LOCAL TIME TABLIiS..
PKNN'A. R R
KAST. WKST.
r ii a k. 9.00 A.M.!
10.17 " 12.10 P.M.
i il p v 4.51
a."*) 7.51
SUNDAYS
«17 *. V 431 Y M.
» i.v \V K K
KAST WKST. I
7 , , A \ . lU<l A. M.
1 >.19 " 12.51 P. M
ill P. M 4.»8 "
5.44 " ».10 "
«>PNI>AYS
12.44 P.M.!
V 44 P M ft " !
PBIi .* * •' KAI ►IN i R R
-OKI 11. SOUTH.
!t.*S A. *.
• :,«,«• « »* "• ;
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7 M A •" ' n 81 A *.
5 m iv M. i' M •
UANV ii .LK AND B U K)MBBUK«
STREET RAILWAY CO.
, v- iianville 0 00, i>.4o. 7.80, h.2 ».
• 10. 10. 00, 10.50, 11.40 a. in., 12.30,
j. mi in sit. 1-4". S.M, ® S
I |g .. 1.45, 10.90, 11.30 p. m,
Bkxraisbnrg «.00.40. 7.83, 8.
• n.W, HtU| ILttl BL, 12.33,
1 2.1:!. •! 0:5. s:t. 4 4:?, 5 :w, « 2:t.
se - 0.4:5, 10.IR 11.20 pin,
■'ir*t «*ar Sunday morning 7.:!"
ijjv t ear. 11 at uight goe- to Urova
nia onlv.
Win. R. Miller, (ten I Manager
HAKMI.E MIL
BOM ACCIDENT
flnvw nun sad a >««ti11boy, Nichols
Ernest. 7-"> years. K-l Dcrk, :;:t years,
.1 • >i>ll \\ iri> it. .'S years, ami Willie
I>, rk. a • 1 years, hail a most mira
. ul • •*< ape from meeting a horrible
<l. ttli in a cro-sing accident, which
>•< i urr- I <'ii tin Pennsy lvauia railroad
attic ri.il —• |ii:i<|u«* crossing in Cliil
.lu i.,n t unship, Nortliumberlan«l
uuiy. late Monday afternoon.
The men mentioned above, who all
. at Chillisi|aaque, were engaged
i hauling -and ami with tlie little
l. vv• •t■ - ited on the wagon when
tliev an ved at 11 1«- railroad crossing, j
\- t whs it' r the time for the Buf
falo flyer g dug toward Snnbury, to
;11 - - b v t! --: ng the driver of the
t« mi <! id n r hestitate or n-«- any prc
sl1 * • 1,. wi- not aware that the
train was behind time. .lust as be
drove tlx horses on the crossing the
;it- i_-« r rrain running at the rate of
!if»< in 11» an lionr bore down on
• . in and 1 for«' li. -y hnd a ehanee to
malv an effort to save tltemselv - the
■ ngine cradied into the wagon, but
luckiL struck it at the rear wheels
when ii'tiw of the oc ujiant- were
it ■ :;t that time. The part of the
ivagon that was straek was entirely
demolished and the three men were
hurl> ! .j.t«• adistancefrom tin* track.
\ -rrange fact connected with tlie
• Cl ient - that the little boy was not
thrown from the wagon by the col
li ma but later fell out when the
i! ■ >r> uglily frightened horses ran
away.
Tie- engineer ami fireman of the
train and 11>« pMMBgMI Vbn realized
w' it !. id occurred felt certain that
>uiiie inn- bad I teen killed or l»adly in
jnr. d and imagine their surprise when
the> found that all of the entire party
i. el -cap-d without sustaining the
!■ .-t iiiju:\ The horsi -ware captur
• ! -Mine tune later and they were not
even scratched or bruised.
I i • men.!«er- of the crew of the
I train Mate that it was a
in -t r- uiarkabb- accident.
Improvements on Mill Street.
Tin fab <d the pavement on North
Mill stmt it would seem, is hanging
in the bilanee. Since the fact has
ti"< nest aid is! ied that the State will
jiav« only thr» • fourths of twenty-feet
in width, all are now waiting for a
112 irth'-r report of the State engineer ;e
to tl •• -|* • iflcations that will accom
pany raving Should the State agree
to uril /< t!,<- excellent roadbed at pre- i
-•■ nt "ii the street, merely aduing a
ei.ur- of -ami along with the paving
'dock- it not improbable that the
biiKitigh will -•••' it- way clear to ]>ro
■ i i| witl the paving, even though the
an! r< • ived from the State i- much
le-- than figured upon. <)n the other
hand, if the State highway department
iii-i-t- ii jhi ii the usual thorough ex
'avatinn and reconstructed roadln-d, i
no one would I*- surprised if the Iwir
'.llL'll would !••• d' terred by the cost
and should abandon the paving prop
oriti'iu on North Mill street.. In the
l.»ttere\' nt the iKirough would improve
the street I• v -<>nie-impler proce.-s that
would make it |m— ilile to utilize th<
lirm roadU d existing and which mod
i-rn in ,o'l- hi not improve ii] mm. A
r»-port from the engineer of the liigh
wav . |<artim lit - < \ pec ted by tin
n< xt i, ■ • i 112 eoniK 11, Friday night,
w hell no doubt speedy action will be
ta*. ii |< oking.to the much needed im- j
prov-nn iit of North Mill street.
11 AI KE< -TS THE FARMS.
'I he pr> -cut year itroini.se- to be an
otln r pro-11 ! hi- one for the farmers
Abundant rains seeni to insure good
ciops, whil> tin general prosjierity
prevailing has the effect of keeping
prii up to the top notch. The scarc
ity of help which the farmer- have had
to contend with for several years past,
-till remains. Tnrough the aid of im
proved machinery and by clubbing to
gether as occasion offers the fanners
manage to get along somehow, al
though it i- pretty dear that they are
a hard worked lot during the busy
■i i-ou Tie women folks.too,in many
a erisi - come to the rescue sharing in
the harde t kind of labor. In a journey
abroad it is no uncommon -ight just
now to -■■• women working in the hay
fields or hoeing corn or truck.
Snnbury Yards Safe.
<.cm*ra 1 Superintendent Myers, of
the Pennsylvania railroad, located at
Williamsport, was interviewed and
states that the company has no inten
tion of discontinuing the yards at
Snnbury and running freight trains
through from Marrishurg to Renovo.
It is probable that at some future time
more through freights may be run be
tween Harrislmrg and Renovo in order
to prevent a congestion of work in
yaril- lietween those two points, but
the Snnbury yards will not be inter
fered with.
PROVISIONS OF
TOE DOkD LAW
A great many persons are constantly
I making inquiries about the provisions
ol the new road law. In order that
autheat ]i information may be avail
able upon the subject, Commissioners'
Clerk Horace C. Blue ha-obtained the
following explanations front Attorney
t rcucral Car-on, which by his kind
lie-s \\c are enabled to print :
Taxable, means of being taxed; li
able l>\ law to the a-ses-inent ol taxes.
Tin- mi ill- that a woman owning prop
ert \ must he assessed the dollar pro
vided in the act and every estate as
sessed as an estate must he charged
the dollar. The dollar i- assessed j
against the property and must be paid
by nun residents as well as resident
owner.
A single woman not a real estate or
personal property owner [cannot be as
-i-sed the dollar; she is not taxable.
The tax of one dollar is to be paid
in cash and not worked out.
The treasurer appointed by the sup- ,
erv isors i- entitled to a compensation
on money received and distributed by
him. Thi- does not mean if he re
ceives $2,000 that he is to he paid a
percentage on the $2,000 when here- ,
c ives and n the same amount when
lie pays out. Ho is entitled to the per
centage only. He can receive no per
centage on the work tax.
The secretary of the board can and
-houlil receive compensaiton for his
-ervices the amount to be fixed by the
supervisors.
A member of the board of supervis
ors must not furnish articles of any
kind that are to be used in the im
provement of the road.
Any supervisor can work out his
taxes where the work tax system is in
force.
The discount to be allowed oil the
payment of taxes by .Tune Ist is not on
tln> work tax.
The supervisors receive no compensa
tion and do not give bind.
The board divides the township into
one or more districts and appoints a
road master for each district and fixes
their wages. Also the wages to be paid
to the laborers and the amount for
team hire.
Taxpayers will have togo to the
treasurer of the board to pay the tax
levied for road purposes.
In townships that have not abolished
work tax it is the duty of the board to
give notice to all persons rated for the
work tax by advertisement or other
wise,to attend at such times and places
as such supervisors may direct. Tho
supervisor- may have notices printed
and direct til* road master to serve
them.
The tri i.-urer must give a written
in tice to all taxable persons if the
amount of tax that has been assessed
again-t them within ten days after re
ceiving the duplicate. This can be
done by mailing a bill to each taxable.
The levying of taxes in townships
where the work tax has been abolished
would be done in the manner hereto
fore in vogue.
Neither the treasurer or a township
auditor can serve as road master.
"Nee ssary expenses" would include
traveling expenses, meals, horse feed
and such other like items but would
exclude any compensation of any kind
for the time -pi nt by the supervisors
in the discharge of their duties.
If the interests of the township can
lie best taken care of by employing
some one outside of the township as
roadma-ter the supervisors have the
right to einplo) such assistance.
New bridge is Assured.
The Snnbury Item is authority for
the statement that within ten days
time the work would bo started on the
new bridg' to be built across the Sus
quehanna river from that town to the
Snyder county side.
Last Thursday several of the em
ployees of tli York Bridge company
| arrived in Sonbary and were engaged
in making sounding- of the location
of the bridge piers.
Oil Friday evening Guv E Webster,
the president of the York Bridge com
pany.arrived in Snnbury and gave out
the wi-lcoim in ws that the work will
surely i. commenced early next week.
To verify this lie made arrangements
to receive the derricks, engines and
other paraphernalia used in the con
struction work which have been ship
ped and will arrive in Snnbury Tues
day, according to the progress made
euroute from Pittsburg at which place
the bridge company have just, complet
ed the building of a bridge across tho
Monongahcla river.
f-'uncral of Daniel S. Mull.
Daniel S. Mull, whose death occur
red Saturday evening, was consigned
to the grave m tin Lutheran cemetery
Tuesday afternoon The funeral was
| very largely attended.
I The servici were conducted by Rev.
L I). Ulricli, pastor of Trinity Luth
eran church, this city. The pall'bear
•i s were as follows: Peter Burger, Jo
seph Reabuck, Lev i Beyer, John Mc-
Cloughan, Wai re-n Outhb -rl and Peter
Start zel.
Among those front out of town who
attended tin funeral were: Roinaiius
Mull, and wife, James 1) Mull, W.
H. Mull and vsif<. J. Daniel Mull,
Mrs. <" M Marsh, Mrs. Ada Spreu
gart, I.eid> Schuitz and wife of Mil
ton ;Mr Augeline Sleppy, Mrs. Sarah
Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. William
H. Eckman.Mr. and Mrs. 11. L. More
lnad,Mr and Mrs. John Montgomery,
Luther Mull and George Rosier, of
Pott--grove ; Prank Paul and daughter,
Mr. and Mr-. John A. Beck, Mrs.
Martin Zettlemoycr and Mrs. W. H.
High, of White Dcei ; Solomon Mull,
Mr. and Mr John W Mull and Mr.
and Mr- Frank Roup, of Moorcsburg.
Court Notes.
The bond of \V J. Rogers as guard
ian of Marguerite Evans was approv
ed.
The bond of C I.from is, tax re
ceiver of Washingtonvilie, wa also
approved.
On petition, David Unger was dis
charged as executor of the l.i~t will and
testament of Ella R. Cousart.
The court issued an order directing
the drawing from the jury wheel of
100 traverse jurors and 24 grand jurors
to serve at the September term, 1I»00
SECONO ATTEMPT I
AT SOICIOE
A second attempt at suicide, this '
time by slashing her throat with aj
large carving knife, was made on Sat
urday afternoon bv Mrs. Clyde Van- j
Horn, who a couple weeks ago drank
carbolic acid but was discovered in,
time to save her 1 i IV.
It will be remembered that Mr-
YanHorn, whose home is at Benton,
went to visit her son Elmer in Green 1
wood township, Columbia county,and
as the family sat in the parlor, she
went out doors and did not return.
After a time search was started, and !
the woman found uueonseious. with
an empty carbolic acid bottle nearby, j
in a secluded corner of the fence
Strenuous efforts by the physician j
finally resuscitated the woman, and
she gradually regained strength until
the last few days she was able to get
up and walk about the house. Her
son's family were hoping that the wo
man would shortly be fully recovered.
On Saturday afternoon,however, she
was in the kitchen, and when she
I thought no one was looking, she -ml
i denlv grabbed a large carving knife
and was just in the act of drawing it
across her throat when discovered by
Miss Martha Hess, who was working
in the kitchen. With a scream the girl
1 grabbed Mrs. Van Horn's arm,and pre
vented the awful deed, and together
with Mrs. Elmer VaiiHorn, who came
running at the scream, tried to take
the knife from the elder woman The
latter became desperate, and a terri
ble struggle followed, in the coursa of
which the two young women became
badly cut up about the arms by the
keen edge of the knife. They were un
able to take the improvised weapon
from the elder woman, but their cries
brought Elmer YanHorn running from
the Hold in which he was working,
and he soon got the knife from his
mother's grasp.
It now being considered advisable,
arrangements are being made to have
her taken this week to a private san
itarium for treatment She has 1
melancholy for some time, but tlu
lias developed into a form >t insanity.
Nearly Buried In Deep Trench.
Peter J. Reefer, superintendent of
sewers, (Mine within an ace ol being
buried in a deep trench at tin water
works Tuesday afternoon. He had
just leaped into an excavation where
some men in his employ were digging
for the foundation of tin retaining
wall and was giving some directions
when without a moment' warning
the cribbing gave way on oiu nit and
the wall of gravel, which towered
above his head, came rolling in upon
liim.
To escape was impossible ami the
lirst thing Air. Keefer know he wa
buried up to his shoulders. A large
mass of gravel hung above him,which
luckily was not released, otherwise he
would have been buried out of -ight
and in all probability killed.
The men working on the trench in
staidly flew to the superintend .it's res
cue. While some shoveled - back the
gravel others tugged at the nearly
buried man. Finally through the
united efforts of nine men Mr. Keefer
was pulled out of his perilous posit ion.
He escaped with a few bruises
No Talking While Working.
Talking during working hour- and
partaking of lunch has been tabooed j
by the Lehigh Valley ollicials in a
notice posted at the Woatherly .-hop-.
, The notice says that no employes shall
converse with another during working
hours under penalty of discharge,
I neither are they allowed to eat any
thing during working hours. The em
ployes do not I ike kindly to tie nc a
order, stating that they abused no
privileges in the past. This latest rule,
! it is claimed, will simply make tl
j dissatisfied vsith their joii~.
EMPLOYED AT MILTON
Tho P. & R. railway company,
i which is building a long siding at ,
Milton to connect the main tne k w::!i
I Shiiner's mill, is not only drawing on
: Danville for help but also on tli farm
j ing section between here atul Milton.
: A gentleman from Moorcsburg who
! was in this city yesterday stated that
i a number of working men from that
! place ami Pottsgrovo along with otli
, ers from Danville are daily taken ovoi
to Milton on the morning train and
j carried home in the evening by the
| railroad company, which pays si.4o
! per day and gives free transportation,
j The short hours are exactly to the
i men's liking, wnile tho wages are a
' little better than are commonly paid
for laboring. Meanwhile the farmers
are much in need of help and the
township supervisors, who are respon
sible for the condition of the roads,
are begging for hands, hut as the lat
i tor pay onlv $ I."> per day and have
jno premium to offer iu the form of
I short hours and free rides their work
j has no attraction for laborers.
RECOVERED Ills POCKET BOOK '■
I A gentleman from Williamsport
■ who, accompanied by his family , ar
1 rived in this city yesterday for a ph is
ant vacation lost his pocket hook and but
for the honesty of a trolley < inductor
would have been minn- a big r ill of
money, much needed to add zest and
pleasure to his visit.
The Williamsport man arrived early
in the forenoon on a Danville and
Bloomsburg ear. With hi family lie
had proceeded a short distance from
the car when Conductor .1 S. Raver
came running after him holding in
his hand a large pocket, book, filial
ly attracting the man's attention the
conductor presented tho purse, saying:
"Here, you had bettor t iki thi-; you
might have use for it befon ym >
very far " The William-port man
stared in amazement "Why, wln ie
did you get that pouki t book he ask
Oil. '' < >ll the seat whip you lilt it.
the conductor explained Tin vi toi
was profuse in his thank-and confided
the fact that it contained seventy live
dollars iu cash.
Heat Wagon in Hishap.
One of the front wheels came oil of
the meat wagon belonging to Simon
Hoffman Saturday afternoon on Mar
kef street. The horse was stopped be
fore any further damage was done
ATTEMPT TO ROB
BABBER SHOP
An attempt was made by thieves
i during Sunday night to enter the bar
her shop of Thomas .J. Evansoll Bloom
i street, near the I'. R. crossing, and
i although the robbers were scared away
the evidence of their operations wore
! easily discernible Monday morning.
Fre.d Held, Sr., who resides next
I door to the barber shop was awakened
\ by the furious barking of his dog. He
arose and made an investigation but
was unable to discover anything of a
disquieting nature
When Mr. Evans opened his shop
Monday morning, however, he found
ihe screen door at the rear badly brok
en and the hook fastener pulled out.
| The robbers bad evidently been fright
ened away in the midst of their raid
by Mr. Held's dog.
Mr. Evans' shop has been robbed 011 |
two previous occasions. At one time j
the thieves got about $3.00 and at an- !
other time about #7.00. He states that
the vicinity of the Heading crossing
011 Bloom street is a spot often fre
quented bv thieves and bad charact
er-. who alight from passing freights.
Surprise Party.
A surprise party was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hart
man, West Hemlock township, Satur
day evening, in honor of Mr. Hart
man's birthday. All sorts of games \
were played and refreshments were j
served: Those present wore: Mr. and
Mrs. <l l '. Styer, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. '
Briu'ler, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Deigh- !
miller, Mr. and Mrs. S. 15. Flick, ;
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kester, Mr. and |
Mr- Mathi w Mans, Mr. and Mrs. W.
E. Fry, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ande, Mr.
and Mrs. D. ('. Mausteller, Mr. and |
Mrs. Paul Mausteller, Mr. and Mrs.
.!. 11. Tanner, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. !
Crotnlny.Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kitchen, '
Mr. uid Mrs ( ) S. Arnwine, Mr. and
Mrs (I{. I'urscl, Mr. and Mrs. Frank .
( ros-lev, Mr. and Mrs W. P. Moore,
Mr. rid Mr- Albert llartman,Mr. and
Mr-. Henry Gabble, Mrs. .T. G. Grim,
Mrs Alice Arnwine, Misses Mary
Crai. Klla Man-teller, P>essie Ande,
Miv Mausteller, Ellie Deighmiller,
'
Margan t I- ry, Annie Tanner, Myrtle
Audi- N'-llie Deighmillcr,Carrie Flick
Emily Mary Arnwine, Sara ;
Ande, Grace Mausteller, Burdette
Sturdevant, Emla Ande, llittie Aru
wine, Libbie l'ursel, B«\ssio Arnwine, 1
Dora Arnwine,Margaret Gabble,Tillie
Workheiser, and Allll ie Styer of Phila
delphia. Messer-: S. .1. Stver, ('has.
I
('rim, Paul Munsti 11« r, Frank Tanner,
Jacob Arnwine, Ji'.-se Crossley, Glias
Mans, ,T. lilaine Hartmau, Shaman
Ande, Wallace Hughe- of Danville.
•'he-ter Gabble of Philadelphia, Glias.
Lockhoof, Wellington Pursel, W. It.
(Jahble, Glen Gross ley, Harry Maus
teller. Paul Styer. Kber Mausteller,
('has. Styer, lvimber Arnwine and
('has. Arnwine.
THE BERWICK ORPHANAGE.
Many of the State papers continue
to tell their readers all about tin* pro
posed orphanage which is soon to be
putin operation at Berwick by the
orphanage and home association "of
the P. O. S. of A." We observe in
the Tamaqe.a Courier an account of
the recent visit of Secretary Theodore
Harris, of the association to Berwick
| and of how he was received by the
local camp of the "P. O. S. of A."
Thi> all shows the importance of a
single letter. There are two fraternal
organizations in this State with al
most identical names. The one is the
Patriotic Order Sons of America. It
came into being in IM7, admits men
onlv and now enrolls over 85,(MX)mem
bers in Pennsylvania alone. The oth
er is the Patriotic Order of Ameri
cans, a much younger association,com
posed of men and women. This is the
order which is interested in the pro
posed orphanage and home and not the
Patriotic Order Sons of America.
Death of Pormer Danville flan.
Theodore F. Patterson, a former
resident of this city, died Sunday at
t he summer residence of Pedro Salome,
at Valley Forge, w here he was a guest.
Mr. Patterson was in Danville from
isv»r» to 1002, during the greater part of
that time iieing the superintendent of
the Heading Iron company's Danville
plant.
Born in Pottsville, Mr. Patterson
went to Norristown early in life.
There he married Miss Harriet White,
daughter of Duncan White, operator
of several cotton mills. In IHiil he en
listed as a private in the Forty-eighth
Pennsylvania Infantry. A few months
later he was appointed sergeant. In
18(52 he was made lirst lieutenant in
tin; Sixty-seventh Pennsylvania In
fantry. In INC.! he accepted a position
in the signal corps and later became
lieutenant in the corps. He was a
member of the Pennsylvania command
cry of the Loyal Legion.
Mr. Patterson is survived by three
j children, Duncan W. and George of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Beeden (Abi
! gail), of Haddouiield, N'. .1. The home
1»( the deceased is at 1121 South Forty
eight street, Philadelphia.
All Eiffel lower For Berwick.
The ambitious citizens of Berwick
are now advocating the erection of a
sort of Eiffel tower at that place as a
step towards beautifying the town.
Plans for the proposed arch are now
heiiig prepared by the Berwick (!. A
R., who are back of the movement,
an I the idea is to erect it either at
Market square or some other suitable
point in tlie center of the busi tless db
tried.
The proposed tower would he con
structed of steel, set on stone founda
tions and would rise towards the
cloud- to a distance of two hundred
feet, being twice as high as the tallest
church spire in the borough. The top
would be surmounted by a large town
1 lock which would be visible for miles
around , ail observation gallery, near
tlx top, would give a view of the en
tiii surrounding country, and lower
down would be a baud stand.
I ndergoing Treatment.
Mrs W. T. Shepperson of ltiverside
i- undergoing a month s treatment at
the Joseph Haiti hospital, Bloomsburg.
That she may speedily regain good
health is the hope of her many friends.
'SUfflAf WORK FOB
THE AMBIANCE
The good people of Bloom street 111
the vicinity erf Mill were given a great
scare Sunday morning when a man,
fell from a l>. A: B. trolley after mak
ing a frantic- effort to catch his hat
which had blown from his head. He
struck the street with a sickening thud
and lay mot ionics-.
In falling tinman cut a gash on his
nose that tded rather profusely and
otherwise battered himself, so that it
was a gruesome sight that m#t the
gaze of the people who hurried from
their homes to administer first aid to
the injured. A pillow was procured
and the man was made as comfortable
as circumstances would permit.
Summons (lashed over the wire for
the police and for medical aid and in
response quickly came Chief Mince
i moyer and Dr. Panics. The doctor.
I first to arrive, was soon able to sup
j ply the information that the man's
dazed condition was not duo to any
i extent to his fall but to an overindul
gence in strong drink. Chief Mince
moyer then arriving on the scene re
lieved the minds of the anxious citi
i zens of all further doubt by stating
that the man was Mike Smith, an old
offender, and that this episode was
somewhat of a common occurrence
with him.
Twenty Year Battle.
"I was a loser in a twenty year battle
| with chronic piles and malignant sores,
! until I tried. Bncklen's Arnica Salve,
which turned the tid<\ by curing both;
: till not a trace remains." writes A. M.
i Bruce, of Farmville, Va. Best for old
j Ulcers. Cuts. Burns and Wounds. 25c at
' Panler A Co.. drnggis's.
Bridge Not Up to Contract.
The New Jersey Bridge company,
' which had the contract for tho erec
tion of the roadways and other re
pairs on the bridge across the river at
Milton, will lose £2,000 on their job
\ or make good their work according to
specifications and contract 011 tli
structure. The bridge was completed
so far as the contractors were concern
ed,and recently viewers were appoint
ed to inspect the structure and pass
upon the work. The expense of tho
j repairs is being borne by Union and
| Northumberland counties at a cost of
$17,821.25. The viewers from Union
' county were Walter Frick, Chauucy
Foster and Frank Dietrich. Three
were also appointed from Northumber
land The viewers found the
brick roadway not up to contract, and
recommended that $2,000 be u ithheld
I from the contractors until the work
was made satisfactory, and a reason
able time be given the firm in which
to do it. At argument court last Thurs
day Judge Mc< 'lure affirmed the report
of the viewers.
THE PROBABLE REASON.
1 The unusual number of barns struck
by lightning in various parts of the
country is a notable feature of this
season. The frequency of severe tinni
er storms this summer i of course tho
primary cause, as they are indispens
able factors in performances of that
kind and we never had more of them
1 in a given length of time than have
'occurred within tho last four or five
weeks. But there must be some other
j reason for so many barns being made
. electrical targets. 11 tve not the farm
ers become more neglectful in provid
ing the defence of lightning rods than
they were soni" years ago? This ap
pears to be the case, and why it is so
may be due to the fact that some of
the lightning roil men became so slip
pery in their dealings that a farmer
couldn't get li.s barn "rodded" with
out running the risk of having a law
suit 011 his hands before the transac
tion was closed. The cause of action
was often a negotiable note worded in
a way that made the honest and my
stified granger liable for an amount
almost equal to half the value of his
farm. With such risks involved in
"roddiug" barns owners of those rur
al structures, while not doubting tho
efficacy of Ben Franklin's lighting de
flectors, had reason to be shy of the
lightning rod peddlers.
ONE ARMED MAN FAKE.
Faking the public with his arm tied
tightly behind his back, a stranger,
played upon the sympathies of the
residents of a neighboring town, Sat
urday, by posing as the victim of a
bright bolt of lightning. Ho claimed
that he bad lost his arm through be
ing struck by lightning and rather
than beg outright he had a few lead
pencils for sale with which to keep
body and soul together. He did :« land
office business as the get-up of the arm
was so good that it appeared to be off
at tho shoulder. But the game did not
work long for .111 officer tumbled to the
game and he placed the lightning vie
ti 111 under arrest. ■ At the lockup the
arm was found to be swollen from be
ing tied so tightly behind his back.
He is a man ol about :!■"> years of age
and stoutly built. His sympathy racket,
had netted him a nice sum
A GUARANTEED ( ORE TOR PILES
Itching. Blind, Bleeding, Protrud
ing Piles Druggists are authorized
to refund money ; 1 I'A Z<) < AINTMEN 1'
fails to cure in tl to I I days. .">0 cents.
Teachers Hlected.
At a special meeting of the Malion
-1 ing township m hool board the follow
| ing teaclii 1 w< re ( ieeted for the 1 nsii-
I ing year
Gnivi I bank • ■ hool. Low in ('. Foust ;
Mcohaiiiesville fir-1 grade, Lloyd
Kruni; seeoml grade Miss Gertrude
Mapstone. Sidler bill. Miss M. G.
Madden . bald fop. Samuel Krnin : Toby
run. Mi -St -holt.
IK 11 Co I ruck Br« ke Down.
One of tin lar •• truck wagous used
|i\ the Heading Iron company loaded
with tone broki down Saturday at.
the corner of Second and Chambers
street-. The mishap was caused by
the front w heel getting in a rut and
tho axle breaking It was necessary
to get another truck and reload the
stone
1 The P. A K. pay car went through
: I)auv i lie ye sterday.
KNITTING MILLS
HANDICAPPED
The Danville Knitting Mills are in
operation again after being closed
down last week to allow I lie employes
a week's vacation and to give an op
portunity to take account ot stock.
This was the first tiriie the mill had
heeii closed down for a week since it
started. It will he made an annual
custom to cease operations during the
week of tin! Fourth of July.
In conversation with Thomas De
lany, superintendent, Friday eve, a
lamentable fact was brought out. Mr.
Delany states that the scarcity of girl
labor or the unwillingness of tlie girls
togo to work is greatly handicapping
the plant. The mills could, and did
at one time, employ 210 people; now
there are but 180 on the pay rolls. Yet
there is no knitting mill in the State
that pays higher, if as high, wages.
The company last September pur
chased a small plant at Kiugtowu and
here the machines that scarcity of lab
or in Danville keeps idle are being
sent. The company, however, would
prefer to have all the machines at the
home mill.
if it were possible to secure the help
desired, the company would enlarge
the mill indefinitely and install its
own dye plant. Within the past three
mouths orders for 70,000 dozen hose
were turned down because the present
facilities would not permit their being
. filled.
Sent Obscene Postal.
Since the picture postal card fad lias
struck the people of these United
States, the mail carriers have been
kept busy, Some of the cards, how
ever, are both insulting and criminal
ly offensive.
Not long ago a certain young man
of Shenandoah, who was in New York
City, sent a card to a lady of that
town. The lady became highly insult
ed and when the fellow came home a
few weeks ago,she met him in a groc
ery store and proceeded to trim him a
la Jefferics. After dodg ing washboards
and canned tomatoes for awhile the
sender of the postal got out of the
place. It is safe to sny he'll be more
careful in the future.
' Does evil still, your whole life li 11
Does woe betide 't
i Yonr thoughts abide on suicide?
You need a pill'
Now for prose and facts —DeWitt's
: Little Early Risers are the most plea
j sant. and reliable pills known today.
' j They never gripe. Sold by Paules iV: Co.
1 Borough Offices <io Begging.
' j A borough with not enough voters
to fill all the borough oflices is the
' | situation likely to be presented in
Stillwater, Columbia county. The ro
r moval of the Edgar & Stanffer plan
ing mill and many of its employees to
j Rerwiek is the cause.
Stillwater is a regularly incorporat
' i ed borough and boasts of forty-four
! qualified voters,the majority of whom
' worked at the planing mill. The con
stitution requires twenty officials—a
' chief burgess, six councilmen, six
school directors, two constables, two
' justices of the peace, one assessor, one
1 tax collector, besides election officers
and other minor officials.
Try a little KODOL FOR DYSPEP
''SI A after your meals. See the effects it
will produce on your general feeling by
digesting your food and helping your
! food and helping your stomach to getit
stdf into shape. Many stomachs are
' j overworked to the point where they re
> fuse togo further. Kodol digests your
112 ! food and gives your stomach the rest it
needs, while its reconstructive proper
; ties get the stomach back into working
r I order. Kodol reliever flatulence, sour
- j stomach, palpitation of the heart, belch
; ing, etc. Sold by Paules & Co.
i His rieasure of Hazieton.
i < )ne of the four decorators now in
| Hazieton decorating the city for the
t : Old Home week in August sized up
- ( that city thuslyWithout any excep
i tion Hazieton is the tightest and cheap
| est city in tnc State. I have traveled
i the State over, and have never en
- countered a city where civic pride is
• at such a low ebb as in Hazieton. I
would never have believed it, had I
not had the personal experience and
I now full well know why the commit
-1 tee is compelled to cringe and beg for
funds*to give a celebration that means
' all for the ctiy of Hazieton. Never
" again will I come to the city in a
1 business capacity
1
A Tragic Finish.
1 | A watchman's neglect permitted a
' ' leak in the great North Sea dyke, which
' , a child's linger could have stopped, tc
' ■ become a ruinous break, devasting an
' ' entire province of Holland. In like
' manner Kenneth Mclver, of Yanceboro,
Me . permitted a little cold togo un
noticed until a tragic finish was only
averted by Dr. King's New Discovery.
He writes: "Three doctors gave me np
to <lie of lung inflammation, caused by
! a neglected cold; but Dr. Kings New
j Discovery saved my life." Onaranteed
' , best cough and cold cure, at Paules Ar
j Cos drug store. 50c an 1 SI.OO. Trial
, 1 bottle free
A sweet breath adds to the joys of a
I •: kiss. You wouldn't want to kiss your
. j wife, mother or sweetheart with a bail
i breath. You can't have a sweet breath
i without a healthy stomach. \on cant
I have a healthy stomach without perfect
j digestion. Thereisotily one remedy that
digests what yon eat and makes the
breath as sweet as a rose—and that re
* i ned y is KODOL FOR DYSI'EI'--I A. It
is a relief for sour stomach, palpitation
of the heart, and other ailments arising
from disoder of the stomach and diges
' tion Take a little Kodol after meals
and see what it will do for yon. Sold
by Paules & C».
Alt. Carmel Sued.
The firm of Richard A. Malone A
j Sons have brought a damage suit
against the borough of Mt. Carmel,
their claim being .f.'OTiH). The Malones
i had a contract for sewer work in the
| town and on account of some disagree
! meat the unfinished Malone contract
j was awarded to DeNallo & Klinberg
( for completion. The Malone s threat
! cued suit at the time and have done as
they said they would.
Denver is doing the handsome tor
I the Elks this week.
'PHONE MEETING
AT EXCHANGE
A meeting of the People's Telephone
company was held Friday at Ex
change far the purpose of reconsider
ing some of the business transacted at
the last meeting.
At the meeting on .Tune 19th the
'phone lines wer > taken from the eon
tracting company's hands by tiie share
holders. It afterward developed that a
number of the Turhotville sharehold
ers were dissatisfied with this action.
At Turhotville the People's wires are
strung on the U. T. <& T. company's
poles, and it was thought by the sub
scribers there that the People's com
pany should have a pole lint' of its
own.
At the petition of ten shareholders,
therefore, the president called Fri
day's meeting. The question of put
ting the line back into the contractor's
hands was thoroughly discussed, but
no action was taken, tlie disagreement
being amicably adjusted.
The trustees presented a set of by
laws which had been drawn up. The
by-laws were read and laid over until
next meeting before adoption.
Each line, of which there are now
11 completed, has its own sub-organiz
ation, with officers—president, secre
tary and supervisors. These have all
been elected since the meeting 011
June 19th.
The People's company is steadily
extending its lines and by fall will
have 17 lines in operation with nearly
250 'phones.
Seventeen 'phones will be installed
within the next few days. Two con
struction gangs are at work now and
will be employed all summer. The
work just now is being delayed some
what by the non-arrival of material
which is expected every day.
Only 82 Years Old.
"I am only *2 years old and dont ex
pect even when I getto be real old to fee
that way as long as I can get Electric
Bitters," says Mrs. E 11. Branson, ol
Dublin, Ga. Surely there's nothing
else keeps the old as young and maket
the weak as strong as this grand tonic
medicine. Dyspepsia, torpid liver, iti
flamed kidneys or chronic constipation
are unknown after taking Electric Bit
ters a reasonable time- Guaranteed bj
Paules it Co., druggists- Price 50c
Anent the Knocker.
Says Congressman Achesou's paper,
the Washington Observer:
"A town is often kept back because
some of its citizens knock on other:
who did not fall in line with theii
ideas as to the best way to advance it. l
interest. One man succeeds in his busi
ness because he has good ideas am
carries them out. It is not to be sup
posed that he can take the idea of an
other man which is contrary to his
own, and make it successful. A mat
who is guided by certain ideas and do
fined principles must carry them 0111
in his relat ion to every enterprise wit I
which he is associated. And they wil
apply to the advancement, of a town
Let us work for our town but do nol
let us knock because other people jus
as good as wo are and perhaps better
cannot work on our ideas "
While this was written to fit loca
conditions, it is just as applicable t(
some Danville people as to the folks ii
Southwestern Pennsylvania whom tin
editor excoriates. There is nothing s(
contemptible as the man who decries
everything not done along the lines b(
wants and who spatters with mm
those who do not see fit to agree wit!
him.
It is always well to have a box of sal\
in the house. Sunburn, cuts, bruises
piles and boils yield to DeWitt's Witcl
Hazel Salve. Should keep a box on ham
at all times to provide for emergencies
For year< the standard, but followed !•;
many imitators. Be sure you get tin
genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
Sold by Panics & Co.
THE POPULAR SUMMER RESORT
The Stroudsburg Times lifts its eyes
skyward and thanks the creator thai
it would be quite out of the questioi
to form a trust big enough to contro
Monroe county's chief source of re
venue and business —the summer re
sorts. There is too much land in sight
it believes, to be bought up by tin
money power, while "theair can nev
er be mortgaged, bonded or sold ii
blocks by syndicates. The scenery
free as the air, can never be fenced ii
by the money grabbers. The watt 1
supply is too natural and free, fo<
abundant to be 'cornered' ." Every
body will wish Monroe unboumlei
felicity and perennial joy with he
air, her scenery and her water.
Kennedy's Laxative lloney and Tari
the original laxative congh syrup an<
combines the qualities necessary to i>
lieve the cough and purge the system 0
'cold. Contains 110 opiates. Sold b
Panics Ar ('•».
Open house for Ragles.
I Preparations are being by tli
! Hazloton Eagles to have open housi
! during Old Home Week July 29th t<
August 5. Meals will be furuishee
free to visiting Eagles and those win
I can't get accommodations at the ho
j teis or boarding houses will be provid
Jed with cots at the Eagles' headquart
■ ers in the Schwartz building.
Children like Kennedy'- Laxative
Honey and Tar. 1 lie pica-antest am
lies! cough s\rup to tike, bee mse i
contain- no opiates S->|i] by Panles tN
Co
All Aboard.
Orders have been issued from Pliila
delphia headquarters of the Pemisyl
I vania railroad requiring all brakemen
i porters, etc., to cry' all aboard." twe
minutes before trains are due to leave
each division terminal station. Nnm
erous complaints of passengers beinj
! left behind because in exercising they
1 have strayed to far away from theii
i trains to get back after the short no
1 tiee "all aboard" was heard, resulting
1 in the change.
ITO (HIRE A GOLD IN ONE DAI
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if ii
fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signa
ture is on each box. 25 cents.
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
Kidney Trouble Hakes You Miserable.
Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
0 i, 112 cures made by Dr.
—-r-IV Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
8 112 \ ! the kidney, liver
H 1_: and bladder remedy.
"1 UI ( \SI J ' It is the great medi
al (mY. I cal triumph of the nine
} wl j\ t 1 teenth century; dis-
g —j\ y j : " i covered after years of
,/rff - If ) ; scientific research by
1 ) fll ( Dr - Kilmer . emi-
H ' " en t kidney and blad
—""der specialist, and is
wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp=Root is not rec
ommended for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
just the remedy you need. It has been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that a special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and |PT V / 9V ' |
send your address to ggffiTpycffi
Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Bin?- j&ftjgga
hamton, N. Y. The
regular fifty cent and nunc of Bwamp-Rooi>
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Don't make any mistake. l»nfc remem
ber the name, Swanp-Root, Dr. Kil
mer's Swamp-Root, and the a (hires
Binghamton. N.Y .. on every bottles.
Nearly a Mile of Sewerage.
Danville is moving steadily forward.
Very little noise or :ido is being made
about it, it is true, hut nevertheless
the fact remains that there is healthy
and material progress. This condition
is most conclusively shown by the fact
that in the short interval between
April last and the present nearly one
mile of sewer extensions lias been add
ed to our splendid system installed a
couple of years ago.
The various extensions made this
spring are as follows: Front street,
WOO feet; Ferry street, 700 feet; two
alleys nearby, 800 feet; Lower Mul
berry street, TOO feet; Millstreet, 1100
feet; Centre street, 7<h> feet. The total
length of sewerage added is 4WOO feet,
lu addition to this another extension
taking in A street. Bloom and Cherry
streets and comprising a length of
over 1,000 feet, is contemplated and a
petition will probably be presented at
the next meeting of council.
In addition to the steady extension
of its sewer our borough is constantly
improving its light plant, adding new
lamps, perfecting and enlarging the
system. Added to this is the massive
retaining wall which the borough is
constructing at the water works and
which represents considerable expend
iture of money. The care and activity
shown in all departments is evidence
that the borough aims not only to take
care of its public utilities but also to
make further advancement.
Can von believe your senses?
Whui two of them, taste and smell
having hen impair dif not utterly de
stroped, by Na-al Catarrh, are fnlly re
stored by Ely's Cream Balm, can you
doubt that this remedy deserves all that
lias been said of it by the thousands
whom it has cured? It, is applied direct
ly to the effected air-passages and begins
its healing work at once. Why not get
it to-day? AM druggists or mailed by
Ely Bros r>(i Warren street. New York
on receipt of r»0 cents .
New I'ostoffice Rule.
Hereafter the "opened by mintake'
excuse will be a mistake that will
cost f'-JOO. The postoffice department
has ruled that mail must be looked
over before leaving the office,and that
any letter putin your box by mistake
most be returned before leaving the
postoffice under a peuatly of S2OO for
jailure to do so.
A Hard l.ot
of tronbh s v. en I wito, spring from
a torpid hvei id hi■ •ckaded bowels,
unless you aw ,ik- u them lo their pro;.er
action with i>r King's New Li'e Pill-:
the pleasant* and most, effective cur
for Const,ipaiion. They prevent Appen
dicitis and tone up th™ system. 25c at
Panics iV C >'* dm,'-t >re.
Rural Delivery Popular
Figures show that the rural free c,e
livery service in Pennsylvania is a
popular feature of the postal service.
While in some States the demand tor
additional routes seems to be on k the
wane, there is no such condition in
1 the Keystone State
On July 1 there were 35,768 rural
free delivery routes in operation in the
United States. At the same time there
were a total of :5,(«>7 petitions pending
for the establishment of increased de
livery facilities. There are l,»Bt> routes
in Pennsylvania, an increase of 108
since July 1,1 WOS. The number of peti
tious pending for new routes in the
State is ninety. Since the inaugura
tion of the service three have been
•>,t'».V> petitions for new routes of which
only 57W have been adversely reported.
i —-
Does
Heart Beat
Yes. 100,000 times each day.
Does it send out good blood
or bad blood? You know, for
good blood is good health;
bad blood, bad health. And
you Know precisely what to
take for bad blood Ayer's
Sarsaparilla. Doctors have
| endorsed it for CO years.
Our froniiont r.niso of hrul l»|ond Is a Rlu££Uh
li>,r I'liix I imiiH • s constipation. I'onoiiouß
Mihttaiirt-g absorb.-,1 into the blood.
K. i|> I lie lii.wt'U "| iii Willi
M Mart* bv J. C. Ayw Co., I-owell, Mass.
Also manufacturers of
/\ 112 HAIR VKiOR.
• 3 110 VQ cl;kE
JK l/t » U CHERRY I'ECTOR*L.
I We linve no nrrrcts 1 We publlih
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