iUontour- American.
VOL. 53—NO. 25
f>K iKYIN'i H. JENNINGS,
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M.roi P. M. Dunrille. Pa,
1 SHI'LTZ, M.
42S Mii.i. Sr., Danville, Pa.
ises of the Stomach ami Intestine!
a Specialty
JEMS CONDENSED.
The revolt of the peasants in south
ern France has assumed unpleasant
proportions. Acts of violence are
numerous nu«l the rioters are growing
iu daring.
Pennsylvania is doing no monument
building this year.
According to a new law male pris
oners confined in countv jails may be
employed on county roads or highways
And a very excellent law it is.
Ideas are more powerful than ma
terial weapon of offense.
There is still considerable hysteria
in the land and it isn't all confined
to the feminine sex either.
The large increase in the school ap
propriation ought to bear fruit in bet
ter schools.
During the last two mouths seven
postoflice robberies have occurred in
the vicinity of Bridgeport, Conn., the
robbers securing about SII,OOO.
The woman who knows how to all
ium to ine members of her family by
well-cooked food and well-baked bread
has them well in hand.
Colonel Henry Watterson continues
to keep carefully under cover that
'dark horse" he has selected for the
democratic presidential nomination.
The aboslute purity of milk is pro
vided for by State legislation and the
law should be rigidly enforced.
The scientific study of food products
is only in its infancy, but it has a
great future before it.
The unselfish workers for the world's
good were never more numerous tnan
they are at the present moment.
The retail merchant who will take
the pains to comply with the new law
will find himself amply protected.
The right sort of recreation is al
ways re-creation.
it is not exactly true that the hu
man face is a revelation of character.
Something more than assurrance is
accessary to permanent success.
Those who are most abstemious in
the matter of cold drinks will prob
ably have the best behaved stomachs
at the end of the heated term.
Scranton will soon perceive that she
made a colossal blunder by voting
down that poposed loan for street im
provement.
The movement on behalf of better
steel rails for the railroads has assum
ed proportions that will probably work
a cure in the immediate future.
Former President Cleveland has cer
tainly been a very sick man, but en
couraging reports now come from his
home.
The average citizen watches with
more or less interest the experiment of
those who are trying to conquer the
air.
Suicide is the last refuge of the ar
rant coward.
Common sense is a rather uncommon
possession.
Southern Methodists have purchased
a tract of land in Washington and pro
pose to erect thereon a fine structure
which they hope to see grow into a
veritable national church.
The electric storm has begun already
to get in its deadly work.
Patriotic living is a fair and consist
ent supplement to patriotic profes
sions.
The premonitory signals of the usual
foolish Fonrth are heard in the land.
How many nice boys are going to
die this year because of Fourth of July
folly?
The good people who hold open air
religious services have the courage of
their convictions.
There is an impression abroad that
the 'outdoor" relief idea is encourag
ed by some of its beneficiaries. There
would be a good deal of human nature
in that,
Information from Ohio is to the ef
fect that thOße who set out to elimin
ate Senator Foraker from the politics
of that State have undertaken a con
tract they cannot complete.
The backbone of winter is evidently
broken at last.
The announcmant is made that the
army of men known as railway clerks
will sonn ask for a general increase in
wages.
Joseph Chamberlain, who has been
seriously ill for many months, travel
ed from Birmingham to London on
Tuesday.
True Religion is the most radiant
and striking figure the world has ever
seen.
in sewn
IBS ELECTED
The annual election of teachers foi
the Danville school district took place
Monday night. Rather more than the us
ual degree of interest attached to the
meeting by reason of the two vac
ancies in the corps of teachers wlncli
were known to exist along with sever
al others which, it was rumored, were
pretty snre to occur.
Dr. Harpel of the committee on
teachers and certificates presented r
report, nominating teachers and janit
ors for the various grades,setting fortli
the advances in salary as they occur
red. The report recommended that thf
fourth ward grammar school and the
Welsh hill school be closed. It was ex
plained that the number of pupils at
teuding the Welsh hill school has
dwindled to less than twenty-five and
that this number could be easily ac
commodated at the fourth ward schools
The proposition to close the Welsl
hill school met with opposition,Messri
Fischer, Ortli and Heiss going on rec
ord against it.
On motion of Mr. Orth it was order
ed that the recommendation of the
committee as related to the closing oi
the Welsh hill school be not accepted
The proposition to close the fourtl
ward grammar school also met witl
opposition. It was discussed at length.
Dr. Harpel moved that the recom
mendation of the committee that tin
fourth ward grammar school be closec
be endorsed. The motion carried.
The board then proceeded to eleci
teachers. The schools were filled ai
follows:
HIGH SCHOOL.
Principal and teacher of languages
J. W. Taylor; teacher of mathematici
and science, D. N. Dieffenbacher
teacher of English history, Mrs. E. A.
Coulter; teacher of commercia
branches, F. W. Magill.
FIRST WAKD.
Principal and seventli and eightl
grades. Sallie C. Musselman ; fifth am
sixth grades, Kose A. Galliagher
fourth grade, Winifred Evans; thin
grade. Martha Keim; second grade,
Jennie Lovett, first grade. .Janel
Pickard.
SECOND WARD.
Principal and seventh and eighth
grades, Rachel Goodall; fifth and sixtl
grades, Sara Pritchard ; fourth grade,
Mary O. Welsh; third grade, Alice
Guest; second grade,Yerna Reed; firsl
grade, Viola Young.
THIRD WARD.
Principal and seventh and eighth
grades. Miss M. L. Bloom ; fifth and
sixth grades, Katherine Bennetts
fourth grade, Prudence Blizzard; third
grade, Laura Mann; second grade, Ha
rriet Boudeman; first grade. Jennie
Lawrence; first and second grades,
Alice Smull.
FOURTH WARD.
Principal and fifth and sixth grades,
Tillie James; fourth grade, M. Alice
Bird; third grade, Kathryu Rogers
second grade, Harriet Fry; first grade,
Sallie Wilson.
WELSH HILL.
First and second grades, left open.
JANITORS,
t irst ward, R. G. Miller; second
ward, Daniel Pensyl: third ward.Seth
Lormer; fourth ward, Calvin Eggert ;
Welsh Hill, Annie Anderson.
Attendance officer, W, E Young.
The committee made no recom
mendation for advance of salary in the
high school. The other advances were
those which were made obligatory by
the minimum salary act.
On motion of Mr. Fischer it was
ordered that the school board advertise
for the coal necessary to stock up the
school bnildings for the ensuing year.
On motion it was ordered that all
contracts for teaching must be signed
before the next meeting.
The following members were pres
ent : Pnrsel, Orth, Harpel, Swarts,
Burns, Redding, Fish. Fischer, Secli
ler, Foulk, Heiss and Cole.
Thirteen Months In Reformatory.
Michael Leafey, formerly of Dan
ville, who was arrested here about a
month ago on a charge of larceny and
later taken to Newark, N. J., where
the crime was committed, was found
sfuilty last week and sentenced to the
Railway Reformatory for thirteen
months.
Leafey was accused of stealing over
a hundred dollars from a fellow board
er several months ago. He did not
deny the theft but pleaded extenuat
ing circumstances.
Death of Mrs. Stoes.
Mrs. Esther Savidge Stoes, widow
of the late William F. Stoes. depart
ed this life yesterday. Death was due
to a complication of diseases. Funer
al private.
The time of year lias arrived when
the devout editors of certain secular
journals are advising their readers
that Satan never takes a vacation.
DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY. JUNE 27, 1907
PHIS it
BE PVHOII
Of the large number of laws enacted
by the last legislature there are few
to which more interest attaches thai
the one approved by Governor Stuart
ou May 25th, authorising the employ
ment of male prisoners on the public
highways. There is something espec
ially suggestive in this law to the peo
pie of our county, where contractor!
are handicapped in important roar
improvements for want of men while
some half a dozen able-bodied prison<
ers, who would probably rather work,
are "doing time" in idleness in the
county jail.
Up to date, however, there has beei
nothing to indicate that the counts
commissioners contemplate taking ad
vantage of the provisions of the nev
act and putting the prisoners to work
Meanwhile it might be a pretty good
thing if all our citizens would farnil
inrize themselves with the provision!
of the act. Briefly it sets forth as
follows:
That for the better employment oi
the prisoners and improvement of till
highways of this Commonwealth fron
and after the passage of the act i
j shall and may be lawful to require
every able bodied male prisoner con
fined under sentence in any jail o:
i workhouse to do and perform eigh
hours of manual labor eacli day o
j such imprisonment except Sunday o
legal holidays.
The labor to be done or performer
shall be classified, fixed and establish
ed by the prison boards, which by thi
j act are created in the several countiei
I of the Commonwealth.
That the shejiff and county commis
'■ sioners of the several counties shal
! compose the prison board for employ
ment of prisoners.
The prison boards so constituted shal
have full power and authority to com
pel the said male prisoners to work or
the public highways: Provided, thai
preference shall be given to the mak
ing of new and the maintenance and
rej»ir of the main public roads.
The respective prison boards shal!
have power and authority to employ
such deputies or other guards or offlc
ers as shall be necessary for the sup
rr»i«on, t-afe keeping and good con
duct of the said prisoners: Provided,
that the compensation of such addi
tional deputies shall not exceed tw<
dollars per day to be paid out of the
treasury of the proper connty.
If any prisoner while employed out
side of jail or workhouse shall make
his escape or attempt to escape, he
shall be subject to like penalties af
are now provided by law for escape 01
breach of prison.
Death of Mrs. Benj. Karndt. Jr.
Mrs. Benjamin Bamdt, Jr., (nee
Miss Helen Maude Freeze) departed
this life at it:4s o'clock Saturday nigh!
after a week's illness.
Few sadder deaths have ever occur
red in this city. Thefdeceased was a
young woman of exceptionally lovely
character. « On the 19th of Septembei
last she was married. She was twenty
five years of age. Before her was all
1 that was worth living for; she had
the love and devotion of a dutiful hus
band and the esteem and affection of
a wide circle of friends.
The deceased was the adopted daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Mey
ers, Walnut street, at whose home she
died. She is survived by her husband,
her mother. Mrs. Oliver Johnson, this
city; and a brother, Frank Freeze, of
Philadelphia. She was a member of
Pine Street Lutheran church and be
longed to the choir.
Revisiting Danville.
G. M. Richart, formerly editor of
the Pit-tston Gazette, and an old time
resident of Danville, who for the past
twenty-four years has resided in
Flcrida, is visiting at the home of his
sister, Mrs Harriet Wallize and the
family of his niece, Mrs. I. A. Pers
ing, of Centre street. Mr. Richart
states that he finds but few persons re
maining in Danville, who were here
from 1840 to 1850, the term of his resi
dence in this city.
Sills for Africa Today.
Yesterday morning the Rev. Chaileß
Brosius, formerly pastor of Grace
Lutheran church of Sunbury, left that
plaoe for New York from whence he
sails today for Liberia, Africa.
On his arrival there he will take up
missionary work among the natives,
possibly at a new field which has just
been established in the interior,
j The field to which Rev. Brosius goes
is considered the hardest and most
dangerous of all mission fields. This
is due largely to the locality, which
being right near the equator, makes
the climate very dangerous to foreign
ers.
Canadian statistics show that the
fisheries of the Dominion are steadily
dwindling in spite of the efforts of the
government to prevent an undesirable
result.
IMIIKI
10 BE ML
During the next two weeks the con
gregation of the Grove Presbyterian
church will enter upon a thorough ren
ovation of that attractive house of
worship, giving the building a prac
tically new interior.
The contract for the decorations of
the auditorium lias been awarded to
Fred M. Bottcher, decorative painter,
of Elmira, N. Y.. who served an ap
prenticeship under, and for ten years
was employed by, H. P. Danelstein,
of New York, one of the leading dec
orators of the country, whose con
tracts during recent years have em
braced the decorations at the White
house at Washington. D. C.
The design for the dcorations at the
Grove church have been furnished by
Dapelstein. Tin 1 color scheme em
ployed will be "creams" and
"browns" ill silk effect.
The decorators will begin work on
July Bth, Mr. Bottcher being present
to oversee the work. The sabbath
school room will be completed first.
lucluded in the improvements will
he new cushions for the pews, new
carpet and a new system of lighting.
The cushions, which will be provided
for the entire building, will be Oster
moor cushions, which are regarded
as the best kind in use. The new car
pet will be a body Brussels and will
cover nil the floors. In lighting the
building, gas, which has done service
for'many years, will be replaced by
! electric light.. Introduction of the
| latter will necessitate the installation
of a large and ornamental chandelier,
which will occupy the center of the
auditorium. Altogether the improve
ments will bring about a wonderful
change in the interior of the church,
so that in point of beauty as well as
comfort and commodiousness the aud-
J itoriuin will be second to none of any
, church in this section.
James F. Dougherty Laid to Rest.
James P. Dougherty, whose death
occurred last Wednesday, was cousign
;ed to the grave in St. Joseph's ceme
tery on Saturday morning. The ser
i vices took place from St. Joseph's
Catholic church at » o'clock and were
very largely attended. The funeral
proceeded to the cemetery on the Dnu-
I vllle and Bloomsburg trolley line, two
j cars being filled.
j The pall bearers were as follows :
' James Ryan and James Tooey, repre
senting the Fraternal Order of Eagles ;
Fred Mayan and Edward Leamy, rep
resenting the order of Maccabees;
Patrick Hickey aud Patrick McKenna.
representing St. Joseph's Catholic
! church.
I The following persons from out of
town attended tiie funeral: Mr. and
Mrs. William Dougherty, of Chicago :
Mr. and Mrs. Hugii Dougherty,daugh
ters,Catharine and Margaret, Mr. and
Mrs. William Maher and daughter
Mary, John Dougherty, Mr. and Mrs.
John T. Garrahau, of Plymouth ; John
1 Doughertv.of Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. Neal
Dougherty, Bernard and Margaret
j Dougherty, of Philadelphia; Mr. and
• Mrs. Charles Dougherty and daughter
Ellen, of Mt. Carmt-1.
Married in Buffalo.
i Miss Blanche Milliken, of this city
and Edward S. Roberts, of Chicago.
I were married Friday morning at
Buffalo. New York, whither the bride
i had journeyed to meet iier prospective
' husband.
1 Ttie marriage Friday morning is
a fitting conclusion to an attachment
formed in this city several years ago.
Miss Milliken left for Buffalo Thurs
day evening. After the wedding Mr.
and Mrs. Roberts left for a trip to
Niagara Falls aud other points, after
which they will reside in Chicago
Mr. Roberts is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John E. Roberts, East Danville,
aud a graduate of the Danville high
school. He now holds a responsible
position in the inspecting department
of the Swift Packing company at
Chicago. The bride is an alumnus
of the training school of the Danville i
hospital school for attendants, class
of 1901, and a highly esteemed young
lady.
Supersedeas Is Refused.
In the case of Commonwealth vs.
Peter Dietrich a petition for super- |
sedeas was refused by the supreme
j court. The defense on appealing the
j case asked Judge Evans to make the
appeal a supersedeas, which he refus
ed to do. The application was next
; made to the supreme court with the
' result above noted.
The refusal implies that Dietrich
I will have to remain in the penit
i entiary until the appeal is finally dis
posed of by the supreme court.
Stere-Ludwljj.
Sylvester Roy Stere and Miss Mary
Anne Ludwig, both of Millville, were j
' married by the Rev. M. K. Foster, at
! the M. E. parsonage. West. Market j
i street, at 8 o'clock yesterday after- I
; noon.
BITTEN MII
BE DOC
' Beware of the dog at this season
! wliile mercury is doing stunts among
j the nineties. Whatever his general
reputation for amiability may be, at
this particular season the dog is not
jto be trusted. Panting with the beat
] he wears a fatigued and worried look
1 and has no patience even with a well
j meaning caress,which at other seasons
! he might welcome with a friendly
| wag of the tail. Take 110 liberties
I with the dog just now but on the con
j trary give him a wide berth.
| There are several persons in Dan
-1 ville who will endorse these senti
ments, among them being Richard
Hopewell of Sidler's hill. Richard was
; passing along the street in that part
of town on Tuesday evening whan he
was pounced on by a big dog belong
ing to a nearby resident, which sank
his teeth into the man's thigh,lacerat
| ing the flesh and tearing a large piece
out of the trousers and underclotliiug.
Dr. Newbaker cauterized the wound.
With the advent of warm weather
the newspapers are filled with mad dog
stories and accounts of chilren that
have been bitten by unmuzzled dogs,
which are permitted to roam the
streets. Whether the dog be mad or
nor. the bite, which is painful enough
in itself, is apt to be the cause of no
end of dread and anxiety to the person
attacked. Therefore,as enjoined above
give all dogs a wide berth. Let coun
cil at the same time take some action
that will reduce the number of worth
less and ill natured dogs on the streets
and insure at least a modicum of pro
tection to the citizens.
Sad Death of a Young Girl.
Miss Mamie Bertha Ashton, daught
er of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ashton, died
Friday morning at the home of her
parents, corner of Honeymoon and
Grand streets, after an illness of three
months. Death was caused by a com
plication of diseases.
Miss Ashton was an employee at the
silk mill until about three months
ago,when she was compelled to resign
her position on account of failing
health. Tvphoid fever developed and
consumption following, caused her
, at s4A o'clock yesterday morn
ing. She was a bright girl and popu
lar with her fellow workers in the
mill and with her employers. She
was aged 15 years, 7 months and 29
days.
Besides her mother and father, Miss
Ashton is survived by four sisters and
two brothers: Annie, Elizabeth, Ida
and Mary; Ralph and Jacob, all of
this city.
Miss Mary Unger a June Bride.
A quiet home wedding took place at
high noon Friday at the home of
Melanchthon Unger at Union Coiner,
when his daughter, Miss Mary Unger
became the bride of John W. McCrack
en, of Clearfield. Onlv tlie immediate
relatives were present. Rev. John
Sherman, pastor of the First Baptist
! church, of this city, performed the
ceremony.
Miss Unger is well known in Dan
ville ami is a highly cultured young
woman. She was graduated from the
Danville high school in the class of
IM)K and from Buckuell university in
the class of 1902. At the latter institu
tion her husband was a member of the
same class. From the time of her
graduation Miss Unger taught in
Buckuell institute
Mr. McCcracken is i. rising young
lawyer of Clearfield with a rapidly
growing practice.
After a short wedding trip Mr. and
Mrs. McCracken will go tohousekeep
! ing at Clearfield.
Died Sunday at Hospital,
William Saul died Sunday after
noon at the 'hospital for the insane,
where he was removed about a year
ago. The deceased wan about 60 years
of age.
Mr. Saul was a resident of Washing
tonville until he was removed to the
hospital, having been born and raised
in that village. He was well linown
throughout that section of the coun
ty, and was owner of the property
known now as the Park hotel. He is
survived by two sisters and one broth
er : Mrs. Thomas Gresh, and Miss
Catharine Saul, of Washingtonville.
and Edward Saul, of Reading.
River Low.
Despite the heavy showers of the
last few days, the North Branch of
the Susquehanna river, at this place,
is getting lower daily. It has fallen at
least a foot within the past few weeks,
and it is expected to get very much
lower.
An Auto Party.
A party of Selinsgrove people, o
cupying two automobiles, enjoyed a
run to Danville yesterday, taking din
ner at the Montour house. In the party
were Mr. and Mrs. S. Weis.Mrs Hern
heim. Harry Weis.Sigmund Weis, Mr.
and Mrs. John Bucher, Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Charles.
mm FIB
IN SESSION
The borough council held a regular
meeting Friday night.lu view of the hot
weather the members thought a short
session would suffice and plunged iuto
l the work with a determination of get
| ting through as speedily as possible.
iAs tilings turned our, however, the
i session proved to be about the limit in
; length. The proceedings were vol
uminous, the regular meeting being
followed with an executive session.
! The secretary reported that only one
bid had been received for making a
i borough map. This was from O. H.
Ostrauder, of Riverside. His price
was |!125. No one disputed that au
I elaborate modern map would be worth
| the figure named in the proposal. It
was the sense of the members,however,
; that the borough funds at present are
a little too low to .justify the outlay of
| so much money for a map aucl accord
ingly on motion the proposal was laid
on the table.
On motion of Mr. Pursel it was ord
; ered that Chambers street be paved at
| the intersection with Mill street as far
: eastward as the end of the steam grist
j mill, the borough to pay one-half of
the cost.
J On motion of Mr. Schatz the clerk
i was instructed to notify the Danville
! and Bloomsburg electric railway com
j pany to relay the crossing on Walnut
j street with vitrified brick.
Borough Surveyor G. F. Keefer pre-
I seuted the grade, siiowing the eleva
tion of curb line on Front street, be
. tween Mill and Honeymoon streets.
I which on motion was accepted by
council as the established grade.
I On motion of Mr. Finnigan it was
ordered that five hundred copies of the
"release" be printed relating to the
j removal of the dead from the old ceme
; tery that was adopted at the previous
\ meeting. In this connection it was
reported that excellent progress is be
j ing made in the preliminaries relating
to the abolishment of the old eeme
i tery. Several families have already
J removed their dead ; others intend to
| do so, while still others have express
|ed their willingness that the tomb-
I stones over graves in which they are
interested be laid Hat over the graves
and the spot filled up to conform with
the adopted grade.
; On motion of Mr. Angle it was ord
i ered that a sewer be laid in the alley
between Cherry and Vine streets.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs the secre
tary was requested to notify property
owners on Cherry, Vine and Ash
streets to trim the trees belonging to
their properties in order that the dis
tribution of light on that thoroughfare
may not be interfered with.
On motion of Mr. Everhart it was
ordered that the request made at tiie
j previous meeting be refused which
I asked that the arc light on Railroad
street be removed to a new position
j and that the property owners on that
i street be requested to trim the trees.
On motion of Mr. Russell it was
; ordered that S. F. Ricketts be notified
to make connection with the sewer.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
■ ered that the fire companies of the
borough be notified to be careful that
the lights are extinguished in the fire
houses when they leave the buildings
at night. He cited an instance in
which the light was kept burning in
i definitely in the hose iiouse.
Mr. Angle reported that the old and
disused hand engine belonging to the
borougli had been sold. Some fifty
two dollars was realized by the sale.
During the session of coancil an
additional bid for making a borougli
map was received from William Kase
West, Esq. Mr. West's figure was {!,-
500. On motion it was laid on the
table.
Treasurer Ellenbogen presented his
report, which showed a total cash
balance on hand of $5261.70.
The following members were pres
ent : Sweisfort, Pursel, Jacobs, Fin
nigan, Everhart, Moyer, Dietz, Rus- j
sell. Angle, Schatz.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Labor and hauling $121.52
F. Hart man 6.00 |
J. H. Kase 68 j
Atlantic Refining Co 15.56 •
Rumsey Electric Mfg. Co 53.17 j
Danville Fd'y and Machine Co. 54.90
J. H. Cole ... 22.45
Labor in light dept 21.00
S. A. French. 5.50
Labor on Sewer extension ... 266.45 j
Welliver Hd'w. Co. ...... 5.22 j
Regular employes 133.50 j
WATER DEP'T
Regular employes ... 170.00 j
Changing fire plugs a.OO
J. H. Cole 12.00
Friendship Fire Co 27.10
P. H. Foust .. 80.20
Appeared on Street.
Heister B. Foust was able to appear
on the streets Saturday after his long
confinement as the result of a fractur
ed leg.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
11 OF FRED
MILLS DQVB
The body of Fred Mills, who was
drowned in the Susquehauna Thurs
day, was recovered near Cameron late
Saturday afternoon.
The story of the painstaking,though
fruitless search prosecuted in the vie
iuity of 'lie spot where the drosvuing
occurred, was told in these columns
I Saturday morning. There was no dis-
I position to abandon search for the
; body and on Saturday arrangements
were being made to enter upon the
112 work with a larger force of meu pro
| ceeding along entirely new lines, when
J the news reached town that, the body
| had been found.
About 5 o'clock Saturday evening a
i colored man named Wesley Barton, in
\ the employ of Mrs. Mary Greenough
j Stevenson, of Cameron,rode into town
l on horseback and proceeding to the
office of Just ipe-of-the-Peace W. V.
! Oglesby reported that he had found
! tin' body of a boy which answered the
| description given of Fred Mills. The
body,however, was recovered in North
umberland county, and acting on the
, advice of Justice Oglesby the man pro
ceeded to the south side, in Northum
; berland county, and reported the mat-
I ter to Justice-of-the-Peace E. W.
Young.
Before leaving town, he was inter
viewed by a representative of the
News. Barton said immediately after
the shower, which occurred about 4
o'clock he went down to the river to
bail the water out of a boat preparat
| ory to putting it to use. While engag
ed in this work his attention was at
j tracted by an object floating in the
1 water about sixty feet from shore and
' which upon closer examination proved
I to be the body of a boy. The body was
■ floating on the surface with the face
| protruding above the water.
To say that the man was startled is
putting it mildly. He knew that a
j boy had drowned up the river and
| that the body had not been recovered.
! Not doubting for a moment that it
was Mr. Mills' boy he quickly sum
! moned help and brought the body to
; shore, after which, while others kept
J watch, he hurried to town with the
news that the body had been recover-
J ed.
Justice of the Peace Young learn
ing of the affair quickly called up
I Coroner Dreher of Shamckin. who,
; pending his arrival here to make the
! necessary investigation gave the just
ice permission to remove the body.
Undertaker George W. Roat drove
down to Cameron and brought the
body up to his undertaking establish
ment, where it remained during yes
| terday. Yesterday morning Coroner
! Dreher arrived and after making an
investigation concluded that an in-
I quest was not necessary.
| The body had been in the water for
| over forty-eight hours and decomposi
j tioa had advanced pretty far, never-
J theless identification was easily made.
I The sad drowning in itself was au
j awful blow to the parents. This to
! getlier with the suspense and anxiety
attending the long and fruitless search
for the body had a telling effect upon
them and by Saturday night both were
j nearly prostrated. The finding of the
I body brought great relief, not only to
J the grief-stricken parents, but also to
j the entire community, where all hearts
' were keenly touched bv the sad event.
Funeral of Fred Mills.
The body of Fred Mills, the victim
of drowning, was consigned to its last
resting place in Mt. Vernon cemetery
j Monday forenoon. The funeral took
I place from thejresidence of the parents,
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mills, River
j side, at 10 o'clock and was very large
i ly attended.
The services were conducted by the
| Rev. John Conley Grimes, pastor of
i St. Peter's M. E. church. The pall
| bearers were four boys, a trifle older
than the deceased, as follows: Elliott
Bird, James Shultz, Daniel Farley and
! George Arms.
The flowers formed a beautiful and
touching tribute.entirely covering the
grave.
The following persons from out of
town attended the funeral: Mrs.
Charles Fowler and son Howard, of
Shenandoah ; Mrs. Nettie Fowler and
son Howard of Hazleton ; Miss Marg
aret Fowler, of Philadelphia; Miss
Eva, Fred and Clarence Lenhart, of
Berwick; Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Fowler
and daughter Sara, of Harrisburg.
A Tip for June Brides.
In order to escape the showers of
rice which were promised them a
newly wedded couple at Allentown on
Tuesday night, climbed to the roof of
the housrf in which the ceremony took
place and made a more or less perilous
trip over the roofs to the house of a
friend, with whom arrangements bud
previously been made, and whf>- i
carriage was awaiting them. T• v
thus escaped the torments which •' • r
friends \yould have inflicted ip. u
them.