Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, July 20, 1905, Image 1

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CONDENSED NEWS.
If the assessors were to do their full 1
duty there would be fewer worthless
dogs iu the city
Unfoit""» t '» is the man (although
in a large
•uoiuier vacation.
The investigation of the agucaltur
al department ought to include a look
iDto the distribution ot seeds that are
of little it any value.
It's op to the assessors to assess all
t!TB dogs iu the city and compel own
en to pay the dog lax, in return for
wMcli a tag should be issued to each,
■howing that the tax has been paid. It
it conceded by nearly everyone that
there are too many worthless dogs in
the city,and if their owners were com
pelled to pay a tax on them tlie num
ber would speedily diminish.
General Gobin feels that the ex
periences of this summer's encamp
ment by the Third Brigade has accom
plished more than any of the past,ilue
to the practical work to which the
troops were subjected
These are the days when the church
picnic has the right of way
Buffalo is just as proud now of the
Elk as she used to be of the Bi?on.
The farmers and the summer resort
men aren't kinbiug because of I lie
warm weather, it mahen the corn grow
aud drive* trade to the mouutain and
seaside hotels.
The enforcement of sewer connec
tions wherever pot-fit le is a public
benefit and should bo compulsory.
Dou't li t the watermelon rinds lie
aroaud the premises. They are a dan
gerous nuisance whrn allowed to de
cay.
Distributors of patent medicine sam
pler should not be allowed to throw
them where they may be picked up by
children. They should be handed to
adults or not at all
Kev. J L. Leilach,pa-tfor of the M.
E church at Lock Haven, and well
known in Danville, died Sunday, lie
bad been Su|>eriritendeiit of Missions
iu Utah, but lost his health and re
turned home, taking a charge in Lock
Haven.
If the farmer i» smiling over ,ths
prospect of bountiful crops, there is
alto reason why all other workers
kiiould rejoice at the outlook
Quod health and good order go hand
lu baud in this city Of this fact the
people are proud.
Rockafeller's turn seems to have
ootne adore people are defending him
now than ever before in his career.
Fair play is an element in the change
of teotiment.
There are a great many persons in
Danville who insist upou throwing the
weeds and dead grass they take fiom
their gardens,on the alleys in the rear
of their lots. This is uot only a very
dirty habit but It is clearly a violation
of the law. The practice will proba
bly be persisted in until the officers
mske a general raid upou the offend
ers, and theu there will l»e a howl go
up, bot it wou't do a bit of good. Kv
eiy person who makes a public
thoroughfare a dumping ground lor
his garbage, knows just what chance
he is taking
At last the weather seems to be
"•tending iu" with farmers, and it is
high time that it did
if the law relatiug to adulterated
liquors is unconstitutional th« next
legislature should enact one that will
stand the test.
Provide tax tugs for the dogs and as
sess all of them
Ileware of ice water when you are
heated. It is deadlier than a Russian
battleship
Dr. Warren, the State Dairy and
Food Commissioner, will have not
only the assistance of the ch-rgvnien
and others interested iu pure foods,
hat will also have the earnest aid of
the liquor manufacturers and dealers
who are opposed to the poisoning of
food and drink.
There has been too much tie.* hutch
eriiirf*uii the top and not enough trie
trimming on Ihe bottom. Low hang
lug branches tell the stoiy
The man who shows a disposition to
yet mad at the weather suffers the
most from the heat And it doesn't
affect the weather iu the least
Annual popular excursion to Eagles
Mere, Tuesday, July 25.
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"THIS COUNTRY WILL NKVKR HI-: IiNTIRHLY FRHK UNTIL IT SIJPPLIIiS ALL OF ITS OWN DHMANDS WITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. r>o--N<) 111).
SOLDIER BOYS
Company F, Twelfth Regiment, N.
G. P., soiled and begrimed from Ink
ing and participating in mimic battle
Saturday evening arrived home from
eucampmeut oil the 5:50 Pennsylvania
train, which was over half an hour
late. The boys were bronzed, a trifle
weary probably, hot in the very best
of spirits*. Whatever the effect may
have been on some of the other com
panies hiking ami playing war through
out with alt the strenuousness of ac
tion implied was exactly to the liking
of the hardy boys ot Company F and
there was probably not one,but would
have been glad to have turned around
and repeated the company's participa
tion in the game of war.
Captain Gearhart Saturday night
spoke of his ineu in terms of highest
praia \ It is the best company, he
said, tLat he evor took to encamp
ment. Aside from their powers of en
durance and familiarity with their
duties their conduct was most ex
emplary and during the eutire week
not oik! had done anythiug to cause
tlx' least annoyance or embarrassment
Speaking of endurance it is a great
deal to say for the boys of Company F
t during the wearisome march to
Beuaire aud back as well as in the
battle ou the third day not one was
affected by the fatigue or the intense
beat. The march in all was one of
some thirty miles aud soldiers of the
other companies fell by the wayside
like Hies.
To make the contrast all the more
remarkable Company F was on provost
guard all Sunday night. It was taken
out at 4 :30 o'clock Sunday afternoon ;
at 6r30 o'clock Monday morning it was
taken oft provost duty and thrown
right into the inarch. Under the cir
cumstances upon arriving at Hellaire
the company was naturally a little
fatigued, but it showed no signs of
wilting and when the troops entered
the village there were none in higher
spirits or sang more lustily than Com
pany F.
The march was a tough experience
for probably the majority of the bri
gade, but it was a good object lesson
to show the stuff that the boys are
made of and what they could be call
ed upon to endure in case of neces
sity. Speaking for our company it was
oue of the most enjoyable features of
camp.
One of the most interesting features
of the war game was the mimic battle
on Wednesday. Conipauy F captured
a squad and a full company belonging
to the Thirteenth Regiment and had
plenty of exciting experiences. The
putting up aud taking down of the dog
tents was also an experience new to
the Guard.
The inspection Friday did not prove
as trying an ordeal an was expected.
It was found Impracticable to fully
inspect the Guard at encampment, as
the time nousumed would not have
been lees than two days. It was decid
ed, therefore, merely to look over the
Guard, only inspecting the pieces
and the meu's appearance. The in
spection was conducted by Colonel
Sweeny, luspector General Gover
nor Peonypacker and others were with
him.
Although by no mems as close as
the hoys expected, yet the inspection
proved a pretty trying experience to
the guardsmen, who were over-awed
by the presence of the Governor and
the other high officials. Nevertheless
there is not one of the hoys hut who
has brought home with him the kind
liest recollections of the Chief Kxecu
tive. As the Governor moved along he
spoke very encouragingly to the boys
and did everything to make them feel
at ease. He seemed to pay particular
attention to the bayonet, seeing that
it was placet in the scabbard rightlv.
Oil several occasions he took the bay
onet out himself, replacing it as it
ought to have been.
Charles Before Oglesby
Charles Haltaglia, the will known
Italian padrone, yesterday was ar
raigned before Justice of the Peace
Oglesby. The complainant in the case
was Andrew Schatz, who accused Hat
taglia of obtaining goods under false
pretense.
Last October,according to the infor
mat ion. liattagliu bought shoes of
Scbatz to the value of TO, repre
senting that the trolley company would
pay for them, taking the amount from
his pay. The trolley company refused
to pay for the shoes and it in alleged
that the defendant knew they would
not, as there wan no arrangement be
tween the two to that effect.
Justice Oglesby held Hattaglia un
der SIOO hail tor further hearing, hut
the defendant later settled the hill in
full.
Puddler Struck by Switcher.
Thoma* Sheehau, a puddler employ
ed at the K>-ading Iron Works, was
struck hy a P &It switcher yester
day morning and was slightly injured.
A short distance north of Oenter
street crossing the man had sat down
on the edge of the rail road ties to
rest and in that position fell asleep.
Some time afterward the switch en
gine came rolling along without mak
ing much noise an I before it could be
stopped struck the man throwing him
into the gutter
The crew at once picked him up and
took him to his home on Little Ash
street Fortunately lie was not badly
injured. He sustained a blow along
side the bead, the effect of which soon
wore off He stated yesterday that lie
expected to woik last night,.
li.Uimii !i.\.\lE
The second game of base ball of the
Danville-Hloomsburg series was play
ed at DeWitt's I'ark Saturday after
noon, and was one ot the most excit
ing and hotly contested games seen on
the local diamond in some time. Horn
sides were determined to win and it
was anybody's game until the last
Blootnsburg player was called out and
the score stood 6-5 in tavor of Dan
ville.
A large contingent of rooters accom
panied the visiting team to this city,
who throughout tho game vied with
the local enthusiasts in cheering and
encouraging tfie players. The game,
while intensely exciting, was not well
played by either team —a number of
costly errors and misplays being made
on both sides during the nine innings.
Hut this detraoted from the pleasure
of the occasion not at all, each error
seeming to arouse more interest in the
struggle.
rJanville started the scoring in the
second inning with two men out, La
wrence was presented with a pass to
first McCloud singled and Cosh went
to first on balls. With the bases full
Clayherger's pretty liner over second
base easily brought in two runs and
left two men on bases. The side was
retired, however, on an easy fly to
center. Three hits and a base on balls
iu the fourth netted another tally for
the locals.
In the fifth inning Hlooinshurg ral
lied and made her first showing on the
tally sheet. With two men out the
visitors made connection with Money's
curves for three singles and a base on
errors, which put a 8 inside of their
goose egg and tied the score.
In the the seventh inning Dan
ville again took the lead Captain
derrick walked, and then in quick
succession Archie's timely two- bag
ger and singles from Logan and Deeu
biought in 3 ruus, the score standing
6-3 iu favor ot Danville. This ended
Danville's scoiing. The visitors got
one run in the seventh and one in the
eighth. During their last time at bat
they tried hard to get one man over
the home plate, needing but a single
run to tie the score. Three hits they
made in this last inning but it avail
ed them nothing. One caught at sec
ond, one struck out and the last with
a pop fly to Yerrick ended the strug
gle with Danville one point in the
lead. The score :
DANVILLE.
K. H. O A. E.
Gosh, If 12 10 0
Clayherger, 0f..1 2 0 0 0
Ross, 3b 0 I 2 2 1 ;
Yerrick, 2b 10 4 10
Hummer, c I 1 it 1 0
Logan, ss 1 0 4 3 1
Deeu, lb .......126 0 2
Lawrence, rf 0 10 2 0
McCloud, [i 0 1 I l 0
Totals. 0 10 27 10 4
HLOOMSBURG.
It 11. O. A E.
Price, of ... 1 2 3 1 0
Edgar, c 0 2 2 2 0
Khodomoyer, lb. 0 1 10 1 0
Brooke, rf 12 10 1
Gerringer. If 0 2 3 0 0
Keighard, 3h . 0 I 4 «'> 1
Gillen, ss 0 0 10 1
Nagle, p 12 0 0 0
Little, 2b. 2 13 10
Totals .. .5 13 27 11 3
Dauville 0 2 0 10 0 3 0 0-f.
Hlooinshurg 0000 3 0 11 o—s
Two base hits. Hummer. Struck
out, by McCloud, 9; by Nagle, 1. First
base on called balls, oft McUloud, 1 ;
off Nagle 5. Umpire, Jones.
Will He Wedded Next Week.
On Thursday of next week, July 27,
Miss Hertlia Smith, daughter of G. F.
Smith, will be married to Mr. Hruce
Hurt man, of Hawaii, Sandwich Is
lands. On the day of the wedding the
happy couple will start for Hawaii,
where the groom holds a lucrative
position and where they will reside in
the future.
The journey will prove a long and
wearisome one. Under the best time
made in crossing the continent by r;»il
passengers are shut up in the cars for
five consecutive days. The couple will
stop off at the Portland Exposition,be
yond which point they will proceed to
San Francisco, where August 9th they
will embark for the Sandwich Islands
arriving there August Kith.
Barn and Calves Destroyed.
Un the Peter Voris estate farm, in
Ohillisquaque township, Northumber
land county, five miles southwest of
Milton, the barn was struck by light
ning Tuesday aud two calves were
killed. The barn took fire, and all the
hay, new wheat, wagons and farming
implements werejdestroyed.as were all
the outbuildings. There was an in
surance of only #1.200.
I'astor Absent.
Owing to the fact that the pastor
has h.'t'n unexpectedly called away,
th«re will be no preaching in Trinity
Reformed Chnrc'i, Strawberry Ridge
on next Sunday, July 23. Sunday
School will he h< Id at the usual hour.
There will be Sunday School aud reg
ular services on the following Sun
day #
The midsummer sun is certainly do
ing a business that indicates a deter
mination to make good for previous
short comings.
DANVILLE. PA.. TIIUTtNIIAY JULY 20. I'.MC,.
HIE HEARING
WAS POSTPONED
The hearing of the preliminary in
junction against the Danville & Suu
bury Street Railway Company hi
which M. F. Gulick, South Danville,
is the plaintiff, which was to have tak
en place at Sun bury " Monday was
postponed until next Monday.
The preliminary injunction which
was granted last Wednesday, restrains
the trolley company from laying its
track in front of a propeity owned by
the plaintiff on Hazleton Avenue with
out obtaining his consent. An early
hearing was looked forward to with
the hope that the matter might lie
finally disposed of.
Hy agreement of both parties the in
junction will stand until next Monday,
when Judge Savidge will hold a liual
hearing giving the street car company
time to file an answer. The injunction
then will be either dissolved or made
permanent.
The plaintiff contends that the Penn
sylvania Railroad lies iu tho center of
Hazleton Avenue and that the half of
the street embracing the whole width
between the Pennsylvania tracks and
the property line belongs to Gulick
and ou these grounds be seeks tor» -
strain the trolley compauy from hu ld
ing.
The question to be decided is where
the center line of the street shall be
drawn whether the Pennsylvania
roads bed lies in the street, or outside
of it.
(jood Crop Promise.
Almost from the time of seeding or
planting, until the harvesting, esti
mates are made as to the p obability
of the yield, at first gauging by tha
area planted as compared to former
years,the conditions favoring germina
tion, aud then the rain, drouth, heat
or cold figures from week to week.
The latest government estimate, a
couple days ago, is favoiable to most
crops. The frequent showers, and too
abundant moisture in some sections
interfering seriously with hit vesting
and cultivation, but, the heat aud
moisture, on the other hand have been
beneficial to other crops. The e:>ti
mates favor bumper crop.-*,though there
is time enough for great depreciation
before the products are garnered. The
indicated harvest of corii,2,ti. r il. 110,000
bushels, is a greater crop than ever
was harvested, while the promised
wheat, 705,52<>,000 bushels, falls be
hind only the gigantic yield of 1901.
Oats.ry#, barley and potatoes are well
up to the bumper standard. There is
no deficency anywhere, and meteor
ological conditions since the reports
closed have been favorable to the
maintenance of the promise. There is
prosperity in every liue and figure of
the estimates, and the railroads will
have difficulty in moeting t!ie deinmds
of transportation.
Home Destroyed by Lightning.
During the electrical shower which
passed over this city Fridav night
lightning struck and burned to the
ground the house occupied by aged
John Pensyl and his wife, situated at
the foot of the hill along the road
leading southward from Union Uorner.
Mr. Pensyl is Ht> years of age and i
deaf and blind. He lived alone with
his wife, who is <>s years of age. The
couple were alone in the building, a
2,'ij story structure,when it was t-truck
by the electric fluid.
The building immediately took lire
and burned rapidly. It was with diffi
culty that Mrs. Pensyl got her bus
baud out through the smoke. The aged
couple in their pauic stricken state
were unable to save any of their fur
niture. It was a few minutes before
even the uearest neighbor r< alized
what nad occurred, and by the time
they reached the burning building the
house was enveloped in H-tines. With
their help a few articles were sareri
o/i the first floor, but beyuii i th.-se,
furniture, clothing and all, were ile
stroyed with the house. There was no
insurance.
The house burned was a mile or so
from Elysburg and the file wa-i visible
from this city.
Danville vs. Cuban Giants.
The game at DeWitt's i'ark today
between the local club and the Cuhau
Giants will be very interesting, in as I
much as each team has won two game?, j
That these teams are evenly matched, j
may be Beeu by the scores made in the
last four games played,which we give
below. The first gauie, which wn a
liJ inning contest, resulted, Ouban
Giants, 3, Danville, 2.
The second game, Ouban Giants, 0;
Danville, 2.
Tlie third game, Cuban Giants, 8;
Danville, 1, and the last game, Cuban
Giauts, 1 ; Danville,
So it will he seen that in the total
four games or -10 full innings by each
side, only 15 runs were scored.
The visitors will be out for a scalp
today, hut as on former occasions the
home team expects to be in it at the
finish. Oootts, who operated so suc
cessfully against the Cubans on their
last visit, will pitch for Danville to
day. There will be a larj*e crowd pies
nut to cheer the locals onto yictorv.
Everybody should attend.
Mechanicsville Band Festival.
A festival under the auspices (if the
Meohanicsville Haii'l will he held Sat
urday evening, July at the Hand
Hall, Mechanicsville. The b»nd will
give a short parade on Mill street he
fore the festival. A special trolley ear
will ruu from Mill street to the hall.
Everybody Invited.
| PERSONAL
Dr. and Mrs. Beefier Vast ill*, of
Lewisburg, spent Sunday with rela
tives hi this city.
Charles Twist, of Buffalo, N. Y , is
' visiting at the Twist homestead. East
1 Market street.
Miss Kmroy McHose, of Taylor, is
the of Miss Beulah Mills, Front
street.
Mrs. William Fox, Miss Fiances Fox
and Jesse K. Fox.of Philadelphia, are
guests at the home of Simon Vastine,
near Boyd's station.
Mrs. J. H. Vastine and littlo son
Klchard, of Shamokin, are guests at
the home of Amos Vastine, West Mar
ket street.
Miss Mabel Thomson spent Sunday
with relatives in Catawissa.
Miss Mary Richardson, of Philadel
phia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank
Jameson, West Mahoning stieet
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Cottell.of Wood
bury, Mew Joi>ey, are guests at the
home of John II Hunt, West Mahon
ing street.
Mr. aud Mrs. John Limhurger, of
Sunhury, spent Sunday at the bono of
Charles Limhurger, West Mahoning
street.
Mrs. Ada Diener, of Cold water,
Michigan, is visiting «»t the homo of
her cousin, Mr". H. M. Trunibower,
East Market street.
Mis. John G. Waite and daughter
Alice have returued from a visit with
relatives iu Milton.
Mrs. Charles Campbell, of Sunbury,
is a guest at the home ot George W.
Hendricks, West Market street.
Miss Elorcuce Voris returned yester
day from a visit with friends in Phil
adelphia.
Miss Sallie Creamer, of Baltimore,
is the guest of Miss Olive Thompson,
Hlooiu s.treet.
Mr. and Mrs. M. (J. Stoever.of Phila
delphia, are visiting at the home of
Dr. S. Y. Thompson, Hlooiu street.
William H. Dildine, of Exchange,
transacted business in this city yester
day.
Miss Cora Hariuan, of Turbotville,
called ou friends in this city yester
day.
Rev. M. Beltnap Nash, of Trenton,
New Jersey, is the guest of Rev. Ed
want llaughtoii at the Episcopal rec
tory.
Miss Lillian Swainbank returned to
W llken-Baire yesterday after a visit
with Miss Blanche Campbell, River
side.
Charles C. Carpenter returued to
tins city Toesday evening after a
week's visit at Port Royal.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Jacobs will
leave today for a trip to Atlantic City.
Miss Jennie Knorr left yesterday for
a visit with friends at Washington,
I). C.
T. J. Price left yesterday tor New
Yoik City.
Joseph D. Hah.i and son Joseph 1).
Halm, Jr., left yesterday for a sev
eral week's visit with fiiends at Du
bois.
Mrs. George Boudmau left last
evening for a visit with friends at
Northumberland.
J F. Bower, of Turbotville, was a
visitor in this city yesterday.
Miss Anna Me singe', of York, is
visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
E. C. W'tlliver, Sidler Hill.
Mrs Oscar Sliultz aud daughter Lois
returned la.-t evening from a visit with
friends hi Shamokin.
Haby's Terrible Bath.
Mrs. Hattie Price, of South Market
street, Shamokin,nearly killed her in
fant child yesterday morning hy rub
bing its neck and back with carbolic
acid nnder the impression that it was
alcohol.
The child never was very strong and
tlie mother had heeu iu the ha'iir of
giving it alcohol tilths as a tonic.
Yesterday Mis. Price si nt a little
girl living iu the neighlioihood, to
the store with two bottles. One was
to be tilled with carbolic acid ami the
other with alcohol.
At the first drug store visited by the
chihl, the clerk gave Iter the carholi;
acid without hesitancy, hut for rea
sons in acordance with the rules of the
trade, refused her the alcohol.
The little girl, entering a second
store, forgot what she had already se
cured and again asked tor catholic
acid,which was readily tuinished her.
When Mrs. Price received the bot
tles, she of course thought that the
one contained alcohol, an 1 according
ly. from one of the bottbs, hat lied her
baby's arms, lie;U aud hack.
The acid ate through the skin of the
child into the raw flesh Doctors were
Immediately summoned and they did
all that was possible to ease the agony
of the little sufferer,but the child lies
iu a precarious condition.
Rain Needed.
Although the crops look thrifty as
the result, of good growing conditions,
a pai it has bre i reached, when, it is
-aid. rain is moiled aud unless it soon
uiahi s if- appe trance the crops will
heg'ii in wilt. Under the hot sun the
ground ha- become parched and dry.
Mouses Repainted.
'1 lie eight Iwi llings composing Hridal
Row, (Jlinr h • treet, are receiving a
new cont nt j) lint About, one-third ot
the row i.a- already itceived the fiist
coat, the | not being a flesh color. A
(J. Koat is employed at the work.
WILL INSPECT
STREET PAVEMENT
The pavement on Mill street, which
was completed -ome weeks ;iko, hut
which has not yet been taken off the
; contractor's bands, wilt be given its
final inspection today p epaiatory to
I settling for the work. The Streets and
j Bridges Committee of Council, Bor
ough Engineer George F. Ke. fer, 1).
J. Kogers, contractor, E. S. Miller,
| Street ('omtnissioner as the different
parties interested will participate in
the inspection, which will begin at H
o'clock this morning. The report will
be submitted to Council al its regular
meeting Friday night
I lie pavement on Mill street is gen
icialy regarded as a very good job, and
| it is not thought that a close in spec
j fion w ill briny any material defects to
j ight. Here and there a tirick or so is
broken or shows signs of crumbling.
These of ccurse will have to lie replac
ed by the contractor, who is responsi
ble for the condition of the street and
must keep it in re; air for a period of
two years. The bricks themselves are
warranted and will lie replaced by tho
tirm of whom they were purchased.
The condition of the pavement at
the canal culvert where the bricks seem
to have sunken slightly is not taken
as a defect. It is just what was ex
pected at that po:nt owing to the na
ture ot the matt rial—loose earth—used
in filling up the culvert The brick
here were not grluted, the intention
being to take up the pavement and re
lay it after the ground had settled.
The settling lias been less than was
I expected after the Iap;o of so many
months. The pavement will not be
disturbad at present hut at some sub
sequent period it will bo taken up hy
the contractor and relai.l.
Potatoes Will he Scarce.
| Farmers predict that potatoes will
bring a dollar per hush. I I:y fall. It
is already apparent that the crop will
be a failure. Add to ilns tiie fact that
only a limited acreage was planted
and we have the conditions that con
tribute to scarcity and consequent
high price.
Potatoes were a glut on the niarki t
last year. As spring came on the farm
ers found that they still had a large
proportion of last year's crop on hand,
which they were obliged to sell at
prices lower than for years past Un
der the circumstances it was not
strange that in order to avoid a sur
plus the farmers were a unit in plant
ing a smaller acreage.
This mlgtit. have been all right It
nothing had happened and the potatoes
had thrived as during recent years. It
appears,however, from reports receiv
ed from various quarters that a blight
has fallen upon the potato crop and
the yiel 1 may be scarcely half a one.
In our own county the crop looks
especially had. In many fields the
potato vines are dying or are already
dead. The most experienced farmers
are puzzled to find a cause for the
blight. Potatoes grew nicely until a
week or so ago when they suddenly
turned black and began to droop and
die. Of course at that point all growth
and development of the tubers stop
ped. Many of the hills are found with
out any salable potatoes at all, while
nowhere in the lields are they large in
size or numerous.
New Uniforms Next Year.
Tia; 11 lie dejoralions tor tin; Nation
al Guard, given for proficiency in tar
net i ractice have been received.
The regimental matches will be held
in Sunbury on August :i, 4 and 5, un
der the direction of Captain God
ctiarles. Ahout tilteeu medals and
prizes will he awarded to those mak
ing the highest score. Ktoru those
competing in the matches will he
chosen the regimental team, to repre
sent. the lit 11 at the annual state
mafchns at Mt. Gretna, late in the
summer.
A new order from the adjutant gen
eral's headquarters, reduces the num
ber of points necessary to make first
cl i»s marksmen.
The men are also required to quality
on ler penally of a fine This latter
provision ha< raised the percentage of
those qualifying in the Pennsvlavania
Guar I, ahuve tlMt of any oilier State.
The days of the khtki uniform are
past. Next year the men will receive
suits of a darker color, like those of
the officers, which will soil less easily
than khaki, though wearing just as
well.
Since the National Guard is now a
reserve of the United States liegnlar
Arinv, they will equipped entiiely
throughout like the regular army.
Captains will ha allotted two years to
obtain the equipment for their men
from the appropriations they receive
from fh> State.
Tne new Springfield rifle will take
the plac" of the Krag .lorgensen, now
in ii c.
Photograph of Boys' Bible Class.
The photograph of the Thomas Hea
vt r Hoys' Bible (Mass of the V M. C.
A. which was taken on the occasion
of the iiiinnal picnic at DeWift's Park
is ready for anv who may yvish to se
cure a copy of the same The picture
may be seen at the V. M C. A build
ing.
Second Coat of IMaster.
The new residence of E. 1). Penlz
East Mahoning street, is approaching
completion Buyer Brothers,the plast
erers, are putting oil the second coat
of plaster The building will he ready
for occupancy by September.
KSTAISLISII El) IX 185.1
SHOWER PASSED
AROUND NORTH
About 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon
while onr citizens were all employed
some pursuing their daily vocations
and others, of the leisure class, busy
with the difficult task of kipping cool
■ a storm suddenly materialized. It made
its presence known by sudden peals of
thunder,following each other iu quick
succession,which had quite a startling
effect.
for a few moments it seemed to
threaten Danville and then with omin
ous liiultenngs of thunder it passed
around northward, just as the shower
ot the day before passed around by the
South.
Judging by the manifestations it
was a violent electrical shower. Peo
ple were heard to remark that we
would hear of much damage wrought
in tho path of the storm and as is
shown by the sequence no one was
mistaken.
Hlooinshurg seemed to get the brnut
of the storm. The rain fell in torrents
and the s,>wers were inadequate to car
ry off the surface water and as a re
sult it went coursing down through
the middle of the streets as though a
miniature flood had broken loose. For
about half an hour the downpour con
tinued. Accompanying the rain was
a heavy fall of hail, which lasted fif
teen mi.iuies. Some of the hailstones
were as large as walnuts and iu the
path of the storm the leaves of the
growing coru were cut into ribbons
and tomato stalks and other vegetables
were beaten into the ground.
During the storm there was flash af
ter flash of vivid lightning accompani
ed at the same i/istaut with peals of
deafeuing thunder.
The cupola on the residence of Counc
ilman .T. Warner Mifflin, West Main
street, Bloomsbnrg, was struck by
lightning. The large window glass
was shattered and the sash splintered,
the electrio fluid passing outside
through the window ledge, whioh was
also badly split. Fortunately it did
not set any of the woodwork on fire.
At the residence of Dr. J. S. John,
near the Mifflin resilience the light
ning struck the telephone wires and
following the circuit reached the tele
phone on the inside putting it out of
commission.
At Mainville Isaiah Levan had just
completed harvesting his summer's
crops and the barn was full to over
flowing. During the storm the barn
was struck and burned to the ground.
Two horses and a cow were iu the
tinltiling when it was struck. Quo of
the horses along with the cow was res
cued, hut the other horse perished iu
the fiie. All the other contents were
destroyed. The los 9is #1,500. Tiiere
was a small insurance.
The toof of the Bloom Poor House
reservoir was also struck by lightning
dnring the storm aud badly damaged.
A tenant house at Berwick, owned by
George E. Sponsler, was also badly
damaged by lightning yesterday. Tha
electric fluid struck the chimney,shat
tering it and passed down onto the
tirst floor, where a number of pictures
were torn from their fastenings and a
large plate glass mirror broken. The
damage is at least #2OO.
For Cruelty to Animals.
PHOENIXVILLE. July 19 —"lt is
a shame, the manner in which the
horses of Battery C have been abused.
We will most certainly institute pro
ceedings against the responsible per
sons," declared Superintendent Thom
as Carlisle, of the Society for the Pre
vention of Cruelty to Animals, yester
day, after he had viewed a dozen horses
which will be unable to work for
weeks as the result of their ill use
while in the care of the soldiers at
Mount Gretna.
Superintendent Carlisle and Agent
Gallagher,of tho Cruelty Society,came
to town this morning and made a tour
of the stables where horses which hid
been hired to tiro battery were kept.
There are sixteen horses in the town
under the care of a veterinary surgeon,
being treated for injuries.
Superintendent Carlisle said : "There
I will he some warrants sworn out for
| the arrests of the men who rode these
animals before 1 leave Plioenixville,
i
and upon my return to Philadelphia 1
i will consult the society's counsel and
j sin if there is not a way in which the
J ollieers of the battery or regiment can
not be held liable."
"If possible I will swear out a war
rant for the arrest of Brigadier Gen
| eral Gobin, who was in charge of the
camp, and who, to my mind, is to be
; censured for not being informed ot the
con lition of the animals in the camp.
Every move these animals made in
that camp caused them pain."
Two of the horses belonging to James
| C. Pennypaeker, who is a cousin of
Governor Pennypacker, are so badly
injured that they have been sent to
the I'ennypacker farm, near here, tn
| recuperate.
Bass and Salmon.
Hiss fishermen are meeting with
j pretty good luck during the last few
days In addition to bass of large size
some fine specimen of salmon are be
ing pulled out of tin* river. Among
tho.-e who have had especially good
luck are Mail Carrier William Uovd,
George Ross and Larry Mailman
l aken to Hospital.
Mrs. George Hachinger, Upper Mul
heny street, was taken to the Hospit
al at Williamsport yesterday where she
will undergo an operation
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMKRICAN
being furnished with a large
asortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public that he
is prepared at all times to ex
cute in the neatest manner.
Jon PRINTING
Ofall Kinds and Description
is HAYMOW
Thomas Stont, until about a year
ago a resident of Danville, was found
dead in the hay mow of Shaman's liv
ery stable, Jersey Shore, about noon
yesterday. The deceased waß between
•i"i and 40 years of age and when iu
Danville was known to nearly every
person.
Stout it is believed went into the
haymow Tuesday night to sleep aud
that death came before morning- He
made his home witti his sister, Mrs
J. A. Buckley, 011 Col vert street.
Stout spent much of his time about
the livery stable occasionally doing
odd jobs and now and then passing the
night there. AH far as known he had
not beeu feeling ill on Tuesday. The
discovery at noon yesterday was made
by George Shuman.a son of the owuer
of the stable, who had gone into the
mow to get hay for the horses. Death
is believed to be due to natural causes.
Saloons Forty Years Ago.
The excavation for the sewer now
dug as far as Northumberland street
shows that all that part of the town
rests upon made ground whioh forms
a deposit of 7to 10 feet deep. As the
original surface is laid oare luauy
memories ot the past are Reawakened
in the minds of the older .people, re
lating to the clays before that portion
of the town was filltd up to its pres
ent level.
Former Councilmau JamfsF. Dough
erty. whose father was jlaudlord ot
the Dougherty House,now! Hotel Peif
er, in 1857, has lived in that part of
town piactically all his ltife aud has
witnessed all the changed that have
occurred.
Stauding by the new sejwer aud al
most iu front of his hotjd yesterday
Mr. Dougherty pointed obt the sites
of the various land markSjas he knew
them when a boy. Each ,of the land
marks was a saloon and itj is worthy
of note that there were , just six of
them on Northumberland street be
tween Mill street and W. iL. Gouger'a
Ware House, a distance of some sixty
yards.
This was prior to 1863 and Mr.
Dougherty says that at that time there
were just 134 licensed places in Dan
ville. The cix saloons as Mr. Dough
erty recalls them along with their
proprietors were as follows:
Mr. Dougherty's staud—James Ro
land.
Site of Mr. Gouger's warehouse-
Andrew Foley.
At rear end of the Dougherty lot,
opposite Gouger's—"Poet" Oouuolley,
who had a talent for poetry aud com
posed some verses which made a hit
during one of the 3trikes.
Frank Cochelle's stand—John Ham
ilton—a prize fighter, who flourished
under the name of John Halpou. He
gave up saloon keeping and with an
other Danville man went to Australia
where lie expected to win distinction
in the prize ring He ulever became
known to fame. He was heard from
only once and that was to the effect
that he was unmercifully whipped.
Where Dr. Thompson's stable stands
a saloon was kept by James Uonnag
liau.who is kindly remembered by the
old timeis who worked at the Bip
Mill.
Where J. B. Cleaver's store stands
there was a saloon in the basement
with the entrance on the Northumber
land street side. Here drink wa* dis
pensed by Andrew Belden, who kept
a dance hall up stairs.
The thirsty individual in those days
was not obliged togo very far in or
der to refresh himself. In the case of
the six saloons on Northumberland
street they were mostly next door or
opposite each other, which was pretty
crowded <iuarters even for a town of
this size that had 124 licensed places
The Dougherty House, Spruce and
Mill streets, was built by Charles
Dougherty in 1554 and was a popular
and widely known hostelry. P. 0
Dougherty, father of James F., took
possession of the place in 1859 and re
mained in charge till 18(>ti. He was
succeeded by Barney Dougherty, who
became Couutv Treasurer of Montour
and who in turn was followed by
James K. Dougherty.
(iovernor .Stops Sunday Pishing.
Pennsylvania fish wardens have be
come more eagle-eyed that) usual late
ly particularly as regards Sunady fish
ing.
And it's all on account of Governor
Penny packer.
Several weeks ago Governor Penny
packer received a letter in which the
wiiter cited instances of violation of
this provision of the fish laws aud the
Governor called the attention of Com
missioner Meehan to the matter aud
Commissioner Meehan sent the word
along the line.
The fish wardens were told to be
more upon the alert than usual aud
they all got busy with alacrity, this
being shown by several arrests in
Berks county.
IJig Trolley ."lortgage Recorded.
The mortgage of the Millville and
Bloomsbarg Trolley Company to the
Commonwealth Trust Company, of
Harrislmrg, Pa., for the sum of #250,-
000 has been recorded in the office of
the Recorder of Columbia county, J
C. Kutter. Jr. The mortgage is doe
January I, 1935 with iuterest at 5 per
cent payable semi annually in January
and July.
The entire rolling stock, tracks aud
all property of the compauy is covered
in the mortgage.
Old Pop Watkius will cover first for
the Cubau Giants today.