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riiMH..\Sl:ll NEWS.
Hul 11 1 i! itMinlj already lias two
1 wu»lii|i lii li schools 111 o]ieration.
1 • 1 \ j should |M'!>niiall\ study
' ■ t tin' 1 ampalgn ainl tlic
j 1. tl . \• I the 1 Kill lll.ll< --.
\ri von .:>'ing tu Harrishurg on Oct
• •tier 4th?
hurl d ret re.-it of treneral
HniirMitv i- < itefully noted.
I \ ('.mill il in Samuel (Yicklin, of
1 iii! iii.l 11 nv\. lia> been stmt to
».l t 1 > \ ( r- tiiii -entenced to pay
j. 1 tin t : ■ ul* //.ling f4OO 111 tax
UOMf.
Mam -u.,.- lul county fails are he
i.j 1 • lit the State.
Tin* Ma Ritl 1 tax receipt is for
tunate
t 1,. . \|i. suri .it 1 hail or n weak man
- 11 lit against-religion.
.In 11 M« N inn y, traveling across
uauirv tr. ! IMi Hois tu St. Mary's,
t! i ti 1 enter in 0111 house oll the road
11 ti n. I _to t ike 1 rest, wh*>n a
'; 1 i j .11 wail charged, wounding
hiiu in I" tli leg- He is now an in
ante of tin- Kit. i. unity riaahaan aad
... ty Ii 1 1-•• 01 or I .'tli l»-j;s
Sqbm >aih<) a 1- 1•1 •I• -i 1 to tin- lives
t i n-i 1. 11- mi p itrous of a hig dry
_mid- -1 . i 1 -town hy tin' intru
-ion t trolii -ome Im 11 which broke
■ 11 id mil entered the
V' .1 ii image was done.
Wliil.. t \\ 1.1 11 and several chil
li -111 n,_ hi a porch in Slia
. • iii oi i 1 in-lit a live telephone
» t. 11. in . nd tailing on the group.
\ll tlii- , artv were hadly hurned.
M >. 1. rii lift- 1- li i idedly perilous.
Oliaar S Oraer, an Adams county
tan >r 11 \ 1 uj.* • it lirysoma. coniniitt
••1 .. <li h\ 1 liiAing out 1..- brains,
it 11-. h«r I t I-sun with a string
atta, hetl to li. loot.
!• 1 - w thing-- in tin- world
a.' r* vali ih!t* than success.
1 us- tu tiling that you say al>oiit
h I*. 11 1- always carried
ctraiglii t» him.
i w rthli -- tlogs that infest Home
; art ..1 tin city could vry easily lie
spared.
tinatior sj«irt-mau is already
<l* ii«.' up In- gun for the annual
perxid of peril.
■ k.'j-r- are now liegiiining to
■ 1 " ir 1 ill ind w inter {roods.
lit 1 t! pi (pint an- trying to read
tiii-w. r in the tars
-• s-t. ml • r - 1 tpa hie of well nigh
, • :!' •t1: i\ and -In* treated the pen
1 t! - -• tion -it tin* ."State to one
1 tli. in y -terd.iy There W:i; a taint
, 1 e«I (I.it of autumn 111 the air. hut.
' ti.- it ill in all the day was x j;|iir
ious one
In J'« all cow - o\er three
.i. iith old are tu (..• -1 *eu wearing ear
J ' re. I. |S ill . 1.1 a .'|| tu 1,1 ep a
r. ord of til little raised by them,
ait.l eaili an 1m tI li t- a r. ;: i-tereil trade
uituili. r. w In. I - t ni;raved on tin* ring
fasten.-i to it. car
In Hu--ia 1- nulawful to give
»■ .1 1111.11. A ki- in the street
1 ■ >*li/. i| 11\ 1 tiiii- ul ;.'i and 011
,« tram ■1: l.\ ; fiueot ?"• lieclaratiou
of love mi 1 |m-!card render-the -cud
• r liable tn a file <d £SO.
Hi.rhi.ru M linker, " lnjy Mayor"
1 M :w 1 uk* i' iiit uiohileil all the vv ay
ti in ii mi,. .11 vin New Vork with
-•A.ralfr -no Mi w ill till • .-lity en
#m* • •if to S 'in. ill the we-t this
fall.
lh. ma 1 who 1- mean enough to
thaaar a kiaM psal oa 11.. aidawaCk
w .1 1 1 * iii tiin d fio-ii doing so
by au on) 111 tuce
I 'I 11 lit of *l,l .■ Jo-1 ah H.
Hoffman 1 i« piircht d the entire vill
a*.' ' t 111 . Montgomery county,
eir. |4iii|! n. ilouhlt* hoost*.
In 1 liit. r..1 -\i-ii mi Frank
I' ~ j«ih 11 t.ti in. at Sinkiiii; Si»rinj»,
I..in Witli • v fi*«*t and two months.
•»■ 1 • uxlkill xallev farmer has
alo cly ithi nil 1 ooi« It. id of cahhngc
from hi- |iatch
Rktai au nine 11 \1• I\ I--IH-. hi the
pre-, lit . tlnpt I,mi and tin \ 1 i|i* r- hi ill Ii I
think twice.
I taappi 1 h thli | m*i 1 pll- ofti 11 make
th. li*--t killil '<t t I H'lld- il 1-lie olllv
h.i pilt || 1.. ■ to hud tin wav to their
>M-trt«
>. j t«-iti 1- r pruvt-n to In 111 adept
at -inline as Well a« at weeping.
Bat ■ 1.; .1,.1 - :t woHiierfiil eea
vanil lic, will II Mill Want t.l talk to
-mint. l\ hut t woiiiliiliil nuisance
win 11 -.im imm!v yon don't < are to hear
want- to talk to you.
Vlnntlt Jin lav- 1 Ia 1 ill tu |m the home
■ 1 flu olde-t Hi In avie t twin teach
• ' 11 ties» i>. rin v aii Maine and
I- . » Kll hit horn liftv three years
'• . hiii. 11 t >• Mount .lov-chools
to th !i -i\ \i u tnd weiirhing an
mtltiri t. tt»- of ..oi |hiiiiiiP
iV I mMd - 111.' 1 jnr \ 111 the court
r "01 ai ni. itip. it Hntiml iv Kngene
Mull. 11 ..in i,t \), |\, tu county's most
promiu. m c 11/, 11- \\ ;i . 1,/,. 1 with a
-inkin, spell which ti imiuated in his
death iii Sunday atternoon.
ittontnur American.
"THIS COUNTRY WILL NKVKR HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WIT 11 ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
• OL. r>2-N()
AN INTERESTING
HOI WEDDING
The homo of Mr. and Mrs. George
A. Meyers, Waluut street, was the
scent- of an interesting home wedding
yesterday, when their niece, Miss
Helen Mitiule Freeze,became the bride
of Henjamin Harndt, Jr.
The ceremony was performed nt ;i p.
m. by the Rev. J. Nelson,pastor of the
Lutheran church of Catawissa, before
a small company of invited guests,
representing the two immediate fami
lies.
The newly wedded conple left on the
4 :il Pennsylvania train for a trip ti>
Hoanoke, Va. They will be at home
after October 6th at No. HIM Waluut
street. Among those present at the
wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Harndt, father and mother. Miss Lil
lian Bamdt, sister, and Henjamin
Barndt, Sr..grandfather of the groom,
all of Catawissa; also Mr. and Mrs
Oliver Johnson ot this city.
The bride is a most highly esteemed
and popular young lady of our town
and has had her home with Iter uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Meyers, prac
tically'all her life. The groom, who
came from Catawissa, holds a position
as clerk at the P. & R. station. He is
a capable young man and likewise
esteemed and |iopular.
Death of William P. Clark.
William P. Clark, a widely known
and esteemed resident of Rush town
ship, departed this life at his home
near Little Roaring creek at S .;](> j
o'clock Saturday morning after a long
siege of illness.
The deceased was aged 70 years, !> !
months and 2 days. He was born at !
Union Corner about two miles distant :
from the spot where he died. When
an infant *> months old he was tnk- !
en to the homestead farm and there he |
s|»'iit his subsequent life. He was a I
leading and sustautial citizen He !
served for many years as school direc- i
tor,although he never sought political '
honors.
Over tive years ago Mr Clark was j
stricken with paralysis. Since then he I
has been entirely helpless. Through- i
out the long interval, however, he was !
never better than the Friday evening j
preceding death. On that occasion he j
was wheeled in his chair out to the !
supjier table and partook of the meal ,
with the rest of the family. About 11 ;
o'clock Friday nitfht he was taken
worse and lingered until Saturday i
morning, when lie passed away.
The deceased was a widower, his
wife preceding him to the grave over !
twenty years ago. He is survived by 1
live children : Isaac, of near Union (
Corner, William H., of Rush town
ship, Sallie J. (Mrs. Thomas Elmes) |
(if Roariiu; creek and Calvin and Miss
Margaret, who reside at home.
Old Fashioned Barn Raising.
The farm of Emanuel Sidler, Valley ;
township, was the scene of an old
fashioned "barn raising" Monday,
the structure being built taking the
place of the line barn on the premises
destroyed by lightning in July.
* »ver half a hundred men were pres- ,
cut and no greater amount of good
work was ever accomplished at any j
frolic of its kind. Ry night the huge
transverse frames of the new barn
w re rai-ed into position and from
now on the work will rapidly and ,
easily progress toward completion with 1
out any help other than from the reg- '
ular force of earjienters employed. The j
modern method of "raising" barns ,
and similar buildings is by means of
a large derrick erected on the spot at
considerable labor and expense. In the
old fashioned "barn raising," how
ever,the united strength of many will
ing hands totally discounts modern
methods of car|»entry and in a single
day <>r a fraction of it,at only a nom
inal cost work is accomplished that
would otherwise require any amount
of preparation and expense. In the
rural communities, where a feeling of
neighbors lines prevails beyond what
town people can easily conceive of,
"barn raisings" along with other
pleasant customs will linger for many
years to come.
Charles Arnwine, of West Hemlock
township, is building Mr. Sidler's
barn A noteworthy fact is that much
lit the timber used that at least com
posing the frame- was grown on Mr.
Sidler's own farm and was cut up into
the pieces needed by John White's
portable saw mill, temporarily instal
led oil the farm. Ruildings erected in
this wav from timber growing on the
-pot were common enough in The past,
but are very rare nowadays.
After the more strenuous work of
the "raising" had been completed the
whole < ompany was directed toa table
lifts feet in length, spread under the
trees and loaded down with as tine a
linuer as the country could produce
It is need less to add full justice was
lone to the excellent meal
Red I ipped Hawk.
Harry Weaver, R F. D. No. 5, on
Saturday shot a red tipped hawk mea
suring -Vi't inches from tip to tip
rhe red tipped variety of hawks are
rather uncommon in this section ami
»re very destructive to tfftme and do
mesticated fowl.
i'ittson's New Armory.
The corner stone of Pittston's new
irraory was laid on Thursday with in
formal ceremonies. This will be the
first of the line of armories to be built
by the State.
1 DEATH OF
ARTHUR S. SMITH
Arthur B. Smith,of Upper Marlbor
ough, Maryland, departed this life at
9:10 o'clock Saturday night, at the
home of Lafayette Sechler, Kipps
Hun, This death is one of the saddest
that has taken place in this vicinity
in a long time.
The deceased, who was a nephew of
Mrs. Sechler, came north about the
first of July to spend his school vaca
tion About five weeks ago lie was
taken ill of typhoid fever. He had
nearly passed through the siege and
seeuied on a fair way to recover when
about ten days ago he suffered a re
lapse. From that date his condition
became critical. On Friday hope was
abandoned.
The deceased was the sou of Mr, and
Mrs. \V. K. Smith of Marlborough,
Maryland. W. K. Smith, the father,
is a native ot this place, but for some
20 years has resided at Marlborough,
where lie holds the ollice of register of
wills. Arthur was 1!» years of age. He
was a very promising young man and
was much beloved by his associates,
having many friends among the young
people of this vicinity, where he fre
nueutly visited. Last year he was at
school in Front Royal. Va., and was
preparing for a law course. Besides
his parents lie is survived by a broth
sr, Norman, IK years of age.
Arthur B. Smith of Upper Marlbor
r>ugh, Md. .whose sad death of typhoid
Fever was noted Monday, was cousign
ad to the grave in Odd Fellows' ceme
tery Tuesday afternoon.
The funeral, which took plane from
CJhrist Episcopal church at 15 o'clock,
was preceded by a short service at the
residence of Lafayette Sechler, Kipp's
Ituu, where death occurred. Rev. John
Sherman, pastor of the First Baptist
ihurcli, officiated at the residence; in
lie church Rev. Edward Haughtou
conducted the service.
The pall bearers were six young men
'ronitown: Hubert Jacobs, Randall
Jacobs, Ellis Lando, Ohailes Hartt,
John Kase and Blaine .lames. The
lowers were beautiful, comprising
nany tributes from individual friends.
Among those from out of town whe
itteuded the funeral were: Mr. and
Mrs. \V. It, Smith, father and mother,
iml Norman Smith, brother of the de
•eased, and Or. and Mrs. Kline, o!
Iteading.
The cinder roadbed on Bloom street,
which affords hard driving uiulet ain
circumstances, is considered unfit to b<
Iriven by funerals. Where it can In
lone Centre street is used. On the oc
3as ion of the funeral Tuesday the
cortege drove uji East Market street ti
Kailroad street, thence out that tlior
mghfare by the P. R. station, em
ntjing on Bloom road above the cul
vert.
Goodrich Post Receives Invitation
The commander and members ol
Lioodricli post No. 22, G. A. R., have
received an invitation to participate
in the dedicatory exercises of the State
•apitol at Harrisburg. The communi
•ation was read at the last meeting of
the post on Monday night, but no fur
ther action was taken at that time
iwiug to the pressure of other busi
ness. The invitation will be taken
iip at the next meeting Monday night.
Meanwhile the members will decide
whether or not they want to attend.
Unquestionably a fair proportion of
the post will want to be present at so
listinguished an event and those who
will attend in a body. The honor
is highly appreciated by the post and
it is pretty certain that the action tak
f»n later will show the gratitude of the
members.
Company F, 12th Regiment, N. G.
P., last week was notified that it had
been designated as one of the two
companies to represent the Twelfth
regiment at the dedication of the cap
itol on Thursday, October 4th.
A Record Breaker.
Yesterday, considering the time of
year,seemed to be a record breaker for
heat and general discomfort. Every
one was heard to register some sort of
a protest. The employes of the mills
and foundries had an especially hard
time of it. Mercury nearly reached
the t*() mark during the afternoon and
low temperature continued during the
night. Formerly the nights were cool
but now even that comfort has been
taken away from us. People generally
are hoping for rain, which naturally
would inaugurate different weather
conditions.
Yesterday's Base Ball Scores
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Athletics, 4; Chicago, I!.
Washington, 4; Cleveland, 3.
New York, I}; St. Louis, 11.
Boston, 2; Detroit, 1.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis, 5; Philadelphia, 4.
St. Louis, 0; Philadelphia, 4.
Pittsburg, 5; New York, 5.
Chicago, :i; Boston, 4.
Cincinnati, 3; Brooklyn, 2.
Cincinnati, 0; Brooklyn, I.
Band Instruments Arrive.
The instruments for the new band
at Exchange have arrived. They are of
the finest make and material and the
musicians are justly proud. The first
practice, under the able direction of
Prof, Rishel.of Turbotvilie,took place
Tuesday evening.
DANVILLE. I*A., Tl 11' I'SDA \ , SEITEM HEW 20, 11)0(5.
REPUBLICANS
MITE NT
The Republican couferees of this
State senatorial district in session at i
Williamsport yes ten lay unanimously !
nominated A W. Dny.Esq ,ot lilooms
liurg.
The conference yesterday,the fourth
that lias been held, convened at 11
o'clock in (lie Williamsport Repubii
can club rooms Three ballots were
taken without breaking the deadlock,
Sullivan and Lycoming county con
ferees voting for Harry S. Movers,
Esq., of Williamsport, and the Mon
tour and Columbia enmity conferees
supporting A. W. Duy. Adjournment
was then taken until afternoon.
At 2 o'clock the conference again
convened and three more ballots fail
ing to break the deadlock another short
recess was taken.
After the recess balloting was resum
ed and on the 14th ballot one of the
Sullivan conferees voted for Duy giv
ing him the nomination. On motion
the nomination was made unanimous.
The conferees from Moniour county
were Curtis Cook, John Roberts, and
John Cruikshank.
heir to SSO (MM), Died a I ramp.
Heir to s~>o,ooo, death cut oil' his
knowledge of it, and .loe Glyeniser,
better known as Joe Whitehead was
buried in the potter's field at Sliaino
kin.
The man's dead body was discovered
Thursday morning last, in the Luke
Fidier colliery. Friendless and penni
less he was caied for by the Shamokiu
poor board,. Scarcely a week later
comes tin' news that a family of
Springfield, who often befriended him
during his forlorn existence has re
ceived word that lie is heir to $50,000.
When Joe was a lad ten or twelve
years his father, John (Jlyeniser, an
iron worker in this city secured a good
offer togo to Mexico and work in a
smeltery. Joe's mother went too but
the boy was wayward and would not
go with them. <hi the day they were
to depart he ran away anil then, his
parents gone,began his lifelong tramp
role.
John Glyeniser amassed a consider
able fortune by a lucky investment, in
copper mines and left all to his wife.
The woman's death made the tramp
who breathed his last in the pump
house heir to a moderate fortune I ut
by the time attorneys had located him
at Shamokiu it was too late for him
to enjoy it.
September Court.
On next Monday September court
will convene in this city. The term
carries with it esp.-eial interest, as tie
case of Commonwealth vs. l J eter Diet
rich, in which the jury disagreed in
June, will come up for second trial.
Dietrich has passed through quite
an ordeal since the first trial. He has
had almost four months of close con
finement during the hottest season of
the year, in addition to which he lias
had the heavy burden of suspense to
bear.Notwithstanding he has borne up
bravely and seems iu good condition
to stand the second trial.
in addition to the Dietrich murder
case, there is another homicide case,
that of Commonwealth vs. Clarence
Carr, the boy who is accused id' push
ing another lad, George Fausnaught,
into the old soaking pit at the steel
plant with the result that the latter
boy was drowned. He likewise has
spent the long interim in jail. The
Commonwealth cases are only about a
dozen in number and include iu addi
tion to the above, one in which the
charge is perjury. The rest are only
trivial in their nature.
The civil list contains the two Fleish
man trespass cases, which promise to
become unique in the history of Mon
tour county court. They have been
dragging along for many years and
there is little probability that they
will be tried at the next term. One of
the cases is Simon Fleishman vs. Paul
P. Swentek and the other Simon Fleish
man vs. Michael Hreckbi 11, sheriff of
Montour county. The case is remark
ably entangled and the task of meting
out justice to the several parties in
volved will bo a task that will give
the court plenty to do. Simon Fleish
man, who owned a stock of dry goods
had a difference with Mr. Swentek,
who owned the building in which the
store was kept The sheriff in the per
formance of his duties became involv
ed. Meanwhile the stock of goods rep
resenting many hundred dollars is
stored in the Sheriff's office in the
courthouse, which gives that sedate
apartment somewhat the appearance
of a cheap clothing store in all the
years in which the cases have been
pending the moth and dust have left
their trace on the clothing, which are
now probably only worth a fraction of
what they were when moved from the
store to the sheriff's office.
Underwent Operation.
Mrs, Charles Shires, Sr., of Straw
berry Ridge, underwent an operation
at tlie Wi 11 iauispori h > -pit dye ;. ;.• i i
morning Word from the hospu il !i i
evening was to the etlV I that (lie op
nration had been most successful.
Edward Emmors, of Rover town,
Montgomery county, wa recent Iv
found guilty of pollut inj; (lie Schuyl
kill river by having the sewage from
his manufacturing plant discharged
therein A motion for a new trial has
been overruled.
PERU
KRAI
Mr. ami Mrs. James J. Clemens, of
Philadelphia, are visiting at the home
of Mrs Matilda Slier ill. East Maiket
street.
Miss Stella Beaver,ol this city,spent
Sunday at the home of her parents
near Washintitouvilie.
Miss Maragret .1. Kobhius, of Roar
ing Creek, spent Sunday with her par
ents near Washingtonville.
Mrs. Harry Harding and son Harrv,
of Watson tow n, and Miss Ellla Hard- j
iug, of Washington, 1). (J. , have re
turned after a visit at the home of
Viola Young, Ash street.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Rogers, of
Snnhury, spent Sunday with relatives
in this city.
Miss May Boone, of St Claire and
Miss Maggie Mowrer, of 3 Rivers,
Michigan, are guests at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Sweisfort,Mill
street
John Reppert and daughter, Mrs r
Mary Heimbach, have returned home
from a visit with relatives in Berks
county.
William I). Laumaster is sending a
week in Danville after having com
pleted an evangelistic engagement in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Susan Forred, of New York
City, is visiting at the home of Mrs.
Andrew Magill, Ash street.
Miss Emma Coolbaiigh has returned
to Kingstou after a visit with Miss
Alice Guest, Front street
Mrs. John Olapp, of Bingtiamton,
New York, and Miss Ella Stoue, of
Dallas, Texas, are guests at the home
o' Mr. and Mrs. Arthur II Woolley,
West Market street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Holland and son
Thomas have returned to Denver, Col
orado, after a visit with relatives in
this city.
Missos Nelda Jacobs, Emma Dunn
anil Clara Jacobs, of Hazleton, arriv
ed yesterday afternoon for a visit at
the Jacobs home on West Market street.
.Mr. and Mrs. William Cbamberlin
and sons, William and Jolm, of Torres
dale, will arrive today for a few days
visit at the Rea home on West Market
street.
Miss Katherine Frantz, of Wilkes-
Barre, will arrive today for a visit
with Miss Mary tiolloway, Bloom
street.
Mrs Harry Culp has lett for Mifflin
burg, where she will make her home
in the future.
Joseph Sliiek, spent yesterday with
Sunbury friends.
John Kase returned to Buekuell un
iversity at Lew isburg yesterday after
spending bis vacation at the home of
bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E Kase,
Bloom street.
Miss Margaret Keubler, of Sunbury,
is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs
George A. Rossman, Fine street.
Miss Maine Beaver returned to Phil- |
adelphia yesterday after a visit at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Beaver, Pine street.
Mrs. J. M. Brader left yesterday for
i visit with friends in Berwick
Lee Kaufman, of Elysburg, was a
visitor in this city yesterday
In Readiness for Accidents
The Reading station in this city has
been furnished, by the general super
intendent, with small boxes of emerg
ency supplies to be used in case of ac
cident. The little boxes are about six
inches in length, and four inches high
and wide. They contain gauze com
presses, gauze bandages, linen band
ages court plaster, safety pins, etc.,
and complete instructions as to how
each article should be used in case of
accident.
One of these will be kept on hand
hereafter in every station, engine
house, yard office, freight caboose,
switch tower and wreck train, all
along the company's line; and will
doubtless be highly appreciated by the
employees.
Third Crop of Buckwheat.
Reports from di He relit sections in
dicato that the buckwheat crop which
is one of the stand by s of this section
will be unusually short this season;
and t lie probabilities are that the tooth
some buckwheat cake will be a great
er luxury than ever.
The farmers in all sections complain
that the buckwheat is not tilled, and
that it will not yield more than a
third of a crop. With the prospects of
a long, cold winter before us the out
look is anything but bright. It is to
In- hoped that these predictions as to a
shortage in the buckwheat crop will
prove untrue, and that every one will
have an opportunity to have all the
cakes they desire.
Party At kushtown,
A number of young people were de
lightfully entertained at a fruit sup
per on Tuesday evening at the home
l Mi and Mrs. J.ihnEckert at Rush
town. An enjoyable evening was spent
by all. Those present were: Misses
Marv,Ruth, Grace anil Martha Camp
bell, Gertrude and Reta Eckman,
Martha and Trenton Hummer and <'ar
rie Lekeit. Messrs W. V Campbell,
I'liomas Chappetl, Charles R Gulick,
Joseph Hummer and Paul Eckert.
One way to enjoy life is to keep
SUUUS'.
EKIIT IS
FRUSTRATED
An elopement, in which two young
people from this city were the prin
cipals, was nipped in the bud yester
day when the mother of the irirl ap
prehended the pair at Grovania.
The girl, Ada Messer, daughter of
Mrs. William Messer, East Market
street,has been receiving attention all
this summer from a young man, Sid
ney Foust, also of Danville. Satur
day night Ada disappeared from home
and all efforts on the part of Mrs.
Messer to locate her proved unavail
iug.
Tuesday Mrs. Messer learned that
her daughter had called 011 their dress
maker and had taken away with her a
dress recently finished. Yesterday
morning Mrs. Messer endeavored to
have a warrant sworn out for the
young man for enticing her away from
home, but was unable to secure the
paper as the evidence was insufficient.
Kefore she reached home after her
trip to the ottice of the justice she was
informed that her daughter, in com
pany with Foust, had been seen mak
ing their way up Bloom street. She
found at home that Ada had t;ikeu ad
vantage fct her absence to enter the
house, pack some belongings in a suit
case and depart.
Mrs. Messer, then more determined
than ever, set out 011 the trail of the
runaways. At the trolley terminus on
Mill street she was informed 115* the
road employes that a couple answering
to her description had been seen by
them about 8 miles out of Danville,
walking up Bloom road.
She boarded the car and at the farm
of G. Y. Mowrey, at Grovania, she
espied the youthful pair at the pump
getting a drink. She alighted from the
car and took stern charge of Ada,
bringing her back to Danville 011 the
next car down.
Ada Messer is Hi years old, but not
withstanding her tender age she is a
most determined lass. She positively
refused to tell her mother anything of
her intentions in leaving home, and
even refused to say whether or not she
is already married to young Foust. It
is a supposition,however, in the mind
of Mrs. Messer that while hei daugh
ter was away over Sunday the couple
went to some place in New York State
and were married.
CANDIDATES WILL
VfSIT SUNBURY
Hntire Republican State Ticket
Will Comprise Party.
Ex Mayor, of Philadelphia, Edwin
S. Stuart. Republican candidate for
governor and all of the Republican
candidates 011 the State ticket will
visit Sunbury on next Monday after
noon.
Republican County Chairman Bas
tress, of Mt. Car me 1, and his assistants
are making the arrangements but de
finite plans have not been given out
yet as all the arrangements concerning
the reception to be given the party
have not been completed.
With Mr. Stuart the following will
also appear. Robert S. Murphy, of
Cambria county,candidate for lieuten
ant governor; Robert K Young, of
Tioga county, who is running for
auditor general; Henry Houck, of Le
banon, candidate for secretary of in
ternal affairs.
On Saturday afternoon the party will
be at Lock Haven and in the evening
will address a large meeting at Wil
liamsport. From Sunbury they will go
to Shamokin 011 Monday evening at
which place there will be a big par
ade, bands of music and lots of fire
works.
Woman Takes tier l.ife.
Worry over an impending law suit
drove Mrs. Joseph Hallick, a well
known resident, of Trevorton to sui
cide Tuesday. A few weeks ago Mrs.
Hallick became the plaintiff in a suit
against Contractor Murphy,of Trevor
ton,and since that time she has thought
of nothing else.
The first indication that she hail
committed the rash act was when
Sebestian Schacich happened to pass
tin* home,which is located in the east
ern part of Trevorton, glanced in and
saw the woman suspended by the neck
from a rope which was secured to
nails driven in the door jam between
the basement kitchen and cellar. She
had not even thought to close the door
leading to the street.
Schacich cut the body down and at
once raised an alarm. Several hurried
to Dr. Lark's office but when lie arriv
ed he found her past human help.
The method of self destruction used
by the woman must have been calmly
and deliberately planned. She drove
five 10 penny nails into the door jam
and then securely tying a clothes line
to the nails stepped up 011 a low chair,
tving the other end of the rope around
her neck. Then she kicked the chair
from under her. Death was due to
strangulation.
The body was still warm when dis
covered by Schaciah so that she could
not have been hanging more than fif
teen minutes.
The unfortunate woman was 153 years
of age and is survived by a husband
and four children.
Members of the Black Hand society
are blamed with having dynamited a
house in which two families of Itali
ans lived. The outrage occurred at
Old Forge,a mining town located uear
Wilkes-Barre.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
11l IT
POSSESSES SPEED
In these days wlien the law relating |
to automobiles is so strictly enforced
the names of those owning machines,
who have been made to pay the pen
alty for exceeding speed limit is sim
ply legion. It is no doubt a very un
pleasant and humiliating experience
to come to grief in this way. It re
mains tor the town of Shamokin to
afford instance in which an automo
bile owner knows how to be philoso
phical, even good-natured under the
circumstances.
Un last Sunday the young man, who
belongs to one of the most enterprising
business firms of Shamokin, ran through
Danville with his automobile. Heing
from the coal region town, where ev
erything moves rapidly, it is not sur
prising that he bowled through Dan
ville at a lively clip.
On Monday lie received from Chief
Mincemoyer of our town a communi
cation, informing him that tfie officer
held a warrant for his arrest for ex
ceeding the speed limit of ten miles
per hour, and explaining to him that
he could facilitate matters and avoid
further annoyance by forwarding a
check for twelve dollars, which includ
ed fine and costs.
\ esterday chief-of-police Mincemoy
er received a reply from Shamokin as
follows:
J. C. Mincemoyer,
Dear Sir: Your communication re
ceived. I am unable to state at which
1 am most surprised—your charge that
I was speeding over the limit or the
fact that the old car could go over 10
miles an hour, a fact of which I was
heretofore doubtful. But it's an ill
wind that does not hlow some oue
some good. I expect to dispose of the
car shortly aud as speed is the first
and most essential requisite I will be
able to produce unimpeachable evid
ence that my car possesses speed.
Thanking you for the unsolicited
tavor I herewith enclose check for.{l 2
to balance account.
Very sincerely yours,
**#
Chief Mincemoyer, who is used to
bickering and bitterness generally on
■uch occasions, was nearly dumbfound
ed by the cool and witty replj' and at
once came to the conclusion that he
was up against a true sportsmen. Yes
terday the Shamokin man received the
following reply from Dauville :
Dear Sir:—l am in receipt of your
check for $12.00 for exceeding speed
limit. "We have a course of 100 yards
on Mill street, which you covered in
II seconds, making the rate just 18.59
miles per hour. Hoping that if you
wish to sell vour machine this will
add to the price you receive I am
Very truly yours,
J. C. MINCEMOYER,
Chief of Police.
HOLLAND AHHERMAN
PASSES AWAY
He Was 111 of Consumption for
Over a Year—Funeral Saturday.
Holland S. Ammermau, sou of Mr.
and Mrs. L. S. Ammermau, Ferry
street, departed this life after a year's
illness at 2:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon. The cause of death was con
sumption. The deceased was 37 3'ears
of age. He was the only child of his
parents, both of whom survive. The
funeral will take place at 2p. m. Sat- ,
unlay, interment in Odd Fellows' (
cemetery.
Tamaqua Not Satisfied. |
Tamaqua owns her own water works -
and yet she is not entirely happy, if \
the Evening Courier of that town ,
knows what it is talking about. It (
complains that the reservoir is full of
muck and tilth and that the council, j
instead of taking steps to have the sit
uation remedied, has simply appointed
a committee to look about. The Couri
er declares that Tamaqua" owes to the
people to keep the water supply pure
and clear from extraneous substances".
The sediment which is found in the
water, the Courier fears, if analyzed,
"would be found to consist of sub
stances highly deleterious to the public
health. " So far as water supplies go,
Danville has the best in the State.
Chester's Idea.
The Chester Times suggests that the
city of Chester get a sign painted in
scribed :'' Wanted—2oo tramps to eleau
the streets." If such a sigu be placed
at every cross road rear the city it is
the opinion of the Times that Chester
will soon see the last of her tramp vis
itors. It says:" With a standing invit
ation to the tramp fraternity to come .
and aid in the evolution of the city
beautiful and apply himself to civics,
Chester would rid itself of one of the
barnacles to thrift and industry. Ad
vertisement is a cure to a number of
ills. It will be found to he efficacious
in the tramp evil." What's good for
Chester ought to be equally good for
other sections of the Commonwealth.
Teachers of the West \Vashingtou,
Washington county, schools, have re
fused to sign a contract which con
tains a clause to the effect that if they
quit teaching during the term they are
to lose one month's pay.
Four Italians, on k trial for murder
in the Lancaster county court for the
murder of a fellow countryman at At
glen, were on Monday convicted of
murder in the first degree. The usual
motion for a new trial has been made.
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public tnat he
is prepared at all times to ex
ecute in the neatest manner.
JOB PRINTING
Ofall Kinds and Description
1 SUPPORT
OF EXCEPIIOHS
The contest over the river toad,
which iu oue form or auother lias been
011 foot for over two years, was very
actively resumed yesterday, when vol
uminous testimony was taken iu sup
port of exceptions filed to the viewers'
report vacating the above road in the
township of Mahoning. The excep
tions are carried forward from the
December term of court, 1904, since
which time the road has been closed
to travel.
The contention of Mahoning town
ship is that owing to Inroads of the
river, which at intervals in the pro
cess of time obliterates the roadway
and makes it necessary to purchase
new ground, the road has become an
unnecessary burden on the township
and should be vacated, especially
since a limited number of people are
accommodated. For the land, none of
which contains buildings.it was held,
that as a private road would suffice.
The vacation of the road in Mahon
ing township,or that part between the
creek's moutli and the bridge over the
canal at Lovers' Leap, it is claimed,
will practically close the extension of
Front street between Etter's alley and
the creek's mouth, which lies within
the horough limits,and that this infiicti
hardship not only on those who wish
to use the river road as a short cut,
but also on those who own building
lots that abut on the street, all of
which are under cultivation. Since
the view vacating the river road, the
extension of Front street has been pra
ctically abandoned and no move has
been made to replace the bridge over
the creek's mouth that was destroyed
by the ic6 gorge. The entire spot is
over grown with brush and weeds and
the road at some points is nearly bid
den
Those actively supporting the excep
tions to the viewers' report are per
sons owning land abutting either on
the extension of Front street in the
borough or on the road in Mahoning
township or those who live in the low
er end of the borough, who find it con
venient to use the river road. The
spirit shown by these people at the
hearing yesterday would indicate that
they will leave no stone unturned to
win and will carry the fight through
to a finish. They were represented by
H. M. Hinckley and E. S. Gearhart,
an important point of their contention
beinp that the viewers Matthew
Sheep, D. F. Gouger and James Ellis
—as viewers inadvertently failed to
live up to the letter of the law.
James Scarlet and Ralph Kisner ap
peared for the report and the sworn
witnesses were examined and cross ex
amined in the most searching manner.
Miss Foulk acted as stenographer.
Former Burgess W. G. Pursell was
the first witness sworn. He lives near
the street vacated by the report of
viewers.The street in question he said
is a part of the street system of Dan
ville. Mr. Hinckley asked the witness
what the effect would be if the street
were vacated and each of the property
owners would decide to build fences
down to ttie low water mark of the
river. The reply was that all below
the first lot would be shut off and have
110 outlet. Mr. Scarlet interposed a
vigorous objection to this as there was
no assmptiou that the present road
would not stand as a private way.
E. S. Miller street, commissioner,
was sworn. He has held his office for
four years and lias never known the
exteusion between Etter's alley and
the borough line to be obliterated or so
badly washed that it could not be us
ed. He admitted, under cross examina
tion, that when the river rises 18 feet
the road is inundated and that frequ
ently by great Hoods the road is put
out of use altogether.
William Vastine was the next wit
ness. His residence is located two
squares distant from the road to be
vacated. The testimony showed the
property owners on the road to be
Mrs. Fisher, VV. H. J. Blizzard, Rob
ert Morris, Foust Bros., W. A. Shep
person, Lloyd and Wilson Lamberson.
Mr. Vastine testified that in case the
road were vacated the properties own
ed as above would be entirely cut off
and would depreciate every much in
value, probably losing as much as oue
ttiird. The latter point of testimony
was offered after Mr. Scarlet interpos
ed an objection 011 the ground that the
testimony was incompetent and irrel
evant.
Mr. Vastine was present at the view
of the road on February 10,1905. They
met, he said, at Etter's alley. D. F.
Gouger,oue of the viewers, was indis
posed and did not go over the entire
route,only as far as the creek's mouth.
The only other time when Mr. Gougei
was present at the proceedings was
when the testimony was taken at the
courthouse.
Amos Vastine was sworn. He has
been a member of council for nine
years, six years of which he was on
the committee 011 streets aud bridges.
The Front street extension, he said,
has always been kept up by the bor
ough. He has known the road for fifty
years. It is not rendered impassable
except when extraordinary floods oc
cur, or when ice cakes are deposited
upon it. He was present when the view
was made and testified that D. F.
Gouger viewed only part of the road.
H. B. Deen, former street commis
sioner, gave testimony in line with
the general facts adduced by others.
Robert Morris, a property owner,
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