DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOLUME 78.
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William P. Gaumer, of Catawissa
township, Columbia county, was ar
raigned before Justice of the Peace b.
W. Young, of Q3arhart township,
Northumberland county, Saturday af
ternoon, charged with passing a fraud
ulent check on T. W. Clayton, the
South Danville merchant. He was held
for court and in default of S2OO bail
was committed to jail at Suubury.
The case as brought out by the evid
ence is a remarkable one revealing an
ingenious attempt on the part of the
defendant to escape penalty by fasten
ing the guilt upon an innocent man.
On December 17th, Gaumer, who
was a stranger to T. W. Clayton, pre
sented himself at the store of the lat
ter and purchased goods to the amount
of eleven dollars. In payment he pre
sented a check for S3O 25 signed by J.
J. Cheriugton, drawn on the Cata
wissa National bank and made pay
able to a man named Wright. As
Graumer was not known to Mr. Clay
ton the latter without question accept
ed the fact that he was the mau
Wright in whose favor the check was
drawn; he let him have the goods and
accepted the check, paying him the
balance—some nineteen dollars—in
cash.
Indue process Mr. Clayton deposted
the check with other assets ill the
Dauville National bank. Later the
check in the regular course of business
was sent to Catawissa for collection.
The check, it appears, turned up at the
First National bank oT Catawissa; but
as it was drawn on the Oatawissa Na
tional bank it was forwarded to that
institution, where the discovery was
made that the check was bogus.
The Danville National bank was ap
prised of the fact and Cashier Young
man in turn broke the news to Mr.
Clayton that tne check was worth
less, which of course meut that he had
been swindled. Mr. Clayton, in mer
chandise and cash, was out the whole
amount of the check, $30.25. It was
more money than he cared to lose and
he at once decided to get after the sly
stranger, who had so successfully work
ed his way into his confidence.
Accordingly last week he went up
to Catawissa and had no difficulty in
locating the man Wright by whom the
bogus check purported to be payable.
Meeting the man face to face, how
ever, Mr. Clayton was surprised to
discover that lie was not the person
who had bought the goods at his store
and presented the worthless check. He
saw that he was apparently the victim
of a deep-laid scheme and hardly
knowing what to do next ho returned
home.
As the matter became noised about
the attaches of the Pennsylvania sta
tion at South Danville recalled that
the man from Catawissa, who on Dec
ember 17 purchased goods at Mr. Clay
ton's had shipped them to Catawissa
by express and that the name used in
marking the box was not Wright but
William P. Gaumer. Others about
South Danville, who knew Gaumer,
recalled his visit to South Danville on
that day and also the fact that he
transacted business at Mr. Clayton's
store.
On the strength of this discovery on
Frldav evening Mr. Clayton swore
out a warrant before Justice Young
charging William P. Gaumer with
"false pretense and intent to cheat
and defraud." On Saturday morning
Mr. Clayton took the warrant to Cata
wissa and placed it in the hands of
Constable H. A. Harmau,of that place,
who served it on Gaumer.
The arrested man, in onargo of Con
stable Harmau and accompanied by
Mr. Clayton,arrived iu South Danville
about the middle of the afternoon and
was Immediately taken before the
justice. He pleaded not guilty. Among
the witnesses were T. W. Clayton, W.
R. Clark,Clark Fowler, Harvey Lowe,
and J. J. Clierington, whose uamo
was used on the fraudulent check. The
testimony adduced went to show that
the defendant was the man who ob
tained goodß and money on a check,
Which was bogus. A prima facie case
being made out bail was fixed at
S2OO, which the defendant was unable
to procure. There was no other alter
native for him but togo to jail.
After the hearing Constable Harmau
delivered the defendant over into the
hands of Elias Woodruff, constable for
Gaerliart township, by whom he was
taken to Sunbury on the 4 :S1 train.
Gaumer has a wife and several chil
dren and at Catawissa is Wbll known
as a resident on the south side.
Schools Resumed Yesterday.
The familiar sound of thd school
bells was hoard throughout the bor
ough yesterday morning following the
vacation, which began on Monday,
December 24. The holiday vacation
followed closely on a week's rest early
in December, brought about by the
county institute.
The schools were all in session yes
terday witli the exception of the first
ward grammar school, which lmd to
be olosed owing to some disarrange
ment of the heating apparatus. The
defect was renieiliod by noon. The
teachers and pupils alike seemed much
refreslied by the vacation and are pre
pared for the long and steady pull that
follows between the preseut and the
olose of the term. In school the best
work of the year is generally done bo
tween the holidays autl spring.
The mummer's parade was a dandy,
wasn't it?
COUNCIL HOLDS
FINAL SESSION
Our borough fathers held the final
session of the j'ear Monday, the ob
ject beiug to pay bills due, receive re
ports from the chief of police aud
chief of the fire department and to
wind up borough business generally
for the last twelve months
The chief of police presented his report
for the year just closed, which on mo
tion was ordered, accepted aud filed.
The report showed that there wore
twenty-nine cases of plain drunkenness
before Justices Oglesby and Dalton,
the aggregate amount of fines collected
for this offense being fifty-eight dol
lars. Six arrests were for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct, the aggregate
amount of fines paid for this offeuse
being torty-two dollars. There were
four arrests for breaking speed limit
with auto, amouutiug to forty dol
lars. Five dollars were paid as a pen
alty for fast driving and five dollars
for profanity. The number of tramps
in the lockup during the year was ono
hundred aud sixty.
Chief Engineer Kocher of the fire
department was present with the an
nual report. Some facts, however, re
lating to equipment, which couucii
desired, was not on hand and as a re
sult,on motio 11, it was decided to post
pone the presentation of the report un
til the next meeting on Friday night.
On motion the salary of the chief of
the lire department, $52, was ordered
paid, also $25, appropriation for the
executive board of the fire department.
On motion the fourth quarterly ap
propriation of $37.50, due each of the
fire companies, was orderd paid.
The following members were pres
ent : Gibson, Jacobs, Woodsido.Dietz,
Boyer, Vastine, Sweisfirt, Russell,
Angle aud Hughes.
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes $120.50
Friendship fire Co 6.15
John P. Patton 1.20
Trumbower & Werkheiser.. 15.30
J. H. Cole 2.5(5
John Hixson 6.92
Joseph Lechner 8.70
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Friendship fire Co $ .70
Labor on Church St. Drain 26.25
Postage and box rent ... 5.00
Sarah McCuen 4.00
S. J. Welliver Son's Co. . .73
James Boyd & Bro. 450.00
Labor and hauling on streets . 81.50
Danville F'dy & Machine Co SMS.33
Joseph Leo hue r 3.00
James Gibson 1.50
J. H. Cole 4.45
Water Dep't for coal 1983.86
John. P. Patton .15
J. H. Cole 1.43
Boettinger & Diet/. 10.i)5
Trumbower & Werkheiser.. 2.85
R. J. Pegg 11.60
Regular employes 115.00
John P. Patton 1.85
J. G. Miucemoyor,feeding pris
oners 13.80
Sheriff Ttalers to be Deputy.
The officers-elect, sheriff, register
and recorder, associate judgo ami jury
commissioner will enter upon the
duties of their respective offices on the
7th inst..the first Monday in January.
President Judge-elect O. G. Evans
has already taken his oatli of otHce at
Bloomsburg. Associate Judee L. W.
Welliver was sworn in by Register and
Recorder W. L. Sidler oil Monday of
this week. The register and recorder
himself, who was re-elected, will he
sworn iu by Prothouotary Thomas G.
Vincent on next Monday, if not he
fore.
George Maiers, the retirimr sheriff,
will not vacate the rosideuoe portion
of the jail this winter. As soon as
David C. Williams, the sheriff-eleot
takes his oath he will take up his
quarters in the jail as sheriff and
George Maiers,the present incumbent,
will become deputy. This relation
will continue until spring, by which
time Sheriff Williams will havo be
come thoroughly conversant with his
duties. On the first of April Sheriff
Maiers will remove his family into
the dwelling, which he has purchased
on Kerry street and the sheriff elect
will take lip his residence at the Jail.
Two Runaway Boys.
William and John Dennison, broth
ers, aged respectively 14 and !) years,
step sons of Wesley Joues, of Blooms
burg, were found wandering about the
streets of Danville after dark last even
ing and were taken in charge by the
police.
The boys said they had come down
from Bloomsburg to visit a brother,
who had taken up his residence here,
but whom tiiey could not locate. The
little fellows flnolly admitted that they
had run away from home.
Instead of going to school yesterday
afternoon they walked to East Blooms
burg aud from that point followed the
railroad to South Danville,arriving at
the latter place at 6:30 o'olock last
j evening.
The little fellows were sent home on
; the 8:20 car. Meanwhile Chief of
Police Knorr,of Bloomsburg, was call
|ed up by 'phone and notified to he on
1 hand when the car arrived and take
the runaways iu oharge.
A Farewell Dance.
A farewell dauco was given at Mont.
Knorr's hall, oil Honeymoon street,
New Year's afternoon, in honor of
Miss Helen Irland. Miss Alice Guest
aud Frank Girton furnished the music.
' The occasion proved most enjoyable.
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DANVILLE, MONTOUII COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1907.
SCHOOL JANITORS
RECEIVE ADVANCE
Whatever flood resolutions the gentle
men of the school board may make this
New Year's day one thing is certain,
the action taken at the final meeting
the old year Monday was charact
erized by generosity toward the janit
ors, and this will meet the approval of
most people. These faithful and im
portant functionaries at each of the
school byildings having asked for
higher wages were granted an advance
all around of five dollars per month.
The mattor was brought before the
| school board by a petition signod by
( Calvin Eggert, of the Fourth ward;
l Seth Lornier, of the Third ward, and
D. K. Pensyl, of the Second ward,
setting forth that S3O per mouth for
nine months in the year, as up to the
present paid the janitors was altogeth
er inadequate under the cost of liv
ing.
Mr. Fischer espoused the cause of
tho janitors and said that in his opin
ion they were entitled to an advance.
During many years past lie said they
had received only one advance and
that was to raise their wages from $25
per month to S3O per month.
Robert G. Miller of the first ward,
whose salary was S4O per month by
reason of the extra work entailed by
the high school, was not a signer of
the petition, but iu considering the
question of an advance the board was
generous enough to take up his case
along with the othors. The outcome
was that Mr. Heiss offered a resolution
moving that each of tho janitors re
gardless of former compensation be
granted a monthly advance of five dol
lars, with the exception of Mrs. And
erson of Welsh hill, who is to receive
$1.50 per mouth. The motion was car
ried without a dissenting voice.
On motion of Mr. Fish it was order
ed that in view of the advance hence
forth all incidentals bo cut off; that
each janitor be obliged to do fumig
ating and that henceforth no bills for
extra labor will be paid by the board.
On motion of Mr. Pursel it was ord
ered that two additional formaldehyde
generators be purchased, one for the
second ward and one for the fcurth
ward.
The following members were pres
ent: Burns, Orth, Swartz.Lutz,Fisch
er, Fish, Trumbower, Heiss, Groue,
and Pnruel.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Dauville Stove & Mfg Co . . $77.92
Seth Lormer 2.25
Joseph Lechner . * 1.75
William Miller 2.50
U. S. Express Co 75
Interest on bonds. .. 122.50
Peter Winters 1.30
A Romance in Real Life.
The runaway marriage, in which
Ernest Session of the United tele
phone company, and Miss Tess Show
ers, of Amsterdam, N. Y.. were prin
cipals, which set Bloomsburg people
agog last week, found a pleasant little
denouement, in this city on New
Year's day.
Mr. Session, who has been working
for his company in the vicinity of
Bloomsburg for somo time on last Sat
urday wit'i Miss Showers left for
Binghamtou, N. Y., where it was as
serted they intended to get married.
Miss Showers' mother, it appears,
did not take kindly to the match,
basing her objection mainly upon the
disparity of ago, if the newspaper ac
counts may be taken as reliable. On
last Monday, it was stated,the mother
was iu Bloomsburg and with a police
man,who held a warrant for Sessions'
arrest, was on hand at the arrival of
every train to see whether the elopiug
couple were among the passengers.
On Tuesday morning Landlord W.
C. Williams of the Baldy House, this
city, detected that he had among liis
guests a young geutleman named Ses
sion. who had registered with his
wife.
The landlord was not long in put
ting two and two together and he de
cided to have an inteiview with the
young couple. By that time, "however,
the groom had left the hotel and the
landlord made some pointed inqnfries
of the bride.
She admitted thoir identity as the
eloping oonple and said she was per
fectly aware that "they were after
them." No dire consequences, how
ever, were apprehended. Hubby had
gone up to Bloomsburg for ma, Who
along with her newly made son-in
law, was expected down to Danville
on the next car.
The meeting took place as planned.
Exactly what followed is not known,
but there seems no doubt that there
was a reconciliation. Serene and
apparently happy,the party—the moth
er as well as the bride and groom—•
left the hotel and departed from town
duriug the afternoon.
17(XX) Oysters for Dinner.
The holiday season at the State hos
pital for the insaue culminated on
New Year's day with a fine oyster
dinner. 17,000 succulent bivalves were
the main stay of the feast,giving each
patient at the institution an allowance
of nearly a dozen and a half. The oys
ters were served in stows, piping hot,
and were greatly appreciated by the
patients.
In the evening a delightful coucert
was given in tho amusement hall by
the hospital orchestra.
| If wages are up, so is the cost of
living.
H OF 1111IIMS
IIS ID PISS IMC IIS
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Voris spent
Sunday with relativos in Berwick.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Horner are vis
iting relatives in Berwick.
Calvin Keefer, of Sunbury, spent
Sunday with friends iu this city.
Miss Florence Heurle, Bloom street,
is visiting her parents, Mr. aud Mrs.
John Henrio, Berwick.
Miss Ella Mottern, of Philadelphia,
is visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mottern, East
Danville.
Miss Maine Kear is visiting friends
in Milton.
Dr. J. Beaver Gearhart spent Satur
day afternoon in Sunbury.
Miss Anna Beyers and biother.John
Beyers aud Henry Leiseuring of Sun
bury, are spending a few days with
Miss Emma Leiseuring, Mahoning
street.
Baldy Smith, formerly of Williams
port, but now stenographer in the
office of the asst. engineer of the P.
R. R. at Sunbury, spent Sunday at
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. Fred Smith, Mill street.
Harry Krauser, of Wilkes-Barre,
spent Sunday with relatives in this
oity.
Mrs. Jacob Berger and daughter
Lucretia, have returned from a visit
with relatives in Shamokin.
Miss Lena Sears, of Milton, is visit
ing Miss Elsie Lloyd.
Miss Mary Gearhart, of Philadel
phia, is visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Grier Gear
hart, Ash street.
Philip Sharpless.of Catawissa, spent
Sunday with friends iu this city.
Miss Amanda Youngman, student at
Wellesly, is visiting at the home of
Mr-s. Angus Wright, Upper Mulberry
street.
Wilbur Summons, of Reading, is
visiting Frank A. Brown.
Mrs. Newton Smith and children
Thelora and Ohelten are visiting rela
tives in Turbotville.
Miss Sara Knerr returned to Allen
town yesterday after a visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John B. McCoy,
West Market street.
Miss Jessie Kimerer iB visiting rela
tives in Shamokin.
Miss Eimly Voris wlil return to
Pottsgrove today after a visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Fred Ja
cobs, Mill street.
Harry Bedea returned to Shenan
doah yesterday after a visit with his
father, T. W. Bedea, Front, street.
William McCov returned to State
college yesterday after a visit at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. McOoy, West Market stroet.
Carlton McHenry returned to East
on yesterday after sending the Christ
mas holidays at the homo of his moth-!
er, Mrs. Emma McHeury, Centre j
street.
Edwin Moore returned to Princeton I
yesterday after a visit at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Moore, !
Ferry street.
William W. Watkiu returned to the
university of Pennsylvania at Phila
delphia yesterday after spending sev
eral weeks at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Mary Watkiu, West Market street.
Dr. aud Mrs. Hinshellwood and
daughter Jessie returned yesterday
from a visit with friends in Philadel
phia.
O. Raymond Herrington returned
yesterday to Philadelphia where lie
will continue liis studies at the univ
ersity of Pennsylvania, after spending
the Christmas holidays at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. frank M.
Herriugtou, Market square.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sohott re
turned to Philadelphia yesterday after
a visit with relatives in this city.
John Kase returued to Bucknell
university,at Lewisburg yesterday af
ter spending the Christmas holidays
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Kase, Bloom street.
Isadore and Joe Rosenthal have re
turned to Lewistown after spending
New Year's in Danville.
Miss Florence Reicli, of Berwick,
spent New Year's with her sister, Miss
Bessie Reich, this oity.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Russell and
daughter Josephine returned Tuesday
evening from a visit with relatives in
Scranton.
Harry Lawrenoe lias returued to
Lehigh university at South Bethlehem
after a visit at the home of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Lawrence at
Mausdale.
Mrs. William L. Sidler loft Tues
day for a visit with relatives in Reed
ing.
Mrs. Margaret Eyerly, of Blooms
burg, is visiting frieuds iu this city.
Mrs. Clinton Moore head, of Berwicl
is visiting at the home of Mr. ami
Mrs. Edward Wetzel, Front street.
Miss Etta Grossman is visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
Among the New Year's visitors iu
Danville were the following who
spent the day at the homo of Mr. and
Mrs. William Grove, Hemlock street:
Mr. and Mrs. John Ha^es,of Berwick ;
Mr. and Mrs. Edward KaufTman, Mrs.
James Long and daughter Myrtle, Mrs.
James Scott and daughter Sara, of
Northumberland.
t Walter .3 Lowrie returned to Phila
delphia yesterday, where he will re
sume his studies, after spending the
Christinas vacation at the homo of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lowrie,
s Strawberry Hidgo.
Wilbur Ameshury returned to Phila
delphia yesterday after a visit with
relatives in this city.
Miss Rachaol Thompson, of Town
Hall, is visiting Miss Anna Shultz,
Bloom street.
Miss Emma Gearhart returned on
Tuesday from Philadelphia where she
s was visiting at the home of Mrs.
Margaret Grove Mailer.
Mrs. A. W. Pierce left yesterday for
a visit at the home of Mrs. Ellen Rote
in Philadelphia.
Robert N. Lowrie returned to Eastou
yesterday to resume his [studies at
Lafayette collogo, after speudiug the
Christmas holidays at tho homo of his
parents, Mr and Mrs. J. W. Lowrie,
Strawberry Ridse.
George Laubach, of Bingham ton,
New York, is visiting relatives in this
city.
Miss Sara Peters returned to Buffalo,
New York,yesterday after a visit with
relatives in this city.
Miss Clara Peters and nephew, Wal
ter Peters spent yesterday with friends
in Suubury.
Rev. L. Dow Ott was called to Sha
mokin yesterday to assist at the fun
eral of John McElwee, formerly a car
inspector in the employ of the Penn
sylvania.
Miss Sara Buffington and Miss
Gertrude Knch hive returned to Sha
mokin after spending the holidays iu
Danville as the guests of Miss Ethel
Haring.
Miss Jenuio H. Bechtol, formerly of
Washiugtonville, now of Bloouisburg,
left yesterday for Philadelphia, where
she will take a course in millinery at
Temple college.
Newell J. Elliott,of California,who
is attending the Princeton Theolog oil
seminary spent his Christmas vacat'ou
at the home of J. W. Lowrie, Straw
berry Ridgo.
Mr. and Mrs. William Leighow, of
Jerseytow n, who havebeeu spending
i.iio Itolidnjff nt tho homo of Mi. ttuu
Mrs. George M. Leighow, Honeymoon
street, have returned home.
Miss Elizabeth Feiuour, of Potts
grove, is visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs George A. Rossman, Pine
street.
Tho Misses Elsie and May Fox, of
Catawissa,spout New Year's day with
frieuds iu IJauville.
Miss Myrtle Sillier, of Catawissa,
called on friends iu Danville on New
Year's day.
Robert Plaukeulioru, of Money, vis
ited frliyids in Danville on New Year's
Miss .Helen liland left yesterday for
Philadelphia, whero she will take up
a course iu trained nursing at the
American hospital for diseases of the
stomach.
Mrs. Harry Martin returned to this
city Monday after a six weeks' stay at
Montreal, Canada, where sho was vis
iting her two sous.
Mrs. E. A. Coulter returned yester
day from Shippeusburg, whore she
spent the holidays at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. George McOlain.
Danville Took Two (iames,
The Danville basket bull toam took
Bloomsburg into camp in two well
played and interesting games on Now
Year's day. Tlfe scores were: after
uoou, D inville 84; Bloomsburg 18;
evening. Danville 35; Bloomsburg ,27.
The afternoon game was somewhat
rough,especially in the first half when
11 fouls were called. Both games were
hotly contested, aud were characteriz
ed by pleuty of excitement.
The line-ups
EVENING GAME.
Danville. Bloomsburg.
Edmondsou forward. Williams
Johnson . . forward Applemau
Sech ler ceuter Price
Rabb guard .... Edgar
Kase guard...... Gilmore
Goals from field: Johnson (i, Secli
ler 8, Kase 3, Rabb 2, Edmondsou 1,
Williams 4, Appelman 4, Price 5.
Goals from fouls: Sechler 4, Kase 1,
Williams 1.
AFTERNOON GAME.
Danville. Bloomsburg.
Edmondsou forward . Gilmore
forward Williams
Johnson forward Lewis
Sechler center Price
Kase center
Bedea guard ..Edgar
Rabb guard Smoyer
Goals from field : Johusou ti, Ed
mondsou 3, Sechler 2, Bedea 8, Price
4, Smoyer 2. Goals from fouls :Sechler
(!, Williams 2, Lewis 3, Gilmore 1.
iireakup Brings High Water.
The first breakup of the season,
which this year came before New
Year's, brought high water, there be
ing a flood ou the river of twelve aud
a half feet. Yosterday the water was
still rising.
During Tuosday large quantities of
ice came floating down the river from
the headwaters, showing that the break
[up was general. The ri for was not
! closed in this section, although near
; its mouth as well as further north it
I was locked with ice.
THE DEAIHS IN
DISTRICT, 251
The law providing for immediate
registration of births and deaths and
requiring prompt returns to the bureau
of vital statistics has now been in
force one year and has proven an un
doubted benefit. With the close of each
month the report of the local registrar,
Dr. Cameron Shultz, has been printed
in these columns aud hns proven of
much interest as keeping tho public
informed concerning the prevalence of
contagious diseases and wiiethoror not
extraordinary precautions were needed
to prevent epidemics. In the present
article interest centers in the local
registrar's report for tho past year,
which is now prepared and is ready to
be sent into Harrisburg.
During the ycur tho deaths were 251
in tho district composed of Danville
borough and the townships of Mai JU
ing, Cooper, May berry, Valley, West
Hemlock and Liberty. For tho bor
ough of Danville alone the number of
deaths were 124.
Following are some of tho diseases
that resulted in the abovo deaths,eacii
accompanied by the number of victims
it claimed : Apoplexy, 2; Abdominal
tumor, 1 ;appeudicitis, 1 ; aemia (per
nicious) 1; diphtheria <>; diabetes, 3,
heart disease, 20: typhoid fever, 4;
pulmonary tuberculosis, 17; pneumo
nia, 9; congestion of lungs, 4; accid
ent, 3; sti 11 birth, 17; meningitis, 3;
nephritis, 5 ; cancer of breast 2, ; can
cer of stomach, 1 ; acute indigestion,
1; jaundice with complications,3; gall
stones, 1; uterine hemorrhage, 1 ; ex
haustion of senile dementia,2 ; convul
sions, 1; peritonitis, 1 ; phlebetis, 1:
mltiple neuritis, 1 : paralysis, 1 ; me
lancholia. 1 ; renal dropsy, 1 ; periostit
is, 1; convulsions, 1; erysipelas, 1;
enteritis, 1.
The number of contagious diseases
in Danville for the year past were 167
divided as follows: Dsphtheria,
seveuty-five cases, with six deaths;
typhoid fever, thirty-eight cases,with
four deaths; ohickeu pox, teu cases.no
deaths; erysipelas, four cases, one
deaths, pneumonia, twenty-one cases,
six deaths
For December, the month just clos
ed, the report is complete except as it
relates to the births, all of which are
not as yet returned. The situation was
not serious as relates to contagious
dinonnon, thoro boiug uul,y flvo cnses of
diphtheria with no deqjths; seven cases
of typhoid fever, with no deaths, and
one case of pneumonia, which was
fatal. The physicians, however, re
port a great deal of grip, due, it is
believed, to the open winter thus far
prevailing.
Offsetting the 251 deaths in the dis
trict during the year are some 275
births, which show that little Montour
during the year has mado a well sus
tained effort to prevent "race sui
cide." Up to tbo first of December
the total number of births returned
was just 251. which exactly balances
the number of deaths for the year.
Some twenty more births remain to
be returned as the quota for Decem
ber.
Among the deaths during the" year
were two persons over a hundred years
old, one being Mrs. Sechler and the
other an inmate of the hospital for the
insaue. luclnded among the deaths
were two colored people. records
show that two colored children were
born during the year.
McCrea Elected President.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.
At a meeting of the board of direct
ors of the Pennsylvania railroad, held
in Philadelphia at one o'clock this af
ternoon, James McCrea, the first vice
president of the road was elected to
the presidency to fill the place vacant
by the death of A. J. Cassatt last Fri
day. Mr. McCrea was the natural
choice for the ollico and as l is com
petency is unquestioned, there was no
opposition to his election.
James McCrea was boru in Philadel
phia May 1,1848, entering the railway
service in 1865 as rodmau and assist- j
ant engineer on the Couuellsville and I
Southern Pennsylvania railroad. Iu !
1867 and '6B he assisted in the con- j
structiou of the Wilmington and Read- j
ing railroad. In 1874 he became prin- I
cipal assistant engiueer in the con- i
structiou department of the Peuusyl
vania company : in 1875 assistant en
gineer of maintenance of way on tlie
Philadelphia division; in 1882, super
intendent of New York division; in
1885 manager 01 Pittsburg, Cincinnati
and St. Louis railroad; iu 1887 gener
al mauager of Pennsylvania lines west
of Pittsburg ; in 1890 fourth vice pres
ident and general manager of Peuusyl
vania company; iu 1891 second vice
president, and the same year elected
first vice president, lie haviug practic
ally gone from the bottom to the top
of the greatest railroad service in the
United States if not in the world.
Trolley Party to Bloomsburg.
A party of young people from this
city enjoyed a trolloy ride to Blooms
burg New Year's evening, and were
entertained at the Exchange hotel.
Those present were Miss Emily Voris,
of Pottsgrovo; Miss Sara Knerr, of
Alleutown ; Misses May Books, Blanche
Sechler, Florence Price, Katherine
Vastine, of Danville; the Misses Jeau
and Margarot Andres, of Bloomsburg;
Harry Andres, of Bloomsburg; Edwin
Moore, Myron Bernheimer, William
W. Watkin,Carlton McHenry, William
M. MoCoy and Robert M. Jacobs.
HOW PRIZES
WEREJWARDED
The mummers' parade oli New Year's
day deserves to be termed aii all
around success.
If any point could be cited wherein
it suffered by comparison with the
parades of former years, abundant ex
cuse was to be found in the condition
of the streets and in the weather,
which up to tlio very dawn of New
Yoar's day was rainy. During the
morning there was no real assurance
that rain would not fall during the
day, while,with the exception of Mill
streot, the route of parade lay through
thoroughfares in which the mud was
nearly ankle deep. That such condi
tions tended to dampen the enthusiasm
of the mummers and actually kept
many out of the parade goes without
saying.
And yet the parade was a highly
creditable affair aud afforded unbound
ed enjoyment for one of the largest
throngs of humanity that ever crowd
ed Mill street. The big contingent
from Exchange, including the baud of
that place,as well as delegations from
other parts of the rural district, was
deterred from coming to town by the
bad weather. Otherwise the parade
came nearly up to the expectatious. A
good idea of the different features,the
costumes and their relative merits,can
be obtained from the list of prizes as
awarded, a full account of which ap
pears below.
A large number of people came into
town from Bloomsburg, Suubury and
other places. During nearly the whole
afternoon the town was thronged. At
the hour of the parade it was estimat
ed that nearly five thousand people
were on Mill street.
PRIZES.
Prizes wore awarded as follows :
llalph Cope and party, smith shop,
ten dollars in gold.
Arthur Winters aud party of Sun
bury, banjo club, five dollars in gold.
Alfred S. Patton, boy with monkey
in arms, ton of coal.
G. M. Johnson, deer huuter, tou of
coal.
Frank Smith, lady flirt. 100 cigars.
Tarring Seidel, three headed Jap,
dozen photographs.
James Fox,girl dressed in red, dozen
photographs.
Cowboy, gilt framed picture.
Indian chler, lamp.
Margaret Sweitzer.boy hunter,lamp.
Myron Little, Mother Goose, 50
pounds of flour.
Gentleman coon, pair of shoes.
Shamokiu Hill gaug, box of cigars.
Clyde Snyder, Jew peddler,hot wat
er bottlo.
Jacob Byerly, trotting horse, um
brella.
Albert Swank, man with dog, pict
ure.
Edward Kiuu, drummer boy, hook
aud ladder.
Joseph Weidmau, Satan, teapot.
Price contractors, box of cigars.
Barber shop on wheels,box of cigars.
Boy with big nose, picture.
Frank Palmisono, boar head, comb,
brush aud mirror.
Francis Murray,boy with flag, plast
er cast.
S. T. Reilly and party, everybody
works but our old man, ten pounds of
mince meat.
Juvenile drum corps, 5 pounds of
candy.
Edward Love, dude coon, oue shirt.
Rye thresher, a shirt.
Hog Hollow rough riders, box of
cigars.
Howard Freeze and party,everybody
works but father, asbestos irons.
Edward Myers and William Hickey,
"Earl and Ralph",dozen cans of corn.
Mooresburg Indians, box of cigars.
Stone quarry, box of cigars.
Elwood Garrett, Uncle Sam, five
pouud roast of beef.
William Wertmau, the juggler, an
umbrella.
Delcauip's ice plant, pair of slip
pers.
Junk dealor, box suspenders.
Henry Reich and party, cotton pick
ers. sack of flour.
Charles Kauffmau, old year going
out, sack of flour.
Frank Lewis, two-tailed horse, sack
of flour.
Charles Jobboru, Indian boy, pair
of skates.
Walter Deibert and William Pren
tiss,clowns in buggy,mirror and easel.
Farmer boy in buggy, pocket knife.
Driver of pony, pipe.
Paul and Andrew Murray, girls in
baby coach, bushel of potatoes.
Esteibrook exhibit, pair of gloves.
Wellington D. Young, Amesbury's
driver, a shirt.
Man with big umbrella, a muffler.
Ira Martz, Suubury, clowu, a neck
tie.
Samuel P. Courad, Suubury, negro
rpg picker, necktie.
Frank Sidler, little dude, necktie.
Harold Pursel, Indian boy, book.
Clyde Patton, ludiau boy in white,
harmonica.
Edith Kinn and Sallie Moody, little
nurse girls, fancy cake.
Old woman, pound of best tea.
Taken to Danville Hospital.
Harry Miller, of Bloomsburg, has
been committed to the State hospital
for the insane. He suddenly became
violent last Monday and only for the
timely interference of Health Officer
Webb might have seriously injured his
mother.
Miller is about twenty-five years old
aud had been acting strange for some
time.
NUMBER 14
ABOUT IHE
) JfEftß 1906
s It is usual at this season to review
t- tlie year just closing, uoting the more
important events, so they may be pre
ii served for future reference,
e In the long list of acoideuts aud dii
■ asters three of nature's oonvulaioni
u stand out in calamitious relief—name
■, ly, the fiery upheaval of Vesuvine,
v April 7, and the Paoiflo coast qnak
e ings, which resulted In the tumbling
u down and burning of the greater por
& tions of Sail Francisco, April 17, and
1 of Valparaiso, (Jhile, August 16. A
It storm September 27, swept the gulf
s coast, taking over 100 lives and doing
■ a million's damage. It in too soon to
n know the total fatalities and losses
t from the various railroad, mine, fire,
t flood aud shipwreck accidents.
Death's harvest included Christian,
Y King of Denmark; Harper's eduoator;
Field, merchant; Wheeler, soldier;
t Dunbar, poet; MuOall, financier;
• Arthur, playwright; Swift, packer;
t Brill, car buildor; Shaler, geologist;
112 Martin, Jesuit leader; Curie,scientist;
i Schurz, reformer; Anthony, suffrage
s ist; Ibsen,dramatist; Mulvauey,paint
-3 er ; Davitt,reformer; Gorman,senator;
3 New. journalist; Seddou, New Zea
t laud premier; H. W. Ward,naturalist;
' Jules Breton, painter; Garca, singing
i teacher; Beit, diamond king ; Craigie,
3 novelist; Kosewater, journalist; Hitt,
- congressman ; Cutter, poet; Ketcham,
congressman ; Henderson, former speak
) er of the houße; Langely, scientist;
I Scoficld, soldier; Richter. German
; radical leader; Sage,||ftnanoier;3Kod
t nma, head of Japanese army; Jones,
. ovangelist; Mrs. Jefferson Davis;
> Shafter, soldier, Brunetiere, French
critic; Baroness Burdett-Cutts,philan
thropist.
President Roosevelt made a notable
fight on the Beef Tust, aud is uow en
gaged in seeking control or curbing the
greed of tho great financial octopuses.
A Pure Food law went into effeot
Tuesday; aUo denatured alcohol will
benefit the nation. Organized labor
entered politics. Secretary Taft made 1
a visit of comity to the South Ameri
can republics. The final decision to
make the groat ship waterway across
the Isthums of Panama in the form of
a lock canal as definitely announced
by the canal commission Jannary 7.
aud in November President Roosevelt
broke a precedent by a chief executive
setting his foot on foreign soil, visit
ing Panama aud Porto Rico.
An executive order, September 19.
extended the eight-hour law to all
public works, whether conduoted in
govermeut shops or otherwise. The
civil service rules also were extended
to include all laborers in the gover
meut employ.
The examination of Pennsylvania
railioad officials shocked the public by
its disclosure of numerous offloial hold
iugs of stock in coal companies, whioh
was opou to no other construction
than that of bribery to securo railroad
favors.
Several railroads, sugar and other
corporations were fined for rebating.
The life insurance scandals was the
greatest sensation of the year.
Additions to the navy during the
year included the battleships New
Jersey, Georgia aud Vermont, aud the
cruisers Washington and Montana.
Several midshipmen were dismissed
from the academy at Annapolis for haz
iug. Tho dry dock Dewey reached
Manila safely July 4. On April 34 the
body of Admiral Paul Jones was buried
at Annapolis with fitting naval and
civic ceremony.
Lieutenant General Chaffee retired,
and was succeeded by General Bates,
Fobruary 4, and September 20 Mac-
Arthur succeded Corbin as lieutenant
general.
Tho situation which developed In
Cuba when the Palma government
failed to check the rebellious elements
placed upon President Roosevelt the
necessity of making a momentous dec
ision for or against armed interven
tion and occupation of the island.
General Magoou is provisional gover
nor supported by an American army.
Tlireo companies of colored infantry
were discharged by the President, for
complicity in a riot at Brownsville,
Texas.
Secretary Hitchcook ordered the
withdrawal of all public coal and oil
lauds from sale or settlement, October
8.
1 Cabinet changes were: Bonaparte to
bo attorney »eueral; Moody to the
supreme bench ; Metcalf to the navy;
Oscar S. Straus, the New Yorkmeroh
aut, commerce aud labor; Ambassador
Von L. Meyer to be postmaster gener
al ; Cortelyou to the treasury; Gar
field, secretary of the interior. Hioh
cock and Shaw retiring.
Oklahoma aud Indian territory be
came the State of Olkahoma on June
16.
It romaiued for the world of 1906 to
see the first mechanical navigation of
the air from a standing start in a
screw-propelled aeroplane. This was
achieved by M. Santos-Dumont, at
Paris, September 13. in his airship,
the Bird of Prey.
Lientonant Robert E. Peary oarried
the Amorioan colors over the treacher
ous Polar ice fields in the long Artio
night to tho farthest point ever reach
ed by man, or to the 87th parallel.
Captaiu Amundsen, returning from
his navigation of a Northwest pass
age, annouueed that he had located
the North magnetic pole.
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