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Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale, of]
Boston, attributes his excellent health j
at the age of 84, to the serenity with
which he takes life, sleeping niue
hours a night and alwavs keeping his
mind occupied.
President Roosevelt is preparing for j
congress a dealing with the
beef trust. II the president expresses
his opinion with the usual frankness j
the meat problem should be roasted to
a turn.
The latest aeri d accident, involving
the loss of a si cnty man's life is an
other argument in them uuhs of those j
who contend that the Creator never
meant that man should fly
The streets »re now in a prime con
dition for a thorough overhauling. See
that they aie putin good shape for
the summer.
The occasional -now flake i* still
briefly with us.
Winter garments are still quite com
fortable.
If there's any truth in the maxim
that "'April showers bring May (low
ers" tlx*re will lie many < t the latter
withjwhich to decorate the of i
tbedead heroes on Memorial Day.
Evidently the robins are not auxiou- >
to putin an appearance\et They have
little confidence in th • weather •:.:• >t
promises.
When you get the opportunity of per
forming a kind act, even if it may he
one that \vill place you at a great deal
of inconvenience, lose no time in do
ing It. Von tvill l»c the gainer in the
long run.
April showers are on lime
Will it be peace or war in the an
thracite region this week?
A little rain uow and then helps the
buils to come again.
The hotels in the coal regions arc 1
now feeling the effects of the suspen
sion. The new arrivals at the hostel
rii-s are not very frequent and the
sample rooms are vacant.
The promotion < l <' ii< nel u .u«' ,t\
to Brigadier G-i ml will in ike C;i
onel Clement of Suubnrv lie- -euicr ,
Colonel in the 1 rlrd I'i . t :•• .aid will t
give the Twelfth liegun i t'i ri ■ i ,
of the Brigade.
Two complaints are being heard rc
garding the circulation of small bills.
$1 to $5. First, it is becoming more I
than commonly filthy and mutilated : j
second, it i- of insufficient volume. ; 1
Wanton destruction of trees should It
not only be prohibited but also severe- ' I
ly punished. i
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The funeral of I)r. T. H. Winter
»teen was held yesterday afternoon
from the late residence, Ea.-t Market
street, interment taking place in Odd
Fellows' cemetery. There was a large
! attendance.
Montour Lodge, No. 109, 1 (J. O. J*'.,
jto which the deceased belonged, was
present at the obsequies. One hundred
; and ten strong the members marched
from the hall to the family residence
in a body. The pall bearers chosen
from the lodge were: Dr. Jno. Sweis
fort. William Ellenbogen, I). R. Wil
liams, Charles V. A merman, J. H.
Diet/, and Arthur Lewis.
The members of the Montour coun
ty medical society were present at the
funeral and were further represented
by a beautiful floral offering.
The services were conducted by Rev.
C. 1) Lerch, pastor of the Mausdale
i Reformed church, assisted by Rev.
! John Sherman, pastor of the First
Baptist church. Mr. Lerch sjioke very
beautifully on the life and character
of the deceased, while Mr. Sherman
made a most appropriate and touching
i prayer. Mrs. \V. R. Paules, Miss Anna
I Fry, J. H. McCoy anil Sam A. McCoy
rendered two very beautiful selections:
" Lead, Kindly Light" and "Jesus Is
i 'ailing." At the grave the beautiful
•atrial rites of the Odd Fellows were
observed
The following persons from out of
town attended the funeral: Mr. and
j Mrs. Henry Wohlheiter, of Moores
bnrg; Mi-- Ella Divel, of Phila'lel
pliia; Mr. and Mrs. George W. liill
man, of Reading ; Mrs. John Heini, of
Williamsport; George, Martin, Rhodes
and Charles Saudel,of Lewisburg; Mr.
and Mrs. John Beck, of Milton; Wil
liam Chrisman, Mrs. Hess, Mrs. Rich
ard Angel, Miss Lyon,Misses Ella and
Martha Sidler, of Bloomsburg; Mr.
and Mrs. .J. H. Shultz and family, of
Mausdale; Mr. and Mrs. William
Hendricks, of Berwick ; Mr. Hains, of
I Snubury, Mr and Mrs. Elmer Sidler,
Mrs. Jane Sidler, Horace Sidler, of
Valley township; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
Shultz, Mr-. Heufield and Miss Emma
Eeiifield, of West Hemlock township.
In an Acrobatic Engine.
•'A regular circus stunt." is the
way Pennsylvania railroad officials
describe the marvelous feat performed
by the locomotive drawing the express
train between Philadelphia and Potts
vilie, which plunged down the 15-foot
embankment from the Pennsylvania to
the bed of the Reading when it struck
a laud slide near Port Clinton, Monday
night.
In its flight down the hank the loco
motive turned a complete somersulat.
For an instant the wheels were high
in the air, with Enigneer Hoffmeister
an l Fireman Weismiller at the bot
to.n. Then the big engine completely
turned and landed on its wheels.
That the men were uot crushed to
death seems a miracle from develop
ments in the investigation made Tues
d:t> ; but hospital officials say that
loth men will be out in a few days.
'
.lose]ih R. Gundy,a prominent nianu- i
facturer of Bristol, Bucks county, has
tfiven a bond to the Bristol school .
board, the interest of which shall be i
exjieuded yearly for a gold medal to
be presented to a member of the
graduating class.
The disgraceful condition of the ri \
.er bank, described in these columns
yesterday morning, came up before
council last night, but no action was
taken. In fact the borough fathers did
uot show very much interest in the
matter. They indulged in a good deal
of raillery and succeeded in laughing
down a motion to clean up the river
bank and to offer a reward of five did
I lars for information leading to the ar
rest of person- found guilty of tle
positing objectionable matter there.
The most of the members stated that
they had not seen the river bank at
that point. One gentleman to whom
conditions were explained said flint he
•"didn't believe it."
Borough Electrician Joues presented
his report for the borough light plant
for the month of February, which
showed that the plant had run 28."»
hours and 20 minutes. I ights report
ed out—arc lights, »!; iucandescent, I.
Expense, $250. Coal consumption, til
tons, 320 pounds.
A test of D. L. & W. coal was made
embracing time from March 15th. un
til March 19th. ."io hours which
showed a consumption of 2:i,80.'> pounds
or 4TH and one-tenth pounds per hour.
A test of P. & R. coal was made
embracing time from March Kith. to
March 17th—21 hours—showing a con
sumption of 11,825 pounds, or 5«8 and
two-twenty-firsts pounds per hour.
The plant was reported as running
in first class condition except for some
trouble with the exhaust pijie, on ac
count of which the floor had to be
torn out by the water department.
Mr. Jones stated that he had asked for
repairs several times and that he trust
ed they would be made before long,
otherwise it might be necessary to -top
the plant.
Mr. Boyer calle 1 attention to the
fact the that term of W. H. Wood.side
as health officer of the second ward
had expired ami that as a consequence
that ward was without a representa
tive on the health board. Hi- recom
mended that J. 11. Woodside.the fath
er of the retiring member, be appoint
ed to fill the vacancy. It was decided
to adopt the recommendation and the
chairman accordingly declared .1 11.
Woodside appointed as a member of
the health board from the second
ward.
Mr. Buyer, of tin* committee oi
streets ami bridge.*, reported thai t h<-
posts supporting the guard rails on
Northumberland street in the vieiuity
of the dug roail are yielding very
rapidly to decay, ami should hen -
]>laeed with new ones. One hundred
posts will he needed. He said these
could he procured from George IJiehl
for fifteen cents apiece. On motion
the street commissioner was instruct
ed to purchase the posts needed at the
price quoted and to proceed to erect a
new guard rail, using instead of the
wooden rail second liana iron pipe.
Mr. Boyer called upon the chief-of
police to explain to council the diffi
culty he experiences with the merch
ants in getting them to live up to the
ordinance in relation to keeping the
sidewalk clear. Instead of confining
their goods on display to the space
permitted, some of them take up four
feet, while others leave only a few
feet for pedestrians. He has tried the
remedy of arrest 011 the same party
with no effect. He asked council to
take some special action. The matter
was discussed and the members could
see no other way out of it than that
the officer should keep on enforcing the
ordinance even it' it were necessary to
arrest the same offender a halt dozen
times. The officer will therefore hew
to the line in the future.
Mr. Diet/ reported that the commit
tee on fire had made a tour of tlie four
hose houses and had closely examined
the equipment of the fire department.
They found that some of the hose was
in i>oor condition; also that rubber
coats and rubber gloves are needed.
Council will purchase new hose and
went on record as favoring the Knreka
hose. The clerk was instructed to
write to dealers and obtain prices on
, rubber coats and rubber gloves.
1 Uu motion of Mr. Bedea it was ord
' ered that new springs be placed 011 the
J doors of the Friendship engine house,
' so that these will open outward.
I Mr. Dietz said that lie had learned
j that in some of the stores where lit
1 tie onions and the like are sold liquid
j measure is wrongly used to the loss of
1 the purchaser. He had called the at
j tention of the chief-of police to the
matter, he said.
A petition was received from nine
! citizens of Mahoning township just
j outside the borough limits, asking
j that the borough water main be ex
: tended out Bloom road ami agreeing,
in case their request be granted,to use
borough water. The petition was sign
ied by the following: \V. A. Lesher,
jM. P, Boott, Mrs. M. Hock, W <;
Steinmiller, W. B. Hauser, .1. W.
, Hendrickson, Mrs. E. Heller, Mrs. B.
L. Diehl and Alfred Blecher. The
petition was referred to committee.
The following members were pre
sent: Gibson, Vastine, Boyer, l>ietz.
Bedea, Sweisfort, Russell, Angle,
Hughes, Jacobs and Finnigan. Chief
Burgess Rogers was iilso present.
The following hills were approved
for payment:
WATER DEPA RTMKNT.
P. H. Foust ... #ao.ao
Regular employes 1ti1.30
Kllis Rank ... 18.42
Franklin Boyer 1-1.!»'.»
Htandard Gas Co *>.o4
(Jurry & Co ♦>. 5»
1 Joseph Lechner . 2.95
DANVILLE. PA.. Till liSDA V A I MMI. 1'!. I!>o<>.
!|(!|i(il: l-:VANS'
i FIRST ('OHM'
Judge!'. C. Evans held his first
court in Danville Saturday. Verv lif
, tie business was oil hand, but the oc
i (Vision served to bring the associates
land attorney?- into court with the new
' judge—to make all well acquainted
| and at ease with each other anil there
j by to pave the way for important busi
ness, which will b - on hand In-fore
long.
During the brief session both As
sociates Blee and Wagner sat on the
bench with Judge Evans. The picture
was a new one, the faces of Judge
Evan- and Associate Wagner appear
ing instead of Judge R. R. Little and
Associate Dr. Thompson, who occupi
ed the bench only a few months ago,
all of which illustrates the uncertainty
of life and the rapidity with which
changes occur.
Court convened at !•::-!(> o'clock Sat
urday. C aurt Crier William M. Hed
dens made the proclamation in tine aud
legal form,after which business at the
bar under the new judge began.
A venire was issued for the drawing
of jurors for the May term of court.
Sixty men will be drawn, to meet the
requirements of the two homicide cases
that are hooked for trial—Common
wealth vs. John See~ and Common
wealth vs. Peter Dietrich. Court will
begin on the fourth Monday of May.
A deed from George Maiers, sheriff,
to Lewi- Kjdenhoffer, in partition,
was acknowledged in open court.
In realleged lunacy of William F.
Hulliheu a petition for inquest was
granted a- prayed for by the c mrt.
In the case of Horace B. Bennett et.
al. vs. K. olive Thompson, commit tee,
et al.,in partition, order for and taxa
tion of cost- was approved bv the
court.
Court adjourned i t meet on next
Thursday, April 12, at 10 o'clock, at
which time the matter of receivership
for tin- Danville and Sunbitry electric
railway w ill fie argued.
Death of .Miss Pur sell.
Mi- Martha W. I'ursell. a well
known and highly esteemed resident
of the third ward, departed this life
on Saturday morning. She had been
seriously ill for some time and death
was by no means uuex|M>cted.
Miss Pur-ell was seventy-one years
Of age and wa- nearly a life-long resi
dent of Danville. For many years she
lived alone at No. 11l East Center
street. For forty years or upwards she
was a member of the Grove I'resbyter
ian church. She was a consistent
Christian, whose sole desire seemed to
be to tlo good—to a-sist and relieve
the wants of others She was beloved
by the entire community and her mem
ory will be treasured tor many years
to come.
Death was due to heart trouble. She
was seriously ill for about three weeks.
She was unable to lie down and much
of flu* time occupied her chair. < >ll
Friilay evening .she was still able to
move about the house. Her condition
was grave, however. Her sister, Mrs.
Margaret Dawson,of St Mary's, Md.,
had been summoned and it was feared
that the deceased would not survive
until her sister's arrival. Mrs. Daw
sou, however, arrived just in time to
he with Miss Purse 11 in her last mo
ments. Death occurred shortly before
I o'clock Saturday morning.
The deceased is survived bv two
brothers: William R. Pursell, a well
known resident of Frosty Valley, and
John Pursell of Baltimore, Md.
(lovernor Spares These Trees.
The Civic club,composed of the fore
most women of Harrisburg, learned
recently that it was suggested by Jo
seph M. Houston, of Philadelphia,
architect of the new capitol, that the
trees ill the park be cut down in order
to show off the building to better ad
vantage.
Tuseday afternoon a delegation of
the Civic club presented a petition to
the governor asking liini to prevent
the destruction of the trees.
The governor said that lie took a
great interest in preserving old trees,
especially those in capitol park, and
assured the ladies that he. would do
everything in his power to prevent the
destruction.
Exodus of Reptiles.
The Blooinsburg Morning Press opens
the snake season with the statement
that on the farm of William Hidlay
along Light Street, K. F. D. No. 1,
were killed 25 snakes oue day last
week. The snakes were out enjoying
the sun and when discovered there was
about 100 snakes hut only 25 were kill
ed with a gun. A large black snake,
and many milk and garter snakes were
among those killed.
B< >K( >U< H 1 DKPAHTM KNT.
Regular employes $115.00
Joseph Lech ne r ... .65
James Gibson 1.50
Standard Flee. Lt. < 'o .50
Rumsey Flee. Mfg Co 80.4rt
Samuel Sainsbury 4.50
D. C. Williams .. . 1.00
Franklin Boyer 10.01
Standard (las Co .25
.lames Kifl'jtjl 67.88
Curry & Co 26.81
Joseph Lech iter 6.05
Labor on bridge 4T.70
Frank Amies 1.50
George F. Reifsnyder 58.44
J. H. Cole 37.79
B. B. Brown 14 e2
I'BSIIIUI.
pakacimpiis
Mrs. George M. Leighow attended a
funeral at Philadelphia Saturday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson is visiting
relatives at Shamokin.
John Albeck returned Saturday from
a visit with friends at Wilkes-Barre.
M'ss Mary Fry has returned from a
trin to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Prank X. Keefer has returned
from Shickshinny where she was vis
iting her sister-in-law, Mrs. A. C.
Hart man.
Tin# Mi-hps Mary and Margaret
Leister of Bloomsburg,spent Saturday
in this city as the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Will G. Brown.
John L. Voris, of Pottsgrove, spent-
Sunday at the home of A. L. Voris,
Ferry street.
Miss Sara C. Diseroad, teacher of
stenography in the Scranton business
college will arrive today for a visit
with her father, Casper Diseroad,
Grand street.
John M. Hinckley left yesterday for
a visit with friends at Elkton, Mary
land.
Mrs. George Maiers ami Mrs. Frank
G. Peters spent yesterday with rela
tives at Milton.
E. T. Liunard, of Philadelphia, ar- 1
rived yesterday for a several days'
stay at the Montour House.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Angle re- |
turned last evening from a trip to New '
Vork City.
Mrs. R. Scott Aintnermau and son \
William w ill leave today jfor a visit !
w itli friends in New York City.
'Squire Robert C. Auten, of Liberty
township, was a visitor in this city
yesterday.
Ray L. Golder, of Milton R. F. 1). i
No. I, was a Danville visitor yester- '
day.
Rev. and Mrs. S. 1? Evans and fam
ily will leave today for Harrisburg.
I). F. Ross Laid to Rest.
Daniel F. Ross, whose death occurr
ed Wednesday night, was laid to rest
in Odd Fellows' cemetery on Satur
day afternoon. The funeral was oue
of the largest that has taken place in
this city for some time.
The deceased was a member of Mon
tour Castle No. 1W!, K. G. E., and a
delegation of that lodge comprising
some thirty-five members attended the
funeral in a hotly. The pall bearers,
all members of the K. G. E., were as
follows: Harry G. Miller, Clyde Dy
er, John Lee, Lafayette Foust, David
Grove and George Barrett. He' was
also a member of the local lodge, A.
A. of I. S. & T. W., a labor organiza
tion, which was also represented at the
funeral by some fifty members.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. N. E. Cleaver, pastor of Trinity
M. E. church, who paid a fine tribute
to the memory of the deceased. At the
grave the burial rites of the Knights
of the Golden Eagle were observed.
Seldom have the flowers formed a
more beautiful and touching tribute.
The casket was more than covered by
a profusion of rich ami fragrant
blooms. There was a large wreath
from the local lodge of K. G. E., a
pillow from the A. A. of I. S. and T.
W. and a large number of beautiful
tributes from individual friends.
Among those from out of town who
attended the funeral were: Miss Kate
Baylor, of Catawissa; James Baylor,
of Mt. Carmel; Peter Shutt and family
of Milton, and .lames Jones, of Sun
bury.
Warm Campaign Promised.
Several important county offices will
have to be tilled at next fall's election
comprising that of assemblyman, reg
istrar and recorder, sheriff, associate
judge, and jury commissioner. The
political campaign especially among
the Democrats, promises to he a pretty
lively one. Candidates in that party
already are bobbing up at the rate of
one or more a week.
Hon. R. S. Ammerman, present in
cumbent, has announced himself as a
candidate for assemblyman, while
there are no less than three candidates
for the office of registrar and recorder
with one or more additional ones in
sight. Dr. .T. Sweisfort announced
himself as a candidate for associate
judge yesterday.
The Democratic primaries will be
held on Saturday, June 2nd, the coun
ty convention taking place on Monday
following. The time intervening is
not very long considering the amount
of work to he accomplished by the
candidates. Other announcements,
therefore, may be expected to follow
during the next few days until all the
offices are covered.
So much for the Democrats. The
Republicans as usual are. in no hurry.
As yet no announcements relating to
any of the offices are made ami one
hears little discussion on the subject.
RETURNED FROM HOSPITAL.
'John E, Campion, tin stove mould
er, who fell on the pavement on East
Market street, March loth and br
his ankle, has returned from the Marv
M. Packer hospital, where he received
treatment. The injury is not fully re
covered, but he can get along ver\
nicely on crutches, it will he some
time before Campion will be aide to
work.
A clean city is a sanitary eit \ Dan
ville should never let up in cleaning.
NO SCHOOL ON
1.001 l FRIDAY
Rev. L. 1). Ulricli, pastor of the
I Trinity Lutlieran church, will be in
i \ ited to preach the baccalaureate ser
mon this year.
Mr. Pursel called the attention of
i the school board to the fact that the
time lias arrived when one of the
pulpit orators of town should be .sel
ected to preach the sermon to the
graduating class,as it is only a matter
of courtesy that the speaker should be
given abundant time for preparation.
| It was the sense of the board that in
! asmuch as a good many years have
| elapsed since the baccalaureate sermon
' was preached in the Trinity Lutheran
j church the invitation this year should
'be extended to the pastor of that
' church. Rev. L. D. Ulrich. On motion
! of Mr. Burns, therefore, it was decid
jed that Rev. Ulricli be invited to
I preach the sermon.
1 On motion of .Air. Haring it was
i ordered that the schools be closed on
I (rood Frid :y.
Mr. Fischer found objection -to tlie
methods of traveling ]>hotographers
who take pictures of the public schools
and explained how several abuses have
crept in. In the first place lie declares
in not a few instances the pictures are
taken on time that belongs to the pub
lic schools. Again, in some instances
by some ill advised action on the part
of the pupils the parents feel obligat
ed to take the pictures when they can
illy afford to expend the money. Sec
tion 5,0f the rules governing teachers,
he said, forbids them from wasting
any time with agents or canvassers.
Mr. Pursel said that from what he
could learn in many instances not only
did the teachers permit themselves to
be interviewed by agents but they per
mitted the pictures to be taken during
school hours and actually assisted to
solicit among the pupils.
On motion of Mr. Fischer it was
ordered that the borough superintend
ent notify the teachers that hereaf
tei section fi of the rules will be strict
ly adhered to.
On motion of Dr. Harpel it was ord
ered that fifty feet of hose be purchas
ed for each school building of the bor
ough for list* in case of fire on the pre
mises.
A proposition to place Red Cross
Emergency charts in the public schools
of the borough was turned down by
the board. Dr. Harpel,on the strength
of whose endorsement, the agents ex
pected to introduce the charts,roundly
denounced the methods of the agents,
declaring that he was not fully quot
ed.
The following memliers were pres
ent :
Adams,Orth, Heiss, Voußlohu, Pur
sed. Fischer, Haring, Burns, Trum
bower, Werkheiser and 1 larpel.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
W. G. Brown $2.00
Standard Gas Co M»0
Sam'l Mills . . 5.40
I). Williams 8.12
Ezra Haas. 1.00
R. J. Pegg 11.80
U. L. Gordv. . ... 2,78
Cambridge Bot. Supply H. 40
Remington Typewriter Co 7.50
11. R. Moore 1.85
Setli l.ormer K. 25
Baby flystery.
Sunburv has a baby mystery. On
Saturday morning two well dressed
women, heavily veiled, went to the
home of Mrs. Chris Martin, in Sun
bury, and asked her if she would take
care of a baby three weeks old for a
time. Mrs. Martin did not give them
any satisfaction. The next evening
between eight and nine o'clock they
again appeared at the Martin home
with a baby and a bundle containing
a fine outfit ol infant's clothing. The
one was tall and wore a light coat,her
face was hidden from view by a thick
brown veil; her companion was clad
in a black dress and wore a black veil.
The first described woman carried a
bundle in her arms which she unwrap
ped, disclosing a tiny infant. Placing
the child in the arms of Mrs. Martin
she remarked : "I have seen your moth
er and she told ine you would care for
this baby. Her name is Margaret
Clark. Please take care of her until
Friday and then I will call for her."
Giving Mrs. Martin a dollar and a
half in cash to buy milk and a bundle
of clean clothes for the child the wo
men then quickly hurried away, stat
ing that they just bad time to catch
the train.
The clothes consisted of a white silk
coat and underclothes of excellent
material. During their stay luith times
neither of the women lifted tlieir veils '
or gave any clues that will aid in
learning the identity of the child. j
It lias since developed that a well
known woman from the vicinity of i
Milton, and a tall, handsome, stylishly
dressed young woman with an infant,
who was introduced as Mrs. Shaffer,
stopped for a time at a Sunbury hotel, i
They left Sunbury Sunday night. The j
description of the women, it is said,
tallies with the two woman who left
the child at Mrs. Martin's. When the
latter appeals to the authorities to have
the borough take care of the child,
this woman will he subpoenaed to tell
what she knows about her friend. Mrs.
Shaffer.
Stilts for use in passing over some
of the street crossings in this town
might have a good sale.
ESTABLISHED IN IB.V.
11l COMPLETE
: STATE IIICIIWII
Colonel William Linn, inspector of
the State highway department, lias ar
rived in this city and is snugly domicil
ed at the Montour house. He brings
the good news that not only will the
two sections of State highway between
Danville and Mausdale be completed
immediately, but also that there are
no grounds for fear that the State will
. withhold aid for the reconstruction of
j North Mill street, nor*that there will
lie any undue delay in getting the
work under way.
On next Monday Fiss & Hartmau,
who reconstructed the section of high
way between the Valley township line
and a point near Wise's hotel, will be
on the ground to complete their work.
Colonel Linn has appeared a few days
in advance to inspect the road ami de
termine fully what remains to be done
in order to bring the road nptospecifi- j
cations.
Fiss & Hartman were obliged to 1
leave the ground last fall before they
had fully completed their work. They
had adopted the plan, however,of t'ul- j
ly finishing the highway section by |
section,as they advanced,so that when
winter set in and they were obliged to
abandon the work, although they hail
not applied the finishing touches to
the farther eud, yet there was a long
stretch of the road that was completed ,
and turned over to travel. Unfortunate- '
ly the finished road developed some !
weak spots, where the wheels cut '
through the macadam and before the
winter was half over depressions ap- '
pea red that made it bad for vehicles j
and seemed out of place on State high
way where none but the best of mater
ial is supposed to be used and none but
tin' most approved methods of construc
tion employed.
Colonel Linn explain*that such de
fects are likely to occur in
under certain conditions and are to be
attributed neither to poor material uor
to careless work. In the present in
stance the limestone used happened to
be of a sort that lacked cohesive
qualities, so that while generally in
macadam the tendency of the lime
stone is to cohere and to become cem
ented together, developing great re
sisting qualities,on the Mausdale road
at certain spots it lay like so many
loose stones, the result being that un
der heavy traffic deep ruts soon ap
peared.
Colonel Linn states that it will re
quire comparatively little work to fix
the highway up as good as new. The
road lied may have to be reconstructed
at a few spots, but the job will not
take long even with the work to finish
that could uot be completed last fall.
At the furthest Colonel Linn states
that Fiss and Hartmau ought to be off
the ground in three weeks' time.
The Maryland Construction Com
pany will also probably bo ou the
ground next week. As before explain
ed the last named company have togo
over their entire section of highway
recrowning the road. After this is
done, the inspector states, the highway
will show up in excellent shape and
will really be a fine piece of work.
Colonel Linn regards the reconstruc
tion of North Mill street as an im
provement which ought to be pushed
through without a bit of delay. It
seems to till the bill completely as one
of those propositions that the Sproul
act of May Ist., 1905, was designed to
cover. He agrees with council that a
sewer should be laid on the east side
of the street to take care of the resi
dences that abut, but lie is firmly of
the opiuion that nothing less than a
sixteen inch pipe should be employed.
Deaths Outnumber Births.
The book of the local registrar
show that twenty-one births took
place in this registration district of
Montour county during the month of
March. The number of deaths during
Marcli as given when the regular
monthly report was printed in the 3rd
inst., it will be recalled, was twenty
five, which reveals that during March
our population suffered a slight de
cline. During the month of February,
however,the number of births were in
the ascendency, being twenty-three as
against twenty deaths reported. Dur
ing January there were twenty births,
while only fourteen death certificates
were issued,a very gratifying showing
indeed. How the record stood previous
ly, before the act to provide for the
immediate registration of births and
deaths went into effect, cannot be so
easily determined.
March's report shows that the tables
occasionally turn and that births do
not uniformly exceed the deaths. The
next report in this resjiect will be
watched with ajpood deal of interest.
Oddest lest of School Law.
The compulsory education law was
invoked against Anthony Snyder, a
Polish resident of Kingston, Tuesday.
Snyder insisted upon sending his
four children to a Polish school, where
it is alleged, English is not. taught.
Truant Officer Myer gave repeated
warnings to him,and then placed Suy
der under arrest. He was arraigned
before Magistrate Shafer and fined $5
and costs.
As to Disinterring Bodies.
It may be of importance to jiersous
contemplating the disinterment of
bodies that under a State law April
14th will be the last day on which
such disinterment may l>e made. Be
tween April 15th and October loth
bodies may not be disturbed this being
a sanitary measure.
JOB PRIN TI NG
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The office of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy anr* 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
Ofail Kinds and Description
WILL RIiTLB TO
PHILIPPINES
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Briiitoii, a traiu
i ed nurse of wide reputation, who lab
-1 ored in the government service, ami
lias filled many important positions in
private families of wealth and influ
ence, who is now spending a few days
in this city among the friends of ear
lier days is preparing to carry her
chosen life labor iufo altogether a new
sphere of activity—that of the mis
sionary field.
On May 2nd Mrs. Brinton will sail
from San Francisco for the Philippine
islands, where she will take charge of
the new Presbyterian mission hospital
at Iloilo on the island of Panay. The
mission hospital, which was founded
through the efforts of Rev. Dr. Hall,
a noted missionary on the islands, will
fill a long-felt want at Iloilo, as aside
from the natives, to whom the hospit
al will prove a great blessing, there
are on the island a large number of
foreign residents including those con
nected with the consular service, trades
people and others who have emigrated
from the States all of whom previous
ly, if they needed hospital treatment,
were obliged to journey 350 miles north
ward to Manila. It was largely through
the help received from the foreign
residents that Dr. Hall was able to es
tablish the institution. The mission
hospital, therefore, while primarily
built for the natives, will contain
rooms for the foreign residents, who
will pay for their treatment.
Mrs. Briutou was a nurse in the
| Philippines for three years under the
I'uited States government during the
uprising of the natives. In that time
she not only became accustomed to the
climate and the conditions of life and
society there hut she also demonstrat
ed her rare ability and tact as a nurse.
It was at the request of Dr. Hall, the
the islands, that the
Woman's Presbyterian Board of the
Northwest appointed Mrs. Brintou as
the chief nurse of the mission hospit
al, a position which gives her sole
charge. Nurses for the institution will
have to be supplied bv the islands and
to Mrs. Briuton will belong the honor
of starting the first training school of
native girls.
Mrs. Briutou enters upon this de
partment of missionary work for life,
unless it should occur that health does
not hold out. She stated yesterday that
she will leave Danville on next Tues
day, stopping at Niagara Falls, a'ter
which she will proceed to Chicago,
where on the 19th and 20th she will
meet the Presbyterian woman's board
of the northwest. Her next stopping
place will be at Denver where she will
remain until the 24th, when she will
proceed to San Francisco, where three
weeks from yesterday site will sail on
the steamship China.
At the expiration of six years Mrs.
Briutou will be entitled to a vacation
of one year, which she will no douht
spend in the United States.
Artistic Piece of Work.
David C. Hunt, the well known car.
riage and wagon maker of this city,
has just completed a most artistic
piece of work, which will be sure to
attract attention abroad and may be
the forerunner of a great deal of work
of precisely the same kind that will be
turned out of his factory. The work
alluded to is the painting of three wag
ons for the Moxie Nerve Food com
pauy, of New Euglaud, two of the
vehicles being in the form familiar to
most persons, a big bottle on wheels,
and the other, a top wagon with the
roof supported by four big bottles, one
at each corner.
Mr. Hunt is one of the finest carri
age painters in this section and the
unique and oruamental form of the
Moxie wagons lend themselves very
nicely to his extraordinary ability and
the result is something little short of
dazzling. Only one wagon is wholly
completed. The main body— that is
the big bottle—is painted a French
carmine, tfie lettering being of gold
shaded tastefully in a variety of col
ors. The ruuuiug gear is jtainted
white, striped and ornamented in blue
and red. In addition there is an abund
ance of scroll work.
These wagons will be completed aud
put out on the road in time for the
summer's trade. Mr. Hunt is consider
ing a proposition from the Moxie peo
ple to enter upon the work of repaint
ing for them on a large scale next fall
and winter, after the Moxie season is
over. In case lie takes the contract the
wagons will arrive by the car load
from all over the country aud Mr.
Hunt's painting department will have
all that it can accomplish between fall *
and spring.
Arthur M. Heddens,agent for Moxie
in this section, has been very anxious
to bring this branch of the work to
Danville aud lie called attention ot the
Moxie company to Mr. Hunt's fiue
facilities and 11is skill as a carriage
painter. Mr. Hunt's own ability as
demonstrated in his work did the rest
Time to Clean l ! p.
Nature will soon don her vernal
robes and the eye will be gladdened
by the bright scene. Let the people
do their share in assisting her to
spread out a cheerful pleasant view
The filth of the winter needs to be re
moved. Back yards and frout yards
need to be attended to. A little effort
in this direction will give not only
yourselves but ."your neighbors and
those who pass by your premises the
prospect of cleanliness aud sweetness
during the whole summer.
A California convict has made #l,-
000,000 while serving a two year ser
vice. The man on the inside gets the
inonev usuallv.