Hue Paper —-For the Hole t he circulate >u «d this |»«!}»« i «'i creasing rapidly ll «ili p.«> :© advertise in tlu \mh<i< \n ■ :o SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER Ytflß HK ii;\ IN<- n ii nmn<!N . .1 u t. i i M H'i *>> #* Mr* 4l' V 1' ■>•" ■ >'■ j < « 111 I. I/ - M ■ «*4 ?■**"» of tltf ir. 1 |llf StifH - S|*.« «y. ((•MUNSI I» M:\\\ 1 - Eicarvimis arv now ni»'. IVN- Julv day- :tr«* not -o lad lli State schwid author;l if* arc pay j ,ag «.ut al»i«>-t floe ««i i d t\ tti -■ hool A« f.i-t a- tht v til«- report tt«* *arnuit- ,ir»* made out, and I'r i department i- making s ixxmi for itwlf Rla< klwrrie* imni^ 1 to I* 1 more •haudaaf tin- -uamit-r. tliau in many -MW ll j- good n*-w- that thf ln«cions Delaware |« t. hi- to 1..- |.1.-iit 1 1 n 1 ami < this «t *<oii Tlw hu« kl»*l« rr* cro|i in and around , Ha/b-ton i- practicallv a failure thi* *»-*r La-t aeaaoa at t!• i- time il«-:tl< i> w. r. -lu|>piiig a- am in a- 13W» ha-kets l*a dar, hut ft.** r<< ml - it ir this -< a - n ha* been 2W. Aie *. T.i !»• spare.l the caterpillai aii •* 11 ► - umii ' Ih« -umiuer -turai - ii u.dly of lirn t daratiati.bnt n n. ik< - up in flerceuc - fir what it I n t.- in < <»ntinn incc. « ulmhaiik i ait its ar» »!.•• late-t forn. iit aiuu>. in.lit alMiat Shamokin tin i, u--.- le*l« tlie pany into 11■ country j an i th** -npjier i- linil mi n ciilmhank. livuv ill«' in.iv -i*o a circu- after all t! tii. Pawnee Hill' Willi W'e-t n.-i* is coating tn thi- put of tin St »t»* iti Augu-t ami Itniville may lie <*.. ollg tin- low II- to lw vi-ltcil. P**i>oii- w Itit >tf il tl« t-r- from the giaves of the deputed in i • -met* rie <l,-,-rve no -> uq.it by a lien caught HI th*- d«*te-talile w..rk A UUIUImt of Haven dealer- in t. r-* unl ijlti" I.ill hav. Immmi arrest t t fur tlw all. 1 violation of the law it.iv*>raiu|{ tl»- -ale of h • I -tnff- in IJ • laliels showing their in _ I I leUts It wooW ap]«ir that t l :.' > 112 «nl law requires not only that haauin utoaarlia hut also the stoniaeh of animal- -hall bt* protected *?■ *• in t iUjiiriou- foods It - urn.ium*ed that Sei ri tarv Talt it. giiiug abroad again lie is always widening; out I'ucie Sam n-purt th. y ir wheat ami corn crop prospect far ahovt* the tea-year average Simply can't keep thi- prosperity wave dowu. Tli«- gold. n:M *iu i raj.lll% iiiiditig it- way into tt.< BiamTi* s of tln> in 4ustriitu- farmers Hot wt-atl.i-t art ahvay beft When the t« inperatlire i- I igli prut - are lowest. The h- t hut v.' ith er t>argaius »rt- tn U 1 ii in N.-ws ads He sure tor* ail tin mit you wish to b»- aroaoaiicaL An Indiana girl -hot ir t itln i to k*ep him from getting matri.-d a tin >.-u«t parents an nun. dittn nil to uianagf than tlieir children. K\|»-rt t» -t iin <u\ in hi. ••I *r t rial ii»- .-»t New Vork citv #t,**»•» ono in tweuty year- And it.t rt* ■ «\ i.lence tt.at most if th«* muut x has Im-.-ii -|M-lit ia helping guilty men to • OB|*- ju-t K> tr Aitmiral Kuje-tvetiskv\- acipnt tal <>ii tl>. ground- that he diil not fete w what lie w a itoiiif w In-ii lit- snr readt-red ttie Kus-iati fle. t to the .lap linn i- a n«-w variat ioa of the "emo tioual in-auity" ph-a in defi-use Tti*- Boston ainl Maine liailroad t».a-t- ot a train which ha hi-t'ii run iuug regularly l«-t*u u Ho-fuin and Portland fur sixty year Ami what it I.it-n't lion-r of i- thi* fu t th:tt the train - rntiuiug tine- n- \ i - • nly titty annate* le— than it wain IMti Heary Am.-, a jnwir rar|«-iitiT at Vashiugtoii.ha- be.-ii de. lar»-d tin- heir 0 c-tal land- in Marshall • mntv W. Va , worth ilmiiit f..oo.iiiio Tit. ar< rage wi ither propln t i- no •ett. r at gu.---ing th HI than the |ml ti< al jmiptiets Ttw* M.'th'Hli-t Kpi-t opal • huri h laid ha ooracr utoue of a 112 i'i.ooii J-midav 4'tnnil at l VutHiT 11 le Sauday Hi- boat upM-tting w hilt- he wa- Mnug in ttie Siistjiiebauna river at -*itt}<tou. A H Kite, drowned i tia» tl.t— .*ivda\- when tie w isi nutlw-r e*er< i-t-- s|« t-ial ean- eom-.-rii u<t tl.. ttie clothing and the gen ml car.- of h.-r haln- Iht- n-ntiil price for real estate in •'ottstown wa- math' wln n a pro|«ertv a tin- basiaes* u»itlon of the city -Il.'Xi f.»-t, wa- sold fur ♦fS.omi UIST OR MI.-I.Ain Poliev Nu naril l»v Th** I'.-nu Mutual I .if** In tir tno* (%i«i|tany. .hi the hb- of Samuel Mill- Tbe fiuderwill pb*a-. reii.ni it to be uiiilfr-ii'ni-l Apitlieation ha- h**en aa t*- t r tb« i— ninir of a duplicate SAMUKI. M11.1.S hanvill- Pa It.*- Hill H ti r- National a- hia li.ii h»- decnted, ill the il:fere-ts of wnalitv, tor. tn-f to post theatrical siajier- coataiaiug pit tares of Satan, fins Inat- ilte ilevil, ami no mistiiki -1 lie Pre-nleat IS sup|Hisisl to In- tak tiig m \ it at n.ii but he -till manages to hie! time to -*llll a b w interiiatioiial 1 isfMlte- His play look- very much hkv work to soiue lc«s -trennou- |ieo pie Montour mis, iVmrriran. •111 - d>l :NTKY WII.I. NliVliK Hli HNTIRHI.Y I-RIiI-: UNTII. IT SI JI'I'I.IKS AM. OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." OI„ .IN<) •-!!>. iii or ! DANVILLE 1M Mr- W I- (iouger.of tlii- city,died Ifltntlay a at the Oyaecian I iio pital in Hhilaiielpliia. Death fol lowed an op. ration that was perform .l it 11 .* ho-pital last week. The death ol Mr-. tJouger is par ; tii ularlv -ad, following as it does, so | . I.ist-1 v npuii her marriage, which took place ou July -Ith. Mr- tiouger left for Philailelpliia ' Momlay Sat unlay the goml news was J uiveti I>M! that Iter condition was most -.at isfai-tury and that an early recov - j i i \ wa- ant iei|«ited. \esterday Mr. j I (ioiiL'i i received a tolegrani from the ( ho-pital that presaged the end. ft read. I \'mir wife has changeil for the worse. ! ('nine at once.'' Mr (iouger left for Philadelphia ou the 1 ::i Pennsylvania train, and soon liter his departure a message was re , .-ivi-il in i)a!iville conveying the news of Mr- (iuuu'er - - death, which occur i retl at it o'clock The di-i i-a-iil was Ixirn near Lomloii, P.i years ago. Sho came to Ameriea in girlhoiMl and settled in Danville, where she has since resided. i |*'ur a nitinl >• - r of years she has con- ; i dncte I a millinery estahlishnient ou Mill street Mrs. (iouger was a most ! lovable woman She enjoyed a wide I acquaintance, and had many friends. Mr-, (iouger i- survived by one sou I't-i. \ Kdward l'liddle, of llarrishnrg, ' J ami a -istei whose home is in Texas. | Hie 1 unci .1..1 Mrs. W. L. tiouger, 1 whose th 11Ii occurred in Philadelphia { Siiudav, took place from the residence ! of I W. Ilowe, Kast Market street, at J {o'clock yesterday afternoon and was very attended. <>n Wednesday,.lnly Ith,at % 2 o'clock i in the afternoon the deceased was married Yesterday afternoon,, two i weeks later to the very day and hour, she was consigned to the grave. The j funeral serv ices were conducted by Rev. ('. IV J.erch,pastor of St. John's Reformed chnrcli. Mausdale, who offici ated at In r wedding. The flowers were very numerous and j beautiful, the tributes of individual I friends. The services were very ini- j pr -sive a beautifal feature being two ( tnii-ical -i leetioiis "Lead Kindly j Light" and "Jesus Lover of My Soul" j rendered hv a quartette composed of j Mr- \\ R. fault's. Mis- Lizzie Riis | sell, .1 din McCoy and Walter Russell The pall liearers were : T. J. Price, Sam \. McCoy*, P. (r. Schocli, Fred Howe. II M Yocum and Wesley Perry. The following persons from out of to,-, II tttended the funeral : Percy Rid dle. of llan ishttrg ; John W. (longer, Mi l.t-ii h, Mr and Mrs. C \\ Derr, Mr and Mrs I». P. (iouger, Mr and Mr- Churle- A. Wagner,of Limestone tovv ii liip; Hon. C. ('. Evans and Frank R. Jackson of Berwick. I he liiggest lirtwik Trout. VV L M. l'lure, cashier of the lirst. National hii k. who returned from a fishing excursion along the Fishing i i.-i l, v-sterdav, brought along home a the trophy of his skill the largest brook trout that ever came to town. It measured fifteen ami three-eights inches. A brown trout of that size would uui be such i curiosity, as many of that varn ty are caught that measure fiighti mi inches or over. Brook trout, however, do not run so large and the one Ii .uked by Mr. McClure is witli ■ .ll t a parallel so far as the experience of our local anglers goes. It was caught ou i th i:i the Fishingcreek u"der the hi :1M t of the serie- of falls ju-f be luw ('u|i - Fishermen say that it re quire ia ' i"I deal of skill to land the big trout W. \V. Davis Writes Home. M II sehrain and tieorge Rowe lii\. i,n received a long and interest ing Icttei from former Councilman W W I lavis. who is visit ing in Wales, win i.in- wa - born. Mr. Davis is a ke. n ■ b- rv. rand while in a good inauv thing In- sees a great deal to ad min . \t t he is intensely patriotic and put- A . rica, which he calls his own IH-IOVI d land,over and above all others. Mr Davis cro-.-ed the Atlantic ill the "Oceanie", leaving New Vork on .Inn.- -Oth Au interest ing feature of the letter is an abstract of Ihe log, which stiuw> the number of miles flail ed and the latitude and longitude at taitie i. n h day. The distance covered daily \arieil from It lit to li'u miles. The total distance was J'.M'i'.l miles and the time occupied by the voyage Ii davs, 7 hours and I i minute- The a\i i ige sjH'ed wa- 111 knots. The | weather was generally fair with pass- | mg showers or settled rain. Will Attend Old Home Week. The Friendship lire company at a -j . ial meeting decided to attend in a 1 LX II 1 \ the I la/.h'toli old home Y. eek cele bration which tal.i s place July SJllth to Augll-t ."ith. The companyplans for the trip are | not made A committee composed of ■ John .1 in- . Frank Rant/, and Harry Uanp, was ap|ioiut. I to look into the details of the jotirtn \ and make a re |mrt at the next meet ing .lust HHI Per Cent More. Figuring yesterday on building re pairs which lie has to do, a contractor 1 in this citv found that prices have gone iill for material lOOjier cent since ' PETITION IS REFUSED The movement set on foot to secure the release of Peter Dietrich on hail has ended in failure. On July illi the attorneys for the defense asked that a date he set for the hearing of the ap 1 plication for bail. Judge Kvans ac ; cordiugly fixed Monday, July Kith, as date for the hearing. The hearing was one in which a large number of people, including Mr. Dietrich's personal fliends. felt a keen i interest and accordingly when the courthouse bell proclaimed the hour |of meeting Monday inorning.a crowd i of jH'iipie were observed wending their I way to ttie courthouse. President- Judge Kvans and associ j ates Rlee and Wagner were on the bench. William Kase West addressed the court first. He took the position that no evidence was offered during j the trial of Dietrich to show that lie , was guilty of murder in the tirst or I the second degree. At some length lie | reviewed the evidence of Rogers and Woll. All in the liar room he said had ! been drinking and it was a fair pre sumption that Jones was shot as the I result of an accident. Pr Panics' testi lnonv lie said showed that the defend- ! ant's own apparently damaging state- ' meuts were not to be relied on, as he j was in a state of collapse and under the influence of drugs. A jury of 1 Jones' ]leers had failed to convict him I but had disagreed. Mr. West remind ed the court that it was known that j the jury at no time stood for a verdict | ill the first degree,but that eight stood : for acquittal and four for some lesser j degree of crime. Personally. Mr. West believed that the jury might find for involuntary* manslaughter. The ques tion of bail, he said, was in the discre tion of the court. Dietrich's case af forded an instance of a man languish ing in jail, who could never he found | guilty of murder in the first degree i vet who has important business inter ests to look after anil upon whom the support of others depend. Hon. 11. M. Hinckley following, mildly questioned the legal phase of the proceeding. The defendant, he said, had made no petition to lie dis charged on bail. There was only a written application of counsel. Taking up the question of evidence, which Mr. West considered insufficient to convict of fir-t degroe laurder, Mr. Hinckley reminded the opposing attor ney that Judge Kvans himself, as re vealeil by his charge to the jury con sidered the evidence sufficient to con vict of murder in the lirst or the see oud degree. Ho denied that the jury i did not consider first degree murder and that it stood eight for acquittal and four for some lesser degree. He took the position that no one knew, or should know, how the jury stood. He did not approve of dragging the gossip of the street into the court room. Re- j viewing the testimony Mr. Hinckley j declared that all the evidence pointed j to first degree murder. There was no evidence of accidental discharge of the j pistol. H<' claimed that there was no thing to justify the release of Dietrich on bail and that he should be kept in prison until given another trial. The I only business interest of the defendant which is suffering or which is likely j to suffer, Mr. Hinckley said, is asa | loon,now dosed,but which they want to open. Hon. Fred Ikeler of counsel for the J defendant explained why habeas corpus \ proceeding was not necessary. All the j evidence in the case lie claimed was j brought out before court at the recent ! trial. At considerable length lie dis- | cussed the question of whether or not ! a man charged with committing liomi- . cide could be admitted to bail. He 1 claimed that in the present case neith er is the proof evident nor the pre- | sumption of guilt great. He reminded Judge Kvans, if in his own opinion he | did not believe that the killing of i Jones rose above second degree mur der. then he ought to admit him to bail, even though a second trial from evidence adduced might result in a verdict of murder in the first degree. He cited a number of authorities hear ing out this view. Judge Kvans took the papers after which court adjourned until 2 o'clock iu the afternoon. Upon reconvening i Judge Kvans rendered his decision, re fusing the application. The opinion carefully considered the points of law, the rights of the defendant in the premises as well as the charge of the court given to the jury at the trial. The opinion in conclusion reads as follows: "In charging the jury* we are sat i-fi ed that we followed the law as laid down by the courts. "It is the nature of the intention ! with which the criminal act is eom ' milted that constitutes the great dis | t inguisliing feature between murder j of the first and murder of the second ; degree. ( To allow the application to prevail would in effect hold that there could ' he no conviction of murder in the first, 'degree in this case ; that is, assuming that the testimony ill the second trial will be the same as it was in the first i trial. ; "As we view the matter Hie ques tion of the guilt or innocence of lliis defendant of the crime charged again t him iu the indictment is a que- fioii ol fact to he determined by a ,)in\ ol hi countrymen. " Applying the rule as laid down by Sadler iu criminal law ( supra i to thi -1 case we have no right to admit the defendant to hai I And now July Hi, IVHUi, application is denied. Ry the ('ourt ' CHARLES C. KVANS, P. J. DANVIIJJ:. I\\.. TIU'KSDAY, tUJI/V I*.), Boy Drowned at Old Steel Plant ! Eleven=Year=Okl George Fausnaught Victim of Horrible Tragedy. IHE SHUT Of Ll 10 SAW HI DM WAS PLAYINO ON F:IKiE OF POOL-COMRADE TRIED TO SAVE IIIM IUJT FAILED —WAS IN WATER SEVEN HOURS BEFORE HIS FATE WAS DISCOVERED. I A shocking drowning accident was : disclosed late last night when search ers dragged from the water in the bot tom of a deep pit at the old stud plant | the body of eleven-year-old George , Faiisnaught. The details of the accident are very I sad and the affair is enshrouded in an air of ghastly mystery that was aug mented last night by the silent shad ows of the deserted old mill, cast into relief by the flickering lanterns of the searching party. The unfortunate lad left home yes terday afternoon after dinner, and in company with three other boys, went to the old steel plant to swim and fish. The dismantled mill seems to have been a favorite playing ground lor the bo vs. It was about three o'clock when two of the hoys. i; U s Harp and Ralph j He im,lot tlie mill. Young Faiisnaught and Clarence t'arr remained behind. The pool in which the drowning oc curred is the biggest of the soaking pits—the one last built at the steel plant and never used. It is about 4n feet deep, and is now about half full of water. Oil three sides the brick walls rise perpendicularly, but on one side it is approached by a steep cinder path. It was on this bank that the two boys, Faiisnaught and Parr, were playing after the others left. After his playmate was drowned i i 'arr went home, and saying nothing jof Ihe accident during the evening, 1 went to bed. I lie parents of tlie liiiss -1 ing hoy became frightened as the time nas-ed and their son did not conic | 1 home. He had always lieen prompt at meals, and never out at night. The alarm grew and his companions were questioned. Young ('arr was known to have been the last one with him, but even under repeated questionings he steadfast Iv repeated that he knew ! nothing of his plavmatc As the evening passed and still the ! hoy did not appear,his parents' hearts APPLYING IHE FiHSI II j S. W. Armes, contractor, yesterday! i began the work of painting the court! 1 house. It is a pretty big job and even j I with three men employed will occupy i I the greater part of a mouth. Three j I coats are to bo applied. The contractor is assisted by Aug- j ! iistus Amies and William Black. The i swinging scaffolds usually employed Iby painters weio soon placed in posi tion yesterday and by noon a fair start 1 was made on the south side of the building. The first coat is not a factor as re gards color, and does not add any to the appearance of the building, being merely applied as a "hinder' to pre pare for the other coats. It will not he until the second coat is put on that the building will reveal auy change in appearance. The third coat will touch the building off ill all its splend or. The color selected is a dark grey stone color. The corner blocks and the cornice will be painted a light stone color. The effect of tlio whole, it is | believed, will he quite pleasing to the eye. Arrested for Non Support. Kdward Percy Riddle, of llarris hnrg. was arrested in this city yester day afternoon on the charge of llOll support. The warrant, si rved by < 'uns table W. li. Young, was sworn out by Minnie Steincr Middle, iu the infor mation she sets forth that she is the wife of the defendant, that they were married on Angus! I'.ioo, and lived together until Align* ♦*», M'OS, when the defendant separated himself from his family. There wore two children a girl five vears ol age and a bov of three years. 'I lie defendant was taken to the office ot Justice of the I Vice < I le-by, where lie \\.ii\cil In iring and entered hail in three huu tred dollar ■ I'm appearance at court ll.'i/letoii's Old Home Week. Ncarl\ ''Ml in\ 11 at ioii w ere sent out \. t< iday to former rc-nleiifs of llaz leton who now live ii* distant parts inviting Ihem to participate in the celebration of Old Home Week from July to August ii. were filled with consternation The i police were summoned, and Officer | John (» Voris, going to the scene, set iabout to dete mine the missing boy's when abouts. He questioned young Heim, but lie could only toll the officer that he had | left Faiisnaught with Clarence I'arr. ('arr was then interviewed. Refore he was allowed to speak Officer Voris l . I told liini that lie believed that some ill fate had befallen Faiisnaught, and ! that he must tell what he knew about it The boy had held his awful secret j too long. He broke down utterly, and ; between sobs told the story of the sad I affair to which he was a witness. "Mr. Voris," the boy said, "I'll i tell you the truth—Fausiiati»ht is i drowned. " Iu answer to the questions | then asked liini Parr told the pitiful ! story. After the two were left alone they i were playing on the steep hank, and as Faiisnaught was throwing sticks in to the water he slipped and fell over the edge, ('arr tried to reach him with I a pole but failed, and before he realiz i ed the awful trend affairs were taking : the hoy had disappeared beneath the dark surface of the pool After hearing the story (Mlleer Vori.- I at once sent searchers to the scene and j just w here (Jarr said the drowning oc , curred the boy's body was found a few minutes after II o'clock last night. Justice of the peace Oglesby viewed the remains hut decided that an in quest was nniieccssaty. George Faiisnaught was the son of Mr. and Mrs. lieorgeFausnaught, who reside at the corner of Kast Market and Honeymoon streets. He was a hoy well known all over the town, a- he i had for some time been one of the vendors of ice cream cakes, lie was a I good boy, and among the many neigh bors who gathered at the scene ol the , accident last night there were many words of praise spoken for the manly little fellow. lIVANCE DETAIL LEAVES M Tlio national guardsmen are now on the eve of their departure for annual | encampment at Gettysburg. The boys iof company F, liJili regiuieut, began jto get busy yesterday and today their I will be few idle moments for them. The advance detail of five men will leave on the !» o'clock IVnnsy train this morning. The company proper consisting of sixty five men will leave tomorrow noon. At a. 111. Saturday camp will be formally opened. The encampment, although entail ing upon the soldiers duties of a more or less arduous nature, yet affords many pleasant experiences and the boys of company F are looking for ward with glee to the week's outing. The heaviest responsibility and the hardest work falls upon the advance detail, who have all the baggage to handle, the tents to pitch and much other work to do. The guard will remain in camp just one week,returning home on Saturday the 28th inst. .lust what the program will be for camp is not known by the rank and file. Captain Gearhart of the local company yesterday stated that so much concerning camp, evidently un founded, nas been printed in the big dailies, that without exception the commands are wholly at sea as to what is in store for tliem. That the long practice marches, which were a feature of last year's en campment, will he repeated this year is by no means certain. There may be short marches,but it is not likely that the guardsmen will remain out over night. On Thursday the 2*ith inst, the annual inspection will take place and on the day following in all probability the governor's review will be held. Arc Removed. The arc light installed a short dis tance below the canal culvert on Mill iii l yesterday was removed further ! | northward to a point at the intersec .ltion of Swentek's alley. One of the reasons urged for the ' change is that a tire plug is located at 111e lower end of the alley anil that I better is needed at that point to j guide the firemen'when it is'necessary , to use the plug. Rabbits are now multiplying rapidly '■and country visitors report that the next season will be a good one. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS The Misses Margaret ami Elizabeth 1 Raup, of Milton, are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Andy, Market square. Mrs. Frank Bergner and sou John j left Saturday for a visit with rela ; t ives at Nescopeck. Mrs. J. S. Front and daughter Vio let, of Wiconisco, are quests at the home of Thomas Front. Grand street. Miss Anna Thornton left Saturday ' for a visit with relatives at Watson - i town and Milton. Dr. llarry Klase, of Philadelphia, is • visitiug at the homo of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Klase, Water street. Guy Williams spent Sunday with I his sister Lois, in Nantieoke. Miss Grace Laird, of Philadelphia, is a guest ;l f the home of Dr. H. Hen shillwood. Miss Gertrude Meyers arrived Satur day from Philadelphia for a visit with relatives in this city. Miss Lilly Hamburg, of Philadel phia, arrived Saturday for a visit at the home of Mrs. Moses Blocli, Mul berry street. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Mallieu, of Flatbush, Long Island, arrived Sat urday for a visit at the home of the latter's father. Mr. William M. Lloyd, East Front street Mr. and Mrs. Frank Klase, of Ben ton, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Klase's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Klase, Water street. Mrs. William Kershner.of Berwick, is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. B Sweitzer, Grand st root, Mrs. William Pattisou and niece, Miss Helen Kramer spent yesterday afternoon with friends in Sunburv. Hiram Purdy, of Sunbnry, was a business visitor in this city yesterday. Evan Bevan and John E. Williams left on Monday for a trip to England and Wales. Jacob Jatfe, of New York City, is visiting his son, Jacob 11. Miller, pro prietor of the home store, Mill street. Mrs. Elias Maier and Mrs. Eli Rosen thal left yesterday for a trip to At lantic City and Philadelphia. Mrs. Charles Haney and son James, of Mausdale, called on friends in this city yesterday. D. <). McCorniick was a business visitor at Kingtown yesterday. Mrs. J. D. Vanhorn.of Philadelphia and Mr. and Mrs. James Acor, of I'ottsgrove, were the guests yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Starr, Bloom street Mrs. Webster Foust and daughter Ethel and Mabel loft yesterday for a visit with D E. Dieffenbacherat Wil- I iamsport. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lunger and son Robert left, yesterday morning for a visit with friends at Lewistown. Miss Mi hired Geiger, of Northum berland, is visiting at the home of William Laidaker, South Danville. Mrs. W. 11. N. Walker ami daugh ter Mary will leave today for a trip to Philadelphia, Atlantic Citv and Balti more. S. J. Dougherty, P. «& R. operator at Grovania, left yesterday for Har risburg, where lie will work during the N. G. P. encampment. Charles L. Mowrer has returned to Philadelphia after a two weeks' vaca tion spent at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Mowrer, Straw berry Ridge ABOUT SCHOOLS. The superintendent of public schools of Washington county has recently been saying some good things which were published in the Washington Ob server. He calls attention to the fact that while Pennsylvania leads all the other States in legislative liberality toward the schools, in the liberality of the districts the State stands thir teenth And he might nave added that some parsimonious persons out in one of the western counties are actually trying to create sentiment favorable to the enactment of a law relieving the districts from any financial respon sibility for their schools. While Penn sylvania has a minimum school term of seven months and a minimum wage of $•!•) per month, Ohio pays $lO and insists that the school must be kept open eight months. New York forbids relatives of teachers serving on school boards. Ohio has live directors in each district, each of whom receives per year, with a requirement that the schools be visited. Here are some good things for Pennsylvania to imitate. New Market NVagon. D O Hunt, has rebuilt one of Will T Suter's market wagons and it is now one of the handsomest vehicles connected with the curbstone market. On one side of the wagon in large let ters appears the name "Sunuvside' having reference to Mj. Suter's farm at Riverside Heights. i RSTAHIJSHET) IN 1 10000 __ 1000 'COUNCIL WARNS THE PUBLIC Pursuant to action taken by council ai its last meeting notices were post ed about town Monday calling atten | t ion to the act to prohibit the throw | ing of waste paper, sweepings, ashes, j nails or rubbish of any kind on the street or the disturbing of the contents of any receptacle placed upon the street or sidewalk. It was decided by council to strictly | enforce this section of the act after a j discussion showing tho indifference 1 and carelessness of most people iu mat ters pertaining to the cleanliness and welfare of Mill street. It was the sense of the members that the pro prietors of the wagons in the curb stone market are great offenders in this respect and that eacb market day a great deal of extra labor is imposed upon the borough employes by oblig | ing them to haul away refuse of many I sorts left behind by the market wag- I ons. All this it was pointed out is in clear violation of the above act. It was also shown that merchants and others residing along Mill street offend in a similar manner and that the evidence of their carelessness can be seen at any day by waste paper and the like strewn over the paving. The act was approved April 20,1905, and to assist in the observance of sec tion 1 the borough at considerable ex pense installed "rubbish cans" at convenient intervals along the street. That these cans are used only occas ionally is a fact well known to every person acquainted with affairs along the street. It is not the intention of eou»:i I that the cans should be used, at least to any great extent, by the vendors iu the curbstone market, who are expected to take care of their own was.e matter and offals, reloading cabbage leaves,corn husks and the like upon the wagon and hauling them hack to the farm. The section quoted provides that any person or persons who violate the pro vision shall upon conviction thereof before any magistrate be sentenced to pay the cost of prosecution and to for feit and pay a fine not exceeding ten dollars for each and every offense and in default of the payment thereof shall be committed and imprisoned in the county jail for a period not ex ceeding ten slays. The safe course to pursue would be to comply with the above sectiou, for council evidently intends to enforce tiie act as indicated by its action iu causing Ihe notice to be posted. Reform Atovement in Bloomsburg Bloomsburg is getting into line in the "reform" and "anti-graft" move uieut with a vengeance. Following closely on the heels of an announce ment by District Attorney O. A. Small that the investigation of suspected cases of irregularity by public officials would not stop with auy oue office, came the formal demand to the school iHiard for an examination of the past records of the board anil a statement showing in detail all amounts paid to School Director J. (J. Browu for sup plies furnished to the board or schools. That move is taken as preliminary to bringing criminal prosecution against Mr. Browu, if the facts war rant such action,the charge being that tlie selling of supplies by a public ollicial to any board of which he is a member is contrary to the actofassem bly. A formal communication was receiv ed form the district attorney by Fred B. 11 art limn secretary of the school board and the letter had been read at the meeting of the board on Monday evening. The district attorney asked that all back accounts and records be gone over,and a full statement of such expenditures made out by the aid of which be might govern his actions. No action lias been takeii on the mat ter as yet, however, as Mr. Small is out of town, and Mr. Hartmau wishes a full understanding of the situation before taking auy steps. And as yet,upheavels have only just begun, it is stated. Mr. Small says this is the beginning of investigations to some, and asked the amount and date of every order given Mr. Browu since his term as school director which covers a period of over twenty years. OAT A WISSA WOM EN Our neighboring town of Oatawissa isusually associated with peaceful quiet gentle uuolitrusiveuess. But it seems that the women in Oatawissa,at least, have traits that border ou the Amaz onian. One day recently a couple of men made some jocular remarks to a woman they met and she started after them. They thought she was in fuu at first, but she soon taught them better and they began to run. One of them fell through a culvert and was seriously injured On the same day a woman was arraigned before a local justice in Oatawissa charged with having pull ed a gun on a man whose language she didn't admire. Crawford—Miller. N. Earl Crawford, of Wilkes-Barre, and Miss Edith Miller,of Bloomsburg, were married yesterday afternoon at 12 :<SO o'clock at the home of the bride's pareuts. Miss Miller is one of Blooms burg's best kuowu young ladies and has a wide circle ot friends in Dan ville. Mr. Orawford is secretary for Posteu Bros, of Wilkes-Barre. JOB PRINTING The office ot the AMERICA being furnished with a larg assortment of job letter and fancy type 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 FEW REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES The date set for the Republican pri maries is Friday, July 27 between the hours of t> and 8 p. m. The county con vention will bo held ou Saturday,2Bth inst., at 10 a. m. During an interview yesterday with John E. Roberts, Republican county chairman, it was learned that notwith standing the near approach of the time for making the nominations candid ates remain scarce and there is little enthusiasm or interest shown. Dr. Samuel will be endorsed for con gross by the Republicans of Montour; diaries C. Evans will be the choice for judge. Charles A. Wagner, of Ot tawa, will have no opposition Tor the Republican nomination for associate judge. J. L. Bitler and Harry Kerns I are rival candidates for jury commis- J sioner. A prominent citizen of West Hemlock township is said t3 be an as pirant for the nomination for sheriff on the Republican ticket, but no an nouncement has as yet been made. No candidates are in view for any of the remaining offices. Whether auy will materialize between the present and the date of the primaries remains to be seen. Subjected to Severe Test. The fifteen huudred feet of Paragon hose recently purchased by the bor ough of the Eureka Fire Hose com pany was tested last night. Some minor defects were discovered,but the hose in the main seemed to stand the pressure pretty well. The test was made under a pressure of two hundred pounds furnished by the borough fire engine, which was stationed at the plug at the corner of Factory and Water streets. The hose from the engine was stretched out along Water street in two parallel lines for a distance of 750 feet. When it. is explained that the ordin ary pressure exerted bv the water works during a fire is 90 to 95 pounds the severity of the test to which the hose was subjected at 200 pounds will be readily appreciated. The body of the hose at no place revealed any de fect, although there was a leak of greater or less volume at over one-half of the joints. This was especially noticeable where the old couplings were used, although some rather bad leaks occurred where new couplings were employed. Messrs. Dietz, Angle and Eisenhart, the committee on fire,along with some two huudred interested spectators, were present at ttie test, which occupi ed nearly an hour. The committee does not seem to regard the defective coupl ings in a very serious light. It is the general opinion that the Eureka Hose company will send an expert here to overhaul the couplings. All that will be needed will be to expand an inner ring, making the joints perfectly wat er tight, after which the hose will stand any sort of a test. Hay Fever Is Coming. The hay fever season is almost due aud those susceptible to the disease are preparing for a busy campaign of sneezing and involuntary weeping. The subjects are already collecting a supply of ointments, oils, and a thou sand aud one other supposed cures. The frost is one sure cure, says an ex pert. The victims look with dread up on the next few weeks. Bloomsburg Man a Knight. Joseph Ratti, of Bloomsburg, one of that town's most foremost and Phil anthropic citizens and founder of the Joseph Ratti hospital there, is ou a visit to his native country of Italy and King Victor Emanuel has conferred upon him the order of knighthood. Will Invite State Convention. The Shamokiu fire department in regular monthly session Monday pass ed a resolution extending an invita tion to the State Firemen's association to meet there in 1907. The department will send a number of delegates to the State convention to be held iu Gettys burg the first week in August aud large delegations of the several com panies will attend so that a hard tight will be made to secure the convention for next year. School for Hello Girls. A new departure in the telephone business hereabouts is the establish ment of a training school for operators at the building of the Pennsylvania Telephone Co. at Scranton. No applic ant under 17 will be accepted. The company believes that this method of instructing girls will prepare them to till all emergenies. Tri-State Contest Close. The people of the Tri-State cities are witnessing a quality of baseball as good as is to be seen in the big leagues and the contests between the six clubs is almost if not wholly the record for closeness. For the past week or two there have been several interesting re versals of position resuitiug from the loss of a game or two by oue or the other of Ihe clubs. Better Cattle Treatment. The Reading Railway company has issued instructions to its trainmen relative to live stock while in transit. This is in accordance with the new law. Cattle, sheep and swine must not be'eonfined iu a car for more than twenty-eight consecutive hours with out being unloaded aud kept in a pen five hours for rest, food aud water.
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