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Disease* of the Stomach and Intestines
a Special t v
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DENTIST
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."quipped uitli Ihe latest iintl n.« I improved
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DR. C. 11. REYNOLDS,
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2SH Mill St.. Danville, Pa.
Dentistry in all it>- branches, Charge
itud all w>~ Guaranteed
Established IMIV
iss m
Chestnut burs are opening.
The "County Pairs" aie in full
s wing.
No wonder the Czar favors another
peace confab. He is a dead failnre on
ihe other side of the feme.
Herr Most, the anarchist, says be
wishes lie was now in Warsaw or Od
essa. He has the entire sympathy ct
the American pcoi le in his desire.
The crop of presidential candidates
for 11108 is alieadv so large licit a
great many of th<m must goto seed
before the nominallng time comes
around.
The base ball player is yielding the
center of the stage to the gridiron
hero
Ceutie County's peach crop fell away
to less than 20,000 bushels-not half of
wiiat bad beeu counted on.
While she was healing paraffine to
can fruit at Milttn, Mrs Harry H.
Eckert's clothing caught tire,seriously
buruiiis her.
Any person knowing of a dil tp dat
ed and dangerous sidewalk should re
port It to the police at once.
The placaiding of telegraph and tele
phone posts with unsightly posters
ought to be prohibited.
War now is only a quest ion of cash ;
that is, a nation buys from the other
nations, through their bankers, Ihe
privihgc of sacrificing lor own citi
zens
This is the time to get your guu in
order—game season will soon open.
John Sherwood, who was so serious
ly burned at the Stove Woiks accid
ent, was able to appeal on the streets
for the first time Saturday.
Itlsexpictrtdtli.it 50,000 men and
boys will be in litic in Soianton on
M itchcll Day. John Mitchell wII at
tend tliH cell hration at that plaer.
This week yet, extra heavy hand
made Tin ('ana. ;js rents pi r dozen.
HE Mi.
The i iiu i..l..tes are as I.sy as bees
and their conversation as sweet an
linney.
Nat Butler, the American cyclist,
finished third in tlie 24-hour race in
Pari*.
The residents in the Ttiird and
Koorth Wards are becoming more ac
customed to the electric signals on the
I'. &R. K Rand les« complaint is
beard.
The Commissioners are making ar
rangements to take down tli° ferry
entile.
A little lain wool? prove accept
able, as the streets and roa Is are be
ciming onite dusty.
Milton's po<t ottioo has remitted to
the Government the past year $ 11,742,
which beats Stiamnkin, Mr. ('amn I.or
Snnbory.
The receipts of the Allentown fair
last week wire #f>»,2i'l. 10, which is
f!*,4(54.17 higher tlian the year before.
Prof. Rio lard Metherill is confined
to his home ou Lower Mulberry street
with an attack of rheumatism.
Be Sure to Use
Only
Cream of Tartar
Baking Powder
Food made with alum
baking powder carries alum
to the Stomach unchanged.
Scientists have positively
demonstrated this and that
such food is partly indi
gestible and unhealthful.
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"THIS COL NTRY WIIJ. NEVER HI-: ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUI'I'LII-S AI.LOI-' ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. f>o--N<) :{!>
RAI.I.V nil 11
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Sunday was observed as Rally
Day at the Presbyterian Sabbath
schools in this city. At each of the
schools the usual lesson was omitted
and a program especially arranged for
the occasion substituted in its stead.
At the Mahonirg Presbyterian church
the attendance numbered 250, and in
cluded many older persons-ex-meni
tiers of tho school. Solos and duets
were rendered by Mrs. J tuius Scarlet,
Miss Sara Vastine and Miss Ella Lyon.
A cornet solo, "Palm Branhes," was
most pleasingly rendered by Master
Harry Lattimer.
Addresses appropriate to the dav
were made by the pastor. Rev. .lames E.
Hutchison and by the superintendent,
11. B. Shultz and assistant superin
tendent, David Shelhart. A collec
tion, which was taken op for the bene
fit of the school, amounted to $216.15.
Tho rally at the East End Mission
brought out an attendance that pa-fe
ed the hall, the occasion on the whole
being one that augurs well for the suc
cess of the year's work.
Miss Mary Derr, of Lewisburg, saner
tiiree selections as follows: "Open
the Gates of the Temple," "Face to
Face," ami "Tho Half Has Never
Been Told." Miss Dorr is an accom
plished vocalist and her singing lent
an especial charm to the rally. The
East End Mission lias a very tine choir
and the singing on the whole was
quite an inspiring feature.
Hon. H. M. Hinckley, the Superin
tendent, delivered an address on "Why
Must We Rally" Mr. Hinckley is an
energetic Sunday school worker. He
has the success of the East End Mis
sion very close ti his hoart aid in his
remarks yesterday showed the neces
sity of regular attendance and of de
voted conscientious effort on the part
of all if the Sunday school at the East
End Mis-ion is to be an unqualified
success.
At the Grove Presbyterian church
the usual Rally Day program was fol
lowed. An address was made by the
pastor, Rev. Dr. William C. MeCor
mack.
Killing Rabbits Out to Season.
The rabbit crop this year promises
to be a large one. In souio sections
the fri-ky cotton tails may be seen
darting back wards anil forwards across
the roads as ono drives along The
excess in some sections seems to have
brought about some violations r.f the
game law, which is unfortunate anil
should not be tolerated.
On several occasions during a week
or so past the attention of this paper
has been called to killing of rabbits
out of season, by persons who bilieve
that a line or so oil the subject would
have the efft ct of stopping the illegal
practice.
The game laws are very plain. The
opeu season for hares or rabbits is the
month of November etch year.
The enforcement ot ihi game laws
should be looked after by the respec
tive townships. Any citizen has the
right to prosecute for violation of the
game laws and is e ititlod to one-half
of nil penalties recoveied. Constables
of the several wards, boroughs ami
townships of this Commonwealth are
ex-nffioio game wardens and have the
same power- throughout the county as
lave th i protfii tors appointed bv the
Gaiuo Co'iuuissiou. ('..notables aro
liable to fine and imprisonment where
they neglect or refuse 10 enforce the
game laws after their attention has
been called to the matter in a prescrib
ed form.
Death of Mrs. W. S. Reed.
Mrs. W. S. Reed, of First street,
Bloomsbnrg, formerly Miss Ella Wil
son, of this city, died yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. For a long time past
she had been in poor health, but had
been confined to hoi lied for only two
d«ys. Her age was 52 jears She was
the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Wilson, of this city,and for a
number of years was a teacher in the
I n ilic schools of this place.
About eighteen years ago sho was
marri <1 to Mr. Reed and they have
resided in Hlooni-hurg for the past
eight years
She is survived by her husl.and,three
sisters, Mrs. K. A. Coulter, of this
city, Mrs. Laura Pitner, of Philadel
phia, and Mrs. Elizabeth Heck man, of
Germantown.
Funeral will bo private and will
take pi »ee Friday at 1 p m A
trolley ear will follow the 2:20 car
an ! w ill convey relatives and intimate
friends to the Odd Fellows' cemetery,
where interment will be made.
lidward White I'asses Away.
Edward White, an old and well
known resident of Mahoning township
departed this lite yestt r lay at the age
of 80 } ' ars, death being dun to a com
plication of diseases. He was the fath
er of El ward [J. White, one of the
Supervisors of Mahoning township,and
he liv" d HI that township during the
great t part of hi- life. His wife died
some twelve years ago.
The funeral will take place Friday
at 10 a m from the late residi nee.
Interment will be made in the Ceme
tery of tV> Reformed church.
Sailed for America Saturday.
Mrs. It. K. Polk, daughters Isalel,
E nma and Rebecca, son Porter and
Miss Estln-l Cottnll, who have been
spending the summer iu Lutnpe, sail
ed Saturday for America. They will
arrive iu New York City Tuesday,
October 3rd.
BOROUGH APPLIES
FOR STATE All)
The Rorough of Danville lias decid
ed to apply for State ai<l in the recon
struction of Mill street. A special
inciting of Coauoil was held last
iti^ill at which the preliminary step
was taken.
The following resolution, sinned by
the Oliief Bargess. the President of
Council and the City Clerk, was unan
iinonsly adopted, which sets the prop
osition fairlv oil its feet ami leaves 110
doubt but that North Mill street will
be macadamized yet this fall.
"To tin) State Highway Commis
sioner: Whereas, The section of high
way in Danville Borough being about
2(W> feet in leugth and situated be
tween the northern building liue of
Center street and the improved public
road in the township of Mahoning,
which I.as been previously constructed
bv the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania, at tho point where the said
township forms the northern boundary
lino of said Borough-whereas said
section of highway is in need of con
struction and
Whereas, Application has already
beou made for State aid in the recon
struction of another section of the
fame highway connecting with the
section aforesaid, said connecting sec
tion lying in Mahoning township, and
,j Wheieas, State aid is desired for the
permanent improvement of the section
of highway in said Borough of Dan
ville under the Act. approved May 1,
I90f». therefore be it
Resolved, That tho Council of the
said Danville Borough in regular ses
sion in behalf of said Borough hereby
petition for State aid as hereinbefore
stated and be it further
Resolved, That the said Borough
Council do agree for themselves and
their successors in office to provide for
the payment of and to pay from the
Borough funds in the maimer piovid
ed in the said Act one-fourth part of
tho expen«e of said improvement to
the Common wealth when due "
The assessment of damages by the
viewers in tlie ease of the Kmiecinski
and KanfTman properties on Mill
street as related in another colamn
was brought to the attention of Ooon
cil hy the Borough Solicitor. The
membeis excepted to the awards and
unanimously decided to appeal.
The following members were pres
ent: Gibson, Jacobs, Goeser, Dietz,
Boyer.Reifsnyder, Vastine, and Hughes.
Death of nrs. B. R. Gearhart.
Mary Louisa Gearhart, widow of the
late Bonhain H. Gearhart, departed
this life at her home, Bloom stieet,
Tuesday morning. The deceased had
ht en ill for some foor weeks suffering
from a complication of diseases. She
was thought to he improving and Mon
day evening and during the early part
of the night her condition seemed <juite
favorable. After midnight, however,
she succumbed to weakness and pass
ed away about 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Gearhart was sixty years of
ago. Before marriage she was Miss
Yotks, the daughter of Samnel Yorks,
President of the Flrtt National Bank,
and was born on the homestead farm,
Bloom road, just beyond the Borough
limits, now owned by James Magill.
She was a lift-long member of tlie
(Jrove Presbyterian church and a con
sistent Christian.b; loved fur her many
kind deeds, her gentleness and her
generosity.
The deceased is snivived by her son,
Robert Y. Gearhart, assistant cashier
of the First National Bank and a
daughter, Anna,wife of M. G. Young
man, cashier of the Dauville National
Bank, ller husband, Bonhain R. Gear
hart, Presidents the First National
Bank,die.) about eighteen months ago.
Among others who have preceded her
to the grave within a few years past
are her brother, the late S. A. Yorks,
cashier of the First National Bank,
anil her sister, Mrs. Margaret Grove,
of Philadelphia The only surviving
one of the family is Mrs. Anna John
son, this city.
Sewer Plant is Working Again.
In tl.ese days of epidemics when the
typhoid and other bacilla are suppos
ed to be abroad seeking whom they may
devour our citizens will be glad to
learn that the sewage at the Hospital
for the Insane is no longer polluting
the river, hut. that it is being disposed
| of on the Hospital grounds by the new
| system installed last spring.
The sewage was not permitted to
drain into the river a day longer than
was necessary to replace the broken
part of the machinery with new. The
pumps are now running perfectly again
and as far as distributing the sewage
over the land is concerned the system
is doing all that was claimed for it.
The summer's experiment has been
on the whole satisfactory. Just what
the result of the winter's experiment
J may be is problematical. It is earnest
ly hoped, however, that nothing will
j occur to interfere with the working of
j the system, for the citizens of Dan
| ville never feel so much at their ease
|as when the Tfospital sew ago is not
I permitted i<» enter the river.
Entertained at Blue Spring Farm
Miss Sar K. DeLong entertained a
1 number oft iends at a clam bate last
j livening at i'.lue Springs Farm Miss
| DeLong's w-ne is .v»ie: Rev. mid Mrs.
) Edward Ha ighiun. Mr and \lrs A.
) H Woollev Mr. and Mis (). P Han
i cock, Mr. and Mrs ('h übs Watson,of
Philadelphia, Mrs. Mary Watkin and
William Watkin.
DANVILLE. PA., TIL L< L'SDAY SEPTEM KEK LIS, !<)<>s.
xmw |URY RE
TURNS TRUE BILL
The Grand Jury Monday returned
j a true bill iii the case of Common
wealth vs. John Sees, the charge Ic
ing murder. Sees, it will lie nne in
hered, was arrested eaily la«t. summer
on the streugth of a statement made
by his wife,who was nigh unto death,
accusing him of i arising the death of
their infant child Mrs. S-es although
given up to die has partially r covet
ed and Monday was JJable to accom
pany her parents and the other wit
nesses to Danville. She is a mere child
in appearance with a delicate refined
looking face, whicii hears the trace of
much sufferiuc. She unconsciously at
tracted much attention as she moved
about the Courthouse.
Agreeably to the announcement made
in these columns Dr. S Y. Thompson
and Prank G. Bleo, Associate Judges,
are presiding at the present term of
Court and they get along very nicely.
The session Monday morning began
at 10 o'clock.
The list of constables was called,all
responding to their nauns.as follows:
Amos Albeck, Anthony township;
Philip Boyer,Cooper township ;Goorgo
Pursell, Derry township; Charles L.
Gougor,Limestone township; William
Bogart, Liberty township; Cliailes H.
Rudy, Mahoning townshin; G. W
Bennett, Valley township: Mont Gear
hart, West Hemlock township; W. E.
Young, Danvillo Ist ward: Edward
Ritter, Danville 2nd ward; B. B
Brown, Dauville 3rd ward; Beiijtuiin
Cook, Danville 41li ward ; McClelland
Diehl, Washingtouvilli*; William E.
Bird, Mayberry township.
The constables being sworn they
presented their returns to court and
were discharged.
The list of Grand Jurors was called,
all responding to their names with the
exception of Bartholnmi w James,who
later appeared and took his place.
Levi Portlier of Anthony township,
was excused. Rob it Auten wan sworn
in as foreman of the Grand Jury.
Judge Staples, who will preside dur
ing the trial of the cases, the bills of
which are to be passed upon, had pre
pared a charge to the Grand Jury,
which he caused to be presented
to the Associates and which was read
in open court by Prothonotary Viu
cent.
Judfje Staples' charge was a lengthy
aud comprehensive one and if carried
out to the letter will redound to last
ing good in the community. After ex
plaining to the Giaud Junrs their
duties in the premise**, tho nature of
indictments, et,he adverted to some
new laws, which he insisted should be
strictly enforced.
The Act of April 18, 11105, provides
that it shall not he lawful for a license
keeper, proprittor, owner or snperin
teudeut of any |>ool rooir, billiard
room, bowling alley, or (en pin alley
in this Commonwealth, knowingly to
allow or permit any person under the
age of eighteeu years to tie present in
sncli public pool room, billiard room,
bowling saloon or ten pin alley aud
that the owner or superintendent of
such rooms, bowling saloon or ten pin
alley, knowingly allowing or p rmitt
ing auy person under the HUB of eigh
teen years to hi preseit therein shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
couviction thereof bo punished by a
tine of not less than ten dollars nor
more than one km lie-! d liars.
Also the Act of March Hi, 1905,
which provides as follows: That if
any person or persons shall furnish
cigarettes or cigarette paper by gift,
sale or otherwise to any person or per
sons under the age ot twenty-one years
he or she so offending -h ill lie gui'tv
of a misdemeanor and upon c mvic
tiou thereof shall lie sentence I lo pay
a fine of not more than three hundred
dollars and not less than one hundred
dollars
The legislatute. Judge Staples wint
onto say, had in nun I (lie protection
of the young from evil influences, it
being a conceded tact troin experience
that the associations around billiard
rooms, pool room- 1 , howling saloons,
etc., are not good for youths and it
ha? further been demonstrated beyond
dispute that the use of cigarettes by
young boys an<l youths under age of
twenty-one years has been of great in
jury to their physical growth and has
caused a weak<i<s< and deterioration
of their mentality, lo the minds of
many eminent physicians there is ron
siderable doubt whether or not the
effect of cigarette smoking by young
hoys has not. a worse effect upon them
than the use of iut-txic.it ng spirits
Judge Staple* call d attention to
the distinction in h-nguage HI the two
acts above cited Re'ative to eigatet
ten the fact must appear that the pro
prietor "knowingly" allowed or per
mitted the minor to he present. But
with regard to the furnishing of min
ors with cigari ties, or cigarette piper
by sale or oth rwise it will he 110 iced
that there is 110 <|ii tlific ttion what
ever and even it a person should fur
nish the same to a minor without ab
solutely knowing 'hit In was such it
would be no excuse to a prosecution
It behooves evt r> •:I z n of thi. imii
munity to be»r these i wo ir ,f s n mind
and having at heart tli we fa t of tie
commuuity an i »h wool of In oie
generations. i*.i >i!> ding (it./ o->
should have the in.rii >• nil' ■ in \ • -
vent the ioe i«n»d 10 I I -.tig IUKI -e nl
cigarette-: hi Inns ,11l VOUIIIS li% li.v
ing the madness lo arrest p rions
found viol it'eg t iis act
i'lie atteni imi - 112 tie Or HI I lurv it as
[Continued on I'outth Page. J
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Mr. and Mrs. George Boyer and
daughter Isabel, spent Sunday with
relatives in Milton
Lewis Thornton spent Sunday Willi
relatives in Berwick.
Miss Katie Stewart, of Philadel
phia, left Saturday evening for a visit
with relatives in Cat a w issa. after a
visit with Miss Blan hi Sloop, Honey
moon ftreet.
Mrs. Samuel Heiney and son Robert
left Saturday for a visit with rela
tives at Ariel's Station.
Miss Jennie Bechtel, of Washington
ville, called oil friends in this city
yesteiday.
Mrs. Caroline Kuiieciuski left yes
terday morning for a visit with rela
tives at Toledo, Ohio.
Miss Elsie Snyder, of Sunhury,spent
yesterday with friends in this city.
Mrs. W. li. Arms,of Snnliury, a!rvi
ed jesti rday for a visit with rel itive-H
in this city.
Robert <'. Auten, E-q., of Liberty
township is attending court, in this
city this week.
Harry G Salmon transacted busi
ness at Sunhury and Northumberland
yesterday.
Eleaser Maier, of Atlantic City, Aas
among the visitors in this city yestei
day.
Benjamin P. Kelley ma le a busi
ness trip to Sunbniy and Northumber
land yesterday.
H. Sidney Bellis, of Pen Van, New
York, a former Danville resident, is
visiting trieuds in this city.
C. S. Smith, Oliver Hoover, 1). R
Eckman, David Unger, P. P. Startzel
and Peter G. Baylor, of South Dan
ville, attended court in Sunhury yes
terday.
Mrs. Rutler Edgar is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Charles M. Green, at
Lynn, Massachusetts.
Mr, and Mrs. William Betz and
chll<l, of Limestone township, spent
yesterday iu this <^tv
Voris Walker, of Cameron, was a
business visitor in this city yesterday.
Freight Wreck at West Hilton.
Projierty with a value of many thou
sand dollars was destroyed as a result
of a had riar mil collision on the
Reading lailroad at New Columbia
above West Milton yesterday morning.
The wreck was caused by the doti*o
fo«. All of the trainmen escaped in
jury by jumping.
The accident happened within a few
yards of the New Columbia station
about 7:30 o'clock. All extra freight.
No. lOtil, stopped below the station to
do shifting. Danger sing ds were prop
erly displayed, hut thr- engineer of
freight train No. 82 was prevented
from seeing them owing to the dense
fog and a collision followed
Tho engine of train No. 82 and the
cahoose, together with seven cars of
the other train, weio derailed and
wrecked.
Shortly after the crash tiie wreck
age ciuglit lire, presumably from the
stuvo in the caboose, which was over
turned.
The trail.men worked liar I fj ox
tingui-h tho blaze but they wore pow
erless to check its fury an 1 tho ca
boose, also seven cars were entirely
consumed. For a short tune the sta
tion was threatened with destruction
and the Miltou fire department re
sponding to a call for assistance man
aged, with hard work, to save it.
Three cars of coal were scattered
about the scene to prevent them from
furnishing fuel for the flames. The
heat was so intense that the rails for
a distance of many yards were badly
twisted, delaying traffic for several
hours. The morning passenger trains
over tie Pennsylvania road
t'rjiin Montgomery to Miltou.
Old Home Week at Marrishurg.
N'Xt Sunday Harrishnrg will begin
one of the mod uniijue demonstrations
in ihe history of Pennsylvania muni
cipalities, when the Old Home Week
celebration will begin.
Desigm d originally a< a hum c-lin
ing aud reunion of Harrislnirgets, it
has expanded into a jollification in
which the people of contiguous coun
ties will participate and the railroads
expect in oarrv to II irri-hurg thou
sands of visit-its from all parts nf the
state.
The city, is being decorated with
flags and hunting fioni en 1 to end,
arches and courts of honor are being
constructed ami tens of thousa'.ds of
electric lights are being --iruiig nl mg
the principal streets.
The celebration will begin n xtSur.
day with special services and reunions
in all the churches ot the city. Mon
day, October 2.the socut>r celebration
will be iniuguiated with oxen isi s at
Reservoir Park.
On this occasion Mayor K. Z. Oioss
will welcome the visitois and distin
guished guests of the ciiy, and ad
die-se> will lie delivered by Governor
Sri u I W. Penny packer, General
Horace P-irter. B M Neid, General
I'i M t - I Stewart anil former Gov
• i or H liam A. Stone.
Ie ii- uainder of tho week will ho
b v ie 1 \i parades, com i r s Mid ca -
ii >»ps All former Hariisburgers,
ss i.i. V.i they may be have been ill
vii >1 io ittend the celebration.
Ii tiie coal operators areas sincere
in t' eir protestations as John Mitchell
[ there'll lie no coal strike.
COMMISSIONERS ARE
T
John Beck, George W. Raudenbush
and Allen W. Conner,the County Com
missioners of Northumberland county,
who have so persistently refused to
l carry out the Court's order in relation
to the building of the approach to the
river bridge on the South side, have
hen haled into court at Sunhury.
Acting upon tho requist of his con
stituents, Bruce McCracken,Constable
lof Gearhart township,in his return to
Court, Tuesday, requested that the
above named County Commissioners
he indicted and tried on the charge
of maintaining a nui-anco at River
side, of negligence and of failure to
rlo their duty.
The condition of the approach at tho
South sido and the attitude of the
County Commissioners toward the im
provement as ordered by the Court has
beeu tho cause of much complaint dur
ing all summer. Un the strength of
the Constable's return, Judge Auten
on Tuesday directed the District At
torney to present a bill of indictment
to the Grand Jurv.
It was thought that the indictment
would be presented yesterday morning
and a number of witnesses went down
to Sunhury on the 0 a. in. train. Not
withstanding that a night session was
held Tuesday tho District Attorney
was unable to reach the indictment
relating to the approach yesterday an
the witnesses came home on the 2:21
tiaiu. The bill will be presented to
the Grand Jury this morning and the
same witnesses—P. G. Baylor, C. R.
Smith. I). It. Eckman, P. P. Staitzel,
Oliver Hoover and David Unger—will
go down to Sunhury on the !) a. m.
train today to give in their testimony.
The Attorney for tho Commission
ers appeared in court and admitted
that they have the approach to build.
The witnesses do not thinK they will
h«ve any difficulty in establishing the
fact that the approach, said to ho one
of thirty-five degrees,is a difficult and
dangerous one, which during the win
ter when ice and snow become a factor
to contend with will be well nigh im
passable. Aside from the difficult grade
ttie approach carrying as it does the
track of tho Dauville and Sutibury
Street Railway Company, is cramped
and iu a generally bad condition. An
accident is likely to occur on the spot
at almost anv time.
The law is said to-be very clear and
is well established in the case of Penti
Township v.!. Perry Couuty, 78 Pa.
State Repott. If conviction follows
the Commissioners may bo fined. At
all events thny will have to build the
approach or bo ousted
Cars Wrecked at Rupert.
While the P. & K. fast freight,train
No. 59 from Catawissa to Newberry
Junction, was coming iinto Rnpert a
timber came down causiug the de
struction of a box car. The wreck oc
curred near the P. & K. freight house
at 7:lti yesterday morning. The car,
which contained merchandise was
thrown in the air about forty feet.
Merchandise of all descriptions was
strewn along the track.
Some of the people took advantage
ot the bursting of a consignment of
cigars ami enjoyed a smoke.
The wieck was cleared from the
track by 9 o'clock by the Catawissa
wreck crew and set on fire.
The passenger train due at Rupert
bound for Williauisport was detained
from 7 :*37 to 9:11, while the P. & R.
Annex, which leaves Bloomsburg at
7:27, was held ati hour and twenty-six
minutes.
A tramp, who gave his name as
Frank Gteeu, of Kli/.abethport N. J.,
aged 57 yuars, was sitting on the end
of the car just ahead when the accid
ent occurred, but escaped injury, lie |
was so frightened, however, that lie
was unable to stand or ntlor a wonl
for <|uite a while.
flatch Game Off.
Tin much talked of match game he
two MI the Bloomsburg and Buwick
h-ise ball teams has fallen through.
At the meeting of the manageis of the
two teams Monday evening, the tact
was brought out that tho suppoiters
of the Hurwick team stipulated at the
beginning ot the season that all games
must be played at home. Therefore,
as Hloomsburg will not play in Ber
wick, "all bets are off ' A good deal
of talk has been indulged in and a j
considerable amount of printers' ink
has bean consumed during the past
few weeks in arriving at- the above
c inclusion.
One on Judge Staples.
The dignity of the Monroe County
Court was considerably rnffled one 1
day I i-t week by a witness of tender
age hnt unabashed manner, who per
sisted in biting Ins finger nails while j
giving testimony. Naturally this made
it difficult to understand what the ;
youngster said,and Judge Staples told
him to take iiis fingers out of his
mouth and speak louder. The reply,
"Whose finger nails are these I'm;
bit in' ? I guess it's none of your busi- i
ness," so surprised tho Judge that the
incident close I without any further !
remarks upon his part.
Women's Auxiliary.
The regular meeting of the Women's I
Auxiliary to tho Y. M. C. A. will he
held in Association Parlor this even
ing at 7 :'it) o'clock. It is desired that
every member shall be present us offic
ers will he elected for the ensuing
j ear.
KSTAHLISIIED IX 1855
[CIUNII pi
STILI. 11 WORK
The Grand Jury will probably wind
up its work today. Yesterday after
noon only a couple of bills remained
! to be acted upon, after which all that
j remained to be done was for the Grand
j Jury to make a tour ot the public
! buildings aud present its report.
All day Tuesday was occupied with
the several bills, in which John Sees,
Elmer Halderman and David Barrett
figured iu one or other of the different
counts. Tin trio it would seem by
the indictments have offended various
ly and by their recent attempt to break
, jail have become involved in the ad
ditional charge of "Conspiracy to kill
and murder." The returns of the
Grand Jury read as follows:
l Commonwealth vs. John Sees, David
Barrett and Eluier Haldermau. Charge
! "Breaking Jail." A true bill.
Commonwealth vs. John Sees, David
Barrett and Elmer Halderman. Charge
"Conspiracy to kill and murder." A
true bill.
Commonwealth vs. John Seitz aud
Ralph Hahn. Charge "Aiding and
assisting prisoners to escape." Grand
Jury returns a trua bill.
Commonwealth vs. David Barrett
and Elmer Halderman. Charge, "As
sault and battery with intent to rob."
| "Assault and battery with intent to
kill." Grand Jury returns a true bill
on all counts.
Commonwealth vs. David Barrett.
Charge "Assault aud" battery with
intent. " A true bill.
In the case of Commonwealth vs.
Stever Raver the Grand Jury ignored
the bill aui placed the costs upon the
prosecutor, Thomas Mcßryan.
The latter case grew out of a dis
pute over change on a Danville aud
Blooms'nurg trolley car between Rav
er, who was conductor, aud Mcßryan,
a passenger.
Cruelty to Animals.
Editor AMERICAN: Has the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals an agent iu this city? The
natural inference would be that it has
not. There are few days when an ob
server about town does not run up
against some spectacle on the streets
that makes his heart bleed for the poor
brutes in harness. It is not an unusu
al thing to see a horse going literally
on three legs or giving evidence of
sore back or sore shoulders, to say
nothing of the offense of overloading.
The drivers in some of these inst
ances are only thoughtless men and
have never learned to feel for the poor
brutes in their charge. A single ex
perience with the Society for the Pre
vention of Ciuelty to Animals would
be all that would bo needed to make
them do the right thing. There are
others, of course, who are mercenary,
hard hearted and cruel, who could
only be held within bounds by tiie
constant presence of the Agent of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals.
These offenders have so long had their
own way that they have become very
insolent and do about as they please.
Hence as above hinted ouo sees sights
about the streets that are painful to a
persou of any feeling.
Thero-is no more pathetic sight in
the world than a disabled horse in the
harness, mote aud uncomplaining in
his misery and yet doing his master's
will. The same applies to overloading
where the horse conscious that the
task is beyond his strength obedient
to the whip frantically labors and
plunges to drag the load along.
Assuming that tho Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has
no agent iu Danville it is hoped that
before many days more a representa
tive may be appointed here. A vigil
ant officer will have plenty of busi
ness. 11. C. W.
Large Bequest to Elks.
Probably the largest bequest to a
fraternal organization in this country
was made to Philadelphia Lodge No.
2. P. P. O. Klks, by Herman Siebcl
ing, of the old established law sta
tionery firm, whose will, which was
read Saturday, leaves 150,000 to form
the nucleus of a permanent Elks'
charity fund. In addition to this large
legacy Mr. Siebeling's will bequeaths
11 (NX) to the Elks' National Homo at
Bedford City, Va. He subscribed for
SIO,OOO worth of bonds ot the new
Klks' headquarters at Philadelphia.
Children's Party.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Maderentertain
ed a number of little friends at their
home on Fast Market street, Saturday
afternoon,in honor of their hou,Ralph.
Those present were: Lottie and Klsie
Ueitz, May and llattie Hotfner, Mil
dred A 1 heck. Beatrice and Carrie Blue,
Mary Kerns, Cordelia Sechler, Frances
Casliner, Florence Mader, Mary Orn
dorf; Masters William Sainsbury,
Francis Kerns, Martin Plue, George
Swayzo, Henrv Sechler. Lofsoii and
Isaiah Mader.Mrs. Thomas Kerns, Mrs.
Georgo Hlue, Mrs Ed. Albeck and
James and Alice Kerns of Philadel
phia.
Left For Scran ton.
Dr. P. C. Newbaker, and daughter
Mis?i Bertha, and Dr. E. A. Curry and
w?fe left on tho 2:11 D. L. & W. train
yesterdav afternoon for Scranton to
attend the meeting of the Pennsyl
vania State Medical Society. Dr. New
baker is a member of the Executive
Council of the State Medical orgauiza
i tion.
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy typa and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public tnat he
is prepared at all times to ex
ecute in the neatest manner.
JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Description
ItALKY HORSE
BACKS HOME
A balky horse maintained in connec
tion with a business place recently
i opened in this city distinguished him
self by a performance yesterday which
ca«t far into the shade the antics of
any other balky horse that ever held
forth in this section.
The animal is a grey, a healthy abla
bodied specimen that does not differ
from any other grey horse. With a
small load of goods a boy connected
with flu' establishment yesterday fore
noon st.irted to drive over to South
Danville. The horse didn't want to
go, but after many halts and by dint
of much coaxing the outfit got as far
as the courthouse.
Hero the horse stopped and refused
togo in any other direction than back
ward. The boy used the whip, and
then got out and tried to lead the
horse but it was the same old thing.
The animal wanted togo home and
seemed to understand that he would
get there by backing. The boy tried
to prevent this and turned the horse
toward the curb. Still the horse back
ed and the wagon being of the plat
form sort it was easily turned and the
horse was half of the time looking
homeward.
Time and again some kind-hearted
and disinterested persou came to the
boy's assistance and got the horse
headed in the right direction. The
animal could be induced to take aboat
two steps forward when he stopped
short and with a sullen vicions look
repeated the process of backing around
in a circle.
All the time he was getting on far
ther and further down the street and
in the course of an hour and a half be
had retraced his way as far as the
canal culvert.
At this juncture the Chief-of-Police
took the matter iu baud. Stepping np
he took hold at the bit. To the grey
horse, however, all men looked alike.
He took two steps forward and then
spun around iu a ring three times like
a top taking the man in blue uniform
along with him.
The boy explained. Said he: "We
bought the horse over the river. The
man said he wouldn't balk and be
wouldn't do nothin' ami he gave as a
certificate that he wouldn't."
As the town clock str&ck 12 the boy
gave up the fight aud throve back to
the business place.
To Establish Minefs' Homes.
The commission to establish miners'
homes in Pennsylvania, at a meeting
in Harrisbnrg. Tuesday* afternoon at
the State Department of Mines, for
mulated a plan by which it is expect
ed that at least two such homes oan
be established from time to time.
The cost of etectiug and maintain
ing these homes shall be borne jointly
by the operators and the miners, and
measures have been taken for the col
lection of money from each. It is pro
posed by the commission that tiie op
erators iu the anthracite and bitumin
ous regions each agree to pay an as
sessment of one mill per ton on mar
keted coal.
The miners will be communicated
with through the District Presidents
of the United Miue Wooers iu this
state. Each employe iu and about the
miues of both regions of a legal age,
union or non-union, will be asked to
agree to pay an annual assessment of
sixty cunts per capita. Payments by
both operators and miners are to be
made quarterly to ihe State Treasurer,
beginning on January 1, 1906.
The com mission has, after a careful
canvass of the operators and minors in
both fields, found favorable sentiment
for the proposed homes.
Trolley Co. Uete Right of Way.
The Northumberland council has
passed an ordinance granting the right
of way through the town to the river
bridge to the Northumberland Trao
tion Company, which is an adjunct of
the Lewisburg, Milton and Watson
town Company.
The ordinance, however, contains
several provisions that may not be
satisfactory to the projectors,the prin
cipal one being the stipulation that
the company give a bond in the sum
of five thousand dollars that the road
will be built. The company does not
feel inclined to do this for the reason
that the right of way has not all been
secure 1 and until that is obtained,the
company does not feel that they are in
position to guarantee the building of
the road. Superintendent Mountney
went to New York last night and will
lay the matter before the officers of the
company.
Death of firs. Susan Lotz.
Mrs. Susan Lotz, widow of the late
Nicholas Lot/, died yesterday at noou
at her home on Grand street.
Mrs. Lot/, has been ailing for a num
ber of years, but was confined to her
bed only for two weeks before her
death. She was born in Columbia
county December 4th., 1813, aud mov
ed to Danville in girlhood, She pos
sessed a large number of friend?, aud
was well aud favorably known through
out the town. She was for many years
an active member of Trinity Lutheran
church.
The deceased is survived by five ohil
rden: Mrs. Mahala Forney, of Ply
mouth, Elizabeth, (Mrs. Frank Shell
hatner), Kathryn, Harry aud Paul, of
this city.
The funeral will take place Satur
day afternoon at 2 o'clock fiom Trin
ity Lutheran church. Interment in
Lutherau cemeteiy.