DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOLUME 78 HOII SIM LUST A session of court was held Saturday morning with his Honor Judge Evaus aud Associates Blee aud Welliver on the bench. There was very little work on hand, wholly of a routine order. Thomas O. Welsh,Esq.,was appoint ed auditor by the court to examine the accounts and dockets of the prothonor ary, register aud recorder aud clerks of the several courts of the county of Montour and to make report according to law. The bond of Clark Heimbacli, ad ministrator ol David Heimbacli, late of Cooper township, Montour county, deceased, in the sum of s<ooo, was ap proved by the court. S. B. Flick tendered liis resignation us supervisor of West Hemlock town ship. The court took no action on the resignation, but will dispose of the matter between the present and next Saturday,when court will convene for argument. A petltiou signed by thirty-fivo citizens was presented to court asking for a review in vacating the public road near Oscar Craifc's in Anthony township. Viewers appointed in such behalf at a previous term of.court re ported that pursuant to order they had viewed the road above described and were of the opinion that it had be come useless,inconvenient and burden some and that it ought to l>e vacated. It was the contention of the peti tioners that said road lias not become "useless, inconvenient and burden some," but that on the contrary the vacation of the road would be injur ious and prejudicial to tiie petitioners as well as to the interests and welfare of the public in general, especially to the inhabitants of Anthou.v township. The petitioners, therefore, prayed the court to appoint proper persons to re view the said road. Re-viowers were accordingly ap pointed by the court, ' consisting of Norman Brofee, Jeremiah Vought and Madison Vought. The road which at present is the subject of so much controversy leads from Wasliingtonville to Muncy near line of lauds of estate of .Tohu Watson, deoeased, and Osoar Craig to the pub lio road from Hurley's school house on Muncy road to the cross roads school house on road from Wasliingtonville to Exoliange ou lauds of Peter Rhone and estate of Oeorge Smith, decoased. Presbyterian Brotherhood. The Grove Presbyterian church will be the scene of an interesting occasion ou Friday night, when a brauoh of the Presbyterian brotherhood will he org anized. The organization of a brotherhood has been contemplated for some time past at this house of worship. Au en thusiastic meeting was held a mouth ago at which a fine banquet was serv ed. The many addresses made 011 that occasion revealed a great deal of in terest on the subject of a brotherhood. The absence of Rev. Dr. Hogg, of Williamsport, made it necessary to postpone the work of organization. On Friday night Rev. Oscar Morton, of Sunbury, chairman of the Presby tery committee on brotherhood. Will be present. As organizer for this pres bytery he will perform the work of organization at the Orove church. He will also deliver au address explaining the object and the working of tli* brotherhood. Rev. Dr. Hemingway, pastor of the Bloomsburg Presbytoriau church, will also be present and deliver au address. Promptly at 7 o'clock Friday nighty supper will be served at the church as on the occasion of the previous meet ing. All men of the Orove onurch and Sunday school are invited to he pres ent Trains Again Krozen Up. The storm Tuesday night again plav . Ed havoc with the trains on the local division of tin Pennsylvania road.aud yesterday foreuoou about twenty-five freight trains were frozen up nud blooked along the line in this vicinity between Nesoopeck and South Dan ville. Every.siding was full of frozen up traiuß, several being ou the track at East Bloomsburg uuuable to move tfntil along towards noon. At Cata wissa the samo condition pevailed. The trouble was caused by several extra heavy long freight trains being overtaken by the stmu Tuesday night, £iid the steam being reduced hy the cold they could not move. They promptly became frozen up, and all trains oouiiug behind Tuesday night and yesterday morning wore brought to a stop and in turn became cold. Yesterday afternoon the trains were all on the move again. Washingtonville Notes. The new roof on the M. E. church is completed,and is now being beautifi ed with a bright coat of paiut. Mrs. William Savidge aud children of Montgomery, are visiting at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. t'ooper. Danville. R. F. D. William Feas moved yesterday from the Dr. Paules farm, uear Danville to Schuyler, where ho will take up his • residence. Sales aud movings are the. topic of the day. Oue or more oocur every day near here. Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Phillips and Mrs. W. J. Messersniith spent Tuesday > at the homo of William and Mar.v F Smith in Hmoßtotip township. NEW COUNCIL ORGANIZES The borough council for 1907-S ef fected au organization Monday. The sessiou lasted but little over an hour and was harmonious in tho extreme. No new caudidates were brought for ward aud all the positions were filled aud salaries fixed in record breaking time. The old council went into session at 8 o'clock with all the members present as follows : Gibson. Vastiue, Boyer, Woodside, Dietz, Hughes, Angle, Sweisfort, Russell, Finnigan, Jacobs aud Eisenhart. On motion of Dr. Sweisfort au order was drawn in favor of E. S. Gearhart, borough solicitor,for one hundred dol lars, the same representing his salary for the past year. On inotiou of Mr. Boyer the secre tary was directed to draw au order iu favor of Harry Elleubogeu, borough treasurer, for $l5O, the sarnl to repre sent his salaty for the past year. A vote of thanks was extended to Joseph Gibson, the retiring chairman, for the efficient manner iu which lie presided over council duriug the year past, as well as for his uniform cour tesy toward the members. Couucil then went iuto executive sessiou to consider some matters, after which it adjourned sine die. The members of the new council then filed into their places, Messrs. Vastiue, Woodside, Boyer, Eisenhart and Gibson retiring aud W.L Doutsch, William Moyer, Ira Everhart, Robert Pursel ami Ardrew Scliatz taking their places. The conucilmeu were called to order by Chief Burgess Rogers, after which orgauizatiou was quickly effected. Dr. Juo. Sweisfort was chosen president for the ensuing year. Those holding positions uuder council were reelected for the ensuiug year as follows: Sec retary and receiver of water rents, H. B. Pattou ; borough treasurer, Harry Ellenbogen; street commissioner, E. 3. Miller ; chief of police, J. C. Mince moyer; assistant policeman, J. G. Voris ; borough solicitor, E. S. Gear hart, Esq. ; surveyor, George F. Reef er. At thin poiut the chief burgess re tired aud Dr Sweisforr, president elect*, took tho chair. The rules governiug the former couu cil were adopted for the ensuiug year. Ou motion of Mr. Hughes the salary of the thorough secretary was raised from $.")5 to $♦»() per mouth. Ou motiou of Mr. Russell the salary of the borough treasurer was raised from $l5O to $260 per aiAiuin. The salary attached to tho other posi tions will remain the same as last year, as follows: StVeet commission er, SSO per mouth; chief of police, SSO aud house reut; assistaut policemau, SSO; borough solicitor,s!oo per annum ; borough surveyor, $5 per day aud ex peuses for time employed. On motiou it was ordered that the bouds to be furnished for the secretary aud street commissioner remain the same as last year. Ou motiou the first aud third Fri day nights of each month were fixed as the rime for holding the regular meetings. The hour of convening was changed from 8 to 7 :80 o'clock. The secretary read the following communication : Gentlemen: I beg to advise you that at a regular meeting of the board of water commissioners held this after noon the following actiou was taken : That the board of water commission- j ers send in a recommendation to conn- j cil that there be an adjustment of the 1 water employes' wages, also that if any adjustment be made it should come out of the borough department. H. B. Pattou, sec'y pro tem. On motion it was ordered that the communication be placed on file and taken up for consideration at a sub sequent meeting. Married at Rushrown. Miss Olive N. Wortz, daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Jacob Wertz, of Rush town, and John Calvin Clark, of near Rushtowu, were married yesterday af ternoon at the home of the bride's pareuts. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Joseph E. Guy, pastor of the Shiloh Reformed church, this citv, at 4 o'clock, before about forty inviteth guests. After the ceremouy au elabor ate wedding dinuer was served. Mr. aud Mrs. Clark left last even ing on the 7 :5l Pennsylvania train for a wedding tiip Committee Reported Favorably. HARRISBURG, March <5. The House Committee on Electric Railways last night decided to report favorably the bills allowing trolley companies to carry freight, giving them the right of eminent domain aud providing that before a trolley com pany can bo chartered it must first get the right of way from local authorit ies. Former Attorneys General Carsou aud Hensel appeared before the com mitter to support the bills. Met Death in Play. Joseph Clark, aged 19 years, of Sha mokiu, was cutertaiuiug a number of friends at his father s home on Sun day night, wheu he exhibited a re volver which ho thought was not load ed. Playfully placing the muzzle against his head he said: "It's all ov er boys," and pulled the trigger. A bullet crashed iuto his skull, causing instant death "PLKDQKD BUT TO TRUTH, TO LIBKBTT AJTD LAW—WO FAVOR SWATS OS AMD *• WMAM HALL &WM. m DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY, PENN'A, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1907 WILLIAM mm BADLY INJURED William Russell, au employe of the Structural Tubing works, fell iuto a rapidly revolving pulley wheel Tues day afternoon aud sustained injuries which may result in permanently dis abling his left arm even if amputation is uot necessary. Mr. Russell is a fireman at the structural tubing works. When the rolls are ou. which brings the large engine into play, the demands on tho steam supply are heavier than at oth er times. The firemen make it a point to know whether or uot the big engine is otfaud thoy regulate tliY fires ac cordingly. About three o'clock Tuesday after noon, in order to ascertain whether tiie rolls were running or not, Mr. Russell stepped through the ilarrosv passageway between tho two sets of boilers for the purpose of seeking a poiut where tho rolling department was iu vie\f. At the rear of the boil ers is a pulley wheel about five feet in diameter ou a level with the ground, which operates the saw and is always running at a high rate of speed, prob ably at nearly a thousand revolutions a minute. There is a declivity iu the grouu'd at that point aud to accommodate peo ple who have to walk thero two planks are laid side by side, some three feet from the rapidly revolving wheel. As Mr. Russell was passing, one of the planks tilted beneath his foot, which ■ caused liiui to fall right into the wheel. As he stumbled and felt him self falliug be •instinctively threw out his left arm to save himself. Tlie result was that his arm was struck by the sharp rim of the rapidly revolving wheel, which operating like a saw, quick as a flash, cut into the palm of the baud,severing the two out side lingers aud, ploughing its way up the wrist. Mr. Russell win alone at the time. Holding his iujured arm by the right hand lie made his way to the front of tho boilers, where he received assist ance from W I*' Childs,the other fire man. The terriule injury soon had au effect ou the man and lie became help less. Fortunately tho Adams express wag ou, at this juncture came along aud Horace Bennett, the driver, kindly consented to haul the injured man to his home at. the corner of Church and SValuut streets. Tho iujured mau was accompanied by several fellow employes of tho structural tubing works, by whom he was carried iuto his home. A hurry call had been sent out for physicians aud iu response Dr. R. S. Patten, Dr. E. A. Curry aud Dr. W. R. Paules in a short time arrived. The injuries upon examination were found to be of a very sorious uature. Along with the little linger and the oue next to it the man loses nearly half tho palm of his hand. Tho wrist is dislocated. A short distance above the wrist there is a compound fracture of tho forearm, while at the elbow there is a very bail comminuted fract ure. It is very much fearrd that, eveu if the arm should be saved, the joiurs at the elbow and wrist will he stiff! Sunbury Council in Bad snarl. Arrests and charges of bribery have resulted from the organization of Sun bury borough council Monday evening when the Republicans wore caught in a trap, and the Democrats were enabl ed to effect organization and capture the offices. The affair has created a great sensation, and more arrests are exected. For a number of years oouucil has been Democratic, but at the spring ! election things changed, and ten Re- i publicans were elected, which made j council a tie. According to law, when such a division occurs, the chief bur gess casts the deciding vote in the | election of borough officers. As the present burgess is a Republican, that party was jubilant over «n expected victory. Wheu the moeting was form- ! ally opoued the retiring president, a Democrat,told the newly-elected mem bers to present their certificates of election. Six of the Republican cer tificates were declared illegal.not hav* 1 iug beeu issued by the prothouotary, while the Democratic certificates had beeu properly prepared. Realizing the trap they had beeu caught in all the Republicans hurrie I from the room, while the president stated the hold over Republicans would not bo counted present if they did not remain. The Democrats then olectod their slate. The Republicans met later and aided by the chief burgess elected their slate. Yesterday James Brown, one of the newly elected Republican couucilmeu, caused the arrest of Harry McKiuuey, a Democratic councilman. Brown al so caused the arrest of Frank Burns In both "ases Brown allegos that Mc- Kiuuey and Burns attempted to bribe him, offering $35 each if he would ov erthrow the Republican slate and v '•> for a Democratic candidate. B " « oused men gave hail for a healing Who Are They ? On Saturday a couj • • ' » > n Danville i secured a marriage license at ti court house at Sunbury, and back of i..!! is au interest.ug story. riie same couple was married on July 31, 1902, j aua divorced June i>, 1900 They have now decided to get married again. The ! groom is 24 years of age and the bride 21. It is to be hop3d that the seeoud 'matrimonial attempt will be filled with happiness —Bloomslmrg Daily. MM PIMM Marvin Lowenstein, of Lewistowu, spent Sunday at the home of hia par ents, Mr. aud Mrs. Samuel Lowen stein, West Market street. Miss Elsie Wilson, teacher at the Bloomsburg Normal, spout Sunday with frieuds in Dauville. Robert Brooks has returned to St. Clair after a visit at the home of his parents iu Riverside. Dr. and Mrs. .T. J. Brown and the Misses Dorothy and Martha Brown, of Bloomsburg, spent, yesterday in this city as the guests of Mrs. Will G. Brown. Mrs R. S. Hartmau, of Berwick, aud Miss Mattio Beach, of Sheuau doah, visited at tho home of Josiah Jobboru yesterday. Mis 3 Belle Riffle ana Miss Alma Campbell spent yesterday afternoon with frieuds in Bloomsburg. Mr. aud Mrs. Whitfield Ford are visiting at the home of T. B Yorg in Washingtonville. Hon Lloyd W. Wolliver, of Ex change, yesterday attended the luuer al of Albert Browu at Moutoursville. Country Roads in Bad Condition. A person driving over the couutry roads yesterday was preseuted with a unique variety of roads. Oue man who drove from Washiugtonvilie to this city said he onijouutered snow, mud and dust,and largo quantities of each, aud the worst kind of going all the way. Reports from Strawberry Ri<\#e. Washingtouville and Exchange last evening wore to the effect that the roads were in some places impassable, aud persons-who were compelled to be out,drove in the fields iu some places. Iu other places the ronds were swept bare of suow. These plieuoiueual couditious were caused by tho half-hour blizzard that struck this section Tuesday night. From out of an appareutly cloudless sky, aud without auy warning, every thing was suddenly enveloped in a suow storm. From a fe*i scattering, flakes, so fierce did the storm become iu less thau five minutes that it was impossible to see clearly a few feet away, and even the electric lights worn obscured. Within half an hour, the mercury dropped fifteen degrees. A high wind started to blow just be fore miduight, aud the suow was formed iuto huge bauks in the roads at many points throughout the coun ty, especially iu the northern oud. Iu mauy places the storm was accom pauied by lightning, severo electrical shocks being reported from Blooms burg aud Sunbury. Short as was the storm it interfered more with traffic ou the Dauville and Bloonisburg street railway than the heaviest suow storm of the winter. Iu order to keep the cars ruuuiug ou schedule it was absolutely necessary to keep the snow plow in commission from early morning until 11 o'clock. From MechaiiioßviHe to a point near ly three miles east lay an especially bad section. As fast as the snow was swept off.it blew back upon the track. The supply of suow ou the fields seem ed inexhaustible and between trips it was apt to pile upou tlie tracks as high as the car trucks. The March suow brought about au experience that the trolley men will not forget for awhile. i ir. and firs. John Kashner. Mr. and Mrs. John Kashner enter traiued a number of their friends at their home near the State hospital. The eveuiug was pleasantly spent with | games, after which au oyster supper I was served. I Those preseut were Misses Carrie Confer, Alda aud Edua Shultz, Flora Kashner, Auuie Lee, Margaret Beyers, | Lizzie Kocher, Susie Hitter, Sarah Krum, Laura Krum, Florence Hart line, Eva Manning, Annie Manning, Ida Kashuer, Mrs. SVaruer aud sou ' Howard; Messrs. Joseph Cottier, Frauk Krum, Calvin Kashnor, D-.iniel Perry, George Krum, Thornton Krum, Nor man Krum. Howard Baylor, Frauk Hartliue and Charles Hitter. Jere. Knorr Improving. Jeremiah Kuorr who was struck by ! the cars at South Dauville Suuday night is doing remarkably well cou- ; sidering how badly he was hurt. The prospects are that he will recover. The symptoms of internal injury were less marked yesterday than pre viously. The gash ou the head shows signs of healing aud already some of the stitches have been removed. The injured man has fully regained cousciousuess. He is still unable to tell, however, how the accident oc curred. Life Insurance Paid. J. F. Davis, of Williamsport, repre .v it nt* t'«e TJiiiou Oentril T.ifo lu snr.uwe comp »uv of Ciuci.i I'i-, was iu this e ty, yesterday. The object his visit was to pay the claim of the lite Wellington Rote, who was iusur el iu tl*e abive named conpauy for - thousand dollars. Hhe check was p.ii t to Mrs. Role,widow of the iiHur- Cil, a- < i.d beneficiary. has Appendicitis. Miss Leah Daniels, of West Fourth street, Williamsport, is suffering from au attack of appendicitis. Miss Dru ids formerly lived iu Dauville and at tended the loral high srhool. SHORT SESSION OF COUNCIL The last regular meeting of our bor ough fathers for the present council man ic year Friday proved a very short one. There was nothing urgeut pending aud what business might have been drummed up it did not seem ad visable to tackle last night owing to the fact that the committees to which matters might be referred will un dergo changes before the uext regular meeting. The chairman called over the list of committees, but in each instance tha respouso was to the effect that there was nothiug ou hand. There were only two absentees, the members being pre sent as follows : Gibson,Vastiue, Boy er, Sweisfort, Dietz, Jacobs, Russell, Anglo. Woodside aud Eisenhart. Borough Treasurer Harry Ellenbog eu presented a statement of finances to date, which showed a total cash bal ance on hand of SBOB6. (Sti. Borough Electrician Newton Smith presented a statement of the oost of operating tho borough light plant dur ing the mouth of February. Sixty-'oue tons of coal at *2.50 per ton were con sumed duriug the month, amounting to 1152.30. The total cost of operating the plant during February was J275. - 05. The light plant was iu operation 270 hours and 30 minutes. Council adjourned after a brief ses siou of forty-five minutes. The following bills were approved for payment: BOROUGH DEP'T. Regular employes. slls 00 Montour American 50.00 Sarah McCueu 8 00 Montour Co. Democrat . 50 00 B. ii. Brown 8.00 Labor aud hauling 41.18 George F. Keefer Bi.oo B. B. Brown (health officer) 14 30 Labor iu light dep't. 9.00 Elec. Mfg. Co 18.00 Helias Mfg. Co 144.00 Western Union Tel. Co .70 United States Ex. Co 2.10 Standard Elec Light Co . 8.28- WATER DEP T. Regular employes $148.90 Cleaning boilers 43.50 Friendship Fire Go ... 88.48 J. P. Patton 50 Standard Gas Co 9.59 P. H. Feast • 106 80 Tiios. A. Schott 4 00 Danville Fdv & Machine Co .. 268.97 Injured in Philadelphia. Reese Edmoudson,the well know in surance agent, of this city, met with a serious accident while alighting a trolley car in Philadelphia Friday night, aud is now at his home at the corner of Pine aud Front streets, hav ing arrived iu Danville Saturday, ac companied by his brother Geoige D. Edmoudson. Mr. Edmondson was alighting from a trolley car on Arch street, Philadel phia, in front of the Hanover hotel. The car started before Mr. Edmond son was ou the ground,and threw him on the ice tearing loose the tendons ot iiis leg. Fortunately Mr. George Edmondson was iu Philadelphia with his brother, and took charge of the injured man, bringing him 011 to his home in this city. PhysicianF state that the injury is worse than a break, and that it will be at least ten weeks before Mr. Ed mondson can walk. Measles in Cooper Township. The residents of Cooper township are badly afflicted with both the mumps aud measles. The school taught by Guy Mowrey was closed on last Thursday for a period of eleven days on account of the mumps aud now iu another part of tne township iu the viciuity of the "hill school" the measles have becomo prevalent aud are rapidly gaining ground, so that the school board is considering the advisability of closing the school for a week or so. Measles in the light of somo uew ideas dative to the disease propagat ed by Health Commissioner Dixon has come to be regarded as a disease not to be trifled with. At the same time it is a question with the residents of Cooper township whether the closing of a school for a week or ten days would have much of au effect in checking such a disease as measles or mumps. At the eud of that period, it is held, there will still be children iu the community that are ill and, in the absence of any regula tions, it is feared the disease will be carried to school by the well children of infected households. Thus the dis ease dreaded mauy secure afresh foot hold. A much lonzer period than a week or teu days is required to stamp out either measles or mumps. Buried on Day of Sale. Mrs. Esther Bittenbender, a proniin ent resident of Beutou, died suddenly yesterday morning. She was aged 73 year--. Mrs. Bitteubender was going to dispHe of her personal property at public sale Saturday morning at 10 o'clock That hour has now been fixed for her funeral. Mr. Russell's Condition. William Russell, who was so badly injured at the Structural Tubing works Tuesday, at last accounts was resting quite easily considering the serious nature of the injuries. His arm will be saved, although probably iu a more or less crippled state. SEVEN NEW DWELLINGS As au evidence that Danville lias life aud energy and intends to forge ahead the fact might be stated that there will be more building in Dau ville during next summer than for many years past. Seven fine modern dwellings are au assured fact, iu ad dition to whicli several other build ings are under consideration and may be built during the ooming season. The most important accession of new buildings will no doubt be em braced in two blocks of dwellings con templated by J. W. Philips on West Mahoning stroet occupying the large tract formerly used as the lawn tennis ground. What invests buildings with a peculiar interest is the fact that they are to be constructed of concrete. Thus far no oue in Danville lias ventured to experiment with the use of concrete farther than the building of cellar walls. Coucrete, however, has stood tl(e test admirably aud at many other places it is used exclusively iu the walls of tile bnlidings.Mr. Philips lias confidence iu concrete aud believes that iu the construction of his new buildings it can be employed more cheaply than either wood, brick or stone. On the lots to be occupied is a deposit of the best sand in this section which can bo used to au exoelleut ad vantage in the manufacture of the coucrete aud which will assist iu keep ing down the cost of the buildings. The proposed buildings will com prise two blocks, or four dwellings. In height the houses will embrace two stories aud au attic aud each will con tain seven rooms. They will be modern iu every respect, containing bath and being heated by furnace in the cellar. They are designed to fill a want in Danville and will rent for fifteen dol lars per mouth or possibly less. David aud Thomas Evans, members of the firm ot T. L. Evans' Sous, will each build a fiue residence. The site to be occupied is on tho east side of Perry street between the stone works and the canal where the barn belong ing to T. L. Evaus' Sons at present stands. The houses will be built side by side. They will be stylish woodeu structures with all the modern ap pointments, and will be constructed during next summer. \V. J. Rogers, who bought the Lest er property at the north east corner of Bloom aud Pine streets,will aslo build a fiue residence on the spot next sum mer. The preseut structure is offered for sale and will be removed. The uew building that will occupy the site will be of frame witli a beautiful ver anda in front. The plans are not yet completed, but the dwelling will be a model of beauty aud convenience as wgjl as an ornament of that part of the town. Iu South Danville W. R. Clark will build a fine residence near the Penn sylvania statiou. Sudden Death of Apoplexy. Mrs. Catharine Graham, wife of James Graham, North Mill street,sus tained a stroke of apoplexy about six o'clock Tuesday evening aud died two hours later without regaining con sciousness. Mrs. Graham loft her home for busi ness uptown, aud had proceeded as far as the residence of A. H. Groue.wheu she began to feel ill. She sat down to rest aloug the pavemeut and iu that position lapsed mto unconsciousness. She was immediately discovered by persons passing, aud carried to her home. It was at once seen thai she had been stricken and was in a very serious condition. She lingered until 7 .50 o'clock, when she expired. Her sudden death proved a very great shock. The deceased was 49 years of age. Beside her h'usbaud she is survived by five sous and four daughters: Ed ward, Thomas, James, Frank, Charles, Mary (Mrs. Matthew Byau), Maggie (Mrs. William Sheehey), Catherine aud Julia. One brother, Hugh Dough erty, of Plymouth, aud two sisters, j Mrs. Mary Dalton aud Mrs. George Perry, of this city, also survive. j Fractured His Knee Cap. Walter Morrell, roll turner at the I Reading iron works, fell on tin ice j Tuesday night aud sustained a fracture ; of bis kuee cap. Mr. Morrall was returuiug from l work. He bad reached the third ward , sohool building and to make a short I out was in the act of crossing the school grounds when he slipped on the | ice and fell, striking his lett kuee. ] He was unable to arise, but fortun-1 ately some oue came along and assist-; ed him to his home ou Church street. Dr. Piiules was called, who discover ed that tliero was a 'ruubverso fracture of the patella or knee cap. The fract rue was reduced, aud since then the iujured man has beeu resting as com fortably as oould be expected. A fracture of tlie knee cap, espeoial-1 ly of the kind sustained iu the present j case, is regarded in a very serious i tight. Recovery is apt to be slow aud \ tedious, while in a large percentage ] of cases the limb is disabled Returned From Hospital. William Mowrer. who had been uu-j dergoiug treatment at the Joseph ] Rattl hospital, Kloomsbuig, was brought back to this city yesterday, | slightly improved. He was taken to i the home of bin parents, Mr. aud Mrs. John Mowrer. East Market street. NEXT IDG AT BUCKHORN ] The suriug convention of the North Branch conference, Susquelianua syuixl of thi) Evangelical Lutheran church, in session in this city since Monday evening, adjourned yesterday fore noon. Hev. G. 1). Strail, of Btickhorn, ex tended a cordial invitation to confer ence to hold the next convention at that place, which 011 motion was ac cepted. The date selected for the con ference is September, U- 10, l!i07. The reunion of the Susqneiiauna Lutheran reunion association will be held at Island Park betweeu Northum berland and Hunbnrv on Thursday, .Tuly 18th. The officers of the conference elect ed at last fall convention are as fol lows : President, Rev. W. E. Fischer, of Shamokin : secretary, Rev. C. R. Botsford, of Berwick; treasurer, Rev. H. E. Harman, West Berwick. Elec tion of officers will take place at the fall convention. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Recogniziug iu our Heavenly Fath er the source of all blessing, we desire to returu unto Him onr united and un feigned thanks for His continued pre servation in watching over us since our last conveutiou. To Him be the glory for the progress shown in the re ports from ocr pastors and delegates. We note with pleasure the General Synod within the bouuds of our con ference ancl pray that divine wisdom may guide the deliberations of every session to the glory of God aud the welfare of tho church. In the local option bill now before the legislature We recognize a factor, which,if made law and enforced, will aid in guarding the purity of public morals, the sauctity of the homes, the preservation of our youths aud the re clamation of the fallen and hereby pledge ourselves in its support. Since many of onr people in seeking more favorable business opportunities or other wise betteriug their condi tions, have seen fit to move from their home towns aud frequently have not sought the churches ot their faith in their new homes, we would urge for the spiritual welfare of those so mov ing iu the interest of our beloved ohurch that our pastors, not only ad vise their members to unite with the flock of God in their new places of residences, but also report all known cases of removal to the pastor- iu charge. Most heartily do we express our ap preciation of the splendid reception and hospitable entertainment accorded us In tho pastor aud people of Piue Street Evangelical Lutheran church, who have so kindly taken us into their homes aud thoughtfully ministered to our comfort. We have boen edilied by the helpful inspiring music sd heartily rendered by the choir; which has so aided us in the sessious of conference and to the members tender our sincere thanks. M. H. FISCHER. .T. E. BYERS, JOHN L. MILLEK. Bill to Tax Express Companies. HARRISBURG. March IS. Representative Creasy, of Columbia, this morning introduced a bill in the house to tax express companies at the rate of 20 mills on the dollar of capit al stock. The tax itself is not the most radic al feature of the bill. The measure provides that each express company j doing business in this State except railroad and steamboat companies en gaged in the ordinary transportation of merchandise and property in this State) shall annually report to the auditor general the following facts of its affairs: Name ; under what laws organized ; date of charter; date of beginning business iu this State; outstanding capital; classes of capital or interests; per value of shares ; market value of shares; actual value of all property owned in this State; bouded indebted ness; purpose of bond issue ; other in debtedness ; total amount of interest bearing debt; gross receipts from busi ness wholly iu this State; gross re ceipts of business done in this State iu transit to or from other States; en tire gross receipts of all business. Failing the annual report the ac counting officers of the State are to estimate these figures and add a pen alty of ten per cent, to the regular tax. The tax of twenty mills is to be levied upon each dollar of the actual value of the whole capital stock of all kinds, preferred, common or special. | The bill is aimed at such companies as the Adams, United States, Ameri can aud Wells Fargo Express com panies, Mr. Creasy contending that the few thousand dollars annually which thege companies now pay are not sufficient returu for the privileges which they onjoy aud for the money they get from the citiaenaof the State. Desperate Burglars. A baud of burglars entered Bix dif ferent residences in Shenaoitoah on Sunday night, and considerable booty was secured. At two places the in mates were chloroformed, and at one house tho plunderers wero interrupted, when they fired several shots before leaving, but injured no ono. Judge Charles T. Woodward, lately appointed to the Maiue supreme Court, umvr had a picture taken. NUMBER 23 Pill BILL VOTED DOWN HARRISBURG, March 6. With hardly a dissenting voice, the house of representatives yesterday af ternoon killed tho teachers' pension bill, on second reading, and the mem bers had a lot of fun doing it. Scarcely had the bill been read when Representative Punsmore, Republi can, of Tioga, oil red an amendment that not obly teachers, but all persons attaining the ago of 70 years,who had for twenty-five years been good and faithful citizens of the State, be made eligible for the pension of $l5O per year which the bill provides. The house accepted the amendment amid laughter and cheers. Representative Marvin, Republican, of Pike, contributed his share to the entertainment by following with au amendment that, instead of teaching thirty years, as the bill provided, teachers should serve seventy-five years before beiug eligible for pen sions. With a whoop of merriment this ainendmeut was also adopted. A third amendment was proposed by ; Representative Pratt, Repablican, of j Allegheny, providing that men teaoh : ers should be retired at the age of 60. As the house was not playing any fav |orites this was also tacked on the bill, I aud at once drew forth a point of ord jer from Representative Blakslee, I Democrat, of Carbon. Blakslee presented what he termed a constitutional point of order, saying that tho bill was impossible of ful fillment as amended, for it provided for retiring women at the age of 80, aud that 110 woman would ever admit that she was 60. Speaker McOlaiu smiled broadly and admitted that the point was well taken, but nevertheless, decided to submit it to the house. In a mighty shout the members sus tained Blakslee, aud the bill fell. k There was little time from the mea sure's inception when it was not vir tually cretaln it would fail. Not only is there a geueral seutiment against civil peusiou lists among a large pro portion of the members, Solely on the merits of the question, but the con stitution is quoted as being against auy pensions except for military ser vice hire in New Capitol. HARRISBURG. March 0. Mice and matches formed the com bination that early this morning set Ore to a de>k iu the office of State Re gistrar Batt, iu the Department of Health,at the new State capitol. Night Watchman E. M. Householder was parading through the corridor iu the north wiug of the Capitol wheu he smelled smoke. It \yas about 1 o'clock and 110 knew there was 110 necessity for a Are at that hour, aud he began au investigation, which resulted in the discovery of the fire in Drr Batt's office. Watchman Householder quickly gave the alarm to Stato Health Commis sioner Dixon,Private Secretary Morse and Clerk Nclsou, who were still in the main office of the department, aud the quartet quickly iiureeled the hand hose kept for fire purposes and break ing iu the door of the office soon had a stream on that destroyed the fire mic robes, the conflagration germs and the flame bacteria." | An alarm was sent out,but when the firemen arrived they were informed that their servioes were not needed as the fire had been extinguished. Swift justice followed upon the in oendiary act of the mouse that nibbled the matches and set the desk on fire. Iu clearing away the debris the in cinerated remains of the incendiary were fouud, the fire fiend being orem ated iu his attempt t« set fire to the capitol. Nothing remained of the mouse but a charcoal and a scorched trail. A gross of mouse traps have been ordered by Superintendent Rambo. In Honor of Birthday. Mr. and.Mrs.' Edward Albeck, at their home on Cooper street, Saturday entertained a number of the frfends of their daughter Mildred, in honor of her 6th birthday. A Hue lunch was served. Those present were Misses Ethel Bodiue, Margaret Hurley, Margaret Fields, Ethel Jones. Martha Pangh, Laura Wyant, Agues Wagner. Gertrude Hurley, Joauna Buckley, Fiances Cashuer, Madge Jones, Freda Jones, Margaret Mowrey,Hilda Snyder,Hazel aud Beatrice Weidman, Isabel Boyer, Ruth Laßue, Lottie May Wintersteen, Mary Orudorf, Mabel Hendricks, Mil dred Knorr, Helen Foust. Elisabeth Miuier, Sara Minier, Anna Hartzel, Anna Wherl, Catharine Whapham. Merylu Kerns, Mantels Francis Kerns, Walter Pet»rs, Henry Seohler, Luther Foust, Albert Hendricks, Ralph Mad er, Earnest Foust, John Albeck, Miss Catherine Hale, Mrs, Snyder, Mrs. Kerns, Mrs. Minier. QUICK CHANGES from hot to cold aud back again try Btrong constitu tions and cause, among other evils, nasal catarrh,a troublesome and offen sive disease. 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