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HiMifcNSl-.il M\
Mav snow storms are not always
greeted with smiles.
Every good citizen should he deeply
aterested ill politics.
ikv as;'"n»'»l i-elehratipi»s and jubilees
»re good fof my town
The cold wavt is said to have re
tiK-*«d the strawberry crop in Dela
ware to oue-tifth*of ihe normal yield,
t i> a very poor cold wave that does
mt reduce the strawberry crop to the
izr of the boxes.
Tie annual meeting ol the I ■ rafh
of the I>. P O. Elks will IH'
•fid in July in Denver, Col., and ar
uit-'eiiieuts are being made by a nuni
. r 112 Elk- in this city to attend the
,"SSio|is.
V 112« w insurance < :np iue\s are meet
,g the San Fi mcisco loss,- without
murmur Others are t iking steps to
" re< -oup."
The limed Mine Worker- are cer
linly liviug up to their intention to
liter j»"litics during the coining cam
•* irn It is probable that every dis
rict in the coal region will have a
nember of the anion out for the leg
-latuiv.
lake your umbrella with you and
M«k happy.
It's the neglected little cold which
esiilts in the big doctor's bill.
I >■ warm rain brought vegetation
•u with a jump.
A- a lightning change artist the
leather man is certainly a wonder.
This vear twenty-nine states art- to
lect governors, of these ten have
>. iuocrati<- and nin- teen have Kepub
an governor-. Three of the ten
►enioer.it e state-are in the nortli
-1 HI - !a. N vada and Oregon. The
utter tirst ot the state elec
i< us on June tih., and may i>oint the
»\*»v how the northern state- may be
urn**! politically.
Fred Connor and Thomas Goss, who
h id gailty of robbing the station
_*• ut it Lime Kidge. Columbia eouu
v, last Septemlwr. were sentenced to
;tv a fine of f,V»O each and undergo
rms of five and three years' im
riM>uuieut in the county jail.
Formal inspection of the new river
r ige at Cat aw is-a was made by the
late boarU ot insju-i-tor- Saturday,
"liev were aceompauied bv the eouu
v commissioners The bridge was ac
efitad.
News of in mean disaster comes
rom Germany,where three -hip-.with
venty three meu. went dowu in a
urricane HI the North Sea. Few days
that some country is not in
tonraing for a serious disaster or cal
mity.
The expert bank 112 rg« r who was ar
-t»-d at Mt. Carmel and takeu to Le
mon for trial was identified at the
«nner place as Charles Follweiler, of
,Ibntown. He is twenty two yens of
g** and has a v* ife and child.
Ttie annual iimvcntion of the grand
a>t|e ot tin* Knights ot the Ooldeli
igle. 112 Pennsylvania, adjourned at
leading aft«*r one of the most liarm
uious sessions ever held by that body,
larrisburg was chosen 112 >r the
ext year over a doiseii comi*'titors.
Sam A. McCoy yesterday received
•r Hon. James Foster i c'-eck tor
1 j.', («i from the True Liue Accident
usnrance company, repieseuting $ '■'> a
.eek for the time Mr. Foster was -uf
rmg from the injuries received in the
una way accident.
W ant lime Limit Changed.
The voluntary retiring age limit in
be relief department of the Pennsyl
inia railroad may be r»'dueed from Ho
ears to Vi years
M.iiiv employes of the Pennsylvania
«ilroad have favored the adoption of
u earlier age limit for retiring as
ley felt that they couhl accniunlnte
nough while in active >ervic • to war
tut tiieir retirement at the age of.» 0
i live oil the income from
he Pennsylvania railroad relief de
triment after that.
A prominent railroad man says: '"I
ish the voluntary retiring age would
placed at '<• instead of »'«» years. I
elieve that many of the accidents oc
urritig ou the railroad today are due
> men who have continued too long
1 the railroad service."
At present the imj»er»tiv» retiring
jr uti the Pennsylvania railroad is 70
ears. Many employes have l>eeu
nown to continue at flu ir work un
it required to retire
Young People Entertained.
Master Kaymond Fou-t entertained
number of fricuds at his home on
rout street, Monday evening Those
re«»eMt wen*: John D»<nts<di, Fdwiu
ewis, Fred Kupp. Wilbur Pattou,
anies Bnwyer. James Evans, James
'attoti, Clarence Lloyd. Koy Foust,
<ewi« Williams, Frank Swarfs,l'hilip
oust, Arthur Hullih«'ii, Raymond
'oust, Lucy Detweiler, Ethel Foust,
laln-1 Foust, Pauline Waite, Alice
• aite. Elsie Bhwh, Catlienne Mover,
.eaii Hill, Jessie Wyant,Francis liar
el, (»ra<-e Foust, Margaret Foust,
liunje Coheß, Laura W\ant, Mr-
IIOIUKS Welliver, Mr- J. B. Wvanf.
Returned Froju New flexico.
Joseph Divel, who has iM'en Iniug
t Kosswell. N. M , since last Octo
er. returne<l home last evening. He
.•ill remain in Danville assisting his
ither in his business.
Joseph was associated with hi- hro
lerin law in the mercantile husines
t Kosswell He is much pleased W illi
•» gn at West in general and New
lexico in ((articular ami is impressed
ith th« 4 fine business opjiottunities
iat iwcnr a- the country i- tx-ing de
e|oj*-d He would probably have
I- lot in that part of the I nion had
■ not ls*en that his father is in poor
ealth and that his assistance i~ need
-1 at home. He describe-; the long
turiiey eastward as full of interest at.
'us seas»»u of the year.
illcmtour American.
V 'V . -------------
i HIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY PR EE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OP ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
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A TEST OF
PAVING BRICK
\ lest of the | >aviiig blocks made in
i nncctiou with the iusjiectioii of the
river bridge at i'atawissa, Saturday,
has i. ded that they art' inferior to
th')v, used on the river bridge at Dan- !
\ ilie, a fact which has caused much
dissatisfaction. The appearance of the
ldoeks. it seems, was not wholly in
their favor and to see just to what ex
t. Nt they fell short Hon. William T.
' Creasy secured several of the blocks
I used on our bridge, with which the
I'atawissa blocks were compared. The
test was made by John Fisher of Cata
wissa.
The blocks used in the (Jatavvissa
bridge floated when placed in water;
those used in the Danville bridge sunk
like lead. Two of the best i'atawissa
blocks weighed :$ pounds and b>Si
ouuce> and the two used on the Dan
ville bridge, ♦> jiounds ami 7 ounces. ?
After being immersed an hour the
i'atawissa blocks weiged I jiounds and
4'.. ounces.a gain of •"< ounces, and the
Dauv i lie blocks,f> pounds and 8 ounces, '
rt of an ounce. At the end of l'J !
h.inn the i'atawissa blocks weighed -I J
|H)Uud<» •> ounces, a gain of 11.1 j
|kt cent., 'A bile the Danville blocks,
weighed »'> i>o inds and H l a ounces, a j
gain of 2 per e« nt. At the end of >'4
hours the Catavlissa blocks weighed 4
jiHiiml- and 7 oit'ices and the Danville
blocks. « pounds and it ounces and at i
the en I of:'♦> hours the i'atawissa
blocks weighed 4 pounds and 8 ounces
and the Danville blocks f> pounds and
!• ounces. The tests goto show the
i'atawissa blocks to be greatly inferi
or. All of which confirms the belief
that Danville has not only one of the |
most imposing.but also one ol the best
constructed and most durable bridges
along the North branch.
The Big Show Coining.
The announcement that Kingliug
Brothers' World's Greatest Shows will
exhibit at Sunbury will be received
with more than usual interest by the
people in this neighborhood. The
Kingliug Brothers have it name that
stands for all that is new, novel and
i lit. rtaining in the circus line,and the
management announces that this sea
- m the show lias been enlarged to such
an extent that a whole extra train is
used in addition to the four trains of
last season. The show is now trans
ported from place to place in eighfy
tiv( -evi my- foot cais, constructed es
pecially for the Kingling Brothers.
In coiineetion with the circus proper,
in which the areuic performance is
unexcelled, the Kingling Brothers are
this seas* lll presenting the beautiful
and sublime s|tectacular production of
The Field of the Cloth of Gold. The
pantomimic play necessitates the use
of l/.'oo actors and actresses and of al
most five hundred horses. It is pre
sented on the largest singe ever used
for e\hiitional purposes. Special ex
cursion rates have been arranged for
•HI all lines of travel by Kingling Bro
thers, and those who desire to go to
Sunbury where this great circus ex
hibits on Friday, June Ist., can do so
at a comparatively small cost. This
will be the only point in this vicinity
where the circus will exhibit this sea
sun and no one should miss this op
portunity to see it. Watch this paper
for additional announcements.
The Biggest Bass.
The largest bass ever reported caught
in thi- section of the state was caught
11,« other day at the Irondale dam.
Fishing creek, by Isaac Shaffer, who
at the time was fishing for suckers.
The lish measured 2"! inches.
Shaffer was fishing with red worms
for suckers when be hooked the bass.
Aft< r a hard struggle he managed to
lan l it,thinking at first it was a carp.
Others nearby,however, informed him
he had a black bass and Shaffer like
wise realizing it finally threw it back
in the water. Before throwing it in
the water the bass was measured, ami
it was found it was exactly - 27 inches
in length. The bass was uuquestion
tbly the largest caught in many years
HI this section of the state.
Coal Prices Drop.
The v hole-ale price of anthracite
coal v\a- reduced forty cents a ton by
the Heading, the Lehigh Valley, the
La' kaw anna and other companies com
]K>«ing the hard coal combination.
Circulars making this announcement
were sent out while the agents of the
several companies were notified by
telegraph. The reduction in price was
made effective as of May Ist last and
ill coal sold since that time will be
billed it the lower price.
Clays I lines on Engine Whistle.
The eiigim . r of an extra freight train
running on the East Peuu branch of
the Heading Kailway is an adept in
handling the whistle cord. Strains of
'"Home, Sweet Home," aie frequently
rendered passing through the valley,
in almost perfect similarity to a cal
liope. much to the delight and auiuse
iii 'it ol the people who gather at the
V' KJOIIS to hear him play the whistle.
Tamaqua Recorder.
Will Pave.
I he borough council of Lock Haven
Im determined to have up-to-date
streets in that town and has appropri
ated slo,ooo for street paving. The
borough will do the work,but bids for
the required material will be receiv
ed. It i- expected that the cost will
let exceed .SI. Ho a yard.
The wise householder keeps the fires
at work until the weather becomes
settled.
818 SHIPMENT
OF FISH WIVES
The largest number of fish that ever
came to Danville for the purpose of
replenishing the streams hereabout.ar
rived Friday evening and Saturday
I morning. In addition to the shipment
of wall-eyed pike, pike perch or Sus
quehanna salmon, the name under
which they are more commonly known,
which shipment was alluded to in
these columns Wednesday, there was a
shipment of pickerel fry from the Mt.
Pleasant hatcherv due at about the
i
, same time.
Charles Ruckel, who had made the
application for the pickerel, was in
formed by telegram that the lish fry
were on their way and would arrive
here on Friday morning. On meeting
the morning train.however, Mr. Kuck
el was informed that the fish had not
arrived and the supposition was that
I there had been some misunderstand
iug anil that they would arrive Satur
day morning. On Friday night, how
! ever, the pickerel fry,filling five cans,
most unexpectedly arrived at the sta
; fion and the fact developed that they
j had gone astray aud had been carried
I far out of their way. As a result the
fish had suffered much for'the want of
I
| care; some were dead while those liv
' ing were very much enfeebled. The
pickerel were designed for the Chillis
quaque creek, but all idea of carting
them so far had to be abandoned and
it was perfectly plain that if even
those that survived were to he pre
served they would have to be placed
in their native element at once. As
the best way out of the difficulty,
therefore, the pickerel fry were plac- i
ed in the Mahoning creek near its
mouth. Application will be made im- I
mediately for another shipment of |
pickerel for the Chillisquaque to take
the place of the one that, went astray, j
The Susquehanna salmon arrived
from the Erie hatchery, Saturday morn- j
ing,in a flourishing aud healthy state.
There were, ten cans of them, repre
senting many thousand fisli. They were
met at the station by John MeCall and
John Fisher, by whom they were de
posited in the North branch at Harvey
Lamberson's aud at Ked Point.
The Susquehanna salmon may attain
a fair size in two years and will add
much to the sum total of sport for
fishermen. Fish fry placed in the riv
er, develop rapidly. Last seas m sev
eral large-mouthed black bass measur
ing between II and Pi inches were
caught, which had been placed in the
river the year before.
If fishermen elsewhere along the
North branch would take as much in
terest in replenishing the streams as
Danville people it probably would not
be long before fish would be as plenti
ful as at any time in the past. W. E
Median, commissioner of fisht ries, de
serves great credit for what he is do
ing to replenish the streams and to
protect tin* fish ;the least that the gen
eral public can Jo to promote the good
is to co-operate along all lines, which
means not only to apply for fish, plac
ing them properly in the streams, but
also to aid in enforcing the fish
laws.
Petition Circulating.
There is circulating among the Span
isli-American War survivors in Dan
ville a petition applying for a charter
for the " United Spanish War Veter
ans," an entirely new organization
national in its character, which is the
outcome of the amalgamation of four
societies: the Spanish war veterans,
the Spanish-American war veterans,
the society of the service men of the
Spanish war, aud the Society of the
Hespano-American war. Formerly
there was in Danville a camp of the
Spanish-American war veterans now
embraced in the above amalgamation.
What success may attend the effort to
organize a camp of the amalgamated
organization remains to be seen. There
are no less than seventy-five survivors
of the Spanish-American war in Dan
ville anil vicinity and if the movement
fails it obviously will not be for the
want of material.
The amalgamation was completed in
I'.ioi. One hundred and fifteen camps
scattered all over the Cnited States
surrendered their old charters aud re
ceived new ones from the amalgamat
ed organization. A camp may be org
anized and a charter granted on the
application of ten or more persons who
have served in the army, navy or mar
ine corps, in the Spanish-American
war, Chinese expedition or Philippine
insurrection, prior to July 4, 1902. A
beautiful ritual or ceremony lias been
provided, known as the secret work,
with which all members are mustered
and the work of the camp conducted.
A grip and pass words are communic
ated by which one member may rec
ognize another. The organization is
non-partisan and uou sectarian.
Broke His Leg.
Jesse Umstead, who lives on Mrs.
Greenough's farm, Liberty township,
sustained a broken limb yesterday foie
uoon. He was leading a colt ont to
water when the animal playfully be
gan to kick and plunge. Mr. Umstead
in attempting to hold the horse stum
bled and fell, after which the horse in
some way struck the man, fracturing
his right leg above the ankle. Dr.
Snyder set the broken bone.
State Shoot at Milton.
The dull weather is having a rath
depressing effect on the State
now ill progress at Milton. Neverth
less the events are being run according
to schedule. Many sportsmen are pre
sent and it is believed that records
will be broken for tournaments in
Pennsylvania. Luther J. Squier, ol
the Dupont Powder company and Sen
a tor Fred A. Godcharles are managing
the tournament. Bernard Elsessler, of
Vork, is in charge of the offices and
Charles North,of Cleveland, the traps.
DAXVI 1,1. K. PA.. Till USDAV MAY 17,
BURGLAR CAUGHT
RED HANDED
The oddest of all burglaries was com
mitted in one of our department stores
Sunday afternoon. It was a daylight
affair, in which nothing was absent
needed to make a well rounded and ex
citing robbery. The burglar was
caught red handed,there was a detail
ed confession, after which the culprit
was hustled off to jail. \N hat makes
the episode distinctively odd was the
fact that the well planned robbery was
, committed by a boy 11 years of age.
™ About six o'clock Sunday evening a
small boy named Ad Candy appeared
at the residence of S. Loweustein,
West Market street, with the startling
information that somebody had broken
into their department store. Joseph
and Marvin Loweustein immediately
ran up to the store,ono passing around
to the front of the building and the
other going to the rear. At the rear of
the store one of the basement windows
had been forced open. The two sons
of Mr. Loweustein, accompanied by
James Freeze entered the store simult
aneously from the front and the rear.
Inside was found William Reuuer.who
said he wa- the son of George Renner.
Seeing no chance to escape, himself,
lie began to implicate the Candy boy,
who had given the alarm, and Joseph
Seaman, another hoy, who lives near
Grove's court, leaving the parties un
der the impression that Joseph was se
creted about the store.
By this time Chief Mincemoyer and
officer Voris were on the spot and as
sisted in searching for the confederate
alleged to be hidden. For at least an
hour the search went 011 merrily, ev
ery hole and corner about the big es
tablishment being ransacked, while a
crowd of a hundred curious people
hung about tho front of the store ob
serving the movements with in through
the big windows.
At length Chief Mincemoyer went
out to tlie Seaman home and then
found Joseph, whom he brought back
to the store. Joseph cried and stoutly
protested his innocence. Charles Lung
er and little son soon after appeared
at the store and proved that Joseph
was with them during the afternoon.
At this juncture William Renner.
the real culprit, declared that he had
been "lying" and that he had planned
and executed tlie j• >1 > himself. Ho
also exonerated the Candy boy.
The officers were - >rcly vexe.l when
they reflected how much time they
had spent 111 the vain search for a boy
who wa- only a phantom and they be
gan to upbraid young Renner for his
falsehood and deception. The young
ster was full of bravado He laughed
heartily at their chagrin and remark- i
ed.as if it were an accomplishment to
boast of:
"Yes, 1 know 1 am an awful liar!"
By this time the officers began to
take an account of the booty found with
Renner, which consisted of gl.aO in
cash, a lot of cuff buttons, two match
safes, a tablet and two decks of play- |
ing cards. As indicated by the booty j
he had been pretty much over the ;
whole store.
Entrance was effected through a rear
window, the shutt' r of which was i
fastened with an iron bar that swung
on a pivot fastened to one of the shut
ters. Mr LowensteiUjis of the opinio
that the boy by rattling the shutter
caused the bar, which probably had
not be**n secured by the pin, to tilt,
one end rising and the other falling
until it passed out of the staples. If
the youthful burglar may be believed
the "shutter opened easily."
Bursting Foliage and Blossoms.
The landscape at present has assum- j
ed a charming aspect and altogether it
is the most pleasant season of the year
to take a stroll or to drive into the
country. The roads are in excellent
condition and the summer heat has nut
yet became a factor. Scores of vehic
les bearing their quota of happy peo
ple might have been seen Sunday
starting out for the country. The same
was true of Saturday. Montour coun
ty is fortunate in its scenery. The
most charming views, it is true, may
not lie along the beaten route of travel,
but persons driving to Washingtouville
orJStrawberry Ridge, who will take
the trouble to drive a little out of
their way,can not fail to strike a vant
age point here and there that at this
season will give them a glimpse of
something akin to fairy land. The
fields of wheat and tender grass have
given the earth an emerald carpet.
The farm buildings repose amid clust
ers of trees laden with white and pink
blossoms, while the air is fragrant with
sweet odors. Everywhere the leaves
are appearing. The groves in the val
ley and the trees on the mountain side
j are clothed in a delicate foliage of
light green, whi. h is all the more
'beautiful by contrast with the richer
and the deeper hues of the pine and
other evergreens that stand in the
miilst of them. Many ol these vistas,
overlooking deep valleys,carry the eye
between wooded height- on and on un
til the far distant landscape spreads
out in a panorama of matchless beauty,
reaching from the east to the west and
melting away at last iu the hazy
mountains th t in turn mingle and
dissnlvi i'i !!."• bin** of the horizon.
I i 'i:Hii\ people know of these
vp i lint-- how many know that
lotiiiH r c milt-, really famous for
»:.* s> HIM of it- c. *i r\ in I that far
&wav may lie found those who have
c e.llv tro'Mcii .1 ii hills and who
iie\i , 'it ■! '*.ve!liit-.- upi Ml tlie join
ant .i it iceuen < lur town
dwell' i w, tie weary of the grind
and tlii monotony of business do well,
therefore, to make an excursion into
the country at this season of the year.
They are sure to find inu< h to refresh
HIHIII then to divert- to elevate
them
INDIAN HOYB
CAPTURED
Two Indian boys, who escaped from
the training school at Carlisle, were
captured by officers Mincemoyer and
Voris yesterday and are now detained
in the county jail. The capture was
effected by the olficers after several
hours' hard work, which included a
tramp some four miles down the riv
er.
Yesterday morning Chief Mincemoy
er was called up by Chief of Police
Waltz, of Suubury, and informed that
two Indian students had escaped from
Carlisle; also that they had been trac
ed as far as Northumberland —that
they had left that point yesterday
morning on the D. L. & W. track,
headed for Danville. The officers were
requested to be on the lookout for the
runaways and to take them into cus
tody. The description that Chief of
Police Waltz was able to give was
necessarily very imperfect aud was to
the effect that the boys, being full
blooded Indians, were of very dark
complexion and that they wore blue
suits and slouch hats.
Officers Mincemoyer aud Voris start
ed down the river. When below Ked
Point, they met Liveryman Frank Fry,
who informed the police that near the
church a mile or so below Cameron
he saw two young men who reminded
him of Chinamen reclining ou the
grass in the shade. The description of
the clothing corresponded to that of
the two Indian students for whom the
officers were searching.
Chief Mincemoyer requested the
liveryman after reaching home to hitch
up in a double seated carriage and to
return to Chulaskey for the purpose of
bringing the olficers and the Indians,
if captured, back to tow n. Meanwhile
the officers would keep a close lookout
and intercept the runaways, if they
came along.
Indue time Mr. Fry returned with
the carriage. Up to that time nothing
had been seen of the Indians. On the
assumption that they were still loiter
ing along the railroad the officers got
into the carriage and were driven
down as far as Cameron.
Arriving near the old hotel the olfic
ers caught a glimpse of two figures
near the railroad, which they took to i
be the young Indians. They immed
iately started after them and before
tlicy came up to them were convinced
they were not mistaken. They were
full blooded Indians and their costume
was as described. As they approached
the younger of the boys turned and ;
was in the act of running away; he
hesitated, however, for a moment and
then turned, retracing his steps. The
next moment both lie and his compan
ion were taken into custody. They '
neither offered resistance,nor attempt- •
ed to deny their identity.
The officers and their prisoners en- ;
tered the carriage and were driven to
ward Danville True to their nature
the young Indians were sullen and un
communicative. They, however, did ■
not refuse to answer questions. In this
way considerable information relating
to their escape was elicited. Although
in broken English their replies were
very direct and intelligible.
The older of the two boys gave his
name as Antonio Yellobo, nineteen
years of age. a Sioux Indian. The
younger was Nathan Lott, seventeen
years of age, a member of the Nez
Perces tribe of Indians, which mostly
inhabit Idaho. Lott is a member of
the third grade in the Indian school.
Yellobo has been at Carlisle for
three years and the present is his
fourth attempt to escape. When he last
ran away he was captured in Ohio.
The boys yesterday confessed to the
officers that in the present attempt to
escape they were headed for New York
State where they intended to apply for
work. Yellobo is learning harness
making and Lott the blacksmith trade
at Carlisle. On Loft's jiersou a pair
of fine barber shears was found and it
developed that he could cut hair.
The boys stated that they escaped on
Sunday afternoon, when as one of them
put it "notliin was goin' ou." Lott
stated that he would be content to re
main at Carlisle,but he confided to the
officers "that Yellobo would run awav
again in June after he gets his pay.'"
The authorities of the Indian school
were communicated with yesterday
and informed of the capture. In all
probability some one will arrive at
Danville today for the purpose of tak
ing the boys back to school.
Dropped Dead at Ihe Plow,
Suddenly stricken down by the hand
of death while plowing in his field
was the fate that overtook Louis Gir
tou, of Hemlock township, Columbia
morning about [8
o'clock.
Mr Girton,though of advanced years,
was a man of good physique and
health, going about work as vigorous
as men of younger years. He had al
ways been a farmer, and yesterday
morning went out to plow the field
preparatory to planting potatoes. "lie
had a young sou of Wells Crossley
working with him. The boy left the
field temporarily, aud when he return
ed was startled to find Girton lying
dead on the ground, though the hand
les of the plow were still firmly grasp
ed in his hands. The horse was an old
one, and must have stopped when the
man dropped, as there was no indica
tion of the body having been dragged.
The boy ran and notified the family,
and the dead man was carried into the
house. Death was evidently due to
apoplexy.
The deceased was aged ?:? years, 2
months and I day. He is survived by
a wife, a son, C. G. Girton, of Hem
lock township; and a daughter, Mrs.
George Mausteller, of Hellers. Mrs.
Levina Stecker and Mrs. C. B. Hart
man, of Buckhorn, are sisters of the
deceased.
The funeral will be held on Friday
morning at !> o'clock, services at the
house by Kev. Strail. of the Buckhorn
Lutheran church. Burial at Hellers.
Attempted TWirder at Berwick.
L. E. Morrsion is now in the Col
umbia county jiiil at Blooinsburg,held
for the attempted murder of two wo
men at Berwick yesterday afternoon.
Morrison, who boards with his bro
ther arrived home drunk, and, getting
into an argument with Mrs. Morrison,
lie tried to grab a butcher knife from
her hands She eluded him and threw
the knife into a corner, where he got
the ugly weapon. Mrs. Morrison ran
out of the house, and the mail in his
frenzy made for Kosa Mcßride, Mrs.
Morrison's sister, cutting her severely
iii I lie arm.
The police were summoned, who
handcuffed the man and took him to
Justice Beishline's office There Mor
rison acknowledged that if he could
have caught Mrs. Morrison he would
have killed her.
In default of s.iOo bail the man was
committed to jail, and was brought to
Bloomsburg on the 4 car.
PERSOML
PARAGRAPHS
Miss Mary Dougal, of Milton, is
visiting Miss Emma Gearhart, Bloom
street.
Mr. and Mrs. David Evans spent
Sunday with relatives at Berwick.
Mr. and Mrs. George M Horuberger,
of Pottsville, are visiting Mrs. Horn
herger's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
1). Eduiondson, East Market street.
Henry and John A ten, of Baltimore,
Md., are visiting their father, William
Aten, East Front street.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Kobiuson
aud daughter Ava spent Sunday with
friends at Mooresburg.
Miss Anna M. Keeler spent Sunday
with relatives at Milton.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dietrich aud
son Arthur, of Buruham, are visiting
friends in this city.
Mr.'andJMrs. John F. Barry,of Sun
nury, spent Sunday with friends in
this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Dreifuss speut
Sunday with their nephews, Samuel
aud Wolfe Dreifuss at Milton.
Miss Ida Yorks spent Sunday with
friends at Mooresburg.
William Mincemoyer spent Sunday
with friends at Milton.
Nicholas Haydeu,of St. Paul,Minn.,
is visiting his mother, Bloom street.
Mrs. G. Slioop Hunt left yesterday
for a visit with friends at Milton.
Rev. 11. 11. Wilson returned to Phil
adelphia yesterday after a few days'
visit in tiiis city.
Fred Owen attended the State shoot
at Milton yesterday.
Mrs. Robert Y. Gearhart and daugh
ter returned yesterday from a visit
with relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Clarence Rogers and sou George
returned to Muncy yesterday after a
visit iit the home of Mrs. Rogers' par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Welliver,Mill
street.
The Misses Helen and Eflie Wom
eldorf of Williamsport,spent yesterday
in this citv* as the guests of Miss
Martha Harpel.
Miss Clara Hackett will return to
day from a visit with friends at Forty
Fort.
Charles Wertman, of Sharon, arriv
ed in this city yesterday for a visit
with old friends. Mr. Wertman has
charge of the rolls in the North works,
Sharon.
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Jones, Cross
street, left yesterday for a visit with
relatives in Lebanon.
Mrs. Charles Watson, Sr., of Phila
delphia, is the guest of Mrs. P. E.
Mans, iit Mausdale.
ir. Edward Stillwell, of Sharon, ar
rived yesterday for a several week's
visit with friends in Danville.
James C. Welliver,of West Hemlock
township, was a visitor in this city
yesterday.
Birthday Surprise Party,
Charles Nuss, was tendered a sur
prise party at his home in Riverside
Saturday evening in honor of his 31st.
birthday. The evening was very pleas
antly spent listening to a graphoh
pone,after which all partook of a sump
tuous supper. Mr. Nuss was the re
cipient of a number of presents.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
William Nuss and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Elias Snyder, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Yeager, Mr. and Mrs. David lluber,
Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Jerry
Knorr, Mrs. Dennis Murphy, Mr. and
Mrs. William Jackson and family,
Mrs. Rose Snyder, Mrs. Frank Arms,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hummer, Mr. ami
Mrs. Ed. Hummer and family, Mr. and
Mis. Clyde Shultz and daughter, Mr.
a nil Mrs. Will Baylor, Mr. and Mrs.
Adam Weaser, Mrs. John Ball, Mrs.
Frank Mencb and family, Mrs. James
Murphy and family, Miss Nervie Riffel,
Miss Fannie Snyder, Miss Jennie
Weaser, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Gross and
daughter, Miss Blanch Riffel, Miss
Alice Gross, Miss Bertha Snyder, Jos
eph Murphy. Frank Snyder, James
Fisher, Miss Ethel Snyder, Miss Helen
Arms, Jerry Hottenstein.
Sunday School Convention.
The first district Sunday school as
sociation auxiliary to the Montour
county association.will hold its fourth
annual convention in the Methodist
Episcopal church, Washingtonville, on
Thursday, May 31st.
Two interesting sessions will be
held tor which the following pro
grams have been arranged:
Afternoon Session, 2 o'clock.
Song Service, Bible Reading and
Prayer, Rev. Bedickian.
Election of Officers.
"The Sunday School—lts Relation
to the Church," Rev. Dr. Muuro.
Recitation.
Music.
"The Teacher's Responsibility Not
Transferable," Rev. C. D. Lerch.
Music.
Recitation.
Offering.
Prayer.
Adjournment
Evening Session, T :«M o'clock.
Song Service, Prayer, Rev. Philips.
"The Teacher's Teacher," Kev.
Koliler.
Music.
Recitation.
"Do Sunday Schools Pay," General
Discussion opened by Rev. Philips
Collection.
I )oxology.
Benedict ion.
Talking of I rolley Combine.
The newspapers in this section are
just now talking about a big trolley
combine to take in many of the elec
tric roads in this section. On the sub
ject the Shaniokiu Daily News re
marks: In this consolidation scheme
it is stated, by those in position to
know, is seen a move to combine all
trolley lines in central Pennsylvania
into one giant organization, and that
it w ill only be a short time until oth
er lines in this region will become an
integral part of the system,which will
mean that the Schuylkill Traction
company and the Danville and Blooms
burg lines and those controlled by the
I Sunbury Traction company will be a
part of the general system, with the
lines to be run by the Shainokin Kx
teiision company forming the connect
ing link.
Cheer up. All days cannot be full
of sunshine.
KSTAHLISIIEI) IX 1855
WILL IMPROVE
EQUIPMENT
As a result of the tour of inspection
made by the fire committee of council
the equipment of the fire department
! will be very much improved.
Pursuant to the action of council at
! its last meeting rubber coats aud rub
' her gloves have been ordered for the
firemen and will probably be on hand
j for inspection by the time of its next
meeting, tomorrow night. Each fire
' company is given four rubber coats
' and four pair of rubber gloves. A few
of the coats, as well as several pair of
gloves, are in good condition so that
it was found necessary to purchase
only twelve coats and thirteen pair of
gloves.
A test of the hose, conducted by the
j fire committee, revealed that, of the
4000 feet of hose in use by the four fire
I companies of the borough, at least, 800
j feet is defective and should be re
placed with new. A "section" of hose
consists of 50 feet; a "line," of 500
feet, the allotment of each company
being 1000 feet. The inspection show
ed that the hose of the Continental
company is all right. The 800 feet
condemned is divided equally among
the other three companies.
Some idea as to the life of hose may
be formed when it. is explained that
the hose of the Friendship company,
now condemned, was purchased in 1887 ;
that of the Goodwill and Washiugtou
companies, in 1889. Five hundred feet
of Fire King hose was purchased for
the Friendship fire company in 1901.
One thousand feet of Eureka hose—
-500 feet each for the Washington and
Continental companies—was purchas
ed by the borough since 191)1.
A point which will be decided at
the meeting of council tomorrow night
will be whether to purchase only the
800 feet actually needed, or to buy
1500 feet, so as to give each company
a line of new hose. Many do not ap
prove of mixing the new hose with
the old as would have to be done if
only what is actually needed were pur
chased.
Dark Places Lighted Up.
Borough Electrician Jones lias been
very busy for a week or so past and
three dark places in the borough,
which heretofore have not known the
luxury of electric light,last night and
the night preceding were lighted up
for the first time.
On Tuesday an arc light was swung
from the pole planted near G. L. Me-
Lain's grocery, Walnut street, about
midway between the light at Hon.
James Foster's residence and the un
dergrade crossing at A street , The
residents along this section of Waluut
street have putin repeated appeals for
light during the years that electric
light has been employed for street
lighting. It was not until municipal
light was adopted and given satisfact
ory trial, however, that the borough
could see its way clear to light up this
section as it should be done. The resi
dents, who for so many years felt them
selves slighted, are delighted with tiie
effect.
! During yesterday two additional arc
| lights were installed,one at Front and
I Cedar streets and the other at the low
er end of Railroad street near the bor
-1 ouglt line. Both of these places have
' always been in need of light. From
: the lower end of Railroad street, es
! peciall.v, there have been frequent ap
• peals for an arc light, but it was not
j until the present that council felt it
self in a position to comply. Both
points are now well lighted up and
the residents are both pleased aud
grateful.
The Case is Appealed.
Prothonotary Thomas G. Vincent
; Tuesday received a telegram Irom
( Lewis C. Green, deputy prothonotary
lof the State supreme court at Phila
delphia,apprising him of the fact that
ian appeal had been taken in the case
!of the Danville and Sunbury street
' railway company and that the cer
-1 tiorari would be forwarded by mail.
An appeal in this case was not alto
gether unexpected. The petition was
I presented to the court on February
•„»oth last and on the same day a rule
was granted to show cause why a re
: oeiver for the Danville aud Sunbury
| street railway company should not be
appointed. On April 25th Judge Evans
handed down an opinion refusing to
appoint a receiver and discharging the
rule.
On motion of William Kase West ex
ceptions were noted for the petition
ers and the bill was sealed by the
court. The limit of twenty days,dur
ing which the case could be appealed,
• expired yesterday.
The supremo court does not con
vene until next January and with the
case appealed the natural inference
would be that the road is hopelessly
tied up until that time,which indeed,
will be discouraging news to those
who have been so fondly hoping to see
the line in operation in the near fu
ture.
Freight Wreck Causes Delay.
The work of Buchanan & company,
contractors for the heat, light and
power plant at the hospital for the in
sane, has been most unexpectedly held
up by a freight wreck which occurred
on the P. & R. railway last Friday.
The work of wiring the building
was progressing nicely, some twenty
men being employed. The material on
hand being about all used up yester
day morning Mr. Stutterheim who is
in charge of the work went to the P.
& R. station to make inquiries con
cerning a shipment of boxes expected,
when lie was informed that the freight
train had been wrecked aud the cars
containing the goods had been burned
up. The contents of the cars were
ruined anil considered as lost, no at
tempt being made to recover them.
The news was quite a surprise to
Mr. Stutterheim and the non arrival
of material embarrasses him in his
work considerably,as it will be neces
sary for him to shift his men to an
other part even if it is possible to keep
them employed.
Grange Will Meet June 6th.
The quarterly meeting of Pomona
grange, of Montour and Northumber
land counties, will lie held at St. John s
Reformed church,near Mausdale, Wed
nesday June 6th., opening ato'clock
in the morning.
Hon. W. T. Creasy, of Catawissa,
w ill be present. A. L. Martin, deputv
State superintendent of agriculture, is
a member of this pomona and is ex
pected to be at this meeting. The
ladies of the church will furnish the
dinner to the members of the grange.
There are to i,e two sessions. The
morning session will be open only to
members of the grange. The afternoon
session will be public,and at this time
the addresses and literary exercises in
charge of the pomona grange lecturer,
,1. W. Lowrie, of Strawberry Ridge,
will take place.
JOB PRINTING
The office ol the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public tnat he
is prepared at ail times to ex
ecute in the neatest manner.
JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Description
CHARLES HUNTER
CAUSES FIORE
Tlie Sunbury "Daily"yesterday cou
tained the following concerning a
well-known young man of this city:
Residents of the Third ward, Sun
bury, residing in the neighborhood of
Third and Walnut streets, were roused
to a st ato of excitement late Tuesday
afternoon by the queer antics of Charles
Hunter, of Danville, who was finally
locked up in the county jail by Chief
of Police Waltz pending an investiga
tion concerning the man's mental con
dition.
During the past so' ml months
young Hunter frequently taiue to Sun
bury in connection with the pursuit
of his business, but at no time showed
any of a weakened mental condi
tion until Tuesday.
Along about three o'clock Tuesday
afternoon Hunter entered the barn on
the premises of J. G. Chesnutt on
Walnut street and took a long handled
shovel and started a tour of the neigh
borhood. Going to the home of Mrs.
Washington Embeck on Third street
lie said that he had come to dig garden
as he had promised. At first Mrs. Em
beck thought that, the man had made a
mistake and tried to set matters right.
This seemed to rouse Ins ire and lie
threatened to hit her in the head with
a pick. He otherwise acted strangely
there but left without doing any harm.
The same actions were continued at a
number of other places in the neigh
borhood and Hunter became so violent
in his demonstrations that the com
munity was thrown into a wild state
of excitement and Chief Waltz was
telephoned for. Hunter tamed down
when the officer arrived and went with
him peacefully until the jail was
reached when lie again became violent
and had to be locked up in a cell by
force. Unquestionably the man was
seized by a temporary spell of insan
ity.
Vaccination Law Fully Sustained
The State department of health is
greatly pleased over the opinion of the
supreme court by Chief Justice Mit
chell in disposing of the famous Way
nesboro vaccination case.
It will be remembered that agitators
had gotten the people of Waynesboro
so inflamed over the vaccination con
troversy that the whole town was al
most in a state of insurrection.
Everything possible was done to in
duce the people to defy State author
ities and to prevent enforcement of
the law.
When the litigation that followed
was finally brought to the attention of
the supreme court that tribunal not
only sustained the right of the State
health board to exercise police powers,
but the opinion of Justice Mitchell
takes a much wider sweep concerning
the value of the statute which requires
that school children must be vaccinat
ed before they shall be admitted to
public schools.
In regard to the contention of some
of the people and a number of the
officials of Waynesboro that there had
been no smallpox in the town for forty
years, Justice Mitchell points out that
presence or absence of the disease has
nothing to do with the case
"The substantial question in this
case," the Justice says, "is whether
the act of .luue 18, 1895, P. L. *203, re
quiring the exclusion from the public
schools of children who have not. been
vaccinated, is a valid exercise of the
police power of the State. It lias been
twice so decided by this court.
"After these two decisions the ques
tions ought to have been considered as
closed. But we have it raised again
with small variations of facts and con
siderations, none of which are at all
material."
Replying to the contention of the
Wanyesboro appellants that to require
the vaccination of a child is "a tres
pass upon the reserved rights of the
individual which are beyond the reach
of even the police power," Justice
Mitchell says:
At present, the vast preponderance of
opinion among intelligent and educat
ed people, under the guidance of the
best medical 'authority, is that vac
cination is a highly useful ameliora
tive if not always a preventive of one
of the greatest scourges that have in
the past times afflicted humanity, and
the regulation of it by statute is not
only justifiable, but a wise and bene
ficent exertion of the police power
over the public health.
Birthday Surprise Party.
A pleasant surprise party was held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Hartmau, Frosty Valley, Saturday
uight, in honor of Mr. Hartmau's
seventy-third birthday. Among those
present were the children, grandchil
dren and great grandchildren of Mr.
and MPs. Hartmau.
The guests were as follows : Mr. and
Mrs. Baltis Hartmau, of Forks; Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Hummer,of Rushtown;
Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Zeigler.of Blooms
burg; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gulliver,
of Espy; Mr. aud Mrs. Wallace Slus
ser, of Grovauia; Mr. aud Mrs. Peter
Walter, of Jerseytown; Mr. aud Mrs.
Grover Earnest, of Grovauia ; Mr. anil
Mrs. Fred Walter,of Bloomsburg; Miss
Jessie Walter, Miss Jennie Hummer,
Mr. William Walter, Miss Trenton
Hummer, Miss Mabel and Barbara
Walter, Joseph Hummer, Bertella Gul
liver. Helen Gulliver, Eva Gulliver,
Sue Hummer, Hazel Zeigler, Raymond
Gulliver, Carl Slusser, Mildred Slus
ser, Ray Slusser,Mauard Walter. Mar
jory Walter, Roy Earnest, Pearl Wal
ter. aud Harry Reedy, ot Bloomsburg.
The event was ended by takiug a fam
ily picture.
(iraciously Remembered.
Charles Chalfant, Esq., past graud
master of Odd Fellows of this place,
was very graciously remembered Tues
day at the annual meeting of the grand
lodge of Pennsylvania in session at
Pittsburg. The following telegram
was received by the secretary of Mon
tour lodge. No. 109, with instruction
that it be read in open lodge at the
next meeting :
Pittsburg, May 15, 1906.
Charles Chalfant, P. G M.and
Graud Rep:
Your absence from the eighty-third
annual session of the grand iodge of I.
O. G. F., has been noted with the
deepest feeling of regret on the part
of those who appreciate your worth,
and I am directed by unanimous vote
of the body in session here this morn
ing to convey to you their sincere
sympathy anil to extend their hope
that you will be restored to your cus
tomary vigor aud health.
F raterua 11 y you rs,
Melville E. Chultbaeh,
Grand Master.
All saloon licenses in San Francisco
have been revoked. After its scorch
ing the city has resolved to remain
dry.