rare oc
casions of illuess.
ine funeral will take piaceou Mon
day at 10 a. m. at the Suubury resi
dence, where a short service will be
held by Rev. Morton. The remains
will be taken to Rush Presbyterian
clinr: h where iutermeut will bo made.
High Water.
The river has bean rising during the
last twenty-four hours as the result ol
raius up stream. The water is nearlj
black owing to the preseuco of largt
quantities of coal dirt, ami the fllte
plaut is very heavily taxed to eliraiu
ate the impurities.
SAN JOSE SCALE
DEINSIRATIONS
A. W. Stephens, the San Jose scale
iuspector for. Montour county, has com
pleted his list of dates for demonstra
tions and has already begun the work
of public spraying.
The schedule ot demonstrations that
have been arranged bv Mr. Stephens
follows:
Tuesday, November 20, at J. H.
Diehl'B,3 miles S. E. from Pottsgrove.
Wednesday, November 2i, at W. M.
Robinson's, I mile N. from Moores
burg.
Thursday, November 22, at Win.
Billmeyer's, miles E. from Milton.
Friday, November 23, at Samuel A.
Cromley's (The Edmund Davis Farm)
1 % miles S. W. from Limestoueville.
Wednesday, November 28, at John
(J. Foulk's, >4 mile N. lrom Schuyler.
Friday, November 30, at C. W. Opp's
"i miles E. from Muncy.
Tuosday, December 4, at James
Propst's, 1 mile S. E. from Comly.
Wednesday, December 5, at J. F.
Mowrer's, Strawbarry Ridge.
Thursday, December f>, at Frank
Miller's, 2 miles S. W. from Washiug
touville.
Friday, December 7. at. Mrs. F. P.
Applemau's,4 miles N. from Danville.
Tuesday, December 11, at Richard
E. Rodger's, mile N. from Ileud
ricksou's church.
Wednesday, December 12, at Cyrus
Styer's, miles N. E. from Dau
ville.
Thursday, December 13, at John J.
Johnson's 2% miles E. from Mausdale.
Mr. Stephens may add several de
monstrations to this list iu the district
south east from Frosty Valley.
The arrangement of this schedule by
Mr. Stephens has followed a summer's
work among the fruit trees of the
couuty. The demonstrations are held
for the purpose of showing the tree
owners how to mix the lime«sulphur
wash, how to apply if, how to fight
the scale iu general, aud how to deal
with other orchard pests.
The demonstrations are free, the de
monstrator has nothing to sell aud all
who are interested should come. That
the scale is a serious pest may be
judged when it is known that Mr.
Stephens found in Moutour county 60
orchards in succession, all of which
were iufested with the scale.
The ouly way to get rid of the pest
is for every one to cooperate. The
quickest aud best way to learn how to
deal with the scale is to attend one of
these demonstrations. "Don't forget
that you are invited," Mr. Stephens
says. "Be sure to come."
Sleuths Thwarted.
The detectives who are working in
the hunt for the Italian murderer,
Catnpelli, who stabbed a man named
Belski to death iu a Shamokiu saloon
several weeks ago, are thwarted at
every turn. They are convinced that
there are men iu the foreigu quarter
i of Shamokin who know of the wliere
; abouts of Catnpelli, but who will not
tell for the fear they have of the mur
derer's comrades.
One, Joe Botero.has beeu informing
the officers of what he knew of Cauip
elli's hiding place. He associated with
I Cam pel li before the murder, aud has
| been keepiug iu touch with hisi'rieuds
: siuce.
j Tuesday evening, while walking on
I a dark street in Shamokiu, he was set
i upon by tlirco masked men, who bore
I him to the ground,aud after placing a
I piece of paper iu his baud disappear
ed. On the paper, in a dirty, greasy
1 scrawl, wore the words, "Let iuform-
I ers beware!" Below it was a rude
. picture of a skull aud dagger,
j The threat is believed to have come
from the Fis De Sparo, or Sous of
, Hope, a kiud of Black Hand society to
i which Cain pell i belonged. ♦750.00 is
' now offered for Campelli's capture,
but notwithstanding this big sum,
either loyaltv or fear of some organ
ization has tied the tongues of the
foreiguer* iu the Shamoltiu district,
and they are about the only ones who
would he able to furnish any clews.
Shot himself Through Heart.
Iu :>n uncontrollable fit of anger
Summers Reibsauo, a boy living on
Blue Hill,shot himself yesterday morn
ing, eveu a3 his mother grasped his
arm to stay the dreadful deed.
Reibsaue lived with his father, Ed
ward H Reibsaue, a farmer on Blue
Hill, opposite Suubury.
On Tuesday he had some trouble
with his younger brother Charles aud
remaiued from home iu sulleu auger
throughout the day. Yesterday morn
ing at about 7 o'colck he renewed the
altercation, aud his father severely re
primanded him. Sommcrs did not say
a word, but walked iuto the house,
went up stairs to his room and took i
his revolver from a bureau drawer. He
weut down to his mother aud bade her
guod bye. She was horrified aud beg- ,
ged him not to kill himself. She at
tempted to seize the revolver, but he
turned it towards his breast aud fired.
The shot was fatal aud he fell dyiug
at her feet. In five miuntes he was
dead.
The Suyder couuty corner. Dr. Her
man, was summoned. He held au in
quest at 11 o'clock yesterday moruiug.
The jury's verdict was that death was
\ caused by a bullet wouud about au
inch below the heart. ~
) The newly elected members of the
r legislature are tryiug to remember all
- the things they promised the voters
last fall.
THANKSGIVING
BRIS VACATION
The teachers and the pupils of the
public schools of Danville will be
granted a vacation of some ten days,
beginning with next Thursday, which
comes as unexpected good news to
many.
Borough Superintendent Gordy has
addressed a circular letter to the corps
of teachers, making suggestions as to
exorcises appropriate to Thanksgiving
and in which lie informs the schools
that chough no official action has been
taken upon the matter, it is .sate to
say that the schools will riot be in ses
sion on Friday following Thanksgiv
ing, the 30th inst. On Monday, Dece
mber 3rd,tho annual teachers' institute
will convene, henco when the schools
close 011 Wednesday, the 28th inst,
next, it will be not to reopeii until
Monday December 10th.
Although the sohools will be closed
on Thanksgiving day carowill bo tak
en that the occasiou will be observed
in the school work. Borough Superin
tendent Gordy, in his circular letter,
suggests to the teachers that "they
make special effort to instill into the
minds of the pupils the true spirit of
the day by having them see their ob
ligations to God in thanksgiving for
his bouutifullness and charity to oth
ers who lack."
The superintendent suggests that ap
propriate exercises be held Wednesday
afternoon, tho '2Bth, by singlo room or
combination of rooms. Tho teaciiers
aro urged, however, not to permit the
exercises to be too elaborate,otherwise
they may becloud the real significance
of the Thanksgiving season. These ex
ercises may be timed to close at 3 or
3:30 o'clock, not before. The parents
and patrons of the schools are invited
and encouraged to attend these special
exercises.
Law Will Change What We Eat.
Montour county housewives will be
unable to buy any more white granu
lated sugar after tho new puro food
law goes into effect on January Ist.
While there will be loaf and granulat
ed sugar on sale, as at prosent,tlie ap
pearance will be a dull.colorless white,
not so attractive to the article known
as "white sugar," which lias been in
use for 50 years or more. Wasliing
bluing lias been used to whiten the
sugar in the past.
Canned vegetables, notably toma
toes, green peas, and some kinds of
string beans will not have tho appear
ance of having been freshly picked as
formerly, but the coloring will be
natural. Marmalades and preserves,
that tempt the eye before the palate,
will not be quite so attractive, and if
there is a slight scum on the top.skim
it off and say nothing, as it isn't dirt
but simply shows that no preservatives
have been used.
Mustard, which the public has come
to rogard as yellow, never having seen
any tiling that was not adulterated, will
be gray, ami butter will he nearly
white. •
The strict enforcement of the law
will no doubt effect the price of mauy
staplo articles of food. Calves' liver
and sweetbread are at present shipped
here by the packers,treated with boric
acid,and while it is agreed by experts
ttiat the amount of acid used is not
harmful, the law says, "no preserva
tives." The law makes no reference
to eggs, and tho cold storage variety
can be disposed of, to tho satisfaction
of the dealer.
Government inspectors will bo main
tained in all factories, and the manu
, facturers are even now using a form
of contract with wholesalers for goods
now in preparation for the market, as
follows:
" ,the undersigned, do hereby
guarantee thai the above named art
icles of food or drugs, manufactured,
packed, distributed, or sold by
are not adulterated or misbranded
within the meaning of the food and
drug act approved .Juue 20, 1906 ; also
to meet the requirements of the Penn
sylvania pure food laws.
"Firm name
41 Per
Place of busiuess . "
Besides including foods and drugs
tho new law specifies that all drink
ables must also be unadulterated.
HUMAN CLEARING HOUSE.
Fanners who till the soil nuti 1 tliev
get old and stiff move to town to rest
and enjoy life. The business man who
is weighted down with cares buys a
farm aud moves to the country to get
rest. Now Joe Lesher, of the Selius
grove Times,comes along and suggests
that some enterprising genius ought
to establish a clearing house.
PRETTY BAD INDEED
Tliiugs seems to be pretty bad in
Westmoreland county when the prin
i cipal of oue of the public schools is
• charged with stabbing a young wo
kman, admits that he was drunk and is
wholly unablo to explain his where
s abouts at the time the outrage occur
red. The Greousburg papers declare
; that a reign of terror exists among the
? women of that town who demand a
thorough investigation of the cir
cumstances.
MORE THAN ALPHONSO.
Governor elect Edwin S. Stuart dur
j lug the next four years will be the
head of a government greater than
that ruled over by Alphouso king of
e Spain, greater than the Netherlands
1 aud greater than both of them put to
s jgether. The wealth of Pennsylvania is
eleven and oue half billion of dollars.
NUMIiEIi
ROSE IH N
ISEN WORK
Frank G. Schoch, of town, was iu
1 receipt of a letter yesterday from H.
E. Dodge, formerly general secretary
aud physical director of the local Y.
M. C. A., that tells almost a wonder
-1 ful story of the rise of a man from an
unexperienced beginner in association
work to oue who is now recognized as
' one of the strong st Y. M. C. A. men
1 in the country.
The letter is tho fulfillment of a
promise made long ago to write to Mr.
' Schoch. it was dictated on board the
New York aud St. Louis Limited,
while Mr. Dodge was on his way from
Torre Haute, Indiana, to Wilmington,
Delaware, where ho was to speak to a
1 meji's meeting. Ho came east from
1 Torre Haute to speak at this one meet
iug aud returned west *Sunday£even
iug
Mr. Dodge will be well remembered
' by many Danville people. When he
came to this city 1? years ago he had
no Association experience at all, hav
ing been a picture agent. He remain
ed here about 5 years in the capacity
of both general secretary aud physical
; director. Leaving Danville, he went
to Pottstown, where he remained for
two years and then having been offer
ed the general secretaryship of the
Warren, Pa , Y. M. C. A., he left for
that town. In his letter Mr. Dodge
says:
"Our eight years stay at Warren
woro the best years of our Association
work aud under the blessings of God
the work was built up to large propor
tions, so that during the last winter I
was there wo wore conducting thirty
to thirty-six religious meetings and
bible classes each week, besides main-
I taiuiug a good work in the gymnasium
I aud conducting four or five classes in
our evening school. The money ex
penses were approximately SII,OOO a
year, and I uuderstaud that the new
» secretary is making the work more ag
. gressive than it was under my super
vision."
Ou the first of last June Mi. Dodge
left Warren aud took charge of the As*
jsociatiou at Terre Haute,lndiana. His
description of the city and his work
, I there is most interesting. He says:
i "Terre Haute is a city of 65,000,
having increased to that population
- from 37,000 in the last five years. It is
properly called the Pittsburgh of the
middle west. The the city
have been very bad in the past, the
saloons never thinking of closing from
one week's eud to the other, and one
saloon keopor went so far, when asked
if he ever shut the front door, as to
reply, 4 No,I do not aud I have thrown
the koy in the river.' The gambling
joints were run openly and above
board.
14 There came an awakening some
mouths ago when the city council im
peached tho mayor, threw -him ont of
oflice, aud with him wout his appoin
tees aud a uew aud clcau administra
tion was sworn into oflice. Today, we
are a law abiding city and eaoh week
it is becoming more difficult for men
to break tho law aud go unpunished.
4 4 Torre Haute has a groat future aud
we expect to be a city of 100,000 by
tho end of 1011. The Association has a
splendid lot in the best location in the
city, has a new gymuasium, 55x70, a
fine swimming pool, splendid shower
baths and the two best bowlin# alleys
in the city. The rest of the building
is au old clubhouse aud illy adapted
to our work. Iu three years we expeot
to erect a build iug costing not less
than $150,000. Our present membership
is 700 and is increasing all the time.
Wo have an enrollment of 84 in the
evening school. Wo have two pool and
one billiard table—the best in the city
—which appeal to certain types of
youug men and keeps them out of the
public pool rooms.
"lam just remiuded that I am in
my 17th. year of Association work.
Although it seeuis like yesterday that
I began my work in Dauville. My
salary has steadily increased until at
Terre Haute I am getting s24oo,which
is five times as much as 1 received
when 1 begau work in Danville. I pre
sume our board of directors will raise
it to S3OOO bofore I am there five years.
I have doue considerable traveling
iu the last three years, aud last season
iu four mouths I traveled over 10,000
miles and spoke to over 15.000 men. 1
was as far south a? Richmond, Va..
and Marietta, Ohio, and as far east as
New York City and Holyoke, Mass. I
also spoke at Syracuse, Schenectady.
N. Y., Erie aud Miltou, Pa., aud
Youugstown, Ohio."
Mr. Dodge has been in rather ill
health for some time and on October
3rd uuderweut an operation. He fears
that he will have to undergo another
operation before he is entirely well.
Mr. Dodge sends his best regards to
his friends of former years in Dau
ville.
A GOOD JOB.
' Au Italiau mule driver employed in
a miue near Pittston got into a con
troversy with a mule he was driving
the other day. The mule got the bet
ter of the aigument presently for he
lifted up ouo of his hind feet and lit
erally kicked the nose of the Italian
- off tho his faco, doing the job as neat
? ly aud thoroughly as if it had been
i doue with au extra sharp kuife. The
112 fragments were carefully pieked up
sand replaced. It is believed the nose
- will grow on agaiu, but it will never
s bo as handsome as it was before the
. mule interfered with it.