DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER.
VOLUME 7K
Dl ILH WATER
FOUND PURE
Those of our oitizeus who have been
somewhat exercised by reasou of the
statement made by Heaitli Commis
siouer Dixon to the effect that the
water of the north branch was not
above suspicion of being infected by
sewage from towns above us where
typhoid fever prevails, will be gratifl*
ed to learn that so far as the hydrant
water in Danville is concerned there
is absolutely no danger of contagion.
The water has been analyzed and
fouu t to be pure
This proves uothiug as to the purity
or impurity of the water in the North
Branch, but it does go a great way to
ward substantiating the claim made
for oar filter system—that it can be
relied upon to eliminate bacteria.
There never was a time when condi
tions existed favorable for a more of- I
fectnal test than the present.
Tvpli lid fever is becomiug an ever
iuc raising cause of dread There is
scarcely a conimuuitv in which every
season the uumber of cases do not
threaten to rise above what is norma l ,
while here and there dreadful epi
demics occur. It is only natural that
the people of Danville should share in
the general feeling of solicitude, and
those who do not pin their faith to the
full efficacy of our filter plant resort
to the safe precaution of boiling wat
er.
In the present emergency to quiet
all fears the local board of health de
cided to send away a sample of filter
ed water for analysis, confident in the
belief that no germs of typhoid would
be discovered. Accordingly on Thurs
day of last week Dr. Shultz, secretary
of the local board of health, procured
a sample of filtered water from the
reservoir and sent it to the laboratory
of the Pennsylvania department of
health at Philadelphia.
Yesterday Dr. Shultz received a re
port, which brought the good news
that the analysis revealed our water
ivs absolutely pure—that there were 110
signs of "bacteria bacilli."
The water tested, it will be observ- |
ed, was taken from the reservoir, .just l
as it is pumped into the water mains |
and furnished to our hyurauts. This I
leaves scarcely auy doubt as to the
absolute purity of the water furnish
ed our town.
The water mains themselves, into
which nothing but filtered water has
been pumped for twelve years, should
be absolutely clean and free from in
fection, especially as once or twice I
each year all the fire plugs are opened I
and the muddv water, where any ex
ists, is permitted to drain out, a pro
cess which of course takes from the
mains all forms of sediment.
All Because It's Real Winter.
The ice man and the coal hauler are
both happy. The former because he
has natural ice and the latter because
lie cau gaze upon the coal bins that
are being depleted because of the pur
chases made by his customers. The
small boy and the small girl are also
happy, because they cau coast, while
their older sisters and brothers find
weather delightful because they cau
go sleighing And the rest of us,well,
because its the kind of winter that we
like, that's all.
J. H. Shaw, principal of the third
ward grammar school, who was called
to his home at Orange. Luzerne coun
ty, some weeks ago, by reason of his
mother's serious illness, writes to in
form the Morning News that she is
dead,having passed away at 2:30 Mon
day afteruoou. Funeral services will
be held at 12 111. today.
During Mr. thaw's absence Miss
Boudmau has very acceptably perform
ed the duties of principal 111 the third
ward,a pupil teacher having charge of
her own school in the lower grade.
Birthday Party.
A birthday party w 3 tendered to
Mrs. George Gedliug.of Philadelphia,
at the home of her parents, Mr. and j
Mrs. David D. Williams, Lower Mul
berry street, Monday, in honor of her
birthdav. A fine turkey dinner was
t-erved. During the afternoon Mrs. j
Gedliug entertained the guests with I
several selections on the violin. Those ;
present were Mr. and Mrs. George
Gedliug and Miss Sarah Feusteruiach
er, of Philadelphia: Mis. Abigail |
Feustermacher and sou Lincoln, Mr. 1
aud Mrs. Elias Williams, son* David, j
Rlias aud Selwyn and Miss Mary Hall- J
man.
BILLS EXCEED REVENUE.
This is the wav it strikes the Hazle
ton Daily Standard : "If one may form
an opinion from the nr.tnber of bills
offered in the State legislature, the
member* seem to be impressed with
the belief that the income of the State
of Pennsylvania is unlimited. The
bills aksing for money already exceed
in amount the auuual revenues, and
not more than half of them are so far
in."
Purchased Hartman Homestead.
Jackson Wintersteeu, who for sever
al years past has lived on the Hyde
farm at Edgemout, has become the
purchaser of the Jacob Hartman home
stead farm iu Cooper township. Con
sideration 13,400.
A Daughter.
A daughter \vas born to Mr. aud
Mrs. Charles Moody, Frosty Valley, 011
Tuesday. Mr. Moody still continues
seriously ill with typhoid fever, hav
ing suffered a rclnpie.
FIRS! DAY OF
I INSTITUTE
From all ovei tUfljsectiou within a
radius of 8 miles of Wash iugtouvi lie
there gathered vesterdav in the Lut.li
eran church, of that town, the tillers
of the soil, to absorb the information
that emanated in rhetorical cascades
from the lips of the speakers of tlie
auuual Montour county farmers' in
stitute.
The Lutheran church, which com
fortably soats about 400 people, was
nearly filled at the first session yester
day afternoon. Last evening the aud
itorium was packed with interested
auditors.
The complete program of the in
stitute was printed in this paper last
week. Two sessions were held yes
terday, at 1:80 in the afternoon and at
7:30 in •he eveuing. Excellent ad-
Idresses by well known authorities ou
agricultural subjects wore interspers
ed with music and recitations,making
the meetiugs most eujoyable.
These ilistitntesare held through
out the State during the winter under
the auspices of the Peuusylvauia de
partment of ugriculture. The depart
ment has a clmirmaii for each county,
Hon. C. A. Wagner occupying that
position in Montour. The department
also furnishes tho speakers, for the
priucipal \ddresses. The arrangements
of time, >lace, etc, are made by the
local chairman.
The iustitute will continue today at
Washingtonville with three sessions.
Tomorrow three sessions will be held
at Exchange.
FAST FREIGHT
HITS WORK TRAIN
A score or more employes on the I
Heading railroad over at Paxinos.uar
rowly escaped a terrible death early :
yesterday morning, when their work
train was dashed iuto by a fast freight
and several cars were smashed and set
on fire.
The work train was standing on the
main track, when tho fast freight came
dashing aloug at a mile a minute
pace. Orders somewhere had been mis
understood, and the engineer not
| knowing that the track was blocked,
| did not slacken his speed and when
| finally the work train loomed into
' view it was too late to avert a collis
ion. The engineer and fireman jumped
just as the engine struck the rear car.
Several cars of the work train were
thrown from the track, badly splinter
ed and were soon in flames. Isy the
best of fortune no one was aboard.
Had there been they would have been
piuned beneath the wreckage aud prob
ably burned to death.
People Pleased With Result.
It was a matter of intense gratifica
tion to our citizens yesterday to learn
the product of our filter plant had been
exposed to a test in the laboratory of
the healthvlepartnienfc of Pennsylvania
and that no evidences of bacteria J
bacilli were found.
Everyone now breathes freer and in
some instances the precaution of boil
ing the water used for drinking aud
culinary purpose will no longer be
employed. Many people express sui>
prise that the board of health,in order
to see what kind of water the borough
was furnishing its inhabitants,did not |
have the water tested lonfc before the
present analysis was made. Thus
would the people have been reassured '
at a time when there was much uu- :
certanity and solicitude.
Again it is suggested that the bor- j
ough water shouli be aualyzed at reg
ular 1 * intervals throughout the year to
see whether the filter plant is proper
ly doing its work and the inhabitants
of the municipality are not exposed to j
danger from typhoid. In this the wat
er commissioners who are responsible j
for the proper working of the plant,
should likewise bo interested, and, in
the event of the board of health fail
ing to act, should themselves take the
initiative aud endeavor to have the
water regularly tested.
What would add immensely to the
interest at present would bo to have a
sample of uufiltered water, taken di
rectly from the river analyzed. In this j
way we might become much eulight- |
eued concerning conditions that would |
aid us much in the future conduct of
affairs relating to our water supply.
An Ideal Day.
Yesterday the weather conditions
were nearly ideal for midwiuter. At
sa. m. mercury was at zero. Tho sky
was .cloudless aud the atmosphere was
nearly motiouless. As the morning
hours wore away the sun began to as
sert itself. By 10 a in.it was quite
agreeable aud by noon mercury had
climbed up to 20 degrees.
Everyone who could possibly spare
the time made it a point to spend an
hour or so out of doors. Those situat-1
ed so they could take advantage of |
the delightful day to indulge in a sleigh ;
ride found the maximum of delight
aud healthful recreation in the sport. •
As a general thing sleighing is still
quite good, while none of the biting
cold was felt that usually detracts
from the pleasure of a sleigh ride. The
snow clad landscape was bathed in the
brightest of sunshine aud on every side
were evidences of good cheer and re
newed hopefulness. It was hard to
roalize that so mauy wintry days lie
between us aud the spring.
Miss Mami«' Price spent Sunday
with friends iu Oatawissa.
-TLXDQKD BUT TO TBUTM, TO ÜBUTT AND UW-BO FIYOB SWATH US AJTD HO WMAM RHALL AW*."
DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY PENN'A, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1007
DEATH OF ALBERT
i GEORGE POVEY
a Albert George Povey, a very highly
e esteemed young man who has been
- about Danville for several years past,
s died in Philadelphia Saturday under
j sad circumstances. The body will be
s brought to Danville today.
a The deceased was a native of Eug
- laud. He was 44 years of age aud has
a brother aud two sisters living in
- London. He came to America twelve
* y >ars ago. first locating in Canada.
- i Some years ago when the Salvation
- ] ists wete active in Danville he came
I j here as a member of the army. He was
;a man of intelligence aud good educa
- I tiou. He was of a generous and self
t sacrificing disposition, his conduct
■ uuiformly being such as became a con
t sisteut Christian.
When the branch of the Salvation
i Army in Danville disbanded, Mr.
. i Povey accepted a nositionas attendant
r | at the hospital for the insane. He
: made the most of his opportunity
there, euteriug the training school for
I atteudauts and graduating in the class
. of 1905 as a full-fJedged nurse.
I Witliiu a comparatively recent date,
j however, he developed heart disease.
For the six mouths prior to death he
i was unable to fill his positiou aud tlur
; I iug this time he made hiiP home with
Mr. and Mrs. .T. H. Weaver, Ferry
street.
During the last mouth of his lif" he
* conceived a desire to revisit his native
laud. Po>sibly a premonition of his
approaching end aud desire to seo his
brother and sisters before ho died had
something to do with it. It is hardly
iikely, however, that the loug voyage
i would have been possible for him, had
I not kind friends came to his aid
| Ou Friday he left Danville on the
111 P. & R. traiu for Philadelphia,
| intending to embark for London on
Saturday. He was then feeling quite
badly, but it was hoped that he would
get aloug without any difficulty.
He reached Philadelphia safely and
sent a telegram to Danville to that
effect, although he stated that he was
feeling no bettor. At 10 a. m. Satur
day a telegram was received from the
Jefferson hospital stating that ho was
a patient at that institution aud was
iu a serious condition. This was fol
lowed by another telegram at 2 :15 Sat
urday. which stated that Povey had
diod at the nospita 1
First Alarm of Fire in 5 Honths.
About half past 5 o'clock Saturday
evening, for the first time in five
mouths,the sound of tho fire hells was
heard. A small blaze occurred iu the
residence of William Turner, West
Mahoning street, which was exting
uished with buckets before the firemen
arrived.
The Friendship fire company prompt
ly responded, but by the time it roach
ed the scene of the fire all danger was
over aud the hose was not attached to
the plug. There was a general response
by the fire companies. The " Washies"
got as far as the Thomas Beaver Free
Library when they discovered that
their service would not be needed.
The immunity from fire aud fire
alarms thai our town haß enjoyed dur
ing nearly half a year, and that, too,
while the coldest weather prevailed,
speaks well for the care and watcli
i fuluess of our citizeus. It is a record
a little short of remarkable iu a town
the size of Dauville.
• The last alarm of fire previous to
Saturday occurred on September 23rd.,
when a chimney took fire belonging to
a residence oa Yorks hill.
|
Birthday Party.
I Mrs. Frank Keefer was tendered a
surprise party Saturday evening at her
' home, Pine street, in honor of her 29th
birthday. Those present were: Mr.
; aud Mrs. Jessie Boyer, Mr. and Mrs.
1 .Jacob Hauey, Mrs. Henry Reich, Mrs.
Robert McCormick, Mrs. McOue,
Misses Kate Bookmiller, Sallie Hahu,
Bessie Reich. Viola Reich, Flora Reich
Stella Keefer, Elizabeth Boyer, Doty
iMcCuo, Messrs. Frank McCue, Harry
Strickler, Bud Novil, Claude Craw
! ford aud Charles Edgar, of Blooms
j burg ;• Masters Raymond Boyer and
Arthur Keefer. During the evening
| music aud various games helped to
I while away the time, aftAr whiclj re
' freshmentojjwere served.
Pleasant Party.
The home of Mr. aud Mrs. S. L.
Brobst uear Buck horn, was the scone of
! a pleasant party ou Saturday night.
, The evening was spent most eujoyablv
I the time being whiled away witli
games aud music. Plater in the even
ing refreshments were served. The fol
lowing were present from Buckhorn ,
aud vicinity: Miss Margaret Brobst. j
Hoy Mausteller, Edward Brobst, Kay
Keifsuyder, Ha/el Brobst, Laura Gir
ton, Lloyd Brobst, Maurice Girton,
Charlie Brobst. Charlie Broadt, Lee
aud Paul Brobst; from Danville:
Misses Annie Lee, Susie L£e, Flora
Kashuer,Minnie Moug,Rachel Churm,
Stella Churm, Margaret Beyers, Mary
t Everett, Messrs. Arthur Sticklin, Bert
; Goss, Harry Bupp, Frank Hartline,
John T. Jones, Walter Trumbower,
I Harry Harvey aud Percy Freeze.
RAISE JURORS' FEES.
! lu a reference to the bill proposing j
Ito raise the fees of jurors from $2 to 1
$8 per day.the Sharon Telegraph says 1
j"This would seem to be a good move. !
It is really worth a good deal more '
thau $2 a day to remain in Mercer.
This latter sum barely pays a man's'
board to nay nothing of compensating
him for his iuconveuieuce. " A juror's
account at the end of a week's ser
vices balances in about the same way
in nearly every other county seat as
in Mercer. So that the proposed ad
vance would be no big fee.
IEETIIG OF
' SCHOOL BOARD
7 The school board held a regular
1 meeting Moudayjiight. A hare quorum
• was present consisting of Messrs.
r Orth, Fischer, Pursel, Fish, Lutz,
} Swartz ami Harpel. Chairmau Gurus
beiug absent Mr. Fischer was chosen
' president pro tern.
1 Treasurer Schram presented a state
ment of finances to date, which showed
! a cash balauoe ou linnd of $9105.
Borough Superiutenent Gordy report
ed an unequal is distribution of heat in
' first ward building,affecting the rooms
1 of Miss Musselmau and Miss Gallagh
er. Mouday while Miss Mussulman's
pupils were shivering in fifty-two de
grees, iu Miss Gallagher's room im
mediately below mercury stood at 120
degrees and the pupils were literally
roasted out. Both rooms endured the
discomfort until nearly 10 o'clock
when it was decided to dismiss (he
pupils until noon and employ the iu
ferim iu repairing the defect iu the
heating apparatus. Temporary repairs
were made as planned aud at noon
both schools resumed.
Borough Spcriuteudent Gordy| pre
sented his report for the mouth end
ing February Bth.
Number of boys registered during
month, 545; number of girls, r»80; to
tal. 1125 Average attendance of boys
during month,497 ; average attendance
of girls, 582: total, 1029. Percentage
of attendance by boys during mouth,
94; percentage of attendance by girls
during the mouth, 93; average. 93.
Number of pupils who have not at
tended 75 per cent of time belonged.
73; number of pupils reported to tru
ant officer, 34. Cases of corporal pun
ishment. 6. Cases of suspension, 1.
Number of days substitute teacher was
employed, 31. Number of visits made
during month 59. Number of pupils
absent during month, 602; number of
pupils tardy during month 231. Cases
of tardiness bv pupils, 404. Cases of
tardiness by teachers. 5.
motion of Dr. Harpel it was ord
ered that the firm from whom the
heating apparatus was purchased be
requested to adjust the chain as re
quired to properly regulate the dis
tribution of heat.
Ou motion of Mr. Swarts it was ord
ered that a coal oil stove be purchas
ed for the purpose of heating the typo
writing room in the commercial de
partment. On col J days the temperat
ure In this room is apt to fall to fifty
degrees.
Ou motion it was ordered that a gas
jet be installed at the foot of the stairs
iu the hallway of school buildings of
the first aud third wards.
Truant Officer Young presented his
report for the mouth past as follows :
Number of pupils sick, 248; truants,
12; pupils detained at home for want
of clothing aud slioes, 12; number of
notices sent out, 8.
In conclusion Borough Superiutend
eut Gordy presented a report of his
visit to the annual convention of the
(fity, borough aud township superin
tendents held at Harrisburg last week.
The report was an extended one and
interested the directors very much.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Peter A. Winters $ 1.30
American Book Co 10.29
Smith Brevier typewriter Co 8.90
O. M. Leniger 16.40
U. L. Gordy.... 10.04
Emery Shultz 1.85
Henry Hold &£Co 5.63
U. S. Express Co . .65
Standard Gas Co 16.16
LAW AND ORDER.
The Franklin News says : Governor
Stuart, iu his address at the dedica
tion of the armory at Pittstou paid
high tribute to the national guard
which he says is a body of citizens en
titled to the greatest crodit for giving
its time and energy to make the mil
itary arm of the State effective. "The
guard, as well as the flag," he said,
"stands for liberty regulated by law.
This country continues to be the asy
lum for those of other nations, and
i they, like you aud 1, must understand
that there is a responsibility connect
| ed with American citizenship and that
no State or nation can be secure where
law aud order do not prevail. The na
tional guard is pledged to uphold law
and order.''
Three Towns Considered.
The American Car aud Fouudry Co.
will erect a large plant at an expend
iture of $150,000 or $175,000 for the
manufacture of tauks for the steel
j tank cars. Three towns are beiug con
sidered as locations, Milton, Berwick
and Madison,lllinois. Milton had been
decided upou as the location of the
plaut but complications arose which
have left the locatiou question uuset
| tied aud the order for the material for
I the building has been held up. The
question is in the bauds of Presideut
Frank H. Eaton for decision.
A Sad Death.
Gertrude, the young wife of Claud !
j linger, Mayberiy township, departed
i this life early yesterday morning un
; der very pathetic circumstauces.
I The deceased was the daughter of J. '
Madisou Vought.aud was a most high
j 1v esteemed women, ller illness was
brief. Twin babes survive her death. J
The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock
Saturday morniug from the family |
residence near Vought's church. Inter I
meut will be made iu the cemetery ad- '
' joining the latter church.
mm TRAINS
FROZEN UP
As a result of tlie wreck at Kuperl
tower Tuesday evening, a great mauj
trains were frozen up along the Peuusj
road|iu this viciuity during Tuesday
night and yesterday, one of the worsl
congestions ever witnessed on the div
ision being the result.
Twenty different trains were, frozen
up yesterday morning betweeu Mifflin
ville and South Dauville, aud unable
to move. The wreck caused several
trains to bo held up Tuesday night, on
each side of Ruport tower, aucf it was
not long before the cold froze up theii
steam and put them temporarily out of
business. The other trains which ap
proached from either end of the div
ision duriug the night and morning
were thus oompelled to coine to a
stand, aud they in turn all froze up,
until every siding and available track
along the stretch named was filled
with stalled aud "dead" trains
<\s fast as they could become thaw
ed out yesterday they were started on
their way,but all the passenger trains
were very late. The morning aud noon
passenger trains were uearlv an hour
and a half behind time.
As an illustration of the hold-up,one
crew which lefr £>uubury Tuesday
morning at 3 o'clock, and were sup
posed to be back Tuesday night, were
still held up yesterday afternoon the
men having been away from home ou
their train thirty-six hours then, aud
still having no idea when they would
reach Suubury.
SAN JOSE SCALE
IN DANVILLE
A. W. Stephens, the orchard demon
strator, who a o luple of weeks ago en
tered upon the work of inspecting
fruit trees about order to ful
ly determine to what extent the San
Jose scale has obtained a foothold 'in
Moutour county, has now completed a
canvass of all the upper part of the
borough South of Market street
SVheu seen yesterday he was busy
plying his vocation. IIt» says that he
finds an abundance aud a fine variety
of choice fruit trees growing in town.
Of the trees thus far examined, about
ten per cent have beeu found to be in
fested with the scale. The ravagejjof
the pefet is confined mostly to the peach
aud plum trees. At 110 place has very
much damage been done, but the mere
presence of the scale indicates that the
fruit trees of town are exposed to
great danger, and unless the proper
remedy is applied without delay the
pest will gaiu a firm foothold aud its
extermination will be uext to impossi
ble.
First Fire in New Capitol.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 13
Oue of the heavy velvet, curtains at
one of the windows in the private
office of Secretary of Internal Affairs
Isaac'B. Browu, in the north wing of
the new State capitol.caught fire from
a lighted cigar which had beeu left on
one of the steam radiators and the fire
communicating to the window frame,
damaged the interior of tjie room to
the extent of about SI,OOO.
Several of the Harrisburg fire de
partment chemical engines responded
to the alarm When the firemen ar
rived the entire interior of the north
wing was filled with bliudiug smoke,
The firemeu chopped*a portion of the
window frame away aud then got their
chemical engines at work ou the
blaze.
This is the first fire that has occur
red iu the uew State Capitol building.
The loss is covered by iusurauce, the
building having been recently insured
for $4,000,000.
Sleighing Party.
A sleighing party from Danville aud
Mausdale was most delightfully enter
tained at the hospitable homo of Mr.
aud Mrs. Willet Suyder,Tuesday even
ing. Refreshments were served. Those
present were: Sadie Suyder, Mary
Merrell, Nora Cooper, Rachel Feuter
macher, Eva Beyer, Mamie Yeager,
Lula Yeager, Krnily Lewis, Wilda
Pannebaker,Margaret Nephew, Bertha
Moser, Fannie Sees, Helen Crossley,
Jennie Garnet, Katie Kiuu, Mamie
Crossley, Alice Feustermacher, Lib
bie Pursel.Kmma Fonstermaeher,John
Fruit, John Miller, Freemau Robbius.
Reese Merrell, Peter Satidel, George
Tanner, Augustus Tanner, Jacob Mill
er, Pelagius Miller, Jacob Tanuer,
Harry Yeager, John Heller, Charles
Snyder, John Foulk,Clark Rishel, War
ren Fenstermacher, .Tames Suyder.
BAIT AND LAWBOOKS.
The Harrisburg Star-ludepeudeut
declares that "so mauy game aud fish
laws have beeu enacted in Pennsyl
vania that the mau who goes out hunt
ing or fishing must needs carry with
him a lawbook aud a scales and a foot
rule, all of which he must put to pra
ctical use frequently, else he will
break some law whose existence he
did not suspect. Indeed, if a man would
keop within the laws he should carry
a few law books with him all the
time It is proposed now toameud the
fish I vws In protecting pearl mussels."
Death of O. W. Raudenbush.
Goortre \V. Raudenbush, a former
county commissioner of Northumber
land couuty, died at Mt. Carmel ou
Friday morning. He was (S3 years old
and is survived by a wife aud nine
children. Deceased was a veteran of
the Civil War aud endured the horrors
of Anderson prison.
A VICTIB
Or 1101
William 13reut, a well-known resi
dent of the second ward and Vetera:
of the lute rebellion,departed this lif
very unexpectedly yesterday morning
The deceased was ill only a coupl
of days, deatli being due to an attac.
of pneumonia, which speedily ran it
course. lie worked all last week, oc
copying liis post as laborer at the pud
Vile mill of Howe <st Saniue). fie vut
taken with a chill Sunday. Monda;
evening he took his Ind. That his con
ditiou w as critical was not dreamed o
by he family. lie was conscious am
rational up to within a few minute
of the end. Between 1 and 5 o'clocl
yesterday morning lie sat up in bet
aud convolved pleasantly with the fan
ily. About 6 o'clock he breathed hi
last.
William Brent was born in Somer
sets! lire, England. When he was threi
years of age iiis parents emigrated ti
America. The family lived for a slior
time in Pottsville and other towns ii
the coal region, but removed to Dan
ville while the deceased was still i
mere boy.
During the civil war the deoeaset
enlisted in Company B, 194 th regi
ment, under Captain Winner and a
the expirationjsl his enlistment wa
houorably discharged. He was a stead
industrious man, a good citizen, i
dutiful husband aud a kiud indulgeu
father. His sterling qualities won foi
him the respect of the entire commun
ifcy.
He was sixty-three years of age ant
is survived by his wife, two sous, Ed
warl and Arthur, aud two daughters,
Mrs. Pearl James and Miss May Brent,
who resides at home. Cue brother ami
tw» sisters of tlie deceased also sur
vive : Joseph Brent of "Lewistown ;
Mrs. Jane Kirkham of Flattesmoutb,
Neb., and Mrs. Lizzie Lunger, widow
of John Lunger, this city.
The funeral will take place at 2
o'clock, Saturday afteruoou, from the
late residence, Mowery street. luter
uient in Episcopal cemetery.
] ALL VETERANS PENSIONED. |
There are comparatively few sold
iers of the civil war who are not yet
years of age, so that it may be said
Prom last Thursday, when the presi
dent signed the service peusiou bill,
3very veteran of the union army| has
beeu entitled to a pension, whether he
suffered injury or not. If he is 62
years old he receives sl2 a mouth; if
!ie is TO he receives SIG a mouth ; if he
is 75 he receivess2o a mouth. It is esti
mated that this will swell the auuual
pension bill anywhere from $6,000,000
;o $15,000,w00, but that in a few years
there will be a heavy decline in ex
penditure on that account. There are
now 1)85,971 persons on the pension
poll, aud in 1906,f0r the first time, the
roll showed a falling oil in numbers.
)ur pension bill was $188,864,409 last
pear.
Mill ville Tablet up in Smoke.
The two-story framo structure in
which is housed the printing office of
:he Millville Tablet, was totally de
stroyed by lire Tuesday uiglit.
The building was owned by J. G.
Potter, who was also editor of the
Tablet. The printing offices occupied
he whole building.
Machinery, stock, printing equip
ment, in fact everything, is practical
y ruined. The paper was to be have
jeeu issued yesterday,but the forms all
nude up for the press shared the fate
)f the rest. The building and equip
nout was valued at between SI6OO and
51800; aud insurance to the amount of
fBOO was carried.
Death of Isaac Levy.
Isaac Levy, husbandjof Mollie Levy
nee Beusbaeh) died at his home in
S T ew York on Sunday the 10th iust.
die funeral was held Tuesday at 10 a.
n. from Weehawkeu Ferry. Burial
;ook place at Mt. Hope.
The decea s ed, whose wife was the
laughter of Beujamiu Beusbaeh, was
veil known in Danville and the uews
)t his death will cause much regret.
Services at Rushtown.
A very successful seres of evaugel
stic meetings by Evangelist Wm. D.
!<aumaster, of this city, was complet
ed Sunday evening at the Rushtown
Presbyterian church. The meetings
were largely attended,the good sleigh
ng helpiug to swell the attendance,
riiere were a number of conversions
ind many strengthened in their Christ -
an life.
New County Bill Passed.
Among the bills that have been pass-
Mi by the House of Representatives at
larrisburg on the first reading is that
unking a new county of thelowereud
>f Luzerne.
Hahanoy'a New Station.
The new $30,000 Reading' station at
Uahanoy City is completed and is
eady to be turned over by the cou
ractors, Smith & a Campion, to the
joropiuy.
A thrilling serial story appears in
jvery issue of"THE DAILY PRESS. "
:t is oue of many good features. All
If news and departments worth
while are adequately treated in"THE
?RESS " Buy "THE PRESS" every
lay. It insures your getting the best
lewspaper.
Miss Katie Wertman is visiting rela
ives in Catawissa.
IS. BELL KILLED
I BY THE EARS
The grade crossing of the D. L. &
a W railroad at the tipper entrance to
e the hospital grounds, Saturday morn
ing, was the scene of a most shocking
e accident, iu which Mrs. Mary K. Bell,
k a well known woman of Mahoning
s township,lost her life, while the horse
• she was driving was killed and.the
• sleigh reduced to splinters.
s Mrs. Bell.the deceased, was the wife
112 of William M. Bell, who is employed
• iu the Dauville Rolling mill,this city,
112 The couple lived ou a farm in Toby
1 Run hollow, which they rcoeutiv pur
s chased. Mr. Bell usually completed
i his work about i) o'clock in the morn
-1 iug aud started for home on foot. It
a has beeu customary for some one from
s the farm to come to meet him with
horse aud sleigh. Mr. Bell seldom
- walked very far betore the horse aud
i sleigh appeared. Saturday, however.
J lie got as far as the hospital for the
t insane.
1 Meanwhile his sleigh, drivcu by hit
- wife, crossed the D. L. <% W. tracks
» at the gas house aud drove along par
allol with the railroad until it reach
-1 ed the crossing at the entrance to the
- hospital ground at the gate house. One
t would think that the most natural
« course from that point to town would
be along the regular township high
i way ou the south side of the track,
t The woman, however, assuming that
r her husband might be ou his way up
■ the railruad, was afraid she would miss
him by taking the public road aud uu-
I dertpok to recross the track, iuteudiug
to drive down through the hospital
ground, from where the railroad is in
full view
' The train figuring in the accident
was the west bound passenger, num
ber 715, due to arrive at Dauville at
11.10 a. m. The train was late aud was
running at a high rate of speed. The
locomotive squarely struck both horse
aud sleigh,carrying them forward and
hurling the woman on the south side
and tho horse un the north side of the
track. Both were killed instantly.
As soon as the train could be stop
ped it backed to the scene of the ac
oident. One of the first to join| the
crew was William Bell, the husband,
who from his position at the lower
end of the hospital ground was an eye
witness of the terrible affair. Iu a
ftatemeut subsequently made Mr. Bell
said that lie heard the whistle aud al
most simultaneously the collision oc
curred. As Jie saw the wreekage toss
ed in the air, the horse hurled iu oue
direction and the human body in the
other, he iuslinctively felt that it was
some oue from his farm who had driv
en in for him. He hurried forward an(t
learned the terrible truth—that it was
his wife who was the victim.
Mrs 801l did not hear a mark to
show auy external injury. Death was
undoubtedly caused by internal Injury
or the effect of the terrible Bhock and
jar. The body was found ono hundred
feet west of the crossing, where the
sleigh was struck, aud some idea of
the force of the impact when the ong
iue struck the woman may he gbtain
ed when il is stated that the body in
alighting struck the ground sixty feet
west of the crossing aud from that
point ploughed a furrow through the
snow forty feet further before it stop
ped. The woman to shiehHierself from
the cold had put ou a man's overcoat
and wore a woolen hood on her head,
which heavy protection no doubt ac
counts for the fact that the body bore
no external injury. The horse lay near
ly opposite the woman, the body con
taining one gash sufficient to cause
death. The wreckage of the sleigh was
scattered all along the track. Several
hundred feet west of the crossing ou
oue side lay the shafttLgudon the oth
er side oue of the runners of the sleigh
to which clung a remnant of the wo
man's woolen hood.
The woniau's body was carried into
the waiting room at the gate house
where Dr. Nebiuger of the hospital
staff made an examination. He was
convinced that death was instantane
ous.
In response to summons Justice of
the Peace W. V. Oglesby, accompanied
by Ohief-of-Police J. C, Mincemoyer,
went up to the scene of the accident
to determine whether an inquest was
necessary or not. He learned the facts
as above stated and then arranged an
interview with the engineer of train
No. 715, which struck the woman.
The numbor of the engine drawing the
train was 480 and the name of theeug
iueer iu charge is John Baird, of
j Northumberland.
| The same traiu returns up the road
j at 2:11 p. in. Accordingly at that hour
Saturday afteruoou Justice Oglesby,
accompanied by a representative of
the American, was on hand at the
j station. The engineer having handed
j the eugiue over to the fireman entered
the passenger coach with the justice
aud his companiou and during the run
up to the hospital told his story.
The engineer said that when he first
saw the woman, she had stopped just
south of the crossing and appeared to
be arranging her hood. At the first
sight of her he sounded the whistle ;
he had no idea that slie would attempt I
to cross.
When only the length of three cars 1
from the crossing, he said, to his hor
ror, she drove right upon the cross-
I iug. He applied the emergency brake, 1
I but was uuablo to check theapeed very '
much in the short distance and the
collision occurred as above described.
The engineer said lie left Soranton five
NlLtfBiSR i)
minutes late and lie admitted that he
was making good time.
After hearing the testimony aiTwell
us viewing the body and place of the
accident Justice Oglesby concluded
that there was no negligence that
should be answerable for in criminal
court.
Mrs. Bell, the victim, was 61 yers of
age. Besides her husband she is sur
vived by two daughters; Emma, Mrs.
Samuel Heimbach, of East Danville,
and Naomi, Mrs. Thomas Good, of
Toby Run hollow.
For many years Mrs. Bell was quite
deaf and to this infirmity no doubt in
great measure the terrible accident
was due. Had she possessed good hear
ing she would no doubt have framed
of the approaching train.
ONE CASE OF
EACH REMAINING
If will be gratifying to our readers
to learn that scarlet fever, several
of which were known to exist in
Danville at the close of Januarv. has
now been practically stamped out,
there being but one house under quar
antine for that disease, while the case
under treatment is only one of scarlet
rash.
Health Officer B. B. Brown yester
day stated that there is also only one
houso under quarantine in Danville
where diphtheria exists, a fact which
would show that the latter dreaded
disease has also been well handled by
our phj-Riciaus and health officers.
The report of the truant officer at
the meeting of the school bo&rd on
Mouday night showed that 248 pupils
were out of school during the preced
ing mouth by reason of sickness.
Wheher or not the report for the pres
3ut mouth will be more favorable is
not known, but it is perfectly clear
that contagious diseases of the graver
sort will not bo responsible for keep
ing pupils out of school.
Present Session Will be Long.
In the opinion of what is regarded
is excellent authority the present ses
sion of the Legislature will not come
:o an end before July Ist.
All of the conditions favor a long
»ession. There are hundreds of bills in
jommittees already, aud not a fair
fraction of them have been considered
nany of the most important being left
-hat argument may be heard on them.
Duly a few Of thns© domamlcd Uy tll«J
platforms of the dominant political
carries have been considered, and at
east half a hundred are locked up in
lie desk of the committee chairmen.
Some of these bills will halt theatten*
ion of ti e Legislature for many hour*
ind before they are whipped into
ihape and passed they will have to be
lissected and examined as uuder a
nicroscope. This all takes time.
The new capitol investigation com*
nittee cannot possibly, in the op'nio*
)f the best authorities, report betort
Tuue 30th, and until its report is made
it is folly to sny when the Legislature
ihall adjourn fiually. The accouutants
ire busy going over the bills for the
lew capitol at present, occupying a
*oom in the Auditor General's depart»
neut.aud until they are well advanced
;he committee has nothing on which
o commence. After the investigation
logins it will hardly sit while the
-egislature is in session, for the rea
ion that every member of the commit*
ee is interested, more or less, in leg
slation on its way through the var
ous stages.
Old Fashioned Oulltlng Bee.
An old fashioned quilting bee was
leld yesterday at the home of Mr. and
klrs. James McCrackeu, Valley town
hip. The day was very pleasantly
pent aud a fiue dinner eujoyed by the
allowing guests: Mrs. Elias Wil
iams, Mr. aud Mrs. E. J. Beyer, Mr.
>ud Mrs. Simon Moser, Mrs. James
Mrs. G. Roup aud A.
Terrell, of Valley township; Mrs. Re*
>ecca Sweeney, of Danville, aud Mr.
iUd Mrs. G. W. Johnson,of Riverside.
Birthday Party.
The home of Mr. aud Mrs. William
Ihultz, Sidler Hill, was the scene of a
ileasaut party on Tuesday night, got- %
en up in honor of Mrs. Shultz's birth
lay. A fiue supper was served. The
ollowiug were present: Mrs. James
Tox, Mrs. Kearus. Mrs. L. R. Walker,
Urs. Ed. Tovey.Mrs. J. Kessler, Mrs.
Vgnes Walker, Mrs. Charles Wolf and
on Charles, Miss Ruth Kearn.
Sleighing Party Bntertalned.
A sleighing party from this city was
lelightfully entertained at the home of
drs. Sara Newberry near New Col*
imbia, Tuesday evening. Those pres
et wore Misses Rosie aud Annie Eng*
ish, Bessie and Edua Kapp, Blanche
tlorrisou, Jennie Reeser, Sara Everett,
J3BS Rouch, Martha and Sara Arn
vine. Messrs. Walter Lovett, Carl
3reeu, Edward lies, Richard Butler,
George Lewis, Will Mo Williams and
timber Arnwine. Refreshments were
erved.
Inspection Cost S3OO.
The inspection of the Berwic*-Nes*
opeck bridge will cost Luzerne and
Columbia counties S3OO. Three days
vere allowed aud the law provides a
alary for tlie viewers of flO and mile*
ige,with $5 per day for expenses. The
ngin&er that accompanies the board
eceives $25 per day, mileage and ex
»enses. This expense the counties will
livide equally.
Seriously 111.
Mrs. Hatfield Carmauy is seriously
11 with pneumonia at her home at
Soaring Creek.