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Cover your flowers at night.
The farmers are cutting corn.
The fly season is on the wane.
The foot bailers are beginning to
kick.
The fall house cleaning has already
begun.
Smallpox lias again broken out in
Sunbnry.
As the aster disappears the chrysan
themum appears.
Don't, forget tomorrow's base ball
game at DeWitt's Park.
Country roads are in good condition
for driving.
The government will pay seventy- J
five cents a hundred for postal cards
uncanceled. Siuce the new McKinley
postal cards have been put on sale at
the local post offices many inquiries
have been made to the postmasters re
garding the redemption of the old post
al cards. Postmaster General Payne
has issued a ruling providing that all
uncanceled postal cards not mutilated
otherwise than Loing written upon,
even on both sides, are redeemable at
the rate of seventy-five cents per 100.
The new foot hall rules for 1902 are.
out. The surgeon's statistics to accom
pany them will not be issued for six
months.
Welsh Brothers circus will be bore
on Wednesday, Sept. 24th, and the
f-treet parade, which is said to be very
fine, will take place at ten o'clock in
the morning.
Theie should bo a general cleaning
up of premises before winter sets in
as a precaution against contagious dis
ease.
Welsh Bros' big show is said to be
one of the best one-ring shows in the
fcast. The big tent in which the per
formances are given will comfortably
k seat 4000.
(J. R. Druniholler,of the Hotel Oliv
er, has placed a wood stove in the
basement of 11is hotel. It arrived yes
terday from Chicago and the genial
Oliver says that so long as there is a
supply of timber on hand the stov
will bo kept hot.
The great A lien town fair will open
September 23 and continue until Sop
ember 26th.
This is a pleasant season for taking
a drive into the country.
James Mallen, Jr., who was operat
ed upon last week, in St. Joseph's
hospital, Philadelphia, for appendi
citis, is improving and will he able to
leave the hospital in about a month.
Early frosts are reminding the peo
ple very forcibly of the continuance
of tho coal strike.
The goose hone weather prophet has
not been heard from as to winter con
ditions.
The Women's Relief Ccrps will give
t dinner in the G. A. R. Hall on Sat
urday next, Sept. 20th from 5 until 8
p. in. Tickets 25 cents.
The straw hat and overcoat are a
queer looking mixture these days.
The St. Elmo club lias a game of
base ball scheduled for Saturday after
joon at Bloomsburg with the Carpet
Mill team.
Tomas Bodea, night superintendent
of the Structural Tubing Works, is on
the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barrett desire
1 return their sincere thanks to neigh
bors and triends for favors and sym
athy shown them during their be
reavement, the loss of their son Clar
ence.
Sunday September 28th, will he the
annual rally d«y for the Sunday school
if the Mahoning Presbyterian church.
Great local interest has been arous
ed in tomorrow's base ball game at
DeWitt's Park between the Shaniokiu
and Danville Elks.
The Women's Relief Corps will give
a dinner in the G. A. R. Hall on Sat
urday evening from 5 until 8 o'clock.
Tickets 25 cents.
Candidates find the various country
fairs an excellent place to meet the
people.
The sale of the Peter Billmyor farm
in Liberty township,Montour County,
has been adjourned until September
22nd. 1902, at the Court House, in
Danville, Pa., at one o'clock.
Klontour mSh
"THIS COl NTKY WIIX NEVER HI-: ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 47—MO :)8.
I BOY FELL UNDER
A FREIGHT TRAIN
Clarence Washington Barrett, a
/•right young son of Robert Barrett,
fell under a Philadelphia & Reading
freight train Saturday eveuing, aud
was so badly hurt that ho died three
hours afterward. His right leg was
terribly crushed and it was amputated
in the hope of saving his life, hut tho
little fellow was unable to rally from
the shock of the accident.
The Barrett home is at the nortli
end of Mill street,near the fair ground,
and the railroad runs at tho foot of
the lot. The boy, who is only eight
years old, climbed on a freight train,
where lie was seen by several persons.
In his efforts to got off ho slipped un
der tho cruel wheels. His foot was
eoniphvioly severed aud the log was
again run over above the knee.
The accident happened at the rear
of the residence of James Lewis, a
neighbor of tho Barretts. Mr. Lewis
ran to the aid of tho boy,and tenderly
carried him to 11is home. Dr. Paules,
Dr. Nowbaker and Dr. Kimerer were
summoned and took the leg off near
the thigh. The operation was a last
resort, but it was of no avail for
death soon afterward ended the suffer- !
ings of tho little patient. Ho was only j
eight years old and was a favorite j
with his playmates because of his
sunny disposition. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon. at 2
o'clock, from the Barrett home and j
interment was made in the Odd
Fellows' cemetery.
Revisiting his Former Home.
Washington Fields ot Joliot, 111., a
former resident of Danvillo, is circu
lating among his old friends in this
vicinity. He removed from this city
thirty-one years ago and lias boon east '
but once since,about, twelve years ago.
His visit in Danville then covered
hut one day.
Elijah Fields, who resides in the ;
vicinity of Roaring Creek,is a brother
of Washington. Robert, James and
Alexander Fields, now deceased, wore
also brothers. Mr. Fields is enjoying
his visit very much. He is well re
membered by all our old residents and
on every side is greeted with man
ifestations of real delight.
Mr. Fields before leaving Danvillo
Wa< a skilled iron worker. Upon em
igrating West he entered the employ of
the Illinois Steel Company at Joliet.
He describes the iron workers in that
city as more than ordinarily prosperous j
especially those of skill who have !
worken lireimnlTTO - »—, ——i»'»" '1
positions. ! i
i
Pattison to Be in Danville.
Robert E. Pattison, Democratic i
candidate for Governor, will bo in
Danville on Thursday, October 9, and
a mass meeting will be held to greet
him. Ho is to be at the Bloomsburg
fair during the day and will come
here in the evening.
The meeting here will be opened
either by ex-Attorney General James
A. Stranahan or Hon. John H. Fow, j
of Philadelphia, who will speak until
the arrival of the gubernatorial can- (
didate. George W. Guthrie of Al
legheny, candidate for Lieutenant
Governon, and State Chairman Will- >
iam T. Creasy, of Columbia, will also j
be in the party. Many prominent
Democrats from Montour, Columbia,
Northumberland and other counties j
are also expected to be present at the
meeting.
The Most Popular Lady.
The Carey Comedy Company, which ,
closed an engagement of two weeks at
Washingtonville on Saturday night, 1
awarded a handsome prize for the '
most popular lady in that pretty town, j
which was conducted during the fort- !
night. The vote stood as follows:
Miss I/.ora Hoddens, 9100; Miss Cora j
Seidel, 7(550; Miss Kate Butler, 7410 ; j
Miss Ada Seidel, 5730. The prize, a !
silver table set, was presented to Miss .
izora Hoddens, who is a daughter ol
Amandus Hoddens, the popular pro- J
priotor of the Eagle Hotel. During
their stay in Washingtonville the com- j
pany stopped at the hotel of Fannie j
1 leddens.
State Senatorial Conference.
The date and place for holding the j
Prohibition conference to nominate a |
candidate for State Senator will be ,
fixed in a few days. This district in- |
eludes the counties of Montour, Col- (
uinbia, Sullivan and Lycoming. The !
recent Prohibition convention of this |
county endorsed County Chairman F. j
P. Johnson,of tliis city,and the Mont- |
our conform s are Rov. L. B. Twich- ;
ell, Rev. L. H. W. Kline,of Danville, j
and Rev. M. C. Flegal, of Washing
tonville.
Meeting of Pardon Board.
The State Board of Pardons met at
Harrisburg yesterday and considered
sixteen cases, which bad been present
id since the last meeting, which was
hi Id in June. Among the cases was
that of George Summers,from Montour
county, who was found guilty of vol
untary manslaughter. Grant Herring,
Esq., of Bloomsburg, appeared before
the board and argued the case on be
half of Summers. He fools confident
that the pardon will be granted.
Married at Scran ton.
Samuel Heimbach, of Riverside,and
Miss Sadie Frehafer, of this city,were
quietly married Monday morning at
Scran ton by Rev. Hobilin, a Lutheran
pastor. They will make their home on
Laurel • treet, this city.
IN MEMORY OF
MARTYR PRESIDENT
Sunday was the anniversary of
the Death of William Mckinley, the
beloved President of the United States,
who in dying attested his resigna
tion to the divine will. Death took
him from the highest office in the gift
of the nation and from his beloved
wife, over whom lie watched tenderly
for so many years. All this ho met
with sublime faith, his last words bo
ing "Good bye, all. 'Tis God's way.
His will not ours be done." The na
tion was plunged in deepest grief, tor
tho greatost man in all tho world was
' dead. The wise statesman, chosen of
I tho people,had passed from the honors
jof earth to the glories of heaven. His
J greatness is enshrined in the hearts
! of the people and many paid tribute
to his memory in tho sanctuaries on
I bis death anniversary. In St. Paul's
jM. E. church the pastor, Rev. Harry
! Curtin Harman, delivered a sermon,
at the ovoning service, on the martyr-
Jed President. His subject was '' Some
Lessons from the Character and Career
of William McKinley," with the text
from II Samuel, 3-38: "Know ye not
! that there is a princo and a great man
I fallon this day in Israol."
Rev. J. W. Gilland, D. D., pastor
i of the First Presbyterian church, Sha
mokin, occupied the pulpit of the
Mahoning Presbyterian church "Sun-
I day. Large congregations attended
: both services, as Dr. Gilland is a
| favorite with the members of this
| church. Both his discourses were
; eloquent and interesting. His morning
I theme was "Out of Kelter," the text
being from St. Luke, 18-1: "And he
spake a parablo unto this end, that
men ought always to pray, not to
faint." In the evening he took "En
couragement" as his subject, with this
text from 1 Samuel, 80-fi: "But David
encouraged himself in tho Lord his
God."
At thft Welsh Baptist church, Spruce
street, Sunday, services were held
with Rev. George Hague, of Olyphant,
officiating. Ho preached in the morn
ing from Galatians, 3-13: "Christ
hath redeemed us from the curse of
tho law, being made a curse for us,"
and his evening discourse was from
Acts, 2-2: "And suddenly there came
a sound from heaven as of a rushing,
mighty wind, and it filled all the
house where they were sitting." There
was a good attendance aud both ser
mons were ably delivered.
Harvest Home services were held
Sundav mnrninc in Trinity Lutheran
tunrcn sua rai. m».—
an church. The subjects chosen by
the pastors, Rev. L. D. Ulrichandßev
W. E. Weuuor, were upon the harvest
and thanksgiving for the blessings
of tho Lord. There was no special
music at the services.
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
was observed at tho Grove Presbyter
ian church Sunday morning. Rev.
Elliott C. Armstrong, of Williams
port, former pastor, occupied the
pulpit. A largo congregation was
present.
Preparatory services were held Sat
urday evening, the attendance being
unusually large. Rev. Armstrong
took as his text Jeremiah,lst chapter,
lltli verse: "Moreover the word of
tho Lord came unto me,saying: 'Jere
miah, What seest Thou?' Aud I said:
'I see the rod of an almond tree."
The sermon was very helpful in its
nature and abounded in beautiful
thoughts.
Sunday night Rev. Armstrong took as
his text Deuteronomy, 33rd chapter,2sth
verse: "As thy days, so thy strength
shall be." It was one of Mr. Arm
strong's forceful and characteristic
sermons enjoyed alike by his former
parishioners and many others who
were glad of an opportunity to hear
this popular clergyman.
Stricken With Paralysis.
William li. Pursel, of Frosty Val
ley, is suffering from the effects of a
stroke of paralysis. Ho was taken ill
while attending the funeral of the
late George W. Peifer on Monday of
last week. At the timo it was thought
that he was suffering from an attack
of vertigo, hut it has since develop
ed that it was the forerunner of some
thing more serious. A few days later
he lost the use of his left side and his
speech became affected. Several times
later lie seemed to have recovered, but
each timo relapsed into his disabled
state, which within the last few days
has become permanent. He is in no
immediate danger, however, and his
friends are in hopes that ho willfully
recover.
Will Build Trass Bridge.
A steel truss bridge, single span, is
to lie built over Mahoning creek by
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railroad, which will do away with the
pier now in the creek and make better
switching arrangements at the Head
ing Iron Works. Superintendent E. M.
liine, Chief Engineer C. H. Bash,
Division Engineer J. E. lieigel,Bridge
Superintendent N. B. Hixon, Chief
1 Dispatcher J. If. Smith, Roadmaster
M. J. Noon, of the D. L. &. W., and
|R. O'Brien, superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
were in this city Friday to look at
I the creek.
Home For Two Weeks.
Samuel Umstcad who enlisted in
the United States navy several months
ago when the recruiting officers were
in this city, is spending two weeks
with his aunt, Mrs. Lillian Reed. He
I is on tin* receiving ship Richmond at
■ tlie Norfolk Navy Yard.
DANVILLE, PA., TIII'I'KDAY SEI'TEM liEli 18.1002.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Keefer aud
daughter Belle, of Sunbury,spoilt Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kern,
Lower Mulberry street.
Thomas Bennetts of Bloomsburg,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
aud Mrs. John Bennetts,Bloom street.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Udelliofen,
Ash street, spent Sunday with friends
at Bloomsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wrights of
Catawissa, spent Sunday with tho hit
ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John L.
Russell, East Front street.
Mrs. William Mettler returned to
Brooklyn, N. Y., Saturday, after a
visit with her parents. Dr. and Mrs.
A. T. DeWitt, Riverside.
Miss Mary Brown of Philadelphia,
is tho guest of Miss Anna Davis, Mill
street.
Mrs. John Hummer of Bloomsburg,
spout Sunday with Mrs. C. C. Hnber,
D. L.and W. avenue.
Misses Estella Miller and Lillian
Barrett of Bloomsburg, spent Sunday
at the home of James Mcßride, River
side.
William Byerly of Williamsport,
spent Sunday in this city, with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Byerly,
Walnut street.
George S. Gilbert of Catawissa and
Frank Maloy of Miffliuburg, spent
Sunday in this city witli Dr. and Mrs.
C. 11. Reynolds, Mill street.
Harry Collins of Hughesville, re
turned lionio yesterday after a visit
with William Fausnanght.East Mark
et street.
Miss Evelyn Cline, East Front
street, left yesterday for Watsoutown.
Mrs. Edgar Bickel and Mrs. John
Bickel, Grand street, returned home
yesterday after a visit with relatives
in Mt. Carmel.
Register and Recorder W. L. Sidler
spent yesterday afternoon in Sonhury.
John Haupt of Sunbury, was a vis
itor to this city yesterday.
Mrs. William Berger of Elimsport,
Lycoming county, is the guest of Mrs.
Charles Ammerman, Riverside.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Taylor, of Ex
change, spent yesterday in this city.
The attendance at the public schools
is growing larger each day.
Benjamin Benzbach, Water street,
was a Sunbury visitor yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Harris and chil
dren Theodote and Jacob of Sunbury,
spent last evening in this city.
Mrs. J. H. Johnson, retuned home
last evening from New York City.
this morning for a visit with relatives
in Syracuse, N. Y.
Mrs. F. G. Schoch, Henry M.
Schoch, Mrs. W. G. Williams, John
McCoy, Oscar Kase, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Hudson Kase,and Mrs. Harrison Kase
attended tlie funeral of Jeremiah
Savidage in Snnbury yesterday.
Miss Nellie Schick, Honeymoon
street, is visiting friends in Sunbury. j
Mrs. Agnes Brightbill of Altoona, j
returned home yesterday after a visit j
with Mrs. Mary Beckman, Chambers
street.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Long, West
Mahoning street, were Bloomsburg
visitors yesterday.
Mrs. Peter Irwin, Spruce street, left
yesterday for Berwick.
Mrs. A. B. Bowser of Millville, N.
J., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry
Sobers, Mill street.
Hiram Bright of Boswell,lndiana.is
visiting relatives in Danville.
Miss Margaret Hawkey returned to
Mt. Airy Institute yesterday after a
visit with her parents on Laurel street.
Miss Elizabeth Miles returned to
Ursinus College, Collegeville, yester
day,to resume her studies.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Angle will return
today from Syracuse and Rochester
N. Y.
Mrs. Peter Ford of Catawissa, re
turned home yesterday aftei a visit
with friends in this city.
Mrs. James Scarlet returned home •
yesteiday after a visit in Philadel
phia.
Mrs. R. J. Gable and daughters
Dorothy and Lenore, of Philadelphia,
are visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. William Hovies, Mill street.
Privates Roland Moyer and Henry
Btdlis, members of Company F, 12th
regiment, stationed at Manila Park,
returned to camp yesterday morning.
Miss Ella Mottern spent yesterday
with friends at Catawissa.
Mrs. J. Ellis Cox, East Market j
street, left yesterday for a visit at j
Bloomsburg.
Privates James Deen and Alex.
Rainier of Company F, 12th regiment
stationed at Manila Park, are home
on a furlough.
Mrs. Olive Bird of Northumberland
returned home yesterday after a visit
at the home of John Bird, Riverside.
Mrs Arthur Conrad of Shamokin,re
turned home yesterday after a visit in
this city.
Rabbi Adolph Meyer was a Blooms
burg visitor yesterday.
Mrs. William Farnsworth returned
to Shickshinny yesterday after a visit
in this city.
Station Agent William Black left
last evening for New York City.
Mrs. K. J. Pope, East Market street,
spent yesterday in Bloomsburg.
Mrs. Sara Wiutersteen, Pine street,
and Mrs. Hudson Shultz of Mausdale
returned homo yesterday after a visit
in Lewisburg.
Mrs. James B. Scott and Mrs. Mart
i in Kisner of Northumberland, arrived
yesterday for a visit with the former's
I daughter, Mrs. John W. Hayes, Hem
lock street.
I FACING Till!
I'M. PROBLEM
Tito advent of chilly days and chil
lier nights of Autumn when overcoats
aro comfortable brings one faco to
face with the fuel problem in a way
that is apt to inspire a feeling akin
to desperation. The householder lias
all along been buoyed up by the hope
that the differences between the min
er and operator would be settled be
fore the advent of cold weather. But
the time has now arrived when fire
becomes a necessity and the question
what are we going to burn obtrudes
itself upon us. ft is a fact that in
more than one household in this city
the hearthstone is cold because the
coal bin is empty.
River coal and washery coal are un
satisfactory and very expensive make
shifts. If there were any hopes of a
speedy termination of the strike how
ever they might offer some solution of
the difficulty, but the operators de
clare that they have no intention of
yielding and the miners say they are
prepared for an all-winter's fight.
River coal and the washery article
would hardly prove a circumstance if
it came to taking the place of all the
hard coal usually required for domes
tic purposes. Clearly then it is wise
to look around for some other supply.
llow will soft coal burn? This is a
i question that many persons are ask
ing. Several have already tried it
! and the results are described as not
satisfactory. It has the merit of be
ing comparatively cheap,and although
its use is accompanied with much dirt
and smoke it will not be rejected
without a fair trial. Soft coal is in
general use in Ohio and in large por
tions of our own state and is burned
in cellar furnaces, in grates, in cook
and heating stoves.
An experienced builder of this city
previously in business in the soft coal
regions stated yesterday that the chim
neys of houses there are constructed
precisely as in this section, which
makes it plain that if soft coal burns
there it should also burn here. Evid
ently all that is needed to get good re
sults is some experience in managing
the fire. Although no one will prob
ably want to use soft coal except as a
last resort it is a rather comforting
thing to reflect upon that we have it
to fall back upon.
Danville Bricks are Excellent.
Bricks made from the clay taken
from the property of the Danville
Brick Company, at the fair ground
from the American Clay Working
Machine Company, of Bucyrus, Ohio,
where they were made. The clay was
sent from this city several months ago
for the purpose of ascertaining its
quality and value. There are three
kinds of brick, dry pressed, re-pressed
and vitrified re-pressed, and every
specimen is perfect. There is suffici
ent iron to make them exceedingly
hard and they have successfully with
stood all the tests to which they have
been subjected. Experts who have
seen the bricks consider them superior
to any now on the market.
The persons in this city who have
interested themselves in this enterprise
have been waiting for the bricks from
Ohio, but all their doubts as to the
value of the shale deposit are set at
rest by the favorable report of the
Ohio firms, as well as the fine appear
ance of the bricks. The work of get
ting ready to begin operations in the
spring will soon start and the plant
will be erected within a few months.
Machinery is to be ordered, but it will
take some time before it will bo ready
for delivery. Dry houses are to be
built, which will enable the brick
company to operate throughout the
entire year.
Tell Down a Stairway.
Mrs. John Williams, aged sixty
years, fell down the stairway at her
home, No. 78 Ferry street, Sunday
morning and dislocated her left should
er. She was seized with a sudden at
tack of illness while going up stairs
and fell down four stops. The injured
I shoulder was set by Dr. Sliultz. Sev
eral hours afterward Mrs. Williams
had another seizure and the shoulder
! was again forced out of place. Dr.
I Sliultz and Dr. Thompson were sent
for and they had considerable difficul
ty in reducing the dislocation. The
husband of the injured woman has
been ill since April,li>ol, with diabetes
and is routined to the house. Thomas
Lee, who resides in the house,was out
getting milk when the tirst accident
occurred to Mrs. Williams.
Eiul of Nose Nearly Severed.
George Cromley, a y mug man em
ployed in the foundry of Curry &
Yannan, met with an accident Mon
day morning, which came very near
depriving hiqi of the use of his nose.
Oroinley was at work at the crane, to
which a very heavy pieco of iron was
attached. The handle accidentally
slipped out of his grasp and flying
round with the rapidity of lightning
delivered an upward blow upon the
young man's nose, striking tlie organ
squarely underneath. A very ugly
lacerated wound was produced nearly
severing the end of the nose. The
young man was rendered insensible by
the force of the blow, but soon ralli
ed. Surgical attention was given by
Dr. Curry, who found it necessary to
insert several stitches.
< >ll next. Tuesday afternoon a game
of foot ball will be played at Blooms
burg bet ween the University of I'enn
svlvania and State Normal elevens.
[ NOMINATED
FOR lOKCRESS
The Prohibition Congressional Con
ference of the Sixteenth district met
Tuesday morning, in the grand jury
room at th«) courthouse, aud named
Rev. Harry Curtin Harman, of this
city, as the district nominee for the
national House of Representatives.
The nomination was unanimous and
Mr. Harman is the candidate for both
the full term and the unexpired term
of the late Hon. Rufus K. Polk.
Montour county was represented in
the conference by Rev. L. B. Twich
ell, Rev. E. B. Dunn and County
Chairman F. P. Johnson, of this city.
Rev. Dnnu was an alternate for L. H.
W. Kline, of Danville, while Mr.
Johnson was selected in place of M.
(5. Flogal, of Washingtouville, who
was unable to be present. The North
umberland county conferrees were
John M. Caldwell, James H. Smith
and B. B. Cannon, ot Milton, Mr.
Cannon being chosen as an alternate
for W. G. Lenker, of Sunbury. M.
P. Lutz, of Bloomsburg, was tho only
Columbia county couferree present,but
Richard W. Eggert, of this city, was
an alternate for R. T. Smith, of Ben
ton. There were no representatives
present from Sullivan couuty.
B. B. Cannon, under authority from
State Chairman Jones, called tho con
ference to order at 11:30 o'clock. Rev.
Twichell was elected chairman, and
the secretaries chosen were Mr. Can
non aud Rev. Dunn. After this tho
alternates wore named to complete
tho organization. Major Caldwell
placed Rev. Harman in nomination
and it was seconded by Mr. Lutz. No
other name was presented and the bal
lot of the conference was cast by Sec
retary Dunn. Immediately after ad
journment the nomination papers were
filled out and forwarded to the Secre
tary of the Commonwealth.
A Crusade Against Bonfires.
The chief-of-police Monday night was
kept busy looking after small fires
built about the streets for the purpose
of getting rid of leaves and waste mat
ter of other sorts. The Chief considers
that these fires are in most cases
wholly unnecessary and as night ap
proaches, especially, a source of great
danger.
Such fires on the streets are frequent
enough at any season, but as Autumn
approaches the falling leaves afford
an excuse to small boys for keeping
up ail almost constant blaze, filling
the air with smoke and unpleasant
Yr'lc is necessary at an v time iu uuuu
a fire in the street it should be in
charge of some one of mature judg
ment capable of taking care of it and
not left in the hands of children ta be
used as a play thing. Such is the view
of the Chief of Police and he declares
that the bon fire nuisance must cease,
or be kept within reasonable bounds.
Putting up Rural Mail Boxes.
Lloyd Bomboy of West Hemlock
township, was in this city Monday
and received seventy mail boxes, which
will be put up on Rural Route No. 3.
Mr. Bomboy has orders in for other
boxes and will put up on tho No. :s
route about a hundred. About the
same number will be placed on tho
other routes so that tho service will
start with between four and five hund
red patrons.
The boxes are all of tho same pat
tern and comply with the require
ments of tho government. They are
metallic, have stout locks, and also
have a red signal, which is raised by
tho owner to indicate to the mail car
rier that there are letters to be collect
ed. These private boxes are guarded
by the same laws which cover the col
lection boxes of the government and
severe penalties are provided for tamp
ering with them. The farmers are
greatly elated over the establishment
ot the rural free delivery service and
within ii short time practically every
resident of the four routes will be re
ceiving their mail daily.
Want to Close at 8 O'clock.
The period of early closing being at
an end the stores now remain open
during the evening. While it seems
that there is no attempt to be uniform
in closing few of the stores remain
open longer than eight o'clock. Ip
to that hour there seems to be a good
deal of business, some nights more
than others, hut enough on the whole
to justify keeping open.
Several of the merchants would like
to make eight o'clock the closing hour
for tho whole year. They seo but lit
tle excuse for keeping open later and
believe such a move would have the
sympathy and support of the public.
They say that about all that is now
required is for the clerks to fall in
with the movement, selecting eight
o'clock as the hour for closing the
year around. They see nfl objection
to closing at six o'clock, but experi
ence, they say, has shown that early
closing cannot be made popular in
' Danville. They merely ask that the
j next best thing be done and the hour
; of eiglit be selected.
Burglar Discovered.
A burglar was discovered in the act
of trying to gain admittance to tho
jewelry store of G. H. Smith, Mill
street, Sunday morning. He was seen
by Mrs. Waters who resides in an ad
joining building just as he had gained
tho roof of a small shod in the rear.
Mrs. Waters gave an alarm at which
tho fellow leaped from the roof ami
made his escape.
KSTAHLrSIIKU fX 1855.
RIVERSIDE
One of tin* most attractive weddings
that lias taken place in Riverside for
j a l<»nji time past was solemnized in St.
; Peter's M. K. church yesterday, when
Miss Katherine Elizabeth Shannon,
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph L. Shannon, liecamo the bride
of Mr. Walter Ernest Hover of Phila
delphia. The nuptial knot was tied
by Rev. R. .T. Allen at high noon, he
fore a large assemblage of invited
guests.
Miss Ruth Mabel Boyer, sister of
the groom, was maid of honor. Mr.
Adam Wagner of Washingtonville.was
best man. Charles Rogers, Ifarry
Camp, Frank Montagnc and Walter
Lovett were ushers. Miriam Shannon
and Eva Bird acted as flow. r girls.
The bride wore white silk muslin
over pink and trimmed with pink
ribbon and lace medallion. The skirt
was tucked and the yoke was made of
lace. She wore a white leghorn hat
trimmed with chiffon and Howers.and
carried a bouquet of white roses tied
with white satin streamers. The maid
of honor was gowned in white muslin
trimmed with pink ribbons and lace,
she wore a large black hat and carri
ed a bunch of pink roses. Mendels
sohn's wedding march was rendered
by Miss Katherine Keim of this city.
The church recently remodeled look
ed very pretty under its decoration of
golden rod, white wild flowers, ferns
and palms.
The ceremony was followed by a
wedding breakfast at the home of the
bride's parents in Riverside. The fol
lowing persons from out of town at
tended the wedding: Mr. and Mrs.
John \V. Shannon, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Hess, of Berwick; Mr. and Mrs. J.
Wellington Shannon of Philadelphia;
William Ande and Mrs. Kate Wagner
of Washingtonville; Mrs. Fctterman
of Bloomsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Binder of Muncy and Miss Kantner
of Lofty.
The presents received were numerous
and beautiful, comprising china and
glassware, linen, rugs, pictures etc.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyer left on the 4:;{1
Pennsylvania train for Philadelphia
where they will take up their resid
ence.
Index Finger Sawed Off.
Emanuel Price, Grand street, met
with an accident Monday afternoon
as a result of which he will be oblig
ed togo through life minus the index
finger of his right hand. He was work
ins' at fi circular saw »t Tlii>ndnrr>
upper end of the borough, engaged in
cutting waste timber into firewood.
A nail was encountered in one of the
pieces. Mr. Price took the stick, which
was partly sawed through, in both
hands and endeavored to break it in
two. It gave way befoie he expected
and lie fell forward, his right hand
striking the revolving saw. The in
dex linger was shockingly mangled,
amputation being necessary,involving
a part of the metacarpal hone. The
operation was performed by Dr. Har
pel assisted by Dr. I. G. Barber, at
the office of the former.
Preparing For the Fray.
There will be a great time next Fri
day afternoon at DeWitt's Park when
the Shauiokin Elks come to town. The
Danville "Big Horns" are preparing
for the fray and are doing acrobatic
stunts daily under the careful eye of
A. H. Woolley. who is manager,
captain, etc., etc. Some of the feats
of pitching, batting, throwing and
base chasing are wonderful. Prothon
otary Vincent has been named
" Running Elk" because of his swift
circuit of the bases. All these doings
are for the base ball game with Sha
mokiii. The coal metropolis nine has
been doing some good playing in the
region, but here they will hide in the
tall grass for Danville is going to as
tonish the nation with its great com
bination. Connie Mack is expected
here to pick out material for his pen
nant winning Athletics of next sea
son.
The Rumor is Unfounded.
A rumor has gained considerable
currency about town during the la>t
few days to the effect that the blast
furnace here belonging to the Danville
Bessemer Company has been h ased by
a Philadelphia firm and will soon be
put into operation. This is an old
story, which periodically bobs up in
this city In the present instance it
found many who were inclined to be
lieve there was some truth in it, ow
ing to a companion rumor which rep
resented that the same firm had
leased a large tract of ore lani in
Dutch Valley from which to feed the
furnace.
The rumor, however, is utterly un
founded. This paper ir- authoritative
ly informed to that effect. It is true
the Bessemer company has the blast
furnace advertised, but there are 110
negotiations on foot to justify the
above story.
To be Married Next Week.
Next Wednesday afternoon, Septem
her 24, Mi-s Jennie Long, daughter of
C. C. Long,and V. C. Trout of Phila
delphia,will be united in marriage at
the home of the bride's parents, West
Mahoning street. The ceremony will
take place at three o'clock and will !».■
performed by Rev. Hurry Curt in Mer
man, pastor of St. Paul's M. K
church. The bride i- a member of St.
Paul's church and very popular
among the young people of thi- city
JOB PRINTING
The olict > tin AMI ki' s LH*I -
furnished with a ~tr-c a r.rtn « u
of job letter and fancy type and j<>-
materia generally, the i
announces to the j« ibitc that h»
prepared at all time-, to execute i;
the neatest manner
JOB PRINTING
Ofah Kinds and Descfrptirr
our be fort y u
place your order-
! INTERVIEW WITH
SURVEYOR WEST
1 lie new pavement* laid about town
during the pr» -> nt nmmer ha.
been instrumental in bringing the sub
jects of "grades into disens-ion.
There i- a lack of uniformity it 1-
true, a new pavement often rt-ing
several inches above the ore- adjoin
ing. although the latter may hav. |..n
laid within a comjiarativelv nt
date. Thi- ha- giv n ri- to a great
deal of talk and all -..its of vi. ws are
entertained.
There are many persons who an un
der the impre-sion that there i- no r. g
ular grade cstabli-hed in th» borough
and that in furnishing i !• v I for a
now pav<*m**nt tfi»* yor
is obliged to do the i» -r that h« can.
proceeding without the aid of giad
monuments and with nothing tor. ly
upon but his judgment
The grade furnished for the new
flagstone pavement at tin Grierbnild
ing opposite Brown's, Mill street, is a
case in point. The new sid. walk tberp
tor just the width of the building will
I*' about a foot higher than tie pave
ment at either end. The c.i- here he
comes a pretty s. riou- one and the
question naturally aris, Will p. .1. .
j striaus lie obliged to step up on the
new pavement and down again with
the attendant ri-k-of stumbling in the
dark or will the owners of adjoining
properties be obliged to rai- their
pavement to the same grade? The
latter would lead to a good d.*al of tn
convenience as the first door of each
adjoining projs-rty i- already below
the pavement level. The questions
which are being asked are; Can the
owners of adjoining properties In- rib
liged to raise their pavements'.'Again,
if an accident should occur by stumhl
ing over the offset who would be r>-
sponsible?
A representative ot this paper Fri
day had an interview with Borough
Surveyor George W. West, who very
clearly defined his position. It is true,
he says, that certain portions of tin
borough have no established grade,
owing to the fact that street improve
ments have not advanced far enough
to justify it. The town mainly, how
ever, has a fixed grade and in giving
"grades" for sidewalks he is govern
ed by regularly established monu
incuts. The grades furnis'-ed by him.
he affirmed, are always uniform. In
too many instances however, the sur
vevor states, property owners alter
the grades are given them in laying
the pavement suit their own pl> a^ur.-
grade and in rare instano s above. If
is his business, he declared.to furnish
the grade, not to see that the pave
ments are constructed properly. A
new pavement may fall considerably
short of the mark and the fact n> v« r
be discovered beyond those int- r. -r
ed. When the grade for another pave
ment near by is asked for. a discrep
ancy is discovered and the surveyor
is accused of going about his woik in
a haphazard sort of way
As to the new pavement at the
Grier Building, he said, he was art
ing under the instruction of Couaril
and had given a grade which will rai--
the sidewalk up to a lev I with that
on the opposite side of tie -tn ■ t
Close of Base Bail Season.
The Board of Directors of tin""ld
Timers" Has Ball Club le *d :i m* t
ing Saturday evening and wound uj
the affairs of the club for this - i-"n.
The organization was -ontinu d MCI
Managers. A. Met 'oy authori • i
to get a strong team r ady lor n xt
spring. The matter "112 al< atiori w t
discussed,but no action was taken. By
next year it i> hoj» d that a fe«. will
be pot around the diamond at l>» Witt -
Park, if if is u-> d by the "Did Tim
ers.''
The local club had a highly sacri
ful season and it is . ••nsi> 1 d one « t
the best in this part of tin «tat« It
"old timers" include men who figured
prominently in collegia:, and le ig®.
clubs in years gone by, but w! .» ar>
now residents of this eity and are n
gaged in other oe-upaf ion- I*h r
love for the national -port led t<« tie
formation of this club. wiii< 1 1 pi md
excellent ball.
For Benefit of Mine Workers.
A feeling of strong sympathy i- en
tertained by tie wage . arm r- of tin
city for the striking miner- i- i- vid
enced by the effort- of tie Ir -it Mould
ers' Union here to raise money for
their benefit by chancing «» bn«
Beaver heater. Thi- -tore, which i
displayed in the window of Id titg«r
drug store, is a model of l» aoty.
A sociable will held by the Iron
Moulders' Union in th« Armory >•»
Saturday night, wln-n th- leaf ■ will
be chauced off Dancing will con
tinue from H o'eb« k until midnight
Music will be furnish. d bv M- th. r. 11 •
orchestra.
Will Remain W;t!. New Railroad.
Howard H. ( lark, of South Dan
ville, ha- decided to remain y> rman
ently with the engineering corp- or
the new SusqU' hanna, Bl<»om<-burg A
Berwiek railroad and wl! n ' return t«»
State Coll- ge tin- fall He Il- l*' tl
with tie eorp- for several m.'titl -h.tp
ing to survey th. lin>- to Berwick
StrawberTy Ridire Ahead.
Alfred Snyder of Strawl*Try Kid?.
has raised a -talk of huckwh. at whie'
measures 5 feet !> incite- in height.
,T. W. IJOWrie, also of Straw!" rr*
Ridge, com* s to tin front with a st
of corn raised on hi- farm win h
measures 11 t• < t in height