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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<o*i to) C"ort*»|(r>«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""*<l*titly large m*tm Ity for
• ■off y#«r.
THI* prediction I* b*s*rt how*r*r.
upon th* belief that th* call* that *re
►•ln* mud* by th* party l*»4«r* for
Republican* lo qualify theimelre* (•
»»te and togo to the poll* on election
day Tuesday NOT em ber Sth wIU be
raapond»d to generally
Wbiln It la tni» that up to data there
baa tman noaeldercble apathy nanUaat
ed In lartaln quarter*. tbara ti reaana
to bellewe that for the remain lea dart
of tha caneae* Republloaa* la tb» ear
loua count)** will be up aad d<rlt>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 <K[M>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.