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COMIOSIiII NEWS.
Svingali tonight.
lias bills are increasing.
The days are noticeably Shorter.
Indian summer will soon he due.
The chestnut crop will be large.
Svingali at the Opera House tonight, j
>ld Timers at Berwick on Saturday af- j
noon.
)ur streets are made lively by the
itter of the school children to and
m their studies.
he State Hospital orchestra has or-)
lized tor the winter. Prof, Kichard '
therell will conduct the orchestra,
ich will give a concert once a week
ides playing for ihe regular dances,
sre are 18 members.
>o not forget that this is the time of
•year wheu sanitary precautions
aid be taken. See that your preui
are in good condition.
>hn C. Patterson is painting his brick
lence on Mill street,
is not pleasing to th..ik that the
on is well long into the month
n the leaves fall and before another
th the trees will IK- bare.
tnday schools will now pick up in
udance but it is not until just be-
Christmas time that the growth
be particularly marked,
osty mornings and evenings will
1* here.
le Germania Verein picnic at Hunt-
Park next Monday promises to be
-ly attended.
te ice man is preparing to give way
e coal man. »
erybody rejoices over the Presi
's steady progress towards recovery,
.ve you any Iron or steel Scrap for
E. B. Leaf & Co., Brown bci!u-
Janville, Pa.
»■ fall term at Lehigh University
is Wednesday, September 25th.
e stra v hat has had a forlorn look
ast few days but it is reluctant to
to retirement.
<■ boy who is kept off the street
j rs and is surrounded by proper
• influences will nev *r bring shame
s parents. Corner loafing is one of
teps that lead to disi -spect for the
and when disregard for law comes
.•ay to grosser crimes is open. The
it who neglects the early educa
jf his boy sooner or later reaps a
■st of misery and woe.
e public handshaking receptions
d be abolished by all means, but
makes them dangerous to the
y of a president should be abol-sh
■to.
ere will be no services at Shiloh
•med Church on Sunday,
st Saturday is the Hebrew New
s day, marking the beginning of
ear and will be observed as
by the Hebrews of this city. It is
set aside for worship and adora
•f God as the creator of the world,
•oufession of sins, and prayer to
lged not according to merits, but
ling to God s mercy,
i. Susan W. Foster was buried Tues- j
fternoon a: o'clock. Those at- j
ig from a distance were: Miss Kate
rand M. B. Creasey, of Catawissa:
. Lynn, of Elysburg; James Baylor
ife, of Mt. Carniel.
Married.
NOMAS— UNUER— In Danville on
t 17, 1901, by Kev. M. L. Shindel,
m A. klinguian and Miss Erna A.
both of Northumberland county.
KHART — Bri MBACOII —Iti Danville
>t em her 10, 1901, by Kev. M. L.
d, Charles A, Gearbart and Miss
ce Brumbaugh, both of this city.
Drove to Litliia Springs,
imber of ladies drove tc Lithia
s, near Northumberland, yester
lere they spent the day picnirk-
Those in the party were: Mrs.
C. Amesbury, Mrs. Charles G
Mrs. J. It. Kimerer, Mrs. William
liller, Mrs. Thomas Keifsnyder,
Charles Howe, Mrs. Oscar M.
r, Mrs. William Shepperson, Mrs.
J A. Shepperson, Mrs. Albert
er, Mrs. Harry Devine ami Mrs.
Blecher, of this city, and Mrs.
' Griffiths, of Scrauton.
State Library.
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Retnarkuule Teat Pel formed by Svingali
Yesterjay.
Professor Svingali, who opened a four
nights'engagement in the Opera House
last night, perfoimed I»i« wonderful
blind-fold drive yesterday afternoon,
which lias made him famous as a hyp
notist and an exponent of telepathy.
I'.liudfolded Svingali drove to another
part of the town and found a hunch of
keys which had been securely hidden.
The feat was remarkable in itsell, but
] the manner in which il was performed
adds to the marvel.
The blind-fold drive was performed in
the presence of a committee composed
uf F. P. Johnson, Chiei-of-Police Mince
mover, W. L- Clark. W. C. Williams, W.
K. Urumheller and F. M. Gotwalds.
Svingali was first secuielv blind-folded
at the Opera House by one of the com
mittee and then left in charge of the
manager ivhile the commit tee itself was
driven over the followiug route:
Mill street to East Market, East Mar
ket to Church street, Church to East
Front street, Fast Front to Rough and
Ready street, Rough and Heady to East
Market street, East Market to Church
street, Church to Lower Mulberry street.
Lower Mulberry to Pine street, Pine to
Bloom street, Bloom to Mill street. A
stop was made at the First National
Bank, the committee ascending to the
oifice of John VV. Farnsworth immedi
ately above where two small keys at
tached to a ring were secreted under the
cushion of a revolving chair.
The committee then returned to the
'•pera llou-e, where Svingali in the in
terval had been under the surveillance,
of an immense crowd anxious to prevent
him from receiving any tip surrepti
tiously that might aid hiui in the dif
ficult task he had undertaken.
The professor placed his fingers on the
pulse of each member i.f the committee,
repeating the act several times. He
finally selected W. L. Claik and W. E.
Drumheller to ride with him on the front
seat wheu blind-folded he started on his
remarkable drive, the rest of ihe com
mittee aleo occupying the barouche. Suf
fice it lo say without the least mistake at
a brisk trot he guided the horses over
the roundabout route taken by the com
mittee on the first drive.
Arriving at Bloom and Mill streets he
at oacc pronounced it the spot in the
vicinity of .viiicli the article was hidden.
Alighting lie again placed his lingers
upon the pulse of each of the committee
after which lie had no difficulty in tind
intr the flight of stairs leading to the
second story of the bank huilding.at the
top «112 which without any hesitancy he
turned to the left into Mr. Faru.->worth's
office where he found the keys.
Sviiigali could not have known what
article was hidden nor the hiding place,
neither the route selected, as none of
these matters were given any attention
by the committee until it had started
upon the first drive.
Iron Worker Badly Burned.
Perry Barr, about 20 years of age. who
resides with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Wilkes Barr, North Mill street, met
with a painful accident while at work
at the Reading Iron Works about
noon Tuesday. He was assisting to
load skelp irou, which is placed upon
the car while hot. With oihers he was
pulling the hot f~ars up an inclined
plank and had just reached the top
when his foot slipped and he fell upon
the hot iron ir. the car, burning himself
shockingly about the arms, hands and
legs.
Instead of the hob nailed shoes usual
ly worn while at this work Barr wore a
pair of ordinary shoes and to this he
attributes the accident. He may be un
able to work for some time. Dr. J. H.
Kimerer is the attending physician.
Salting Peanuts in The Shell.
Horace D. Mover, of Hazleton, whose
recent invention for salting peanuts in
the shell has brought him before the
reading public, is visiting relatives in
this city. The process discovered by
.Mr. Moyer is considered very valuable
and he has already refused an otfer of
*IO,OOO for it. The peanuts treated have
a very palatable taste, which adds much
to their value. In this city they are on
sule at Fallon Bros' store.
Horace 1). Moyer i-- a son of Jacob
Mover, of Berwick, and a former resi
dent of Danville.
Danville Wins the Series.
The decisive shoot of the series of
three between the (iun and HiHe club of
this city and the Rod and (iun club of
Milton was pulled olf at the latter place
yesterday afternoon. Danville had a
total of 114 breaks as against Milton's
10!), which makes the local club the win
ner of the series. Following is the score
Danville Woolley. 17; <peiser, 20;
I'hile, 22; Schram, 15; Diet/., 19; Law
rence, 21.
Milton Schuyler,2l;Stamm, l'J; Krock,
20; Rote, 19; Whitmire, 20; Harris, 10.
Truant Officer Already Bußy.
Truant, oflicer W. E. Young already
has his hands quite full rounding up
the absentees from school. It is some
what early in the term for much activity
on the part of the truant oflicer, but the
school board this year has decided to
take time by the forelock and obviate
the hard experience of last term by
making an example of some of the
worst cases. Several parents who last
year showed no disposition to co-oper
ate with the truant oflicer will, this year
be given reasonsble warning, which is
to be followed with arrest in ease they
j make no etfort to get their rhildren to
I school.
Tilt LAST IIITFS
R. (J. Shannon Laid Away at Mt. Veruiou
Cemetery.
The remains of the lateß. C. Shannon
were followed to their last resting place
at Mt. Vernon Sunday afternoon by a
large concourse of sorrowing friends. The
cozy and home-like residence near Riv
erside Heights was adequate to accom
modate only a small proportion of those
assembled. The lawn and even the
street was tilled by an assemblage who
for nearly an hour stood with bowed
heads drinking in the solemn service,
A'hich was audible through the open
doors and windows of the residence.
The services were conducted by Rev.
R. J. Allen, pastor of St. Peter's M. E.
church, Riverside, lie founded his dis
course on the words of St. Mark:
"Why make ye this ado and weep;
the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth."
The speaker drew a beautiful lesson
from the above passage, full of hope
and consolation to the bereaved. The
children of God, he said, do not die —
they "sleep."
The music under the direction of Miss
Kate Keiui, church organist, was a very
beautiful anil impressive feature of the
service. Two selections were tendered
by a quartette consisting of Mrs. Allen,
Mamie Keim, William Keim and John
Wolverton, ttie latter of Sunbury.
The pallbearers were: W. K. Clark,
John Keim, John M<Cli.ughan. T. W.
Clayton, 11. M. I'ucum :.nd John Con
way.
The funeral was followed with a mem
orial service at St. Peter's M. E. church
at 7:f!0 o'clock Sunday night. Short ad
dresses hearing upon the deceased were
made by the pastor, Kev. Allen; H. M.
Yocuin representing the church in gener
al; George Ostrander on behalf of the
Epworth League; Mi-s Agnes McCloug
han representing the Junior League,and
W U. Clark on behalf of the official
board of the church.
Oouncilmen in Session.
The regular meeting of council was
held Friday evening. In the absence of
President Kernmer Councilman Fetter
man acted as President pro teni.
A petition signed by 15 residents of
the Fourth Ward was read asking coun
cil to clean out Blizzard's run, repair
damage to their houses and lots caused
by ihe recent flood and to enlarge the
culvert icross Walnut street. Mr. Vas
ti»e stitted mat me creel* «•«.,
cleaned by the Street Commissioner.
A communication was read from
Thomas T. Wireman. Chief Engineer of
the Pennsylvania Canal Co., giving per
mission to the borough to remove the
bridges on Mill and Ferry streets pro
vided that solid embankments be built
with IK inch culverts. On motion the
terms were accepted.
A communication was read from E. S.
Gearbart, Esq., stating that A. T. Dice,
General Superintendent of the P. & K.
R. R. would meet all interested parties
in reference to enlarging the culvert
near the P. & R. depot.
Officer Voris was granted a vacation of
one or two weeks. The Friendship Fire
Company was given permission to take
out a window in the rear of its engine
house and to putin a door to connect
with the stable, provided the expense
he borne by the Fire Company.
May Purchase Rolling Mill.
H. H. Gensburg, of Philadelphia, a
man prominent in iron manufacturing i
circles, accompanied by James Mallon,
former Superintendent under Mess.
Baird & Company, and a couple of oth*r
Philadelphians, pain a visit to this city
Friday for the purpose of looking
over the Danville Polling Mill with a
view of purchasing the plant.
The visitors were favorably impressed
with the mill, which had been remodel
ed at considerable expense, just before
the shut-down occurred. There are good
reasons for believing that the visit may
result in a purchase, which would imply
starting up of tlie works.
The Prayers of the Church.
There was scarcely a pulpit in this ci
ty Sunday that did not allude to the
attempt against President McKinley's
life in some way to reflect the suspense
that the people are under as to the re
sult and the sympathy they feel for the
stricken Executive and his faithful wife.
Many of the prayers were touching ap
peals to <Jod for faith and physical
strength to carry the President through
this awful ordeal.
Rail Against an Iron Bar.
John Evans, Jr., Front street, an em
ploye of Ihe Structural Tubing Works,
sustained an odd injury about 8 o'clock
Monday night. During an interval of rest
he was playing with some other boys
about the mill when he accidentally ran
against the end of a rail loaded on the
buggy striking himself in the region of
the groin, lie fell to the ground in an
agony of pain and had to be carried
home. Dr. Curry was called. The in
jury, although painful, is not considered
serious.
Committed Suicide.
Peter lialdy, a prominent retired resi
dent of Catawissa, about 70 years of
age, committed suicide Saturday even
ing by banging. The deed was com
mit ted on the rear porch of his resid
ence, where he was found ahmit nine
o'clock.
A Card of Thanks.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Saunders wish
to tender their thanks to those who
kindly assisted them during their re
cent bereavement.
DAN V I U.K. 1'A.,1111 l:sl»AY. < Kl-I'H.M KKIt
I'EDSNNAI.
I'AIIAUAI'IIS.
Brief Mention of the Doings of \oitr
Frieuds and Acquaintances.
John Doster, wife and daughter, Mis»
Gussie, will leave today for a visit to the
Pan-American.
Mrs. George Crouse anil daughter,
Adeline, of Milton, are visiting at the
home of ,T. B. Cleaver, this city.
Orrie Custard, of Butlalo. N. for
merly engineer of the double engine at
the Danville Bessemer plant, this city,
is visiting at the home of J. \ t Wilson,
Pine street.
Miss Nettie Henrie, Bloom street, has
returned from a visit to Williamsport.
Ernest Brawn returned home yester
day from Findlay, Ohio.
Miss Bertha Newbaker, West Mahon
ing street, left yesterday for Bellefonte,
where she will visit her sister, Mrs. J.
Malcolm Laurie.
Martin Landau, of Riverside, was in
Sunbury yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Haldernian left yesterday
to join her husband in Philadelphia
where they will take up their residence.
W. K. Lewis returned to sbamokin
yesterday a visit at the home of
John Lewis, Mill street.
Miss Lizzie Perry is visiting friends in
Sunbury.
Miss Alice Deen, Mahonuig township,
left yesterday for a visit with friends in
Scranton.
Harry Marks, of Williamsport, spent
yesterday with relatives in this city.
Miss Katherine Markle, Honeymoon
street, left yesterday morning for a visit
with friends in Berwick.
Mrs. A. Cleaver, of Philadelphia, and
Mrs. George M. Crouse, ol Milton, are
guests at the home of T. W. Clayton,
South Danville.
Mrs. George Kehl, of Sunbury, and
her guest, Miss Anna Richardson, of
Philadelphia, spent Sunday with Mrs. J.
11. Ephlin, Honeymoon street.
Mrs. Sarah Norton, of Wilkesbarre,
left Monday for Allenwood after a vis
it with Mr. and Mrs. I . Y. James, East
Market street.
Dr. H. W. Sweigert an 1 wife of Lewis
town, returned home Monday after a
visit over Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Sweigert's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex.
Billmeyer, Washingtonville.
Landlord W. C. Williams, Dr J. J.
Kline ami Moil Ctmict tjHarir., ,
expect to attend the Lehigh countv fair
at Allentown.
Mr. and Mrs, William Laidacker, Miss
Anna Wendel and Miss Sarah Laid
acker, South Danville, returned Mon
day evening from the Pan-American
Exposition.
Miss Isabel Baldy, West Mahoning
street, is visiting friends in Sbamokin.
Mr. and Mrs. Minicr and Mrs. Kli/.a
beth Lunger, of Riverside, have return
ed home from a visit with friends in
Light street.
Kev. John 1). Cook, of Kenovo, re
turned home yesterday after a visit at
the residence, of John Sechler, Ferry
street.
Frank llerrington, Last Market street,
made a business trip to Sunbury yester
day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Martz, of Wash
ingtonville, spent yesterday with friends
in this city.
Simon Vastine, of Rushtown, spent
yesterday with friends in Blooms
burg.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. DeWitt and oliil
ren, Florence, Helen anil John, of Ilar
risburg, returned home yesterday after
a visit with the former's parents, Dr.
and Mrs. DeWitt, Riverside.
Mrs. Rufus Vastine, of South Danville
and guest, Mrs. John Super, of Newport
News, Ya., and William Mettler, of New
York, who is visiting relatives in this
city, left yesterday for a few days' stay
with relatives in Trevorfon
Lewis Jones returned to Summerhill,
Cambria county, yesterday after a visit
with relatives in this city.
Guy Strauss, of Montrose, returned
home yesterday after a visit with his
sister, Mrs. A. C. Martz, Washington
ville.
Miss Sarah Shannon, of Blootnsburg,
returned home yesterday after a visit
at the home of Joseph Shannon, Kiver
side.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson return
ed yesterday from a visit with friends in
Beach Haven, N. J.
Miss Chrissie Hart, of Norristown, re
turned home yesterday after a visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hart,
Mausdale.
The family of Hon. K. k Polk will re
turn from their summer home at Mt.
Cobb, Moosic Lake, tomorrow.
Mrs. Adeline ('leaver, of Philadelphia,
is visiting at the home of J. B. Cleaver
on Mill street.
William Boyd and wife, of Scranton,
arrived in this cil y last evening for a
vi; it with Mrs. Elizabeth Gearbart on
Bloom street.
Mr. and Mrs. E\ frett Littleton, of
Hazleton, returned home last evening
after a visit at the home of W. P. Barr,
Clinton street.
Miss Margaret Hawkey who is a stud
ent at the Pennsylvania Institution for
the deaf aud dumb, Philadelphia, left
for that place yesterday after a visit
with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Hawkey,
Laurel street.
John (i. Yan Orman, of Marshall
town, lowa, is visiting his brother-in
law, H, A, Argrave, Lower Mulberry
street.
WELSH HILL
SCHOOL TO oI'LN
Important Action Taken by School Boaru
Monday Night.
The school hoard held a re.-ulai meet
ing Monday night with all the members
present.
i)n motion of Mr. Giee 1 ' it was decid
ed to reopen the Welsh ilill school to
accommodate the Ml! pupiL who reside
in that part of the Fourth Ward.
()n motion of Mr. Green Miss Jennie
Lovett, at present a student at the State
I Normal school, was elected lea her of
i the Welsh Hill school at a salary of
j per month.
Treasurer Scliratn reported a nei bal
ance on hand of $8,883.72 lie stated
that the non resident pupils are paving
up very slowlv, but 14 up lo da e hiv
ing settled for their tuition.
On motion it vias decided that the re
solution of the board must be enforced
and the teachers were instructed after
Monday next to ex' hide all non-resident
pupils who have not settled with the
board.
Teachers were also ordered lo see to it
that the Slate law requiring pupils to lie
vaccinated is fully enforced.
The following bills were approve 1 1- r
I payment:
| Giun &Co • • *51.53
Western Publishing Co 35.03
j Mc.Mullen & Co 1*2.00
j J. B. Lippincott & Co 12.00
Butler, Sheldon iV Co 28,56
1 American Book Co 94 2(>
i R. L Myers &Co 51.39
| Charles I'ttermiller 90
T. W. Hale
K. G. Miller 8.00
F. Detweiler 7-"i
i Seide! it Bausch 3.45
William Ouigg 5.00
John K. Lunger 1.25
Charles Mottern 2.30
Mrs. Mottern 20.87
| Mrs. Daniel Kashner 19.75
j Emery Shultz 3.25
i Standard Gas Co .00
! Danville Stove it M'f'g. Co 3.75
C. s Books 1.92
j Nam y Kennedy 22.00
Maynard, Merrill & Co 11.07
Atlas Stationery it Paper C 0.... 24.12
Caroline Haldernian 23.i0
E. W. Peters, coin 151.2?
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A Pleasant Grange Event.
Grange No. 5. P. of 11., held a picnic
{on the grounds of school house No. 2,
Cooper rovt.si.j,,. on>aiuraay afternoon
j last. The event, which was quite in
teresting in it.-.elf, was gotten up as a
-ort of an object lesson to illustrate to
the farmers of that vicinity the advant-
I ages of having a membership in the
, ,;range.
An edifying address was delivered by-
Albert M.Cornell, of Altus, Bradford
I county, Lecturer of the Pennsylvania
| State Grange. Some remarks were also
made by Kev. C. D. Lercli, pastor of the
s Matisdale Reformed church, who open
|ed the meeting with prayer. C. V. Am
| merman, master of the grange,presided.
There was quite a good turnout of
those interested in farm subjects,among
them such well known grangers as M.
1». Bond, of Chulaskev, and Mr. aid
Mrs. Edward Litchard, of Exchange.
Consigned to the Grave.
The funeral of the late Frank Wil
hilm took place from the family resi
dence, Bloom street, Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock and was largely at
tended. The service was conducted by
Kev. Dr. M. L. Shindel. The pall bear
ers were: John Haney, Sr., John Brud
er, Sr., Fred Held, Engelbert Albert,
Jacob Blohn and Andrew Schatz. The
attaches of the First National bank,
where the deceased had been the night
watchman for twenty-four years, sent a
handsome floral pillow in addition to
which there were other tine floral tri
butes.
The deceased is survived by bis wife
and several grown children: Frank, of
York; Mrs. Silas Gray, of Clayton, N.
J.; Mrs. Joseph Peele, of Philadelphia;
John, Mrs. Oliver Johnson, Miss
Mary, and George A. Meyers, the latter
a step-son, of this city, all of whom at
tended the funeral.
A Street with Open Water Way.
Agnew T. Dice, General Superintend
ent, and Assistant Superintendent
StackhouseoftheP.it R. railway, ac
companied by Hon. S. P. Wolverton,the
company's attorney, met the Street and
Bridge Committee of council and Bor
ough Solicitor E. s. Gearbart. in this
city on Saturday last for consultation
with reference to some changes neces
sary at the railroad culvert at Blizzard's
run, which has been proven inadequate
to carry off the water in times of heavy
rain.
It was agreed by both parties that as
,i thoroughfare is much needed at this
point the best plan would be to cut
away the embankment and run a street
1 through with an open water way. Th is
is the plan which will be submitted to
the railway company and probably will
lie adopted.
Drove to Milton.
A number of young people from this
city drove to Milton Monday night where
they were entertained at the home of
Mrs Mary E. Slant. In the party were:
Misses Martha and Druoe Carodiskey,
Nellie Schick, Lulu K!ase, lzoriah Hed
dens, Marv Snyder, Jennie Waite,Lillian
Birks, Florence Jenkins, Lizzie Cliurin,
Mary Sidler, Anna Klase, Austin Klase,
Walter Ephliti, William Russell, Henry
Mitchell, Amond Keiser, John Barry,
Dallas Reppert,Howard kimbel, Arthur
| Lawrence and John Thompson.
INK CI.OSIM, ill
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Universal RegM, at the Com Adopted by
the Board of Directors.
I here ate few 'ln whi ■I, nave ■<
Ca si oiled tu e ..lion; tnvlli foi
some tune past th ,it e contemplated
closing of the V. \1 t w'lich was
decided upon ;i • , meetin ■ of the hoard
of directors on I tie-lav night of last
week. Many think hit measures should
be adopted to arou—• the public to a
sense of its rep nisibility and endeavor
lo keep I his helpful and benelicent in
stitution open. i aboriug under a feel
ing of this soil Pine Street Lutheran
church, Sunday last took up an im
promptu collection for the V. M. A.
which amounted to sllO This is certain
l\ very praiseworthy in the Pine
congregat on anil shows a degree of zeal
and iibeia:,ty which will not be lost
sight of as an example.
Ihe board of directors, how* ver. have
no hope of overcoming the obstacle be
fore lhem and will carry out their in
tention of suspending V M. C. A. work
in Danville until all indebtedness is
wiped out and the institution is again
on its feet.
The deficiency as shown by the state
ment is SI,MOO. It is not known, how
ever. that £7st) of this ever-growing in
debtedness has been assumed by the
'mm *d of directors. This shows the
strained condition of the finances in a
strong light and ought to justify the
bo rd in the course it lias taken.
No one could be found who would at
tempt to underrate the V. M A. as a
factor for good. Nevertheless the fact
remains that a large proportion of those
who profit directly from the Y. \l. C. A.
those who have sons in every day at
tendance who share in the advantages
of the institution along i's various lines,
do little and in many cases absolutely
nothing for its support. Thus while
there are in Danville some L'lWHt families
the V. M C. A. his mi it- list lntt 100
regular contributors, a circumstance
which would indicate a lamentable lack
of appreciation or ;ndifl. r< nee some
where.
It is hoped that during the period the
V. M. C. A. is closed those n>>u in lifer
ent may be brought to realize what they
have lost. It will no doubt come home
prettv forcibly to some of them when
they see their sons now secure behind
the friendly door of the Y. M. (' A free
from evil, loose upon the streets where
tpiuf't'ittun in every /<>»»«• iiiruj.
It would not be surprising if after some
mouths or a year with the institution
closed our citizens would arise to a full
appreciation of their duty in the matter
aud decide to tender the proper sup
port.
Justice J. P. Bare s Decision.
Justice-of-the-Peace J. P. Bare render
ed a decision Monday in the case of
Commonwealth vs. Associate Judge
Franklin G. Blee. The charge in this
case, which was given a hearing Wed
nesday last, it will he remembered, was
assault and battery, George \Y. Dens
berger being prosecutor.
The justice adjudged the defendant
not guilty and placed iheccost? 10.59
—upon the prosecutor. In his opinion
Justice Bare states that he fails to lind
sufficient evidence to convince him "that
Judge Blee wilfully, carelessly and with
malice drove into Densberger's wagon."
Also as to the altercation resulting there
from he hesitates to place the blame
upon the defendant. He cites that
Densberger stopped in the public road,
walked fifty feet or more to the mill and
went up stairs to the second story to
find the defendant, which would leave
it a grave question whether or not the
prosecutor did not provoke an assault
and battery. Had Densberger believed
himself entitled to damages he could
have recovered them by process of law.
Kind Words for Danville.
The Lewisburg Chronicle in speaking
of the K. G. E. reunion here on Labor
Day says: Citizens of Danville did them
selves proud on this day. The town be
longed to the Eagles, as it were, and we
doubt if they ever visite 1 a place where
ihey received better treatment.
Special mention should be made of
the members of the Friendship Fire
Department, who had open house all
day, serving lunch to all Eagles who
were members of their home lire com
panies. You will have to travel a long
distance before you will run across a
better all-round set of boys than those
who compose the Friendship Fire Com
pany of Dauville.
Presented With Baton.
I he members of Sfoes' band, Saturday
night last, presented Conductor J. T.
Oberdorf with a beautiful leaders' baton
in recognition of his valuable services.
The baton is of ebony and ivory, the
ivory being beautifully inlaid with
pearl. The presentation speech which
was made by John L. Jones,was quite a
happy hit. After the presentation the
band played several tine selections on
the street.
Gennania Verein Picnic.
The members of the (iermania Verein
have decided to make their outing,w hich
will be held at Hunter's Park next
Monday, a general picuic. They cordi
ally invite all iheir friends to partici
pate. There will he dancing in the even
ing.
The P. <>. S. of A. picnic at DeWitf s
Park Saturday representing the town of
Berwick, was a fine success throughout,
Some nine hundred came down from
Berwick, who were joined by an equal
number from this city.
KS'I AliLlslllih IN I*r»r>.
ll.\|{V|-:ST IIOMH
SEKVKES
Annual Ev.-nt to IKJ C»-l»-l>rat»-<i hy th* 8«l
--tion Army.
The annual harvest home of the local
><ilvution Army will liegiu on -aiurday
next and conclude on Tuesday night of
next week. A corps of solicitors are at
work and have already secured an ex
tensive collection of articles rsnging all
the way from fancy work to fruit and
provisions.
During Saturday next the various
articles contributed will be placed on
exhibition in Salvation Army hall.where
they will remain while the harvest home
set vices are in progress.
The opening service will take place
Saturday evening at 8 o'clock Service
also will be held at.'Llo and at s pin.
on Sunday. The hall will be appropri
ately decorated.
Monday and Tlie-day evenings the
fair will he held during which the arti
cle- on exhibition will be sold. An ef
fort will be made to bring the proceed
up to £73. The greater part of this will
goto the support of the local workers;
tiie balance to the fund for the relief of
the -ick and wounded of the Army.
Few people probably have an adequate
iile:i of tin- -eryice rendered by the-e
humble workers in our midst. Their
visits among the poor and tnose who
know neither church nor Sunday school
must be productive of much good. The
Sunday school of the Army made up of
the class above alluded to numbers some
forty. In addition to religion-instruc
tion rendered the little girls in the hall
on certain evenings are taught to sew
and the boy- »iven lessons in bookkeep
ing, iVc.
Straub-Haney.
The home of Mr. anil Mrs. John
Hauey, Bloom street, was the scene of a
quiet, but very pretty wedding, yester
day morning when their daughter, Hiss
Margaret Bertha, became the wife trf
Frank Straub, of this city. The cere
mony was performed at ft o'clock by the
Kev. I>. L. Fogleman. Only the im
mediate relatives were present, the
bride and grooui being unattended. Af
ter a bridal dinner the newly wedded
couple left on the 12:15 train for a trip
taking in Tonawanda and Butlalo, N.
Y.
The groom is druggist at the State
hospital for the Insane and is well and
favorably known. The bride is a pop
tH3r :t 112 i«i 1 y wug nhu imo
grown to womanhood iti this city. Mr.
and Mrs. Straub will reside in this city,
occupying in already furnished resili
ence, No. 419, Bloom street.
Following were the true-ts: Jacob
llaney and wife, John Sweisfort and
wife, William Deutch and wife, W. K.
Kase and wife, Joseph Hale, Mrs. Peter
I Farley, John Straub and wife, Mrs.
Edward Mottern, Mr-. (Jeorge llaney,
Mrs. John Deutch, .Mr- Kebecca Bog
erf, Mrs. 1 Lit tie and Leah Straub, Kev.
Fogleman and wife and Charles llaney
and wife.
Officials Vist Shovel Factory.
John J. MacDoiiald, President, N
Penrose Allen, Director and member of
the Executive Committee, and H. Nel
son Day, Treasurer, of flic Danville
Bessemer Company, paid a visit to the
shovel factory in this city Tuesday.
The visitors were well pleased with the
appearance of things about the plant,and
the progress made in getting ready for
work.
The works with the except'on of the
finishing department is in operation,
testing the machinery.drilling the work
men and -lowly piling up stock. Owing
to the non-arrival of a few of the parts
belonging to the finishing machinery
the starting up of this department is
much delayed. The management con
fidentlv expects, however, to be able to
start up fully in two weeks' time.
Making Church Improvements-
The Shiloh Reformed church, Bloom
street, i- undergoing a thorough renova
tion and repairs on a large scale. The
wood-work 011 the exterior of the build
ing is being repainted. On the inside the
building is to be given a new coat of
paper. In the main auditorium the
pews will be oiled and the lloor covered
with a new carpet. The repairs are in
the hands of F. P. M:irt/ell and Edward
Yeagi r.
Their Wooden Wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. George M. West were
tendered a surprise party Monday even
ingat their home, Pine street. The oc
t-a-ioii was the fifth anniversary of their
j marriage. \ number of very handsome
: and useful sjifts were received. Those
| present were: Mr. and Mrs. \\ Kase
j West, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fields. Mr.
, and Mrs. John B. McCoy, Mi- 1. D.
; West, Misses Lillian Allgaier. I .winy
' Vlams, Mary and Minnie Uishel, Cora
and (iertrmle ka-i Mrs. |{ diert Fields
! and (Jeorge \\ We-t.
Buried Yesterday.
The funeral of John ('., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry C. Saunders, took place
Wednesday at 2 o'clock from the rc-id
I etice of John Delhantv, grandfather of
I the deceased, Nicholas Avenue. Hie
! Mineral was largely attended The pall
j bearers were: Mi ses Marion Jones,
I l.iz/.ie Eekert, l.orame Phillips, Clara
Dctweiler. Kev. I . I>. I Iru h conduct
ed the service-. I he (lowers presented
were beautiful.
A Youug Lady Passes Away.
Mi-s Elsie Hallman died on I tidav
i afternoon at the home of her father,
Monroe Hallman, 21il Ash street, after
]an illness of typhoid fever. The de-
I ceased was sixteen years a bright
'and much beloved voung lady.
JOB PRINTING
The <»fficc «►< the Awt KieAfc uew
furrmhfd with a large a» i '<f»ni*r>
of job letter and fancy type and jut
material generally, 'he Publishes
announcrs to the public that he i*
j prepared at al! time* to execute m
the neatest manner
JOH PRINTING
Of all K Indn and De«crptir>n
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PROPOSITION
Miiton Nine'* Bail Bi.ow.ii? at DsW tt «
Park Yesterday.
those who wune.sed the t«a»e ball
game Iw-tween the "Old Tuner* sad the
Milton nine at l>*Witt'« Park ye«t«rd*y
afternoon are *t»ri ienrig why <»ar but*
di<l not beat thent the two previont
games. It certainly »WBII*I ea-y
to win yesterday and the abut oat *d
ministered to the Milton Aggregation m
a great measure atones for tfie previoM
defeats. Sidney Hoffa pitched a good
eatiie, hut four hits tieing made oil bia
<leli very Mr was ably supported iq an
•juarUTH, of tbe rfiances, tiwUgb
difficult, being accepted. Ic the 6«id
e-pecially were the "Old Timers" strong
l ntil the seventh inning but one ran
WHS made, the batter* being put out to
one, two, three order. In tbat inning
Milton went to pieces an<l three run*
were maoe. Milton failed to hit tba
hall at the right time and the shot oat
was the result. It took but one boar
an<l eighteen uiinute« to play the game
Following is the score
DAXVILLC. R. M. O. a. B.
Lewis, ss 1 l) 1 2 i»
Y err irk, 2b 0 I 4 3 •
Koss, :»b ft I 1 3 ii
Olierdorf, If 1 2 1 ft U
Gosh, cf 2 1 2 0 0
W. Hotfa. c 0 2 2 U ft
Sechler, rf 1 0 4 1 I
Hummer, lb ] 1 12 • I
S. Hoffa, p 0 1 0 S ft
Total 6 9 27 11 8
MI I. TON. A H. o. a. a.
Hertz, 2b.. ft 1 4 11
Teufel, cf ft 0 2 11
Watts, 3b (*(>22l
l.ogan. s.s 0 1 2 4 1
l.outh, lb U ft » 0 »
Spotts, rf 0 1 U II ft
iiedcay, If n 11 0 ft
Muclier, c ft U 3 0 0
lohnson, p o 0 1 4 <*
Total, ft 4 24 12 4
Score bv innings
Milton II II U li U I) U il o-o
Danville, 1 9 9 ft 0 U 3 3 i—6
MM SKY Earned run- Danville, 3.
Three base hits, > Hotla,spotts. Doable
plays, Sechler to Yerrick, Watts to
Louth. Struck out. Kedcay, Bucber,
Sechler, Hummer, Yerrick Passed
halls, Hotla, S. ">acritice hit*. Yerrick
fin.l T;»n feh Hit i*y pilehvr, Mil*!
(iosh. Base on halls—Danville, 2, Mil
ton, 1. Left on bases—Danville, 4 Mil
ton. »>. I'mpire, Buck.
Berwick Defeated by Score of 6 to 4.
The most exciting game of base- hall
of the season was witnessed by an enor
moil- crowd at DeWitt's Bark Saturday
afternoon. The Berwick team were the
opponents on this occasion and they
were hacked by nearly IM*> rooters from
that city. It was a game full of all kind*
of kicking and the Berwick contingent
still feel as if they had the worst of it
They say that I'mpire Buck and Hyp
notist Hoffman cinched the irame tor
Danville. (filbert made bis townsmen
look like :!0 cents. He had •"» strike outs,
1 hit. 2 put outs aud 5 assists against
them. At the end of the sixth inning
it looked like Berwick * game, the score
being 5 to 3in their favor. Fortanatel v
in the 7th inning Pitcher --niith went op
in the air and with the kind assi-tance
of KaufFman, who eenerousl v made J
errors, the "Old Timers" scored 3 runs,
thereby winning the game Following
is the score:
KKRWIi K. B H. W. 4. S.
KaufYman, ss. Oft ft 2 3
Koss, 3b 1 3 3 3 ft
Landis, 2b 13 13 9
Kepner, If I ft 0 0 ft
Smith, p ft 2 0 4 I
Myrtle, lb 1 I S ft .
Carey, "cf 1 ft 2 ft li
Chamberlain, c ft ft N 2 0
Davis, rf ft 1 2 ft «
Total S 24 13 4
OANVII.I.E. h u. o. a. a.
Lewis, .">b I 3 1 3 ft
Yerrick. 3b ft ft 4 5 0
Hoffman, lb 1 ft ♦» I ft
Oberdorf, If 1 2 1 ft ft
(iosh. cf 1 2 1 W 1
Hummer, c.. ft ft 4 3 ft
Sechler, rf ft 11 ft 1
(filbert, p ft I ' *' ft
(iaskins, as 11 0 ft 2
Holla, lb 1 ft 7 ft 0
Total »i Ift 27 1» 4
"•core bv inning-
Berwick oftft 11 3ft ft ft— 5
Danville. . . . 21ftftftft 3fta -k
Karned run* I'anville Berwick 2.
Two base hits, Lewis, Davis. lH>ubls
play, 'Gilbert, Lewis and Yerrick -acra
tice hit, Yerrick. Struck oui by liilbert
t'tiamU'ilaiii, Davis 2, Kepner. Myrtle
I»y -unth, (filbert 2, Hummer. Sechler.
llottman, Yerrick, (isskina stolen
bases, Hoffman and Oberdoff. Hit bv
pitched ball, Oberdorf, Kauttman and
Kepner Base on balls, (filbert I. I.ef*
on ba-es. Danville 7, Berwick «. 1 in pi re
Buck
Johnson Hardy.
John Johnson and Mi«- Clara llar.lv,
colored, were unit"! in matrimony bv
.lustice-of-the Peace J P. Bare, at eight
o'clock Saturday evening Charles
Baker acted a* l>est man and Mm Orsce
Johnson as bridesmaid
Death of an Aged Lady
Mrs, Susan W Foster died "-atnrdsy
la-t at the home of her daughter, Mrs
John llennigen, ll s 1 pper Mulberrv
street, aged year* Tbe <lecew»
ed is survived by four daughters Mrs
(tiles l.aoiberson, Mr< Jofui Heumgen,
Mr* Frank Ho— and \|rs I loyd I »mb
ersou.