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Beautiful tall weather.
The Annapolis Naval Academy foot
ball team gave Princeton a severe jolt
by defeating then) at Annapolis on
Saturday 10 to VI
A young man from Sliamokin, driv
ing to the Blomsburg fair on Friday,
had the misfortune to break his buggy
in the middle of the creek at Cata
wissa, so in order to get to the shore
he mounted his horse's back and had
to procure another wagon to get his
huggy out of th" creek.
The story that General Superintend
ent Dice, of the Reading Company, is
to assume the same position with the
Lake Shore line, and that Superintend
ent Turk, of the Sliamokin division,is
to be tranlerred to the Jersey Central
Railroad, is officially denied.
Warnx r weatln r
Butchering will soon be the rage.
The chestnut crop is reported to be
fully ripe.
The weather man is now making
himself solid with the people.
The residence of Dr. Paules at Ferry
and Bloom street-, is b» ing improved
by a new coat of paint.
Somebody should invent a loadlcss
gun for the use of the amateur hunt
er.
Walk all you cau this season of the
year. The air is bracing and tho ex
ercise is worth ton- of medicine.
Michael Powers, who is in the nine
ties, being one of Danville's oldest
citizens, on Sunday enjoyed his first
trolley ride, taking it then on the new
Danville & Blooms! urg line
While hunting on Saturday in th
vicinity ot Frosty Valley, llarrv Bit
ter and John Girton succeeded in bag
ging seven fine gray squirrels.
Miss Bertha Gallaml, the young
actress who is starring in "Dorothy
Vernon of Haddon Hall," was reared
in Ashland.
It won Id he well fur preparations
for Christmas shopping to begin. That
is tor paterfamilias to open a new
oheck book.
A deal for the Foiepaugh & Sells
Brothers' Shows has been closed by A.
G. Fields, the minstrel,delivery to he
made November 2:ird at Columbus,
Ohio.
No, this is not Indian Summer! Wo
first have Squaw Winter, :ibout the
first or second week of November,then
after the leaves aie all off the trees
aud there comes a reaction from the
snow squalls and cold weather of
Squaw Winter, we have our Indian
Summer.
Now that the hunting season is on,
the duties of the game wardens will
B« no sinecure
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VOL. 40—NO 42.
Illll: DHSTHOVS
HOSPITAL BARN
A tiro of oukuown origin swept over
j tho State 111-win Hospital property yes
t terilay afternoon and left a wake ot
ruthloss destruction, consuming a cost-
Iv cattlo barn, tlie largest on the farm,
in w Itioli machinery and crops went
up in smoke aud steers that could not
he rescued were incinerated. The loss
is roughly estimated at $20,000 hut may
exceed that amount, and to offset it
there is §15,800 insurance.
At about 3:30 o'clock boys named
Sliultz and Beagle, workiug on the
place, discovered the fire and gave the
alarm. J. 6. Warner, the man in
charge of the hospital farm, hastened
for the hospital hose and states that
whereas only a little smoke was issu
ing troni the structure then the entire
barn was a seething, roaring mass of
fierce flames when he returned. The
scene was one of interne exoitement,
frighteued cattle lowing and stamping
ami terrified IIORS shrilly squealing.
The mild jiatieuts who were working
in the fields came rushing into the
fire in droves, hot were looked after
and occasioned no disorder.
The flames first appeared on the
south side of the barn and when that
was eaten through they greedily lick
ed up part after part of the big struct
ure, sending volumes of sparks sky
ward, but fortunately not where they
seriously endangered other property,
there being no wind to whirl them on
the main hospital buildings. The men
connected with the hospital were quick
to begin battling with the fiery ele
ment, aud being familiar with the
location of the fire hose aud appara
tus did good work. The Second anil
Third Ward Danville companies re
sponded to an alarm and woiked with
excellent effect, but of course the in
flammable nature of the contents of
the barn made any attempt to quench
the furious flames folly. All that
could be (lone was to play streams on
the numerous surrounding buildings.
This was done and they were saved.
The horse stable roof was kept drench
ed and a store building was kept wet.
Tho buildings adjoining tho cattle
barn, however, were damaged, but even
ta save them at all was doing well. I
Six streams of water from the Hospit- j
al reservoir were played on the fire.
Henry M. Schoch, a trustee of the
Hospital, had been at the main build- |
ing and was just driving away when
the fire broke out. He assisted in driv
ing the cattle from the building.
Ollieials and everyone about the place
lent willing hands to do everything
they could to keep the disaster within
the smallest confines possible. The
cows were in an enclosure near the
barn and were safe.although terrified.
Six steers were iu the flaming struct
ure and only two of them could be
rescued, the others perishing.
The fire was an unconquerable one
and beam atter beam weakened,totter
ed and fell as the flames gaiued head
way until at, 4:45 o'clock the big stack
of hay and grain iu the loft and the
surrounding timbers crashed iu, the
whole structure collapsing. As it did
so great clouds of densely black smoke
rolled up). The heat during the pro
gress of the fire was so intense as to
keep the hundreds of persons who
gathered on the grouuds at a safe dis
tance from the burning structure. The
corn ciib and contents were the first
part of the building togo Eventual
ly the flames attacked aud damaged
the ice house and slaughter house.
The new silo, with a capacity of 150
tons,which was just finished this sum
mer, costing |SOO, was destroyed. It
had been filled not more than two
weeks ago with the product of two
fields ot corn.
The burn was totally destroyed with
all of its contents, which Mr. Waruer
described as best he could remember
under the exciting circumstances.
There were 100 tons of hay, much
straw, 1200 bushels of wheat, over 500
bushels of oats, machinery worth over
SIOOO and other contents of a minor
nature.
The only explanation that seeuis to
offer as to the origin of the fire is
spontaneous combustion, which of
course might easily have happened in
the well filled building. Mr. Warner
says not more than au hour prior to
the discovery of the fire he was iu the
barn, but not iu the part where the
flames broke out. At that time there
w is no intimation of the approaching
destruction of the big concern.
On September 1), IH*.K ! , the old barn
was destroyed, with a loss of about
$14,000. The ham that yesterday was
reduced to ashes was erected on the
site of the first one, hut was larger,
finer and more modern and substanti
al Its loss for the second time places
the hospital at great inconvenience,
leaving the scores of cows without
shelter. Temporary sheds for them
* ill lie built at once.
The new barn was erected at a cost
<,f about $ 12,000. As it is wholly gone
mrl |ikt wise 11 hig stuck that it con
rained the IUHS will run easily to S2O.
(KM), this sum including the damage
(lull ■ to the other structures that were
burned but not destroyed W. 11. (Jrth
went uver th«* records of the amounts
ot insurance and found a total of $15,-
s ii i-i til-id on the buildings that were
horned, distributed as follows: barn,
■JM.ooo , contents, $5,000; ice house,
i'-iOO; corn crib, S3OO. The silo had
been MI I ceutly completed that it was .
not insured.
11 i -li Vii'ley farmers are indignant
over the in inner in which hunters
tf • pa s uver their lands and help
■ heiusclves to anything they happen
to find at hand. Although the season
i- not <et opened irianv rabbits have
l,n n -Lor in that locality and the
I tanners declare that the hunters are
so hold that thev tun them into tie
, backyards and shoot thein there.
{IIHOWNIiII 11
WASIIISaoMIUE
' Samuel Henderson for the past fif-
J teen years employed in the care of
I Hon. Alexander Billmeyer's deer park
at Washingtonville. w»s accidentally
' drowned about 5 o'clock Tuesday even-
I ing. He had been sent to what is
known as the "lower meadow" after
the cows and to reach it had to cross
a creek, passing over a log that span
ned it. Falling into the water, nine
i feet deep at that point, he must have
: struggled helplessly until death over
came him, being unable to swim and
there being no one near to rescue him.
Harry Billmeyer saw the cows re-
I turning without Henderson and sur
j mised that something was wrong. An
t investigation resulted iu the finding
of the man's lifeless body floating on
| the surface of the water. His person
| bore no marks of violence and his
j clothes even were not disarranged, so
| it was evident that he must have lost
j his balance and plunged from the log
into the stream.
Before going to work for Mr. Bill
meyer, Mr. Henderson was employed
in this city by Mrs. A. A. Geisinger,
as a gardener.
Tho only relatives who survive him
are a sister, Mrs. Sarah J. Branch, of
Burlington, N. J.,and a brother, Wil
liam Henderson, who lives in England.
The deceased was born in England and
was sixty-eight years old.
i *th of r\rs. Edward Corman.
Nb. of the death of Mrs. Sallio
Corman, wife of Water Commission
er Edward Cormau, will he sadly re
ceived by the many friends of the de
ceased. She passed away at her home
on East Market street Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. Corman had been ailing for
about a year. Daring the last couple
of weeks her condition was very ser
ious and in spite ot everything that
could be done to overcome disease she
succumbed,passing away at I iliOo'clock
Sunday morning. Neuralgia, which
went to her heart, was tho cause of
death.
The (leceased was almost 45
yoars. Besides her husband she leaves
a sou aud daughter, John aud Eleanor.
She also is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Samuel Vought, of Elysburg.
Tho family has the sympithy of the
community in their bereavement, tor
Mrs. Corman was a woman who was
held in high regard.
The funeral of Mrs. Edward Corman, J
which occurred at 2 o'clock Tuesday I
afternoon from her late home. East
Market street, was largely attended
Impressive servi es were conducted by |
the Rev. Edward Haughton, of Crliist 1
Episcopal church.
The following were the pall bearers:
F. C. Angle, George Maiers.John Hix
son and Charles G. Cloud. Interment
was made in Odd Fellows' cemetery, i
Present from a distance at the lon- ,
eral were: Dr. and Mrs. H. Bierman
of Bloomsburg; Hiram Woodruff and
wife, of Elysburg; Mrs. Elias Wood- !
ruff of Riverside; Mrs. John Mcßride
and daughter, Mrs. Maine Pope, of
Philadelphia; Miss L.ulu Ely and Mrs.
Johnson,of Bloo**isburg; Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Bird, of M Canuel; and Will
iam Corman, of Sen. ton.
Light Question Will Come Up.
Council will hold a regular meeting ,
tomorrow evening. Nothing of un
usual importance and interest is ex
pected to come up except the question
of providing light tor the city for the
next mouth or so.
The light contract expires on Nov
ember 1 at which time it was thought
the municipal plant would be ready to
operate. The indication now is that
the new plant will not be in service
until December 1, at the earliest. In
consequence a temporary provision for
light must be made. It is understood !
that the Standard Electric Light coin- j
pauy will continue supplying light J
aud the matter promises to be easily
adjusted, but the temporary contract
will have to fix a date when the Stand
ard Electric Light Company is to cease
lighting the city.iu one month or two
or whatever length of tirno may be j
considered necessary.
Hit Highwayman Stinging Blow.
Harry Deihl, 18-years-old sou of I>. !
W. Diilil, of Strawberry Ridge, was j
held up a night or two ago when ho |
was returning to his home at about 10
o'clock,having been to the post office, i
A tall,heavy man ordered him to stop
and demanded his money and when
young Deihl, who thought ho was the I
victim of some joker, went to proceed
the shining barrel ot a revolver barred
his advance.
Thrusting the weapon into Delhi's
face, the footpad with an oath again
called to the young man to give up his |
money. The reply, however, was a
stinging blow between the eyes of the
man with the revolver, knocking him
into the gutter. Deihl, needless to
say. at once made tracks for Straw
berry Ridge aud escaped from the
highwayman, of whom nothing has
since been heard.
loot Ball on Saturday.
The Danville Football Team, an
! organiza ion made up of Dauville's
best players, will play the Sunhury
High school football team at DeWitVs
PHIk next. Saturday afternoon. The
game will be called at three o'clock.
Admission 15 cents.
The leaves nr» losing their grip on
1 tho trees.
DANVILLE. I'A.. TIIUISKDAY OCTOISKI! -O. 1001.
I INSTITUTE
OF TEACHERS
C. W. Dorr, the Montour County
Superintendent of Schools, and City
Superintendent Gordy.of the Danville
schools, are perfecting arrangements
j lor the approaching annual Teachers'
, Institute that is to be held in this city
jin November. The iustitute usually
j comes in the week following Thanks
j giving, which this year falls on Nov
ember 24, and in consequence will open
on Monday, November 28, continuing
j throughout the week.
An effort is being made to secure
thoroughly competent instructors to
give the institute the highest possible
! standard of work. Several prominent
men have already been engaged, in
cluding James M. Coughlin.of Wilkes
batre and Professor Wilbur, of the
Bloombsurg Normal. A lady from a
Boston training school probably will ba
here and one or two other leading ed
ucatori may come to Danville for a
day or so during the institute.
The schools of this city, have au
efficient force of teachers, numbering
thirty-one In all. These teachers will
all be on hand at the institute ready
themselves to be taught. The annual
gatherings of this kind are always
highly profitable, as those who attend
them get new ideas aud learn the ap
proved modern methods of successful
instruction. When all arrangements
are made for the sessions to be held
next month and the program is com
pleted in detail it will call for a very
interesting line of work.
Plunged Into River.
J. T. Healy, 35 years old. of this
city, the superintendent of line work
for the United Telephone and Tele
graph company, yesterday morning at
Sunbury plunged from a bridge into
the river and sustained injuries that
necessitated his removal to the Maty
Packer Hospital.
Mr. Healy was assisting in putting
a line over the river at the Reading
railroad bridge and was working on a
small platform on the outside of the
bridge. The breaking of a holt in the
platform precipitated him upon a pile
of stones near the base ol a pier that
was out of the water. He was whirl
ed off" ot the stones into the river and
was rescued by H. C. Grady,a Lewis
burg lineman, who went to his assist
ance with a boat.
An examination disclosed the fact
that he broke no bones. His injuries
are not consnered dangerous and a re
port from the Mary Packer Hospital
last night was to the effect that he
was getting along very well.
Superintendent Healy and his wife
boards at Eekert's, Mill street. They
ame to Danvillo about two months
ago from near Mt. Carmel.
Opening of Basket Ball Season.
The first basket ball game in which
the newly organized Danville Old
Timers team will participate will be
played iu the Armory next Friday
evening with the Bloomsburg team as
Danville's opponents.
The personnel of Dauville's aggrega
tion will include such well known
names as Sechler, Klase,Gaskins,Rus
sell, Dougherty and Welliver. The
members of the team for some time
past have been practicing for this
game. Last year the Bloomsburg team
defeated the Danville boys, so licit a
great effort will be made to wipe out
that defeat. The game will be called
at 8:30 o'clock.
After the game a dance will bo held.
Music will be furnished by Metherell's
orchestra.
A Pretty Church Wedding.
William E. Rudy ami Miss Anna
Frees, both of Danville, were united
in marriage at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning iu Shiloh Reformed church,
Bloom street,the Rev. George E. Lim
bert performing the ceremony. Miss
Edith Rees played Mendelssohn's
wedding march. Tho wedding was at
tended by Mrs. G. E. Limbert, Mrs.
Rudy, Mrs. Henry Rempe, Misses
Grace and Cora Jiudy, Carrol Krum
ami Mary Krum,Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Seitz, Mrs. John McCall and William
Rtes.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy left on the noou
train for Washington on their wed
ding tour. On returning to this city
they will reside oil Railroad street.
To Open Another Stretch of Street
Another stretch of the new Mill
street paving is expected to bo thrown
open on Saturday, extending almost to
Tooey & Heuning's grocery store. It
is also likely that the paving will he
entirely completed to the D. L. & \\.
crossing by Saturday night. Yesterday
the concreting between the car rails
was about finished as far as the rail
road.
The placing of the trolley curve at
Bloom and Mill streets now is under
way As near as it can goto the D.
L. W. crossing the track of the elec
tric railway is to bo laid at once from
the point where the curve now is be
ing put in.
Band is Given Trolley Ride.
Stoes' band enjoyed a trolley ride to
Bloombsurg last evening as the guests
of Superintendent W. F. Pascoe. One
of the summer cars was used to accom
modate the band, aud was followed by
another car load ot people attraoted
by tho rnusio. Several selections were
played before the cars left Bloom
street crossing. The ride was greatly
enjoyed and the kindness of Mr. Pas
coe was thoroughly appreciated by tho
musicians
riitiuuriis
Paul I). Lohr and I). Edward Bogard
lot Berwick,spoilt Sunday in Danville.
Attorney Harry Bare ot Buffalo,
New York,«pent Sunday with his par
ents on Lower Mulberry street.
Mrs. Samuel Kemp and two daugh
ters, Misses Lizzie and Mabel, of
Bloombs'.iig,spent Sunday at the home
of W. H. Wya-it, East Mahoning street.
Misses Jennie and Pauline Waite
spent Sunday with friends near
Bloomsburg.
S. M Field, of South Danville,
spent Sunday with his family near
Wilkesbarre.
Miss Elizabeth Everilr of Hazleton.
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. David Mont
gomeiy. Center street.
Miss Eva McHenry of Bloomsburg,
spent Sunday with Mrs D. A. Mont
gomery, Centre street.
Former County Commissioner Will
iam E Boyer of Liberty township,
was a visitor in this city yesterday.
Harry Heisler of Sunbury was a vis
itor in this city yesterday.
L. H. Giugerich of Milton was a
Danville visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Lewis Evans and daughter Ruth
and Mi-s Blanche Harder enjoyed a
trolley rHe to Bloomsburg yesterday.
George E. Gilford,of New York,rep
resenting the King Bridge Company
and J. Collins of Horseheads, N. Y ,
Superintendent of bridge construction,
arrived in this city last evening.
J. C. Creveling of Espy spent yes
terdav afterno 'U in this city.
W. H luoore and wife of Blooms
burg, s;ient yesterday in this city.
Mrs. John Ja obs. Sr., Mrs. E. W.
Peters, Mr-. Maggie Geise. Mrs. W.
H. N. Walker, Mr-. I). J. Rogers and
Mrs. W. C. Bowyer took a trolley ride
to Bloomsburg yist jrday afternoon.
Georg ■ Biown, of Klizab tlipurt. N.
■T., is vi-iting in Danville.
Mrs. Eugene Risliel, wife of Dr.
Ridicl. ;m 1 child last evening arrived
here from Philadelphia.
W. \\. Welliver made a business
trip to Grovanit yesterday afternoon.
S. F. Peacock of Bloomsburg spent
yestcr.lav morning in this city.
11. Mont. Smith ot Bloomsburg
transacted business at the Court House
yesterday.
Clint IT rring of Bloomsburg trans
acted legal business iu 111i ~ city yes
terday.
Mrs. Frank W. Fisher enjoyed a
trolley rile to Bloomsburg yesterday
afternoon.
Charles N. Savage of Bloomsburg
called on his si-:ter. Mr<. II StO'.s,
West M (honing street,yc-terdav after
noon.
G.>orge Lunger left for Hazleton
yesterday where he will spend a few
days.
Attorney C. O Voris of Milton
transact'd tmsiue'-s at the Court House
j yesterday.
W Lii lfensti in of Sliamokin made
| a husincs t^:11 to this city yesterday.
Mi». J a anu Niece,of Williamsport,
1 who hii> hi en visiting her daughter,
Mrs. J V. Cliidester, Church street,
left Danville yesterday afternoon for
Mun -y, where she will itiak a short
visit on hr way home.
William Lyon returned to Bellefonte
yesterday after a visit with relatives
\ in this city
Mr and Mrs. Iri Everhart returned
I yesterday from a visit with relatives
: at Benton.
Mrs. J ii Wootlside and Mrs. Eu
' gene Stead and daughter Alice enjoy
!e I a trolley ride to Bloomsburg yes
! terday.
Captain J. II Johnson made a busi
ness trip to Blouinsburg yesterday af
ternoon on the Danville and Blooms
burg trolley line.
Mrs. Thomas and Miss Williams of
Bloouishbrg, were vi-itors in this city
yester lay.
Missionary Convention.
A convention ot much interest is
scheduled to occur in this city on
November Jltli and 10th. The Woman's
Hume Missionary Society of tho North
umberland Presbytery then will as
semble in the Mahoning Presbyterian
church in annual s >ssiou
Among the larger places in this Pres
bytery are Williamsport, Lock Haven,
Reno vo, Sunbury, Northumberland,
Bloomsburg,Berwick, Mt. Carmel and
Sliamokin. From all these places rep
resentatives are expected. There will
he 1 ram 7."i to 100 delegates In all. for
whose entertainment a committee com
posed ut tue following ladies now is
busy miking arrangements: Miss
Amelia llartmaii. Miss Louise Voris,
Mrs Emma McHenry, Mrs. W. Kase
West. Mi- Amos Viistine. Miss Lou
W«st, Mis. John Sechler, Mrs George |
Stickle IIMI Mrs. J. E. Moore.
Judge l.ittle Hakes Decree.
Judge Little yester lav siu-m-il i de
cree requiring the Dai I *V lllooms
burg Street Railway ' u npam ID nm
their lino under tin !..il> I, h > A
Reading railroad by n - • - ut an un
dergrade crossing. '1 i- - in "iv a
formal action taken iu i i . up the
! case already umicabD - r > t e
railroad and trolley |
j reached an agreement 1,1 " "me 'I 112
I building of the A stie 1
I Juw the railroad track-
GOOD USE OF
APPROPRIATION
With about a dozen men engaged on
the protecting wall at the Water Works
the progress of operations is rapid.
The wall has risen over halt of the en
tire height, hut is not laid to the full
length yet. So far as it has gone it
shows up well audit promises to be a
good, solid pile of masonry and at the
same time an improvement iu the way
of the appearance of the river bank.
Superintendent Keefer's ferry from
the third bridge pier to the shore is a
new feature of this work and is prov
ing an unqualified success. It is the
regulation cable ferry, but is of Mr.
Keefer's own construction. The flat
is a small one, but it carries a good
sized load ot stone, taken from the
third pier, overy time it goes to shore.
A horse power derrick has been placed
in operation, too, over the new wall
to ruse wheelbarrows loaded with
dirt. The dirt is taken from a bar in
the river and is used to fill iu back of
the wall as fast as it rises.
It will be remembered that Council
some time ago made an appropriation
of #I,OOO to apply on the building of
this wall. At the time the action was
taken it was not thought that the
money would go veiy f<%r in the work,
but the judicious manner in which the
task is bt ing done is a revelation. So
tar only a few loads of stone have had
ro he purchased. Now the stone is be
ing taken from the river at a great
saving and the wall continues togo up
steadily, with the prospects of getting
the whole job completed this fall and
that, too, at an extremely reasonable
cost. The wall has long been consid
ered an absolute necessity. Its erec
tion now under such favorable cir
cumstances will please Dauville's pro
gressive people, bent on improvement
in all lines.
City Clerk Serves Notices.
City Clerk Harry Patton was kept
busy yesterday serving the twenty-day
pavement notices on the Mill street
property owners. The notices were
served on property holders only as far
as the D. L. & W. tracks, as it is in
tended to hold the others back until
the street paving has progressed to a
point beyond Bloom street.
Io nearly evory case the notices were
well received, the property owners
shuwing the utmost willingness to put
their sidewalks in good order. In sev
eral cases the improvements were be
gun yesterday. The walk in front of
the Montour Houso was being length
ened at one end so as to reach to the
cuibing. At the Opera House Blook
the old curbing was removed and
mushed cinder placed in the space be
tween the flagstone walk and the new
c irb, as a temporary arrangement to
ia>t until spring.
The completion of the work called
for by the notices will mean much for
this city, as it will be in line with
the paving improvement and will at
once make Mill street more sightly
and safer for travel, some of the
walks at present being really danger
ous
Soon to Wed.
The announcement of the approach
ing marriage of Miss Harriet R.
Woods, who formerly resided in Dan
ville, to Clarence Kempthorne Bowd
oii, of Philadelphia, will arouse much
interest in this city, whose people have
been gratified over the continuous rise
in the musical world of Miss Woods,
who has won recognition as au ex
ceptionally able singer in both Phila
delphia and New York. The wedding
will occur in St. John's Episcopal
church,Lansdown,of which Mr. Bowd
en is organist, in the morning of Nov
ember 2. The musical part of the ser
vice is to 1)3 very elaborate, the talent
ot Philadelphia to assist iu it.
Miss Woods now sings in a leading
church in the City of Brotherly Love.
After leaving Danville she gaiued
prominence as a vocalist when a mem
ber of the Church of the Covenaut
choir in Williamsport and later in
Philadelphia aud Now York won the
d( served praise of competent judges.
Last summer, in July, she visited iu
Danville and while here gave a recital
in St Paul's M. E. church. At that
time those who heard here were de
lighted with the excellence of her sing
ing, always charming but then greatly
improved over the times previous that
she had been hoard here.
Entangled in Wires.
John R. Walleze, one of the force of
men employed by Superintendent
Watt> in stringing the municipal light
wires along Bast Market street, yes
terday met with what might have been
a serious accident. The reel of wire
was stationed at Market Square and
the wire had been placed on the poles
as far ca*t as Walker's Hotel in tile
Second Ward, where a number of men
were doing the pulling In some man
ner Mr Wall 'Ze became entangled in
the coils ot wire near the r.iel and was
unable to extricate himself.
He was being gradually dra.vn to
w ird the top of tlie first pole, power
less I i -ig'ial the men at the other end
ul the line F. M. Herriugtoii (lisuov- |
ere, I Mr Wilh/.e's di-tn ssing plight ,
ail 1 telep in led to Wilker's hotel ti,
notify the in II to cease pulling the i
win s Then the man who hud been
held i JIII- nier »\a- released. lie was
i !er i■! hf.i is d
llnllcv's Moving Pie' in es at the Opera
.. , nli a termini) will be a
j.n. i| |,11 ciu take the children.
ESTAHIJISHKD IN' 1855
ISTKIINt mUIST
IS INJUNCTION USES
In an all day session ot court Fri
day the argument on the D. L. & W.
railroad and Danville and Bloomsburg
trolley injunction cases was made and
the spirited contests ot the opposing
attorneys were followed with interest
by tho crowd that filled the court
room At 5:15 p. m the afternoon
session ended and court adjourned.
It now remains only for Judge Little
to weigh the merits ot either side and
as soon as he does so his decision will
of course be filed.
Judge Little convened court at about
10 a. m.and the argument for the
railroad oompauy's side was opeued
by Attorney Hinckley, who said the
bills of the case were filed under the
act of 1871, providing that the mode
of crossing any railroad shall be such
as will work least damage to the road
to be crossed. He cited other acts and
numerous decisions aud urged as the
duty of this court the determination
of the possibility of avoiding a grade
crossing at Mill street. He argued that
the least damage to the first road aud
the greater safety of the people would
result from discouraging grade cross
ings. Giving several Supreme Court
decisions against grade crossings, he
said cost and difficulties encountered
in abolishing grade crossings are in
the balance aga'ust life, and limb and
it is the policy of this slate to prevent
the increase of grade crossings
Mr. Hinckley then maintained that
no local sentiment may be considered,
even where the welfare of toe public
is at stake and informed the court that
no light objections or excuses may be
regarded, the citations showing that
grade crossings are to be abolished ex
cept in cases of imperious necessity.
Here he stated that the D L. & W. is
uot at all bound by the borough ordin
ance giving the trolley company right
of way and requiring the laying of the
tracks at the accepted grade only and
he further asserted that the jurisdic
tion of the court is not affected by ac
tion of municipalities, claiming that
if so the street railways and Couucil
niauic bodies might reach agreements
and defeat the purpose of the act of
1871.
Decisions intended to show that
telephone and telegraph companies
may not interfere with public travel
next were offered. Mr. Hinckley con
tended that it cau not be proven that
it is impossible to interfere with elec
trio poles aud. even if so claimed that
the trolley company is at fault in hav
ing chosen such a route. He further
alleged that damage to property that
may result from constructing an over
head crossing is an element that does
uot enter into the consideration of the
court. Next he stated that the present
dangerous nature of the crossing with
only 14 trains a day is not to be pass
ed upon, but the court must allow for
the future. The claim of the danger
of a seven per oent. grade overhead
incline being greater than a grade
crossing he said could be refuted by
Supreme Court opinions. He then op
posed his judgment against that of
; Engineer Pascoe, who testified that
safety devices make grade crossings
safe. After referring to the manner
in which tho trolley people crossed the
D. L. & W. tracks, he coucluded by
asking for the injunction against the
D. L. & W. to be dissolved and that
against the trolley company to be made
permanent.
Lawyer Scarlet at 11 :30 o'clock began
a reply to this argument. Not the de
cisions cited,but their application have
bearing on the preseut controversy,
he said. Then he recited the fact that
the trolley crossing at Mill street was
in place aud iu use before tho injunc
tion was served. The overhead cross
ing is acknowledged more dangerous
than the grade. The Supreme Court
never has passed upon the question of
the danger of the overhead crossing.
Iu his brief opening statements |Mr.
Scarlet maintained that the legislation
of a borough Council will stand de
spite the court.
"To avoid a grade crossing no com
pany must erect a slaughter house,"
he said and after briefly referring to
the delay of public improvements, to
obstructions that cau not be removed
unless the telephone aud telegraph
companies agree to the removal of
poles, he scouted the idea that his
legal adversary could set up his opin
ion against Engineer Pascoe'sas to the
efficiency ot safety devices. At a final
hearing the speaker said it could be
shown that the D. L. & W. has pro
duced no evidence of right to traverse
the streets of Danville and he further
informed the court that the Supreme
Court has sustained the lower court in
allowing the operations of a grade
crossing until the final settlement of
the case.
Ho caustically scored the D. L. <&
W., which he claims has very little
real regard for public interests in Dan
ville wheu it a few years ago iu a pro
spectus spoke very slightingly of this
city. When the D. L. & W. was a
weak,miserable, crawling thing and not
a power that could defy the court he
asserted that it got more dollars from
this town than from any other town
oil its line aud now it relumes to help
the town that has helped it. The pur
pose that actuates the railroads in try
ing to abolish grade crossings is to be
:-hle to gain greater speed, not to pro
foot life, is tho view that Mr. Scarlet
takes of the matter.
Before Mr. Scarlet concluded court
adjourned until 2 p. m
A soon as court reconvened at 2 p.
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ANNIVERSARY
St. Paul's M. E. and the Mahoning
Presbyterian churches were filled with
large congregations Sunday eve'when
the Young Men's Christian Association
Anniversary services were held. Sev
eral of the city churches were closed
to allow their people to attend the
services at either church above named.
At St. Paul's church B. W. Mussel
man presided and at the Mahoning
Presbyterian James B. Watson was in
charge of the interesting service. Fol
lowing the organ voiu itary in each
church the opening prayer was made
by the Rev. E. J. Swartz in the Meth
odist and the Kev. M. L. Shindel in
rhe Presbyterian. The Rev. W. G.
McCorinack and tiie Rev. N. E. Cleav
er respectively, read the scriptures in
the churches and O. K. Schilling and
William D. Laumaster Pres.
dent's and Secretary's and the Ladie's
Auxiliary reports, first presenting the
combined report of President and Sec
retary.
The report began with a review of
the facts of the organization of the
Young Men's Christian Association by
George Williams, a London, England,
clerk, in 1844 and dealt with the
growth to over 1100,000 members,, with
property investments of 120,000,000 in
their baildiDgs and running expenses
of $3,000,000 annually. In a g»neral
way it then told of the world-wide
extent of the work and described what
the Association does for young men in
giving them home influences, combin
ed with entertainment,physical, men
tal and moral instruction and develop
ment.
In tho educational classes their are
30,000 men and boys enrolled in the
United States alone. The Y. M. C.
A. now has branches in college? and
schools with a membership of over 50.-
000. The boys are receiving iieeded
attention and over 1)0,000 of them be
long to tho Association, while over
<>o,ooo railroad men also are members
of the Y. M. C. A.
At this point the report takes ip the
local end of the work and is giveb here
in full:
Th* work of tho Danville Associa
tion has been fairly prosperous during
the past year, and we feel that good
has been accomplished ;but we are not
wholly satisfied with the results. We
wish that greater interest had been
manifested in the various departments
of work, and that more members had
been secured. "We trust that greater
things may he brought to pass during
the coming year. For this we will
work and pray.
Our building is oue of the finest in
the state, and is well adopted to the
work. All the rooms throughout are
neatly furnished, well-lighted and
comfortable. The reading room is sup
plied with first-class periodicals and
newspapers, and the game room con
tains various interesting games for
amusement of young men. All the fur
niture has been brightened up.aipd the
gymnasium and bath rooms newly
painted and furnished with several
new pieces of apparatus.
The Sunday afternoon Men's Meet
ing, rhe Sunday morning Meu's Bible
Class, and the Mouday evening Bible
Class for ladies and gentlemen, were
well attended during the year.
The Thomas Beaver Boys' Bible
Class still continues popular with the
boys, and is oue of the most encourag
ing departments of our work. The
membersip for the past year wasj2so.
In the gymnasium, the past treason
showed the largest and most intjerest
ing classes in tho history of the As
sociation, and with our present Equip
ment,it is hoped that during the coma
ing season many will avail themselves
of the advantages oSered for physical
development.
The Committee and Board of Dir
ectors were attentive to the duties as
signed them,and through their efforts,
much good work was accomplished.
The Star Course of Entertainments
given in the Opera House was made up
of the best talent obtainable, but for
some reason or other was not a finan
cial success. This year it has been de
cided by the Directors that the course
will be omitted.
The social -ide of the work received
its share of attention, and from time
to time, during tho year, a number of
social gatherings were given for the
pleasure and profit of members.
Oue of the valuable feaures of As
sociation membersihp, is that young
men leaving home with a Y. M. C. A.
ticket are accorded all privileges in
Associations in other cities. This is a
privilege of great value, aud will be
appreciated more fully when young
men are away from home.
One of our present needs, in order
that the work may be properly carried
on, is a larger number of subscribers
aud more young men and boys who
will enroll as members of the Associa
tion. If renewed interest on the part
of the p'ople is shown,the work of the
coming year will be greatly facilitated
in every way.
We take the position that the work
is needed in Danville, and that the
citizens desire to see it go forward.
We also assume that the good acom
plished is appreciated and understood,
and for these reasons we take courage
and will labor more earnestly for the
accomplishment of greater good for
young men.
We would not be uumindful at this
time of the many valuable favors ren
dered to our Assonciation by both
clergy and the press; also bv many
private individuals, who have assisted
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