DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER.
VOLUME 78
4 ■ UD
WHILE COMIC
A terrible coasting accident occur
red on Abh street shortly after 7 o'clock
Tuesday, as tiie result of which two
boys sustaiued brokeu limbs aud two
others grave injuries of an internal
nature.
A large bob sled was being used, the
front runners of which were steered
by a brake wheel. Ou the sled were
about, fifteen boys The bob sled shot
down the steup hill at an express train
rate of Bpeed. Whether the boy who
was steering did not properly under
stand the apparatus or some defect de
veloped in the steering gear, the sled
failed to respond as intended and
struck a tree just below Spruce street.
Under the fearful momentum as the
sled ii'trtdeuly stopped the boys were
all hurled forvard with fearful velo
city.
There were agonized cries of pain as
the coasters rose or tried to rise to
their feet. Three were unable to stand.
These were John Mourer.son of Harry
Mourer.East Mahoning street; Charles
Udelhofen.Jr , of Ash street,aud John
Riley, sou of Michael Riley, Railroad
street.
John Mourer aud John Riley were
taken into a residence nearby while
Charles Udelhofeu was removed to the
home of his parents.
Dr. Paules was called to the scene
of the acoideut aud gave each of the
boys in succession a thorough exami
nation
John Mourei was found to have sus
tained a fraoture of both legs above
the knees. One of the limbß bears a
double comminuted fracture with a
probable dislocation at the hip. The
injuries ou the whole are considered
very serious.
Charles Udelhofeu sustained a fract
are of the right leg above the knee,
which is complicated with a serious
injury to the patella or knee cap.
John Reilly has a painful and ap
parently serious internal injury in the
region of the right hip. It will be neces
sary to administer au anaesthetic be
fore the boy can be subjected to au ex
amination sufficiently searching to
locate the trouble.
Thomas Rouey, Jr., is another boy,
injured internally, but just how bad
ly could not be determined that uight
The injured boys are all between the
ages of 14 aud lit years.
Cleaning Boilers.
The borough light plant tor a couple
of nights past has been shut down for
a greater or loss period after l2o'clock
—a circumstance which has caused
those of our citizens whose avocations
leail them on the Btieets after mid
night to register a mild protest.
An investigation, however, shows
that those in charge of the light plaut
are doing the best they cau—that the
shutting off of light is unavoidable
and that in a day or so things will be
normal again aud there will be plenty
of light.
There has been uo light on South
Mill. Bloom aud Lower Mulberry
streets since Saturday uight owing to
the burning of the wire in the regulat
or belonging to tlmt oirouit. A now
coil was immediately sent for, but
there has been uuavoidable delay in
its arrival which accounts for uo light
on that circuit.
A shutting down of the plant after
12 o'clock for two or three hours,
which leaves the entire town in dark
nesses rendered necessary by the work
of cleaning the boilers, at present un
der way.
The cleaning of boilers is work that
dare not be neglected. Ordinarily it
should be done three or four times per
year,but at the muuicipal plaut "boil
er compouud" is used, which dimin
ishes the accumulation of scale to such
au extent that cleaning of boileis is
not necessary of teuer than once a year.
Une set of boilers is hardly suffici
ent to carry both light plaut ana
pumps all night. To ease up matters a
little therefore au iuterval is selected
after the hour of midnight for ohnfc
ting down the light plant. The moou
is now becoming a factor in the sky
and when the weather is clear the
electrio light will not be missed a
great deal, especially considering thai
the hour is one when few people art
out.
Freight Wreck on Reading.
The P. & R. passenger traiu whir!
is due to leave here at II :2!i was yes
terday held up a short distance abovt
Grovania by a freight wreck.
A freight of forty-one cars was run
ning ahead of the passenger aud wliei
It arrived at the "hog hole", a mill
above Grovania au accident, the na
ture of which oould not be determiu
ed, oocurred, derailing the rear ca
and the caboose.
The Bloomsburg auuex was rui
down to the scene of the wreck am
the passengers transferred. The Cats
wissa wreck crew cleared up the trac
yesterday afteruoou.
Reward for Each Horse.
Detective Charles White, of York
who arrested Levi Rupp for hors
stealing, has presented a petition t
court asking that the York count
commlssiouers be ordered to pay hii
S2O reward for eaoh charge preferre
against Rupp. A State law gives a re
ward of S2O for the appreheusion of
horse thief aud as Bupp pleaded guilt
to stealing twelve horses White waul
«240. The couuty commissioners cor
tend that White is entitled to but on
reward of #2O.
A SAO CASE
OF SUICIDE
The residents on Grand street Tues
day were shocked by a case of suicide,
in which the person who took the
plunge into eternity was a young wo
man from Williauisport visiting in
this city. The case had all the ele
ments of deep pathos. The victim of
self-destruction was young and possess
ed of many advantages. She was the
idol of foud parents and the center of
a wide circle of loving friends. Life
with all its alluring prospects was be
fore her; nevertheless standing on the
threshold of womanhood, unaccount
able as it may seem, she preferred
death to life aud with a single stroke
ended it all.
On last Suuday Auna Elizabeth Shuy
der, of Williamsport, arrived in this
city to visit her sister, Mrs. Frank
Hauck, No. 307 Grand street. She was
a handsome youug women, 22 years of
age, and was employed as saleslady at
the notion store of King & Spriuginau
No. 24 East Third street. Williams
port. The fact developed Tuesday
that during her visit here on one oc
casion she declared that she would kill
herself rathor than return to Williams
port There was nothing especially un
usual in her manner during her visit
here, however,and her remark was not
taken seriously.
Tuesday morning she received a
message from her brother. Max Shny
der, of Williamsport, informing her
that she was wanted togivo testimony
in a certain case on trial in the Ly
coming couuty court. She made every
preparation to comply. Busuiau Dan
iel Shultz was engaged to call at the
Hauck home and take her to the sta
tion in order to meet the 12.10 Penn
sylvania traiu. The busman was
promptly on time, but vvheu he arriv
ed at the dwelling where the youug
lady was staying crepe as a mark of
mourning was already hanging on the
front door and ho learned that the bus
was not needed.
In the short interim the uuhappy
youug woman, weighed down by some
sorrow, procured a pistol and sent a
bullet into her heart. It was a terrible
blow for the sister to bear, while the
tragedy cast a gloom over all that parr
of town.
Justice of the Peace Oglesby was
called to the scene of the sad affair.
After viewing the body and the sur
roundings aud questioning Mr. aud
Mrs. Hauck. brother-in-law aud sister
of the dead girl, he concluded that the
latter came to her death by her own
hand.
After the bus had been ordered Miss
Shuyder went to her room ostensibly
to dress for i..„ trip. Mrs. Hauck was
in the act of followiug her up stairs to
render assistance when the girl called
back!
"Do not come up uow."
Without thinking very deeply about
the request aud what it might imply,
the sister obeyed. A minute later,
while she yet tarried dowu stairs,the
report of a rovolver rang through the
house. Mrs. Hauck accompanied by
her husband,filled with a dreadful ap
preheusion, rushed up stairs and were
shocked aud lor rilled to flncl tho poor
girl lying upon the floor with a pistol
wound in her heart aud the deadly
weapon lyi r g by her side. There were
still evidences of life, although she
was unconscious, but death was fast
approaching. The fatal shot was fired
at 10:25 o'clock. Ten minutes later the
girl was dead.
Dr. Patton was immediately called,
hut medical help was unavailing, so
well-aimed was the bullet that pierced
the heart. The unhappy girl had laid
down upon the floor aud held the muz
zle of the revolver close to her breast
over the center of the heart as revealed
by the marks of powder found on her
dress.
The revolver was one owned by Mr.
llauck, which was kept iu his bed
room. Miss Shuyder was aware of its
existence aud for her to obtain posses
sion of it was a comparatively easy
matter.
The suicide is the daughter of Henry
Shuyder, of Williamsport. Her broth
er, Max Shuyder. was instantly called
up by telephone and apprised of the
dreadful tragedy.
Pomona Heeling Postponed.
The committee or Pomona grange,
composed of J. W. Lowrie, Mr. Esch
bach and Hon. C. A. Waguer, has de
cided to postpone the regular quarter
ly meeting of the grange from this
month to May, the exact time and
place to be chosen later.
Strawberry Ridge grange on Tues
day held a very pleasant weekly meet
ing, with the usual enjoyable literary
and musical program.
Oppose Compulsory Vaccination.
The opponents of the compulsory
vaccination law are getting busy in
some sections. Representative Mine
hart, of Franklin county, has been fur
nished with a petition fifteen yards in
length, asking for the repeal of the
law. The petition was from the south
end of the county aud contained the
names of 890 people, including 229
farmers, 86 school teachers aud nine
directors.
To Punish Incendiaries.
The mutual insurance companies of
Lancaster county have organized to de
tect,arrest aud puuish all incendiaries
and will offer a reward of SSOO in each
case.
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DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY, PENN'A, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 15)07
FASI FREIGHT IN
BAD WRECK
The S. H. & W. branch of the Penn
sylvania railroad at Bluff, otherwise
known as the Roaring creek siding,
about 4 o'clock yesterday morning was
the scene of a spectacular freight
wreck, in which the track was torn
up for a long distance and every car
was derailed, four rolling down over
the bank into the river.
The train which came so nearly be
ing wiped out of existence was fast
freight L-18, which runs at nearly
passenger train speed. The train, which
passes through South Danville with
out stoppiug,reached Bluff on time yes
terday morning. It was bowling along
at the usual rate of speed aud had
reached a point just west of the tower
when a flange broke on oue of the
front wheels of the first car.
In an instant there was a crash aud
rattle of colliding cars that echoed and
ro-echoed among the mountains as the
iron rails were wrested from the cross
ties aud the 28 cars forming the train,
oue after auother left the track and,
throwu right and left, were dragged
over the frozen roadbed by the power
ful engine running at high speed.
When the locomotive was stopped a
scene of confusion aud much destruc
tion presented itself. Nothing remain
ed on the tracks but the engine and
caboose. Four of the cars lay down
over the bank in the river. The most
of the cars remained upon their trucks
but were standing nearly sidewise
blocking both main track aud siding.
The track was torn up for nearly
quarter of a mile; beyond this, it is
true, the damage is not so groat as it
might have been considering the whole
sale derailment of cars, although the
wreck is considered unique in that the
whole train was thrown from the
track.
What is equally remarkable is the
fact that no one was injured, which
was probably due to the circumstance
that the trainmen were ridiiig in the
caboose or were on the engine.
Pursuant to directions two wreck!
trains were soon at the scene of the j
accident,one coming down from Creasy |
and the other up from Suubury. It!
was au enormous proposition to get j
the road open audit was not until j
noon that the wreckage was removed
from the sidiug, so that the passenger,
traiu due to arrive at South Dauville
at 12:10 could get through. The latter
train was over an hour late. Previous
to the noon traiu the passeugeis were
transferred at the wreck,the result be
ing that each of the forenoon trains
was delaved for nearly an hour.
One of the cars of the fast freight
was loaded with coke; all the other
cars of the traiu carried merchandise.
Tuberculosis Hospital.
Dr. Cameron Shultz, of this city,
has beeu appointed as oue of the 15
charter members of the corporation
counected with the new hospital for
indigent tuberculosis patients, which
it is proposed to erect at Elleuton.this
State. The appointments were made
by the committee appointed by the
Lycoming medical society to promote
I the hospital.
The fifteen charter members of the
hospital corporation iiave been select
ed from the couuties for which the
hospital is iutemled to be used They
are : Lycoming couuty, the committee
of the Medical Society composed of
Dr. B. H. Detwiler, chairmau, aud
Dr. C. W. Youugman, both of Wil
liamsport, aud Dr. W. B. Koukle, of
Moutoursville : also the Rev. Robert
F. Gibson, rector of Trinity Episcop
al church, and the Itev. Father John
Costello, rector of the Church of the
Auuuuciation. Sullivan, Dr W. F.
Randal, of Dushore; Columbia, Dr. J.
W. Bruuer, of Bloomsburg. Montour,
Dr. C. Schultz, of Danville. North
umberland, Dr. 11. W. Gass, of Suu
bury; Suvder, Dr. B. F. Wagenseller,
of Seliusgrove. Union, Dr. G. G.
Graff, of Lewisburg; Ceutor, Dr. J.
Y. Dale,of Lamout; Clinton, Dr. F. P.
Hull, of Look Hnvou. Tioga, Dr. S. P.
Hicks, of Tioga. Bradford, tho Hon.
C. L. Stevens.
Fine Musical Program Rendered.
A good sized audience listened to a|
flue musical given at the Pine Street!
Evangelical Lutlierau church Thurs- j
day evening by Mrs. Alice Brooks'
Sunday school class. The proceeds
were for the benefit of the church.
The following program was render
ed :
Male quartette.
Piano Duet—Misses Hattie aud Ruth
Kase.
Piauo solo—Miss Ada Lore.
Mandolin solo—Miss May Sidler.
Song—Katheriue Hoffman.
Mandolin club.
Recitation--Louise Reynolds.
Mandolin & guitar—Dudley & Heu
ning.
Duet—Miss Newbaker and Mr. Van
nan.
Vocal solo—Miss Bennetts.
Duet.
Recitation—Miss Kimerer.
Vocal solo—Miss Fry in ire.
Song—Master Davis Brooks
Piauo duet—Misses Sidler and
Cloud.
Soug—Miss Chestnut.
Maudolin & Guitar—Dudley & Hon
niug.
Piauo duet—Misses Byerly and Sid
ler
Vocal solo—Miss Frymire.
Male quartet.
Real ability usually makes a place
for itself in the affairs of this world.
PROCEEDINGS
OF COUNCIL
The committee consisting of Burgess
W. J. Rogers, Councilman George B.
Jacobs and Solicitor Edward S. Geai
hart, representing the borough, which
held a conference w'th Health Com
missioner Dixon at Harrisburar on
Wednesday, presented its report at a
regular meeting of council Friday.
The report indicates that the health
commissioner fully appreciates the
unsanitary conditions existing at Dan
ville,especially the extent to which
the old canal proves a nuisance and a
detriment to the town ; also that Dr.
Dixon will carefully look iuto the
matter and that he promises to assist in
getting rid of the old canal.
Mr. Jacobs reported that the com
mittee met Dr. Dixon aud that while
the latter could uot at this time give
a decided answer on the plan propos
ed, he would recommend that the ap
propriation be grauted with the con
sideration that whatever is done should
be with the approval of the health de
partment, and that in tiie meantime
he would look into the plan aud send
his engineer onto look over the
ground. He assured the committee
that the department recognized the
fact tfiat the abandoned canal is a very
bad nuisance and that he would see to
it that it be abated and finally that
the commissioner thought the commit
tee had the proper remedy.
The term for which Borough Elec
trician Smith was elected expires on
March Ist. The electrician was called
before council to determine whether
he would be willing to serve auother
year, if his salary be fixed at $75 per
month. The electrician said he would
accept the proposition at the above
salary, whereupon, ou motion of Mr.
Vastine.he was elected for the ensuing
year.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
ered that the borough street lights be
turned on twenty minutes earlier than
has been customary.
Mr. Boyer presented a report of the
conference with Division Superintend
ent Turk, which was held in this city
last week, relative to vacating rail
road crossing at Cross street, etc. The
report of the conference was printed
in these columns on the day succeed
ing the meeting. Mr. Boyer said Sup
erintendent Turk was emphatic in his
declaration that lie would not open
the vacated crossing unless compelled
to do so by the courts. He, however,
promised to assist in certain improve
ments ou Nicholas avenue, which will
make the street which leads through
uuder the railroad more desirable. He
also assured the committee that Rail
road street crossing and other cross
ings would be kept open in tiie future.
The following members were pres
ent: Gibson, Vastine Sweisfort, Rus
sell, Angle, Boyer, Dietz and Wood
side.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT
Regular employes $115.00
W. H. Woodside 1.00
John L. Jones. . 1.00
A. C. Amesbury 1.00
Recording Steam Gauge 19.60
James Gibnou .. 9.00
Rumsey Electrical Mfg Co 38.00
Adams Express Co 1.15
Garlack Packing Co, 13.38
Washington Fire Co .45;
Labor and hauling 47 25 I
Joseph Lechuer... 1.40
U. S. Express Co .25
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes I 157.00
P. H. Foust 80.40
James Gibson 7.50
W. H. Woodside 1.00
I John L. Jones 1.00
iA. C. Amesbury. 1.00
U. S. Express Co ' .80
j Fred R. Miller Blauk Book Co 4.75
I Harrison Bros & Co 138.52
Gorlack Packing Co 42.94
P. & R. Coal & Iron Co 2(57.44
Friendship Fire Co 21.41
Washington Fire Co 19.70
Joseph Lechuer 48.57
P. H. Foustt 85.45
Will Establish Cement Works.
Tiie securing of an option ou the
• Henry Lazarus farm at Grovania yes
terday practically assures the establish
! meut at Grovania by James E. Ileic
j hard, of Bloomsburg,of a large cement
works.
Mr. Reichard is well known in this
section. He now owns and has cou
ducted with much success for some
time the limestone quarry at Grov
! ania,
| The securing of an option on the
| Lazarus place is but one step in the
.direction of Mr. Reichart s intentions,
as he has already secured options on a
I number of other lime stone bearing
! properties in that vicinity.
| Chemists who have examined the
j quality of limestone produced at Grov-"
ania state that cement can be manu
factured from it that will be the rqual
if not the superior of auy cement uow
produced in the country
The enterprise which Mr. Reichard
| contemplates is by no meatfs small. He |
1 inteuds to ultimately erect a plant
j that, will occupy hundreds of hands,
.an 1 oue that will tiausform tho vill
age of Grovauia into a bustling com
munity. The plant will be modern iu
j every detail. Mr. Ruichard's enterprise
| is sufficient warrant for the success of
I the proposition. The extensive lime
| stone business which he now conducts
| is entirely the work of his own hands
and attests his skill as a business man.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Mr and Mrs. Heber D. Miuier, of
Suubury, spent Sunday with friends
in this city.
Calvin Keefer, of Suubury, spent
Sunday with friends in this city.
Mrs. Walter Fields spent Saturday
with friends in Oatuwissa.
Joy Brader, of New York City, is
spending a few days at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. P. E. Harpel, Forry
street.
E. T. Mateer, of Altooua.spent Sun
day with friends in Dauvilh*.
Reuben Boyer.of Wilkes-Barre,spent
Sunday with his family on Honey
moon street.
Miss Lou West left yesterday for au
exteuded visit with Dr. Ray in Phila
delphia.
Robert M. Jacobs left last evening
for a visit with friends in Alleutowu.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel VauKirk loft
yesterday for a visit with friends in
Baltimore.
Mrs. Gertrude Ellis, of Kingston, is
visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs.
I. T. Pattou, Mill street.
The Misses Floreuce and Bessie
Reich and Daniel Hahu, of this city,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Reich, Maiioning town
ship.
Swindle Story From Shamokin.
Adam Beimau, who owns a farm
near Dauville, in Montour couuty, es
caped one of the slickest confidence
games that was ever attempted.
Beimau went to Shamokin Monday
uight aud was met at tho train by the
three men, who were the promoters of
a daring game to fleece the old man.
Tue farmer tells his story in this
wise : About a month ago he received
a letter statiug that Wells & Co. had
been secretly making a survey of his
laud aud had discovered oil in it.
They asked him to come to Shamokin
to make arrangements for its purchase
The letter was signed "P. J. Jen
nings."
It told Beimau to write tho parties
in New York when lie would come on
here and that he should wear a yellow
ribbon ou his lapel so that they would
kuow him.
The farmer weut unsuspectingly and
he was given the glad hand as he
alighted from the train Monday night.
Ho savs the men, all splendidly
dressed and handsome fellows, took
him in the waitiug room and said they
had to catch a train soou and would
do their business there. The confidence
men told him that there was no doubt
that there was oil on his property and
that they represented a firm who would
bny it at the fabulous sum of SIOO,OOO.
They said the farmer must post s'2oo
as an evidence of good faith and to
cover the necessary expenses and all
would come off as promised.
Beiuiau told them ho only had SSO
with him hut that he would bring the
other Saturday or that they could meet
him at his farm.
The confidence men wanted to take
his SSO but he refused to give it up.
Tuesday morning before going back
home he consulted a lawyer who ex
ploded the game of the three crooks
and the farmer was thus saved not
only his S2OO but doubtless a much
larger sura. —Shamokiu Daily News.
Pleasant Surprise.
A pleasant surprise party was given
on Monday evening at the homo of
Mrs. L. F. Chesnut, Front street, in
honor of her daughter, Helen's 13th
birthday. Among the amusements was
a beau contest in which Miss Clara
Beyer won first prize, Miss Margaret
Flanagan second and Master Reed
Smith third. Refreshments were serv
ed.
Those present were: Misses Helen
Seidel, Florence Chambers, Clara Bey
er, Emily Prout, Edith Shepperson,
Ethel Roat, Edna, Mabel and Olive
Uoat, Lucretia Berger, Margarot Flau
agau, Pearl Chambers, Grace Cooper,
Katherine Evans, Messrs. .Tames
Evans, Joseph Hess, Gorman Chesnut,
Heed Smith, Frank Gearhart, Howard
Morrison Jesse Gulick, Frank Roat,
Bertou Cornell, Mr. aud Mrs. G. W.
Koat, Mr. ana Mrs. Warren Roat and
sou George, Mrs. William Roat, Mrs.
Thomas Evaus, Mrs. William Evans,
Mrs. Edward Cornell, of Suubury.
Catawissa mils to Resume.
James B. Watson, of this city, who
was appointed receiver of the Cata
wissa Paper Mills Co., the failure of j
which embarrassed a Freelaud bank j
last spring, has been granted permis
sion by Judge Archbald to make an
experimental lease of the mills for six
mouths. The lease is to be placed with
a company organized by D. O. Beck- j
ley, of Bloomsburg, who was interest
ed in the old ooncern, whose notes
were held by the Freelaud bank. The
arraugeraeut was made upon the sug
gestion of Mr. Beckley audit is to be
hoped that the business may yet be
again placed on a firm footing.
Party From Bloomsburg.
The fallowing party from Blooms
burg enjoyed a trip to this city yester
day, partaking of a fine dinuer at D.
B. Hoddens' restaurant: Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Moore, Mr. aud Mrs. Joseph
Keller, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. White,
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. White. Dr. aud
Mrs. J. ,T. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Fletcher, Mr. aud Mrs. A. L. Fritz,
Mrs. John Cope.
WHAT COULD
1 ACCOMPLISHED
It will be with extreme regret that
tho poople of Dauvillo will, learn that
the American Car and Fouuday com
pany, which has been castiug about
for a site ou which to build a large
plant for the manufacture of steel
tanks, has given Danville the go-by
and selected a town still more remote
from Berwick.
When the item appeared in the News
ia t Tuesday setting forth tho facts i.i
the case everybody became very hope
ful aud couldn't see how Danville with
its excellent shipping facilities and its
dismantled steel plant could fail to ap
peal to the Car ami Fouudry company.
Especially were the people hopeful, as
they were encouraged to believe that,
the board of trade had again got busy I
aud was making strenuous efforts to
laud a new industry.
It is true no nieetiugs wore held that
pointed directly or indirectly to the
new tauk plaut projected by the Am
erican Car aud Foundry company, but j
no one could believe that a|wide awake
board of trade would permit such au
opportunity to pass without exerting
itself and took the view that the mem
bers wore doing some quiet work to
bring the advantages existing at Dau
ville to the notice of the company. If
the results may be taken as a criterion
little, if anything, was done and the
industry lias been lost.
There is very niuoh about this affair
to discourage people who really want
to see our town grow. Many are be
ginning to ask the question whether
there is any determined or sustained
effort put fortli to bring new indust
ries to town. The disappointments that
repeatedly occur fall the most keenly
ou the business poople, wiiose success
depends on industrial development,
which means increased patronage.
lii view of these facts would it uot
be a good thing for the merchants of
town to effect an organization. Not
only would the merchants be in a
position to protect their own interests
in mauy ways, but in a broader sense
could labor for the advancement and
protection 01 the town's business in
terests. It would prove a baud of de
termined and untiring workers with
an eye singly to business—one that |
would steer in a straight course for i
new industries and as such it would •
prove a potent auxiliary to the board
of trade.
The idea is not a new one.it is true,
as it has been discussed for the last
year or more. But the present.it seems,
when new industries may be had for
the asking, as it were, should be the
proper time for business men to con
sider the matter of organization very
seriously and if possible to get togeth
er, doing something that will give
Danville its tull share in the general I
prosperity that is prevailing. ''
Funeral of William Brent.
William Brent, whose death occur- •
red Wednesday, was consigned to the
grave in the Episcopal cemetery Sat
urday afternoon. The funeral, which
took place from the family residence, J
Mowery street, at 3 o'clook, was very <
largely attended. ]
The services were conducted by Rev. 1
L. D. Ulrich. The pall bearers were 1
chosen from the employes of Howe & <
Samuel, who attended the funeral in a '
body. They were as follows: Frank
I Armes, Frank Heirn,George Gibbony, i
William Diinmick, Jacob Burger and :
Leauder Richer. ]
The employes of Howe & Samuel,
sorno forty in number, each carried a
carnation, which, as they took a last
look at the deceased,they deposited on
the oasket. The deceased was a veter
an of the civil war and in honor of his
memory a representation of Goodrich
post, No. 22, G. A. R., attended the
obsequies in a body.
The following persons from out of
town attended the funeral: Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Brent, Miss Letitia Brent
and Edward Brent,of Lewistown; Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Lesherand daughter, 1
Martha, of Lewisburg; Mrs. Lewis
AyFQfi,Mrs. William Shutt, of Milton;
Miss Rebecca Poyer, Mrs. Abram Rog
ers, Miss Verna Rogers, Mrs. Joseph
Sober, of Suubury ; Miss Alice Lam
berson, Miss Kate Baylor, of Cata
wissa; Mr. and Mrs. William Ander
son, of Rushtowu.
Y. H. C. A. Team Defeated.
Iu a close and exciting game at the
armory Saturday evauiug the Danville
Y. M. 0. A. basket ball team was de
feated by the Buckuell sophomores by
the score of 27 to SO.
Both teams put up gilt edge ball
from start to finish. The feature of the
evening was the goal shooting of Pet
ers, making 10 out of 26 points for the
locals. During the second half Kase.
j one of the Buckuell guards was ruled
off the floor for fighting The line-up.
i DANVILLE. BUCKNELL.
! Petors . forward O'Brieu
i Welliver forward Ritter
, Edmondson. center Owens
I guard Kase
!Ro guard . . Ogden
guard Hallman
Goals from the field: Peters 6, Ed
mondson 1, Roberts 1, Owens 7, O'-
Brien 3, Ritter 2, Goals from fouls :
Petors 7, Edmondson I, Kase 1, Rob
| erts 1, O'Brieu 3.
' The Dauville Y. M. C. A. reserves I
[and the Bloomsburg Normal reserees'
played a short game before the regular
game of the evening, which resulted
4 in a score of 10 to 14 in favor of the
isitors.
AN OLD RESIDENT
PASSES AWAY
Augustus Zehndor, a well-knowu
resident,departed this life at the Hod
dens house Saturday morning, after a
short illness due to a complication of
diseases.
The deceased was ageil sevouty-six
years,eight months aud ten days. Dur
ing several years prior to his death he
grow very infirm. His last illness, how
ever, covered a period of only two
weeks. It was uot until Friday night
that his case grew really alarming. As
quickly as possible word was sent to
each of his children. George Zehnder,
oue of the sous who resides at Ber
wick, was the first to arrive aud was
present when his father breathed his
last, which occurred at 10:45 o'clock.
I Augustus Zehnder was born at Cata
wissa at what was fcnown as McKel
vey's mill. He was a miller by occupa
tion and as such was widely known,
being identified at one time or other
in his life with several well-kuown
milling establishments in this and ad
joining counties.
The deceased built the flouring mill
at South Dauville, for many years in
charge of J. B. Laidacker aud at pres
ent being remodeled by the Hauey-
Frazier compauy. He was for several
vears in charge of that establishment.
He also conducted the steam grist mill
ou Church street, this city, the stone
structure, which is still standing,being
one of the landmark's of town. During
war times he was in charge of John
son's mill at Northumberland.
He is best remembered by the farm
ers of central Montour county as the
miller at Geringer's mill near Wrash
ingtonville. Another near-by mill,
which he built and operated for about
four years, was the mill on the DePue
farm at Kipp's run. Previous to this
he had charge of Haas' mill at Sun
bury and at a still earlier date of Shu
man's mill at Maiuville. He was also
in charge of the mill at Beach Haven
for several years.
He finallv retired from the milling
business and embarked in the lumber
business in West Virginia, continuing
thus employed for about ten years.
For some time past he has been living
retired aud has spent a great deal of
his time in this city and vicinity. For
a couple of years proceeding death he
lived at the Heddens house.
He was a genial kindly man,esteem
ed for his many excellent traits of
character. His pleasant disposition
along with his extended experience re
lating to men and things, made his
companionship very agreeable and he
will be much missed at his favorite
haunts.
The wife of the deceased died In
this oity eight years ago. Three sons
aud two daughters survive: George
Zehuder, of Berwiok; Charles H.
Zehnder, of Philadelphia; aud E. M.
Zehnder, of Scrantou; Bertha (Mrs.
: Douley) of Pittsburg, aud Alioe (Mrs.
Lyon) of Norfolk, Va.
Favorable to Appropriation.
Dr. E. E. McAdoo and Thomas
Brown, members of the appropriations
committee of the State legislature,
! paid a visit to Dauville Tuesday for
I the purpose of inspecting the hospital
for the insane. If the impressions re
ceived by these two members as to the
ueeds of the institution have any
weight with the other legislators.then
tuere is no doubt but that the appro
priation asked for to make improve
ments will be granted.
The bill appropriating $389,300 to
the hospital passed the legislature on
first reading last week. Before taking
further action on the bill the approp
riations committee desired to have
positive information concerning the
hospital. Hence the visit Tuesday by
Dr. McAdoo and Mr. Brown represent
ing the committee.
The kind of a report they will make
is scarcely a matter of doubt. Before
leaving the hospital they expressed
Themselves as impressed with the urg
ent necessity for all the buildings and
improvements provided for in the bill
making the appropriation and their
whole manner went to show that what
they discovered was favorable to the
passage of the bill in an unmodified
form. The trustees and others are en
couraged to believe that the institution
j will receive the full $389,300.
Hiss Newbury's Record.
Miss Nell Newbury, a senior in the
commercial department of the local
high school, has broken its record in
short hand writing by taking two
Hundred words, new matter, in one
minute, with only one eror.
It :? customary in the local school
to have tests at intervals to discover
what reoord can be made. The average
rate of speed attained by students just
graduating ranges from 100 to 150
words per minute. In view of this
Miss Newbury's reoord is little short
of remarkable. The nearest that any
of the other students of the commerci
al department have attained to Misß
Newbury's record is 180 words per
minute.
The high school employs the Pit
manic system,which is considered one
of the best. The world's record in
short hand writing is held by an Eng
lishman and is 250 words per minute
for ten minutes.
There are sixty-nine on the roll in
the commercial department of the high
sohool. Miss Ne wbury is in her third
year as student.
The plodder often makes as brilliant
achievements as his quicker brother.
NUMBER 21
I HOSPITAL
APPMAII
There is a groat deal of interest felt
by the people of this locality in the
act appropriating $389,300 to the hos
pital for the insane, which passed on
, its first reading last Thursday. The
air is full of conjecture as to what
modifications, if any, will be made on
i the bill on further reading. Its final
passage in any shape means a vast
amount of work at the hospital for the
I insane in the very near future —prob-
ably next summer.
| The one feature of the bill, which
; affects Danville as a town is the ap-
I propriation of SIB,OOO for the purpose
I of providing additional means for the
disposal of sewage. The "additional
means" is nothing less than the con
structing of a sewer in the canal to
connect with the borough's sewer at
the aqueduct.
While it is true that before thin
j item becomes available the system and
j plan will have to be approved by the
State board of health, yet as shown by
the report of the committee that visit
ed Harrisburg last week, Health Oom-
I missiouer Dr. Dixon was favorably
enough impressed with the proposition
to recommend the appropriation, an
far as it goes, and promised to send an
engineer here to look over the ground.
Shonld the canal bo sewered as pro
posed it will not only abate the nuis
ance now existing in the old water
way, but will give our town the bene
fit of additional sewerage.
Each of the items of the appropria
tion is followed with a statement that
the money is not to become available
until the plans and specifications are
approved by the governor. It is said
that the object of tying up the money
in this manner by the house appropria
tions committee is to make it impossi
ble for those in charge to employ any
other stylo of building than that ap
proved by the governor.
The bill making the appropriation
of $389,300 indicates that the recom
meudatious of Chairman Walton and
one of the noted alienists that the en
tire institution be torn down and re
built along more approved lines has
not been adopted, even if seriously
considered. At the same time it is
made as plain as words can convey the
idea that those buildings that are to
be erected will have to conform with
modern ideas as to the housing and care
of the insane
Work of ihe Legislature.
There are times when it becomes
necessarv to urge legislative bodies to
get a move on ; times when lethargy
instead of industry prevails in the
halls of legislation, and times when
one or both houses are, or appear to
be, obstructive. And there are other
times when insistence upon haste in
legislation is a mistake. How best to
discriminate between the times for
haste and the times for deliberation
cannot be governed by any rule yet
discovered.
The legislature of Pennsylvania hat
been in session seven weeks, and be
cause only one measure has been pass
ed finally there is much complaint of
slowness of the lawmakers, coupled
with demands that somebody take
charge of them and see that something
be done directly. Nevertheless it is
generally understood that the first
three weeks of the sessiou,at the close
of a gubernatorial term, shall be prac
tically devoid of legislation, and
therefore nothing is done until the
new governor has been inaugurated.
That takes two weeks away from the
i formidable seven.. It is quite true,
however, that the reform measures
promised to the people are moving
along slowly.
If there is no intention to bunco the
people toward the close of the session
with assertion that there is insuffici
ent time for the enactment of all the
reform bills, nothiug will be lost by
reason of deliberation. There is no in
terest suffering because of slowness on
"the hill." There is no necessity for
extraordinary haste or for the railroad
ing of legislation. There must be time
for debate on every important bill on
the calendars. The gag rule must not
be invoked, if it takes all summer to
dispose of myriads of bills that have
been or will be introduced.
Sparrow Investigation.
This is the era of investigation by
the legislature, and now the English
sparrow is under the ban. He is to be
investigated, it being alleged that he
does much mischief to growing crops
and fruit. And he is not only to be in
vestigated, but he is to be exterminat
ed, if Dr. Surface and his agents, aot
ing as a grand jury, find a true bill
against him. In the house last week
there was reported from committee the
bill appropriating SI,OOO to investigate
the sparrow, aud State Economic Zo
ologist Surface will if the bill be
comes a law, establish a number of
stations in a number of counties dur
ing the coming summer and note the
ravages of the bird that was brought
from Euglaud to exterminate the
worms on trees.
SIDEWALK CUSPIDORS.
WilliamsDort people are taking an
unusual stop to check spitting on the
streets. The people up there claim that
the policemen do not pay attention to
the anti-spitting law aud now it is
' proposed to place cuspidors along the
[sidewalks and to put up signs request
ing people to use them in the interest
of publio health.