jUnntou. Ammcmi. Vol,. %.? NO. M> mt IdVIVM I iFSMN'fH. / 1 «IH I I/. 't 4 . v « «*,, fusvit tt. Pa. Us COKHSED. Tip man who habitually nuarrel* w.tii doty is dnoHit l Mmv a mar. starve* in a '.alid i f plenty. Virtue and vice both grow frotn within outward Peace and plpnty are not alwavs twin sisters Real strength make* one tender hearted. Love is never afraid of giving too much. It is not w here we are but what we are doing that matters. It is always morning somewhere even when our night is darkest. When belief is uncertain, practice is unsound. Discretion is not in never making a mistake, but in never repeating it. Self made men are apt to want con gratulations on their job. It takes sacrifice to learn the luxury of giving. Joy and contentment are wonderful beautifiers. Faith in God and men is a first class nerve tonic. The best augury for a young man's future is his treatment of his mother. There is no better way to estimate a man's character than by the things he laughs at. True worth is like a torch, the more it is shaken, the more it shines. A hopeful disposition is the best ■umbrella to carry in a storm of trou bles. Man's religion ought to put cheer iuto the heart of his neighbor as well as his own. Pious exercise on Sunday won't save a man's soul if he commits a sin on Monday. m The day which records most small duties well done will be the best day ot the week. It isn't the poorest people we meet who most need our sympathy. The greatest sins of many lives are the sins of omission. "A Sabbath well spent", ought to begin "a week of content." Germany's army on a peace footing is 610,000 men and that of France is 607,000. The total area of the British empire is nearly 11,400,000 square miles or more than one-fifth of the earth's sur face. One of the most remarkable railway bridges iu the world is that which connects Venice with the mainland. Built on 223 arches it is 12,050 feet long. Englnud has 144 churches for every 100,000 people. Iu Russia there are only 55 churches for a similar number of people. The Black sea" contains less animal life than anv other body of water. The lower depths are saturated with a poisonous gas which kills the fish. Quick growing vegetation is a great trouble to railway companies iu South Australia. Some 180,000 a y ear is paid for removing weeds from the roadway. When the chimneys of the Royal Mint at Berlin are cleaned about sl,- 000 worth of gold is taken from the soot. The Postmaster General of the Unit ed Kingdom has an army of 200,000 employees,so,ooo of whom are women. Laws should not be cobwebs, to catch little flies and let big ones break through. Woman iias been trying eve since to mate up toman for Moth, r Bve's leading him out of Paradise. The happiest days of this week wilt likel? be the days in which our hard est- work is done. Some people think that the half liovir sermon is longer than the two hour play. A good many towns need a curfew for the grown up part of their popu lation as well as for the children. A good many men do good deeds for the purpose of being caught in the act. Measures have beeu taken at Panama to disinfect the cargoes of all vessels arriving from San Francisco in view fit the outbreak of bubonic plague at that port, I A good time isn't always to be measured by the amount of money it costs. FINED 1 PIS TRIHI SIMS An arrp«t, having wmp niifnrtmiate tmtsM, wa« mnrtf FrlAit tinder our hornairli nrdliiMri*, which pro hibif« tlk* Hl«tflbiitlnn of medical • iitiiple- All apparently worthy tiviiir hi hb fruiii mint lief Ftate unfamiliar with our ordinance mid acting under *pi emu Instruct ioti« from lit* unplov er« niiw ittlßgly Wl into tit# toll* of the l»« On Wpdnrsday a «*ie»inan repn ins Hie < irntor K Woodward company of lipHiit, N. Y,, a**i«ted by hoys em ployed for the porpo»e,iM*trlt»Bl»wl free sample* of Lane* Family medicine, togpther with n hooklpf, throughout town It wa- fouml that no In I effort wa«i made to place thp*p samples in the hand* of pFrnoimnraui tml with the house, hut that they were often left in the doorway*, all of which i* in direct violation not only of the hor oui;li ordinance, tint also of a State law recently enacted. The borough ordinance impose* a fine oft wenty-flve dollar* upon per sons or firms that throw or distribute, or cause to be thrown or distributed bottles, packages, or devices contain ing samples of mediciue, drugs pills, &c., in the streets, alleys, or ujion or about anv public or private property, building, dwellings, door yards or premises, within the limits of said borough of Danville. On Thursday Ohief-of-Police Mince moyer lodged information before Just ice of the Peace Oglesby alleging thot on September 2a A. A. Weed,the sales man,handling Lane's Family Medicine and booklet, "did throw or distribute package and packages containing sam ples of medicine ou a door step on Mill street,contrary to section 1 of an ordinance, &c." It transpired that by that time Mr. Weed, the salesman, had moved onto Suubury. Fiiday morning officer Miucemoyer went down to the hitter town and took the salesman into ens tody, returning to Danville with him ou the 2:21 train. Vt the office of Justice of the Peace Oglesby Mr. Weed told his story, which made it clear that he had been acting in blissful ignorance of the fact that he was doing anything that vio lated ordinance or State law. He is a young man, raised on a farm at Clif ton, N. Y., and has only recently en tered the employ of the medicine firm He produced written directions from the company, which instructed him to place the samples "in the door iamb as far np as possible." A gentleman connected with the company having charge of the agents accompanied Mr. Weed into this State and in one or more of the towns instructed him in distributing the samples, employing the very method which brought the young salesman to grief in Danville. Mr. Weed was inclined to think that Danville was unique in its ordinance but when he was shown the new State law relating to the matter whioh is much more rigid and sweeping he ex pressed himself as ready to quit. Briefly, the State law of May 8, 1907, provides that it shall not be law ful for any person to deposit, cast, throw or place any package, parcel or sample of any medicine or candy in or upon any house, building, porch, veranda, portico or any other part of any house or buildiug or in or upon any lawn, yard, lane, street or public highway within this commonwealth. Any person violating any of the provis ions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine of one hundred dollars or undergo imprison ment for one year or both or either at the discretion of the court. The young man felt very much aggrieved. Through no fault of his own he had been put to expense and made to stand the deep humiliation of an arrest. Still there seemed to be no way out of it lint to impose the pen alty of twenty-five dollars. Costs were added to it, which ran the bill up to $29.44. This amount Mr. Weed paid, hoping that the company employing him, whose directions he had follow ed 5u good faith, would stand by him and reimburse him. The entire proceedings are import ant in that the arrest is one of the first based on the borough ordinance relating to the distribution of medi cine samples, which ordinance is back i"i up in such an effectual way by the State law. Washingtonville Items. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDowell, of Altoona, are visiting at the homo of Mrs. Margaret Dean. Jacob Martz is spending this week taking in the fair at Trenton, New Jersey. j Mrs. Mary Frazier and Mrs. Jacob Martz visitid friends in Mausdaleyes j terday. O. T. Wilson, of Bloomsburg, was a Washingtonville visitor yesterday. ! Grief may grow in the fairest gard | en. !» \NVIIJ.K, PA., Ttt' 'K*I»AY. OCTORHR "WILD Bill" in Gin William uoilfrinl, commonly known n- Wild IMII," arrested for making threat* against Dr. M. H MtrwlOb. superintendent lif tit# hospital for til* insane. wa« glv«»n a In-atine Sn'tlM-n and mlJiMii." <1 gttiltv by .! Bilge Kf*'i« He «»> remanded to Jail in default of five hntidred dollar* bail to keep the peace Wild Hill,«h-> bad b*Mi in jailatnce flip arre«t on the 14th Inst was brought Into court nv Slitrfff William*, who fearing an attempt to p«cajw>, had tak pii th« precaution to employ a pair of nipper*. seenrely I elding the prisoner by the wrist. Tba defendant Iteing without counsel William Ka*p West wa* appointed by the court to defend hint. "Bill" at once took bis seat by the attorney and produced a sheet of fonlm i»p paper,fill ed with closelv written matter, which was supposed to coiitaiu data that would prove valuable in building up a defense. Harry Mnpstone, a painter employ ed at the hospital, was the first wit ness. He repeated his evidence given before the .instice of the peace relat ing to the threats made. He was not certain as to the date but swore that "Bill" had made threats against Dr. Meredith, his manner being such as to impress the painters that the super intendent was in danger ami that they considered it advisable to inform him of what had occurred. In alluding to Dr. Meredith the language used bv the defendant was violent and indecent and wound up with the threat that he would "fix him if it took a hundred years from now." Alfred Stead, the boss painter, who presented corroboratory evidence be fore the justice of the peace, is ill of pneumonia and could not be present at the hearing, Saturday. A certificate from the attending physician satisfied the court as to Mr. Stead's illness and inability to attend. Dr. 11. B, Meredith,the superintend ent of the hospital for the insane.wa the next witness. The threat made by Guilford in substantially the words employed by Mr. Mapstoue, he said, had been communicated to him by Mr Stead. Dr. Meredith said he regards Guilford as a very "uudesirablo per son to he at large." While at the hos pital he was considered a dangerous man and was given extra care and at- 1 tentiou. In view of the threats made Dr. Meredith says he iias reason to fear that his life is in dauger. Guilford was committed to the hos pital three times—the first time, in 1876, the second time in 1887, and the third and last time in 1898. After his first commitment, in 1876, he escaped j from the institution the following year, "eloping" during chapel ex- j ercises. When he was recommitted to the hospital, in 1887, he again escaped the next year. Following his commit ment iu 1898, he spent about four years at the institution, being released in 1902 by order of the Clinton county j court. Dr. Meredith stated that the defend ant had also been in the penitentiary, serving one term of five years for a heinous crimes which he named. Iu I early life Guilford was an epileptic Dr. Meredith read a "history of the ■ case" as presented when the defend- I aut was committed,which showed that lie was homiciai and had threatened j to kill. Dr. Meredith explained that there is a marked moral deficiency j about the man and that he persists iu telling falsehoods, when the truth j would serve his purpose much better. He takes a delight in talking of his j experiences while he was iu the pen itentiary a subject which ex-convicts generally would prefer to avoid. "Bill" himself was called to the j stand, but his testimony did not make a very strong impression. Reading from the closely written page of fools cap he traced his movements with great detail and care for several days j anout the timo of the alleged threats, with the object of establishing an alibi. Calling God to witness he pro tested that he had never made a threat against Dr. Meredith. There was one question,lie said,that he wanted Dr. Meredith to answer. If he was such a dangerous man he would like the superintendent to ex plain why he was given snob freedom about the institution under Dr. Sliultz, the then superintendent. He recalled that he was not even requir ed to sleep in the wards, but following his inclination worked all day gaud mostly spent the nights iu the boiler house. It was only when some of the attaches got to annoying him that he went back into the hospital proper to sleep. He made no allusion the last time that he was incarcerated, under Dr. Meredith's administration. In answer to a question be said that he is sixty years of age and that his wife is dead. Since his release,in IHO2, he has traveled backward and forward over this State and Ohio, working in Continued on 2nd Page. HI IE PARK WIU. BE HIED A Vi«>! t. 11. W |«»r* will r. real with what admirable for«fcln>ngltt the work und' r war ««• planned and h«w inn-h nth ntlon if b< mtr given Hi nil th ' d*tnil* The d raiting" <'? the tm< t Wa* run of the fit** problem* thnti« ; it nil. T< iil*nre dry n*lk*. the top efllN* of lif?n'«tone will re*t upon a la«er nf iron xtniip a fnotnr m rein th tekW"**, which I* already in position, Thi park will le drained by mvi ral line* nf terra cotta pipe eight iftohra in din meter, which will he Kid in the pottr«c nf iron Mnne under tli» «everal walk*, that radiate from the center. The water will lie conducted 'to the nouth wn«teru corner of the park where it will find it* way into the big surface sewer that ponnects with Blizzard's run by way of Ohurch street. As far as the walks are under con struction the pipe Is in position and the plan of drainage can be easily un derstood. A considerable portion of the park i« already graded, even the top course of fertile soil being applied. The snr face Is raised slightly higher than the walks and is as level as a garden bed. The i (Teot plea«ing to the eye and witli such a large portion com pleted one can easily form an idea of how beautiful the park will appear. SEASON OPENED TUESDAY The hunting season opened Tues day, October Ist, and a large number of onr townsmen inclined toward sport started out in quest of pheasants, woodcock, squirrels and other game that may he shot at this time. Re ports were heard from only a few last night. No one reported remarkable success,although it is alittletoo early to form an opinion as to whether game is plentiful or otherwise. The game laws of the State are con stantly being modified The last leg islature, like the oue preceding,made some important changes. The follow ing table relating to animals, game birds in Pennsylvania, the season in which each kind may he killed, the number, etc., conforms with the law as it now stands and should prove of a great deal of interest) Grouse (ruffled), commonly called pheasants, October Ist to December Ist, five in one day. twenty in oue week and fifty in one season. Woodcock, October Ist to December Ist, ten in one day, twenty in one week and fifty in one season Fox, black or grey squirrel, October Ist to December Ist, six of combined kinds in one day. English, Mongolian or Chinese pheas ant, October 15th, to December Ist, five in one day, twenty in one week aud fifty in one season. Quail, commonly called Virginia partrige, November only, ten in one day, forty in one week and seventy five in one season. Wild turkey, October 15th to Decern ber Ist, oue in a day, four in one sea son. Hare or rabbit, October loth to Dec ember Ist, number unlimited. Deer, male with horns, only, Nov ember 15th to December Ist. one each season. Bear, October Ist to March Ist, un limited. CRUSHED STONE REJECTED The shipping of inferior material is causing much delay iu the work on North Mill street, where macadamiz ing is iu progress. As previously stated in these col umns,on Monday fifteen carloads*- of crushed stone arrived from Birdsboro, embracing material of the three differ ent sizes required. It is now found that a large proportion of the crushed stone is broken up in sizes too small to be of service—corresponding to neither of the sizes called for by the specifications. Asa result it has to be thrown out, which leaves relatively ! only a small quantity for use in con structing the macadam. The effect of all this is to delay the work very much and from present ap pearances it would not be surprising if the street would not be completed this week as was expected on Monday, which will prove a great disappoint ment not only to Contractor Rogers, who has been doing all in his power to hurry the work along, but also to the public, wliioh has been excluded from the street for many weeks already and which suffers great inconvenience on that account. C. E. Rally at Bloom. Dr. Bauuou, State president of the O. E. union, will give his Seattle re port at the endeavor rally in the Pres byterian church at Bloomsburg to night at. 7 :iiO o'clock. All Endeavor ers invited. Leave Danville on 6:20 car. lAIZ IN DIM |f«d»>!irp.l Philadelphia (VI I. Will hut five »**!» of th* *tet» eaMpdrti r*m*lnln« ail *tg«« point th* election of John O Rheatr the Re Unhllrtn nomine* for *tate treMuret, br *a unpr""*a and will evlnee a determination to gat out tha party vota oa election day The Democrat* *re looking ahead for th* praaldentlal election Democratic National Oommltteeanaa from I'cnaiyl ranla Janice M Outlay, by hit appear ance OB the (tag* at th* DnaocraU* rally In Pittsburg laat Saturday night and hln activity la etbar direction*, clearly Indicate* hla purpose to get hi* party org*nlcatlnn lato Una at anea for next year's great political itrug. ■la. Colonel Andr*wi' Tlmaly Talk. Tb» lnt*r*at which th* Daoaoorafa ar« chowtag la national politic* baa not b**c overlooked by tbalr Republi can fallow cltlicn*. Colon*! Wesley R. Andrew*. chair man of th* Repubtlnan state commit ter said today: "Pennsylvania Republican* are alive to the Importance of th» praaast con tact The opening fun- of th* presi dential battle of next year will b* ftred upon election day—th* fith of next No ram ber. "Wo have no fear that th* grand old Keyatone State will falter Wa know that the young men of our state, es pecially. are enrolling themselves for the campaign, the outcome of which means so much to the Industrie* of Pennsylvania "We know that It Is everywhere ad mitted that tha greater the Republican majority In this state this year tha greater will be the recognition that will be clven to Pennsylvania when the national councils of the party shall be held next year. "Pennsylvania's vote this fall will be watched by Republicans ail ov»r the | Halted States and will be the subjact of comment as soon as It shall be an nounced. "It will be the duty of every Repub lican togo to the polls and by hla vote emphasize Pennsylvania's con tinued fealty to the policies of th* Re publican party that have resulted in the wonderful development of Pennsylva nia's Industries and In national pros perity." Chairman Andrews is reeelring en couraging reports from every county in tha atat? and his headquarters in this city are daily thronged with In fluential Republicans manifesting a keen interest In the stat* canvass. Sheatz In Great Demand. Nominee Sheatz Is in great demand. Difficulty has been experienced in ar ranging a schedule of meetings, owing to so many conflicting requests for dates. Following the great demonstration given In his honor by his neighbors of West Philadelphia. Mr. Sheatz attend ed the meeting of the State league of Republican Clubs at Harrlsburg, then he visited the Susquehanna coun ty fair, and afterward addressed big mass meetings in Wllkes-Barre and Scranton. Wherever he has gone. Mr. Sheats has mado a fine impression. Hla frank, manly and business-like talks have the ring of earnestness and sincerity, and be is making votes every hour. SOUTH S!DE TUBER HOLDS THE RECORD Not'only is the yield of potatoes at j many places this rear above the aver- 5 age in the number of bushels produced but the potatoes are exceedingly large in size. A big tuber raised by T. E. Hummer, tenant on the farm of his father, John Hummer, near Tliverside Heights, holds the record _s far as heard from this season. The potato raised by Jlr. Hummer measures seventeen inches long cir cumference and thirteen inches short circumference. It weighs two pounds and two ounce. It is a beautiful, well rounded specimen,perfectly developed. The potato is much more than the average person would eat at a meal. A few days ago Benjamin Davis, of Market, York county, while on a spree, procured some lumber and a rope and erected a scaffold In the yard adjoining his home, saving that he intended to hang himself. His wife strongly protested against this when he turned on her and beat and bit her severely. He has beeti arrested and sent to .iail for his misconduct. Rev. George W. Fritsch, pastor of St. John's German Lutheran church i and Rev. L. D Ulrich, pastor of Trin | ity Lutheran church, returned ye f ter ' day from Berrysburg, where they at i tended the conference. WILL LEAVE 1 MALE 1111 A) i « , 112 the ■ rlin.l |rt**byr«rjr Held nt VnHanintn, Mott ilny ami Ttn oj»>, iti m nrdntt-e with n n>i|«ir»»t fmm »»«•• pnMnr nml emigre irttton the | relation* c\i»lli>|f •.«t we»u fh». Rp*, J K Huti lii.nii nml the Mahoning l're«bi tf-rlnn chnn h were di««t>lvril nnd n letter of tll*trtl«- ml a taut'i! Tie Mahoning Presbyterian cbnrtdi «a. represented m tpresbytery br the R#», ,1. K Hmehtnon. Or .1 K Bobbin* anil David Hh»-li»nrt The Wrote Presbyterian t liuri li was reprc «ented by the Her. VV. ('. McCnrmack, I). D., nml (Jeorge t). Gearhnrt, Reside* dissolving the pastoral rela tloti existing between the Re*. .1. K, Hutchison nml the Mahoning Presby terian church, Kev. Dr. Hi land, of Shatnokiu wan made moderator of the session of the latter church. The Kev. Mr. Loux of Berwick was appointed to declare the pulpit vacant. The Kev. J. E. Hutchison, the retir ing pastor,accompanied with hi* fain : ilv, will leave ou the » o'clock Penn sylvania train thin morning for Scott dale to enter njion 111* new charge. Last night the Kev. Mr. Hotclifiou wan present at the weekly prayer meet ing and embraced the opiiortunity to bid a personal farewell to the mem bers of the congregation. His change of pastorate will occasion no interrup tion in his ministerial labors. On last Sunday lie officiated for the last time as pastor of the Mahoning church and on next Sunday he will preach liis flrst regular sermon at the Presby terian church at Scottdale. METEOR SWEEPS ACROSS THE SKY A meteoric display that surpassed anything seen in this section for many years occurred about half past six o'clock Tuesday evening, during the hour of twilight. A meteor rivaling an arc light in siz" and intensity suddenly materializ ed in the northern heavens and fol lowed with a lon* trail of fire swept over the town finally exploding with a loud report. | The grand phenomenon unfortunate ly occurred when few people were on the street. Among those who beheld the spectacle were Chief-of-Police , Miucemoyer, Kaiph Kisner and James ! M. Irland. The chief-of-police and Mr. Irlnnd i were standing on Mill street and were first attracted by the bright light 1 which fell upon them. As they looked upward they beheld the meteor com paratively near the housetops sweep ing majestically along very nearly ou a Hue with Mill street. The ball of dazzling flame had the apparent size of a man's fist, while from the long tail sparks of fire dropped off into I space. When at a point, which to the ; awu seemed directly over the river, it exploded much nfter the manner of a rocket. Ralph Kisner beheld the meteor from Lower Mulberry street and was nearly overpowered by the magnific- I eut spectacle. Just before the meteor disappeared it assumed the appearance j of tour distinct meteors, all connected by a chain of fire. A number of persons ou York's hill ; beheld the phenomenon and were im pressed with the sublimity of the spectacle. There is some reason for j believing that there were two or more distinct meteors at about the same i time. Simultaneously with the disap- ! 1 pearance of the meteor there was a loud report in the direction of the riv er, which created an impression that a boiler had exploded in that part of town. Ihe meteor was undoubtedly com paratively neat the earth as many per sons living in the vicinity of the riv er, who knew nothing of the strange | visitation felt a shock which to them was unaccountable at the time. SUCCUHBS TO LONG ILLNESS Mrs. Mary Orilly, widow of the late Michael Crilly, a widely known and esteemed resident of the Third ward,departed this life at 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning. The deceased sus tained a fall about two years ago, from the effects of which she never fully recovered. Mrs. Orilly was seventy-eight years of age. She was bom in County Mayo, Ireland, but emigrated to America in early life. She was a resident of Dan ville for many years. She is survived by one sou, John Crilly of this city, and one daughter, Mrs. Isaac Perry of Milton. The funeral will be held at 9 o'clock Friday morning from Sr. Joseph's ■ Catholic church. Interment in St. ! Joseph's cemetery. Miss Emily Voris, of Pottsgrove.at • j tended the -dance at DeWitt's park Tuesday evening. K«TAH!,imhkii in u ».-» BURGLAR OCCUPIED PART HE IS D To retire a* u.iml ,ft« r • nt'Ttillv bflW.e secure it* i tut Hit ru* lot i mil then to mmnfci during thi> night and find n bntglnr in bed with bin <».-h was the unique tlent of Thotnns Ornssley, Who li\r- ftlnnt Valley tiiwnnhlp Mr Crossley . about eighty year* of age !<<> lit ,i w idowei and since thn death of hi* wile hn* lived the great er part ~112 the tint' alone on hit farm •Itnated about Ave mile* from Dan vllle on r. 112. d. No i At | x wiit the ngi tl man in the note oc< npant of hi* farm. A woman living in Danville does his baking while other kind hearted people living in the neighbor hood assist him in various ways. Yesterday morning Mr Crossley made one of his customary trips to Danville to procure provisions and while in town related the unique and thrilling adventure which he experi enced ou Tuesday night. Mr. Crossley,as is usual with a man of his advanced years.is a light sleep er. He, however, retires early, ex pecting to lie awake for several hours during the night. Ou Tuesday night, after carefully locking the doors, about seven o'clock he retired as usual. About uine o'clock he awoke. The next thing he remem bers he was aroused by someoue in bed with him, who in a harsh gruff voice was cursing because the covers were too short. Mr. Crossley was only dimly con scious at first and had difficulty in shaking off his stupor, which was quite unnatural with him. He finally awoke to a full realization of the situation. Leaping oat of bed he ordered the intruder to get up and to leave the house. The burglar, however, no doubt realizing the old man's helpless ness, only laughed at him and refused to comply. Gropiug arouud in the dark Mr Crossley succeeded in finding his shoes and other clothing. Hastily dressing himself he left the house in the posses sion of the burglar and hurried over to Mr, Pursell's, a neighbor, to whom he appealed for help This was about three o'clock in the morning. Accompanied by Mr. Pur sell Mr. Crosslev returned to his house only to find that his strange bed fel low had disappeared. The house had been ransacked from top to bottom. Drawers were found open and their contents turned topsy turvy. The burglar had been in every toom. Nothing was missing, how ever. The robber was evidently iu search of money. Mr. Crossley, however, prudently keeps little or no money about him, so that the burglar obtain ed nothing for his pains. Mr. Crossley says he is sure that ho was placed under the influence of some drug. Otherwise he would have heard the burglar enter the house; be sides after the affair was over he was able to detect the odor of chloroform. HELPED TO ROLL FIRST T RAIL Thomas McGaw, an aged resident of Sunbury and an iron worker who helped roll the first T rail ever made iu this country at Danville, died yes terday. Mr. McGaw suffered a par alytic attack some days ago which left him In a se^i-conscious condition un til death came to his relief. Mr. McGaw was born at Carlisle, England iu 1827. In lß4r> he came to America with a party of irou work ers who were engaged to start up the iron mill at this place. The art of rolling irou was then a novelty in America and Mr. McGaw had the dis tinction of helping to roll the first T rail in this city,which means the first in the country. After working in Danville for some years he moved to Snydertown and en gaged in the tracking business and later went to Sunbury, where after be ing employed in several capacities he finally went into the furniture busi ness Mr. McGaw succeeded in his several enterprises and at the time of his death was quite well off. SPRUCE STREET IMPROVED | Street Commissioner Miller has ; made use of the two carloads of crush ed limestone shipped from Almedia in covering up the course of iron stone placed on Spruce street last summer. It- will require several carloads more | to place Spruce street, in good condi tion, after which Hemlock street re mains to be treated in the same man ner. The street as far as the limestone has been applied is much improved in appearance. The street commission has shown his skill by giving the !• ■ 1 bed a perfect crown, so that . d drainage has been assured. Selfishness is always near sighted.