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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."
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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.