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VOL. 53—NO. 48
DR. TRYING 11. JENNINGS,
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425 MIM. ST., Danvillk, PA.
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines
a Specialty
B CONDENSED.
Many a king has lost his crown by
listening to foolish advisers.
Kace prejudice is one of the most
hateful of passions.
The Panama canal will be forty
nine aud one-half miles long.
There is no longer room in the liter
ary field for any but first class talent.
The boys and girls areeujoying their
vacation.
The old friendships is a
delightful sensation.
jjEvery man should cherish a cheerful
aud courageous spirit.
Some men are anxious for anything
rather than justice.
This is not an age when leisure in
business wins the medal.
We are all frail mortals and iu need
of brotherly charity.
Routine work which is congenial
makes health and long life.
If we pass no laws except those that
are perfectly enforced, we'll pass none.
"Beautiful snow" becomes decided
ly filthy after a short sojourn in the
streets of a city.
Don't complain now if winter seta
in. The fall was all that anyone could
desire.
The child who is permitted to have
its own way for the sake of peace ie
not being fairly treated.
Ernest Nathan, who is to be elected
mayor of Rome, will be the first Jew
to occupy that position. He is also a
Masonic past grand master.
The German government is about
to build another airship for the con
struction of which it asks for SIOO,OOO
A man's political sins usually find
him out at the most critical moment
of his career.
It occurs to the Birmingham Ala,
Age-Herald, that "as a rule, it is the
olerk with no bad habits who gets
away with the largest roll of other
people's money."
The one Jewish paper published in
Sooth Africa has ceased to exits be
oause of lack of support. Tfce editor
«ays his coreligionists never were his
best patrons, showing a great lack of
appreciation of his endeavors.
A scarcity of ten dollar gold pieces
won't work much harm,but a scarcity
of pennies would ruin the average
church collection.
n Britain's new record breaking bat
tleship, the Dreadnought, is the ninth
vessel of hat name belonging to the
British n vy. The first was launched
about 157 aud was iu use as late as
1639.
It is estimated that the "Sultana"
raisin crop of Smyrna will btt only 50
to 60 per cent, of last year's, on ac
count of the destructive hail and wet
weather.
An enterprising scissors grinder of
Los Angeles, Cal , has mouuted his
grinder ou an automobile, using the
car's power also to run the grinder,
and now rides from place to place in
stead of walking.
The tea gardens of Northern India
extern! over 500,000 acres, and tliey
produce 190,000,000 pounds of tea per
annum, at a profit of about SIOO an
acre.
Chinese laborers iu Samoa got only
$2.50 a month, besides board, lodging
and medical attendance. They want
$5 but the planters say that that would
make farming unprofitable.
A Southern girl, who had been en
gaged to 31 men has married at last.
She was caught on the last lap.
The State constabulary is busy run
ning down the violators ..f the game
laws in the vicinity of \Vilkes-Barre
and are meeting with much success.
Snow fell on the mountains nbout
Pottsville Sunday to the depth of
about a loot.
If a c'runeleou becomes blind it no
longer changes its color, but remains
of a blackish hue.
In Germany more than 500 out of
every thousand women reach the age
of 50 years, while only 18 men live so
long.
A new hosiery factory is to be erect
ed in Reading, 380 feet long aud 65
feet wide, with a wing too by t 74 feet, j
to give employment to from 1,500 to I
2,500 persons.
Brakeman Samuel Kennedy, aged 20 1
years, of Duquesne, died on Sunday
of injuries sustained Saturday night !
by being struck by an engine in the j
Duquesue yards of the Union railroad. I
1 ELKS HE
MI SHE
An audience filliug all tl>e lower
part of ttie building attended the Elks
memorial service, which was held in
the opera house yundny afternoon.
! The audience began to assemble
shortly after 1:30 o'clock. By 2 o'clock
the parquette aud dress circle were
j oomfortably filled. At 2 o'clock the
members of the order marched in from
I the lodge room and occupied seats that
| had been reserved iu front of the or-
I chestra.
! At this point the curtain arose re
| vealing a perfect dreamland of beauty,
i The stage decorations probably sur
! passed anything ever seen here before,
i Flowers and palms were arranged
1 about the stage, while on each side
were massive columns of evergreen,
while the back ground, of beautiful
| scenery, which represented a wood
! land, lent itself admirably to the
| soheuie cf decoration. Iu the center
! of the stage, set in a bed of verdure,
j was a small fountain. All about the
stage were distributed electric light
bulbs, of red, white, blue aud green,
j They were set all about the fountain
I.and the jet of water sparkled iu the
| vari-colored flame. They peeped out
| from among the rich masses of ever
i green that flanked the stage on eithor
side and gleamed like jewels in the
j large letters "B. P. O. E.", which on
a back ground of white and framed iu
I evergreen hung suspended under the
' proscenium arch. To the ingenuity
j and the accommodating spirit of Geo,
M. West, superinteudent of the Staud
| ard Electric Light company, is due
| credit for the superior effeots of elec
| trie light.
On the stage was a semi-circle of
seats, occupied by the officers of Dan-
I ville lodge No. 754, B P O. E., as
follows: Exalted ruler, Paul L. And
! rews; esteemed leading knight, A. C.
Amesbury; esteemed loyal knight.
Oharles H Snyder; esteemed lecturing
knight, Ralph Kisner; secretary, Ed
\ ward Purpur; treasurer,W. ,T. Rogers;
esquire,\\ i Ilium Ellenbogeu ; chaplain,
; J R. M. Curry ; inuer guard, George
W. Eggert; tiler, ,T. Beaver Gearhart;
j trustees. J. F. Tooley, J. W. Robison
■ and David T. Evans.
| Every feature of the program had
something about it to charm and en
i trance the audience. The prelude was
exquisitely rendered and it should be
I remarked that throughout the whole
service the orchestra splendily suetaiu
j ed its opening effort.
The members of the lodge who pass
jed away difting the year were three
| in number, Ned S. Harris, L.
Evans and Thomas W. Beaver. An
; especially impressive part of the ser
: vice occurred when the name of each
of the deceased brothers was called
three times by the secretary. The sil
; ence which greeted the roll call sym
| boliKiug the deeper silence of death.
| The memorial address by Hon.
j Charles B. Staples appealed to those
j present as probably no other words
ever spoken on a similar occasion ap-
I pealed to the heart before. It was an
address that breathed in every sentence
the true spirit of humanity. It honor
ed the dead that had passed away aud
appealed for benevolence aud protec
| tion for the living.
Judge Staples has a way of putting
things that goes straight to the heart.
In his address yesterday he uttered
words that will never be forgotten by
those who heard them.
They will help many a man to rise
after he has fallen and will inspire
charity in human hearts, enabling
them to look with compassion on those
who may fall and err. In every sent
ence were reflected the man's broad
sympathis, his sense of fair play and
, justice and above all his high concep
tion of Christian doty. It was such an
address as was truly calculated to
make the members of the order better
Elks and which gave every one who
heard it a high conception, not only
of the order, but also of his own mis
sion in life and the duty that he owes !
to his fellow beings.
The music throughout was a feat- !
ure. The singing of Mrs. Dlvel, of
W. R. Miller and of the Orpheus Glee
club each was much enjoyed by the
audience and helped to make the oc
casion a grand success.
PASTOR ACCEPTS
UNANIMOUS CALL
Rev. .Tames Wallaston Kirk, of West
Pittson has accepted the unanimous
call to the pastorate of the Mahoning i
Presbyterian church, this city.
He will occupy the pulpit at that
place of worship on the Sundays of
December Bth aud 15th, but will prob
ably not begin his regular pastorate
until about January Ist.
Rev. Mr. Kirk formerly held a
charge in Philadelphia. He labored
in that city for sixteen years, after
which for seven years he was engaged
in missionary work in Alaska. Dur
ing the last year he traveled through
the United States laboring in the in
terest of the Home Missionary Board. I
DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 5, 1907
IKMH CRAVE
UB
The Petriken cemetery on Bloom
street, which with tiie large burial
proum! just below it for so many years
was an eyesore and a nuisance, by
Saturday night was practically wiped
out of existence. With work so well
advanced on the new park all that was
needed was the total abandonment of
the small cemetery to effect a com
plete transformation of the spot. The
improved appearance was much com
mented upon yesterday.
Not only on Saturday were all the
graves practically obliterated but the
large weeping willow, which was a
landmark on the spot as far back as
any one can remember, was cot down
aud, along with stump and roots, was
removed from the cemetery.
The tree, which measured some four
feet across the stump was a veritable
patriarch. It revealed some evidences
of decay and it was thought best to
cut it down.
Iu removing the stump an interest
ing discovery was made. Iu eradicat
ing the wide spreading roots it -was
necessary to make a deep excavation.
Under the weeping willows aud im
prisoned among the roots was a well
preserved grave substantially walled
up with brick, the existence of which
was never dreamed of by anyone liv
ing. The uuktiown remains lay im
mediately under the ponderous trunk
of the willow ; several of the larger
roots,nearly as thick as a man's body,
firmly embraced the grave, not unlike
the arms of an euormous octopus.
Oulv a few feet away as revealed by
the excavation lay another grave cov
ered with a large slab. Each grave
from the careful manner in'whicli
it J was constructed would in
dicate that its occupant was a person
of importance and standing in the
community. Yet the memory of those
living goes not back far enough to re
call the time when a marker stood on
the surface to tell who slept below. It
was iu their memory no doubt that the
willow tree was planted ou the spot—
the tree with the widespreadiug roots
of which, as if faithful to the trust,
gathered up the remains of the dead
and held thein firmly in their em
brace.
The roots Saturday were all care
fully cot in sueli a manner an not to
disturb the graves and the spot will
be carefully filled up and graded. The
two unknown graves will probably he
never beard of again in the world's
history.
COMMITTEE""
RETURNS HOME
\
At the next meeting of council, Fri
; day night, bids submitted for the
duplicate engine and dynamo at the
municipal light plant, will be opened
and in all probability the contract
1 will be awarded for the same.
It was to qualify council to act in
telligently on the ditterent proposals
submitted that the committee,consist
ing of Messrs'. Russell. Moyer, Angle
and Electrician Smith, were sent out
on a tour of.inspection last week. The
preponderance of sentiment in council
would seem to favor a slow speed unit,
but there was uncertainty as towhetlf
er or not such an engine and dynamo
would he found at all adapted to the
space available at the light plant and
as to whether or not they would be
found generally desirable. The com
mittee was instructed to make an ex
tended tour,looking over the different
types of machinery and to satisfy
selvcs on all matters that were in
doubt.
The four gentlemen composing the
committee returned home on Sunday
: night. Leaving Danville Friday morn
ing they proceeded to Newark, N. J.
From Newark they went to Now York
City, where they inspected several im
portant electrical plants. Saturday
afternoon they went to Pniladelphia,
where they further investigated the
working ot machinery of the type in
view. They made a stop in Harrisburg
on their way home, where they ex
amined the light plant in the new
capitol.
WM. ED DENS
POST COMMANDER
The annual election of Goodrich
Post, No. 22, Grand Army of the Re
public,of this city, was held Monday
and resulted In the election of Wil
liam M. Heddens to be post command
er. Commander-elect Heddens' only
opponent was Comrade J. O. Miller,
the present incumbent. There was a
very large turn-out of veterans at the
election.
The officers as elected are as fol
lows: Post commander, William M.
Heddens; senior vice commander.
Richard W. Eggert; junior vice com
mander, Samuel W. Lunger; chaplain.
Robert Miller; trustee for three years,
George Reilly; quartermaster, D. d!
Williams; officer of the day, Henry
Kearn; inside guard, Henry Kerns;
delegates to the State encampment at
Erie, Samuel Lunger and Jacob Sloop
with R. W. Eggort and Robert Miller
as alternates.
Elf HIT FOB
IEIJISTH
E. M. Applebaugh, vice president aud
geueral manager of the Pennsylvania
Brake Beam works, the new industry
which will ocoupy the building of the
North Branch Steel works, arrived in
this city Tuesday and immediately
got down to work. Several car loads
of equipment from the dismantled
plant at Eastou have already arrived.
Maciiiuery will be installed without
any loss of time and before the close
of the present month the company ex
pects to be manufacturing aud ship
ping brake beams.
One car load of rolls, along with
three car loads of castings is on the
ground, while five additional car
loads of castings and brake beam
machinery is euroute. Another cat
load of rolls also is on the way. A
heavy order for machinery was placed
with the Danville Foundry and Mach
ine company a couple of months ago.
The order comprises pinions for roll
train,furnaoe castings and equipment,
also tables aud hot saw equipment.
Additional orders are to be placed
with the Dauville Foundry and Mach
ine company by the Brake Beam com
pany.
The machinery shipped here from
Easton comprises the brake beam de
partment, the plant as equipped before
removal. As relates to this plant but
little more remains to be done than to
install the machinery and,unless some
unforeseen delay occurs, the company
will be manufacturing and shipping
brake beams in a few weeks' time.
The rolilng mill is a new department
installed by the company aud a longer
time will be required in getting it
equipped. This department will con
tain a 3-high 24-inch roll train aud
will be modern in every respect. Some
three months mav elapse before the
rolling mill will be in working order.
Mr Applebaugh was accompanied
to this city by James Hai kenbury,
superintendent of the brake beam de
partment, aud Joseph Klega, superin
tendent of the rolling mill. The three
men are here to remaiu. Mr. Apple
bangh's family, which is at Easton at
preseut, will follow him to this city
in the course of a few weeks.
ATTEMPT TO ROB
FALLON BROS.
Residents iu the vicinity of the D.
L. & W. railroad crossing ou Mill
street, about half past 2 o'clock Tues
day morning, were aroused by five
pistol shots fired iu quick succession.
i Au explanation of the occurrence was
found later when it became known
that an attempt had been made to rob
j the store of Fallon Bros.
Iu giving an account of the affair
yesterday, Michael Fallon stated that
himself and brother, Edward, sleep iu
| the second story of the coufectionery.
i About half past 2 o'olock they were
| aroused by the sound of a couple of
j boards falling just outside in the nar
| row space between the house and the
| high feuce that skirtß the D. L. & W.
| track. Looking out of the window
j they observed two men, one on the
j railroad and the other inside the fence
beside the house.
The two brothers instantly took iu
the situation. In climbing into the
: vard the man had upset two boards
i which were leaning against the fence
aud these had fallen against the house
| causing the noise which aroused the
i occupants.
Seizing his revolver Michael opened
fire on the two men, who beat a hasty
retreat.
The man iu the yard lost some time
in climbing out over the fence and
thus was exposed to the brunt of the
onset.
A mill man on his way to work just
| at that hour met three men on the D.
] L. & W. track above Mill street whose
! appearance did not impress him favor
ably. Oue of the men was bandaging
his wrist with a handkerchief, which
led to the conclusion that the fellows
were the would-be robbers and that
the man had been wounded by one of
the shots fired by Mr. Fallon.
JOHN Q. HcHENRY
SIGNALLY HONORED
Hon. John G. Mcllenry, congress
man from this district, has been ap- '
pointed on the banking aud fiuauce
committee of cougress.
Considering the important question {
relating to curreucy aud banking that j
congress has to deal with this term ;
the banking and finance committee j
may well take rauk as the most im- ,
portant committee of the preseut sea- ,
sion. It is indead a rare compliment ;
for a new member and Mr. McHenry '
is to be congratulated on the honor
that has been conferred on him.
Clarence Hooff, of Chester, aged 13
years, was severely burned abcut the
face aud hauds aud his hair was burn
ed off his head, as the result of pour
ing coal oil on a fire.
POUCE AFTER
THE cons
| Pedestrians yesterday had a difficult
I time of it keeping erect as they made
j their way along the slippery side
walks. The light fall of snow on Tues
day was trodden into a solid mass up
lon the pavement. It froze during the
night aud remained iu that condition
! during the day. The streets every
| where were treacherous and not a few
persons sustained falls.
Many of the sidewalks were utiliz
ed by the boys and girls as coasting
i grounds and thus were rendered much
j more dangerous. There was consider
able complaint on that score from ev
' ery part of town and Ohief-of-Police
Mincemoyer started out early to keep
j the coasters off the sidewalks. He had
a difficult time of it.
Schools being closed owing to in
stitute the streets were full of boys
and girls and nearly everyone had a
sled. Every avenue that afforded suffi
cient slojie was selected as a coasting
ground. The coasters had uo use for
the middle of the street but otiose the
! sidewalk everytime. As a result pede
strians, who wished to get along with
safety were obliged to take the mid
dle of the street. Much complaint
came from the fourth ward,where the
long stretch of sloping sidewalk on the
i south side of Bloom street between St.
Hubert's church aud the P. & R. rail
way crossing by the hour of noon was
utterly unfit to walk upou. It was
1 during the afternoon that the police
got especially busy. The best they
could do, however, was to relieve the
| situation somewhat. The knowing
| ones among the coasters were not slow
to perceive that there is no penalty
provided in the ordinance for coasting
on the sidewalks. They were duly
awed by the police, however, and it
was amusing to see tliem scamper as
the cops approached. It was equally
amusing to witness them reassembling
and settling down on the old coasting
gror.»id as soon as the officers with
drew.
The chief-uf-police invariably in
formed the coasters that if they did
not discontinue coasting on the side
walks they would be arrested. The
■ chief-of-police states that he really
j intends to carry the threat into execu
tion, if necessary. The chief-of-police
1 of Btoomsburg has taken similar steps
and, if ueoessary, will arrest those
who coast upon the sidewalks,
j This measure, drastic as it may
| seem, will be approved by most peo
ple. It Is right and proper that chil-
I dren should be permitted to enjoy
I themselves. At the same time it would
I be an unwarranted indulgence to per
mit them to interfere with the com
' fort and safety of the public.
BODY OF GIRL
SUICIDE FOUND
With her face covered with mud,
arms extended and hands clenched, as
though she struggled hard against
death even though It was deliberate
and self-willed, the body of pretty
Lucy Smith was found lying close to
the first pier of the Oatawissa bridge,
on the side nearest that towu at uear
noon Tuesday. Her clothing was
caught in a sprag on a water-soaked
log aud held the body until the discov
ery was made.
The remains were taken to her home
by Undertaker Berninger and were
prepared for burial. Her mother, who
had hoped against hope, aud was be
lieving that her daughter might yet
be found alive and well, was prostrat
ed at the sight of her body, cold iu
death, being brought into the home.
She could nit be consoled and her
grief was indid, pitiable.
Ever since the alarm was spread on
Monday morning a ceaseless search
has been kept along the stream. Men
have been grappling ntght and day
and no effort had been left undone iu
the effort to find the body. David
Henry aud Ben Hollingshead. who
were in a boat together, were the men
who made the gruesom» discovery.
Their grappling hook caught in the
folds of her skirt, and the sad discov
ery was made. They rowed to the
place where she had thrown herself in
the stream, aud the body was tenderly
carried to the wharf.
It is a sad case and all of Oatawissa
is in deep sympathy with the family.
The funeral will probably be held
from the house on Friday afternoou at
2 o'clock. Rev. U. Myers will be the
officiating clergyman. Interment will
be made in the Catawissa cemetery.
S. B. Latshaw, of Royersford. who
was the prohibition nominee at the
November election for county survey
or aud was accidentally elected be
cause the republicans j»ud democrats
failed to make any nomination, asked
the Montgomery couuty court to ac
cept his resignation on Monday, as he
is not a practical surveyor.
Peter Mandelwish, aged 19 years, of
Shnraokin.died on Mouday of iuj.iries
sustained on Saturday in a font ball
game.
DANVILLE IB SCORE DECIDED
HIT 111 "1 OLD Villi in"
The first presentation of"The Old
Vermont Farm," given by local ama
teurs in the Danville opera houso for
the beuefit of the Athletic association
of the Danville high school,took place
last evening and scored a decided hit
The play was witnessed by a large and
fashionable audieuce and each of the
pretty scenes aud stirriug climaxes re
ceived the hearty rounds of applause
they deserved.
On the program the play is describ
ed as "A Fascinating Rural-Comedy
in 4 Acts with College Atmosphere,"
and as enacted by the Dauville cast it
lives well up to its title. The piece
was personally directed by Mr. G.
Stuart Brodock and was adapted by
him for this occasion No small share
of the praise for the success of"The
Old Vermont Farm" iu Danville
should goto Mr. Brodock, who has
labored unceasiugly aud with much j
skill to give to the presentation the .
finished tone that it bole last evening.
The play itself tells the charmiugly
simple and at times pathetic story of
the love affairs of an aristocratic young
city-college chap aud his unsophistic
ated but daintily pretty country sweet
heart. The first act discovers a gay
camping party of college boys and
girls in the Green mountains of Ver
mont. Nearby,on "The Old Vermont
Farm." resides a typical rural family,
the members of which together with '
the camping party make uptheensem- '
ble of the first act.
As the play proceeds the young city
boy becomes more and more deeply in
fatuated with the couurty lass aud fin
ally,to the consteruatiou of his chums
announces his engagement. The mar
riage takes place despite the protests
of the young mau's mother. Months
afterward when the nuptial dreams of
tha young couple are past he realizes
that his pretty little oountry wife,
with her uncouth manner and her
language of the farm, is proving a
drawback to the accomplishment of
his dearest ambitions. Fretting under
the bonds that have now become irk
some,the youthful hnsbaud allows his
wife to discover his feelings, and she,
iu the strength of her love, realizing
that her training has not fitted her to
be the helpmeet of the aristocratic
husband, leaves him.
Iu the last act, at a lawn fete, five
years later, the youug man once more
meets his wife. Now she is the guest
of honor where once she was the laugh
ing stock. Among the other youug
men at the fete the husband seeks aud
fludß this wonderful belle and reoog
nizes in her his wife.
A simple plot with not even a vil
lain to afford the thrilling moments,
and yet so delightful in the simplicity
of its fun and pathos as to oaptivate at
once.
Of the cast it would be difficult to
determine jußt where to bestow the
greatest praise, so well was each char
acter interpreted by the performers.
Of the men perhaps the most difficult
part was the aristocratic and head
strong young city-college chap which
was well and carefully interpreted by
Mr. Jay Sechler. As Frank Ralleston,
of Boston, Mr. Sechler interpreted a
part calling for natural skill as well as
careful training,and he lacked neith
er,ami if the leading man will permit
the compliment—lie lcoked the part.
The charaster parts on the men's
side of the programme were ably done
HISS PEACOCK BRIDE
OF HOWARD R.CLARK
Howard R. Clark,formerly of South
Danville, and Miss Helen Peacock of
Bloomsburg were united in uiatrinionv
yesterday afternoon.
The ceremony wSls performed at the
home of the bride's mother, Mrs.
Thirma Peacock,at 3 o'clock,the Rev.
Edgar R. Heckman, pastor of the First
Methodist church, officiating. The
ceremony was quiet and marked by
simplicity, being witnessed only by
near friends and a few relatives. The
only attendants were Miss Dorothy
Barton,niece of the bride,and William
Peacock, who gave his sister away in
marriage.
The newly wedded couple left on an
exteuded wedding tour yesterday aft
ernoon. Iu January they will leave
for the Isthmns of Panama where the
groom is a superintendent of construc
tion on the great inter-oceanic caual.
The bride is a charming and popular
young lady of Bloomsburg. The groom,
who is the sou of Mr. aud Mrs. W. R.
Clark of South Danville,lias been em
ployed on the Isthmian canal ever
since work was begun on the great
waterway. He is a practical engineer
aud is a young man of remarkable
energy and ambition. He has advanc
ed rapidly on the isthmus,all of which
attests not only to his prolicieucy but
also to his excellent habits aud reli
ability.
Two-thirds of the population of Cal
cutta are males.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
by Charles A. Hartt as Uncle Josiah
Hedges, the Vermont Farmer and Ar
thur Reifsnyder as Weary Bill,a hobo.
Mr. Hartt was a splendid Uncle
Josiah, patting real ability into his
interpretation and imitating the nasal
drawl of the Yankee farmer, while
Mr. Reifsnyder as Weary Bill was
such a perfect "bum" that one in
stinctively looked about for a police
man. Mr. Brodock took the difficult
part of P. Ficklepitcher, A. fld.. na
turalist, the college professor and of
course did very well.
Ted and Ned Clearfield,college men,
both in love with the same girl,added
a rollicking element?' that was moat
ably taken care of by Messrs. William
Books and Tom Ryan.
Of the ladies (whose place on the
program and not lack of courtesy
causes us to place last) Miss Jess
Andrews as Ruth, the farmer's daugh
ter, was easily the best. Her well con
trolled voice and captivating appear
ance, her poise and power in the most
difficult scenes won round after round
of applause.
Mrs. John Olapp, of Binghamton,
who came to Danville especially to
take the part of Mrs. John Ralleston
last evening, won an enviable place in
the opinions of those who composed
the audience, by her almost profes
sional presentation of probably the
most difficult part in the play. Mrs.
Clapp rose to a height of feeling sel
dom reached by an amatuer in the
semi-tragic scene when she importunes
her son not to ruin his life by uniting
his fortuns with those of a simple
country girl, only to meet with the
boy's statement that the marriage
ceremony must proceed. It was said
that half the audience was in tears
during the scene.
Miss Ella Snyder as Tranquility,
Ruth's mother, had a decidedly rural
atmosphere about her and played a
good second to Uncle Josh. Mrs. Frank
Edmondson, interpreted the part of the
stately Mrs. Ophelia Watterson, of
Philadelphia, and kept up the high
standard set by'the other members of
the company. Sally Ann Pickle, the
hired gal and Samantha Ann Higgins,
J the dressmaker were played respective
ly by Miss Mae Dreifnss and Miss
Pearl Vastine, who spoke their few
lines very well. Miss Lillian Foster,
as Miss Nell Parkman, a college girl,
! was vivacious and pretty.
1 The eusenible was composed of a
; dozen handsome college hoys and as
many enticing college girls, who lent
! a pleasing finish to the play.
! The musical numbers were especial
ly fine. The audience .had the plea
sure of listening to two songs by Miss
' Andrews, whose ability as a vocalist
is*well known to Danville people, aad
!no higher compliment could be paid
I than that she kept well up to the
standard of her previous appearance in
! her rendition last evening of "Love"
from Sergeant Kitty and "Star of my
Life." Arthur Reifsnyder made a big
I hit in his song, "A Little Bit Moie,"
] answering the encores with several
original choruses with local reference.
"Because You're You" from the Red
Mill by Miss Lillian Foster and
; "Crocodile Isle" and " Won't You be
Mine" by Miss Marion Jones were
very well rendered, the young ladiea
being ably assisted by the chorus.
"The Old Vermont Farm" wi'l be
given again this evening at the Dan
ville opera house.
BURIED IN ODD
FELLOWS' CEMETERY
Frederick C. Urau, whose death oc
curred at Scranton on Sunday night,
was consigned to the grave iu Odd
Fellows' cametery yesterday after
noon. The body was brought to this
city on the 12:51 D. L. & W. traiu,
the funeral proceeding directly to the
cemetery. Rev. L. W. Walter, pastor
of Pine Street Lutheran church,offici
ated at the grave.
The deceased was a member of Mon
tour lodge No. 109, I. O. O. F., and
twenty-five members of the lodge in a
body attended the funeral. The'burial
rite of the order of Odd Fellows was
observed at the grave. The pall bear
ers, chose ' from Montour lodge, were .
James B. Smith, J. F. Woodside. A.
H. Grone, Edward G. Snyder, John
Tovey and G. A. Frv.
A funeral service was held in Scran
ton yesterday morning. The following
persons accompanied the body to this
oity: Mr. nud Mrs Leon Olover, Mrs.
Olara Linker, Frank Grau, of Scran
ton and Mrs. George Alfort, of Phil
adelphia.
Patterson-Zartman.
William J. Patterson and Mis 3 Verna
I. Zartman.both of Strawberry Ridge,
were united in matrimony yesterdnr
afternoon at 4 o'clock by Rev. Wil> > r
J. Kohler at the parsonage of the Ti
inity Reformed church at that r! • .
Both Mr. and Mrs. Patterson ai ■ » til
known and highly esteemed peop.t