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t'ruwii Kti.l lirulK'- Work h specialty,
r , il| , • >1 « HI" H" latest au<l nioul Improved
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UK»I illftVult work.
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|v iiM-try In ml He branches Hiargw
•t.leiai. tu.l *ll w..r« H-iaruifeed
s,t«blH •••' '
I'liMißStll M'.WS.
Hi -U wh« at is being cut, and "hot
lak.s and sausage will soon be ill
i Jt r for breakfast.
• Have a frost witli me," saiil the
to.uato to the late cabbage.
Straw hats w re called without tlie
lui.'i v. ntion ot the stock oxchauges.
It iiue wardeus should go into the
woodii if th'»y wish to discover those
who violate the game laws.
Hie adveitiaement Atlantto City is
now getting couldn't he purchased for
double the money.
If any of the crops survive it will
i.<? the fault of the weather.
People at Atlantic City are now re
minded that the season Is over.
dome to think of it. wo re having
some i>eeuliar weather.
Many of the front yards are luting
dismantled of their flowers and plants.
Kelease the blankets and overcoats
from tlie camphor ball.
Tbis u a pleasant season for taking
a drive into the country.
Tbe straw hat and overcoat are a
queer looking mixture these days.
The foot battels are beginning to
kick.
As the aster disappears the chrysan
themum appears.
Tl.rnf are the mornings when no
one need Is- surprised to find frost on
the pumpkin
it seem* that there is more than one
rniut tu Philadelphia.
Murd. rous tramps are again making
t: ...Me fur railroad detectives and
municipal authorities.
The counterfeiters detected in Phil
adelphia will not be sent to the peni
tentiary They are already in it.
Hural Free Delivery has become a
necessity to the people *of the rural
districts They could not get along
without it
Fear of the oontagion ot diphtheria
La* caused the closing of about eight
•chools in the northern end of Colum
bia oouuty There has been three
deaths so tar. the result of the conta
gion.
blia« Hartz. the goose bone pioph
et of Beiks oouuty, predicts a severe
winter 11.- says that the past summer
«»■ the most remarkable that he has
ever seen.
The weather has taken on another
and *xtra<<rdniaiy change and the sea
son of the'aere and yellow leaf is evi
dently here.
ihe lawns of towu are beginning to
-i.t,!* th« advance of Fall
si rapple, sausage and buckwheat
*ke* are already appearing on the
t,r« <*k fa»t tables.
this is su|ierb Fall weather, and
ii ... who do not eujoy it must be
l.ard to suit
Hun-hine prevails over nearly the
eutire t'uitfd States, an unusual con
dition tor many months
lb. western corn grower and the
eastern peach glower <au now ex
»i*ng>* frosty sympathies.
Py i juest the entertainment given
hy tl»n Pi unary Class ot the Trinity
M K church several we«'ks ago will
t* repeated ou Tuesday evening, Sep
tember 22nd Admission 10 cents.
Several new features have been add
ed to the program
<:hestnuts are not as pleutiful this
season as some years, but the boys are
already on the hunt.
the i >• man seems a little ont of
Jotot these mornings
(rf.-ii preparations are being made
112 it tie- Hlooinsbuig fair
At the last meeting of the Minister
ial Association of Berwick, held on
September 7, it wa« decided that all
members would preach ou dancing,
and u« it Sunday is the day appointed.
11. gr.-at Ku sue 11 (Carlisle Indian
toot ball match ou Athletic grounds,
Williamaport. Saturday, October 8,
l*i:t Half fare rates ou all the rail
roads
Pennsylvania Odd Fellows own Pal
titnore this week
ibe observation that 'September is
tiring with June for rare days" re
uiiuds u> tl>at some of its nights and
uioruiuga are also positively law
Ittontoin j®!?. American.
» SSiat/ /vrv^ J -
"THIS COUNTRY WILL NKVHR BK KNTIRKI.Y l-Rlili UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OH ITS OWN DHMANDSWITII ITS OWN PROIHJC I IONS."
VOL. 48—NO :181
TO PAVE
MILL STREET
The Borongh Council Friday took
tuition on street paving in which (til
the members present with one excep
tion wont 011 record in favor of that
improvement. The president explain
ed what advantages were to be deriv
ed from proceeding with paving sim
ultaneously with the building of the
street railway, demonstrating that
with what assistance in derived fro/n
the trolley company and the property
owners who will be obliged to pave
one-third of the street 011 each side
there will be only a narrow strip of
tive feet left for the Borough to pave.
The question was fully discussed.
Mr. Lloyd took the view that there was
no necessity for baste and that theie
would bo time enough for paving
when the trolley came along. Messrs.
Ooeser and Reifsuyder thought the
Borough would make a mistake if it
delayed paving until after the street
railway were built. Others fell in
with this view and Mr. Fenstermacber
moved that the Committee on Ordin
ance and Police assisted by the Bor
ough Solicitor proceed to draw up a
paving ordinance and submit the same
to Council at its next meeting. Mr.
Heitsnyder seconded the motion,which
curried with but one dissenting vote,
that of Mr. Lloyd.
The term of Aaron Rockafeller rep
resenting the Fourth Ward having ex- |
pireil he was r< appointed as member
of the Board of Health. To represent !
the Third Ward, J. B. Cleaver was 1
appointed by the President to succeed
L)r. J. R. Kimerer, deceased.
The proposition to the Borough rel- ]
stive to uniting with the railroad in
paving near the 1). L. & W. station
was discussed, but no act ion was tak
sn The luenibeis expressed them
ielvos in doubt as to "whether an
»llev was a proper place for the Bor
jugli to begin street paving." They
leemed to think that the railroad com
pany should be able to make a good ,
job of its pavement by limiting the !
improvement to its own grounds.
Mr Dougherty called attention of 1
□ouucil to the road connecting Welsh j
tnd Sidler Hills, reported at the prev
ious meeting as badly in need of re
pairs. He said that nothing has been
lone to improve the road and speak
ing from bis own observation owing
Co deep washouts, he said, the road is
IU a manner impassable. On motion of i
Mr. Dougherty the mattei was refer
red to the Committee on Streets and
Bridges.
Mr. Swank reported a cellar door iu
.'root of the Mansion House, Mill
itreet, as in a bad condition. On 1110-
;ion the Street Commissioner was re
juested to call the owner's attention
;o the need of repairs.
The following members were pres
ent at tho meeting Friday: Vastine,
Dougherty, (.looser, Swank, Wolliver,
Joseph Gibson, Reifsnyder, Lloyd and
Fenstermacber.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular Employes I 82.50
E. SV. Peters (commission) 3 47
H B. Patton 600
Labor and Hauling 3VJ. 13
Ohulaskey Iron and Cement Co 28.67
George F. Keefer 127.00
Welliver Hardware Co 10.73
Labor 011 Sewer 470.65
E. Gorman 3.00
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular Employes 1137.00
Ellis Rank 6.76
M. T. LeDuc 21.72
Harrison Bros & Co 147.75
U. S. Express Co .45
E. W. Peters (commission) 1.87
H. B. Patton 20.00
P. R. R Co 18.50
P. & R. R. R. Co 27.10
Beautiful Pieces of Statuary.
Several very Hue pieces of statuary
have arrived at Castle Grove and will
be installed about the premises.
In the lot is a very beautiful "Nar
cissus" designed for the palm house,
where it will occupy its fabled posi
tion over the fountain gazing at its
image in the water. There art* also
four lions, which will be placed 011
the lawn aloni/ with the four beauti
ful pieces representing th>t seasons,
which have been in position for some
time past. The lions will guard the
entrance to the mansion, one pair be
ing 111 a coucbant position and the
otht-r pair standing.
Returned from Europe.
Mrs. H. L. ShulU and two sons.
William and Edward,of this city,who
have been abroad since March last
landed at New York Monday. They
returned home in the steamship Minn
eapolis.embarking at Liverpool. Their
trip abroad took in England, Scotland
and all the prlucipal points ot the
continent ot Europe.
Maccabees' Bi(m.
The Maccabees have placed a new
slgu'ou the door leading from Mill
street to their rooms above the Globe
Warehouse. It is very neatly execut
ed and st ts forth as follows :" Dougher
ty Tent, No. 375, K. O. T. M Moetfi
first and third Mondays "
Pavement Completed.
The flagstone pavement in front ol
the Montour House was completed yes
terday. It is a line improvement and
one that will add very much to the
value of the fine old hostelry. Ihi
pavement was laid by T 1J Evans'
Sons.
SMALL HOY
Charles, the five-year-o 111 son of Mr
ami Mrs. Jane's Muriay, East Front
street, sustained a fracture ot his left
log Monday, this being tho second
time that lie has broken his leg in his
short span ot life.
Little Charles has all the activity
that characterizes the American small
boy and it is hard to keep him very
long at one place. He was playing in
the yard during the afternoon and
Mrs. Murrav, busy in the house, felt
snre that her boy was safe.
It was not long, however, until she
was informed that little Charles had
fallen at a neighbor's house on the op
posite side of the street. She hurried
to the spot only to find that he had
broken his leg. He had climbed to
the roof of one of the outbuildings 111
the rear and fallen to the ground a
distance ot some six teet. The child
was carried to his home and Dr. E.
A. Curry, the family physician, was
called. The left leg was fractured
just above the ankle. The doctor set
the broken bone and lust evening the
little fellow was resting fairly well.
A singular circumstance Connected
with the accident is that the child
two years ago sustained a compound
fracture of the same leg, bieaking it
at two places between the knee and
hip.
Employed at Sault Ste. Marie.
E. B. Hooks of Sault Ste. Marie,ar
rived in this city Monday for a visit
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C S. Books, West Mthoning
street. Mr. Hooks held a position un
der the Consolidated Lake Superior
Company and was out* of the s veral
thousand uuceiemoniously thrown out
of employment by the forced shut
down. He says that the critical con
dition ot affairs there and the dark
outlook pictured by newspaper ac
counts are strictly true. From .'{.">oo
to 4000 men have been thrown out of
employment. The shut down came
with little or 110 warning and worst
of all there is no money to pay the
men. The best the company can do is
to give the employes ordeis on the
paymaster, but without available
funds theso at present are worthless.
Mr. Rooks left before the 1000 men
employed at the mines and in the
woods reached the city. Not one of
these would have a cent to buy food
01 lodging and the general feeling was
that with so large a number of hungry
men turned loose the situation would
be dangerous. The fact that nearly
all the office hands are discharged is
taken to indicate that tho shut down
will bo of indefinite duration.
"Pinafore" Company Organized.
The rehearsals for "Pinafore," which
is to bo produced in this city by home
talent will begin next week.
The Danville "Pinafore" Company
was organized at tho Music rooms ot
Professor Gomer Thomas last night.
The various positions are tilled as fol
lows: President, A. 11 (J rone ; Sec
retary and Treasurer, W. L. MeClure;
Musical Director and Manager, Pro
fessor Gotuor Thomas; Accompanist,
Miss Anna Divel.
It was decided to begin rehearsals
as soon as possible and to this end fif
ty copies of the Opera will he ordered
today. It is thought the books will
arrive in ample time to being rehear
sals next week.
The project to present "Pinafore"
is bound to meet with success. The
interest aroused is remarkable not only
in musical circles but about the town
in general.
Evidently there will be an abund
ance of talent to assist in the Opera
and liberal patronage from the public
to insure its success when placed up
on tho boards.
A Copperhead in the House.
For a snake of the copperhead fatn
ly to invade the thickly populated
part of town is rare enough. When
this same snake crawls into a house
and coils up behind the door the oc
currence goes on the list of oddities,
the like of which is foreign to tho ex
perience of ninety-nine persons in a
hundred.
El wood Garrett, Ferry street, how
ever, is one person who has met with
this unique if not pleasant experience.
About one o'clock Monday afternoon
in passing through the kitchen he de
tected the snake, which had crawled
in through the open door and was ex
ploring the room.
Mr. Garret could hardly believe his
senses at first, but he was not long in
getting rid of the intruder. Procur
ing pole he soon stunned the reptile
after which he threw it out of doors
and killed it. The snake was less
than two feet in length but as is nat
ural with copperheads was thick about
tho body and proved an ugly custo
mer to deal with.
Held Services at Waahingtonville.
The Kev. Erskine Wright conducted
Evening Prayer at ishingtonville
Sunday at 2:30 p. 111 The service
was held in the Presbyterian church
and a large congregation was piesent.
The choir of Christ church, this city,
furnished the music. I nder the sup
ervision of Miss DoLong the church
was very beautifully decorated tor
the occasion
After the service the members of
the choir were entertained at P.lue
Springs farm. An excellent supper
wari served in the grove adjoining the
beautiful DoLong home
I>AN VILLI:. PA., TIIIKSDAY SLPTKM ]>EH 24. 190 H.
COMMhSIONHRS
TAKE ACTION
The Commissioners of Montour and
Northumberland counties hold a joint
meeting at Sunbury on Saturday for
the purpose of hearing the reports of
the two solicitors relative to the ap
plication of the Danville and River
side Street Railway Company for per
mission to pass through the river
bridge at this place. Conforming
with the opinions presented the light
to occupy the river bridge was with
held from the trolley* company tor
the present.
The full hoard of each county was
present together with its attorney.
The solicitors' opinions were quite
voluminous. That of William Kase
West, solicitor for the Montour coun
ty board, was probably the most fav
orable to the trolley company. I".
substance he advises:
First—That the Commissioners can
not arbitrarily refuse the Danville
and Riverside Street Railway Com
pany permission to occupy the river
bridge.
Second—That the said Street Rail
way Ciinpanv is chartered to con
struct a railway from the Eastern
line ot Danville on the Bloom road,
thence through .-aid borough, (J ear -
hart township and Riverside Borough
to the Western line of said Borough
and that iteithort.be Borough of Dan
ville, Cearliart township or River
side Borough refuses its permission
the power to build the road described
in the application and charter can not
be exercised. It must be possible for
the company to complete its line be
fore it has a right to begin work.
Third—That while permission may
be granted the Attorney advised the
Commissioners to withhold their con
sent and refuse permission to occupy
the river bridge at this time.
Fourth—That after the said Street
Railway Company shall have the
right to occupy the highway in Gear
liart township there will be sufficient
time to ascertain it the bridge is of
sufficient strength and width to ac
commodate the general traveling puh
lic and the Street Railway cars.
Charles C. Laik, solicitor for the
Northumberland county Commission
ers in closing his opinion sums up as
Follows :
"In view of the fact that the coun
ties are responsible for any accidents
which might happen by reasou of the
construction of said railway upon tlie
said bridge or the running of its cars
and the insufficient strength of the
same to accommodate both the gener
al public and the said railway com
pany and because the driveway of the
bridge is not of sufficient width for
teams with horses not accustomed to
nars to sately pass and for other reas
ons given above I advise that this ap
plication be refused.
If by refusing this application the
Street Railway Company should be
aggrieved it lias an ample remedy by
applying to the courts and it lias
plenty of time in which to do it."
To sustain his opinion that the
County Commissioners can not arbi
trarily refuse a railway company the
right to construct its tracks upon a
bridge William Kase W«-st goes onto
say:
"If the County Commissioners re
fuse to consent to the use ot the river
bridge on the ground that the bridge
will be rendered unsafe for public use
the court may appoint an export en
gineer to examine and report what
will be necessary and if the report be
made that the bridge cau be made
safe the court may permit the street
railway company to enter upon said
bridge and strengthen it and if neces
sary to widen it so that it can accom
modate the general public and the rail
way company's cars upon giving secur
ity to keep it in repair,pay such rent
al as may be agreed upon or deter
mined by the court.
The commissioners at once took ac
tion and on the strength of the two
opinions presented unanimously decid
ed to withhold permission from the
Danville and Uiversido Street Rail
way company to occupy the river
bridge until the right of way has been
secured through Gearhart township.
The motion was then made and sec
onded that permission bo granted to
the Dauville and Riverside Street
Kail way company to occupy the river
bridge as soon as it obtains the right
of way through Gearhart township,
provided the bridge be found of suffic
ient strength and capacity. The vote
resulted in a tie, the Montour Coun
ty Commissioners voting yea and the
Northumberland county board nay.
Removed to Dauville.
Larry Leafy, an expert stove mould
er, has removed fioni Philadelphia to
this city and will accept a position at
the Stove Works. Mr. Leafy former
ly lived in Dauville, and was em
ployed at the Stove Works, where lie
fias a son working at present. The
family residence will lie 011 Railroad
street.
Baptist Convention.
The annual convention of the Nor
t b umber land Baptist Association will
beheld at Milton during Thursday
and Friday of this week. Ihe first
Baptist church of this city will be rep
resented by John D. .lories.
Deciding Tournament.
The third and deciding tennis tourn
ament between Danville and Blooms
burg Y M <' A will be held at the
grounds, tins city, on Monda\ aftei
noon next at I o'clock.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Frank Kear of Berwick spent Sun
day in this city.
Thomas Irlaud of Plymouth, spent
Sunday in thin city.
Miss Laura Lewis spent Sunday
with relatives in Catawissa.
Miss Margaret Payne spent Sunday
with Rlooiusburg friends.
Miss Edith Morgan of Hamilton,
Ontario, is visiting Miss May L.
Evans, Front street.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Curry, Jr., of
Sunbury, spent Suudav in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mills of
Bloomsburg, spent Sunday in Dan
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. Christoper R. Rohde
and little daughter of Waterloo.lowa,
are guests at the home of Rev. Harry
dortin Harman, West Market street.
Mrs. Rohde is Rev. Hariuan's sister.
Mr. and Mrs. George Funk of Johns
town, arrived in this city Saturday
evening for a visit at the home of I).
K. Peusyl, Front street.
Prof. Lewis Ammerman of W'ilkes
barre, spent Sunday with relatives in
this city.
William Ellenbogeu spent Sunday
with friends in Plymouth.
Charles Frain of Wyoming, spent
Sunday in Danville.
Miss Minnie Welliver of Sunbury,
was a guest of Mi.ss Jessie Kimerer,
West Market street, Sunday.
|{. 1). MacNeil, Esq., of Plymouth,
transacted business in this city yes
terday.
Mrs. Giles Lamberson visited friends
in Sunbury yesterday.
N. Z. Buttorwick left yesterday for
A Hen town and New York.
Mrs. Catherine VatiNostraud of Riv
erside, returned last evening from
Chicago.
Rev. F. S. Vouglit of Orhisonia.
Huntingdon county, spent last even
ing with friends in South Danville.
Rev. Vouglit was formerly pastor ot
St Peter's M. E. church, Riveiside.
Morris Marks was in Sunbury yes
terday.
Frank Carpenter of Shamokin, was
a visitor in this city yesterday. Hattie
Hattie Rishel ot Nescopeck,
spent yesterday with Danville friends.
Mrs. S. Peck and daughter have re
turned to Northumberland after a
visit with Miss Grace Ware.
Otlicer John Uriel Voris left last
evening for Camden ,N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. R. V. West returned
to Huntingdon yesterday atter a visit
with Mr. and Mrs. George M. West,
Pine street.
Mrs. Charles D. Evans returned to
Dußois yesterday after a visit at the
Halm home on Ferry street.
William Wat kin left yesterday for
Philadelphia where he will enter the
University of Pennsylvania.
11. Molenowski of the P. L. Brew
ery returned from Wilkesbarre yester
day.
William Shepherd ot Wilkesbarre,
was in this city yesterday.
Harry Kra.uer was in Sunbury yes
terday.
Mine inspector J. F. Carriugton of
Hazleton, spent several hours in this
city yesterday.
Percy Biddle returned to Lewistown
yesterday after a visit in this city.
F. (J. Angle, Esq., transacted busi
ness in Philadelphia yesterday.
A. J. Leniger transacted business in
Berwick yesterday.
Mrs. Butler Edgar visited Blooms
burg friends yesterday.
Harry Schoenfeld of Schoenfeld
Bros.. Johnstown, who formerly con
ducted a clothing store in the Swen
tek block, this ciiy, spent yesterday
in Danville.
Miss F. llartman spout yesterday in
Bloomsburg.
Edward Krum left yesterday lor Oil
City.
Misses Graco and Alice Riffel re
turned to Harrisburg yesterday after a
visit with Miss Minerva Rittel, River
side.
Miss Mabel Keys left yesterday tor
Elkton. Md., after a visit at the
Hinckley home, South Danville.
Miss Ella Riffel returned to Phila
delphia yesterday after a visit at the
home of her father, F. J. Riffel, Riv
erside.
Rev. J. H. Huber was a Suubury
visitor yesterday.
Mr and Mrs. R. H. McOlellau of
Lock Haven, were visitors at the
State Hospital yesterday.
Frank Zettlemoyer of Sliickshinny,
transacted business in this city yester
day.
William C. Williams is attending
the Alleutowu fair this week.
Firemen's Trumpet of Goal.
At the Convention of firemen at Al
lentown, next month, the Rescue Fir<
Engine and Hose Company, of Shanio
kin, will present to the Rescue Hook
and Ladder Company No. H, ot Allen
town, a beautiful and costly trumpet
made from coal It was made at Sh«<n
andoah, and i- a handsome piece ol
work.
Delegates troin the Methodist
(•hurclms of this eitv will attend tin
Missionary convention at Cat aw isxi
'tomorrow and Saturday
WILD TURKEY'S
COXING HOME
Owing to the near approach of au
tumn the magnificent game preserve of
Hon. Alexander Billmeyer near W'ash
ingtonville in just now taking on an
additional interest.
Nevertheless that all the animals
aro as far as possible tamed by their
confinement yet they are still govern
ed by the instincts of their wild life,
which at no season asserts itself so
much as during the fall of the year.
The thousands of grey squirrels
which inhabit the grove are just as
busy as they can be laying in a store
for winter. They are very tame and
may be closely observed and altogeth
er they form one of the prettiest and
most interesting sights about the pre
serve. The wild turkeys, too, which
early in the spring, flew away to Mon
tour Ridge to mate, are just coming
home. Mr. Billmeyer yesterday stat
ed that in all some seventy-five had
up to this time returned. The wet
weather of last summer was hard on
young turkeys and none of the broods
returning are large.
Mr. Billmeyer does not know just
how many deer lie has, but the num
ber is uot less than 115. He is well
pleased with their condition. They
appear now at a splendid advantage,
taking on at this season fresh vigor
and life and displaying all the timid
ity and grace of movement which be
longs to their savage state.
The preserve at present contains
Rleven elk. The male of the family is
(» venerable patriarch, which forms
uue of the principal attractions. In
sommon with many other animals a
change comes over his nature at this
reason of the year, which renders him
langerous ami he has to be confined
in au enclosure by himself During
the spring and early summer he is
liud and gentle enough, but just
:iow it is unsafe for any one, even his
Keeper, to approach him. At the sight
>f a human being he paws the ground
iavagelv and rams his immense ant
lers into the fence as if determined to
sill auy one who approaches.
Naturally the game preserve contin
ies to be a great attraction, although
;he picnic season is about over. Bill
neyer's Park was ono of the most pop
ilar resorts hereabout last summer,
»nd Mr. Billmeyer yesterday stated
that on one day there were as many as
five hundred people on the ground.
Oupid Haa Been Very Busy.
Mrs. Christina Zeifle of this city,
and Charles Streithmatter of Wilkes
barre were united in marriage yester
day afternoon. The ceremony was
performed at the home of the bride
on Green street, the Hov. W. E. Wen
uer, pastor of St. John's Lutheran
(Jhurcli, officiating. Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Buckenberger of this city at
tended the couple.
Miss Maud Staddler, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Staddler, of
Catawissa and DeForest J. Hummer
of Bloomsburg, were married at the
bride's home in Catawissa yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. U.
Myers, pastor of the Catawissa Luth
eran church, assisted by Rev. 13. N.
Kirkby of Bloomsburg, performed the
ceremony. Miss Sarah Mart/ of Cat
awissa, was the bridesmaid and Ray
mond Hummer, brother of the groom
was best man.
Mr. Hummer was a former resident
of Danville, and is well known here.
He holds a lucrative position in the
office of the Bloomsburg car shops
and is a musician of some note. Miss
Stoddard is one of Catawissa's popu
lar young ladies and is well known
socially.
After the ceremony a wedding din
ner was served. Mr. and Mrs. Hum
mer left on the noon train for a trip |
to Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
A large number of people attended
the wedding, among those present be
ing Mrs. Benjamin Kelly, a sister of
the groom and Mrs. Philip Sidler of
this city.
Wholesale Dealers in Oouftctionery.
Arthur M. Heddens and Joseph C.
Breitenbach, two well known young
men of this city will in a few days
embark in the wholesale confection
ery business. They have leased the
store room in the Mansion House, lor
merly occupied by the Allen millinery
store and will for the present do a
wholesale business only.
Mr. Heddens and Mr. Breitenbach
are industrious young men and have
many friends and they will no doubt
be successful. Mr. Heddens will do
the traveling for the concern and Mr
Breitenbach will be in charge of the
store and town trade.. The firm will
be known as the Heddens—Breiten
bach Candy Company.
Improvements Delayed.
Owing to a delay in arrival of ma
terial and a scarcity of stone cutters
the improvements at the South Dan
ville station have been delayed con
siderably.
The curbing has been completed
from the watch box to the platform.
The walk is being filled in with coal
dirt and other material which is park
ed down as hard as possible This
will be covered with sand after which
the vitrified brick will be laid. The
work is in charge of Superintendent
Yastine of the Coryell company, Will
iamsport. and twelve men are em
ployed.
W. K. West, Kv|., transacted hu-i
ness in Suubury yesterday.
KSTAIiUKIIKI) IN 1 B">s.
FIUITING THE
FIRE IIEMJ
The town of Turbotville, which
came very near being wiped out ol
existence by fire three years ago,
had another thrilling experience with
the fire fi>*ncl on Tuesday ami tor a
while it seemed that nothing couhl
prevent terrible loss
The town is without adequate fa< U
ities for fighting fire. There i,» in
water except what can be procured
from wells. The borough has a haml
engine, hut in cast; of an outbreak tin
main dependence seems to b»* on h
backet brigade.
It was owing to the deficiency of
water that the fire which broke out
in the little town on August 11, three
years ago, wrought such terrible hav
oc. Forty builldings were burned in
cluding three stores, and eighteen
families were rendered homeless.
Since the experiences of that day the
citizens of Turbotville have stood 111
Kreat dread of fire. Their consterna
tion can easily he imagined on Tues
iay when at noon a largo straw stack
took fire standing only fourteen feet
from a frame barn right in the heart
at the town. The barn and straw
stack belonged to Henry Bitner. The
itaek was about fifteen feet in diain
jter by the same distance in height.
When discovered it was already a
nass of flames, the burning straw
shooting heavenward and falling on
uid about the birn. The fire was
.iter traced to two l>oy.» who were
smoking cigarettes near the base of Hu
rt ack.
In a short space of time nearly the
ntire population of the town was 011
he spot. Women and children along
with men materialized from every di
rection all carrying buckets. The
niall fire engine was on hand but it
:ould only be used as the water was
arried to it in the buckets.
F. C. Derr of this city, who was an
>ye witness, says the spectacle wa- a
uost thrilling one. For a long while
he battle was nip and tuck between
he fire fiend entrenched in the great
nass of burning straw and the several
tundred desperate people fighting to
lave their homes Time and again
he barn was ou fire but men with
juekets were crawling all over the
oof pouring water wherever the
lames caught hold. The stack of
lourse was doomed and so long as a
restige of it remained the barn and
iufounding buildings were imperil
ed. The stacked straw, however,
jumed slowly and the fight was pro
onged during nearly the entire af
ernoou. Perseverance and heroism,
lowever, triumphed and the fire was
gotten nuder control without the loss
if any of the buildings.
Had the barn ignited the flames
.vould no doubt have communicated to
lie other buildings and there is no
filing where the fire would have
itopped.
The Y. M. C. A. Qymuasiuni.
Physical Director Gaipenter ol the
Y . M C. A. is making preparations
[or resuming work in the gymnasium
tnd will organize his classes by the
middle of October.
Much interest was manifested 111
these classes last winter, the members
assuming the work with much en
thusiasm. The results were most
beneficial aud gratifying and this
winter will probably see the largest
attendance at the gymnasium in its
history.
The work as carried 011 by Mr. Car
penter is not of the kind that develops
a big muscle, but is a gtadual up
building of the entire system, the ob
ject being mostly to strengthen the
vital organs. Many people are inclin
ed to think that difficult and danger
ous feats on bars, etc., make up gym
nasium work. This is a wrong idea
as in no way do these things enter
in the exercises. The bathing facili
ties have been greatly improved and
everything has been don«« to advance
the work.
The business men's class will meet
three times a week, Monday. Wednes
day and Friday afternoons having
been selected. The evening classes
will be held Monday, Tuesday, Thur
sday and Friday of each week The
boys' class will meet on Tuesday af
ternoons aud Saturday moinings
New Lodge of Maccabees.
A lodge of Knights of Maccabees
was instituted in this citv on Tues
day evening by Deputy Great Com
mander W. 11. Howard. The meeting
took place in Knights of Pythias Hall
The new lodge which starts out with
a large membership will be known
as " Danville Tent, inights of Mac
cabees" and will hold its meetings 111
Pythian Hall.
The following officers were install
ed: Past Commander, Kmerson
Adams; Comuiai-der, H. F Smith;
Lieutenant Comuiauder, Augustus
Heiss; Chaplain, .1. D. Hummer;
Sergeant, Willard Kisner ; Physician,
Dr. E. A. Curry; Record Keeper, A.
K. Wildey; Master of Arms, K K.
Hale ; First Master of Guard, George
Homboy ; Second Master of Guard. K
K Poyer; Sentinel, William Miller;
Picket, .1. W. Moorhead Infornia
tion as to becoming members will b>
gladly giveu by tie officer.of Dan
ville Tent.
it would be difficult to find a
stronger team of light o|iera comedians
than Neil McNeill and Frank Deshon.
both of whom appear in Willard Spen
ser's brilliant comedy opera success.
" Mis- Hob White '
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being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
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is prepared at all times to ex
cute in the neatest manner
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mm
Captain (iiorg- <r Lov.*tt on Satur
day returned from Factory vi lie, wh#>re
Thursday on the anniversary of the
Battle of Antieiam, l» delivered an
address li»'f<ir the Survivors of th<»
13-ind Regiment, P. V. The speaker
was a sergeant of (Jompany A IHind
Regiment, »r i tin - of the battle
ami was an \ wito 112 tt • -<•» IMI»
and incidents which he HO aptly de
scribe*. in that momentous rla<*h of
arms. Captain Lovett was a brave m>l
dier. There are none who fought by
his side hut hear wittier to his hero
ism and d> votion to doty. That he is
also an histor.an, • vin an or»tor, it
remained for hi* latter yearn to <lem
oustrate. Hi- addrt —at Factory villa
was a ma-t« rpn ■ ophic and
comprehmisve view not only of the
great battle it-elf hat also of all the
signiti ant vt nt» win - h h d up to tt
The pictur he present- is at times
graphic, alwa * thrilling, and is
drawn with » fidelity to detail that is
remarkable. ir Mrfa • gr> at hit with
KM AM lotion of Survivor- and will
be printed in pamphh t form. M> an
wliile lor tb> ben-fit >t its readers
the Morning N> w - | r - :.t- an extract,
□mitring tin irit< n -ting pre!ode the
description of tkt l>:*rt!»* follow*:
"Early Wedie -flay morning, S«p
tem!>er li. i»«vj tie- bugle -ounded the
?all to fall in The sun rose bright
and cleat and MM! to augur MCCVM
to the cau-e of s. It-government. The
Second Corp- mm tnd rl by General
Sumner, lay near R- ■ S v-v;II- . The
contest was op» ii' d at dawo by Hooker
in the right. Hi- »tt» k wa* vigor
ID- and spirited, ably assisted by
Doobleday.Rk k-tta and Meade. The
Confederate line <<>nmianded hy Jack
son, is driven ha- k, tnig» after tri
zade. and doubled up Jackson is
Iriven through UM first line of woods
and aero-- an < i !i ' Hood with
several brigades i t fr»-h tro« ; - comes
tf> Jackson - relief, w - fur • had
suffered severely. Mansfield is -ent
to reinforce H< »* • .Fat k»on with
fresh trooj « atti nipt- tn retake 1.1-»
lost grouiifl bnt i- driven •. Ik by the
Pennsylvania nwfTH M by from
ford, ami his kMk If ia -ib-nced bv
the guns of Double i iv
The Union forces haven w gamed
the Sharpsburg pike and the fighting
is tierce in and around the Dunkard
Church. Man-field, tin veteran com
mander, falls inortallv wounded
The field at this part of the battle
mound i« > : i \\ • ; » : « '
the dying Hooker ia VWIM and
carried from tin !:-dd. Sumner arrives
just in time and tai.« - command of
the right and -liter ot onr force-
Sedgwick 1- - nt t > -upport <'raw
ford. It is now um o'clock and the
hard pressed tr■ »| -
siuce early dawn S> dgwirk twice
woundefl is earn I to the headqnar
ters of the general < ommanding Frank
lin comes up vvitl a divis >i> of fr -
troops to reinforce tht right Smith
charges the enemy and retak- - a ps
ition he had attained
The Rebels a.e driv» si beyond the
Sharpshuig pik• and far into the -e.-
ond line of woods with great slaugh
tor Meanwhile the divisions 112 Fr»-n
and Richardson.with wt m, :-ir»!• -.
you were most lnt r- st» i. were hy no
means idle. The former with the bri
gades of Kimhall, W her ind Morn
were hotlv engaged in the center
French received orders top- netrate
the center of the Re! 1 lin* and Kun
ball was ordered to push forward to
the crest of the hill fiver looking the
sunken road. Kimtall push d his
brigade a-ordeie<l and i wi-ally s<
oouded by WeI"T aiifl Monis
Tin- fell ri* soutli of the bill overhwik
ing the -unkeu road I- gained in good
order. As the coaUMBd to advance
and charge the enemy given Oak
land.our brave and t' arh «■- command
er, falls. Hi< eommand, lIOMM, M
obeyed, we cr -- the fern to the hill
as direeted. The fighting I- terrih.
in this part of the ti Id French t»
attaeked by the brigade- ef 111 1!.«
quit, Ripley and McKay, hut the I n
ion lines stand as firm a- the bluffs
which overlook tb" • a lb t'onfed
erate line mad Iv rn-h. -on HOT and
| nearer—they leap lnr i rht \.ry jaws
of death. The rifle- spit fire into
their faces The -nuken roa«l t>e
comes a mammoth grave tilled with
the dead and the dying
Hark' There at. -beer- away to ocr
left—above the r ir < * tl »nmm
and the din 112 them -k *;v thev an
he heard. It 1- Harlow - men coming
to the aid of French Hill"* ind «'ol
quit's brigade of the Rebel line re
ceive the attack and u • rolled up
inch by inch. Fr* in h advances and
the Confederates fall I i !> The Sun
ken Road is gain* ! tl cornfield is
l*'iietrated. Richardson comes to tb*
aid and support q| hr- ndi with MM
brigades of Meaglc r. t'aldwel and
HrtKik. Th> Union troop- sw.ep n
The Rein I center i- broken The
smoke rolls away fr m that part of
the battlefield, but wi • r» :»re the col
umns of Hill, Colquit, Ripley and
McKay, the men win mi le tha' wil ;
and magnificent chargi Ar they re
treating—broken Nc . tlh yar -wept
away like the Autumn !> av -
- r '
right and center, Burnside *w hctlv
engaged in the hit at Bridge No S,
which after «'v ral r pol* she sm
reeded in cros-mg and gained the Jiill
on the opposite bank capturing on the
way artillery and a nouil • r of prison
ers Oaktord. nur t'o lone I. bad falleu
ami during tht foni or - ogagoment
one hundred ami tortv four coi»r*»ft -
'•.'nd '
anil wounde<l