DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER.
VOLUME 78
MMERS
EMPLOYED
People generally would f uo doubt,
be much interested to know just how
many wage earners are employed in
Danville. For the enlightenment of
all,speaking authoritatively,the Intel
ligencer is able to state that the
number of people employed apd hold
ing regular positions in our town is
considerably over two thousand, five
bundled.
To -begin with the Heading Iron
ooaipanj, taking in the big mill and
the Danville rolling mill, employes in
ronnd numbers 800 meu. The Struct
ural Tubiug works follows next with
414 men on its pay roll. The stove
works is next in order with 180 meu.
The Danville ..Foundry and Machine
company employs 150 meu Howe &
Samuel's puddle mill has 78 men on
its pay roll. F. Q. Hart-man employs
424 people—364 at his silk mill in
Danvilld and 60 at his new plant in
Riverside. At the kuittiug mill 200
people are employed. Bloch and Beuz
bach have 90 people on their pay roll.
There are n large number of other per
sons employed about town. Besides
the minor industries, such as the sus
pender factories of Julius Heim and
Simou Dreifuss. the dressmaking and
similar establishments must be taken
into consideration. There are a good
many salespeople employed in the dif
ferent stores. The blacksmith aud
wagon makiug shops, the printing
offices milling establishments,the rail
roads aud the offices oi the various in
dustries would probably aggregate oue
hundred male wage earners, which
should be added to tlie number above.
Over and above all there are 235 em
ployes at the hospital for tlie insaue,
wno, while not distinctively residents
of Dauville, in a large measure give
their patrouage to our stores aud thus
help to support the town. A safe es
timate would place the number of able
bodied men working aud earning good
wages iu Dauville at not less than two
thousand.
Not .vithstauding, there is not a
sufficient number of workmeu in Dan
ville toman all our industries. A
geutlemau in touch with the situa
tion, Saturday, remarked that one
hundred more good, steady men eould
find desirable positions iu Danville.
Not only are the industries embarr
assed for the want of hands, but when
ever there is any extra work to be
done about town it is impossible to get
the help needed. This was well illas
trated during the recent ice harvest
when dealers were much handicapped
for want of help.
Fire In School.
The usual quite of Washingtouville
was disturbed yesterday shortly after
noon by the borough school boll giv
ing the alarm of fire.
People running to the scene found
the blaze to be located in the Perry 1
township school house, which is locat
ed just cross t l »e street from the Wash
ingtonville school.
The pipe leading from the heater,
had become too hot during the noon
recess, and set fire to the timbers in
the loft. When the began to ar- 1
xive. the building was filled with 1
smoke. Nothing daunted, the voluute- '
er firemen of NVashingtouville manned
the buckets, and began dashing water
on the flames in such large quantities
and with such telling effect that the
fire was soon under control.
The damage is estimated at about
twenty-five dollars.
Will Take Oath Honday.
Congressman-elect John G. McHeury
leaves Benton for a business trip to
day and will be at Washington on
Monday to be sworn int) office ai »
member of the houee of representa
tives.
On Monday all newly elected con
gressmen will be sworu iuto office.
Congress theu adjourns for this ses
sion, and the new members will ac
cordingly not take their seats uutil the
next session iu December, unless a
special session should bo called before
that time.
It is njt the iutention of Mr. Mc-
Henry's family togo to Washington
to reside when congress opens next
winter. While inauy of the congress
men and senators take their families
to the national capital and make their
residence there Mrs. McHenry and son
will remaiu at their home in Bentou,
preferring not to make the change to
Washington.
Shut Down at Nine O'clock.
The borough light plant last night
closed dowu at 9 o'clock. The full
moon shone out of a cloudless sky and
together with the snow on the grouud !
rendered it quite bright enough to get
along without artificial light. If it re
mains clear the plant will bo shut
down for a corresponding period to
night.
It is a singular fact that no matter
how much light is afforded by the
moon thee are many persons whomiss
the electric light and are timid and
nervous on the streets without it. It
is on such nights as these that the
night watchmen render kind service to
belated townpeople by escorting them
along lonely thoroughfares where the
imagination is apt to conjure up
bogies and highwaymen.
Theoulyoue* who will suffer a hard
fhip as a result of pure food require-
are those who deal in the im
ingredients
A Wll
FOR DANVILLE
j The Intelligencer has a veritable
surprise for its readers *his week
which is nothing less than the fact
that a hospital for Danville, the ne
cessity for which has been so vigorous
ly urged iu several directions of later
has already become a reality. It tran- |
spire* that while our citizeus were
looking torward to the establishment
of a hospital as a dream tope realized
at the expeuse of a hard struggle and
much self-sacrifice a broad minded aud
philanthropic citizen of Danville was
quietly working, diligently planning
aud providing for a magnificent hos
pital as a gift to the towu, so that
man.v mouths ago. not only was the
laud purchased for the site, but the
plans for the building were perfected.
The gentleman presenting the hos
pital is not working for applause—not
impelled by any vain glorious desire.
He, therefore, insists that in giving a
description of the hospital to be pre- '
sente<l his uaiue be withheld from the
public. Suffice it to say that he i9 one
of Danville's leading aud most public
spirited citizens, a man of weighty in
terests, who is admirably situated to
judge of the needs of our town as they
relate a public hospital. Ho has been
laboring on the proposition for oue
year and a half—first selecting and
purchasing the ground aud then per
fecting the plans for the building.
Iu the latt c r it has beeu his aim to :
produce a hospital, which iu point of
commodiousuess, arrangemeut and
sanitation will be as nearly a model
as possible. All the more recently con
structed hospital buildings of this soc
tiou have been examined to determine j
wliac is the best aud most satisfactory
in the way of appointment, and ar
raugemeut. The proposed hospital will
emboJy all that is approved and pro
ductive of the best results iu the in
stitutions examined.
Ground will be broken aul work ou
the hospital will be comuieuced early
next spring. When the building is
completed it will be presented to Mon
tour couuty. There will be but one re- j
strictiou. The building will be turned
over to the town with the understand
ing that the Doard of trustees is to be
made up of six physiciaus aud six bus
iness meu of town.
The locatiou of the hospital will
uot at preseut be made kuowu. The
site purchased is an admirable oue,
aud contains eight lots, centrally lo
cated, iu oue of the most salubrious
aud beautiful spots that our towu af
fords. The aim is to make the institu
tion not distinctively a hospital, but
a health retreat as well, hence the
name selected as will bo seeu by the
draft is "The Ark Haven Sanitarium" j
The hospital will be built of brick.
Tne froutage is 138 feet. Iu addition
to the easterly aud westerly wings,
shown in the draft, there is a souther
ly wiug in he rear of the buildiug, 75
feet deep
Iu an emergency the hospital as
plauued cau accommodate forty pa- J
j tieuts, although the number of beds !
installed to begin with will probably |
bo less than half that number—only as ,
many as aro required to meet demands I
under normal conditions. The east- j
erly wiug will constitute a ward lor
meu; the southerly wing, a waid for I
women. The westerly wing will cou
taiu a series of eight bright, cheery |
private rooms looking out toward the
sunset aud taking in a wide sweep of
romantic scenery, an ideal haven for
the sick.
Each anuex will have connected
with .it a sun parlor. The central
buildiug, two stories high, will be i
taken up by the main corridor, physi
ciau's office aud drug room. The sec
ond story will contain three nurses'
rooms, a capacious office for the trus
tees, aud the couuty medical society,
also a room for consultation over spec
ial cases.
The lauudries, kitchens aud dining
rooms will be ou the ground floor of
the main buildiug. The operating
room, the most couveuieut aud best
arrauged that cau be devised, will oc
cupy the cove at the end of the easter
ly wing.
The cost of the hospital buildiug,
based on the architect's estimate, will
uot be loss than $12,000. This, of
course, the towu has nothing to do
with.The task which the citizens will
have to address themselves to will be
the maintenance of the institution.
This may not constitute such a heavy
burden as some suppose. Iu the fir.st
place, in planning the institution
care was taken to keop it-i size down
to what is commensurate with presout
needs aud moderate growth of the
town. It is cited that where hospitals
prove burdensome to a municipality
in nearly every instance they are built
out of all proportion to the size and
needs of the town andj community.
The cost of maintaining our hospital,
uuder the modest scale proposed, ac
cording to several estimates made Sat
j urday. should not bo much, if any,
, above |3OOO per year.
I Primarily the aunual maintenance
lof the institution will have to come
i 1 from the whole body of citizens. How
easily the cost can be met will very
readily appeal when it is stated that
' Dauville has over 2 500 wage earners
1 employed at present, all of whom will
> benefit alike by the spleudid charity.
, A trifle over a dollar per year as au
average contribution trom working
' people would pay the bills accruing
1 at the hospital and what man, woman
or child would begrudge tlio contribu
tion. To provide for all emergencies,
1 that there may be always rnouev on
hand, first of all some of our cUizouh
* will be asked to contribute to a hos
• • pital fund, which should uot be lesfi
than several thousand dollars.
"PUtDQHB BUT TO TBCTH, TO LIBKBTT 15D LAW—WO FAVOR SWAYS U8 AHP NO «A« ATA A**"
DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY, PENN'A, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1907
SCHOOL DOARD
MEET!
A Very fine entertainment, interest
ing and of great educational value,
will be given iu Dauville iu the near
future under the auspices of the pub
lie schools Professor O. Oliver Pow
■ ers appeared beforo the school board
| Mouday aud obtaiued permission,
with the help of the schools to present
his fine illustrated lecture "Where the
Other Half Lives."
Professor Powers iu 9tatiug his plan
explained that, while he receives the
assistance of the pupils iu sellng tick
ets he repays the schools bv sharing
with them the proceeds of the lecture.
"Where the Other Half Lives" has to
do largely with tenement life of New
York aud Bostou.but not wholly so, as
iu contrast with the scenes of poverty
and desolation are presented parks ami
gardens as well as the palatial homes
of the multi millionaires.
The plan adopted is to give each
' pupil of the schools oue 25 cent ticket
to sell, in return for which the child
receives a 10 cent ticket for the same
lecture,free. This, of course, does not
result in the sale of a ticket in every
instance,but Prof. Powers' experience
has shown that enouirli tickets are sold
in every instauce to guarautee a good
sized audieuce, one which will suffici
ently repay the lecturer aud guarautee
each of the schools a snug sum as its
share.
On motion of Dr. Harpel it was
ordered that Prof. Powers' proposition
be accepted and the schools be permit
ted to co-operate with him as desired.
The lecture will be delivered on March
22ud or 23rd.
J. Newton Pursel and D. Aust Lutz,
dolegates to the directors' department
of the State Educational association,
held at Harrisburg, each presented au
extended report. They were much
pleased and edified by the sessions.
They found the trend among advanced
educators at present to be toward high
er salaries, manual training, domestic
science aud agricultural studies in the
high school.
I On motion of Mr. Orth, Borough
Superintendent Gordy was directed to
purchase a trausit to be used by the
trigonometry students in exercises of
plain surveyiug aud civil engineering.
j In the abseuce of W. J. Burus.chair
*inau. Juoob Fischer was elected presi
dent pro tem. Other members present
were Orth, Pursel, Hariug, Fish,
Trumbower, Hoiss, Groue,Harpel aud
Lutz.
The following bills were approved
for paym» nt:
J. H. Cole . . $21.95
William Miller .. .. 2.50
Danville Stove & Mfg Co 2 00
D. Aust Lutz .. . 980
J. Newton Panel 9 8 >
F. P. Startzel 80
Say Danville Wants Convention.
A mistaken idea is going the rouuds
of the State press. For several mouths
items have been appeariug in the
newspapers iu this section which state
that Danville next June will make a
stroug bid to have the couveutiou of
| the Six Couuty Firemeu's association
I meet in this city in 1908.
I At the couveutiou in Bloomsburg
I I last June the Four Couuty association
1 was enlarged into a Six Couuty as
i sociatiou by the admission of Montour
and Northumberland counties, and a
committee was appointed to wait up
on the companies of the two new
I counties to present the matter of joiu-
I iug the organization to the companies.
, The committee appointed at that time
has never done any very strenuous
work, aud as a consequence uoue of
the Dauville fire compauies have as
yet become affiliated with the Six
' Countv association.
luasmuch as none of the companies
of this city are members of the as
sociation it is hardly likely that Dau
ville would be going to the next con
vention iu Juue with the idea of try
" iug to secure the 1908 convention for
this city.
Report of Grand Jury.
! I To the Honorable Judges of the Court
of Quarter sessions of Moutour
couuty:
The grand jury having performed its
duty to the best of its ability begs
\ leave to submit the following report:
F We have inspected the couuty jail
> aud courthouse. We recommend the
1 following repairs:
J At the jail, repairs to the celler
floor; two rooms and hall repaperei;
P • new linoleum tor sheriff's office; new
& carpet for main hall.
I j At the courthouse, the hot water
J pipes iu the cellar should covered
I I with asbestos or some other gooo non
-0 conductor.
Respectfully submitted,
F H. E. TRUMBOWER, Foreman,
t
1 Burns Cause Death of Child.
After suffering for over two days
from the effects of horrible burus,
- Ruth Vossler, the 3-year-old daughter
» of Mr. aud Mrs. George Vossler, of
0 Suubuiy, died at 9 :30 o'clock yoster
e day moruiug
v On Mouday morning the little girls'
y dress caught fire from the lamp of iier
I* , fatl er's chicken brooder, \ttractcd by
II j her screams, her mother rushod to the
'• ' rescue and by rolling her iu the suow.
u | succeeded in extinguishing the fliinio. s
g i which enveloped her from head tc
n | foot. The child was horribly bnrued
i-1 iu every part of her body au*' deatli
jj I was only a question of time.
18 The man who comes to the point it
gouerally a favorite with business peo
pie.
'PERSONAL
i PARAGRAPHS
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cromwell, of
Philadelphia, spent Saturday at the
home of the former's mother, Mrs.
Mary Cromwell, Bloom street.
Miss Florence Trumbower, of Phil
adelphia, spent Sunday at the homo of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Trumbower, East Market street.
Harry School), student at Susque
hanna university, Selinsgrove, spent
Suuday at the home of his parents, Mr.
auo Mrs. F. G. Sclioch, East Market
street.
Mrs. Frank Keefer and children,
Arthur and Estella, returned to their
home ou Piue street Sunday after a
visit with relatives in Berwick.
Walter Lovett returned Suuday
evening from AUentowu, where he at
tended the meetings ot the State Y.
M. C. A. convention.
Miss Beulah Stoeley, of Lewistown,
is the guest of Miss Martha Brawn,
West Mahoning Btreet.
Miss Katheriue and Master Jesse
Guyer have returned to Clark's Greeu
after a visit at the home of Mr. aud
Mrs. Benjamin Cook, Vine street.
Mrs. C. W. Linder and children, of
Muncy.are visiting at the home of the
formet's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Erwiu
Hunter, Church street.
Miss Rachel Mettler aud a few of
her friends, from Dickinson seminary,
were pleasantiv entertained for a few
days this week at the home of Miss
Mettler's parents at Logan Run.
Mr. aud Mrs Harold Heller and
dangther arrived last evening from
AUentowu. Mr. and Mrs. Heller will
make their home on Ash street.
flilk Wagon In Runaway.
Norman Beyers, the milkuiau, mot
with a ruuaway Saturday moruiug, iu
which his wagou was badly wrecked,
his milk was spilled aud he suffered a
loss of some fitty dollars.
Mr. Beyers was makiug his usual
round aud somewhere about Railioad
aud Grand streets left the wagou to
serve a customer, when the horses
took fright and ran away. They dash
ed up Railroad street as fast as they
could go. At Front street they turn
ed to the left, but iu rouudiug the
corner they turned too short aud the
wagon upset. The rattliug of the milk
cans as they rolled over aud the cou
teuts poured out served to increase
the horses' fright, and dragging the
overturned wagon after them, they
dashed down Front street, if possible,
faster tliau before. At Iron street tiiey
turned up toward East Market street,
at the corner coming into contact witli
a post or some other, obstacle, which
wrecked the top very badly.
At East Market street, still drag
ging the wagou. which by this time
was little better thau a mass of wreck
age, the team turned westward oue of
the horses takiug the tar pavemeut
and the other the gutter. Iu this posi
tion, before running very far, they
were stopped by a tree, oue horse
liaugiug on one side aud the other
horse on the other side. The team was
seized aud held uutil Mr. Boyer ap
peared ou the scene. The man was
nearly out of breath aud was lugging
with him two empty milk cans.
The wagon was nearly new, but lit
tle more remained of it after the acci
dent than the running gear and the
lower part of the box. It was taken
to Hunt's wheelwright shop for re
pairs.
Birthday Anniversary.
The 38 birthday anniversary of Elias
Williams was pleasantly celebrated
at his home iu Valley township yester
day by a number of his frieuds
Those present were: Rev. C. D.
Lerch, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. A. Merrill,
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McCracken, Mr.
aud Mrs. Levi Festermacher, Miss
Rachel Festermacher, Mr. aud Mrs.
Robert Corelison, Miss Winifred Cor
uelisou. Mrs. Normau Beyer, Mr. aud
Mrs. Geo. Boyer ohildreu Sidney aud
Ida, Mr. aud Mrs. Samuel Fausey, sou
Clias. Clara Cope aud Anna Murray,
Rosa Williams, Ohrissie Frazier, Mrs.
I Robert Farnsworth, Mrs. Edward
j Frazier, Mr. aud Mrs. Enoch Wil
; Hams, Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson,
daughter Bessie, Mrs, Chrissie Hort,
Mrs. Levi Moser; Mrs. Sallie John
sou, daughter Naomi, Riverside ; Mrs.
IE. J. Beyer, Mrs. Clinton Jeukius,
Mrs. Simon Moser, Mrs Alfred Bog
art. Mrs. Mary J. Applemau, Mrs.
: Frank Marr, daughter Marion, Miss
Gertrude Hendricks, Mr. aud Mrs
Philip Boyer. sou Sidney, Mrs. Clias.
, Antrim, son Russel, Mr. and Mrs.
J Elias Williams, sons David, Ellas,
Selwyn, Mrs. Philip Evertt and Gleuu
I Boyer.
Social at Logan Run.
A number of friends met at the home
of Miss Viola Gillinger, at lior home,
Logau Run, ou Saturday evening. A
most enjoyable evening was spent.
Those present were: Misses Edith
Cooko, Mildred Kooher,Hazel
Blanche Vastiue, Elizabeth Gul.ck
Kate Yeager, Viola Gilliuger; Messrs
Ellis Persing, William Cardell, Wil
liam Swauk, Dayton Cardell, Harold
Bassett. Edward Cooke,Frank Gulick,
Percy Swauk, Walter Haas, Harry
Leiby aud Leon Gilliuger.
Died at Prayer.
I James P. McGinuis, a prominent
resideut of Trevortou, Northumber
i laud couuty, was found dead ou his
knees iu prayer at his bedside,on Mon
day night, a viotim of heart disease.
PROCEEDINGS OF
FEBRUARY COURT
February mart, which convened Mon
day, will be probably one of the
shortest ou record. There were uo bills
of iudictmeut togo bofore the grand
jury, while ti e civil list uurrowed
down to the two actions in trespass
brought by Simon Fleishman.
Court convened at 10 o'clock with
his Honor Judge Evaus and Associates
Blee aud Welliver ou the bench.
Charles Molir of Autliouy towuship,
Jo! ". Freas of this city were excused
from serving ou the traverse jury. Ed
ward V. Stroll, a grand juror, was al
so excused.
Harry E. Trumbower was chosen
foreman of the grand jury,aftor which
Judge Evans delivered his charge to
that body. District Attorney Gearhart
then aunouueed that thoro were no
cases for the grand jury, the prosecut
or iu the single case returned, which
involves assault aud battery, beiug de
tained at home by illness. This case
—Commonwealth vs. Harry Bomboy
—ou direction of the court,
tinued. The grand jury, therefore,had
uo duties to perform beyond examin
ing the public buildings of the couu
ty. This duty was very expeditiously
performed aud by 11:45 o'clock the
grand jurors returned to the court
room aud presented their report. The
latter was accepted aud ordered filed,
after which the grand jurors,who had
beeu ou duty just two hours,were dis
charged from further attendance at
court duriug this term.
The constables of the couuty beiug
called presented their reports. There
were noue who had any violations of
the law to report. This was a cir
cumstance that seemed to gratify the
court very much, Judge Evaus remark
ing that the showing was oue that re
flected credit upou the peace aud good
order of the couuty.
Owing to the abseuce of Mr. Scarlet,
attorney for the defendant,the case of
Hugh McCaffrey vs. the Dauville aud
Bloomsburg Street railway oouipauy
was continued. This reduced the list
of civil oases down to the trespass ac
tions of Simou Fleishman brought
against Paul P. Sweutek aud Michael
Breckbill, which are all that are be
fore court.
The case of Simon Fleishman vs.
Paul P. Sweutek was attached just be
fore noon.
The case prove i a rather hotly con
tested oue, Hon. H. M. Hiuckley aud
E S. Gearhart representing the plain
tiff and Hon. Grant Herring aud Wil
liam Kase West appeariug for the de
fendant. The case proved a rather
complicated oue aud there was a wide
divergeuce of testimony.
E. S. Gearhart outlined the case to
the jury. The suit has beeu brought to
recover damages for a stock of cloth
ing taken aud sold under landlord's
warrant. The testimony showed that
the plaintiff, who is iu the wholesale
stock jobbing business, iu August of
1903, purchased the stock of dry goods
belonging to Dreifuss & Co., contain
ed iu the store room of P. P. Sweutek,
No. 2!>5 Mill street. Fleishman paid
the reut due to Sept. 1; which includ
ed a balance of 155.80 due the landlord
from Dreifuss & Co. Thus far there
seems to be uo difference or misunder
standing between the parties.
The result of the contention seemed
to hinge on the fact whether or not
Fleishman, the purchaser of Dreifuss
& Co's stock of goods, could be held
for the reut that would accure ou
Dreifuss & Co's unexpired lease.
Fleishman testified that
bought out Droifuss & Co. he had a
distinct understaudiug with Mr.
Swentek that he was renting the store
room only from month to mouth and
that he was uot to be held for reut any
longer than he found it profitable to
occupy the room.
The landlord ou the other hand de
nied the existence of auy such au agree
ment aud held that Fleishman was not
released from the lease of Dreifuss &
Co.
He was determined that Fleishman
should be held for Dreifuss & Co's
lease and, therefore, when the plain
tiff was ou the point of discontinuing
business here aud removing his stock
of clothing from Dauville the landlord
caused the stock of goods to be levied
on under a landlord's warrant.
Mr. Fleishman, the plaintiff, who
was the first witness, testified that lie
had a quantity of goods shipped here
from Pittsburg, which he added to the
stock, purchased from Dreifuss & Co
The goods taken from him under laud
lord's warrant by iuveutory, he said,
were shown to be valued at #2383
Noue of these goods he ever recover
ed. When the goods were seized there
was uo rent dut. aud iu arrears.
A lartie portion of the afternoon was
spent in argument on a motion for a
compulsory uon suit made by Hon.
Jraut Herring. Mr. Herring held that
the plaintiff had mistaken his romedy
and should have brought au action iu
replevin. He presented his argument
with a great deal of force and eloqu
ence, speakiug nearly au hour.
Tlio uiotiou for non-suit was com
batted by E. S. Gearhart aud Hon. H.
M. Hiuckley with equal vigor aud
el iqiieuce. Tuey protested that the ac
tion brought was a clear case of tres
pass. which was the ouly available
remedy. The seizure of the goods, it
was claimed, was purely illegal, as
the sheriff was sent ou the promises
aud the goods were taken when not a
cent of reut was dne aud in arrears.
Judge Evaus over ruled the motion
for a non suit, after which Mr. Her
ring opeued for the defense. Mr.
Swentek was the principal witness for
the defense. He was followed by
William Kase West and others.
The jury iu the case of Simon Fle
ishman vs. Paul P. Swentek returned
a verdict in favor of the defendant.
The case was given to the jury at five
p. m. Tuesday. The twelve men de
liberated until 11 p. m. when they ar
rived at a verdict, which according to
instructions they sealed aud returned
to court yesterday morning.
With the ringing of the courthouse
bell the most of those present during
the trial might have been seen wend
ing their way toward the court
anxious to learn the issue of die trial.
The verdict as stated above, in favor
of the defendant, was expressed in a
few words. As soon as it was announc
ed Hon. H. M. Hinckley made a mo
tion for a new trial,reasons to be filed
iu ten days.
The case against Paul P. Swentek
turning out as it did practically dis
posed of the other case brought by
Simon Fleishman, in which Michael
Breckbill, former sheriff, was the de
feudaut. No other business beiug on
hand nothing remained but to adjourn
court.
Accordingly at 9:20 o'clock court
adjourued to reconvene on next Satur
day,for the disposal of whatever busi-_
uess may be on hand. Regular argu
ment court will be hold ou Saturday,
March 9th.
So far as criminal business was con
cerned February court could very
easily have been dispensed with.
There were no bills of indictment, for
the grand jury, in addition to which
the civil list furnished but oue case.
The two days that court was in ses
sion, therefore, were spent ou one ac
tion.
As a matter of public interest it
might be stated that the total cost of
the short term of court was not two
huudred aud fifty dollars.
Big Elk, Jumbo, is Dehorned.
The game preserve of Hon. Alexander
Billmeyer, near Washiugtouville, was
the scene yesterday of another of the
interesting episodes that make that
spot one of the most attractive in the
State*
Jumbo, the big elk, the "Daddy" of
the herd, shed his horns. Mr. Harry
Billmeyer was uearby when the ant
lers fell from tlie animals head,aud res
cued the specimens intact. They are
the largest that have ever beou secured
at the Billmeyer preserve, one side
measuring 59 iuches aud the other 58
inches. Measuring the entire length,
including all of the prongs, there is 29
feet and 9 inches of horn. Thoy weigh
ed 27 pouuds.
Jumbo was very fierce until several
days before he lost his proud crest,
when he became very tame and even
shy. After the antlers fell from his
head yesterday he became so shy aud
timid that it was necessary to separate
him from the rest of the herd,as it was
likely that even the cows might in
jure him.
The spot where Jumbo's horns once
were will heal over in about a week,
aud then the new autlers will begin to
grow. Thoy grow for thirteen weeks,
aud in this remarkably short time at
tain their full size. During this time
large blood vessels run through the
autlers,so that if they were cut off the
animal would bleed to death. After
about the thirteenth week, however,
the flow of blood through the antlers |
ceases, growing stops, aud the dry-1
iug process starts. This continues un
til next winter when he again sheds
his horns.
The two buok elk, Job and Jumbo,
are mortal enemies before both of them
are denorned. Several days after they
lose their antlers,they are allowed to
run together, aud appear to be the bost
of friends. It will be remembered that
Job's autlers were removed last fall.
This was made necessary, as he had
become too ferocious, audit was fear
ed that lie would do much damage
among the rest of the herd.
Mr. Billmeyer now has in his pre
serve 75 deer and 18 elk, beside large
quantities of smaller game. This is
accounted the largest game preserve in
the State. There are preserves where
the acreage is larger, but noue where
the game is so abundaut aud varied.
fir. and Mrs. Brobst Entertain.
Mr. aud Mrs. B. F. Brobst, delight
fully entertained a number of their
frieuds at a party on Thursday, Feb.
21, at their home, near New Columbia.
Tlioso present were: Misses Edith
Brobst, Nellie Brobst, Ella Brobst,
Lilliau Brobst. Maggie Deightmiller,
May Mausteller, Nettie Waruer, Grace
Mausteller, Maggie Brobst, Margaret
Fry, Hazel Brobst, Lizzy Ande and
Mary Betz; Masters Paul Brobst, Lee
Brobst, Paul Mausteller, Harry Maus
teller, Eber Mausteller aud Edward
Brobst; Mr. aud Mrs. Parke Moore,
Mr. aud Mrs. Boyd Moore, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Kister, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarke Mausteller. Mr. and Mrs Wil
liam Fry, Mr. aud Mrs. Jef. Betz, Mr.
aud Mrs. J. W. Ande, Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Bomboy, Mr. aud Mrs. M. L.
Brobst, Mr. aud Mrs. S F. Brobst,
Mr. aud Mrs. B. F. Brobst, Mr. and
Mrs. CI arles Sterling, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Hartmau, Mr. aud Mrs. Henry
Deightaiiller.Mrs. Calvin Sliultz, Mrs.
John Aruwiue, Edward Maust, Daniel
Crossley,
Reimuller—VanNostrand.
Louis Reimuller, of Brooklyn, and
Miss Mary VauNostraud.of Riverside,
were married Mouday afternoon at the
parsouage of tlio Trinity Lutheran
church, Rev. L. D. Ulrich performing
the ceremony
AFFAIRS AS TO
SOLDIERS' INUNIENT
Editor Intelligencer:—Can you
tell us what has become of the prop
osition to build a soldiers' monu
ment? One bears nothing more about
it. Has the project been abandoned or
have those behind it simply be come
discouraged and arc they now lying
back waiting for something to turn
up.
CITIZEN.
In reply to the above it might be
stated that the outlook for the sold
iers' monument is not promising. This
carries with it no reflection on the
soldiers' monument committee, whose
struggles have extended through many
years and who have labored with a
single heart to bring about the erec
tion of a memorial reflect
credit ou the gratitude and patriotism
of our citizens and staud as a fitting
memorial to the fatleu heroes who
offered up their lives on the altar of
their country.
Time and again the work of solicit
ing was taken up and pushed with
vigor and enthusiasm. Now aud then
the results were highly gratifying,but
thoro were other long periods, when
the responses were uot encouraging,
when there was a general lack of in
terest aud when the work of canvass
ing lagged or was actually suspended.
Long ago a point was reached when
the soldiers' monument committee
could not but realize that it was iu a
losina fight. That it did not abandon
the struggle speaks well for its pat
riotism and enterprise. The cost of a
soldiers' monument would be little
less than ten thousand dollars. After
gathering in the large and willing
contributions a heavy balance repre
senting considerably more than one
half of the cost remains, to be covered
by comparatively small subscriptions.
Whether or not this big balance
could ever be raised by popular sub
scription, may admit of a difference of
opinion. Certain it is that every at
tempt covering a number of years past
has ended in failure,uot the least difti
oulty beiug to keep a oorps of canvass
ers in the field.
It is scarcely a secret that a point
lias now been reached when the sold
iers' monument committee begins to
despair of ever raising the money
needed bv working along the lines for
merly pursued and Is about ready to
abandon the proposition. One of the
principal obstacles in the way of suc
cess lies in the fact that the county is
small aud whatever is contributed
through popular subscriptiou would
have to come almost exclusively from
the people of Dauville. Another cir
cumstance that militates against gen
eral success lies in the fact that we are
now living forty years after the close
of the war. As a rule the Boldiers'
monuments erected were built years
ago, immediately after or soon follow
ing the Rebellion, when that great
struggle still remained fresh on the
minds of the people. The long lapse of
time has practically brought a new
generation, ou the carpet, who while
not deficient in patriotism or in res
pect and veneration for the fallen
brave, nevertheless do not feel the same
incentive as those who lived iu war
times when examples of heroism and
self-sacrifice were constantly before
their eyes.
Although discouraged the soldiers' ;
monument committee has not as yet
abandoned the struggle. It still has '
one hope left and that is that some
person of moans may come to the re
scue and contribute the balance need- |
ed to build the monument. Unless this
is done the committee has little hope
of succeeding.
It would, indeed, be much deplored j
if little Montour, which has such a
magnificent war record, should be one ,
of the few counties of the State that J
is to have no soldiers' monument. It:
is indeed, hoped that the help needed
to carry the project through may come
from some source, whether from the
masses or from an individual. If the
former have already failed, then the
opportunity remains for the latter.
The person who comes to the rescue in
this crisis will be twice honored; for
not only will he carry through to com
pletion a memorial that will honor.the
nation's dead, but, uuconsciously, he
will build a monument that will pro
claim liis own patriotism and liber
ality aud make his memory bless
ed.
Boilers Painted.
Engineer Edward F. Bell and Fire- j
man Edward Wertman improved their
leisure time yesterday by painting the
extensive iron surfaoe forming the
front of the two big boilers at the wa
ter works. The iron work painted in
cluded the furnace doors, which wore
burned nearly red by tlio intense heat.
Asbestos paint, jet black in colorj
was used and was as artistically as it
was expeditiously applied by the eng
ineer aud fireman. The iron work now |
looks inuoh better and Improves the j
appearance of the whole interior of the i
plant.
Drove to Lewlsburg.
The following party from this city
enjoyed a drive to Lewisburgou Tues
day, where they were pleasantly enter
tained at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Kaeriok: The Misses Anna,
Mary aud Alioe Fry, Mattie Sandel,
Hose Byerly, Emma Reifsnyder, Gert
rude Bare, Jeunie Waite.Mrs. Amnion
Keiser, Mrs. John G. Waite.
10-Pound Baby Ulrl.
Mr. aud Mrs. Raymond Barrett, of
Grovauia, are the happy parents of a
10 pound baby girl, born Snndav.
NUMBER 22
DIGS OF 1
LEGISLATURE
lIARRISBURG. Feb. 27.
Representative Townsend, of Pliila
delphlu, appeared as the champion of
the nuti-vivisectionists in tlie House
tliis morning by introducing a bill
providing that it shall be unlawful for
any person to vivisect or experiment
upon auy living • rehire whatever.
It matters not whether the experi
mentation shall be doue in scientific
researcll or not; the bill applies to or
eryhoiiy. The penalty is to be a fiue of
from SIOO to SSOO and Imprisonment
for from one to six months, either or
both.
NO MORE GROWLERS.
| Rushing the growler, treating and
j other methods of conviviality in whloh
j alcoholic driuks play a conspicuous
'part will be back numbers Bhould an
amendment to the Brooks high licenae
' law of 1887, offered by Mr. Simpson,
of Huntingdon, be enacted. It amends
section 17 of the act in question and
makes it unlawful to sell any sort of
intoxicant at a retail place which 1*
to be carried away from the premises
or which is to be drunk by any person
other than the purchaser himself.
ANOTHER BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr. O'Sheil, of Allegheny,introduc
j ed a bill making it lawful for employ
j ers, at auy time not less than 30 days
aftor the death of any employe, to pay
all wages due to such deceased employe
to the wife, minor children, brother
or sister, father or mother (preference
being given in the order uamed), of
the deceased employe, without requir
ing letters of administration to be la
sued upon the estate of the deceased,
where the amount of wages due does
not exceed $100; Should the relatives
in question not survive it shall be
lawful for similar payment to be made
creditors, giving preference to under
taker, physician and boarding house
keeper. Payment of such wages shall
constitute a full release of the employ
er from all obligations.
Mr. Owens, of Luzerne, introduced
a bill making it unlawful for auy coal
operator to place any one miner in
charge of mora than one breast, cham
ber or other worKing-face as a miner
iu auy anthracite mine,the idea being
tlmt this will serve to conserve the
safety of the miner. A fiue of from S6O
to SSOO is provided for each offence.
Kitchen Shower.
A kitchen shower was held at the
home of William Black Friday even
ing near Jerseytown in honor of Mr.
iand Mrs. Derr who were lately marri
ed.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs'
Levi Fortner, Mr. and Mrs. Oalvin
Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gingles,
Mr. and Mrs. Wood Kinney, Mr. and
Mrs. William Dieffeubach, Mr. and
Mrs. Rider, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Black,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Derr,Misses Belle
Derr, Clara Kreamer, Mary Munro,
Mary and Florence Dildine, Viola
Rishel, Mggie Moser, Meriel Rider,
Jennie Sheep, Euphemia Blee, Martha
Kreamer, Mary Rudy, Grace Ootner,
Florence Shultz, Rida and Belva
Kinney. Margaret Fruit, Anna Fortn
er, Mable Krumm, Pearl Butler, Clara
Zeisloft. Messrs Carl Dreibillis, Har
rison Cotntr, Paul Johnson, Lester
Lyons, Horace G ingles, Clay ton Shults.
Jay and Frank Demott, Wilbur Kream
er, Morris Moser, Amos and Benjamin
Leighow, Edwin Dildine, Cha* Bow
man, Panl and George Dildine, George
Rishel, Ralph Kreamer, John Moser,
Allen Biddle, Roy Schooley, Jaoob
Hilner, Ciias Carter, Harvey Moaer,
Clias Mowrer, Benjamin Kinney,
Clarence Rishel and Shuman Maus
teller.
The evening was spent playing gamea
and enjoying music. At a late hour
refreshments were served.
The bride and groom were the re
cipients of many congratulations
State Police at West Berwick.
West Berwick has been selected for
the location of a detail of the State
constabulary and Sergeant Maier, of
Troop B, was iu Berwiok yesterday
arranging for permanent quarters for
the men and horses.
There will be six men in tlie de
tachment that will be staMoned in that
borougli about April Ist.
Sergeant Maier, who went to Ber
wick Monday evening, was in touoh
with tlie West Berwick authoritiea
aud with Chief Burgess Clemens went
over the town to endeavor to secure
accommodations in the most conveni
ent place. The ceutral part of town la
favored.
The men located there will be ready
to respond to calls iu Berwick, West
Berwick, Nescopeck and surronnding
country aud will aid tlie police of
these towns at every opportunity.
Tlie location of a detachment at
West Berwick follows out the plan of
the State to divide the companies and
b$ establishing them at variona points
give more efficient service, the point*
to be those from which the entire oom
pauy cau be easily mobilized if occaa
ion demands it.
Sergeant Maier stated Monday tbat
the State appropriation for the con
stabulary will provide an amount for
the erection of barraoka in West Ber
wick.
A womau's magazine says "the
1 dainty art of courtship is nearly for
'gotten." Returns from tlie marriage
lioense office, however, indioate that
the boys are getting there just th«
same.