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CONDENSED SEWS.
Foot ball now.
The county fair season is now on.
Jack Frost has returned from his
vacation.
Sliamokin is installing a system of
tire alarm boxes
Straw hats are being called in
Lafayette College r. -opened Friday
with a freshman class of 100, the few
est in ten years.
" A young son m trio its appearance at
the home of Miles Derr.of California.
The chestnut crop will he a large
one this season.
The fanners are busy these days cut
ting a big crop of corn.
Th.e "equinoctial" -.101111, as it is
called, is about due, ami indications
point to an early transition from the
long Summer tranquility to Autumnal
gales
Time lor the handsome ragged chrys
anthemum.
Moth balls get the shake these days.
Karon Komura is experiencing tho
aunoyance of the great. He is sick
and the doctors can't agree as to what
is the matter with him. If he were a
common, every-day mortal like the
rest of UH, they'd know in a minute.
All the iron for the superstructure
of thrt Northumberland bridge has been
shipped and will airive in Northum
berland this week. The contractors
say that in six weeks the iron work
will he put together and the bridge
will he completed hy the first day of
November.
A Baltimore man paid for a
special train in order that he might
goto Atlantic City for a midnight
wash Looks as it it would "pay seme
men to keep a cake .if soap in the
hous .—1 Inladelphia Evening Tele
gram.
According to a census made by a
missionary there are IfilO foreigners in
West Berwick and Briar Creek.
What is the need of going into Tes
tacies over the coming of Winter si
long as the frost on t! e pumpkin can
not be exchanged for the coal that is
not in the bin?
Half an inch of snow fell at Kane
last week. At other places along the
Philadelphia and Erie railroad line
snow flurries are also reported.
Barney Armstrong has accepted a
position as bartender at the Montour
House.
The indications are that the crop of
hickorynuts and walnuts this fall will
.be larger than for several year®.
i'lenident Roosevelt may accept a
great risk if he should goto New
•Orleans next month. As the head of
the government and a -cry valuable
member of society he should take the
rfiest care of his health.
Americans learn with sorrow that
•during Kiiia Edward's review of Scot
tish troops Sir Thomas I.iptou was
thrown from his horse and kicked by
the animal. But indeed Sir Thomas
should know better than togo cruis
ing about on a horse.
A dozen Scranton speak easifs have
snrri'iidared their "social club" chart
ers.
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IHiIHKMI PATIOS
IS SESSIOS
Action WIIN taken bv the BOIODRII
Council Friday which makes it ex
ceedingly probable that the stretch of
Mill street between Center streot and
tin* Borongh line will he macadamiz
ed in the near fnture. Mr Vastiue
called attention to the bad condition
ot the above street and urge 1 that the
new law he taken advantage of,which
provides that boroughs m»y share in
Stato Aid for road building.
Mr. Vastine moved that the Bor
ough Solicitor be instructed to proceed
at once in the matter of makina ap
plication as required by law in secnr
ing State Aid in road construction
The motion was seconded by Mr. Goos
er and it carried unanimously.
On motion of Mr. Boyor it was or
dered that tlio j»ip> sunk at Front and
Honeymoon streets for carrying off
the water he removed and an open
gutter be constructed at the spot. Ow
ing to freezing during winter pipe is
poorly adapted at Front and Honey
moon streets, where the land is low.
A communication was received from
the Borough Solicitor reporting that
among tlia delinquents for street pav
ing is a claim of #7o3.against the
D. L. & W. R. H. Co., which still re
mains wholly unpaid. The Borough
Solicitor urged that it was but fair to
the Reading Railway Company and
those citizens who promptly paid their
respective assessments months ago that
the payment of this claim without far
ther delay should now be urgently in
sisted upon.
Mr. Reifsnyder reported that he had
a conversation with Chief Engineer
Ray, who explained that there was
some objection to the division of the
cost of paving and that the matter is
at present in the hands of the Com
pany's Attorney in Dauville
Ou motion of Mr. Goeser it was or
dered that hereafter the Borough on -
giue he rented out to parties !lt t,ie
rate of one dollar per day wlteu used
or at a minimum charge of three dol
lars per week, the engine to b6 kept
under shelter and to ho returned in as
good a condition as when obtained.
S. M Trumbower, Samuel Werkhei -
er, John A. Mowrey, J. B. Gearhart
and .Tosejili H. Keely, viewers ap
poiuted by the (Jourt to view Mill
street and the premises of Harriet
Kauffman abutting thereon and to as
iess damages, if any, caused by the
change of grade on said stroet will
meet at tho premises of the above
mentioned person at 10 o'clock this
forenoon to discharge the duties of
their appointment.
• At 2 o'clock this afternoon the same
viewers will meet at the premises of
Caroline Kinieciuski and Anna K.
Lechner 011 Mill street, for tlie pur
pose of assessing damages,if any,cans
eil hy the change of grade.
On motion of Mr. Goeser, seconded
hy Mr. Fenstermacher.the matter was
rt forred to the Borough Solicitor, w ho
is expected to he present during the
view.
Mr Vastine reported that in com
pliance with the request of tho Dan
ville and Bloomsburg Street Railway
Company the Committee on Streets
and Bridges has caused to be drawn
□ p plans and specifications of the re
taining walls,pavement and other im
provements asked for on A si net at
the expense ot the Stri-et lilway Com
pany, a copy of which was lead by
the Secretary. The plans and specifica
tions are now in the hands of the trol
ley company, which, it is understood,
is arranging some details, after which
It will proceed with the street im
provements.
On motion'ot Mr. Sweisfort it was
ordered that the County Commission
ers be permitted to put down a ton
foot pavement with flat gutt r along
the Court House ground on West Mar
k< t at ret
The Sewer Committee, which has
undet consideration the proposition of
the D. L. W. Railway Company
relative to tilling up the canal report
ed jTOgieye in the matter. The sub
ject was disenssed at length, during
which some one volunteered the in
formation that the D. I/. iV: W. Hall
way Company is willing to extend the
time for filling from two years to
five years if necessary. In view of
this it was the sense of *ome of the
members that the proposition is not
wholly impracticable.
The following members were pres
ent : Gib-on, Dietrich, Jacobs, Goes
er, K« nstcrmacher, «Jii tz, Rover, lieif
snyder. V islilie, Swei-fort. Magtll and
Hugh's
The following hills were approved
for p ivn cot
W \TFR DKPAKTMKN I'
Regular Kaiploys . fl-.H.c.'i
1 Repairs it Water Works a '•()
I Curry & 0.» 3S W
I' <«fc It. Coal .t 11on Do Mil (Mi
I Kratiklin Royi r 12.75
; If R Pat ton 20 00
HUItoUGH DKPAItTMKN l\
: Regular Baiployes fll i.'H'
Hoettinger <*fc. Dietz 3 • r >"
j Welliver Hardware Co
Labor and Hauling on Streets .VI.
Pinter Rros 2.35
' Cnrry & Co ' •'
: W li. Sidler S».(H)
Ramsey—flu ller.
Miss Helen Ca\ t" Ranisiv. foinerly
|ol Danville.atid Hi" George S. Mullc.
id Piiil idelphi I. wi r.> mat rl"d vester
| day morning at I(• 3' o'clock at th<
home of Mr and Mrs Jos p'i Gift.
Hanover. Dr and Mrs. Mulh i will
! ieside at 311 South 15th street, Phil «-
| delphia.
OIM.TIiNIM. THE
ELECTMC BELLS
The electric signals installed last
week at the Center and the Spruce
street crossings by the P. <Sc K. Com
pany do not prove an unmixed bless
ing The residents have not jet be
come accustomed to the jingle at night
and are considerably annoyed, a good
many declaring that they are unable
to obtain much sleep. With traffic on
the P. & R. Railway at its present
pi tcli. it is probably true that there
are hut short intorvals during the
night when it happens that a train or
its pusher is not somewhere on the
block,either in passing or in frequent
ly moving backwards and forwards as
is necessary in switching. As a result
the bolls make a good record each
night. The good people residing in
the viciuity, however, so much an
noyed at present, will 110 doubt be
come accustomed to the noise by and
by, just as they have become accustom
ed to the passing of the trains. Where
new trolley lines are installed the resi
dents are annoyed in just the same
way at first, but in time they become
accustomed to the noise and the cars
pass at night without awakening them.
Another fact is plainly apparent and
that is that if persons who use the
crossings do not observe the precaution
to remain off until the bells have stop
ped ringing the signals instead of pre
venting accident may be indirectly
the cause of one. Whatever roles may
he in force relating to pushers it is
clear that these do not in all cases
keep up to the trains. A day or so ago
several persons including children were
expose) to; danger at Center stre-it.
A north bound freight passed follow
ed by a pusher at some 300 yards.
When the freight passed the pedestrians
stepped upon the crossing and did not
see the pusher until it was nearly up
on them.
It is clear under the circumstances
that the only safe rule to follow is to
assume that there is danger so long as
the bells are ringing and to keep off
the crossing until the signals cease. It
is certainly unsafe to assume that dan
ger is over when one train passes.
Anyone who yields to the temptation
to cross after a train should not think
Of doing so until ho assures himself
that no otiier engine is follow ing with
in sight. He should not lose sight of
t!:° fact that so long as the bells are
ringing there is danger.
Thirty 111 From Poisoning.
The residents ot South Danville aud
Riverside since Saturday night have
been very much wrought up over
wholesale poisoning attended with in
tense suffering aud iu which several
persons narrowly escaped death. The
whole is easily traced to » parly Sat
urday uifiht in which ice cream was
partaken of.
The function took place at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. William Chapman,
who sought to entertain their friends
in a way to make the occasion a pleas
ant one and are very much grieved to
find that through no fault of theirs so
much suffering and anxiety have been
entailed. During the evening ice
cream was served. When the party
broke up all seemed well, but before
morning of the fifty-four attending at
loast thirty were prostrated,twonty of
whom wrtre taken violently ill.
It was :i o'clock Sunday morning
when Dr. N. M. Smith was called to
the residence of Frank Mensch, where
Mrs. Mensch aud four children were
suffering dreadful agony. The general
symptoms were those of cholera mor
bus,the vomiting being especially vio
lent. Mrs. Mensch was in a critical
condition as the result of the poison
ing and lay with scarcely any pulse.
For some time it was a question
whether her life could be saved. Fol
lowing the visit to the Mensch home
Dr. Smith was obliged in quick sue-
oes-ion to respond to calls in lialf a
dozen different directions, the stricken
persons alt being those who attended
tlio party an<l had eaten ice cream.
The symptoms in all cases were alike,
leaving no doubt in the doctor's mind
that the illness was caused by poison
ous matter of some kind. During Sun
day l)r. Smith prescribed for a dozen.
A good many who were taken sick not
knowing that others were similarly
affootei regarded their attack as
cholera morbus and treated themselves
as best they could. It is known that
in all thirty were taken sick.
Paul Hoover, the son of Kli Hoover,
came very near dying Mis. Peter
Rerger was also very sick. Among
| other well known persons stricken
were: Mrs .1 W. Tieas, Mrs. George
Wertman, Mrs. Clarence Y eager,
daughter o? Pursol Hummer, and
'daughter of Kd>vard Hiiiumer. Up to
ye-t'ird'iy ii"w ca-e* wire being heard
from, some of which are still quite
serious. The eases in many instances
are very stubborn and after apparent
ly yielding to remedies break out
am'w That no deaths have occurred
is very fortunate; as above explained
the margin of escape in several inst
ances was narrow, indeed.
!. Frick- Kclley.
The marriage of Mi is ftlizabeth
Donaldson Frick, d lighter of Mr. and
Mis. William 'l. I 11 U.of I) al Reach,
New Jersey, form* yof this city,an I
Frederick It.lit I ' 112 New \ ork
(3itv, was solemni/ <1 sterday at 1 i
o'clock noon at. th li«»mn id the bride *•
patents. Mr. anil Mrs. Ki lley will,
af IT a short wed- iig tour, inside at
Mi tint Glair, New fersey.
Street loafing sh nld he l>ri.ki n up.
especially Sunday nights
DAN . ILIjK. I'A.. Till liSDAY SKI'TEMIiKI! 121. I'.MC,.
IRIIN MICE
AMI FERRY SHI h
The County Commissioners had a
busv day at the Coort House Satur
day. In the forenoon they transacted
some business with the Northumber
land Countv Board and in the after
110011 they held a public sale
The Northumberland County Board
was represented by Commissimieis
Beck aud Raodenbush and their busi
ness related to the disposal of the forty
and other matters in which the two
counties were concerned jointly as a
result ot the great ice gorge, which
swept away the bridge. Messrs. Bc.uk
aud Raudetibush returned to Sunbory
on tlio 12:10 Pennsylvania train.
The iron bridge, which lies embeded
in the mud at the Creek's Mouth, and
the ferry boat were sold at public sale
at 2 o'clock, Michael Brock hi 11 acting
as auctioneer.
The bridge was sold lir>t. It was
do-cribed as eightv-two ford long and
was supposed to contain eight or ten
tons of iron. Bidding was not brisk
and it was knocked down to Benjamin
Miller for fifty dollars, who started it
with a bill of twenty-five dollars He
made a good bargaiu.
The flat boat was put up independ
ent of the cable and carriage. It is
one of the biggest 111 this section of
the country aud was built only some
eighteen months ago ami is therefore
practically as good as new. The flat
boat alone cost #5lO, yet 110 one seem
ed to want it very badly at five dol
lars, which was the price it was stait
ed at. Bidding dragged along slowly
and it was finally knocked down to
Henry Divel for |20.50.
The cable and guy rope were next
put up. They ran np pretty rapidly
to fifty dollars but hung at that figure
While the flat boat cost fill).the cable
cost |2lO and the additional cost of
poles, carriage, &c.', ran the cost ot
the free ferry up to about one thou
sand dollars. It was desirable, of
course, to realize as much as possible
on the sale in order to reimburse the
two counties, but the nnwuldly flat
boat ever since the first summer has
been an elephant 011 the hands ot the
County Commissioners and they were
glad to get rid ot it for what it would
bring. In the case of the big cable,
the poles, &c., however, it was differ
ent; they are more easily taken care
of and can at any time he sold for very
nearly their full value. The County
Commissioners, therefore, 1 efused to
let the cable ami guy ropes go at fifty
dollars and they were not sold on Sat
urday.
To Succeed fir. I.aumaster.
W. D. Laumatser, who resigned on
September Ist, will be succeeded by
C. F. Johnson, of Saratoga Springs,as
General Secretary of the Y. M. C. A.
at this plaoe.
Mr. Johnson was 111 this city add
met with the Board of Directors of the
Y. M C. A. at their special meeting
011 Tuesday night of last week. Tlio
Directors were very well impressed
with the gentleman, who was very
highly recommended by State Secre
tary Buckalew as an aggressive and
energetic worker, especially strong
along the liues required to place the
Association here firmly upon its 4«et.
He also has very strong letters from
men of prominence in Y. M C. A
work who have been personal Iv acqua
inted with Mr. Johnson for a number
of years and aro familiar with Ins
methods aud the results achieved in
his labors.
Mr. Johnson while here looked care
fully over the local field and return- 1
ing homo held the mat ter under ail -
viscuient for a few days but finally
decided to accept. He writes that he
will be here to take charge of the As
sociation about November Ist
Tho new General Se-rotary is a »n«r- 1
ried man. He is a native of M*.n ■
and comes here from Saratoga Springs,
N. Y., whore he has been locate I as
General Secretary of the Y. M. O A
for five years. His work finis far has
in New York and New
Kngland. For several years be lilted
the position of General Secretary at
New Haven, Conn., in all he has had
eighteen years experience as (Jem ral
Secretary,although be is still a young
man, far on tho sunny side of middle
life.
Pending the arrival of the new Sec
retary on November Ist the work at
the association will be in charge ol O.
C. Uarpenter,Physical Director of the
Y. M. O. A. W. 1). Laumaster, the
retiring General Secretary, while about
tow n will kindly assist in affair* about
the building.
During tho month or so intervening
no oue interested in tl.e Y. M. O. A.
here will be idle and every thing pi ssi
I file will be done to bring about ci ndi
riaii* favorable for good work to the
end that the new Secret try mav start
in without any handicap.
The gymnasium classes wiil resume
about October Ist.
Revisiting Old Home.
K V. Flick, of Tlnee Kivers.Mich..
I is spending some lime vi*irtiig old
' friends in Danville ami vi< inity Mi
Flick is a native id ibis o out) and
resided here all bis 111•» m til a veai or
, MI ago when together with I fatnil'.
lie removed 11» Three iiisi t>
lie likes M iehi.MUi V IV villi al
though since there be ha h e:i tioub
led considerably wnb rl ennuiti
\ which lie altribuf i to iio iluiin oh
; mate caused by the mi ion I i' l
J that part of the t lb n. >• m 'in
some time in this n* i -o i id Hie coun
try.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Mrs. A. M. Ge 11 hart returned on
Saturday from a visit with Mr. an I
Mis <5 K. Yoiks at Central.
Miss Sue Shindel, of Stale Normal
School, Hloomshurg, spent Sunday
with her parents, Lower Mulberry
si ri et.
Mr. and Mrs W. l<. Keilv.soii Kay
moiid and daughter Helen,of William--
poit, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Jacobs on Mill street.
Mrs. Harry Harmau and son George,
of Catawissa, spent Sunday with
friends in this city
Mr. and Mrs. William Sechler, who
have been the gnists of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Rolison, Fast Mahoning street,
leturmd to their home 111 Philadel
phia on Saturday.
L. H. t J ark, of Cameron, was a vis
itor in this city yesterday.
Foreman, W. S Jame», wiih V. W.
Burrt, C. Ledeckt r, .1. Ledecker, C
Buchanan, M Whafen. .1 Hurley, A
Kikhart, P. Maloy, II Domtplly, W.
Byrnes, J. Mahon and (J. BtcK, ili
of New York, who ure constructing
the new Western Union telegraph lint s
thtnugh this State spent Tuesday night
at the City Hotel in this city aud left
early yesterday morning lor Straw
berry Ridge, where they will make
their headquarters lor some time.
innias and George Ashtou, ot Den
ver, Colorado, are visiting their moth
er 011 Front stteof.
Elmer Bogerfc, of Boyd's Station,
mado a business trip to this city yes
terdav.
Former District Attorney Daniel
Rank, of Limestoneville, transacted
business in this city yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Ellen Daniels and daughter, ot
Scranlou. and Mrs. Harry Powell, of
Peckville, are the guests of Mrs. S
(J. Mortimer, East Center street.
Charles Sidler, Esq., of Suubury,
was i visitor in this city yesterday.
Installing Iron Beds.
There is no sign of beginning work
on any of the new buildings at the
Hospital for the Insane,hut things are
not entirely at a standstill at the big
institution. Just now the wooden
beds, which np to (lie present have
h. 011 111 use at the Hospital, are b 'ing
thrown out and their places filled with
more model 11 iron beds
It may not occur to all persons that
there are over a thousand beds 111 use
at the Hospital for the Insane. The
wooden beds in use are no ordinary or
ill-adapted affairs,but were made with
<picial reference to Hospital use, ac
cording to specifications furnished by
the Hospital authorities They are
therefore well built and durable, tap
able of standing the roughest kind of
usage, such as they are constantly
subjected by insane patients.
The bed* have not been found want
ing m any respect, but the change i*
mailt* to suit the ideas of some physi
cians on the Hoard of Trustees, who
regard iron beds a* more sanitary. The
lust Legislature appropriated ten thous
and dollar* for iron beds On the
strength id this an order was placed
tor between twelve and thirteon liun
ilreil beds with springs.
The liist installment of iron beds
two cat loads—liavo just ;n rived at
the Hospital and the work of install
ing them is now fully under way. The
wooden beds displaced in most inst
ances are as good a* new and what to
do with them is something of a prob
lem. An effort will probably be made
to dispose of them to some other in
stitution or they may bo sold to the
general public for what they will
bring.
Will Brect Dye House.
.1. 11 Gooser has pur. based the knit
ting Mill at Uingtow 11, which a mill
Nn. 2 will be opeiated as an annex to
the I)invilie Knitting Mills,the prod
net being brought to Danville and
finished here. In addition Mr. 15c»• soi
contemplates the erection of a dye
plant til connection with the Danville
Mills.
The business has been growing as
the result of the good business meth
| oils employed and expansion follows
as the natural result. Doling the last
two years fifty new machines at a cost
of |2O,Q\X), have been added to the
plant hero. The necessity of electing
a it>e plant in connection with the
pi mt. bote has been foreseen for ronie
years. The consolidation of the Dan
ville and the liingtown plants make it
impracticable to got along without a
dye plant any linger The rtnly tiling
to determine is what capacity will be
mill ited to meet I lit* demands el tin
eomhiiiori plants. It will be onlv a
<»i«»i"r time before all Hie data required
will be at hand,after which work will
begin on the dye IIOUM\ This will be
a separate building and will neci-si
fate the installation of a new boiler to
inert the incieased demands for strain.
Tin d-.f pi s:'', of course,means an in
i i >■>»•<• I number I bands and best ol
:il I!M I 'di:i I. I help will be adults.
■■ 1.,. M ire Ml.' '* bands employed in
tln> knitting "> i I
I'iie I{i n •• n plant will be start
idup on \.o id iv with Mr. Goes ras
~I , rietm I' ' very short tin.e it
Will III" I 111 >i't " 1
JHII'- ill • '.of Fittston, hi« been
cammed it. • 'biveliiud, < >., for tin
mil.dor lit \ tin *nt I'outi, it ites
ville, oil August (i.
That there was not a wholestle jail
delivery in Danville accompanied iu
all probability with murder is due
wholly to the vigilance of Sheriff
George Maiers. Not only did the
Sheriff by a timely discovery keep sev
eral desperate men behind the bars but
let no doubt saved his own lite, for it
seemed to he a part of the plot t.o lure
tin Sheriff iuto the jail and to strike
him down with a club
The inmates of the County Jail at
present are as follows : David Bariett
and Elmer Halderman, who are held
for trial in connection with the bold
hold-up at W. H N. Walker's hotel
ou the evening of July 3rd ; John Sees,
who is held 011 the strength of a state
mi nt made by his wife accusing him
of causing the death of their child,
aud George Crossley, who is awaiting
trial 011 the charge of assault and bat
tery.
During Sunday the Sheriff detected
» slight noise in the direction of that
portion of the building where tt.e
prist nets are confined. It was a noise
that had a peculiar signification to the
Sheriff ami he immediately went about
ati investigation. Time and time again
during the day 011 hearing the noise
lie went into the jail, but in every in
stance he found everything quite and
orderly, the prisoners showing no es
pecial interest and no embarrassment.
He was convinced,however,that some
thing was wrong and Sunday night a
dose watch WHS maintained.
Yesterday morning the Sheriff kept
Barrett and Halderman in their colls
and quitted their suspicions by telling
them that he expected to have the
plumber in the prison during the fore
noon when it would be necessary to
keep things ciosed 4 Instead of the
plumber, however, the Sheriff sum
moned Chief-of-polico Miticemoyer and
Ofii.jor John Grier Voris, to whom ho
confided his suspicions and whom he
requested to accompany him 011 a tour
of investigation through the cells.
The three officials went into Bar
rett's cell but found nothing. In the
bath room, however,cunningly secret
ed on the under side of a table was a
jimmy and six hack saw blades, such
as are used for siwing through stool.
Halderman's cell was next examined
and there secreted 111 a small interstice
behind the railing of the bed were six
more saw blades. Iu his pocket was
found a monkey wrench. In Sees' cell
hack of the plumbing was found a saw
frame with one saw, dulled with us
age, fast 111 the frame.
A short examination showed that
the saw at least had been put to very
effective use. In Sees' cell directly
opposite a window 011 the east side
aud separated from it only by a hall
some three feet wide, two iron bars
over an inch in thickness were found
about one-third sawed through.
The officers in all found themselves
in possession of one hack saw —frame
and thirteen blades,—one jimmy and
monkey wrench. They wore about
leaving that portion of the building
and wire passing out of the door of
the cage when one of the prisoners,
who declared himself not in sympathy
with the plot, teachedover bead and
pulled out a club in the form of a
heavy chair leg. which he presented
to the Sheriff with the remark : " Here,
lake this thing \«ih yon; we don't
want ili is in litre."
It is something more than a theory
that the dub entered prominently in
to the plot 'o tiroak jail. When the
bars were all severed and the prison
ers had found their way from the cage
into the corridor it would have been
a'i i asy matter for one of the prisoners
by feigning illness to have brought
the Sheriff into the cage; as he pissed
through the gar > another prisoner by
playing his part could have seized the
heavy dub and dealt him a blow over
the bead. With the gates op ui and the
Sheriff silenced it might have proven
a comiiaiatively easy mattir for the
despi rate in MI to have made tli •ir es
cape through the side entrance.
T:h; ln xt ihing was to lino our with
whose aid the saws, jimmy and other
articles dis, oferod were conveyed or
cansed to lie delivered to the prison
r . The Sheriff was nothing ill strik
ing a rlew and on tho strength of in
formation, which lie lodged before
Justice of the Peaofl Ogleshy shortly
before noon yesterday. John Seitz and
lialph Halm, two young men of town,
were taken into custody. At 2 o'clock
they wire arraigned before Justice
Ogleshv, tht bearing being conducted
by District Attorney Ralph Kisuer.
I'be men both pleaded not guilty. The
principal witness agiinst tiiem was
.101 l 11 S' I S
This wit.i' -s swore that be knows
David iiurn'H and Klmer ll.alderman
b-Jt is nut acquainted with either Seitz
or Hahu. Ho heard tliein frequently
spok ill of, however, by Itarrett and
II »ld «r.iian and wer.i alluded to as
Seitz and " foughy." On the night
b'fore the Habeas Corpus bearing, lie
oalil, the two latter came to the back
fence and Sr< s repeated a conversation
which passed between them and the
men in the jail, relating to some mat
ter understood between the parties.
About thi- time the prisoners secured
the saw with two extra blades, which
(hey brought into Sees' ci II and ex
hibit ed with the remark :
•' Here's our liberty !"
The woik of sawing was begun in
ilableiman's coll. The saws all broke,
however, before anything was accom
plished. i'hev then made a key to nil
I Continued on Fourth Fage. |
KKTAIiUSIIKD IX 1855
REUNION OF
132N1) REGIMENT
The annual reunion of the 132 nd
Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers,
which look place in this city Monday
in every feat nit) was a well rounded
success. There was a good representa
tion of Survivors present and they
were all in the happiest possible mood.
Our citizens showed their appreciation
of the event hy decorating Mill street
with Hags and by mingliug in large
numbers with the veterans at the
camp (ire at night.
The business session, wliioh was held
in G. A. K. llall in tlie afternoon, was
a very interesting and a busy one.
Hon. James Foster, President of the
local Committee, made the address of
welcome on behalf of the Committee
and the citizens of Danville. The re
ponse was made by Vice President
John McGovern and was a most felicit
ous address, calling attention among
other things to the labors of Deceased
Comrade George Lovett, a working
member of the Association. Chaplain
DeGraw, of Post No. 139,0f Scranton,
then opened the meeting with prayer.
The roll was called wh6n the fol
lowing survivors of the regiment were
found to bo presout:
Field and Staff—Major F. L. Hitch
cock, of Scranton.
Company A—James Foster, Conrad
S. Ateu, A dam Hornberger, Thomas
Jones, Samuel Lunger, R. D. Magill,
O. 11 Sweitzor, Henry Vincont, S. M.
W'aite, Frank G. Blee, of Danville;
J. J. Bookmiller, Allentown; John B.
Foin, Soranton ; Levi M Miller, Wy
oming , Ed ward W. Roderick, Canal
Dover, O. ; John H. Wallace, Philadel
phia.
Company F—Captain J. D. Lanier,
Wilkes-Harre.
Company D -Ellis H. Best, Danville.
Company H—Pliineas Cool, Alder
son ;C. F. Harder, A. H. Sharpless,
John 11. Stokes, C. S. Schmick.G. W.
Reifsnyder, of Catawissa; I. W. Wil
lits, R. M. Watkins, Bloomsburg ; C.
P. Mears. Newberry.
Company E—E. W. Coleman and
James F. Trump.Orangeville; Samuel
R. Johnson Nescopeck; William H.
Gilmore, C. H. Hendershott, Clark
Cressler, John Roadarmel, George W.
Sterner, William 0. Shaw, of Blooms
burg.
Company 15—James H. Ilavenstrite,
Daleville; George M. Snyder, Avoca;
W. D. Snyder, Gracedale; George
Swithin and Dan J. Newman, Scran
tou.
Company G—John McGovern, Mauch
Chunk.
Company B— James C. DeGraw,
Scranton; W. H. Reynolds, Factory
ville.
Company I— Thomas H. Allen, Thom
as Barrowninn, William H. Seeley. of
Scranton; George W. Conklui, Sus
quehanna; Benton V. Finn, Dalton;
Benjamin Gardner, Honosdale ; Lewis
G. Reed. Tavlor.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year; John McGovern,
President; George W. Couklin, Ist
Vice President; Clark F. Harder, 2nd
Vice President; Daniel J. Newman,
Secretary ;O. B. Wright. Treasurer;
O. DeGraw, Chaplain.
Fredericksburg, Va., was chosen as
the next place of meeting, on Septem
ber 17tn. IVIOii.
A committee of six were appointed
to make all the arrangements, as fol
lows : President McGovern ; Captain
Lacier; Mfijor Hitchcock; Dr. W'il
lets ; James Foster and Secretary D.
J. Newman.
Thirteen deaths were reported since
last meeting as follows: Joseph Pel
lam, Company K ; E. D. Smith. Com
pany A; J. 0. McMahan,Company D;
John Ludwig, Company H; Ira uiud
ley. Company O; Andrew E. Watts,
Company C; E. H. Wells, Company B;
George Lovett, Company A ; H. E.
Worden, Company B; Thomas Mussel
mail, Company F; Richard Stillwell,
Cmi nan 7 K; D. W. Smith, Company
B; N. E. Bailey, Company D.
Among the ladies attending were;
Mrs. L. G. Reed, Taylor; Mrs. Ben
jamin Gardner of Honesdale, Mrs. J.
F. Trump, Orangeville; Mrs. W. H.
Gilmore, of Bloomsburg.
The camp fire, which took place in
the Court Hose at 7:30 last evening
and was well attended,the Court room
being nearly lull with Interested
spectators, a large proportion being
ladies. 4
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. James Foster, Rev. S. B. Evans
offering the opening prayer.
The Keystone Ilouhle Quartette ren
dered a tine selection, with Miss Ida
Sechlei at the organ, after which Col.
F. L Hitchcock, of Scranton, deliver
ed tli* first address of the evening.
ll>- outlined the impoitant part play
ed by the regiment in the Civil War
ami made a fine address. He paid a
tribute to Company A, which was
in ide up mostly of Danville men and
put iu a good word for the proposed
Soldiers' Monument, which he hopes
to s>e erected in Danville in a short
time.
Tommy Allen, a high private, next
occupied the rostrum. He rendered
with very marked efloot a parody
on "Barbara Fritohie"
J Captain J. D. Lacier, of Wilkes-
Barre, delivered the next address. He
was present on the occasion of the
first reunion seventoen years ago and
made an address on that occasion. He
spoke last night on the enlarged mean
ing taken on by tho American flag
since tho Civil Wai and th rt far-reach
jug ofleet of that struggle in perpetn
(Continued on Fourth Page.J
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11HEN ANII
ROSSER NUPTIALS
The wedding of Miss Sara Welch
Deon, daugnter of Mrs. Perry Deen,
to Mr. Edward Morgnn Rosser, of
Kingston, which took plaoe yesterday
at 1 o'clock in Christ Episcopal church,
was the nuptial event par excellence
of many seasons.
Every circumstance seemed to com
bine to make the occasion more au
spicious. The day, cloudy during the
early part, grew clearer as the hour
for the carnmonv approached.until the
descending sun shone from a clear sky
as the bridal party entered the ohuroh.
The interior of the magnificent church
edifioe never appeared more sublimely
beautiful than yesterday, thronged
with happy wedding guests and re
splendent under its floral decoratioua.
The decorations of the chancel of
the church were of palms, white asters,
asparagus fern and Boston fern, mak
ing an extremely sweet and pretty
combination of white and green. The
palms were banked in front of the
choir stalls and at the rood screen,
while the asters and ferns were draped
in graceful festoons and garlands over
the entire chancel. On the end of each
pew was a large bouquet of white atsers
tied with white ribbon. The decora
tions were one of the gifts of Mr. and
Mrs. Teter.
Before the oeremony Mrs. Clara
Angell.of Harrisburg,rendered charm
ingly Lnzzi's "Ave Maria."
The wedding ceremony was perform
ed by the Venerable Archdeacon
George Calvin Hall, of Wilmington,
Delaware,and Rev. Edward Haughtou,
rector of Christ churoh. To the strains
of Mendehsohn's Wedding March.ren
dered by Mr. Shepherd, of Wilkes -
Barre, the bridal party entered the
church. The groom with his brother,
Richard Rosser, awaited the bride at
the foot of the chancel steps, where
the first part of the ceremony was per
formed. Just beforo the vows the bride
and groom passed onto the altar rail
where,in a bower of green, the beauti
ful Episcopal ring service was repeat
ed.
Miss Deen was attended by Mrs.
Walter Clark Teter,of New York City,
as matron of honor. Miss Deen wore
white satin trimmed with point lace,
a bridal gift, anil carried a prayer
book with lily of the valley markers.
Mrs. Teter's gown was a creation of
white lace. The bridesmaids, Miss
Nana Oobleigh, Miss Dorothy Angell,
Miss Ceridwyn Rosser and Miss Helen
Deen, all appeared in pink, carrying
bouquets of pink roses. The groomsman
was Richard Rosser, brother of the
groom, and the ushers were Gny B.
liurlbnrt, Dr. J. P. Oobleigh, Dr.
Homer Wiloox, Wesley M. Gardner
and William Grey Williams, each of
whom won a boutonniere of lilies of
the valley.
The flower girls, dressed in pink,
and carrying large bouquets of pink
carnations, wre the Misses Antoinette
and Evelyn Cooper and Miss Mariou
Angell.
A reception at the Deen homostead
on Market street, followed the oere
mony, attended bv the friends of the
family In Danville and many from a
distance. A collation, delightfully
recherche, was served by Dodson, of
Bloomsburg.
An entire room on the second floor
was filled with the many and costly
wedding gifts received by the bride.
Among the many notes of congratula
tion was a cablegram from Mr. and
Mrs. T. L. Newel who are touring in
Europe. The groom's gift to the bride
was a large orescent of diamonds.
Mr. and Mrs. Rosser left last even
ing for a wedding journey after whioh
they will reside in Kingston.
Among the guests were the follow
ing from a distance:
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Rosser, the
groom's parents,the Misses Mary.Jen
nie and Ceridwyn Rosser.Mr. and Mrs.
David Rosser, Richard Rosser,Dr. and
Mrs. J. B. Oobleigh and daughter
Miss Nana, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan R.
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Laycock,
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Brodhead, Miss
Louise Nugent,Miss Louise Lake, Miss
Emma Soiners, Miss Agnes Faulds.
Arthur Leyshon,Edwa rd Miles, Albert
Stull, Dr. Homer Wilcox, of King
ston.
Mr ami Mrs. Walter Clark Teter,
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cooper and
daughters Evelyn aud Antoinette and
Gay A. Hurlbnrt, of New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Eno, Harry
Schooley,Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kirkeud
all, of Wilkes-Barre.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley M. Gardner
and Miss Martha Smith, of Scranton ;
Miss Cranson, of Avoca; Miss Eliz
abeth Lincoln, of Owego, New York ;
Miss Graee Rogers, of Elmira, New
York; Rev. and Mis George Calvin
Hall, of Wilmington, Delaware, Mrs.
Olara Angell and daughters, the
Misses Dorothy and Marion,
burg, and ' Mr. W. B. Ohamber
lan of Torresda e.
'Phone to Jameson City.
The telephone line between Benton
and Jameson City, which has been iu
course of construction for some time
was opened yesterday. The now line
is that of the Benton Rural Telephone
Company, an independent concern.
This line opens up a portion of Col
umbia county that has never had a
'phone connection. The line is 25
miles long and has connection with
t he Bell Company.
Will Attend Bucknell.
Miss Stella Lowenstein left yester
day to take up a course in music at
i Bucknell University.