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MIOT MiWS.
The summer girl uow has her fall.
Snow shovel season Is coming on
apace.
The hard work season for the farm
er is nearly over
The penny-a-mile excursions still
rout IDQ9 to be popular.
Well we h:*\o had om share of fine
weather.
Justice is uot always served by law,
although it ought to be.
Next spitug s nominations will be
made by direct primaries.
The heud of the house is beginning
t > look up tne price of turkey.
Mauy individuals work harder at
their jdaj t.iau they do at their work
aud then \\..uder why they don't win
success
An Oxford butcher has lust shipped
a large quantity of Chester county
scrapple to Athens, Greece.
The strou.-er the opposition in eith
er congress or legislature the better it
is for the majority.
A:: opeu enemy is less dangerous
t tau a trea> lierous friend.
Shortage if labor is the cry at a
majority of Milton's industries, esp
ecially where female help is employ
ed. These factories would easily ac
commodate "»0 per cent more hands
and then they would not be overcrowd
ed.
The radium cure for cancer is being
tried at ihe Pre>byteriau hospital,
Phi lad >dp iiii, ou James B. Foraker, a
prominent resident of Cincinnati. It
is thought that the cure will be com
plete.
At the present time thirty-five homes
in New Castle are uuder quarantine
1 >r diphtheria, as against, fifty-three
less thau two weeks ago. Apparently
the spread ot the disease lias been
checked.
The elected candidates are eutitled
to an extra large Thanksgiving tur
key.
Jacob and John Stock,twin brothers
of Carlisle, have celebrated their 70th
birthday anniversary.
The old Indian chief Gerouimo has
written his autobiography,and in spite
of some objection on the part of the
war depai tu.ent, the book is to be pub
lished. The autobiography is dedicat
ed to President Roosevelt.
Mrs. Hauseman, of Upper Milford,
lost a gold ring while transplanting
cabbage plants in the spring aud her
hired man the other day pulled up a
cabbage with tne lost ring arouud oue
of its roots
In the Perkiomeu valley the Reform
ed and Lutherau churches have decid
ed not to wait on state aid for good
roads, but will co-operate with town
ship supervisors anil make money con
tributions to attaiu their purpose.
Now that we are approaching the
Thanksgiving period the local charit
ies should be kept in mind.
An occasional dilapidated sidewalk
is an indication that some people are
not keeping up with the times.
The sober second thought often save®
H man from a serious blunder.
The American woman of the com
ing generation promises to far supasss
her brother unless the latter wakes up.
The people who visited Berwick ou
Monday night were impressed with
improved appearance of the place.
The winter primaries, which occur
on January 26th. will soon begin to
attract attention.
Montour county won't be a safe
place for the San Jose scale to uest
daring the next few months.
Spain is spending $72,000,000 on a
uew navy. The source of the money is
uot known.
The individual who has a multitude
of occupations is likely to do nothing
well.
The Mt. Peuu school, near Reading,
which last year was known as the
"pupilless school," ou account [of the
strict enforcement of the vaccination
laws, is making up for lost time, and
every child iu the district is vaccinat
ed aud going to school.
Reese Wigges,37 iuches tall, who
clamied that he was the smallest man
in the world, and four inches shorter
than General Tom Thumb, died in a
retreat near Wilkes-Barre, aged 53
years
In the rivalry to enroll first at the
Lancaster institute, attended by 650
teachers Willnier A Kreider, who
i roosted at the door at midnight aud
stayed till the building was opened,
won out.
Judge Bechtel.at Pottsville, refused
to send John Pflege, of Hecla, to a re
formatory for seriously stabbing a
companion during a quarrel, as it
might make the lad a confirmed crim
inal.
A movement to establish another
hospital in Sharou has been started by
a number of citizens. Buhl hospital,
though recently enlarged, is too small
for the needs of the community.
TILL:- COI NTRY WILL NEVKR HI- ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALLOT ITS OWN DEMANDS WIT 11 ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
OL. .V.!~NO 4<>.
DEATH OF
"Alfll HE!"
"Aunt Peggy" Sechler, whose critic
al illness was noted in our last issue,
departed this life just as the clock was
strikiug ten, Saturday morning, at the
age of one hundred years and twelve
days. Thus has passed away the old
est person in this section and the only
one hereabouts who has reached the
century mark within many years.
"Aunt Peggy" rouuded out a ceut
ury of life on Monday, October 29th
and the occasion was observed in a
way to do full honor to the loved and
venerable woman, who lingered on
earth so long beyond the average span
of life. "Aunt Peggy's" good healtn,
her wonderful memory, her eyesight
aud the interest she took in affairs,all
were objects of much comment at the :
time. Few among those who assetnbl- '
ed on her birthday dreamed, however,
that the end was only a few days dist
ant—that the frail old body that seem- 1
ed so miraculously sustained to cele
brate her one-huudredth birthday, in
less than a week was to show signs of
collapse aud speedilv go the way of all
earth.
The cause of death was pneumonia,
which developed Thursday after a four
day's illness, which in itself was not
omsidered serious.
"Auut Peggy's" maiden name was
Margaret Sanders. Her father's name
was Jacob Sanders aud she was the
last survivor of fourteen children.
She was twice married, her first hus
band beiug Thomas Hayes. Her sec- |
oud husbaud, Jacob Sechler, was an j
influential and well remembered man
of this community aud died in 1879. \
Mrs. Samuel F. Ricketts is a grand- !
daughter of the deceased; John M.
Sechler, Ferry street, i* a step-sou,
while Mrs. S. B. Kocher, at whose J
home "Auut Peggy" lived aud died,
is a step-daughter. There are a large j
number of other relatives iucludiug 1
grand nieces aud nephews aud eveu
great grand nieces aud nephews. All
whose lives in any way came in con- !
tact with "Aunt Peggy" attest to her
sweet motherly disposition, her de- j
vout nature and her gracious persou- i
ality. The uuiversal love aud esteem j
in which she was held proved a well ;
spring from which came many tender
tributes aud kind offices without num
ber. which made her life worth living
even while mauy of its eujoymeuts
were cut off and she lingered in the
very shadow of eternity.
Ou her last birthday "Auut
repeated the beautiful seutiment that
she had given expression to so often
before aud which was to the effect that
iu the very nature of things she could
expect to live but a little while long
er, but that in any event she was con
tent aud perfectly resigned She felt
that she had lived a long time and
was willing to lay her body aside;
whenever it seemed to be the will of
the Creator that she should go.
Across the fields from t'lie Kocher
home where "Aunt Peggy" breathed
her last, in plain view lies the home
stead farm on which she first saw the
light of dav over one hundred vears
ago. It was around the hearth-toue of
this farm that" Aunt Peggy's" fondest
recollections centered. Even to the
very last, when reminiscent, she was
fond of portraying the beautiful pict
ures of childhood that she retained in 1
her memory. She could recall the ;
nights of the old-fashioned winters. 1
When she was still little more tliau a
babe and her father to protect her from
the biting cold wrapped her in a blank
et and carried Iter to bed. Fresh upon
her mind eveu was the circumstance i
that her father first warmed the blank- j
et by the fire. Later, as a girl of four- 1 i
teen, when Dauville consisted ouly oft
some half dozen houses, she recalled
carrying cherries through the woods 1
which lined Bloom street and selling <
them for six ceuts per quart at the j
only store in town, which stood on
West Market street near the site of J J
what was later the academy. This was |
before Peter Baldy opened a store in
the log building near the ri ,'er. In
her declining years "Auut Peggy's" • .
memory dwelt on the days when men <
wore knee breeches and wore their
hair hanging dowu their backs in a
cue or pig tail—long before the canal,
the railroad or even the rolling mill 1
was dreamed of.
i
"Auut Peggy's" death was the fifth
to occur among the circle of near rela- j 1
tives within the short period of a lit
tle over nine months. On February Ist, j
1906, Mrs. John Sechler passed away, i
On February 22 the death of Mrs.
Harmon Morrison occurred. Ou the
Bth of June Mrs. Rebecca Sechler dei
parted this life aud her demise iu turn
was followed by the sudden death of
William Sechler on September 11. j
These deaths among near relatives fol
lowing iu such quick succession made j
a deep impression on "Aunt Peggy" j
and she could not understand why she
should be permitted to live ou so far >
beyond the allotted years while others
whose lives were so much mere useful
than her own should be cut dowu in
their prime. Evidently the grief over
these several deaths had something to
do with hastening the end.
Richards—West.
At the Trinity Methodist Episcopal
parsonage by Rev. L. Dow Ott, Satur
day evening Samuel R. Richards, of
Pittston and Miss Elizabeth West, of
this city, were united in matrimony.
The bride and groom were attended by
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Koch.
APPEAL ALLOWED
AS SUPERSEDEAS
The sentence ot' Peter Dietrich will
not go into effect as pronounced bv thn
I court, t hat is,Dietrich will not be con
ducted to the Eastern penitentiary to
' begin his fourteen year's imprisonment
; in fifteen days from date of sentence,
October 31st. An appeal has been t-afc
en, which is allowed as a supersedeas.
The order was delivered to Sheriff
Maiers on Saturday.
The records show that Peter Diet
rich, die defendant.has petitioned the
judges of the court, respectfully rep
resenting that at a court of oyer and
terminer held at Danville, September
27, 1906, he was convicted of murder
in tlie second degree and that on Octo
ber 31, his motion for a new trial was
denied and h • was sentenced to under
go imprisonment in the Eastern penit
entiary for fourteen years; that an ap
peal was taken to the supreme court
of Pennsylvania from judgment m: d
sentence.
The petitioner pray* that an order
may be granted making said appeal a
supersedeas to stay sentence imposed
until tiie said appeal be determined or
disposed of by the supreme court.
The court made the following order:
"And now. November 1906, the ap
peal in this case is allowed as a sup
ersedeas, the defendant Peter Dietrich
to remain in the custody of the sheriff
and in the j u' of .Montour county un
til said appeal is finally determined by
the court.
CHARLES 0. EVANS. P. J."
Horse Shot by Reckless hunter.
N. 15. Welliver, a Derrv township
farmer, lost a valuable horse Tuesday
as the result, it would (•eetu, of a ran
dom shot filed by it hunter.
Mr. Welliver had been using the
horse and ou unhitching him turned
him loose in the field. Mr. Welliver
then left the farm on business. Some
time later one of the boys was attract
ed by queer movements on tlie part of
the horse anil on investigating found
that the animal was badly injured by
a load of shot, which had taken effect
in the fetlock of one of the front feet.
The shot had evidently been received
at short range and the boue was so
badly shattered as to preclude all
thought of recovery. There was hut
one course open and that was to kill
the horse i i order to spare him as much
pain as possible. The animal was ac
cordingly put out ot his misery the j
same dav.
Mr. Welliver was in town yesterday
obtaining legai advice. He says that
his farm is overrun with huuters and
the extent to which,not only the farm
animals but also human beings are ex
posed tidaugei is illustrated by the
random shot which struck the horsj.
The uufortunateoccurreuce.it would
seem, marked the limit of carelessness
on the part of the man with the gun,
who must have been hunting within a
tew yards of the horse when a rabbit
or a bird was aroused and the man
without taking the least precaution
blazed away. Mr. Welliver is ou the
lookout for the reckless gunner aud he
declares that as soon as he discovers
the fellow's identity he will make him
pay pretty dearly tor the outrage.
Funeral of "Aunt Peggy."
"Aunt Peggy" Sechler,whose death
occurred ou Saturday morning, was
consigned to the grave in the cemetery
of the Reformed church Tuesday af
ternoon. The funeral was very large
ly attended.
The pallbearers were: John E. Rob
erts, Jonathan Rudy, Lloyd Baylor,
Michael Breckbill, Henry Wireman
and Joseph Ritter. The services were
conducted by Rev. Joseph E. Guy.
pastor of Shiloh Reformed church.
The flowers were very beautiful and
comprised tributes from Suubury.Ber- j
wick aud Danville.
The following out-of-town persons
attended the funeral: John Opp, Esq.,
Plymouth ; Jere Sanders and daughter, !
Mrs. Weller, of Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. ,
Boise, and Mrs. Mary Boise,Mrs. Gir
ard, aud Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keefer, \
of Berwick ; James Schuyler, Blooms- !
burg; Mrs. Effle Yetter, of Philadel
phia; Mrs. Eugeue Suvder, of Sun- I
bury; Mrs. Tyson aud Mrs. Latshaw,
of Watsontown ; Mrs. Daniel Snyder
and daughter, Mrs. Ditzler, of North
umberland; Rev. J. D. Cook and wife
of Renova; Thomas Rishel, of Potts
grove; Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Roberts,
of Catawissa; Mr. aud Mrs. Peter
Rishel, of White Hall.
|s<>th Wedding Anniversary.
The roundiug out of 50 years of hap
py married life was the occasion for
the gathering of the children aud
grandchildren of Mr. aud Mrs. R C.
Staruer, at their home in Liberty
township, ou Tuesday. All enjoyed a
pleasant day and a good dinner.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Hilkeit, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Cornelison, Mr. and Mrs W. E Pat
terson, Mr. aud Mrs W. (J. Startler,
Miss Myrtle E. Cornelison, William
B. Hilkert aud Nelson W. Cornelison.
The 110 th.
The death of Frank Belski at the
Miners' hospital at Ashland, makes
him the 110 th person who has met
death at a nurderer'a hands in North
umberland county in 20years. In that
time and out of the 110 but oue man
has been hung Detectives are making
every effort to locate the murderer of
Belski, who is a foreigner. It is be
lieved that he is in hiding iuShatnok
in.
DANVILLE. PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15. !!)()<>.
II) HONOR OF
JUDGE EVANS
Enthusiasm unlimited for its towns
-1 man, parading thousands, brass bauds,
j drum corps aud infinite red light, were
the means adopted by the happy citi
zeus of Berwick Monday to do hon
or to their townsman, Charles C.
[ Evans, the president judge elect of
j this district.
Berwick outdid herself—any previ
j ous demonstration ever held in that
I booming town was far surpassed by
the wild abandon of last night's ova
tion.
A few minutes after seven o'clock
the special left Dauville with a crowd
that taxed the capacity of the teu
coaches of the traiu And, incident
ally. as one of the jolly crowd was
! heard to remark, "Did you ever see a
traiu leave Danville for auy occasiou
that didn't carry a big crowd?" It
was estimated that 700 people from
Dauville, men and women, were in
Berwick last night. At Catawissa and
j Bloomsburg more people were taken
j on
At Berwick the right of way was
given to the Dauville delegation.
Forming at the station, four abreast,
the local contingent, with music ahead,
aud fireworks everywhere, marched
into Berwick, ami was escorted into
the line of parade.
The arrangements had been well
made and although the streets were
jammed with crowds of people, the
smallest details of the affair moved
with studied soothness.
The feature of the parade was the
illuminations. A seemingly unlimited
supply of red fire was on hand, aud
auy quantity could bo ha 1 by any one
for the asking. In the procession, lib
erally distributed, were fire works
floats that shed red fire aud Roman
caudles at every turu of the wheels.
The pleasimr courtesy shown to the
Danville deleagtion was exteudeu even
to the parade where the local organiz
ations had the head of the procession,
afterward occupying seats of honor on
the speakers' stand.
The parade, which marched iu the
following order, covered the principal
streets of the town, disbanding iu the
public square where the speech mak
ing took place:
DIVISION NO. l
Wagons burning red light.
Catawissa band,
Dauville Republican club,
Washington drum corps, Dauville
Junior Stars drum corps, Danville,
Dauville delegation,
Wagous burning red light.
Reliance Fire company,
DIVISION NO. 2.
Speakers iu open cabs.
North Berwick baud,
Rangers' Hose company.
Berwick merchants,
Wagous burning red light,
Berwick Store company.
Blacksmith department, A. C. & F.
company.
Rolling Mill,
Wood car shops,
Wagous burning red light,
Foundry department,
DIVISION NO. 3.
Berwick baud.
Defenders' Fire company.
Steel car department,
Wagons burning red light.
After the parade the crowd assenibl- I
ed around the stand that had been er
ected in Berwick's public square,
where Judge Kurtz presided over the
speech making. The oration of the
evening was delivered by Edward
Sayre Gearhart,of this city. Mr. Gear
hart's theme was the message that
Montour couuty sent to Judge Evans
on election day—ll63 votes.
Judge Evans, in response, spoke of
the gratitude he felt to the people who
had elected him, and how he would
strive unceasingly to live true to the
trust that had been imposed upon him.
At the conclusion of his address a
large cluster of roses, a tribute from
the Republican club of Danville, was
presented to Judge Evans. He was I
deeply moved by the remberauce, aud
proposed to the willing throng,"Three
cheers for little Montour." which
were given with a will.
General Registration Law.
From present indications Dauville j
and other boroughs and townships of J
the State will in another year be en- I
bra:ed by the personal registration I
law, which this year went into force
in all the cities of the Commonwealth.
So well did the law work in the cities,
that it is now proposed to extend it to
the boroughs and possibly even the
townships.
Senator John W, Crawford,of Pitts- j
burg,announces that at the next meet- j
ing of the State legislature, he will j
take steps to have it amended so bor- ]
ouglis—at least boroughs of a certain j
size-—be included.
Senator Crawford takes the ground
that many of the third class cities now
existing, and which have the advant- i
age of the registration act,are uot auy
larger thau some boroughs, and in- 1
deed smaller than many.
Crawford calls attention to the fact j
that the floating population in these t
large boroughs, where there are big
industrial plants, is as great as in the
cities, and he is of the opinion that
the extension of the provisions of per- j
sonal registration to such places would
be of incalculable benefit.
The sensitive soul should abstain j
from politics.
PERSONAL
! PARAGRAPHS
Miss Lois Hover, ot Plymouth, was
the guest over Sunday of friends iu
i this city.
Mrs. Arthur Walker and sou Harold
have returned from a visit with rela
tives at Lehighton.
Mrs. W. H. Myerly, of New York
City, is visiting at the home of her
sister, Mrs. P. E. Harpel,Ferry street.
Mrs. Herbert Wyle and daughter
Bertha, of Staunton, Virginia,are vis
iting at the home of Mrs Wyle's fa
ther, Henry L. Gross. West Mahoning
street.
William 1). Laumaster left Saturday
for Kensington, near Philadelphia,
where lie will conduct a series of evan
gelistic meetings under the auspices
of tiie Y. M. C. A. of that place.
i The Misses Eaton, of Scrauton, are
, visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
i F. 11. Yannan. South Danville.
|
Miss Miriam Smith, id' Middlebnrg,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam A. McCoy. Ferry street.
Thomas Pritchard transacted bnsi
j uess in Catawissa yesterday.
Miss Martha Russell called on friends
iu Bloomsburg Tuesday.
Jeremiah Sanders aud daughter, Mrs.
Morgan Weller, of WilKes-Barre, were
guests at the home of S. J. Welliver
over Tuesday night.
Charles P. Gearhart, Esq , left, yes
terday morning for a deer hunting trip
iu tiie White Deer mountains.
Mrs. S. J Welliver left yesterday
j for a visit with relatives at Muncy.
Reese Edmondson-left yesterday for
a business trip to Nanticoke.
Miss Annie Pritchard spent yester
day iu Shickshinny.
Joliu (airman returned to Shippeiis*
burg yesterday after a visit at the
home of his father, Edward Corman,
j East Market street.
Win. H. Latiinere and sou Harrv, of
Calgary, province of Alberta, Canada,
arrived in this city yesterday after
uoon for a several weeks' visit at the
Johnston homestead, Kast Market
street.
Mrs. James Frazier, ot Washingtnn
vilie, tqieut yesterday iu this city as a
i guest at the home of Mrs. Margaret
i Bird, East Market street.
Mrs. Martha McCollum, of Espy, is
the guest of Mrs. Martha Y. Gearhart,
East Front street.
J. B. Marse, of Reading, was a busi
| ness visitor iu this city yesterday.
Veterans in Annual Banquet.
Encampment No. 32, Union Veteran
| Legion, held its annual banquet at
j Stouer's hotel, Bloomsburg, yesterday
afternoon. There are a number of
veterans iu Danville who belong to
the Bloomsburg emcampment aud the
most of these were present at the ban
quet.
Only those are eligible to member
ship iu the Union Veteran Legion who
volunteered during the Civil war and
served two years or over continuously
in one enlistment, or were honorably
discharged for wounds received during
such enlistment
The time of meeting was fixed at 2
o'clock, some two hours being spent
around the banquet board. C. S. Foru
wald was toast master. Edward S.
Gearhart, Esq.. of this city,and James
S. Brown, editor of the Bloomsburg
Republican, invited guests, made stir
ring addresses, which were much ap
preciated. These wero followed by the
veterans, who indulged in short talks,
recouutiug in the lighter vein the lit
tle episodes that helped to relievo the
tedium of camp life when they were
soldiers. Banqueters wero present as
follows:
Dr. Jonathan Sweisfort, Dr. P. C.
Newbaker, D. R. Eckmau, Michael
Breckbill, Charles Woods, P. G. Bay
lor, William Miuier aud Henry Kern,
of Dauville ;C. S. Foruwald, W. E.
Coffmau, G. W. Mears, B. F. Sharp
less. H. J. Connor, Theodore Meudeu
hall, Elias Utt, L. Cohen, J. B. Rob
isou, Fred Gilmore, R. C. Buckalew,
Jacob Keller aud Z. T. Thomas, of
Bloomsburg.
Playing Under Arc Light.
Numerous complaints are laid be
fore the chief of police relating to the
practice indulged in by boys ot play-
I ing foot ball uuder the arc lig
night. What the game lacks in good
i points is made up in noise and the ob
jectionable language and the playing
| becomes quite a nuisance to the neigh
borhood. Again, the arc light is ex
! posed to danger of beiug broken and
j not infrequently damage has been done
; in this way.
Chief Miucemoyer is giving atten- ;
| tion to these youthful foot ball on-j
thusiasts, and already several teams I
have been given notice to confine their |
play ing to daylight hours and to select •
j more suitable grounds for their sport.
Rumor Causes Excitement.
I
j A ruuror that was very generally cir
culated about the center of town yes
terday afternoon but which, upon in
! vestigatiou, was found to be untrue,
was that a man had been fouud dead
j in a field along Bloom road. The story
1 which was told iu several different
phases, had it that the man had been
shot accidentally while out hunting. ,
I The tale was, however, purely imag
!U ON SAN
j JOSE SCALE
A. W. Stephens,the State's San Jose
scale inspector, assigned to this local
ity,has just completed a most thorough
inspection of Montour count3\ cover
lug a period of four months, and is
now arranging a series of demonstra
tions that will occupy his time until
the first of January.
Mr. Stephens' tour has been the
most thorough of any of the can
vasses of Montour county. Other in
spectors preceded him iu tiie work
here, but until now nothing so far
reaching has been accomplished. With
the exceptiou of Mayberry township
i and a small district east and north of
Exchange, Mr. Stephens has visited
every orchard aud talked to every own
er of fruit trees in the county. It was
a sort of a campaign of education. The
inspector mado his expeditions on
foot, and going from one farm house
to the next throughout the couutry.he
examined the trees for tiie scale, and
finding it.as he did in most instances,
he showed it to the tree owner, told
of its habits, its evil influences ou the
tree, aud how to get rid of it.
With the complete data uow at his
command Mr. Stephens is arranging
for a series of demonstrations with the
lime-sulphur wash. The demonstra
tions will start in a few days and will
continue throughout the county until
January first. When Mr. Stephens has
completed his list oi demonstrations
he will give it to the Morning News
for publication.
Iu regard to the prevalence of the
San Jose scale in Montour county, Mr.
Stephens says that there are very few
orchards in which the scale is not
noticeable to a greater or less degree.
Some weeks he found the scale in
every orchard he visited. Iu the val
ley east of Washiugtonville, he found
the least scale. Generally speaking the
scale is most prevalent ou the hills
among the youug tree*, and least pre
valent iu the valleys among the older
trees.
25th Wedding Anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Shultz, of Riv
erside, celebrated their 25th. wedding
anniversary on Saturday. A sumptu
ous dinner was served. A number of
handsome presents were received.
Those present were as follows:
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph E. Guy, Mr.
aud Mrs. E. W. Young, Mr. and Mrs.
S. W. Morrall, Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Kimbel, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Bird, Mr.
aud Mrs. W. R. Clark, Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Wolfarth, Mr. and Mrs. Elias
Woodruff, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rus
sell, Mr. aud Mrs. Jacob Shultz, Mr.
and Mrs. James Shultz, Mr. aud Mrs.
William Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Shultz, daughter Mildred, Mesdames
Eli Hoover, Hannah Pituer, Oliver
Hoover, Sarah Cleaver, Emma Shau
nou, William Amesbury, Mary Crom
well, William Hausei and daughter
Darothy, Misses Mary Pituer, Carrie
Woodruff, "Miriam Shannon, Jennie
Weaser, Hazel Yeager, Kate Yeager,
Margaret Breckbill, Winifred Evans,
May Evans, Jennie Amesbury. Jesse
Shultz,Ellis Reese,Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Yeager, Mrs. A. Weaver, Miss Edna
Dyer, Mrs. Jackson Good, of Dauville;
Mr. aud Mrs. J. W. S. liobisou, Mrs.
Belle Creitzer, of Milton; Mr. aud
Mrs. C. J. Cleaver, of Howelville ; Mr.
aud Mrs. H. D. Rupert; Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Quick, sou George,
Mrs. C. W. Brown, of Bloomsburg;
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heanbucb.of Ber
wick; Mrs. Gertrude Ellis, of Kings
ton; Miss Lou Rudy, of Snubury; Mr.
aud Mrs. John Spotts and daughter
Coreau, Giier Shultz and James
Shultz.
Stricken With Apoplexy.
Thomas O. Kear, the well-kuowu
shoemaker on North Mill street, is ly
ing very critically ill at his home,
Spruce street, as the result of a stroke
of apoplexy sustained on Sunday last.
At intervals for several years past he
has suffered from this cause, but the
strokes all were very light and he soon
recovered from the effects. In all he
has sustained some half a dozen strokes.
The oue Sunday was a very severe oue
aud has left the man he'pless and un
conscious. Mr. Kear is seventy-seven
years of age, which considering the
severity of the attack leaves but poor
prospects of recovery. He is a very
widely known resident of our towu
and the news that he has been stricken
will be received with much regret.
Bloomsburg and Berwick.
There isu't much love lost between
Bloomsburg aud Berwick these days.
There was a fierce rivalry between the j
two towns for the election of the
president judge of this district, and
Berwick is loud in her exultation at
the outcome. Bloomsburg, on the oth
er hand maintains an attitude of quiet
disdain. The inscriptions on some of
the trausparaucies in the parade at the
Evans celebration on Monday night
reflect the sentiments of the Berwick
people. One of them read, "Blooms
burg Gave Evans a Majority—Nit;"
and another, "We Have the Judge,
Next the Court House."
Will Remove Arnold.
Sheriff George Maiers auil his dep
uty, F. (r. Peters, will leave for the
Eastern penitentiary this morning,
whence they will remove George Ar
nold, a prisoner from Montour county,
to the hospital for the insane at Nor
ristown. Arnold was adjudged insane
by a commission appointed by the
1 Montour county court.
KSTAIJLISMKD INT 185.">
DIVISION ENGINEER
MEETS COU
All details relating to carrying the
Church street sewer through under the
tracks of the P. & R. and the D. L.
& W. railroad companies have uow
practically been arranged and unless
there is delay in the further shipment
of pipe the sewer will be completed
duriug the present month.
G. J. Ray. division engineer of the
D. L. & W. railroad company, was in
this city yesterday morning and met
the street and bridge committee of
council, going with the latter care
fully over the ground at the Church
street crossing where the sewer will
have togo through uuder the track.
The D. L. & W. railroad company at
no time showed any antagonism to the
mere proposition to carrying the sewer
through under the track; the only ques
tion seemed to be whether the im
provement was oue,whose cost should
be borne by the railroad company or
the borough of Danville. At the meet
ing yesterday, at which the borough
was represeuted by Messrs. Vastiue,
Jacobs, Bedea and Hughes, it was ar
ranged that the D. L. & W. people
should proceed to lav the pipe, which
will be of irou twenty-four iuches iu
diametre, leaving the question as to
who shall pay the bill to be determin
ed later. If it is discovered that the
changing of the water course, which
makes tlie new sewer necessary, re
donuds to the railroad company's ad
vantage, then the latter will unhesit
atingly assume the cost. That the
railroad company will be benefited the
committee on streets and bridges
thinks it demonstrated yesterday.
Superintendent Turk of the P. & R.
railway was in this city a few days
ago and with the committee ou streets
and bridges went over the ground at
the Bloom street crossing, where the
sewer also will have to be carried
through underneath the track. The P.
& R. people regard the improvement
in its relation to them as a very valu
able one and will do the work at their
own expense,sinking 24 inch irou pipe
The section to be laid by each of the
railroad companies will be some twen
ty-four feet in length
Referred to Farmers.
A business man of this city, a mem
ber of the board of trade, makes a pra
ctical suggestion, which if carried out,
would no doubt result in material ad
vancement. benefiting the rural sec
tions aud the town alike. He thinks
it is a matter that should be taken up
by the farmers and would form a
profitable subject for discussion at the
coming grauge meeting. He takes the
view that as industrial advancement
in any ceutcr benefits those owning
land arouud it quite as much as the
wage earners aud business men of the
town itself it devolves upen the farm
ers to employ every means to advance
the industrial interest of the whole
community.
Just uow,the geutlemau thinks, the
agriculturists of Montour county as
well as those who live in the adjoin
ing couuties near Dauville, have a
good opportunity to show their enter
prise by taking up the subject of beet
culture, which at this time is receiv
ing much atteutiou as a developer for
the rural sectious and a foundation for
a thriving industry, where labor is
looking for employment.
Throughout the west mauy new
towns owe their origin to the beet
sugar industry, while the land for
miles around lias increased in value
tenfold. The crop is a most reliable
one aud reports from all over the
country reveal an enormous tonnage.
Considering the vast areas of land
available there would seem to bo no
reason why our country should uot be
self producing in sugar. At present the
United States purchases immense
quantities of beet sugar in Europe.
The geutlemau quoted has done some
figuring, which shows that under beet
cultivation teu acres of laud, properly
cared for.will support a family. Thus
between Danville aud Northumber
land or within a radius of the same
distance in auy other direction, in
stead of the large farms with indiffer
ent yield aud uncertain profits, if the
beet were cultivated, we might have
ten farms or homes where one exists
now. while the demand for the pro
duct would be an ever increasing one
aud the profits would be unvarying
and secure. Danville as a center would
become a site of a sugar refinery. It j
would be an industry of importance,
one of the very things, wo are looking
for; it would come without effort or
expenditure of money as the logical '
result of adopting cultivation of the
beet
Big Bag of Game.
One of the largest hauls of game
that has come to town this season was j
brought in last evening by Robert Y.
Gearhart, of this city, and Harry I
Weaver, of Toby Ruu Hollow, who j
with a couple of friends were gunning j
ou the mountains near Sonestown for
a couple of days past. The big bag of
game consisted of twenty-six pheas
ants and teu rabbits.all of which were
displayed at M. 11. Sc'iram's store last
eveuing. The fine haul made by Mr,
Gearhart and party, so far as known,
has been exceeded ouly once in Mon
tour county this season and that was
by the record breaking luck of Harry
Billmeyer and party,recently reported
in these columns. These gentlemen, it
will be remembered, bagged 28 pheas
auts.
JOB PRINTING
The oflico ot 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
WAGON BURNS WHILE
! ERA EJUS
i John Martin, a huckster, of near
Ottawa, and well known in this city.
. where lie disposes of much of his pro
duce, was tiie victim of a most nnusa
al catastrophe in which his wagon and
a load of produce and other articles
; were destroyed by fire
Mr. Martin had btt-u <iut on a buy
j ing expedition during luesday morn«
ing, and by noon his wagon was pretty
i well filled with the commodities of
hi* vocation. He stopped for dinner at
the Hilner home near the bethel
church: tied his team, and leaving hit
pipe behind in the wagon, proceeded
in the direcction of the savory odors
that foretold of the midday cooking.
Now the Hilners have more or leu
of a reputation, throughout the coun
try, for preparing a tip top meal; so
that possibly Mr Martin may be par
doned for not noticing the conflagration
that was takiug place in front of th®
house, although the fire and smoke at
tracted the attention of the neighbors
for miles around.
When the unfortunate huckster had
satisfied the inner mau, his attention
was directed to what once was his
proud equipage. The fire, which with
out doubt started from his pipe, had
by that time nearly burned itself out.
The wagon box and top were destroy
ed and one of the horses considerably
burned. But the list of Mr. Martin's
losses from the contents of his wagon
made a matter of serious proportions.
60 dozen of eggs (and eggs are pretty
high just now), many pounds of bet
ter, and a number of chickens, all were
destroyed. Iu the wagon also were 3
horse blankets that burned, together
with a new pair of shoes and a new
pair of over shoes.
Talk of Through Electric Reaa.
The Bloomsburg Daily last evening
is responsible for the following:
Although some are inclined to take
a skeptical view of the much reported
trolley road from Wilkes-Barre through
to Suubury, nevertheless the persist
| ency of the frequent reports regarding
i the same, and the manner in which
! these are received by the prime mov
| ers in trolley affairs strongly indicates
that the proposed road is far from
visionary, and will probably be an
actuality realized in the surprisingly
near future.
The latest reports from Wilkes-Barre
are that the proposed road is to be con
structed by a company which is prac
tically the same corporation that is
j building the present third rail line
from Wilkes-Barre to Hazletou, fami
liarly known as the "Canuonball
and the same report says that the road
down the Susquehanna will also run
into the handsome new station now
being built for the " Caiiuonball" road
in Wilkes-Barre.
If the present plans ot the meu back
of this project are carried out as out
lined, they will in all probability buy
up the rights of the Danville and Sun
bury road, which will give them a
right of way through both of those
towns. It is even intimated that it is
in anticipation of this purchase that
the Sunbury line i 3 now being held
up.
From Wilkes-Barre the tracks of the
Hazleton road would be followed to
Empire, aud then would branch off to
Nauticoke. From Nanticoke the road
would follow the old Pennsylvania
caual tow path pretty much all the way
down to Northumberland.
When a Bloomsburg Daily man In*
terviewed Atty. O. C. Yetter, of the
Danville & Suubury road, and other
trolley men in this town regarding
the matter, they would neither affirm
or deny the probability of such a road
going through; they mostly smiled
aud looked wise. However, the impres
sion was gained that such a project
need surprise no one, even if work is
started next spring. A through line is
bound to come eventually, they all
argee.
Big Party.
A party of thirty-two Danville ladies
had a most enjoyable day's trolley out
ing yesterday. They journeyed to
Briar Creek in the morning and after
being delightfully entertained at din
ner at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Whitmire, at Briar Creek, they
left for a tour of sight seeing in Ber
wick. Returning to the Whitmire
home, they partook ot a fine supper be
fore returning to Danville.
Iu the party were Mesdames Samuel
Detweiler, W. .1. Williams, E. 8.
Smith, 11. Shick, J. H. Eyerly, Wil
liam Sechler, W. C. Williams, James
Brosius, Anna Harder, U. Y. James,
G. Hullihen,George Roat.J. T. Find
ley. Richard Whapham, Arthur Myerly,
William Young, Edward Diehl, B.
Ritter, G. Reifsnyder, J. Bates, John
Roadarmel, G. Bondman, H. Albeck,
G. Fenstermacher, W. Paugh.G. Leig
how. C. Askius, Alby Snyder, W.
Brent, A. Laßue.J. Swayze, and Miss
Dora Smith.
DOES IT PAY?
The Allentown Morning Call Ims
been considering the vilification and
other unworthy elements of the recent
j campaign and wonders whether it
really pays to be a candidate, even a
! successful one. "Dies the satisfaction
of serving the public compensate for
all the man who would be the servant
is compelled to undergo? Does an am
bition to hold public position quicken
the conscience under present day me
thods?" asks the Call. "Ask the man
| who has gone through the capinalgn."