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MOT NEWS.
April showers next.
Dandelion is being gathered.
Our stores are gay with spring goods.
Nobody was sorry to see March march
ont.
The oyster season will close in fonr
weeks.
Trailing arbntus was brought to town j
on Saturday.
Grape vines suffered from the severe
winter weather.
Mrs. Robert Farley is seriously ill at
her home on Cherry street.
Don't forget the Easter supper at
Trinity M. E. church to night.
Holy week services at the churches
in this city are being well attended.
The usual holiday hours will be ob
served at the post office tomorrow.
George Blue has broken ground for a
new dwelling house on Mowrey street.
Keely Ream has moved into the Rieck
dwelling house, opposite the D. L. & W.
depot.
John Ridel, of Riverside, has accept
ed the position of bar tender at the Hed
dens House.
A new crane is being put up in the
marble yard of T. L. Evans' Sons on
Ferry street.
The spring arbor days—April 21 and
26 —should be observed by the schools
of this county.
There will be confirmation services at
St. John's Lutheran, Pine Street Luth
eran and Shiloh Reformed churches on
Good Friday at 7:30 p. m.
Charles Haney has putin brand new
barber chairs with a handsome oak case
and mirrors. Mr. Haney occupies the
store formerly run by W. T. Pease.
In commemoration of our Lord's
agony and death there will be a service
at Christ Episcopal church from 12 to 3
p. m. to-morrow. A cordial invitation
is extended to all. Persons will be at
liberty to enter and leave the church at
any time during the service.
Rev. A. B. Bowser, of Danville, will
have charge of the elocution and ora
tory at Bucknell College for the spring
term. The essay work and Academy
Latin left vacant on the departure of
instructor Fisk, will be arranged in
some other way.—Lewisburg News.
The game of ball played Saturday af
ternoon on the Nail Mill grounds be
tween the Third Ward juveniles and the
"Catawissa Depot" nine resulted in a
score of ten to nine in favor of the Third
Ward nine.
Thomas and William Gething of Val
ley township have been busy this spring
dehorning cattle for far mers residing
near Union Cornor, Rushtown, Elys
bnrg, Catawissa and Mooresburg.
Professor Richard Metherell has tak
en possession of the dwelling No. 116
Lower Mulberry street, purchased by
him some months ago. He will add a
two story frame back building and other
improvements. George Irvine is the
contractor.
James Ryan May Recover.
Dr. George A. Stock, who accompani
ed James Ryan to St. Agnes' Hospital,
Philadelphia, Saturday, returned home
Monday. He states that a very suc
cessful operation was performed on his
patient Sunday night and that prospects
are more favorable for recovery,although
consciousness may not be regained for
some two or three days. The skull was
fonnd fractured and the brain tissue
slightly lacerated. The operation per
formed was a very delicate one. Ryan,
whose injury resulted from a fall down
stairs, has lain in a comatose state for
nine days.
Class Confirmed.
The following class was confirmed at
Trinity Lutheran church on Sunday, in
addition to which three were taken in
by letter: John Hartzell, Mrs. John
Hartzell, Jacob Sloop, Harry Jones, Miss
Evelyn Lunger, Miss Edith Rudy, Miss
Lera Baker, Miss Lillian Burke and Miss
Bertha Jones.
To The Trade.
We have just arranged with B. K.
Shoemaker, of Danville to Handle our
line of Pure Medicinal Rye and Malt
Whiskies. We Guarantee their Purity.
Rochester Distilling Co.
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co.
iikmtiuir Jill ~\mrrtcan.
"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY EREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF I I S OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 46—NO 14.
DR. R. E. lOHNSTOII
KILLED BY I'ATIENT
While Taking His Temperature— Mysteri
ous Weapon Cannot be Found.
The Hospital for the Insane at this
place last night was the scene of a terri
ble trageJy. Dr. R. Erskine Johnston,
one of the members of the medical staff,
was killed by an insane patient, an Ital
ian named Caprio, who had been an
inmate of the Hospital for many years.
Caprio, who was confined in the tenth
ward, although of a treacherous nature,
was not considered especially violent or
dangerous.
Yesterday about noon betook his bed;
he was not especially ill, but had some
fever. About 5 o'clock last evening Dr.
Johnston entered the patient's room to
take his temperature. Caprio warned
the physician to keep away from his bed.
Dr. Johnston called to his assistance an
attendant named Roy Rishel, who held
one of the patient's hands while the
physician took the other to examine his
pulse. Caprio, taking both nurse and
physician unawares, wrested both hands
loose and with his right fist clenched de
livered three blows upon the doctor's
body, one taking t fleet on the left side,
one on the breast at the base of the j
heart and another on the left jaw.
Dr. Johnston arose to his feet, but j
seemed to sutler keenly from the effect
of the blows. The attendant asked per- 1
mission to send for one of the other
physicians, but the doctor declined. He
stepped into the hall where a moment
later h<' fainted. Dr. Robbins was then
called, but found it was too late to be of !
any service, as Dr. Johnston was already
dying. The latter was able to articulate |
a couple of words and then expired.
Upou examining the body, where each
of the blows took effect, the tiesh was
found punctured as if by a slender nee- .
die-like ijstrument, which the patient j
might have held in his hand.
The wounds were of uncertain depth i
and nothing but an autopsy would show
whether they pierced any vital organ or '
death resulted from the shock. The
blow upon the jaw, it wasexplained last j
evening, might have produced concus- ;
sion of the brain,itself fatal in its eflects.
The most serious wound, however, is the !
one upan the breast, where the puncture '
in all probability pierced the sternum or j
breast bone and came in contact with
the heart.
Caprio and his room were carefully
searched, but no trace of a weapon of
any sort could be found. The patient
of course bad ample time to conceal the
fatal instrument if there had been any
place to hide it, which there was not.
Thus far the one mystery connected with
the affair is what the insane roan did i
with the weapon. There is a heat reg
ister, or ventilator opening into the wall
which would have proved an effectual
means of getting rid of anything of that
sort, but it is a foot or more higher than j
the tallest man can reach. Yet who
knows but that Caprio gifted with the
ingenuity which goes with insanity may
not have found some means of reaching
the register.
How Caprio procured the instrument
is nearly as great a mystery as what he
did with it. There can, of course, be
but one conclusion aud that is that it
was fashioned by his own hands, sur
reptitiously, at odd moments. He may
have got hold of a spoon, which be
worked down to a fine point, a piece of
corset steel would have done as well or
anything of the sort.
An autopsy was held last evening by
the physicians of the Hospital staff as
sisted by Dr. E. A. Curry of this city.
The result was withheld last night but
will be made known at the inquest,
which will take place at 2 p. m. today.
Dr. Johnston, who had charge of the
Infirmary at the Hospital, was an able
physician and an accomplished gentle
man. He was 34 years of age and had
been a member of the stair since 1895.
On January Bth last he was married to
Miss Augusta Sweisfort of this city, his
wife surviving him. He is also survived
by a father and mother,both quite aged,
who reside at New Wilmington, this
state.
Neglect And Non-Support.
Emanuel Keefer Tuesday afternoon
was arraigned before Justice Bare charg
ed with neglect and non-support of his
family. The arrest was made at the in
stance of the Poor Directors of Mahon
ing township.
Keefer it seems was obliged to move
and was unable to secure a house. When
the first of April arrived his goods were
set out on the sidewalk and his family
was cared for by the Poor Directors.
It was in connection with this episode
that the charge of neglect and non-sup
port came in. The case was continued
for a few days to give the defendant a
chance to make some provision for his
family.
A VOLUNTARY
ADVANCE
Heading Iron Company Raises Puddling
to $3.25 per Ton.
The employes of the Reading Iron
Works received the cheering news Fri
day that the company had granted
an advance of wages. The news was a
great surprise to the employes, who al
though they felt that they were justly
entitled to an advance had made no
special request for a raise at this time.
The notice, which was posted in the
works Friday morning, read as follows:
NOTICE TO EMPLOYES!
MONTOCK ROLLING
MILLS I»EI''T.
There will be an advance in
wages to take place April Ist.
The puddling basis will be $3.25
per ton and other wages in pro
portion.
F. C. SMINK,
Vies PRESIDENT.
The wages paid for puddling was
$3.00 per ton. Under the advance,
rollers will be able to make at least a
dollar more per day than be'ore. Rough
ers and hookers will be benefitted to the
extent of 30 to 60 cents. The advance,
which is one of 8J per cent, benefits all
classes of employes.
The advance has brightened the busi
ness outlook of the town, for when la
bor receives a full compensation, then
business along all lines must prosper.
The Reading Iron Works is an import
ant factor in the industrial life of Dan
ville. Shut-downs there seldom occur
and labor troubles are few.
When the company felt obliged to re
duce wages it took pains to convince its
employes that unfavorable market con
ditions rendered such a course unavoid
able in order to run the works without
loss. It will be remembered that the
company was equally emphatic in its
assurances that when better prices in
the iron market justified it an advance
in wages would be granted. Among the
employes the present raise, therefore,
coming under the circumstances it does
assists to establish a degree of confid
ence in the company, which may be re
lie j upon to bear good fruit in the fu
ture. The wage-earners of Danville as a
class are patient and considerate, striv
ing to make the most of their opportun
ites and to work for the public good.
They fully deserve the advance they
have just received.
Howe & Samuel have raised the wag
es of their puddlere from $.3 to $3.25 per
ton. Next week they will start on
double turn, which will materially in
crease the number of men employed.
Confirmation at Christ Church.
With the solemn ceremony of the
Protestant Episcopal church,a good siz
ed class was confirmed at Christ church
Friday evening in the presence of a large
congregation. The Bishop of the Dio
cese of Central Pennsylvania, the Rt.
Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, was in charge of
the important service.
The service began at 7:30 and the choir
entered promptly at that hour singing i
as a processional hymn, "Our Blest Re
deemer, ere He Breathed." The rector,
the Rev. Mr. Wright, conducted evening
prayer and read the lessons. After the j
singing of a hymn most fitting entitled,
"Come, Thou Holy Spirit, Come."
Twenty candidates were confirmed by
the Bishop. He then addressed the
class earnestly reminding them of their
work as faithful church members.
From the words of the fourteenth verse
of the sixth chapter of St. John, Bishop
Talbot preached an eloquent sermon.
"Then those men,when they had seen the
miracle that Jesus did, said, 'This is of a
truth that Prophet that should come in
to the world,' " made a text for a beauti
ful discussion of the duties of church
members. The service closed with the
recessional hymn "Onward, Christian
Soldiers."
New Deputy Postmaster.
Sam. A. McCoy up to Saturday night
last Secretary of Council and Receiver
of water rents, Monday night entered up
on the position of Deputy Postmaster,
under T. J. Price, Postmaster, succeed
ing Charles P. Harder, Esq., who had
filled the position since Mr. Price's ap
pointment. It was not generally known
that such a change was contemplated
and the news, which came as lightning
from a clear sky, created something of a
surprise and a sensation.
Annex At The Heddens House.
Landlord J. C. Heddens will break
ground next week for an annex, 40x18
feet at the Heddens House. The addi
tion will be two stories high and afford
space for 10 bed rooms and give the
hotel aOO foot dining room. A glass
front and glass side facing the court
house along with a bath room and other
conveniences will be placed in the hotel
The old portion will be renovated from
top to bottom, repainted, repapered and
recarpeted. A steam heating system will
be installed. Robert Cornelison will
have charge of the work.
Commencement on June Sixth.
The High school commencement this
year will take place on Thursday, June
6th. The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached by Rabbi Adolph Meyer Sun
day evening, June 2.
Following are the numbers of the class
of 1901: Gertrude Meyers, Julia Argrave,
Julia Arms, ClarenceDerr,Joseph Divel,
Bessie Klase, Maud Leighow, Margaret
l.enhart, Charles Mortimer and Jacob
Geise.
DANVILLE, PA.. THURSDAY, APRIL 4,1901.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends
and Acquaintances.
Mrs. Edward Learoy and Miss Mary
Leamy left yesterday for New York city
to attend the funeral of their relative,
James Mullen.
Harry S. Penniwell, advance agent for
the "Old Arkansaw" company,is boom
ing his attiaction in this city for next
Tuesday night.
Mrs. Lemuel Wells and son, Thomas,
of New York, are visiting relatives and
friends in this city.
F. A. Tolver and I. S. Potts, agents
for the Vogel & Deming Minstrels are in
town.
Attorney C. A. Sidler, of Sunbury, at
tended court in this city yesterday.
Editor Charles Randall of the "Cata
wissa News Item" was in this city yes
terday.
Miss Mary Abbott, of Catawissa, vis
ited Danville friends yesterday.
Mrs. Susana Mullen and son, Charles,
left yesterday for a visit in New York
city.
Mrs. Lewis Titel and Mrs. John Eisen
hart visited friends in Catawissa yester
day.
Miss Mary I'nger, of South Danville,
is visiting relatives in Sunbury.
F. I'. Johnson is transacting business
in Allentown.
Mrs. Mary Martin, of Shamokin, vis
ited friends in this city yesterday.
Mrs. R. H. Curtis is visiting relatives
in Mt. Carroel.
Mrs. Grant Aten and two children left
yesterday for Nanticoke, where they
take up their residence.
Maurice Miller, of Kantz, Snyder
county, was a visitor to Danville yester
day.
Miss Lottie Beck and Miss Ella Jones,
of Milton, spent Sunday at the home of
D. C. Jones, Sr.,East Market street.
Samuel Mover, of Shamokin trans
acted business in town yesterday.
Miss Mary Harris returned from a vis
it in Milton on Saturday.
Miss Helen Marks, of Northumber
land, visited friends in Danville Satur
day.
Miss Bertha Newbaker is visiting her
brother, Edward, at Audenreid.
Mrs. James Foster left Saturday even
ing for a visit in Scranton.
Dr. Edward Davis, of Berwick, spent
Sunday with his parents on Mill street.
Samuel and William Mourer with
their nephew, Lee Mourer, left Saturday
for Wichita, Kan., w here they will start
a cattle ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Rishton, of
Bloomsburg, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Woolley, on West Market
street, Sunday.
Miss Leah Krebs, of Somerset, is vis
iting her sister, Mrs. Charles P. Han
cock, West Market street.
T. T. Wells, of Scranton, is a guest at
the home of the Rev. W. I. Steans.East
Mahoning street.
Mrs. W. C. Frick and daughter, Miss
Bessie, of Philadelphia, are visiting iu
Danville.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ammerman, of
Wilkesbarre, are visiting at the home of
Mr. Ammerman's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Ammerman, Mill street.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shutt spent Sun
day in Elysburg.
Theodore It. Angle is home from Chel
tenham Military Academy, Ogontz, Pa.,
for the Easter vacation.
Mrs. P. E. Maus is spending this week
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. I. 11. Jennings and son, Edward
are visiting in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Frederick Linderman, of Sha
mokin, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Martha Thompson, Cherry street.
Walter Ostrander, of Bellwood, is vis
iting his parents in Riverside.
Miss Mary Yorks, a student at Miss
Gordon's school, Philadelphia, arrived
home Tuesday evening for Easter.
William Foster, of Muncy, spent yes
terday in town.
Miss Irene George visited Catawissa
friends yesterday.
Frank Hagenbuch, of Lime Ridge,was
in town yesterday.
Revs. H. C. Harman,O. G. Heck.F. S.
Vought and T. M. Phillips arrived home
from conference on the 2:21 train yes
terday.
Rev. J. 11. Mortimore, of Hughes
viHe, spent last night at the home of
his father-in-law, Councilman M. D. L.
Sechler, Honeymoon street.
Mrs. Fred Snyder returned to her
home in Scranton yesterday after visit
ing relatives iu this city.
Miss Mary Philips, of Milton, visited
friends in Danville yesterday.
William Robinson, of Mooresburg, was
in town yesterday.
Henry Billmeyer, of I'ottsgrove, was a
visitor in town yesterday.
Curry Fisher a student at Lehigh I'n
iversity. Bethlehem, is home for the
Easter vacation.
Dr. 11. Harpel, of Shamokin, is visit
ing his brother, Dr. F. E. Harpel, Ferry
street.
Thomas Klmes, of Howellville, was in
Danville yesterday.
Rev. A. B. Bowser was in Lewisburg
yesterday.
Charles Zimmerman, of Duncannon.is
[ a guest at the home of Hon. H. M.
' Hinckley, South Danville.
HEROISM OF
MISSIONARIES
Fine Address By Hon. H. M, Hinckley
Sunday.
Hon H. M. Hinckley addressed the Y.
M.C. A. meeting Sunday afternoon,both
ladies and gentlemen being admitted.
His theme was "Heroism as shown by
Missionaries in China." Mr. Hinckley
as a speaker on religious themes as well
as on worldly topics is surpassed by
few. He is an ardent advocate of for
eign missions and his address Sunday
was marked with enthusiasm and all (he
fire and eloquence which characterizes
his best efforts.
The world loves a hero, he said, but is
a poor judge of heroism, as it is prone
to waste its plaudits on the merely suc
cessful man, who may for example be
the unworthy victor in a prize fight. The
last official act of the late Queen Victo
ria was to bestow a mark of honor on
one of her generals, who for months past
had been engaged in no better work
than striving to crush out the last spark
of liberty that existed in the South Afri
can republic. In the shouts for the
victor the Boer commander in his lonely
exile at St. Helena is forgotten,although
he in risking all for the freedom of his
country is the true hero. The poor fire
man dying under the crumbling walls of
the burning tenement, which he enter
ed to save human life, is a truer hero
than the fireman on dress parade.
The world does not admire heroism in
what it does not understand and appre
ciate. It laughs and scoffs at foreign
missions. It is not strange, therefore,
that the missionary is not a hero to the
world. We must believe in foreign mis
sions or ignore Jesus Christ, whose last
command was,"Go preach the gospel to
every creature."
He drew a touching picture of the
heroism of the missionaries during the
Boxer troubles in China, of their devo
tion to the native Christians, of the
perils they faced and the faith that sus
tained them.
The missionary, he held, is a greater
hero even than the soldier. The latter,
it is true, may leave home and country
and enter a foreign land to uphold the
honor of his country's flag, but his de
votion is not to be compared to that of
the missionary, who has gone just as far
risking life and all to uphold an invisi
ble flag and fight for an invisible Lord.
Yet in spite of all the missionary is mis
understood, abused and misrepresented.
Mr. Hinckley concluded with the wish
that the church at home might have
more of the devotion and heroism
shown by the missionary abroad.
Oberdorf- Sandel.
Miss Celeste, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Sandel, and John Oberdorf,
a well known vouug man of Berwick,
were married at the bride's home on
Bloom street yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Rev. Dr. W. A. McAtee per
formed the ceremony. Miss Lillian
Oberdorf, a sister of the groom, acted as
bridesmaid and Frank Sandel, a brother
of the bride, was groomsman. After
the wedding a course dinner was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Oberdorf left on the even
ing I). L. & W. train for a short wed
ding trip,after which they will reside in
Berwick. Among those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Oberdorf and daught
ers, Miss Lillian and Miss Emma, Fred
and Elmer Oberdorf, of Berwick; Miss
Lottie Ace, of Scran ton; Rev. Dr. and
Mrs. McAtee, Mr. and Mrs. Hairy Myer
lv, Mr. and Mrs. David Montgomery,
Edward Hunt and son, Sandel, Mrs.
Mary James, Mrs. Joseph Diehl, Mrs. A.
Harris, Misses Gertrude and Jessie Map
stone, Misses Ma r tha and Agnes Purael.
A Few of the Changes.
The appointments of the M. E. con
ference were made public yesterday.
Rev. 11. C. Harman returns to St. Paul's;
Rev. O. G. Heck goes to Duke street,
York, and is succeeded at Trinity by
Rev. N. E. C. Cleaver; Rev. F. S. Yought
goes to Ridge Avenue, York, and is suc
ceeded at St. Peter's by R. J. Allen.late
of Silverbrook. Rev. J. E. Ott succeeds
Rev. T. M. Phillips at Washingtonviile;
Rev. Phillips goes to Rohrsburg. Rev.
F. S. Vought and Rev. Heck, both of
whom goto York, regard their appoint
ments in the light of a promotion.
Miss Ella Lunger Passes Away.
Miss Ella Lunger, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Lunger, died at her home
on West Mahoning street at 12:30 o'clock
Monday morning. Miss Lunger was
3»> years of age. She had been ill for ten
weeks, death being due to acute gastri
tis and catarrh of the stomach. Besides
her parents she is survived by an eleven
year old son, Roy, two sisters, Mrs.
Harry Stettler of Johnstown, Mrs. Minnie
Turner of this city and one brother,
Thomas E. Lunger of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Easter Services.
At St. Paul's M. E. church on Easter
Sunday morning the choir will sing sev
eral new anthems. Mrs. H. C. Harman
will sing a soprano solo and Herbert
Wyle will play a violin selection. In the
evening there will be special music and
Miss Mary Evans will sing a solo.
Sock Social.
The sock social at the First Baptist
church this evening promises to be a
very interesting event. The following
persons will participate in the musical
program: Mrs. Scarlet, Mrs. 11. Iluber,
Mrs. Ilerrington, Mrs. Sober, Mrs. Long
enberger, Miss Maggie Ammerman,
Messrs. Ilerrington, Myerly, Sowers,
McLain, Charles Lyon, Professor Carey.
Will J. Rogers will render a recitation.
j Dressmakers are up to their ears in
! business this week in order to complete
' the work promised for Easter.
TO SUCCEED
SAM A. MC COY
Harry Patton Elected by Council at, a
Special Meeting Monday Night.
Harry Patton is the newly elected sec
retary of the borough and receiver of
water rents to succeed Sam A. McCoy,
who was so unexpectedly elevated to the
position of Deputy Postmaster Saturday
last. Council held a special meeting Mon
day night forjtlie pupose of takingaction
on Mr. McCoy's resignation and electing
asuccessor.
President Kcmmer occupied the chair
and Sam A. McCoy acted as secretary.
Mr. McCoy at the direction of the presi
dent read the resignation which he had
tendered. It was was as follows:
To the members of the Town Council
of the borough of Danville. Gentlemen:
1 herewith tender my resignation as Sec
retary of borough and receiver of water
rents to take effect Friday, April 5, 1901.
Very respectfully yours,
SAM A. MCCOY.
On motion of Mr. Goldsmith the re
signation was accepted.
There were three candidates. George
R. Sechler nominated Ralph Diehl. M.
D. L. Sechler named Harry Patton.
William W. Davis nominated Will G.
Kramer.
A vote was taken which resulted as
follows:
Diehl—George R. Sechler, Dougherty,
Laurer and Brant.
Patton —Vastine, Fettermßn, Kem
mer, M. D. 1,. Sechler, Gibson, Gold
smith and Jones.
Kramer —Davis.
Harry Patton, receiving seven votes,
which constituted a majority, was de
clared elected Secretary of the borough
and receiver of water rents. His bond
was fixed at #2.000.
The finance committee consisting of
Messrs. Goldsmith, Vastine and Jones
on Thursday night will meet to audit the
accounts of the retiring Seeietary.
Mr. McCoy made a short address
thanking council for what it had done
for him in the past. Mr. McCoy retires
with the best wishes of every member,
as he has proven an efficient aud con
scientious secretary, accommodating and
courteous to all who have had dealings
with him. Mr. Patton, his successor, is
a member of the office force at the Stove
Works and is well recommended.
A Pleasant Surprise.
The sixty-ninth birthday of Levi Al
lege! Monday night was celebrated at his
•home, berry and Spruce streets, in a
way that did full honor to the event.
The party was gotten up as a surprise
and the object was accomplished, too,
for a more surprised man than Mr. Al
leger it would have been hard to find, as
his friends began to drop in-—not one
by one, but by half dozens and dozens
until the house was filled.
A fine supper was served, but not the
least interesting feature of the event was
the performance of an old time orches
tra, whose soothing strains were in
evidence during the entire evening.
Samuel Mottern was first violinist, Will
iam Wallace second violinist and Ben
jamin Spotts orgauist.
Mr. Al!e;;er received a handsome Mor
ris chair as a present from the guests.
These were present: William Davis and
wife, Benjamin Spotts and wife, Henry
Grove and wife, E. L. Attn and wife,
Augustus Meyers and wife, Mrs. .Mar
garet lioflroan, Mis - Minnie Hoflnian,
Mr. and Mrs. Nieho'as Hill, Mrs. Will
iam Farnsworiii, M;s. i'ldward Gibson,
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Roat, l'r. S, Y.
Thompson, Frank Yeager, M. D. L.
Sechler, Joseph L. Shannon, Robert Mil
ler, William Lloyd, John F. Grove and
William Aten.
Girl's Painful Injury.
Miss Winifred Rainier, a domestic in
the employ of Dr. I. H. Jennings, West
Market street, met with an unfortunate
accident on Friday afternoon. She was
doing some work that necessitated the
use of a step ladder and to steady her
self while standing upon it she grasped
a clothes line hook. In some manner
she slipped and the hook caught her
hand tearing the flesh from the middle
of the right hand to the middle of the
little finger. It was necessary to insert
nine stitches to close the wound.
Scott- flartline.
Michael P. Scott and Miss Alice Hart
line,both of this city,were married Tues
day evening. The ceremony took place at
the home of the bride, Bloom street, at
8 o'clock, Kev. George E. Limbert of
ficiating. Miss Minnie James was brides
timid; David Morgan acted as best man.
The groom is an attache of Castle
Grove and is well and favorably known.
The bride is a very estimable young
lady, also well known. Mr. and Mrs.
Scott will reside on Bloom street.
Friendly Tussle With Kesult.
Isaac Forred, Welch Hill, met with an
unfortunate accident Saturday. He was
indulging in a friendly tussle at the
Reading Iron Works, w hen he received
an injury in the side. He did not con
sider it very serious at first, but his side
became more painful yesterday and Dr.
Kimerer was called in. An examination
revealed the fact that a rib was broken.
A Former Resident Dead.
Word was received in this city yester
dav of the death of James Mullen of
New York, formerly a resident of this
city. Mr. Mullen was about 65 years of
age. He left Danville nearly 30 years
ago. While a resident here he was em
ployed as roller at the Reading Iron
Works and reside! on Pine street. He
is a brother of Mrs. Edward Leamy, on
Northumberland street. The funeral
will be held today.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855.
|(« (CLICK'S
TEKBIBLE CRIME
Kills His Mother and His Brother —Is Still
A Fugitive.
News of a sorrowful tragedy, in which
a young man, previously of good chara
cter shot and killed his mother and his
brother, reached this city Tuesday
morning. The scene of the double mur
der was a farm lying among the hills one
mile west of Klinesgrove, Northumber
land county, owned and occupied by
Samuel Gulick. The victims of the
tragedy were Mrs. Amy Gulick, moth
er of the family, aged 70 years, and
Philip Gulick, a son, aged 27 years. The
murderer was John Gulick, an elder
brother, whose age is 32 years.
The murderer and his two victims are
well known in this city. Mrs. John 11.
Bower, 603 Bloom street, i.s a daughter
of the murdered woman and sister of
John and Philip Gulick. Mrs. Myra
Mettler who resides with Mrs. Bower is
the mother of the woman murdered.
The best accouut of the tragedy and
the circumstances leading up to it can
be gathered from the testimony of Sam
uel Gulick, husband and father of the
victims, as presented at the coroner's in
quest, which took place shortly before
noon.
"After partaking of the morning meal
between 0:30 and 7 o'clock," Mr. Gulick
said, "1 asked John togo along to Sun
bury to do f-ome work. He said he would
not go,and 1 went out to the barn where
Philip had preceded me. When I re
turned to the house mother was trying
to get John togo along, and told him
that he should goto work, or if not he
would have to find another place to
board.
"I told him the same thing,and he did
not reply, but the next instant I heard
the crack of a revolver and mother fell
to the floor without uttering a word. I
said to him, 'John, you have shot your
mother.' He then went for me and
pointed the gun directly at me. I man
aged to get by him and going out on the
porch held the door shut fearing for my
life. He made no eflort to come after
me but went to the front of the bouse
and left by the front door, and going to
the barn yard fired another shot and
then walked down the lane. Going to
the barn yard I found Philip shot
through the heart lying on the ground,
dead. I then called for assistance."
H. F. Moore, who resides near the
Gulick farm, saw the murderer escape.
He said: "I was at the barn getting out
the team preparing to do some plowing;
suddenly I heard two pistol shots, there
being not much time between the first
and second shot. Looking towards
Gulick's, where it seemed the shooting
had taken place, I heard Mr. Gulick
call. While crossing the intervening
field, I noticed John Gulick walking lei
surely down the lane as if nothing out
of the ordinary had happened. When
I reached where Mr. Gulick was stand
ing he pointed to Philip and said John
had shot Phil. The body lay inside the
barn yard and I carried it outside the
gate. Mr. Gulick then took me to the
house and pointing to Mrs. Gulick said
John shot mother also."
John Gulick, the murderer, is 32 years
of age. While it is difficult to reconcile
a crime of such heinousness with a sane
mind there is nothing to indicate that
the man was mentally irresponsible at
the time of the shooting. He suflered
with grip during the winter, but ap
parently had recovered. He frequently
accused his parents of doing more for
the rest of the children than for him,
especially for Philip, the victim of the
shooting, who was subject to tits. At
times John would act very meanly, leav
ing home for a day or longer at a time
and returning refuse to tell where he had
been. He was not anxious to work, al
though strong and in good health. On
the evening preceding the murder he
circulated about the store and telegraph
office at Klinesgrove, appearing per
fectly rational and collected. Some two
weeks ago he was in this city calling up
on his sister. During the afternoon of
that day he spent two or three hours
with Edward Gorman at the latter
store, Market and Pine streets. Mr. Gor
man says he was the last man in the
world with whom one would associate a
foul murder.
There was no quarrel at the time of
shooting. Mrs. Gulick was engaged in
removing the breakfast dishes when she
was shot down. The most perplexing
feature of the affair is the utter absence
of apparent motive.
The murderer's foot steps were traced
to the railroad. Thence, it is supposed,
he tramped toward Riverside, as he
could not have gone down the track
without being discovered. Acting upon
this theory Chief-of-Police Mincemoyer
and the relatives in this city were noti
fied Tuesday morning. The murderer
failed to putin an appearance here, or
elsewhere, however, and up to a late
hour last night he had not been captur
ed. His revolver, Tuesday, he still
had with him and it is quite probable
that over come with remorse he may
have sought relief in suicide.
Chief-of-Police Mettler of Sunbury.with
a searching party had not given up the
hunt at a late hour yesterday. They
had scarcely reached Sunbury Tuesday
when a report reached there that the
murderer had been captured at South
Danville. The story created intense ex
citement about town until proven untrue
The police of all the neighboring towns
have been notified and are on the alert.
Meanwhile the aged husband and
father so woefully bereaved ?nd strick
en has the sympathy of the public
wherever the story of the tragedy has
been heard.
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EASTER PROCRAMS
AT THE CHURCHES
The Special Music Will be a Feature—Sun
day School Exereises.
Easter Sunday will be rendered im
pressive throughout Danville by the ex
cellent music in most of our churches.
At the Lutheran, Episcopalian, Presby
terian and Gatholic churches ihe pro
grams will be exceptionally beautiful
this ye*r. The following Easter pro
gram will be rendered at Trinity Luth
eran church Easter Sunday evening at
7 o'clock by the Sunday school:
Processional "A Song of Triumph"
Invocation and Lord's Prayer,
The School.
Ghorus "Rejoice"
Recitation of Apostle's Creed,
The School.
Chorus "A Song of Easter"
Responsive Scripture Reading.
Solo and chorus "O, Story Sweet"
Address Rev Ulrich
Ghorus "Gpen the Gales"
Solo and chorus "Wake the Song"
Ghorus "Let Your Joy Abound"
Exercise "Waking Up Time"
Ghorus "The Angel at the Tomb"
Easter ottering.
Ghorus "Ring, G Ring"
Closing chorus "Hear Us, G Father"
Benediction.
The primary department will also
have a program consisting of songs,
choruses, recitations, etc.
At Pine Street Lutheran church at
7:30 p. m. tlie following program will be
rendered, accompanied by an orchestra
of seven pieces:
Introductory Processional.
Easter Bells.
Introit. Gloria Patri. Prayer.
Hymn "O, How Shall I receive Him"
Recitation —Horoscope.
Singing "Who is This?"
Responsive reading.
Singing ' Hosanna to the Son of David"
Reading Scripture —Math. 27: 57-61.
Hymn "Sleep, Sleep, Dear Lord"
Recitation "An Easter Longing"
Responsive reading—Math. 28: 1-10.
Anthem "I am He That Liveth"
Reading "Proofs and Fruits"
Singing."Joy, Joy to the World Today"
Recitation."The Children of Jerusalem"
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Easter song "The Little Grave"
Chorus "The Living Christ"
Address—by Pastor.
Offering.
Responsive reading "I Would not
have you to be Ignorant Brethern"
Singing by school" We shall meet Again"
Benediction.
Recessional "The Easters Are
Marching on"
These exercises will be under the dir
ection of Prof. J. T. Gberdorf, to which
the public are cordially invited.
The services at Christ Episcopal church
on Easter Sunday will be of a high order
and full of interest. The Easter morn
ing prayer will be held at six o'clock at
which time the following program will
be rendered:
Processional hvmn.
Anthem,"Christ our Passover,"Thomas
"Gloria in Excelsis" Woodward
Jubilate and hymn Choir
Recessional hymn.
At 6:45 a. m. there will be a celebra
tion of the Holy Communion.
The second celebration of the Holy
Communion will be held at eight o'clock
and at 10:30 there will be a Choral Com
munion service. The Woodward mass
in A will be rendered at this service.
Appropriate hymns will be sung and the
rector will preach a sermon. The Even
Song will be held at 7:30 p. m. At this
service there will be a sermon and the
choir will sing an anthem.
The choir of the Mahoning Presbyter
ian church will render an excellent
praise service on Easter Sunday evening
at 7:30 o'clock. The program follows:
Anthem "Christ our Passover"
Holden.
Hymn Choir.
Soprano solo "Gloom to Glory
Miss Ammerman.
Quartette Mrs. Scarlet, Miss Jame
son, Walter Russel and Charles
Shelhart.
Anthem "By the tho£ny Path of
Sorrow" .Schnecker
Baritone solo Charles Lyon
Anthem "Chrijjt is Risen"
From Rossi's "Vespers"— Norris.
At the morning service the pastor will
preach an Easter sermon and the choir
will sing an anthem entitled, "He is
Risen," by Schilling. Miss Jameson will
sing "Life's Resurrection," a very pretty
soprano solo.
At the Trinity M. E. church on Easter
Sunday evening the Sabbath school will
render the following interesting pro
gram:
Prayer by the Pastor.
Responsive reading "The Resurrec
tion Foretold."
Chorus ''Faster Bells."
Recitation "The Day of Gladness
Breaketh.
Chorus "Praise the Lord Our Sav
iour is Not Sleeping.
Responsive reading "The Glory of
the Resurrection."
Chorus "Speed the Light."
Recitation "Our Easter Offering.
Responsive Reading ."Jesus, the
Light of the World."
Chorus "Ever Move Forward."
Address by the Pastor. ;
Oflertory.
Chorus "Front Greenland's Icy
Mountains."
Responsive reading."Christ's I 'Kingdom"
Chorus "Ship of Zion."
Closing chorus "To \ ictory
Benediction.