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March is behaving well.
Five more days of March.
Spring fever is contagious.
No school on Good Friday.
Tailors are working overtime.
The trees are beginning to bud.
Boats are being placed in the river.
Spring hats are having a chance this
week.
Spring fever is likely to become epi
demic.
The usual holiday hours will be ob
served at the post office tomorrow.
There may be another blizzard in
store for us. but we are content not to
anticipate.
From present indications there will
be an abundance of flowers for Easter.
Dr. Talmage has been upon his back
for a week, near to death, but the news
papers which are running his sermons
appeared Monday with the usual Sun
day discourse of the great preacher.
Montour county farmers ought to take
a keen interest in the question of good
roads.
Garden making has already com
menced.
The farmer will soon be leading the
strenuous life.
March may lie saving up for a big
blow-out.
.1. I). Evans,East Market street,roll
er at Howe & Polk's mill,is able to be
about again after a several days' ill
ness.
The spring openings at the Millinery
and Dry Goods stores attract the ladies.
Holy Week services are being well at
tended.
The Mowery street property belong
ing to the Henry Mover estate has
been sold to Mrs. Abraham Keefer
Lower Mulberry street.
The building occupied by James
McCaffrey, the grocer on North Mill
street, will soon be remodeled.
Easter novelties now form the attrac
tive displays.
The egg market is showing signs of
meeting the demand. The hens are at
work.
The property situated on Hollow
street belonging to the Henry Mover
estate has been -old to Mrs. Kate j
Ward, Chambers street.
It is pretty safe now to assert that
this is spring.
This is ideal weather for railroading.
The man behind the brake wheel now
thinks life worth living for.
A number of sociables are being
planned for next week.
The back yard tin can crop is being
harvested.
It won't be long before the arbutus 1
hunter will take the trail again, and
lefying the rattlesnake, will gather the
tsual harvest of the pretty blossoms.
The picnic season is just around the i
•orner.
The ice man will soon begin his
onnds again.
Winter may get in an under-cut yet
>efore relinquishing.
The prospects at present are bright |
or the Easter bonnet, but no one who
ralues his reputation as a weather
•rophet will venture the prediction that
hese prospects will continue.
The plants of many bulbous plants
.re appearing aliove the ground and
■arly April will see many blossoms.
There will be some fine crocus blossoms
een if the sunshine keeps up.
Danville ought to do a little eelebrat
ig this year when the National anni
ersary arrives.
A large class will Im* confirmed at
hiloh Reformed church tomorrow
fening.
There will be no services at St. Peter's j
1. E. church, South Danville, on Sun- |
ay. Sunday school and Epworth Lea
le at the usual hours.
This city contains scores of eligible I
xilding sites, splendidly located, for j
annfactnring purposes.
The strenuous life symptoms have j
ached the patent medicine ads.
Moonlight strolls have been popular
is week.
"'ere are very few idle men in Dan i
who are in that state because they j
ot get work.
ilUmtuur 3unmisin.
"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL II Jsurruns W-LUI
VOL. 4 7--NO 13.
A LARGE
Those Present Declare Themselves Much
Benefitted.
Oue hundred and thirty ladies at
tended the Cooking School in.M.
C. A. hull yesterday afternoon. The
menu as announced previously was
prepared before the class and lull
instruction given on every point.
Shredded wheat enters into the prep
aration of every dish, which accord
ing to the unanimous verdict of those
present was delicious and appetizing
in the extreme. Especially was this
true of the prune pie in which shredd
ed wheat biscuit is used in lieu of Un
common pit- crust. Shredded wheat
biscuit, a product of whole wheat put
on the market in a cooked form, is no
new article in Danville, having been
on sale for some time past. The ob
ject of the cooking school is to furth
er advertise the shredded wheat aud
to demonstrate the various ways in
which it can be prepared.
The menu for to-day will be: Lobst
er a la Newberg ;creamed peas and bis
cuit baskets; creamed eggs and banana
short cake.
The school to-day will be open dur
ing the usual hour between 3 and 4
o'clock this afternoon. A general wel
come is extended. Admission free.
Left on a Wedding Tour.
The wedding of William W. Kemp,
of Dorchester, Va., the eldest son of
Mrs. Mary Kemp of this city and Miss
Charlotte Persing, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. I. A. Persing, East Center
street, took place at the Mahoning
Presbyterian church at 10:30 yester
day morning. The Rev. Dr. W. I.
Steaus officiated. Mrs. D. S. Hartline
of Bloomsburg acted as maid of honor
and Alvin Guliek of Philadelphia
officiated as groomsman. The church
was well filled with the many friends
of the bride and groom. Miss Ruth
Gearhart presided sit the organ. Im
mediately after the ceremony a wedd
ing breakfast was served. Mr. and
Mrs. Kemp left on the 12:1") train for
a trip to Philadelphia, Washington
and Baltimore, after which they will
take up their residence at Dorchester.
Those who attended the wedding
from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Hartline and Dr. Welch, of
Bloomsburg; Mrs. Albert Fowler ot
Espy, Miss Mary Welch of Orange
ville, Mrs. Harry Slack of Williams
port, Mrs. William Bly and Mrs.
Thomas Kisner of Watsontown,Eugene
Kemp of Williamsport' and Miss Sadie
Kemp of New Britain, Conn.
Discovered Just in Time.
About three o'clock yesterday after
noon smoke was seen issuing from the
cellar windows of Dreifnss & Com
pany's clothing store. No. 288 Mill
street. There was quite an excitement
for a few minutes until the facts were
learned.
Isaac Dreifnss, one of the sons, de
tecting the odor of gas went into the
cellar with a lighted lamp. He was
inspecting a leak in one of the pipes
when the gas took fire. He succeed
ed in extinguishing the blaze at the
very moment the fire was discovered
on the street. The cellar was filled
with a dense volume of smoke.
Improvements at Court House.
The County Commissioners held a j
meeting yesterday at which it was de- J
cided to make some improvements about
the courthouse. At the doors lead
ing into the Prothouotary's and Coun
ty Commissioners' office to admit more |
light a panel will be removed and glass
inserted. A new floor will be laid in
the Prothouotary's room and the walls j
will be repapered. These improve- !
ments are the result of recommeuda- i
tious made by the grand jury some j
time in the past.
Last Night s Dance.
The fourth of the series of dances
given by some of the young men of
our town was held last evening in the
Armory. The attendance was not as
large as previously, although the en
thusiasm was just as great. Methor
ell, Miles and Keitmeyer furnished the
music. The nex. or last of the series
will no doubt be i lore largely attend
ed, as it takes place after lent, when
all those who are lovers of dancing,
and who have been observing the lent
eu season, will have an opportunity
of attending.
Well Known Couple Wed.
Augustus Woods and Miss Anna G.
Clarke, both of this city, were united
in matrimony Monday eve. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. Dr. W.
I. Steaus at the manse of the Mahoning
Presbyterian church, East Mahoning
street, at 7:15 o'clock. Only a few
immediate friends were present. Mr.
and Mrs. Woods left on the 7:51 Penn
sylvania train that evening for Phila
delphia, where they will spend a week.
After their return to this city they will
take up their residence on Mill street.
Transferred to Shenandoah.
G. W. Yoey for the past six months
night operator at the Pennsylvania
| station, South Danville, has been
transferred to Shenandoah where he
1 will act as day operator. Mr. Yoey has
made many friends in South Danville
' and this city who are sorry to note
his departure. He will leave for
' Shenandoah to-day.
There seems to be a demand for work
i ingmen in every trade. This fact speaks
' louder than words.
IE. s. cEimim
SOLICITOR
J. H. Goeser Addresses Council—Business
Transacted.
The deadlock existing in council in
the matter of Borough Solicitor was
broken Friday night. The bills of Messrs.
Ammerman and Gearhart of $l5O each
for last year's services held tip at the
two previous meetings were both order
ed paid, there being no dissenting voice.
The Borough Solicitorship, also held up
on a tie vote since the organization of
council, was likewise disposed of, Ed
ward S. Gearhart, Esq., being elected
to the office at the former salary of
SIOO. Following is the vote:
Ammerman—George Sechler, Kem
mer, Dmgherty, Montgomery and
Brandt.
Gearhart—Vastine, Davis, M. D. L.
Sechler, Swank. Patton, Gibson and
Lloyd.
On motion of Mr. Montgomery the
Streets and Bridges Committee was in
structed to look after the Centre street
bridge spanning Mahoning creek which
was swept away with a view to restor
ing it to travel.
It was reported that the manure bin
in the alley at the Friendship Fire Com
pany's building is becoming objection
able as warmer weather approaches and
that complaints have been made. The
matter was referred to the Building
Committee.
A request from John Eisenhart for re
papering and other repairs in his dwel
ling in City Hall was also referred to
the Building Committee.
A communication was received from
Burgess W. G. Pnrsel calling attention
of council to the fact that summons had
been served on him showing that W. H.
J. Blizzard had bronght another suit
against the borough for trespass. He
called attention to the fact that the
present is the twelfth suit brought by
Mr. Blizzard, four of which have been
tried and damages in each case award
ed, also that in the last suit not only
were damages awarded for actual loss
sustained, but damages as a punishment
on the borough for not abating the nui
sance. There is little doubt, therefore,
as to the result of the other cases pend
ing.
"The alarming and extraordinary ex
pense in the matter,' the Burgess adds,
"compels me to invite your attention to
the necessity for immediate action. I
will be gratified to co-operate in any ac
tion consistent with integrity and econ
omy which may be devised for the
solution of the matter before us."
On motion of M. D. L. Sechler the
communication was ordered spread up
on the minutes and the matter referred
to the Borough Solicitor.
At this juncture John H. Goeser who
was present made a ringing speech ad
vocating sewerage. As a citizen aud a
tax payer, he said, he is strongly in
favor of it. The time has come when
there is a necessity for sewerage and the
majority of citizens are in favor of it;
they only need to be assured that they
will get dollar for a dollar. Addressing
the council, he continued, "If you will
not sewer the town of your own accord,
we will force yon to it." He took no
stock in the excuse that money could
not be obtained. "If the borough can
not raise the funds," he said, "I can."
A New ludustry.
It was learned yesterday that the
Danville Rolling Mill, idle for a year
or more past, will start up in the near
future. The plant, which is in the
hands of C. R. Baird's creditors, has
been leased by James Mallon & Co., a
firm incorporated under the la\vs of
Pennsylvania.
Mr. Mallon was in this city yesterday
looking over the plant and from him
the above facts were learned. The
works, he said, may start up in two
weeks' time, for the manufacture of
muck bar iron. The two depart
ments —puddle and rolling mills—will
employ at least oue hundred men. For
mer employes who wish to return, Mr.
Mallon says will have an opportunity
of falling into their old jobs. The news
that Danville is to have a new iu
dustry was yesterday hailed with de
light. Workmen in groups of a dozen
at a time could be seen strolling to
ward the plant during Mr. Mallon's
presence there.
The Danville Rolling Mill is well
equipped with modern machinery. Sev
eral important improvements were
installed just prior to the shut down.
Mr. Mallon who was general manager
here when the mill was ojierated by C.
R. Baird, is a practical man exper
ienced along all lines of iron manu
facture. The trade outlook at present
especially promising, and under its
new management there is no doubt but
that the Danville Rolling Mill will
succeed admirably.
Almost a Runaway.
Dr. R. S. Patten of Washiugtouville, j
while in this city on Tuesday narrow- I
ly escaped having a runaway. He had 1
stopped for a few minutes on Water ;
street and was in the act of stopping
into his buggy when his horse took j
fright and leaped forward. The doctor,
who had hold of the lines leaped back
upon the sidewalk and held on with a |
determination to come out conqueror.
The odds for a time were against him,
but he finally succeeded in bringing
the horse under control, but not until
one of the shafts of the buggy were
broken in the struggle.
The town is fast taking on its spring
garb. Considering the severity of the
winter, the streets look remarkably
well I
DANVILLE. PA.. THUKBDAV MA HOI I 1002.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your
Friends and Acquaintances.
Mrs. William C. Davis returned last
evening from a visit with friends in
Bloomsburg.
William Reed of Elysburg. was a
visitor in this city yesterday.
John Hollister left yesterday for a
several days' visit with friends in Haz
leton.
Hugh Curry of Brooklyn, arrived in
this city yesterday, to join his wife
on a visit at the home of his parents,
West Mahoning street.
Mrs. W. I. Steans left yesterday for
a short visit with relatives in Mifflin -
burg.
Miss Lucretia Rhodes, Bloom street,
left yesterday at noon for a visit with
friends in Miffliuburg.
Fred Liuderman of Shamokin, re
turned home yesterday, after a visit
at the homo of John G. Thompson.
Bloom street.
Miss Sarah Vastine of Catawissa,
spent yesterday afternoon with friends
in this city.
Miss Mert Sanders, an employe ot
the State Hospital, left yesterday for
a visit with relatives in New Col
umbia.
Andrew L. Fritz of Bloomsburg,
called on friends in this city yesterday.
Miss Emma Reifsnyder of East Mah
oning street, left yesterday for a visit
with friends in Hazleton.
Mrs. Fred Kirkendall and son of
Wilkesbarro, arrived in this city yes
terday afternoon for a visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Gear
hart, East Market street.
Mrs. William Quinn. East Grand
street, left yesterday for a visit witli
friends in Northumberland and Sun
bury.
Mrs. William Burger of Tnrbotville,
returned home yesterday after a several
days' visit at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Ream, Mill street.
Charles Foresmau of Fitchburg,
Mass., returned home yesterday after
a visit at the residence ot Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Miller, Church street.
Ralph Kisner, Esq., made a profess
ional visit to Bloomsburg yesterday.
M. H. Schram called on friends in
Catawissa yesterday.
Miss Sarah Morrall, of Scranton,
spent Sunday with her brother.Samuel
Morrall, South Danville.
Anion Keiser, telegraph operator at
the D. L. & W. station, spent Sunday
with relatives in West Milton.
Deputy Postmaster Samuel McCoy
spent Saturday in Harrisburg.
Postmaster T. J. Price was in Suii
burv Saturday.
Robert Adams returned home Sat
urday evening from a six weeks' so
journ in Florida.
Miss Carrie Sherman of Milton,spent
Sunday with relatives in this city.
George Purpur and sou John spent
Sunday with friends at Boyd's Station.
Miss Minnie Cook, Water street,
sjieut Sunday at the home of her par
ents, Frosty Valley.
Miss Irene Cook returned to her home
in Frosty Valley on Saturday, after a
week's visit with her sister. Mrs.
Harry D. Marshall, Foust street.
Mrs. C. R. Burgess, Matron at the
Orphans' Home at Arters spent Sun
day as the guest of H. H. Furman.
Mrs. W. H. Farnsworth of Shiek
shinny,returned home Saturday after a
several days' visit with relatives in
this city.
Charles W. Kase, of Shamokin,spent
Saturday with his father, Oscar Kase,
Mill street.
Mrs. George A. Garrow, Ash street,
spout Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Latchford, Suubury.
Mrs. J. B. Walker, of Northumber
land, returned home Saturday after a
visit with Mrs. Levi Boyer,South Dan
ville.
Miss Mabel Treas, South Danville,
spent Sunday with friends in Cata
wissa.
Miss Cora Whalen spent Sunday with
relatives in Howellville.
Prof. Charles Weaver, Wilkosbarre
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Weaver, Mahoning town
ship.
Frank Drew, of Philadelphia, spent
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Kircher. West Market street.
Miss Janet Bird returned toMillers
vilie, Saturday after a visit with her
mother Mrs. Charles Bird, East Mark
et street.
Mrs. M. L. Douglas spent Sunday
in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. David Kurtz of Sun
bury, spent Sunday with relatives in
this city.
Charles Weist of Sunbury,spent Sun
day with friends in this city.
Miss Pearl Harder of Catawissa,
spout Sunday with Miss Maine Ware,
Bloom street.
Miss Elizabeth Horton, Lower Mul
berry street,spent Sunday with friends
in Bloomsburg.
George Wright of Catawissa, spent
Sunday with friends in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. .T H. Frees, East Wal
nut street, spent Saturday evening
with relatives in Rupert.
Mrs. Louis Gross, Bloomsburg, re
turned home Saturday evening after a
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Heim, Church street.
Benjamin Carpenter of Bloomsburg,
spent Sunday with F. Pnrsel Angle,
East Market street
W. .1. Rogers Ki*ve several recita
tions before the Ladies Aid Soon tv
at Mausdale Tuesday night.
I |Other Personals on Fourth Page. I
NOTABLE HAY
AT TRINITY
Over Fifty Probationers Receive Holy
Communion.
Sunday was the last Sabbath of
the conference year for the Methodist
people of Central Pennsylvania. Our
local churches closed up the year's
work very satisfactorily. Trinity
church especially has accomplished a
great work this year. The attendance
has gradually grown until it ranks
with the largest in the city. The Sun
day School has almost outgrown its
accommodations, the primary de
partment under the leadership of Miss
Jennie Lovett and Miss Alice Smull
has made it necessary to double the
size of the room in which it meets.
Bible classes taught by Mf?sll..ehel
Goodall and Mrs. N. E. Cleaver have
more than doubled their membership.
The choir sinning is remarked upon
by everybody in unstinted praise. Edna
Hughes is a "remarkable soloist; other
churches are trying to secure her ser
vices.
| Stmdav a large class of probation
ers were received into full member
ship and over fifty probationers re
ceived the Holy Sacrament for the first
time. The pastor reported the follow
ing church statistics: Total member
ship of church, 370; baptisms during
the year, 45; number of funerals, 19;
weddings !); Sunday school, 27 officers
and 307 scholars; Missionary collec
tion. $182.00; Children's Day, $50.00;
Benevolences, SIOO.OO. The total
amount contributed by the congrega
tion for church work including the
pastor's salary for the year was
$210!). 51).
Engagement Announced.
The engagement of Miss Gertrude
Goldsmith, daughter of Mrs. Samuel
Goldsmith, Lower Mulberry street,and
Samuel H. Sondhoim of Lehiirhtoii is
announced. The wedding will take
place early in the Fall.
Thieves in the Fourth Ward.
While Captain Carrie Fritch and
Lieutenant Anna Duncan, Salvation
Army workers, were in Buffalo last
week, their house on Cherry street,
this city, was broken into and ran
sacked from top to bottom. Trunks and
drawers where found locked were brok
en open and their contents turned top
sv turvy.
A remarkable circumstance is that
while the thieves ran across articles
of value including silverware,nothing
up to the present has been discovered
missing, which would suggest that
the robbers had no use for anything
but money.
Concerning a Special Train.
William E. Bailey, chairman of the
committee of arrangements for the In
ter Scholastic Debate between Danville
and Sunbury High Schools, has received
a letter from E. S. Harrar, Division
Ticket Agent of the Pennsylvania rail
road, relative to an excursion train.
< )n a guarantee of a ticket sale amount
ing to $-50 the Pennsylvania railroad
will furnish a special train to leave
South Danville at 7 p. m.and returning
leave Sunbury at 10:30 p. in. sharp.
Tickets will be sold at the regular ex
cursion rate of 4* cents.
The running of an excursion train
would doubtless contribute very much
to the interest of the inter scholastic de
bate and the committee asks that all
those who couitempLite attending, noti
fy them of the fact as soon as possible,
not later than April Ist. The debate
will take place Thursday evening, April
17th, at h o'clock in the Court House at
Sunbury. The admission will be 15
cents to High School students of both
towns: general admission 25 cents.
The Next Free Entertainment.
The concerts which were announced
as a part of the Y. M. C. A. free course
of entertainments given by the Amph
ion Male Quartet of Bloomsburg and
the Bloomsburg Normal school orches
tra have been indefinitely postponed. It
is greatly regretted that these organiza
tions had to ask for a canceling of their
entertainments, for the high character
of their work, last year, assured us that
we had a treat in store. It is hoped
that our Bloomsburg friends may be
able to entertain us in the not distant
future.
The next entertainment will be on
April Ist by Charles Hartley of Scran
ton, a ventriloquist and humorist of
more than local reputation.
Dr. Smith Resigns.
Dr. Gilbert I. Smith, until yester
day one of the medical staff of the
Hospital for the Insane, has severed
his connection with that institution to
accept a position as physician in an in
sane asylum at Mt. Pleasant, lowa.
He left Monday for his home near
Baltimore, Md., where about April
Ist, be will leave for his new field of
labor.
Street Sprinkler at Work-
The street sprinkler of the Friend
ship Fire company went into service
Monday. Its appearance was hailed
with delight, as the dust was fast be
coming intolerable along Mill street
and several adjacent thoroughfares.
United in Matrimony.
John K Miller of Catawissa and
Mi>s Ella Weaver of near Grovania
were united in matrimony Saturday
evening last. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. George K. Limbert at
the parsonage of Shiloh Reformed
I church at 8:30 o'clock.
DEATH OF
MRS. JJ. BENNETT
Passed Away Suddenly at Castle Grove
Sunday Morning.
Our city Sunday was the scene of
another sudden death, which removed
from our midst one of our most prom
inent residents, Mrs. Caroline Bennett,
wife of John R. Bennett, of Castle
Grove.
Mrs. Bennett one week ago last Sat
urday returned from a visit to New
York and Washington in her usual
health. On last Thursday she con
tracted a cold,but was by no means ser
iously indisposed. On Saturday she
seemed much better and as late as 10:30
o'clock at night was up and around
chatting with the servants. About 11
I o'clock she was taken worse and Dr. S.
Y. Thompson was called. She was suf
fering from congestion of the lungs
and her condition was low. At 12:50
she passed away. She was conscious
up to within a few minutes of her last.
She had a distinct premonition of
death aud told the doctor that she
would not survive the attack.
John R. Bennett, husband of the de
ceased, was in New York City. An
effort was at once made to reach him
by telegraph, but it was not until 10:30
o'clock Sunday morning that he
was located. He at once left for Castle
Grove, boarding a special train at
Scran ton, ordered for the purpose of en
abling him to reach Danville during
the evening. Mrs. Bennett was 48
years of age. She died childless. She
was the only survivor of the family
of John Peter Grove, whose death oc
curred some 40 years ago. Her broth
er, Comly Grove, died about 1889. Her
demise adds one more to the many
deaths that have occurred in the Grove
family during the last generation.
John Grove, Sr., and Michael J.
Grove, brothers of John Peter Grove,
and uncles of the deceased, died, the
former on Jan. 4, 1870 and the latter
on December 1, 1877. John and Robert
M. Grove, sons of Michael, well re
membered even by our younger citiz
ens, have passed away during the last
six years.
Class of Thirteen Confirmed.
A class of thirteen was confirmed at
the Trinity Lutheran church this city,
Sunday morning. The attendance
was unusually large, every seat being
occupied. Tin* auditorium was very
beautifully decorated with palms and
potted plants. The sermon was found
ed upon Ephe.sians.sth chapter and Ist
and 2nd verses. The discourse was
strikingly appropriate to the occasion
and represented one of Rev. Ulrich's
best efforts. The choir rendered two
anthems in excellent style. The one
was entitled "Raise Me, Jesus, to Thy
Bosom, "and the other," Praise Ye,the
Lord.
The Trinity Lutheran church is pros
pering. The Rev. L. D. Ulrich is
very successful in his pastorate, his
labors along all lines proving accept
able while he has the full support and
the co-operation of his people.
In addition to the class confirmed
Sunday thirteen were admitted by
letter , which raises the membership of
the church from 407 to 433. The class
confirmed were as follows: Mrs. Rosa
Linker, Misses Anna C. Shelhamer,
Dillie Kashner. Clyde Snyder,Hannah
Marie Fetterman.Elmira Foust,Bertha
A. Van Gilder, Beulaii R. Mills,Cris
sie Forney, Anna V. Cromley, Emma
C. Forney, and Messrs. Israel W. Hart
zell and Harrison T. Hart.
Entertained in Honor of Her Guest.
Miss Martha Russell entertained a
few friends at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Alexander Foster, Bloom street,
Tuesday evening in honor of her guest,
Miss Bertha Stout of Williamsport.
Those present were: Misses Bertha
Cromwell, Nell Milligan, Maine and
Tillie Pritchard, Mary Harris, and
Eleanor Austin; Messrs. Heber Lloyd,
Charles Leniger, Joy Brader, Harry
Gaskins aud Frank Russell.
A Delegation From Conference.
The funeral of the late Rev. F. B.
Riddle, which will take place at Blooms
burg to-morrow morning, will be at
tended by a delegation from the Cen
tral Pennsylvania Conference in ses
sion at Bellefonte. Among those who
will make addresses at the funeral are
Presiding Elder W. W. Evans, Dr.
Swallow and Rev. Dr. Frysiuger.
At B'ne Zion Synagogue.
The children's exercises at the B'nai
Zion synagogue Sunday afternoon
were well attended, quite a number of
strangers being present. Each of the
Sabbath School children recited a poem
and acquitted themselves in a very sat
isfactory manner. Rabbi Meyer made
a short address, telling the story of
Queen Esther and explaining the
Purim festival in a very satisfactory
manner. The children were given a
remembrance in honor of the holiday.
Agents Organize.
The agents of the Prudential Insur
ance Company, seven in mumher, have
organized under the name of the Prud
ential Agents' Association. The of
ficers are President, .T. T. Oberdorf;
Secretary, F. E. McArran. Meet
ings will be held every Saturday morn
ing in the Prudential office. Brown
Building.
Death of a Child.
The six-month-old child of Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Foust, Mahoning town
ship, died yesterday morning. The
funeral will be held Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock. Interment in the
Odd Fellows' cemetery.
ESTABLISHED IX 1855.
A CITIZENS'
A Committee of Five Appointed to In
vestigate.
Some forty citizens, the majority of
whom, if not all. were property holders,
convened in Council Chamber Tuesday
evening in response to a call for a citi
zens' meeting to effect an organization
to assist town council in placing the
borough on a better sanitary footing.
Charles P. Hancock was called to
the chair, after which J. H. Goeser
at the president's request explained
the object of the meeting. He dwelt
upon the necessity of sewerage and
the disagreement in Council, which has
obstructed action in the matter —a
delay which, lie said, the citizens will
have to pay for in additional law suits.
He finds no one opposed to sewerage,
persons only want to be assured of
getting their money's worth. He did
not take the initiative in the matter of
sewerage through any selfish motive, as
he could dig a cesspool in his yard as
well as any other one.
A sewer would increase the value
of property, even of vacant lots, it
would lead to the installment of bath
rooms in nearly every dwelling, and
thus would increase the revenue of the
water works.
Water Commissioner Henry Gross
declared that sewerage must come—
that the present is the time to begin.
He recommended that the sewer be
built in sections as the borough can
afford the outlay as is the plan adopted
in Bloomsburg. The town was never
in a better financial position, while
the business outlook for the future is
bright. The borough borrowed $169,-
(XX) when the water works were built.
The water debt is now reduced to SB3, -
000, while the plant if sold would
bring $200,000. Money can be secured
at 3 per cent or S l *; per cent at the
most. Quoting the estimate of .T. Mur
ray Africa, which fixed the cost of
sewerage independent of Welsh Hill
at SSO,(XX), he said that even if the full
amount were expended the tax would
not be heavy and would scarcely be
felt by property holders in general.
John Barber expressed some doubts
as to the practicability of sewerage
and recommended that Mahoning Creek
and Blizzard's Run be concreted and
kept clean by frequent flushing, using
borough water for the purpose.
James F. Dougherty, member of
Council, expressed the status of affairs
in that body, enlarging upon the em
ployment of J. Murray Africa, the
survey, the two maps made, Mr. Af
rica's bill of $2,000, Council's refus
al to pay it and the deadlock that lias
since existed on all n afters pertain
ing to sewerage.
One point on which the meeting
was unanimous was that if the sewer
be built there should be no contract
work; the borough should do the work
itself.
George Reifsnyder said that he was
one of those who, while uot op
posed to sewerage did not feel like go
ing on record in favor of it until Coun
cil had been given an opportunity to
abate the nuisance by other means,
namely by injunction against those
who pollute the stream.
W. G. Williams read an extract from
the Philadelphia Ledger quoting Judge
Stewart as authority that individuals
or a municipality have no right to
pollute a stream. The article stated
that the borough of Hanover granted
the right to a number of individuals
to construct sewers to empty into two
streams flowing through the town.
Owners of the land along the stream
brought suit. Judge Stewart directed
that an injunction be issued against
the owners of the sewers and states
that the borough lias the authority to
revoke their license. Mr. Williams
held that Danville affords a parallel
case.
Mr. Goeser said the object of the
meeting was to stop litigation, not to
invite more of it. Don't play into the
hands of the attorneys, he said, but
goto work and build the sewer.
S. F. Ricketts also expressed him
self in favor of sewerage and alluded
to Blizzard's run as a nuisance which
is simply intolerable.
Mr. Goeser moved that a committee
of five be appointed with the chair
man of the meeting to investigate care
fully the cost and practicability of sew
erage. It was distinctly stated that
the object is not to take the matter out
of council's hands, but to co-operate
with it in an effort to give the town
better sanitation. The president ap
pointed the following gentlemen as
members of the committee: J. H. Goes
er, Henrv L. Gross. W. IV. Williams.
P. H Cottier and C. P. Murray.
The committee appointed at the
Citi/.ens" meeting Tuesday night has
already decided upon a course of ac
t ion looking to better sanitat ion. While
of course, it will embrace every op
portunity to gather what data it can
relative to sewerage it will be impos
sible for it to accomplish much until
the next meeting of council, when that
body will be asked to appoint a sewer
age committee, with which the citiz
ens' committee expect- to co-operate.
J. Murray Africa, who made the
survey of the town, will be present at
the next meeting of council. He will
then be asked to give such informa
tion a> will enable the committee to
make a reliable estimate of the cost
Of sewerage.
The committee says that it appre
hends but little opposition from coun
cil as a body, which i- made up of men
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SCHOOL Ml)
IN_SESSION
Superintendent Gcrdy Makes Some Sug
gestions,
Tint School Board held a regular
meeting Monday eve. with the follow
ing members present : Fischer, Orth,
Green, Byerly, Curry Burger. Barber,
Werkheiser. Reefer and Fenstermach
er. Borough Superintendent U. L.
Gordy called attention of the hoard
to the fact that about this time each
season a number of pupils attending
the Oth, and 7th. grades drop out of
school who should be encouraged to at
tend the eighth grade or Grammar
school evep if they do not enter the
High School. Pupils who once reach
the Grammar School ambitious to ob
tain the diploma are not slow to avail
themselves of the High School course.
And he stated that this year the class
for promotion will be unusually large.
To the pupils of the 6th and 7th grades
the Higli School with its diploma
seems a great way off. and there is no
extra inducement for them to remain
in school. As far as he can determine
some fifteen will this year drop out of
school in the t»tli and 7th grades.
Borough Superintendent Gordy,
therefore, suggested the advisability
of presenting a diploma to those who
complete a course in the Grammar
School. The plan in several other
towns is bringing very good results.
The board took no action Monday
but will consider the proposition ad
vanced by the Borough Superintend
ent.
Following is a report of the schools
for the month ending March 11 :
Number of pupils in attendance dur
ing month—males, 579; females, 590;
total, 1169. Average attendance—males.
502; females,so9; total, 1011. Percent
age of attendance —males. 89; females,
87; total, 88. Tardy. 220; cases of
tardiness, 373. sick,l76.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
B. G. Carpenter &Co .... . $183.98
D. K. Peusyl 20.35
Freight & Expressage . . .85
A. H. Grone . 12.15
\V. E. Young .. ... 5.00
Charles Mottern . 5.25
S. M. Trumbower . 9.26
Robert J. Pegg 17.75
•T. H. Cole 4.59
Robert Miller 4.50
Western Publishing Co ... 9.00
Special Committee Investigate.
A special committee of the school
board consisting of Dr. Barber, P. J.
Keefer,Daniel Byerly audW. O. Green,
accompanied by Truant Officer W.
E. Young paid a visit to several of
our industries which employ children
to satisfy themselves that the law re
lating to school attendance is be
ing complied with. The factory iu
-1 spector during his recent visit to this
city gave it as his opinion that chil
dren are'employed here under 13 years
of age and thought it was a matter that
ought to be investigated.
According to the school law every
child must attend school between the
ages of 8 and 16 years. It provides,
however, that a child over 13 years
who is able to read and write the|Eng
lish language correctly may be per
mitted to leave school if he or she has
regular employment.
The committee on its round yester
day met with several instances in
which it would seem that deception in
one form or another had been practiced
and tiiat the child at work had not at
tained the age of 13 years.
There were no cases found in which
the employer had not been furnish
ed with certificates, whatever they
might be worth. The committee 'pro
poses to enter upon a full investiga
tion to determine where false informa- ♦
rion as to age has been given. They A
expect to unearth not a few cases.
where the assessors have been deceiv
ed by designing parents.
Maundy Thursday.
Today being Maundy Thursday, the
anniversary of the institution of the'
sacrament <>f the Holy Communion,
sacrament will be administered iu
Christ church immediately after morn
ing prayer. The service begins at 9:30
o'clock.
The name of the day is derived from
the old English word, "Maundy," a
command, and is variously explained as
referring to the "new commandment"
of love, the command to wash one
another's feet, or the command, "This
do in remembrance of me" —that is.
celebrate and receive the Holy Com
munion.
A Watchman Installed.
William Keefer has been installed as
a watchman at Francis Woll's farm
on Montour Ridge. A modest dwell
ing house lias been erected in the cent
er of the farm, which is one hundred
acres in extent. Mr. Woll is now pre
pared to enter into the business ot
raising bull frogs and skunks on a
large scale. Of the latter there are
now some eighty installed.
Bev. F. S. Vought.
Rev. F. S. Vought, formerly pastor
of St. Peter's M. E. church at River
side. hut at present stationed at York,
arrived at South Danville, Monday,
for a short visit with old friends. Rev.
Vought is much pleased with his new
field and is looking exceedingly well.
He is on bis way to the Methodist Con
ference.
No city in Pennsylvania is better situ
ated for a manufacturing centre than
Danville.