MONTOUR ANIORTEAU.
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N tiftM* R»K»I*
The |M<«t Itlhuwan Ptltne* I* *ll
hi Hut* li*vf bt'M commuted In tlm
nam'* "112 religion. Tif •*««» f*"
fakir* and tnnnnb bank* have piaetlc
*d tin ir nefarious art* In ll* name.
I*t an* man preach anything or pro
rlnltn h tn*elf tlm tpittearnattnn of any
Blblii-a' I'harieter. and fnrlhw Hi Im
ifft It .| enough nnll«hle t-i .iipporl
him in comfort and even In lo*nry.
He long a* tlm faker* and Hmlr vic
tim* refra n from violating law* for
the pte.orvatmn of deeeti.v and order
they a* • not ! stnrbed When they
«a i tie life t fanaticism the* mti«i
be checked.
Fi\. prisons who call them*elve«
Parli iiinte*. the follower* of a religi
on* faker at /ion City, are under ar
re-t » /.ion City lor torturing an old
woman and rau«ing her death. The
live ' ill belonged to Dowle'* church,
and tlmi lielieved In the "gift of
tongues' and in the po*»e*sion of the
body y evil spirit*. The old woman,
who w i* the mother of two of the per
son* w ho tortured her, wa* an invalid
and had suffered from paralysis and
rheumatism twenty years. No doubt
she was a burden to them and taxed
their patleuce when her helpless con
dition did not appeal to their compas
tion. not to mention filial duty. One
of the quintette recently had a "vis
ion'' in which he was commanded to
stop working and to cast out devils.
That was the natural order of things,
fot the religious faker doesn't work.
The five believers in babbling nod de
mouianism undertook to east out the
devil that possessed the old woman.
They shook and twisted her rheumatic
litubs. regardless of her shrieks of
agony, and she died.
It is almost unbelievable that his
could happen in the United States.
But the lakirs and the gullible and
the -uperstitous are found everywhere.
Mauy i man who geeks divine light is
led astray by the wicked and design
ing, or by his own imperfect under
standing. The human heart needs the
support of strengthening religion, and
it is a pity that so often it makes fatal
mistakes and is betrayed where it
most willingly believes. If a man read
the Scriptures carefully he will escape
the snares of the faker#. But they are
little read ; and when read, little un
derstood because the reading is, in
large measure, perfunctory.
Woman Suffrage.
Ida Husted Harper, in the North
American Review,declares that though
there lias been the longest and hardest
struggle for woman suffrage in the
United States,the success ol' the effort
lias been small, and it is the oulv
civilized couutry where women have
been left to fight this battle alone,
with no moral, financial or political
support from the men, and that Am
erica may be the last nation to grant
woman a voice in their own govern
ment. In her review of woman suff
rage, the above writer notes that in
New Zealand women have had the
full-franchise since 1893.
All the Australian states except
Victoria have conferred the State
franchise oil women, and women have
full federal -stiffrage and the right to
sit in the federal parliament. lu the
summary on Australia we'read : "At
some elections not only a larger per
centage but actually a larger number
of women than of men have voted.
Last year in Tasmania women out
numbered the men at every polling
station It is also everywhere appan
ent that they have aroused the men to
a new sense of their political duty."
In the Danish colony of Icelaud
widows aud spinsters who are house
holders or who maintaiu a family or
themselves have a right to vote for
parish and town councils and district
boards and visitors aud are eligible for
election to all the offices for which
they can vote.
In Finland women have the full
franchise and the office-holding rights
of men, including the right, to sit in
parliament.
lu Norway women who pay taxes on
property to the value of $75 in the
country and sl.lO in the cities were
admitted to the municipal franchise
in 1901 and made eligible to serve in
the common councils. Later the par
liamentary franchise was granted to
all who pay taxes on an income of SB4
in the country and $11") in the cities.
"Wives can vote on their husband's
income, and even domestic servants
will have an income large enough to
entitle them to vote." It is expected
that the concessions already made, will
soon result in the abolition of the
property qualification and the admis
sion of women to the polls on the same
terms with men.
Iu Sweden widows and single wo
men and married women who pay
taxes on their own property have the
municipal franchise on the same terms
as men.
Some form of women suffrage is en
joyed iu all the provinces of Canada,
and in CJreat Britain women have the
rigth to participate in local elections.
Hugh Corcoran, a hrakeman on the
Delaware aud Hudson railroad, was
killed on Monday in the railroad
yards at Wilkes-Barre by being struck
by the brake beam of a passenger car.
James Lyon, aged :i years, of Phila
delphia, got hold of a bottle of whisk
ey early on Sunday morning at his
parents' home, drank the liquor and
died afterwards at St. Anges' hospital
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HHI'ALNINR IULL
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n gittn.l Jar*'* r« |«irt emMdietl
lli» i "iii'iii <1 it IMII 1 1 a' n f> Mil i<tr
» til p btitlt t«i *n.|tiW tlm gap '•
tW'i'tl tin. iivri bridge HIM I Hi# stout
«>»ll M* till M lit<* bolonjfli Iti protest
Km water work* n fpw rear* ago This
l« n intti li needed Improvement There
In tin tttore tmgle. |n| nttil nnstghtly
'l'll In town limn HIP plot o' ground
"Wilt I liv the through west of lilt
wing wall MI tlm Danville I>MI of tlit*
bridge, which In** become n 'lumping
ground for a»hp* mil) lta*h of >«ll sort*
\ retaining wiill tilionM he built At
ottre mnl lht> «|trrt Ailed tip to conform
with tin 1 borough property, At lea»t
out* should t liltik It won hi IM> difllult
to.i good reason why such mi
iin(torlmtl improvement should ho
postponed any longer,
I I ion perusing thf grand jury's re
porl Judge Knni remarked that lie
noticed on* or tnort> rp'oniiiieiidMioni.
that ww mail" by grand juries at
prevlotii term* of court It wan not
rh'iir to him, he Mid.why recommend
ations made by the grand jury,a body
i lionoii to determine what in for the
public good, should not be carried out
more generally by the county commis
sioner* In view of the importance of
the ri'counuendat i'>nn niadi- by the pre
sent grand jury the court's remark*
are generally considered very nprojios.
Following i* the grand jury's report :
To the Honorable Judge of the Court
of Quarter session* of Montour conn
•T :
The grand jury is pleased to report
that it has performed its duty under
the order of the court as expeditiously
as possible.
We have examined the public build
ings and have found them in very guud
Condition.
At the jail we would recommend
that the roof be examined and repair
ed, also that the building be painted
ou the outside.
We would also recommend that the
wall between the bridge and the wat
er works be built.
We find that the jail and nil its sur
roundings are in a neat and clean con
dition.
E. SIDLER, Foreman.
Parcels Post.
Oue thing i* reasonably certaiu.aud
that is that the nest Congress will
have to deal seriously with the pro
posal for a parcels post. This is a
thing that has been ooming for a long
time and the present Postmaster Gen
eral has it firmly fixed in his mind
that it will be a good thing. For the
general public, it unquestionably will
and the general public, after all, is
what the government is erroneously
supposed to cater to. The man in the
street can figure that life would be a
good djal happier it'he could send lour
pounds anywhere through the mail for
two cents. as ho can in many foreign
countries and conld increase this
amount up to ten pounds at propor
tional rates. The opposition first of
all will come from the express com
panies. They have never been forced
to meet anything like this sort of com-
petition and they will fight the par
cels post to its passage as they have
always doue. But there will be anoth
er source of opposition, aud the plaint
of this class of people will be a good
deal better worth listening to than
that of the rich express corporations.
The opposition will come from the
small store keepers of the country who
will not be able to compete wit Tithe
immense department stores of the big
cities if the country resident can write
au order to town aud do shopping at
an expense of half a cent a pound In
the countries where the parcels post
is iu vogue, the department store is
not developed to anything like the ex
tent that it is in all good sized Ameri
can cities Yet the city store iu these
: countries absorbs n large proportion of
what the couutry store considers its
legitimate trade. The coming of such
; cheap transportation means quite a
readjustment iu the scheme of Ameri
can life and business but at the same
time it is a development that will
have to be seriously considered during
the coming winter.
PRESIDENT ENDS MIS
SUNRIER VACATION
OYSTER BAY, N. Y , Sept 25.
President Roosevelt began his jour
ney to Washington at 10 o'clock this
morning, thus briuging to an end-his
summer vacation which has continued
since June 12.
The trip is being made by special
train to Long Island City, around the
lower end of New York city by a tug
boat and from Jersey City to Wash
ington in the special train ou which
the President will make his western
trip, which begins at Washington next
Sunday.
Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Ethel and
Quentin accompany the President, the
other children being at 'school. Two
express cars loaded with the Presi
dent's horses and stable equipment
preceded the special out of Oyster Bay
that they might be made part of the
train at Jersey City.
A heavy rainstorm all day Monday
in the Schuylkill valley caused a rise
in the river and its tributaries and
low places were badly flooded. At
Pottstown when the funeral cortege
following the remains of Rebecca
Smith reached the cemetery the grave
was found to be half filled with water
and the burial was postponed and the
body'placed in a receiving vault
SHPTRIBRR
TRIM OF COURT
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Ml l.f thill nf h»t « »»l. Oil* It« njHV.lt ,
• till *n*ti»ttn-il lit* further Me live* In
ti.* lmn»e ftd)nlttttttf. Aecet-din* In Id*
t,«ti MOIH tin* mine t . ur| It ten* liav*
n >|p l hi tht i hi e of IN* parent' for
Mitm-fl** yt>ar* HP tb« « not consider
hi* father iafe w hen under tlm Influ
ence of llqtnr Tlm *llnn« »ald thai
he liltn*elf had leeti panned tiy hi*
lathpr, who it armed with a knife.
On tine occasion (CUM year* ago the
Witne** declared he *aw Hie defendant
knock hi* wlf< down
Oti* Knapr wa* railed to the stand
in hi* own defence He explained that
he i* M"I year* of age and i* the father
of ten children, lie tienlrtl the specific
eharge* made h? hi* wife. He said he
took hi* earnings home to Imr,hut that
he received in return nothing but npg
lect and til treatment. His wife, lie
declared, had threatened to kill hint.
Also that the son who testified against
him had on one occasion struck him
Jacob Snvder, son-in-law, who for
«otne lime tesideil in the same house,
wa* the next witness He never heard
the defendant make threats. He gave
it a* his opinion that the "old man''
would be all right if the family would
let him alone when he wa* under the
influence of liquor,
John Knapp, sou of the defendant,
on being called to the stand testified
that he bail left home because ot the
. ill-treatment toward himself and fa
ther.
Knttna Foitsl, neighbor, was called.
She wa* an eve witne** of what oc
curred on Augn«-t 12. She testified
that she heard Mr«. Knapp make
threats against her husband on three
occasions. If the defendant were let
alone, she declared, he would be all
i right.
Judge Kvnns called Otis Knapp be
fore the bar and fold him that the
court would adjudge hi in guilty and
sentenced him to pay the costs of pro
secution. to keep the peace toward all
citizens, especially the prosecutrix,
Sarah Knapp, for a period of two years
and to enter into recognizance in tiie
sum of two hundred dollars with
snraty to be approved by the court for
the faithful performance of the court's
sentence and to stand committed until
the sentence is complied with.
TWO NEW CITIZENS
The oarh of citizenship was ndmi'i
, ister'-d to Isaac Stein and Siduey
George Cannard. Both men were plac
ed upon the stand where they were
rigidly examined as to the causes
which induced them to leave their
respective native countries as well as
to their knowledge of the United
States, its form of government, &o.
Each candidate showed that he was
well qualified and the oath of citizen
ship was accordingly administered by
Prothonotary Vincent.
LYON SJURY CHOSEN
At 3 :40 o'clock the grand jury re
turned a true hill in the case of Com
monwealth vs. R. N. Lyons, the
charge being statutory rape. At 3:45
the case proceeded to trial,
i Owing to the serious nature of the
charge each juror called was placed on
the stand and under oath was examin
ed as to whether l.e wns acquainted
with either the defendant or prosecut
or iu the case, whether let l ad formed
an opinion &c. There were eleven per
emptory challenges, the following
twelve m-u being finally accepted:
George Motteru, James U. Pollock,
Miles.T Herr, Frank Orossley, Harry
Cromis, Edward Yeager. Ed. Voik
utau, Frank llerriugton,William Zird
eubach, (I ',e*lie M'Tain. O. ft
Rishel and William ,T. l.eidy
At -1 .4.-1 c.'cloct court adjourned to
! reconvene at S> o'clock Tuesday a m.
The court announced that :il! the jur
! or.* nor impaneled :ti the ca- would
lie discharged from ftyther attend
ance. The volume of business dis
post-d < 112 Monday was quite remark
able, and has probably never been sur
passed on the opening day at any term
; of court. *
TUESDAY S PROCEEDINGS
The jury iu the case of Common
wealth vs R.N. Lyon Tuesday evening,
returned a verdict of "not guilty."
The jury was impaneled Monday even
ing aud the hearing of testimony be
gan Tuesday morning and occupied
over four hours
The sensational nature of the case
was sufficient to attract a large audi
i ence to the court room. Before pro
-1 ceeding with examination of witnesses
Judge Evans ordered the court room
: cleared of ail boys and girls under
1 eighteen years of age excepting those
I present s witnesses, which order was i
j strictly carried out by the court offic- 1
ers. There still remained in the court
room as the trial progressed some fif
; teen women, uot called as witnesses.
Annie Gill, the child upon whom
the wroug is alleged to have been com
mitted, was called to the stand. Her
testimony in the main was very re- i
volting and unfit for publication. The
witness said she was 12 years of age.
On two different occasions according
to tlio child's testimony she met the
! defendant on the hill north of town
! near the old Catholic cemetery One
of these occasions was during the fore
-1 noon of the. Saturday preceding Me- 1
morial day aud the other during the
I forenoon of Saturday, Auugst 3rd. i
i The witness was on the stand for near
ly an hour and was rigidly cross-ex- 1
amined.
Mrs. Mary Gill, the mother of An- '■
nie Gill, and prosecutrix in the case, i
wa* watt rfttlr-ft to the *•** < fttt* |rft*»
hat r**lf«»tle» A* Welsh hill and said
hat littsfcaM I* dlMlhled a* the resell
nt a t»fn|ief! Unit' and »ow»e fnofifh* ago
*«« femote»| to the lirwj.ftal Her
daiiifMer Anna «he said I*
tear* of a*-* Tit* »lt«ee* I* acquaint'
e»l with litnn ali'l had chlderl list
danirliter for gnittg afwint with hint
*he missed her d&«ffl>trr and starting
«|i the hill In search Witnessed a few
thing* that made her sn*|>lrtntts 1 at.
at she wrnng a confession front tire
gtrl, whlrh wa« conllrmed hv»nh*e<|n>
ent «||»cnver!*s Jthe estilaftteti her
motive in proceeding legally In the
mattor was to mnif>el the defendant
to "let her daughter alone," (the had
no wish to drag herself and child in
to the pnhli' itv Incidental to a trial
at court fhc was informed hv the
anthorlties, however, that If there
were ant grounds f>>r charge the ea««
wntilil hare to gn to court The child
was «ent for and after her «tory had
been heard the Witness »a« informed
that «he wonld have to lodge Informa
tion Khe denied that she had asked
:in> thing of the defendant or that her
motives were to extort money
Margaret Williams, a little ntis* of
13 vears, »ho knows Annie dill, wa«
the next Witness. On the day that the
occurrence Is alleged to have taken
place Margaret was playing with An
nie, when I<yon came along Annie
asked him for a )ienuy, when the wit
ness said the defendant replied: "I
have no penny now. but come up on
the hill this afternoon and I will give
yon money, but don't bring that Wil
liam* kid along. "
Mrs. Williams, mother of Margaret,
who overheard part of the defendant's
remark, was the next witness.
At 10 :,1() o'clock the Commonwealth
rested. William Ka*e West opened for
the defense
The first witness tailed was Cliief
of-police Mincemoyer. who explained
how the action happened to be brought.
Ueorge (iarduer and Henry SMiutt
were called to testify res|iecting the
character of Mrs. (iiil and her daugh
ter Annie. Kacli of them testified that
he "had heard a great ileal", hut had
never seen anything wrong
The next witness was Francis Glass
mire of Catawissa, the purchasing
agent of the Catawissa Paper Mill
company. The defendant is employed
under Glassmire as a "skidder,"
which impiles that he has charge of
the work of clearing the various tracks
of timber land purchased for the Cata
wissa Paper Mill company. Tha wit
ness h is been acquainted with the de
fendant for some eight years ami con
siders his reputation for truth an i
veracity very goon. On cross examina
tion the witness admitted that he had
visited Mr-. Gill to see whether "the
case could uot be settled ''
R. N Lyons, the defendant, was
tli»u called to the stand. He described
the position he occupies under the
Catawissa Paper Mill company and
said that he resides on Church street,
third ward, Danvilie He not only
protested that he had no improper rel
ation with Annie Gill, bnt that dur
ing the very hours of the forenoon of
each of the days when he is alleged to
have committed the crime he was em
ployed elsewhere. On the Saturday
prior to Decoration dav, the first of
the dates named, during the whole
forenoon he was employed on Bald
top. On Saturday, Auugst 3rd,the sec
ond date named, with his men he was
ou the Dewald farm back of Grovnnia.
On the latter date he was busy on the
Dewald farm all the forenoon and was
very circumstantial in explaining the
manner in which he yvas occupied dur
ing every hour of the time, showing
that it was uot until between 12 and 1
o clock that he got hack to Danville.
Ou neither of the above days accord
ing to his testimony, was he on Welsh
Hill.
Isaac Swltzer, Frank Auteu,Thom
as Dewald, William Graham, .Toim
Burger, along with others testified as
to the whereabouts of the defendant
during tho forenoons of the two above
named days, when he is alleged to have
committed the offense. The testimony
was very emphatic in showing that on
the forenoon of the Saturday before
Decoration day the defendant was
busy on Bald top uutil the very hour
of noou and that on the forenoon of
Saturday, August 3rd, he was occupi
ed with affairs about the DeWald
tract and at the P. & R. Railway near
Grovania until at least. 11 o'clock,
when lie took a trolley car for Dan
ville. The testimony of John Burger,
a lineman, went to show that the de
fendant took the car which arrives at
Danville at 12 :30 o'clock.
At 2 o'clock W. Kase West went to
the jury, speaking for nearly half an
hour. He laid particular stress upon
the testimony adduced by the defense
that seemed to establish an alibi. At
2 :20 o'clock Distiict Attorney Gear
hart began his plea, very carefully re
viewing the entire testimony. It was
2 :40 o'clock when Judge Evans begau
his charge to the jury. It was very
clear and impartial, occupying some
twenty minutes in delivery.
It.was a few minutes before 3 o'clock
when the jury retired. Although the
business had all been disposed of court
remained in session awaiting the
jury's verdict.
At 5 :30 o'clock the twelve men re
turned to the court, room prepared to
deliver their verdict. The defendant
was acquitted.the verdict finding him
not guilty on both counts of the in
dictment.
The defendant,who had been in jail
since his arrest early in August.seem
ed overjoyed at the acquittsl and he
was soon the center of a happy circle,
in which were members of his own
family and fellow employes of the
Catawissa Paper Mill company.
Court was adjourned until Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock when the ease
of "Wild Bill" will be heard.
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(•pevtai r»t» |
f*fct!»il»'(.hl6 P<|t >»
M»wti*r» nf ih» wtm Mr*.
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»•« Mrf»H*NtMl *%• trllnii of til*
»»f »*t*»*«» In ••pntlti* III* Irttfe nf
Ik* rwatnerftttr Mll|«ri
• •<t»M •« rM*<-*(ir**am« th* ariln%
at Mr fth**t* m » mamt»»t of th» g- n
ml **«»n>My in dealing vffh th* Mil
lo p*n*lnn* for eld •oirttsrt
Tl>» w*t triinm nf this Hly, bt t*»
elntion »nt fhrotiati vl(nrrm« iiiwlin
of som* n# th«lr mmi prominent mtni
b»f» r»pii<l«(H th* rim|ikl|n rlfrulM
**nt out h» Itvtfiivmllr politician* nt
{.rooming rnnnty In wh|. h Mr «h»nt*
»*« held re*pon*lM« for the failure nf
tbs plant to >)•*• the *lnf» provld*
p*n*lons for veteran* of the civil war
•ho aniltted from Pennsylvania and
who ar* now resident* of thla stnt*
Without regard to part* or factional
affiliation* m»n who aat In rommlttan
with Mr Shaata. when the oM Ml
*l*rs p«nat< n hill was under consider
atlon, have united In pnhll. declara
tions whlrh show th* faulty of the
charge* of the pemocratlr trtckater*
flna of th* moat a< tlve of th* young
er raambtr* of tha general asct-mbly,
R*pre**ntat|v* Joseph H Thomas, nf
bucks county, baa nme out boldly In
dafanaa nf Mr l>b*atc ID ft atatatnant
wblth leaves no room to doubt that ha
la (peaking with abaoluta sincerity and
candor
Democratic Llaa Nailed.
Mr Thnmaa. who la adltor nf tha
flrlatnl Oatattr. reprodurra tha allena
tlona mad* by tha Lycoming r>*mo
cratlo oatlt In thalr document arnt owl
to Influanaa old soldier* against tha
Rspubllcaa nominee for atata treasu
rer Ha takes up each nf tha misstate
ments of fact, and gives the truth aa
k* know* It
"Thar* la not a slngl* Ilia that doe*
not contain statement* whlrh 1 know
to b» absolutely untrue," declares Rep
resentative Thomas "John 0. ShMU.
In a thoroughly conscientious and bu«-
Ineaallke manner. did everything In his
power to pass the real pension bill.
"Ha did not add i single Item nor
add on* dollar tot' •> figures that was
not absolutely ne< •> ary to carry tha
bill Into effect, lie did not sit along
elds tha governor and ev«ti suggest the
veto of the bill. He did not put a 'ln
gle atraw In the w iy to cause the bill'*
defeat.
"The alleged pension bill was Intro
duced Into the Senate by a Democrat.
The bill ns Introduced by Senator
Cochran was a ridiculous farce, and if
passed in that shape and approved by
the governor it n«ver could have been
put Into operation. One million dol
lars appropriation was called for, but
no provision was made whatever for
the machinery to put the law Into mo
tion.
Sheatz's Conscientious Work.
"The bill passed the senate, went to
the house and was referred to the ap
propriations committee, of which I was
a member Mr. Sheatz, the chairman
of th* committee, realized that the sen
ate was engaged In a game of buncome
set to work and for three weeks labor
ed to whip the bill Into shape. He
called to his aid the auditor general
and General Mtilholland, of Philadel
phia, the pension expert. Thorough
calculations were made as to the
amount of money that would be neces
sary to pay the pensions, and plans
for a state pension bureau, under the
charge of the auditor general were de
veloped, with the necessary corps of
clerks
"Through Oeneral Mulholland, from
the best obtainable figures, it was
learned that about 68.000 were likely
to apply for pensions and that the
average to each would amount to
$82.50 That made It necessary to ap
propriate J5.674.000 to cover the 15
months until the new legislative ap
propriation becomes available.
Let Truth Be Known.
"The amounts fixed by the house ap
propriation committee were carefully
figured, and Mr. Sheatz worked
earnestly and faithfully to make a
sane and correct measure out of the
farce passed by the senate. Governor
Stuart, in my hearing, declared that
he surely would have vetoed the bill as
It came from the senate, and that the
house had made a thorough bill of It
and that he intended to approve It If
there was revenue enough
"The house of representatives also
passed a number of revenue bills which
would have produced sufficient funds
to pay the pensions to old soldiers, but
Senator Cochran's colleagues in the
senate killed every one of them, and
that was the reason the governor ve
toed the pension bill.
"John O. Sheatz acted fairly and
squarely with the veterans. He was
their best friend and labored In their
behalf, while Senator Cochran trifled
with a sentiment to play politics.
"Mr. Sheatz did his duty honestly
and conscientiously, and has nothing
to fear from the result of any examina
tion made Into its record.
Other Legislators Speak Out.
Representatives Andrew J. Pfaff and
John R. Gillette, City Party members
of the house from this city, and Rep
resentative Robert P. Habgood, of Mc-
K*an county, are among others \rho
have given public declarations that the
charges that Mr. Sheatz did not work
fairly in the Interests of the old sol
dlnrs are absolutely false and mall
cleus.
Representative Gillette, among othei
things, said.
"The nomination of Hon. John O
Bheat7 ky the Republican party foi
•tate treasurer removes the last doubl
to whether a Republican or Demo
rrat shall All that Important office ai
the successor of Treasurer Berry. Tk«
gocd sense of tke party has prevailed
and a more logical candidate could nol
have been named. Taking into con
sideratlon the exigencies of the situa
tion, the nomination was a master
stroke, and all factions of the Repub
lienn pirty can have no further reason
at this time for remaining outside th*
breastworks.
"There is absolutely no trutk in the
campaign charges that Mr. Sheats If
not a friend of the old soldier*. I say
this with knowledge of hta work at
Harrlsburg in their Interests."
Miss Anna Johnston.of Jerseytown.
was a guest Tuesday at the Johnston
home. East Market street.
NliW CHURCH.
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whn fnr mm war* wa |*»«t
nt of »li«> r>it*vriHrittl>" and «lm AT OIH
tl#u arfvcri In UntKllla,
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»MP nf Ihe fin**! flmri lira in ih* iVnt
ral P< in -thnnn cniifi mill «i||
|in iMlralfit *ome tune tii*t year At
a fin ut quarterly rnnfcrnii. « n resolu
tion waa adnpted advnr-atiiig n change
nl iitmt mill the trn*t<-<« have dmo
lili'tlw
Rev. St"*»>ti«, In whoae honor tin
rhnrrli w ill !>«» rcu»ti>>"|, 1* ont> of tin
known member* ot the Central
I'l nmvlvanla rotiffitnr*, of which tu
ba* Iww n h toil raminatnd ncml'or for
tin- |m«t fifteen y«nr» !••«*vitier B'tive
duties a poll the expiration of hi* term
as pastor of the Harrtahurg church
Ho filtered the ministry in tlm old
Haltitnore conference JIIIII served 3»«
year* an pa«tor of tlm chitrc i»* at
Kroatbarg and Woatpnrt, Mil., tlri-cii
ca* t le,Bliatnokio.Wlllti- Havan, Nnrtli
umlierland, VVill.aiiinport, Clearfield,
0,»nvlllc, Mlfflinburg, Ashland, Jrrwy
Shore, Stewartatown, Duncannon,
Mechauiosburg and Harrishurg
OKAVE FOUND
AFTER 40 YEARS
Mr. anil Mrs. George W. Koat anil
their daughters, Mabel and Eilnn, have
returned from an exceedingly pleas
ant visit to Jamestown. Norfolk ami
numerous other points of interest in
that section.
Although the party visited the
Jamestown exposition and found much
to interest them there,yet. the trip was
undertaken principally for tlio pur
rose of finding, if possible, the grave
of Mrs. lioat's brother, Lloyd Marks,
who died while in the service just af
ter the surrender of Lee.
Nothing was known of the young sol
dier's grave aud the manner of his
burial by the relatives in the nortli.
Indeed, it was not until after the ex.
piration of 0119 year that it was learn
ed for a certainty that be was dead
Up to the present visit the relatives
here were uncertain whether he was
sleeping in one of the cemeteries or,
like thousands of others, had been
buried somewhere with the unknown
dead in a trench.
Lloyd Marks grew to mauhood at
Roaring Creek post office, Columbia
county. Along with George W. Koat he
enlisted in the 188 th Regiment P. V..
Third Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery
and served nearly throughout the war.
Mr. Roat aud family in their search
visited the National cemetery at
Hampton, Va. Without much effort
they were successful iu finding the
grave aud were furnished with com
plete records relating to his death,&c.
His grave, which is near the center of
that beautiful cemetery, is marked
with a stone on which is engraved hi»
fj 11 niiiue, number, &c., all attesting
to the remarkable care that since the
close of the Rebellion the government
has bestowed 011 the graves of its fall
eu heroes.
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Rooms SI.OO per day and up.
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of reputation and consequence
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klma«lf a «»ann'h m*mt*r nf tb<
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men arko »nrk to arivarn* tha •■•it**
nf n«pi«hltriinl*ni • hl«h'*t M-ala mat
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In* Intan-tt ta*i>p 111 tha pre«ant atat«
rampalsn by tha ni'n bnfb it
tb» rltlp* unit the lontitla* of Pma
avl*»nla
Mr Hhaatl a raraer In pnhllr llf»
It rtlc-ulatai! ta tnt|ilra tha ynuth ol
thla mmmnnwaalth
Tha atnrv of hla lahort at a lad In
tha (raat Raldwln l.ncnmnltT* work*
In fbllailalphla and hla tubtaQticnl
aaeratt at a bn*ln«- * mtn hit nn»i
nation for the atata laclalatura In at
Inilapandant dlitrlrt In the Quakat
city hla tplnndld racnrd a« a lawmahai
at llarrlatura. arhlrh lad to hit BOIDI
natlan by tha Republican atata con
vantlon by a unanlmuua »ota for tha
oSee of atata traaaurar baa baaa
•trnllad by tha youn« Hapubllrani nl
P*nn*ylvani.i who hara anllatad ID tba
rampaigu to brlnn about bit alaetlon b>
an anpraeailantad majority fnr aa all
yaar In November naat
Praaldentlal Battle Cemlng.
The fact that neit year will be preei
dentlal year may aiao amount far tba
Intereet taken la the Kepubllean party
oriaoliatlon thla fall by the yoiuigei
el em eat
Colonol Wealey R Andrew*, rhalr
man of tha Republican state commit
tee. reporti that the chairmen of tha
aevnral county commltteea Bad thai
great Internal It being taken tana
tlonal politics thla year, and that erery
one I* looking forward to the rotatni
Republican convention
Pennaylvanla will have 6* votet Is
that national gathering, tha largaat
delegation, save one. that will tit ID
the convention, and tha voice of Peon
■ylvanla. aa ID the past. It It predicted
will again be potential in the national
councils ot the party.
In order that Pennsylvania thai!
maintain her proud place at tha key
ttonu of the Republican national arcb
It It recognized by the young men whe
have rallied to the party colors In the
protent campaign that the vote at the
coming election must show a pro
nounced Republican majority.
It is true that the opposition Is de
moralized, and Is without an Issue
The danger to the Republican forceg
Ilea In over confidence and the apathy
that frequently follows the abaonea ot
an asijressive opposition.
The Capitol Grafting Issue.
Nominee for treasurer, Mr. Sfee»ta.
hat reason to he proud of the ovation
given him here this week by the club
men gathered from every section ol
the state.
While In this cltv, Mr Sheatt hat
several conferences with Qoveraot
Stuart They talked over the state
capltol graft cases. It is recognised
that the Democrats lost their only la
sue when Attorney (leneral Todd pro
ceeded against the men who ware
named in the report of the legislative
probers as responsible for the looting
of the state treasury through Irregu
larities attending the construction of
the capltol.
With the knowledge that the pledgee
of the Itepublicau party are being ful
filled and that after the thorough
probing of the capltol Job, the Re
publican state administration Is pro
ceeding to prosecute ail who had a
hand In the affair, the Democrats are
absolutely deprived of an opportunity
to plav the capitol scandal to advance
their political interests.
Administrator's Notice
Estate of Mary K. Kearns, late of the
Borough of Danville, iu the county
of Montour and State of Pennsyl
vania, deceased.
Notice is hereby duly given thai
letters of administration have been
grtffited upon the above estate to the
undersigned.
All persons indebted to the said
estate are required to make immediate
payment, and those having claims or
demands against the said estate will
make known the same without delay
to
JONATHAN SWEISFORT,
Administrator of Mary Reams, dee'd
P. O. Address Danville, Pa.
E. S. CKARHART. Att'y.
Administrator's Notice.
Estate of William R. Miller, late of
the Township of Liberty, in the
County of Montour and State of
Pennsylvania, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration on the above estate
have been granted to the undersigned.
All persons indebted to the said estate
are required to make payment, and
those having claims or demand against
the said estate will make known the
same without delay to
DANIEL K. MILLER.
Administrator of William R. Miller
deceased.
P. O. Address: Pottsgrove, Pa.. R
P. D. No. 1.
Edward Snyre Geaihart, Counsel.
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FOl Man kind.
I The 5-eent packet is enough for usua
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oontains a supply for a year. All drug
j gists.