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quire * ant Mill street. Dan\ilje. Pa.
Even the weather man is constiaiu
e 1 to admit that the present signs of
spring are indisputable, and yet the
old resident will insist on renumber
ing that this is March.
H:»\ you ever seen any bad weather
that wasn't tho worst weather you
had ever seen':
Robins that begin to sing early
should get acquainted with the goose
bone man.
It will soon be time for that tired
feeling.
The harbingers of spring are here
I oth in the shape" of red-breasted rob- ,
ins and bock beer.
It is to be exjected that Winter will [
do soni" li| -hug- ring, but life seems
ltk.- wo tli the living om e more, with
1,, courthouse l.iwn growing green,
tie er 1 u- lifting their bright blossoms
the I.lb .1- and bluebirds singing their
spring »v < cume, and the genial sun, !
balmy atmosphere and blue skies I
si:ii! upon man. There may be rough |
days ahead of r.s yet, but le' us be
thankful for the kindness of March
thus far.
You can't d- lay the cabbage seeds
roach longer.
Don't be fooled into an untimely
hocking of vour overcoat.
This i- the time we indulge in dreams
of the flow, rs we are going to raise.
The new residence of George B.
Ostrander on Avenue D, Riverside, is
uearing completion.
There's still a tedious wait for the
Easter bonnet.
The charitable institutions promise
to fare well at the bands of the liOgis
lature.
The Pennsylvania railroad has been
adding one locomotive a day to its
equipment for two years. An evidence
of prosjierity.
The hand organ may be expected
ituv day.
L then- are ;my baby fond agents
who caiui t gt.-t advertising out of the
Ihrili bill tiny should go out of busi
ness.
George W. Hendricks is able to ap
pear on the street after a two-months'
illness of pleurisy.
Don't he too sure that winter has no j
t<»"khone. There is plenty of time for |
it to bump itself.
Mi-- Su* 111 Shindel, daughter of
K v. Dr. M. L. Shindel, is eonvalos
eent aft r an attack of catarrhal pneu
monia.
Spring -prung sufficiently on Sun- !
d.iy to make tie young woman's fancy i
lightly turn to thoughts of Easter bon
nets.
Tin lazy man welcomes the spring !
fever microbe with open arms.
Confirmation services will lie held j
iu accordant with the annual custom
at Trinity Lutheran church, on Palm
Sunday, April sth.
Hang onto the overcoat a while i
longer. There may be use for it.
P, » 0 hall fans are counting the days
until the wasou opens.
About this time of year people in t
geie ral would be looking forward j
more hopefully to summer if there j
w*n any ;»s-urauce that the twelve- j
dollar Pauama hats of last season had
been fed to the goats.
And -till this delightful March
weather continues.
Tin Legislature will have to hustle
quite lively now in order to get
throu. ''
The str< .s about town at present
are in ev'* 1 lleut condition for driving.
Th • thermometer registered 7:' de
grees at noon yesterday.
Free delivery is a great convenience
for the rural districts, and they ap
p eciate it.
Trailing arbutus hunters are out
daily, but tle-re are lut few of the
flowers to be found as yet.
This is the time of year when some
men con ider corner loafing a luxury.
The Oild Fellows are already mak
ing preparations for Odd Fellows'
day,which this year will lie celebrated
at Milton on April "is. The railroads
have granted a rate of one fare for the
round tiip and a great crowd is ex
pected. This is a great annual occasion
and fair weather only is needed to
paeh Milton with the largest crowd of
people the town ever saw.
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VOL. IS—NO 12.
ill: STIIITHII
THE FREIGHT
A runaway horse is apt to imlulg
MI same very reckless capers, hut it is
v Ulom that wo hear of oue doing
stunts suoli as are credited to a horse
from the oountry.
The affair happened e:»rly yesterday
morning. Fred Rennard tenant 011
Oscar Kase's farm, which is situated
a short distance from Boyd's station,
was driving toward town with an ex
tra horse tied behind the wagon. The
horse objected to that way of travel
ing an t when at a short distance
above South Danville broke loose and
taming ronud started homeward at a
lively clip.
The owner and an assistant were
soon in pursuit and before reaching
Boyd's station managed to head the
animal off. The horse to avoid being
caught leaped down ovor the bank to
the railroad and leisurely pursued his
i wav up the track. At this juncture
local freight No. 292, eastbuond, came
rolling along at its usual good rate of
; speed.
If the horse heard the traiu he paid
no attention to it. In a few moments
! it was at his heels. The engineer to
i remove the horse from the track sound
ed the usual warning from the whistle,
| a succession of short quick sounds.
Just then the horse did a most un
usual thing. Startled by the sound he
stopped and turning squarely around
he stood with head erect facing the
locomotive. The engineer did not- want
to run over the horse and as the latter
made no effort to get out of the way
there was only one thing to be done
and that was to stop the train. The
engineer had but little time to think. I
By a heroic effort he managed to bring 1
the train to a standstill just in time to |
save the horse, which still stood upon |
the track, as it contesting the right of j
way and had to be driven from the 1
track before the train could proceed. j
Death of James Lovett.
James Lovett,an old and well-known
resident of this city, died at 6:3<>j
o'clock last evening after a protracted
illness caused by the growth of a can
cerous tumor on the brain.
The deceased was 74 years of age.
He wa« born in Ireland, hut came to
Danville 48 years ago. During 47 years
of this time he resided at No. 317
Spruce street. He was a highly esteem
ed citizen and a well-known employe
of the Heading Iron Works, where ho
continued to work up to a year ago.
He is survived by a brother, Captain
George Lovett, and tsvo sisters, Mrs.
Margaret Black and Mrs. Randall Scott
all of this city.
Due notice of the funeral will bo
given.
New Cancelling Machine.
"Stamping" or cancelling letters by
hand is a thing of the past in the lo
cil post office. Some of tho clerks be
came very expert in manipulating the
hand stamp, as was attested by the
quick strokes falling with almost
lightning-like rapidity audible in the
corridor at nearly all hours of the day.
A couple ot years ago a cancelling
machine was installed, which al
though crude in many respects yet
facilitated the work very much. Yes
teiday a new and thoroughly up-to
date cancelling machine was installed
which casts the old one completely in
the shade. The new machine is a
marvel of ingenuity. It cancels let
ters at the rate of 300 per minute, do
ing the work faultlessly, as well as
surpassing the speed of the hand many
times over.
It Passed in the Night.
A large number of our citizens yes
terday were 011 tho lookout for a large
raft of lumber en routo down the
North Branch, which is the first craft
of its kind : eon on the river for many
years. The raft was in charge of sev
en men and was on its way from Tunk
hanuock to Harrisburg.
A traveling man at the Montour
House yesterday said that be saw tho
big raft at Wilkesbarre Tuesday morn
ing where it proved a great curiosity
as it glided along midstream on the
swollen river. If tho raft passed Wil
kesbarre Tuesday morning it should
have been due here some ten or twelve
hours later and hence no doubt passed
during Tuesday night.
Olean Up Your Yard.
The following order issued by the
sanitary officer of Wilkesbarre is ap
plicable in Danville and surrounding
towns. "It shall be the duty of the
1 occupants of every house within the
limits of this city in.the month of
April to cleanse yards and cellars and
to remove all dirt, vegetables and oth- ;
: or impute matter calculated to engend
er disease,and to have cellars thorough
ly whitewashed with fresh lime. This
! order will be strictly enforced."
George Bird's Two Accidents.
George Bird, son of Nelson Bird,
{South Danville,met with a painful ac
cident yesterday.
He was chopping wood when the
axe camo in contact with an obstruc
tion overhead, which caused it to
glance,striking him on the side of the
bead, the sharp blade sinking into the
1 skull and inflicting a terrible gash
three inches in length. Dr. N. M.
| Smith was called who gave the sur
gical attention required.
Georgo Bird is the young man who
a few months ago fell off a freight car
j ami broke one of his legs.
|. 11. COESER
PRESIDENT
Some three hundred active business
men of Danville assembled in the
Court House Monday eve. for the pur
pose of reorganizing the Board of
Trade.
The meeting was called to order by
Temporary President Jolin H. Goeser,
who explained the object of conven
ing. The minutes of the preceding
meeting held in Council chamber 011
Monday evening of last week were
read by Temporary Secretary Harry
Pat ton.
The Committee 011 soliciting pre
! sented its report, reading tho list of
! names subscribed as members of the
j new Board of Trade, one hundred and
! fifty-two in number.
At tho request of the President the
i secretary read the constitution of tlu*
old Board of Trade, which, it was ox
plained, would continue in force after
reorganization.
John H. Goeser was nominated as
permanent Presideut and re-elected
without any opposition. F. Q. Hart
man was elected first vice president;
M. G. Youngmau, second vice presid
ent and W. G. Williams, treasurer.
According to the constitution, each of
the above officers had to be elected by
ballot, but as in each instance there
was only oue candidate,on motion the
secretary cast the ballot.
The next thing in order was the elec
tion of a Board of Directors. Eighteen
men were nominated: Harry Ellen
bogon, John Dost°r, J. B. Watson,
Georgo Reifsnyder, J. H. Cole, W. L.
McClure, Samuel Trumbower, J. L.
Evans, Jamos Foster, C. P. Hancock,
W. G. Pursol, Fred Jacobs, David
Thomas, F. P. Johnson, T. J. Rogers,
Oliver Hoover, W. V. Oglesby, I). C.
Hunt, Amos Vastine.
! The constitution calls for a Board
of eleven Directors. Those elected
were as follows: David Thomas,W.G.
Pursel, C. P. Hancock, James Foster,
John L. Evans, W. L. McClure, J. H. i
Cole, George ReifsH.vder, J. B. Wat
son, John Doster, Harry Ellenbogen. j
Oil motion of D. C. Hunt,which was ,
seconded by John Doster, it was de
cided that an assessment of fifty per
cent be made to moot necessary ex
l>enses.
A short address was made by Bur
gess W. G. Pursol, who spoke on the
necessity of adopting intelligent and
effective measures in placing our city
in competition with other towns for
the acquisition of new industries. He
referred to an "announcement" sent
out by the city of Williamsport in
which he saw much to admire.
Mr. Goeser followed dwelling at
some length on the new industries
that might bo obtained. Ho has a list
of no loss than twenty-five, among the
number beiug the carpet lining manu
factory, some account of which w: ■
printed in these columns a few weeks
ago. He has been in communication
with those interested in this industry i
and he thinks it is really a good thing. |
It is one of the first that will be con- j
sidered after the Board of Trade is 1
organized. The owners offer to bring 1
here seventy-five per cent of tho capi- '
tal required, asking only a small in- j
vestment of the town. Mr. Goeser al- j
so alluded to another industry, a very
large one in Philadelphia, which is j
looking for a site for a portion or a ;
department of its works.
There was manifest throughout the j
meeting a degree of interest, an earn- j
estness and a willingness among the j
members to take hold of the work in j
any way that was required of them j
that was indeed quite encouraging aurl |
speaks well for the success of the effort'
to secure new industries.
TIIO Board of Directors will hold a
meeting in a day or so for the pur- |
pose of elect lug a secretary.
1
Death of Mrs. E. J. Leniger.
Our citizens Sunday were pained
to learn of tho death of Mrs. E. J.
Leniger, which took place at 1:30 p.
in. The deceased was afflicted with j
heart trouble for many years. She
was able to be about, however, and
on Saturday was as well as usual.
Sunday morning about 5 o'clock she
sustained a stroke of paralysis, death
following as a result.
The deceased was (Ui years of age.
She was the widow of A. J. Leniger,
who dietl some 33 years ago and is sur
vived by oue daughter, Laura, and
two sous. Druggists Oscar M.and A.
J. Leniger. She was a well-known
and highly esteemed lady and will be
much missed.
Will Prospect for Gold.
William M. Cook has tendered bis
resignation as solicitor for tho Pru
dential Insurance Company. 111 a few
days be will leave for Boise, Idaho.
Mr. Cook spent many years of bis
life in Idaho, where ho owns a fruit
farm. It has been only some two years
since he returned East. He will next,
j try prosjiecting for gold and will enter |
I the rich gold field of Thunder MOllll
- tain.
A New Store.
I
John Helming and Thomas Toooy
the well known grocery solicitors will
Igo into the grocery basiness on April
Ist. They have leased the room in tho
Saul Lyon building now occupied by
j Grocer Balph Foulk. Mr.Foulk will
retire from business. Mr. Henning
lias been chief clerk at the Foulk store,
Mr. Tooey occupying the same posi
tion in the Tooley grocery. They are
both popular young men and wiil un
doubtedly succeed.
DANV 1 U.K. PA., Till USDAY M.\K< 11 19,
Station Agent W. R. Clark, South
Danville, spent Sunday at Roaring
Crock.
Miss Myra Sassaman of Milton and
Miss Clara Coleman of Watsontown
were visitors over Sunday at the home
of Edward Bogert, near Washiugton
ille.
Mrs. S. A. Yorks of Philadelphia is
spending this week at Blue Springs
farm near Washingtonville.
Thomas Irlaud of Plymouth spent
Sunday with his father in this city.
Mrs. James J. Clemens,of Pottsville,
is visiting Jior mother, Mrs. ,T. W.
| Sheriff, East Market street.
I Mrs. R. H. Woolley.is visiting rela
-1 fives in Philadelphia.
W. Haydn Woodsido spent Sunday
j with friends at Northumberland.
James Marks Esq., Pittsburg, is vis
| itiug his mother Mrs. Emma Marks,
| East Market street.
| Frank DeLong, of Philadelphia, is
spending a few days at Blue Springs
farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward John of Ber
wick, spent Sunday with relatives in
| Danville.
i Frank Kear of Berwick, spent Sun
-1 day in Danville.
! Joseph Maior of Philadelphia, spoilt
' Sunday with relatives in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. John Limburger of
Suuhury spent Sunday at tho family
homestead, this city.
Thomas Cook of Berwick,spent Sun
day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Cook.JSast Market street.
H. J Bird of Riverside who is fill
ing a position on the "Lewisburg
Chronicle," spent Sunday with his
family in South Danville.
Miss Jessie Kramer, left yesterday
for a visit in Williamsport.
John Brugler transacted business
in Suuhury yesterday.
Miss Cora Mover of Berwick, is vis
iting friends in this city.
Mrs. J. Y. Sechler.is visiting friends
in Williamsport.
William Vastine of Catawissa was a
visitor in this city yesterday.
Charles Keiiior spoilt yesterday af
ternoon in Suuhury.
Mrs. F. Hart man left yesterday <
for a visit in Williamsport.
Chris Hershey was in Suuhury yes- '
terday.
Miss Gertrude Secbler is visiting ;
friends in Williamsport.
Frank Sperring was a visitor iu Sun- i
bury yesterday.
F. M. Herrington was in Sunbury
yesterday.
Miss Atta Gearhart returned to Ash
land yesterday after a visit with her
sister, Mrs. R. S. Ammermau, East
Market street.
Mrs. Samuel Blocli and Mrs. Joseph i
Heim will spend today with relatives ;
in Bloomsburg.
Misses Louisa and Mary Voris left I
yesterday fur a few days visit in Wil- [
liamsport.
Ben E. Rogers of Dickinson College, j
arrived at this city last night to attend j
the funeral of bis brother's child to- j
day.
Miss Helen Ramsey came up from '
Sunbury last evening for a short stay |
in Danville.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Kocher, East t
Danville, were visitors in Sunbury :
yesterday.
Miss Florence Voris was the guest
of Mrs. H. S. Barton, Bloomsburg,
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Henry Ludlow and Mrs. Wesley
Yohe of Bloomsburg,spent Tuesday in j
this city.
Mrs. J. O. Wolverton of Sunbury, j
visited her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Buchor, Riverside,yesterday, i
Mrs. Matilda Metier of South Dan- J
villi', has returned from a visit with
relatives in Sunbury.
Dr. J. H. Vastine of Shamokiu, was
a visitor at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Atnos Vastine, West
Market street, yesterday.
Mrs. J. W. S. Robisou of Milton,
was a guest at the home of James
Sliultz, East Market street, vetserday.
Miss Nellie Shirk, Honoymoon
street, left yesterday tor a visit with
friends in Philadelphia.
Popular Dances.
The committee in charge of the
Thursday night dances at Hunter's
Park have announced the opening of
the season for Thursday evening,
June 4th.
The entire Opera House orchestra
of nine pieces has been engaged. Pre
vious to tho dances a concert will be
given lasting from S to S ::{(> o'clock.
Programs will be used at these dances
and ample accomodations provided
for getting to and from the Park.
These affairs will be held every Thurs
day evening throughout the summer.
Purchased bv Frank DeLong.
Frank DeLong of Philadelphia, has
| purchased the fine fifty-acre farm be
! longing hi Daniel Wagner, near Wasli
| ington ville. The price paid was $."i000.
I The bind just purchased which adjoins
I Blue Springs Farm, will lie added to
that fine estate.
Board of Directors' Meeting.
Tho Directors of the Board of Trade
chosen on Monday night will hold a
meeting in Council Chamber, at 8:30
o'clock, Saturday evening, for the pur
pose of electing a secretary. A full
attendance is desired.
TEU'ieS
A number of our public school teach
ers which comprises nearly half the
entire corps,have discovered that tliev
are the victims of a couple of swindl
ers who worked a bold game in this
city last week. At least ton teachers
were "touched" and the "grafters
went out of town forty dollars richer
than when they came.
It was on last Wednesday when two
clerical-looking men dressed in black
appeared in town and made it a point
during the day to see the greater num
ber of the school teachers. Neither of
tho two men wore exceptionally good
talkers, but they had ti very good
thing for introduction, which spoke
for itself.
They represented themselves as
agents foi Harper Bros., tlse publish
ers, and were soliciting subscriptions
tor "Harpers' Weekly" and "Harpers'
Magazine" (monthly), offering as pre
miums a nicely bound set ot Kipling's
works. Tho prices wore a considera
tion. Harpers' Weekly along with the
premium was offered for four dollars;
Harpers' Magazine for two dollars. As
those figures represent the regular sub
scription prices of these publications
tho subscribers received Kipling's
works for nothing. Obviously the offer
was one not to be lightly regarded and
it required but little per-uasion to in
duce the teachers to give their names
and incident.illy four dollars in cash,
as the canvassers insisted upon being
paid then and tln rein order to obviate
another trip to Danville. The publica
tions and tho premiums, they said,
would arrive indue time.
During the day or so following most
of the teachers who subscribed found
an opportunity to talk together on the
subject and they found that the solicit
ors had told contradictory storios.
Other tilings, too, developed in con
nection with the men,which made the
transaction appear shady.
At this juncture a letter was written
to Harper Bros.', which elicited a re
ply explaining that while the firm
does furnish Kipling's works along
with a year's subscription to its pub
lications the smallest price; for tho two
is twelve dollars, and that any otio
who offers to furnish tho magazine or
the Weekly with premium for either
two or four dollars is acting without
the publishers' authority and can not
deliver the goods.
This, of course, settles the matter.
The unlucky teachers have pocketed
their loss. They take a philosophical
view of the matter, regarding tho in
vestment as a good one, as they have
each received a valuable chuuk of ex
perience in return which will avail
them during the rest of their livos.
The swindlers are known to have
worked at least one other town near
by before they came here and they
have 110 doubt worked several since
leaving.
The teachers victimized say they
were easily deceived hoc.l use they
knew that Harper Bros, were offering
Kipling's works in connection with
their two publications although they
hardly expected to find tho subscrip
tion so absurdly low. The fellows,
however, wero plausible and iu order
to justify the presentation of such a
costly premium as Kipling's works re
fused to take one year's subscription
for Harpers' Magazine, which is two
dollars, but required two years' sub
scription or four dollars.
Digging Potatoes in the Spring.
John Mourer, East Market street,
dug a row of potatoes in his garden
yesterday which wore forgotten last
fall and had been in the ground all
winter. Contrary to what might be
expected after tho very severe weather
experienced the potatoes were found
perfectly sound, differing not iu the
least in appearance from potatoes dug
in the fall. In order to test tho tubers
Mr. Mourer had some of them cooked
when they were found as agreeable to
the taste as they are pleasing to the
eye.
The circumstance proves either that
the frost did not sink to a considerable
depth last winter or that it is possible
for potatoes frozen in the ground to re
cover from the effects of the freezing.
Special Y. M, 0. A. Meeting.
Next Sunday afternoon, at 3:30
o'clock, the meeting in Association
Hall will he of special interest. Mr.
John H. Riebe, General Secretary of
the Y. M. C. A., at Berwick, will de
liver tho address, and the choir from
Pine Street Lutheran church will
sing. Mr. Rich- is an interesting
speaker,and men who attend the meet
ing will bo pleased and instructed.
The song service begins at 3:30 and
continues fifteen minutes. All men
are cordially invited.
A Trip Abroad.
Mrs. S. S. Sliultz and her two sons,
William and Edward Sliultz, will sail
from New York on the 28th inst. for a
trip abroad. They will be accompani
ed by Mrs. Robert Neal and her two
sisters, the Misses Clark, of Harris
burg. The party will fake in all the
interesting points of England and the
continent of Europe, returning lioui"
j next September.
To Buy Fort Augusta.
The Senate at Harrisburg on Tues
day passed finally the hill providing
for the appropriation of |l!7,000 for
the acqte-ition hv the State of Fort
Augusta at Sunhnry which place play
ed a prominent part in the early his
tory of Pennsylvania.
NEW SYSTEM
ADOPTED
The Fire Department has decided
upon a sort of an innovation, which it
believes will facilitate the work of ex
tinguishing fire and obviate a great
deal of unnecessary hard work for the
firemen.
Heretofore when an alarm was sound
ed, the whole department was expect
ed to turn out with the result, that in
those cases where the blaze happened
to ho a slight one, there was woik for
hut. a single company and that was
the oue situated in the ward where the
fire broke out. The remaining com
panies hnd their run for nothing,
which was a waste of energy not to
be lightly regarded.
In view of this fact it was decided
to adopt a new system. The matter
was left in the hands of a committee
consisting of Chief of the Fire Depart
ment Thomas Trainor; Edward Pur
pur, of the First Ward ; James Freeze,
of the Second Ward ; Frank Reilly, of
the Third Ward, and John Jenkins, of
the Fourth Ward.
At a meeting of the Executive Board
held at the Friendship Engine House
Saturday night the committee present
ed a report, which was unanimously
adopted.
Pursuant to this action the borough
will be divided into two districts,
namely, First and Second.
The First District will consist of
the First and Second Wards; the
Second District, of the Third and
Fourth Wards.
The Friendship Company will an
swer to tho first alarm in the First
District and to the Third Ward of the
Second District.
The Washintgon Company will an
swer to tho First alarm in District
No. 1.
Tho Continental Company will an
swer to first alarm in District No. 2.
The Goodwill Company will answer
to first alarm iu District No. 2.
All companies will answer to call
of second alarm irrespective of what
district the firo may be in. They will
stand ready at tho call of tho chief or
his assistants.
Boys' Bible Class.
Tuesday night was "boys night" at
V. M. C. A., and a full house greeted
the friends who rendered a most de
lightful program for the pleasure and
profit of the boys who compose the
membership of the Thomas Beaver
Boy's Bible Class. Ouo hundred and
eighty boys were present, besides a
largo audience of those interested in
the boys and the class which is doing
so much to develop them into strong
Christian characters. Tho program
was well rendered and thoroughly
enjoyed by all present.
The Bible Class is mado up of boys
from every part of town, and meets
every Friday evening, and once a
month an entertainment is given,
which is in charge of one or mote
ladies from the Ladies Auxiliary.
Tuesday night's entertainment was in
charge of Mrs. J. E. Moore, assisted
by Mrs. Emma McHenry as accom
panist.
Following is the program, every
number of which was fully appreciat
ed :
Singing by the Class.
Prayer by Mr. Lanmaster.
Piano Solo Miss Dora Jenkins.
Recitation Master Hugh Pursell.
Recitation Miss Lizzie Russell.
Vocal Solo Miss Ethel Foust.
Recitation Miss Ethel Woods,
Recitation Miss Jessie Kimerer.
Song Miss Olive Rank.
Recitation.. Miss Catherine Vastine.
Piano Solo Miss Eloise Cressman.
Recitation .. Miss Louise Reynolds.
Recitation Miss Elsie Gulick.
Vocal Solo Miss Elfreda Weiss.
Funeral of Mrs. Oox.
Tho funeral of Mrs. Abigail Cox
took place from the residence of her
son-in-law, Charles Udolhofen, Ash
street, Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. R. J. Allen of St. Peter's church,
South Danville. The choir of St.
Peter's church rendered several selec
tions. The pall bearers were: Millard
Cook, Thomas Good, Jesse Shannon
and R. B. Bird. Interment was made
in Rosomout Cemetery, Bloomsburg.
Want a 12 Days' Encampment.
Tho question of a 12 days' encamp
ment was discussed by the National
Guard Association at its meeting at
Harrisburg, Tuesday. Guardsmen as
a rule are iu favor of the longer en
campment, but, on the other hand,the
fear is expressed that owing to the
probable inability of so many young
men to bo absent from their occupa
tions for such a length of time, many
of them would refuse to join the
Guard. This matter will be thorough
ly canvassed by the association.
The First Flower of Spring.
Trailing arbutus the most beautiful
and fragrant of spring flowers, is al
ready in the bud, and should the pre
sent mild weather continue for a few
days longer it is pretty sate to predict
that the hills and dales where it
abounds in the vicinity of town will
he pretty thoroughly scoured hv those
who find pleasure in searching for it.
Sweet Music.
A trio of musicians consisting of a
harpist, flutist and violinist render
ed sweet music on our streets yester
day. The music suited tho popular
taste and the collections made were
very liberal.
KSTAULISIIKI) |\ IM.VI.
TWO limili
SUIIUNS
I'ev. Kranei - S llort of South hetti
lelieni, preiiched in the (Srov* Pi. «hy
terian chnrch Sundiy. II tiH>k
his text for bis morning s rinoii. Acts,
','t? :'Jit: "And I'aul aid,l \v uld to (»■ 1
that not only thou, hu» 11 - * ill that
liear me this day wen both almost
and altogether sin h a- I am, except
for these In nils. "
There are four grad> s of companioii
ship: Ist, A companionship which is
merely animal in it nature, i- wle n
in* II congregate upon the street or in
the stores; 2nd, a companionship as of
those who have the same employment;
:ird, a comjianioii-hiji of thought and
4th, a companionship of oharaster.
Paul's desire at all tinn - w»s to bring
salvation to Ins fellow man with ill
that it iin pin <1 in the way ot purity
and righteous livinu and his de.ire as
expressed in the text was for a com
punion>hip of tiie last-named sort,
that of character.
With Paul Jesus Christ was a living
reality; he believed that it was only
through a faith in Christ—in bis death
and resurrection that mankind can
hope for salvation. The church faces
a danger in many of the teachings con
cerning Christ which linds accept
ance today. We need to keep central
what Paul kept central and any depar
ture from his teaching will weaken
the church and make its work falter.
Wo are apt to associate with St.
Paul and others like him distinguished
for parity and goodness some power
which placed them above temptation.
Hut they were men of like weakness
tempted as wo are. It is a blessed
boon for cs all that we may live for
Christ and living for Him dwell not
apart, but in th<i midst of the world,
its activities and temptations and yet
be strong and safe.
All this is a te-t of our faith. Do
we live as St. Paul lived? Saved our
selves do we wish and strive that oth
ers may be as we are? Tempted onr
selves do wo sutler those who are
tempted? Unless this be true our
faith avails little and is on!} - a mock
ery.
Rev. Herbert Uro of Mt. Carmel oc
cupied the pnlpit of the Mahoning
Presbyterian church. He took a> his
text, Acts, IT:2H: "For in Him we
live and move and have our being."
Following are the points of the ser
mon :
The supernatural in life.
There are four supernatural facts in
life: Ist., God's omnipresence; 2nd,
Life; 3rd, Aspirations of Man's
Soul; 4th, Beauty of the order in this
lifo.
From these two deductions wen
made: Ist, The true religion must be
supernatural; 2nd, a supernatural re
ligion is supcrnaturally received.
Donation From Christ Church.
Berwick's new Episcopal church i
nearing completion and will probably
he completed and farnishei'. by Ka-ter
Sunday, when the lirst service will he
hold. Rev. Higgles,the rector will on
that occasion,deliver an historical ser
mon which will be of much interest
as it will date back to I*<M when a
plot for a bnilding was donated. Bish
op Talbot will visit Berwick April 22.
when the church will be dedicated.
As soon as the church is completed
and if possible by Easter Sunday a
boys' choir of twenty voices will he
introduced and will add much to the
service. Twenty pews are being made
at Bloomsburg for the church and th
seating capacity will he about I"><>.
The pulpit formerly in the Blooms
burg church has been donated and the
altar, prayer desk and lecturn are hi -
ing made and will be donated by the
Bloomsburg parish. A reed organ has
been donated hy the All Souls Church
of New York and tile Bible, altar lin
ens and hangings by Christ church of
Danville. The church is of excellent
design and when completed will he ;»
suitable testimonial of the work of the
congregation.
Lincoln Literary Society.
The Lincoln Literary Society held
its regular meeting in the High -cleiol
room Fiiday afternoon. Th" fol
lowing excellent program was render
ed:
Piano Solo Mi-s Zeth.
Recitation Miss Gearhart.
Declamation Mr. IVgg.
Essay. Miss Cromwell.
Vocal Solo Mis- Kelly.
Debate—"Resolved, That Snow i>
more injurious than beneficial."
Affirmative, Mi- Lyons, Mr. Law
rence, Mr. Ameshury. Negative, Mr
Connelly, Miss Jenkins, Mis- Pric*
Judges, Misses 15ook-, McNinch, Mr
Raver, decided in favor of the atbrma
t i ve.
Recitation Miss Furnian.
Declamation Mr. Arms.
Reading Mr. Jon.is.
Creasy Don't Want the Job.
A meeting of the Democratic State
Executive Committee was held in llar
rishurg Tin sday night, at which the
party rules of the organizations in
several comities were approved State
Chairman William T. Creasy notified
the comimtteo that h • would not h • a
candidate for re-election at the annual
meeting on Apirl 22nd.
Shearer-Rnnyan.
Thomas L. t». Sin an r of Bdlefonte
and Miss Mary E. M Runyan ot tin
city were united in wedlock on Satur
day evening. The nuptial knot was
l tied hy Justice of the Peace Ogleshy
I at the office of the latter. Mill street
JOB PRINTING
The nlk.eof the ic/ifl hen*
furi«lit*fl with «rg -r>ttnrn
job letter j'! : »nry tyj . nii i, o
materia • > -n*r,ti!y. *he f'tihlwhtr
'Miwwnct" 4 to the |»uh»K that he is
prepare .tf time to execute >»
thr neatest man ier
•JOB I'HINTI^G
Of fil» Kinds ;inil D*«cHpti n
tct our fHtct *»rffir»* y n
I MiiKll Mil:
: tCflKlf
John Korlii't n( K»«t Imtitilb* whil*
out gunning Tit' <day *ft« rnnow wm
kitt «erion«lv injur' d tor »rt »•« cirri**!
fr m a comn*ntn«'i nan.
lii company witli M Iviii Ki*h*l and
Alonxo Krtim nlwtllr after n«w>n h»
starti d fur the river to fttMMt (lark*
Tt». *<cident oceurr- d whil» r» t«m
iti(r about 5 o'elock. TV party wn*
passing through Tohv Hun linllow
. when they spied :« flock of crow*.
Tin* birds afforded a flit"' target a*
' they drrlwl ar on rid ov«*rtwud and
young Kidi' l dt*«*id< d to give th-m a
*hot. 11 i gun Wnt of tli* hr'MSk l«iad
ing sort It wan n« '• - »rv for him to
reload and lie liad ju»t in«»"rted th#
shell and wa« sprmuing th«* >.*rr«l
I back into po-it hi wh* nth*- I "»d w< nt
off prematurely, lln- islire di«-barit«
nf |towd« rand -lint taking ••ffr<rt in
Mr (tocher's hack,entering jut below
J tin' right shoulder bluri .
The young nrm wa* r» ry seriously
injured. U«* was unable to prwt'il on
' foot and Ins companion* -cured lb«
services of a farmer r. aiding n> ar by
tin* name ol John Ifc-rry, who hitched
ap one of his horse sand drove tin- in
jured man to bin bom-on Bloom read
Dr. J. K. Kinunrrr w:h railed, who
soon saw that the injury was a very
i critical one. !!• made no aft* mpt to
probe for the powder and shot hut ad
vised that tin pati nt I taken to th
Mary M. Packer Hospital at Sunhary
for treatment.
The injured man wa* taken to Hon
bury on the ?'J>\ train by Dr. Kimer
er. accompanied by Frank tiirton. Th*
doctor wa« 1- ;»rfnl that the load might
. have penetrated the right long. At
I the station tlio pati' iit safl'-red con
siderably and -i "nu d to be thn Ueued
. with a hemorrhage.
The injured young man is
five years of age. H»- is a son of Simon
Koeli(*r, the w 11-known 'lack smith.
Dr. J. 11. Kimer*»r, wlio accompanied
John Kocher. accidentally -h- t ly a
I companion, to 11»<» Mary M. Pack* r
Hospital on Tuesday evening r* turn I
Iro Danville yesterday morning. Dr.
Kimerer states that wh*-n be left th-*
hospital tb* patient v n-ting easily
although the gun-shot wound is at a
very serious character.
The injured man was.standing quite
near the gun when it wat;v i id-utaliv
discharged, so near that his <'lothiug
was burned l>y the powd> r. The con
tents of the shell, ineludiug the wads
as well as fragments of clothing,
which were carried along by the load,
were embedded in his back in the re
gion of the right should* r tlade.
On Tuesday night the doctors sac
ceeded in extracting the ia<-sf of the
foreign matter including ninety-three
grains ot shot. The shoulder was
found to be terribly lacerated ;*nd the
patient, if he recovers, will be badiv
crippled for life. The larg. mu».-b*
of the shoulder region was nearly sev
ered by the shot, while the shoulder
blade or acapnia was reduced t«» frag
ments and had to be r moved.
The patient's easy condition yester
day was taken as a favorable indica
tion and it i» thought that be may
poll through, if no complications
arise. The doctors have not been able
to determine whether or not any of
the shot passed through the lung. or.
what is worse, lodged in tl at orgui.
Should this have occurred the r»*e
would prove very critical indeed. In
the absence of po-itivr information to
that iff. ct, however, tli physicians
are hoping for the h -t.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Kocher. father
and mother of the injur <1 young man,
spent yesterday with him at the Marr
M. Packer Hospital
Small Boy's Bad Accident.
The twelve-year old son of Lawrence
Butler. Sidl r Hill, ni 't witfi a pain
ful accident Sunday while ti.-ing in
act of kindn> ss t >r another.
It was during th»- afternoon A I»«lv
passing Mrs. t;. ;singer'> r* «i l- m*e on
Center stri t. drop;«.l h» r handker
chief which blew ov r info tie- yard
Master Butb r vniunr r itog. • 112 »
handkerchief and fitr tl r»f I urp* -«
climbed o\ r the iron fete In limb
ing back tie had jn»r res *l • i the top
of the fence and was in t! act of
jumping to the pavement wbea bis
clothing canght on* of tl pick fs and
he fell with gr* it fori i*t« rl •• ground
One of his ankles was eery I :nlly in
jured and he wus anahl. to -r ml l"n
--der the im | re--i*in tliat a fnn tur hsvl
b<'<'U sustain d the hoy w»- i krri.'d to
the residence of Cminrilnw D .%
Mont gome ty and Dr > Y en
was called.
The injury was found to consist of
a very bad sprain, wl ich m »t n>nllii«
the little fellow to the house f»»r a
long time. The bov was driven to Im*
home by l>r. Thompson.
Work for Cenntj Com-i! >ner*.
Vs is tiMi.il at spring the bridg***
throughout the county. .**» the resul:
of the tr* i /ing. Thawing and •!* «»f
winter ar** much in ne I <•' repairs
Several ot t!:« m :*iu<.t t iiVi n* * rc..f«.
while at nearly all the abutments
need attention. Tlie ro>>f of the court
house also needs * vtensive repair*
\ltogi ill. r the I', iirv ('onimis*ioii'
espect to have their hand- pretty tull
for awhile
Purchased a Home
The residence on Church street, or
copied by the late Lydia Lomtf wvd
known as the old Hndolpb S»*chh»r
projwrty, wan purch*-»-d yeatrrduy by
John Swarti, lb* soldier