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manly man does well to avoid.
The man who is willing to work
hard usually finds plenty to do.
The individual who would deliber
ately adulterate the chief food of .lit
rle children is a gre~t criminal.
The utmost care is always necessary
to prevent milk contamination.
The primaries are less than two
weeks away and nobody seems to be
specially interested.
The legislative investigating com
mission will presently have the field
all to itself.
The bold and manly manner of a
sincere man commends him to public
favor.
Flattery has a pleasing sound to the
var, but it often poisons the life.
Tlie green bug, when wheat palls
■on his taste, falls back on garden
truck. So far, in Montour county, even
the latter is not in great profusion .
The performances of the American
submarines last week, during the test
ing process has been decidedly remark
able.
Margaret Sydney has just completed
the manuscript of the eleventh "Little
Peppers" book.
A western minister denounces card
playing as a sin, but it has been sug
gested that perhaps he meant the way
some people play cards is a sin.
Karrisburg is again settling down to
the dull and listless routine of an ord
inary city. The legislators have gone
home.
Governor Stuart is now the busy
man in Harrisburg. The legislature
left him a large legacy of work.
A site has been purchased in York
for the erection of a splendid Masonic
temple.
Only two weeks more of the school
term and Young America will be ready
for the barefoot season.
The man who is least useful to his
employer is usually least secure in his
place.
A book is ever willing to play the
friend's companionable part.
The world's most helpful servants
are often just the dreamers.
Medical men are strongly urging
the blessings of sleeping in the open
air upon all who wish to be perfectly
healthy.
Tlie lack of energy is pretty nearly
fatal in these boisterous times.
The modest man is not- always the
last in tlie procession of the success
ful.
The man who is annoyed by the com
pany of his own thoughts is in a per
ilous state.
This world would be a very dreary
place it it were not for one's loyal and
helpful friends.
The man or the woman who can
embodv on the printed pages the ten
derest emotions of the human heart is
sure of immortality.
New Jersey is likewise to have a
railroad commission. Governor Stokes
having just signed the bill creating it.
In spite of his brave words to the
contrary, it. is understood that Mayor
Schmitz, of San Francisco, has been
shorn of all power.
Blushing June is hastening this
way with rapid feet.
The best of persons are often beset
by queer prejudices.
The individual who will persist in
littering up the streets and sidewalks
with debris should be gathered in by
the authorities.
A wild and reckless life is often fol
lowed by a shameful end.
Flag Day. almost midway between
Memorial Day and Firth of July, al
so demands our revei. ur attention.
These are times in wii'ch the disso
lute man has very little oiiauee of
permanent success.
Nature sats man a mighty good ex
ample by trying to fide from view
her ugly spots.
Money is a decidedly convenient
possession at times to most of us.
Let us hope there will bo no serious
trouble between Panama and Costa
Rica concerning that boundary ques
tion.
The Japanese sailors have,'not yet
learned the vices of modern civilza
tiou.
Strong drink is at the bottom of
many of the tragedies of life.
Good judgement is an extremely
valuable possession.
The State capitol is to be put upou
a peace basis at once although it is
understood that even then it will re
quire a large number of caretakers.
II SICE
The question of taking over the old ■
cemetery ou Bloom street, the site to :
be used as a public park, occupied j
nearly an hour bofore conuoil Friday
night.
Interest centered in an opinion ren
dered by the borough solicitor relat
ing to the matter, in which was de
scribed in detail the method of pro
cedure to be followed. The solicitor
made it cloar that under the law it
devolves upon the trustees of the
Grove Presbyterian church to petition
the court for the abolishment of the
cemetery. As the solicitor views it
the trustees will have to obligate
themselves to remove the dead, or
rather the bodies that can be found
at this late day, before the ground can
be used for other purposes. As might
be implied there is nothing to prevent
. a private arrangement between the
trustees and the borough by which the
latter could assume the removal of the
dead along witli other expenses.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
ered that council enter into an agree
ment with the trustees of the Grove
church obligating the borough to as
sume the cost,applying the money sub
scribed by citizens,provided the church
give the municipality a deed for the
laud embraced in the cemetery.
On motion it was ordered that the
salary of each of the police officers he
advanced five dollars per month.
Mr. Kussell reported that a party
wishes to purchase the disused hand
1 engine belonging to the borough,
which is stauding on the river bank
below the water works. On motion the
matter was referred to the committee
on fire, it to act as it deems best
in the premises.
ICE WATER.
The question of furnishing ice water
to the employes of the water works
came up for decision last night. There
seemed to be no opposition to paying
for the ice, but it seemed to be the
sense of the councilmen that ice was
very extravagantly used at the water
works during last year. Formerly the
| cost of ice there was only about sio
| dollars per season; of late years it has
climbed up to more than double that
: sviui. On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was
ordered that $25 be appropriated for ice
at the water works, which sum it is
| understood, is to suffice for the sum
i mer.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
ered that an incandescent light be
placed at the corner of Cherry and
| Little Ash street.
On motion of Mr. Angle it was ord
| ered that the quarterly appropriation
of $37.50 be paid to each of the fire
: companies.
Ou motion of Mr. Uussell it was
ordered that the sewer on Front, street
be extended as far as the residence of
S. M. Dietz.
i The following members were pres
ent: Sweisfort, Pursel, Jacobs, Fin
nigan, Everhart, Moyer, Deitz, Rus
sell, Deutseh, Angle. Hughes and
Schatz.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEP'T.
! Labor on sewer Extension ..$2-11.95
Labor and hauling on streets. 105.77
Labor in Light Dep't. . 22.50
Washington Fire Co 1.15
Friendship Fire Co 50
B. W. Kelly 8.53
Atlantic Refining Co.. 28.35
F. Hart man. 3.00
: P. J. Keefer 7.00
Harman Rupp 2.00
Welliver Hdw Co H0.40
Washington Fire Co 75
Regular employes ... 127.50
J. P. Bare, com 40.00
F. M. Owen .55
Montour County Democrat. . 3.33
WATER DEPARTMENT.
! Regular employes $170.70
jP. H. Foust ... 75.90
, Friendship Fire Co ... 12.32
P. & R. Coal and Iron Co 181.88
F. Hartman 1.83
! The Bristol Co. 3.75
Danville F'dy & Machine Co H5.12
Interesting home Wedding.
Miss Bertha Gertrude Reed, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Miles Reed,
! yesterday became the bride of Mr. H.
W. Moyer, of Freeburg, Snyder coun
ty.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. John Sherman, pastor of the
First Baptist church of this city, and
took place at the Reed homestead in
Rush township at 8:30 o'clock, a. m.
Miss Emma Leffler, of Millersburg,
was bridesmaid, and Mr. Forrest
! Romig.of Selinsgrove.best man. Some
j thirty guests were present. The house
was very beautifully decorated with
roses and other flowers.
The newly wedded couple left ou the
10:17 Pennsylvania train for Niagara
I Falls, Buffalo and Toronto. Returning
they will take np their residence in
Freeburg.
Most persons who throw stones also
I live in glass houses.
PANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY. MAY 23, P>o7
KW UK
IT HIU
Wo are informed that tlie plans and |
specifications for the entire new work
at the hospital for the insane covered j
by the big appropriation granted by j
the State are being perfected as rapid
ly as possible and that when the tins- j
tees are ready to enter upon the work j
contractors will be asked to bid on all
the buildings covered by the appropria- j
tiou. As will be reaTtily understood
the contract will be a large one.
The plans and specifications when j
completed,at the earliest possible date
will be submitted to the board of pub- !
lie charities and other necessary form- j
ality will be completed with to the end '
that the trustees may bo ready to in- i
vite bids and to actually enter upon j
the work bv June Ist,when the money j
appropriated becomes available.Before !
the middle of the summer the hospital !
ground will be tlie scene of extraord- j
iuary activity
There is no little curiosity to know |
just what the status of affairs is relat- j
iug to the old canal. The appropria- j
tiou to tlie hospital as made public j
would seem to imply that the old wat- |
erway is to come in for treatment in \
some form that will abate the nuisance !
at present existing. Already the old ;
ditch has become exceedingly foul and
at night the noxious odors can be de- s
tected half a square away Unless re- i
lief is afforded what the town will j
have to endure during the hot months ;
can easily be imagined.
The matter was casually brought up j
;by council at its last meeting. There j
seemed to bo no facts available that !
would throw any light on the subject, i
It was stated that in the near future a ,
I joint meeting of committees represent 1
ing counoil and the hospital trustees |
would be held, when something more
relating to the outlook might be learn
ed.
It is no secret, however, with those
in touch with the situation that the
fate of the proposition hangs upou a
slim thread. The part relating to the
filling up of the canal on the hospital
ground should meet with no opposi
tiou, but when it comes to piping the j
canal through town for the purpose of
diverting the hospital sewage into the
river we have Health Commissioner j
Dr. Dixon to reckon with. This offici
al, as is well known,is bitterly oppos
ed to polluting the rivers of the Com
monwealth with sewage and is always
ready to applaud any such effort as
made by the trustees to dispose
of the sewage on the hospital grounds.
That he regards the proposition here
to sewer into tlie river as a step in the
wrong direction is no secret. Whether
or not he will finally approve of the
measure depends upon whether or not
lie finds that by reason of the canal
problem the situation here is unique
and that reasons exist why the sewage
should be brought down the canal as
projiosed that outweigh all the general
objections.
Court Convenes on Monday.
Court will convene on next Monday.
As the date approaches it becomes ap
parent that beyond the case of Com
monwealth vs. Peter Dietrich, there
will be very little business on band.
A few trivial cases involving assault
and battery and the like will go before
the grand jury, but they are not like
ly to cut much of a figure in court.
'• How much time the homicide case
of Peter Dietrich will consume at its
second trial is altogether problemati
cal. That a change of venue will be
permitted is not considered likely now
that preparations have gone as far as
| they have.
The entire week will no doubt be
occupied with court. In all proba
bility two or three days will be occu
pied with the impaneling of a jury in
I the Dietrich trial. Still there is lit
tle probability of court occupying any
: considerable portion of the week fol
| lowing—a fact which should reassure
[the graduating class of the high
i school, which has been very much
vexed by the uncertainty as to wheth
er the courthouse would be available
for commencement on the date select
ed, Thursday, June 6th.
A Congregational Heetlng.
A congregational meeting will be
held at the Grove Presbyterian church
on next Monday evening to take action
on the proposition to transfer the dis
used cemetery belonging to the church
to the borough, a procedure prelimi
nary to transforming the old burial
ground into a park.
It. does not appear that there will be
a single dissenting voice to the prop
; osition. To comply with the law,
however, a meeting must be held by
the congregation and the trustees em
! powered by a majority vote to transfer
the ground from the church to the
borough. The law requiring that due
anil formal notice of such a meeting
I be given has baen carefully complied
j with
Men and women whose hands are
j full of tlio day's work seldom have
j leisure euough to become lonely
DEATH OF
11. L u
I
' Benjamin O. Welsh, a former resi
-1 deut of Danville, and widely known
; over this section as au active business '
I man, died at his home at Sonestown
at B.SO o'clock Sunday evening. The
deceased had been in ill health for
j some six mouths. For two months j
j prior to death he was in a very crit
, ical condition and his death was by no
! means unexpected.
Benjamin G. Welsh was a native of
I Philadelphia. He came to Dauville
about 1865. He was an ordained min
; ister of the Methodist, church and al
j though nearly always engaged in the
| actual pursuit of business, lie never
■ lost his interest in the spread of the
| gospel and very frequently occupied a
| pulpit.
| For seme years (to was general man
-1 ager of the National Iron works, this
1 city, at a later day known as the
I Rough and Ready plaut.
! In 1872 he secured a charter for the
Danville and Riverside street railway,
| which charter at present is owned by
j the Danville and Snubury and tho
i Dauville and Bloomsburg street rail
way companies. The charter gave
j the street railway the right to carry
freight and was secured by a special
act of the legislature,which was pass
|ed through the efforts of Mr. Welsh.
It was before the days of trolley en
'■ terprises and the road was projected
as a horse railway, the form of street
I railway common at that time. The
| right to carry freight was provided
I for with the object in view of trausfer
! ring coal from the Pennsylvania; rail
! road on the south side to the National
' ! Iron works in this city. About this
time, however, the freight rates af
! fecting the three railroads here were
' equalized and the horse railway was
not needed. Mr. Welsh, however,
realizing the importance of the prop
' osition, through all the years succeed
ing, was careful to comply with all
1 formality and kept the charter alive.
During his residence in Dauville
Mr. Welsh built a fine residence iu
Riverside, which he later occupied
for some years He was interested in
real estate there and his enterprise and
efforts played no small part iu devel
opment on the south side.
About 1878 Mr. Welsh removed to
Hughesville, where he built the nar
row gauge road from Sonestown to
' ! Eaglesmere. Later he rebuilt the
'! railroad from Hall's to Sonestown.
! At the time of his death he was also
connected with the eleetr ic light plant
' ! at Kaglesniere.
1 The deceased is survived by his
wife, who was a daughter of William
Hancock, a former leading citizen of
Danville, deceased for many years, to
' whom he was married about the time
' he came to Dauville. His only child,
' a daughter, lost het life as the result
| of a railroad accident some years ago.
A Word to the Wheelmen.
Wheelmen have multiplied very rap
| idly in Danville this spring and they
nearly all seem imbued with a desire
to ride upon the sidewalk. A good
■ bit of complaint luts been coming into
' city hall of late from several parts of
the borough relative to the practice
t of riding on the sidewalk indulged iu
' by wheelmen. The loudest protest
comes from East Market street, where
it is alleged cyclers, with few exoep
> tions. use the tar pavement exclusive
' ly, making it very unpleasant for pe
■ destriaus, who iu many instances nar-
J rowly escape being run down.
' : It is doubtful whether the most de
' fiaut wheelman would venture to ride
upon the sidewalks down town,but on
J j East Market street and other thorough
■ | fares away from the business section,
• j he feels that he can afford to run the
i risk of being caught in the aot by the
- police.
' j The police, however, are aware of
- [ the infringement and, if they desire
sj to abate the nuisance, it should be
i very easy to obtain the names of the
i J offenders.
- | The borough ordinance imposes a
s I penalty of five dollars for riding a
- i bicycle on any pavement or sidewalk
; within the limits of the borough of
| Danville.
,; Renewals Are Not New Ones.
, During the past several days there
i 1 have been efforts made by several of
. i the candidates in the Diamond Contest
i to palm old subscribers off oil the con
test man as new subscribers. This will
1 not be tolerated.
If a person stops the paper for a few
. days nud then starts again, or if the
paper is transferred from one member
( ; of the family to ano "'.or, it ilo.es not
r constitute a new -m -iber. Candid
. ates please take liotic, and prevent
r ; misunderstandings in the future.
Renovating Home In Riverside.
j I The home of Richard Fogel, in Riv
j erside, is being thoroughly remodeled
and renovated. Beside the other im
provements that are being installed is
1 a two story addition in the rear. The
5 work is being done by E. Herbert
Myerley.
Bill BREAK
IU 1111
The worst break in the water main
on Mill street, since the paving was
laid occurred Tuesday morning, at
the manhole near Welilver's Hardware
store, making it necessary to tear up
several square yards of pavement and,
incidentally, depiiving a large por
tion of the borough of water during
the greater part of the day.
The two water mains, one of twelve
inches and the other of eight inches,
lie on the west side of Mill street
about midway between the trolley
track and the curbing. The first indi
cation of a break was noticed about 4
o'clock in the morning, when the
street, began to present a remarkable
appearance. At intervals along the
curbing the water,confined under the
paving and driven by the existing
pressure, was thrown into tho air in
jets of varying height, which had the
appearance of diminutive geysers.
The superintendent of the water
works was notified and he at onco got
busy. Such a mishap as a break un
der the paving may well be regarded
with dread. The real difficulty lies
in locating tho spot, whore the leak
has occurred and digging is a pure
matter of experiment. Yesterday
morning about two square yards of
paving was torn up immediately south
of the manhole, near which the leak
seemed tc lie, without revealing the
break.
The paving was then torn up just
north of the manhole and a trench
some nine feet long was dug down to
the water main. The diggers did not
have to proceed far before they found
ample evidence that they were work
ing in the right direction.
As soou as it was discovered in che
morning that a break had occurred
the gate in the manhole was closed,
which shut the water off from the
third and fourth wards of the borough
The manhole, was pretty well filled
with mud and water ami iu continu
ing the work it was necessary to tear
\ out the brickwork forming nearly half
! the wall enclosing it. The damage to
; the manhole, along with the paving
and the bed of concrete that had to be
torn up. made the break a very expen
! sivo one to the borough.
When the trench was sunk it was
found that the lead had been forced
out of the joint of the water main on
ly a foot or so away from the gate.
This is not au uuusual occurrence,nor
in itself is it a serious mishap. What
made the break troublesome anil ex
-1 pensive in this case is the fact that it
occurred under the brick paving.
Another phase of the occurrence j
with which is associated no little j
trouble and vexation is the fact that
the people of two wards were without
water during nearly all day. Upon
| opening their hydrants in the morn
l ing they found them dry. There was
some lively hustling about for water
and it is lucky, indeed, that a few
wells still remain in the upper sec
| tions of town. As the noon hour ap
proached there was not a pump but
was surrounded by people holding
buckets awaiting their turn to obtain
water. •
Odd Fellows to Save Temple.
READING, Pa., May «.
1 The State Odd Fellows and Daugh
ters of Rebekah got down to business
j early today. The committee on Odd
I Fellows' temple, Philadelphia, recoin
! mended that a sum equal to one cent
j per week per member in the State of
Pennsylvania be raised by the usual
method of taxation and be set aside
each year to aid in liquidating the
debts against the building in Phila
delphia. This will likely be adopted :
by the Grand lodge. The matter will \
be a subject for all day discussion, j
Grand Master Banes on the same sub
ject said: "I am pleased to say a mark- j
ed disposition exists on the part of
those who have brought about the leg- J
islation by which the receivers were
appointed, to co-operate with your
trustees in any effort that will bring
about a sett.ement of the claims and
liens against it,and result in the final
acquisition of this building by the
Grand lodge of Pennsylvania as a
direct representative of the order in
this State. The loss of this building
would be a severe blow to the prestige
of tne order iu Pennsylvania."
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows of
Pennsylvania elected the following
! officers today : Grand master. Rev. B.
H. Hart; deputy grand master, Chris
tian Mayers; grand warden, James S.
Montgomery ; grand secretary, Joseph
H. Alae'key; grand treasurer, M.Rich
lards Mucle; grand representative.
: George Ilawes.
Death of an Infant.
Ervil FenstermacherKocher, the in
fant sou of Mr. and Mrs. Wi iam
Kocher, Bloom street, died yesterday
morning at 10:30 o'clock, aged one
year and 8 months. The funeral will
take place Friday afternoon at 2 o'< lock
Interment will be made in the Odd
Fellows' cemetery.
run in
io won
Mrs. Elizabeth Krebs and Mrs. Laura
Harr, sentenced to a year's imprison
ment at the January term of court,
were pardoned yesterday and today
will probably step forth into freedom.
it was known that the case of the
two women would go before the board
of pardons yesterday. As evening ap
proached there was much curiosity
about, town to know what action had
been taken. The two women naturally
were iu a dreanful state of suspense
About " o'clo-jk District Attorney
C. P. Gearhart received a telegram
conveying the news that the board of
pardons had acted favorably on the
lengthy petition presented asking for
the women's pardon. A few minutes
later the good news was carried to the
two women. Wheu informed that they
were pardoned they seemed dazed for
a moment aud thuu one of them ex
claimed :
"Oh, I can't realize it!"
A moment later they were two of
the happiest mortals that ever occupi
ed a place behind the bars and they
were busy chatting aud arranging
plans for the future.
Today in all probability Sheriff
Williams will receive official notifica
tion that the two women have been
pardoned, after which little more will
remain to be done thau to throw open
the prison door and permit them to
depart. The women have served a trifle
over four months. They were doing
time for shop lifting.
Believe Driver Was Murdered.
Constable William Taby, of Shamok
in.Jwas in this city yesterday trying
to obtain some information respecting
a horse aud buggy, which was found,
without an owner, between Danville
and Shamokin one week ago and
which seems to be liuked with a mys
tery.
On last Thursday morning the horse
and buggy were found standing in the
woods, by a young man, who im
mediately drove into Shamokin aud
notified Constable Tabv, who in turn
drove out and took the horse and bug
gy in charge. The constablo was of
the opinion that the outfit belonged to
a livery stable aud immediately sent
out a description of the horse aud bug
gy, taking care to reach all the livery
men for miles around.
After the lapse of one week he has
received no response ; neither has any
livery stable keeper or other person
advertised the loss of such a horse and
buggy. Iu view of these facts Const
able Taby begius to doubt that the
horae and buggy were stolen, but is
rather inclined to believe that they
belonged to the person who drove them
to the iilace where they were fouud.
What became of the man is enshroud
ed in mystery.
In a filial effort to clear up the mys
tery Constable Taby drove over to this
city yesterday, as from the first he
entertained a suspicion that the horse
and buggy came from this direction.
The horse is black in color and is a
fairly good animal. The buggy has
cushioned rubber tires with black run
ning gears and is without a top. The
constable did not succeed in finding
any clue in Danville.
Many persons begin to believe that
the owner of the horse and buggy was
murdered. It is planned to begin a
systematic search today, dragging the
ponds, several of which exist nearby,
and searching in all the out of the
way places.
Ball Team Uets the New Suits.
The new suits for the Y. M. C. A.
base ball team, which were purchased
with the sixty dollar gift, of a friend
of the team, arrived in this city yes
terday, and will be used for the first
time on Saturday when the local tos
sers will play the Benton nine at Ben
ton.
The suits are from Spaulding and
ere beauties. The cloth is white and
the letters in black. White stockings
with a band of black, caps and belts
complete the outfit.
New Floor on Canal Bridge.
The P. &R. railway company is
laying a new floor on the canal bridge
at Railroad street. The bridge at that
point is the only one, opon to the pub
lic. that remains on the canal, all the
rest having been replaced by culverts.
The liailroad srrect bridge, a fine
iron structure, is owned by the P. &
R. railway company, which sometime
in the past in securing the right of
v.ay for its sw itch became responsible
for keeping up a bridge at that point.
New lank in Hands of Painters.
The fine modern water tank con
structed by the D. L. & W. railroad
company near the stove works, is in
the hands of the painters. It has al
ready received its first coat, red in
color; two more coats remain to be
applied. As finished the tank will
bear the colors red, black and green,
and will no doubt be a strikiug ob
ject.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
CHURCH STREET
ip ■
The residents of the third ami fourth
wards are still talking over their ex
perience of being without water for
nearly the whole day on Tnesday.
Naturally theyiare anxious to learn if
some improvement can not be made on
the system that will make the repeti
tion of such a state of affairs impos
sible.
As arranged at present, it is held,
the system is defective, in that the
water is carried to the third and
fourth wards practically in one main,
laid on Mill street. When anything
happens to this main,as occurred Tues
day, the two wards are without water.
The inconvenience entailed on house
holders is in itself 'worth taking into
account, but that is not all; the con
tingency of fire lias to be reckoned
with. Who can measure the destruc
tion that might ensue if a fire were to
break out, with all water cut off and
no possibility of establishing a con
nection for hours?
The fact is pointed out that an eight
inch pipe is laid on Church street both
north and south of the canal, connect
ing respectively with the main on
Lower Mulberry street, and that on
East Market street, but not brought
together at the canal. What was ini
practicable before the canal was aban
doned, it is claimed, could be easily
accomplished now since the earth cul
vert lias taken the place of the bridge.
The Church street main, which is now
"blind," closed at the canal on each
side, could easily be spliced and Car
rie across the old waterway.
This would give the third and fourth
wards two sources of water supply
and no matter what might happen at.
ono of the mains there would still be
another one to fall back on.
Wreck at flifflin X Reads.
A Pennsylvania extra freight train,
engine No. 4180, running east and
twenty-eight freight cars were piled
up in the bed of Scotch Valley run at
Mifflin Cross Koads at 12:30 o'clock
yesterday when the engine jumped the
track at the bottom of a steep grade.
The crew escaped by jumping, and no
one was injured. The financial loss to
the company will be fully $50,000.
The train was made up at Tomhick
en, with fifty mixed freight and coal
cars. The engineer was William Stahl
and the conductor was Boyd Haupt,
both of Sunbnry.
All went well until Mifflin Cross
Roads was reached. There is a steep
grade running through a deep cut in
the mountains. At the end of the cut
the road twists out and straighteus out
by means of a curve aud along side
Scotch Valley run, with an embank
ment of about fifteen feet.
The train was running at a speed of
fully thirty miles an hour. Twenty
cars of''air" were coupled and the
engineer had his train in perfect con
trol.
When the bottom of the grade out
side the cut was reached the engine,
instead of "taking" the curve, con
tinued on straight and went plunging
down over the bank. The engineer,
fireman and conductor were riding in
the cab of the engine and at the first
sign of danger tney all jumped from
the opposite side of the engine and
escaped with a few si k lit bruises.
Their escape from injury, ii".sever,
was considered miraculous, aini they
all said that they expected th r tliey
would surely be killed.
The twenty-eight cars followed one
after the other, despite the fact that
the engineer applied the air brakes
and were piled high in the air. Coal,
boxes and barrels, aud broken and
twisted parts of cars were mixed in
great confusion. The remaining twen
ty-two cars were prevented from leav
ing the tracks because the cars iu pil
ing up held them back aud the last car
off the track fell over upon its side
aud the wheels of the next one went
against it.
The Sunbury and Nescopeck wreck
crews were called out and worked all
last night upon the wreck. The loss
financially, will be very great, audit.
is said to have been the most expen
sive wreck that has occurred on the
Sunbury division of the Pennsylvania
Kail road Co. iu many years. The cars
aud engine are practically destroyed,
and experienced railroad men state
that the loss will be fully $50,000.
A broken flange, it is thought, caus
ed the engine to leave the rails.
ricHenry Took First Prize.
The many friends of Carlton Mc
lleury will be pleased to learn that iu
the reeeut jnnion oratorical contest of
Lafayette college he was awarded the
first prize of $50.00. The Easton Free
Press comments as follows :
"The first prize of SSO was awarded
to Carlton Shelhart McHenry, of Dan
ville. Penua. His subject was "Thf>
Field Flower" and his speech was ft ••
most original and best composed
dress that has been given in Pure,
hall by an upper classman in yen;--
By virtue of this contest, Mr
Henry has been chosen to repren i
college in the State inter-colh, • e
oratorical contest.