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HEMS CONDENSED.
The passport system dates back .to
the time of the Crusaders.
Race prejudice may be natural, but
it isn't Christian.
This would be a mighty dreary world
if it wasn't for sentiment.
Cleau streets are not an impossibil
ity, but they cost money.
Death is a foe whose dart may strike
one in an unlooked for moment
Seventeen countries of Europe have
17,000,000 goats.
The world is full of ideas, some of
which are not worth much.
The newspaper which studies ac
curacy does the public a real service.
A little previous forethought is
worth a bushel of after repentance.
The circle of one's friends is apt to
oontract as age approaches.
The Mikado and the Crown Prince
of Japan are each having an album
made of the photographs of all the
military and naval officers killed in
the war with Russia.
Members of the church defense com
mittee of England are pledged to make
ohuroh and school the foremost con
sideration in voting at elections
John Bull figures out that his coun
trv has been successful in 82 per cent,
of the battles in which it has been
engaged
A motto on the coins is not nearly
so important as sincerity in the hearts"
of the people.
Providence has tun highest regard
for those who try to answer their own
prayers.
The British war minister asserts that
England must keep a navy equal to
the combined navies of Germany and
the United States.
The Americau survey of the Philip
pines, while still incomplete, has dis
closed the fact that there are 1,400
more islands in the group than the
Spanish survey showed.
Nearly every steamer from Europe
brings over a number of young women
destined to become the wives of iin
mirgants who have made a stake and
a start in the New World.
It is asserted by the Omaha Bee that
an Oklahoma man was defeated for
speaker of the legislature because he
wore a high linen collar.
Gary Brooks, the oldest resident of
Fairport, N. Y.,is dead. He was born
in July 1806, and was thus in his 102 nd
year at the time of hi<- death.
In the North Cential States there is
a percentage of 30 unmarried men out
of every 100, to 19.3 of unmarried
women.
New York city has the reputation
of carrying more bedbugs in its pub
lic conveyances than any other citv in
the world.
The professor of chemistry and
physics at the University of Berne is
a woman only 20 years old.
The commissioners of Columbia
county have paid ont in bounties for
weasels 1350, for foxes #24 and for
minks 125 since the law placing boun
ties on the heads of these animals was
passed.
Hiram Kuntz recorder of Lu/.erne
county, died at his home in Hazleton,
on Saturday morning from uremic
poisoning. Mr. Kuntz was a promin
ent republican and also a prominent
Mason.
Elmer J. Shofflef.a silk weaver who
says he never -aw a bank check until
a few days ago, was arrested on Fri
day upon a dozen charges of having
passed forged checks iu Allentowu
and Reading.
At the Wingert home iu P.inusbury,
Montgomery county, artificial snow
under a Christmas tree caught fire
from a'candle in the hands of Kite
Wingert and she and Amnion Lighty,
who came to her aid, were badly burn
ed. The tree, an organ and the furnit
ure iu the room were destroyed.
Mrs. Sarah McClenehan, aged 67
years of Hok'eudauqua, Lehigh coun
ty, who was an invalid,was on Satur
day taften to the window of her room
to watch the funeral'of her neighbor,
Mrs. James McAllister,pass by. A few
moments later she was found dead.
Cameron Cool, of West Pitts-ton, a
wealthy owner of race horses, had Ilia
skull fractured by burglars, early on
Friday morning,in his rooms over his
stables, and on Friday night he died
of his injuries. It is known that abont
#240 in money and a gold watch were
taken.
DESIRE 10
' REORGANIZE BAND
There scetn* to be a sentiment abroad
111 favor of reorganizing the Danville
band, which has been out of existence
for a couple of years The Idea seems
to have taken tool among some music
lovers, who can not understand why
the town of Danville should not ai in
the past support a first class band, es
pecially the band instruments are
here and talent of a high order abounds.
A few years before disbandnicHt it
will be recalled that new instruments
were purchased for the Danville band
by money raised by popular subscrip
tion, which instruments are practical
ly new and should be in first-class
condition
Oue of the former members of the
band during conversation Sunday
stated that he has an instrument in
his possession and that, should reorg
anization be etTeeted, he would gladly
take his place in the baud or baud the
instrument over to his successor. Oth
er members, he said, who retain their
instruments are playing in Riverside,
while still others are playing in the
Bloomshurg band.
Taking all the facts into considera
tion it does seem too bad that after
going to the expense of purchasing in
struments our town should lose the
baud and that other communities
should have the benefit of the players
and the instruments.
At the same time no blame attaches
to the members. The struggles made
by the band to keep on its feet can
easily be recalled. Certain it is that
disbandment was resorted too only
when the struggle became a hopeless
one.
It was satisfactorily demonstrated
that a band in Danville is not self
supporting—that a musical organiza
tion of that sort must receive con
tributions from the public to liquid
ate rent, cost of fuel, light, etc., or
the members will be obliged to reach
into their pockets to meet a deficit
which occurs each year. The latter is
what the members of the Danville
baud were obliged to do They got
tired of it and decided to quit
Without question our citizens would
be glad to hear that the Danville band
is to be reorganized. At the sa-ue
time it would be well to bear in mind
the conditions. The task of maintaiu
iug a band should not be a hopeless
one. If assistance from the public is
essential,theu it is possible, if proper
means be employed, that help iu such
form as is desired could be obtained
The principal thing, however, is for
the projectors to be sure of their
ground and not to proceed with reorg
anization until aid and support is
pledged that will 9nable the baud to
meet its obligations without any per-
Boual and pecuniary sacrifice on the
part of its members. Further news
relating to the proposition will be
awaited with interest.
PLATFORMS WILL
BE IN SMULL'S
Political party platforms which
have not appeared in Smull's Hand
book since the middle of Governor
Heuny packer's administration,will he
restored in the forthcoming volume,
which it is hoped to issue about next
i April or May.
Governor Peuuypacker pruned out
I the platforms and some other matter
when he wished to reduce the cost of
' the annual edition,and much dissatis
faction has always existed thereat.
SmnH's for 1908 will have the State
party platforms for 1907, but will not
print the national platforms of 1904.
The national platforms of 190.S will be
printed the following year.
No other material changes are con
templated in the 1908 Smull's. The
i compilers are considering restoring
the digest of the election laws which
was also cut out by Governor Penny
packer and never restored, although
the election laws passed in 1906 have
been printed in the two most recent
volumes. It is proposed that this di
gest be brought up to date and rein
serted, but nothing definite has been
given out.
DANVILLE MAN'S
APPOINTMENT
Judge George B. Orlady, of Phila
j delphia, the newly elected grand mas
j ter of the Free and Accepted Masons
of Pennsylvania, has appointed John
W. Farnsworth. of this city, the dis
trict grand deputy of Columbia and
; Montour counties, which comprises
j rhe two bodies in Danville aud also
j Cat*wissa, Kloomsburg and Orange
| ville.
Dietrich-Williams.
George S. Dietrich and Miss Mary
Katherine Williams, both of Gttawa,
were united in matrimony on Thurs
day at 5:80 p. m. at the home of the
groom's sister, Mrs. Grant Roat.Derry
township. The ceremony was per
formed by.Rev. J. W. Phillips.
DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY. JANUARY 2, V.HW
JOHN L LI
CLAUD BIU
Our reader* will In* |MIMd to learn
of III* ilcntli of .lulill L. Lain. wllicli
look place HI hlx IIOIIIH iii Kenieier,
Wyoming, at Ho clock Sunday eveu
ing. The body will he brought to Dan
ville for i ll t(*rmoiit
The deceased was » native of Pan
ville and grew to manhood her.. He
wan ft son of Mr*. I. O. LRU9,WIIO de
parted this life some year* ago. His
wife before marriage was Miss Gussle
Hancock of this city About ten years
ago he went to Kemerer, Uliita coun
ty, Wyoming, where he hold a position
with Ketnerer & Co., coal dealers. He
was a man of line business ability and
sterling integritv—qualities, which,
combined with his genial manners and
companionable nature, iusured him
not only rapid promotion in the busi
ness world but attracted to him hosts
of friends.
Accompanied by his wife and little
daughter the deceased spent several
weeks in this city last summer. The
visit proved especially pleasant not
only to Mr, Lane, but also to his old
time acquaintances in this city, who
revealed by the warm handshake and
hearty greeting as they crowded
around liiiu the sincerity and depth of
the welcome extended.
Several weeks ago a letter from Mrs
Lane to relatives in Danville conveyed
the unpleasant news that Mr. Lane
was ill of typhoid fever. Tidings re
ceived at intervals were not of a reas
suring nature. A telegram received
last week stated that he was very low.
A message following yesteriiay morn
ing stated that he was dead.
The deceased was 36 years of age
He is survived by bis wife and daugh
ter, Mariou, aged about eleven years
One brother, Arthur Lane, also sur
vives.
The body will be brought to Dan
ville for burial. The date of the ar
rival here is not known, but it will
probably not be until the last of the
week.
NEW COATS FOR
THE < iUARDSnHN
Cuptain F. M. Herringtou, who is
now in command of Company F, 13th
regimeut, N. G. P., has just received
an order from the adjutant general to
make a requisition for a new dress
uniform coat, which is a very dressy
looking atfair and will rig the guards
men up as finely as United States
troops.
The new coat bears little resembl
ance to that previously worn by the
guardsmen. It is of the United States
army pattern and as such has standing
collar aud shoulder straps. It has cord
aroend the edge of collar, shoulder
straps and sleeve. The order requires
the men to be measured by an experi
enced hand in order that a good fit
may be secured.
The requisition is to be made as
soon as possible. As the men are ex
pected to attend drill Thursday even
ing next measurements for coats will
probably begin on that date.
MRS. GRACE F. JONES
OEPARTS THIS LIFE
Mrs. Grace F. Jones, u former resi
dent of Danville, died at her home,
Fifth street, Bloomshurg, at 3 o'clock
Sunday morning after an illness of
over a year.
The deceased was 38 years of age.
She was the daughter of Aaron Sober
of this city. Beside her husband, D.
W. Jones, she is survived by two
daughters, Annabel aged Sand Helen
five years. She is also survived by
three sisters, Mary E. (Mrs. W. W.
Davis) of Danville; Margaret (Mrs.
John Armstrong), of West Pittston,
Louisa. (Mrs. Henry Bierman) of
Bloomsburg, aud two brothers, Dr.
Harry M. Sober of Danville and J. H.
Sober of Sheltou, Neb.
Birthday Dinner.
A dinner party was tendered at the
home of Mr. and nirs. E. D. Phillips,
Derry township, on Sunday, in honor
of Mrs. Phillips' birthday. Music was
furnished by C. K. Beyer's grapho
phone. All returned home wishing
Mrs. Phillips many more bright birth
days. She received a number of gifts.
Those present were : Mr. and Mrs. C.
A. Ortmau and son Albert, of Swe
noda ; Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Hollobaugh,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dietrich aud
daughter Kathryn, Mr. and Mrs 11.
J. Artley and son Lee,of Ottawa; Mr.
aud Mrs. Ed. Delsite of Mausdale.Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson Shultz aud daughter
Anna, Mr. aud Mrs. W. H. Hartmau,
Mr. aud Mrs. E. D. Phillips, aud son
Alonzo, Mrs. Rebecca Brobst, of Em
porium, Kansas; Misses Maud Gresh,
Pearl Cromley, Mary Estella Gresh,
Adam Phillips,of Milton; Ralph Ware
of Allentown; O. K. Beyer, W. O.
Brittain, Charles Dyer and Master
Alva Hollobaugh.
Z Some of us lost dear friends whose
memory will always mark the year.
nil IEEIC
. OF 1 YEAR
The borough council held an ad
journed session Monday evening for the
purpose of winding up the business of
tin- year 1907. Each one of the bor
ough fathers was at his desk with the
exception of Andrew Schatz of.the
fourth ward, who was detained at
home by an attack of (pneumonia
Members were present as follows:
Sweisfort, Pursel, Finnigau, Ever
hart. Diets, Mover Russell, Deutsch,
Angle, Hughes ami Jacobs.
Borough Secretary H. B Pattou be
ing ill and unable to be present at the
meeting Robert Pursel was chosen sec
retary pro tern.
On motion of Mr Angle it was de
cided that orders be drawn as follows:
Fifty-two dollars to the chief of the
fire department.
{Twenty-five dollars to the executive
board of the fire department.
Thirty-seven dollars* and a half,
quarterly appropriation,to each of the
four fire companies of town.
Ou motion it was ordered that seven
ty-two dollars, interest on the Josiah
Wolf bequest, be paid t6 Mrs. I. A.
Persing, treasurer of the Woman's Be
nevolent Society of Danville.
Mr Deutsch moved that permissh n
be granted the Danville opera house
compauy to erect a ten foot fence on
the west side of the culvert over the
canal on Mill street. A yea and nay
vote resulted as follows:
Yeas—Mr. Deutsch.
Nays—Sweisfort, Pursel, Jacobs,
Finnigan, Everhart, Diet",, Moyer,
Russell, Angle.
Not voting—Mr. Hughes.
The motion was declared lost.
POLICE REPORT.
The chief of police presented his re
port for the year, 1007.
Before Justice of the Peace Oglesby
during the year thirty-three persons
were haled for violating the borough
ordinance Of this number twenty
three persons were "dtunk" or ' drunk
and disorderly. "
liefore Justice Dal on thirty-eight
were baled during the ,;ear Twenty
four were "drunk'' or "druuk and
disorderly." Amo.'ig other offenses
charged were "break.lie speed
limit," "loafing 00 corner," "break
ing market ordinance." "peddling
without license," and "fighting."
Dogjfines amounted to (tiO. The larg
est fine imposed was #25 for "passing
medicine samples."
During the year 235 tramps were
sheltered in the lock-up.
FIRE CHIEF'S RKPORT
The report of the retiring chief of
the fire department, John Toohlg, was
submitted to council.
During the year there were seven
fires. The total amouut of damages
sustained was fl, 11.).56.
On assuming the duties of chief of
the fire department Chief Toohlg re
ports that he fouui everything in good
condition. On retiring he reported the
equipment in good condition with the
exception of the sprinkling hose of the
Continental hose company and one
spanner belonging to the same com
pauy, which is lo6t.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEP T.
Labor in Light Dep't. .. . .{ 85.50
Labor and hauling . 28.88
J. H. Cole 1t>4.38
Geo. P. ReifsnydPr 14.05
Joseph W. Keely, 12.02
J. C. Mincemoyer ... 18.80
.Taints Dailey .* 1.00
Trumbower & Werkheieer . 14.1t>
David J. Rogers 580.00
Thomas G. Vincent . 15.00
WATER DEP T.
Regular employes ... . 184.40
Friendship Fire Co. f>. 18
H. B. Patton ... 10.00
Crandall Packing Co 41.40
J. H. Cole . 1.25
Joesph W. Keely 15.00
FRIENDSHIP
ELECTS OFFICERS
The Friendship Fire company on
Saturday evening held its annual elec
tion of officers,resulting in the follow
ing selection of leaders for the ensu
ing year:
President, Harry Trumbower; vice
president, Thomas G. Vincent; trea
surer, John L. Russell; secretary, John
G. Waite; trustee, William Young;
foreman, Harry Kaufman ; first assist
ant foreman, A. E. Stead ; second as
sistant foreman, Walter Trumbower;
engineer of steamer, John L. Russell;
assistant engineer. Will G. Bro,wu;
member of the executive board, Harry
Trumbower; delegate to State conven
tion, William Roat ; alternate, Frank
Rantz; delegate to 6-county conven
tion, John L. Jones; fire police, George
Rupp, John G. Vastine, and Harry
Mapstone ; pipemau, Warren Roat.Ed.
Aten, W. G. Brown aud John Foulke;
axemen, George Kupp, Harry Heller,
Ralph Eisner and Dr. J. J. Kline;
1 torch bearer, Harry Heller.
■FICfK
BRAKE BEAMS
Monday evening the machinery was
practically all installed in oue depart
ment of the plaut of the Pennsylvania
Brake Hnmu company at this pl»ce
aud the manufacture of brake beams
begun.
The machinery installed in the
brake beam department is specially
designed and is very ingenious, con
sisting of four steam riveters and oue
"header " The function of the latter
inachiue, which operates under a seven
ton pressure, is to force the brake
head —a device to which the brake
shoe is attached—on to the euds of the
brake beam. With the assistance of
the steam riveters it facilitates the
work very much.
Up to the present the Brake Beam
company has merely assembled the
parts—the beam, brake head and other
attachments—which it has nianufact
ured elsewhere. At present the com
pany has a large stock of specially pre
pared material ou hand that waß
brought here along with the equip
ment from the plant at Eascon, and
which will keep the plant running un
til the rolling department is equip
ped.
The compauy intends to roll its own
brake beams. The rolling department
however, is not at all adapted to this
work aud will have to be remodeled
in every detail. The furnaces stand
ing are of no use whatever and new
ones will have to be built. The open
hearth furnaces at the western end of
the mill are beiug torn down, as they
are in the way. The other furnaces
will be left standing. The furnaces
to be built will be large enough to
heat stoel rails in twenty foot lengths.
The roll train will have to be torn
down and rebuilt,the housings as they
now stand being too close together to
accommodate the now rolls for the
brake beams now being "turned "
Neither the couplings nor the pinions
in the train cau bo used with the new
rolls. Each of these will be displaced
bv other of new pattern, which are
being manufactured by the Dauvillo
Foundry and Machine compauy.
East of the roll train some altera
tions will have to be made in the mill
in order to make room for the elongat
ed bars as they leave the rolls, which
will vary in length from fifty-five feet
to seventy feet. About the only fix
tures of the rolling department,which
can bo use < without alteration are the
one thousand horse power engine and
fifteen hundred horse power boiler,
both of which are in fiist class condi
tion.
Wherever possible labor saving de
vices will be employed. The iron rails
; will be. lifted into the furnace by
meaus of a .specially installed crane
and the brake beam plant is laid out
1 in such a way that the product passes
easily and conveniently from one de
| partinent to the other.
A new switch has been constructed,
! one branch of which takes the cars
j right into the rolling department,
where the iron rails to be worked over
| along with the fuel is unloaded oon
: venieut to the furnaces. The other
branch extends up to the rear of the
plant wherb the brake beam depart
ment is loca d. This portion of the
switch when he finished brake beams
are loaded for hipment contains room
! for fifteen cars.
General Manager E. M. Applebaugli,
who spent Christmas witli liis family
at Eastou, returned to Danville Mou
day.l From Jnow on no time will be
lost in getting the rolling department
| of the plaut ready for operation.
HOUSES ARB
bring marked
The board of health has taken action
on the communication recently receiv
' ed from State Commissioner of Health
| Dr. Dixon in relation to certain pre
; cautions that should be employed to
! prevent the spread of typhoid fever.
[ Typewritten notices Monday morn
ing were delivered to the inilkmen,re
questing thai Hereafter in serving
| houses wherein typhoid fever exists
| the use of bottles be discontinued. The
| practice of refilling milk bottles gath
j ered up while en route was strictly
j forbidden.
The dairymen were cautioned to bo
J very careful in cleansing bottles used
! to the end that the latter might be
thoroughly sterilized and in proper
shape for refilling.
Each of the notices stated that the
order enclosed was given 011 the auth
ority of the State board of health.
Ijnder the circumstances therefore, it
is not likely that the order will be
disregarded by any of the dairymen.
The local board of heilth has also
adopted the recommondation of Dr.
Dixon and ordered all the houses pla
carded wherein typhoid fever exists.
Health Officer Benton B. Brown l>egan
the work of putting up the cards yes
terday forenoon He was furnished a
list of houses to be marked. He had
difficulty in locating some of these and
night came on before all the houses
were marked.
[NANCES AI
II I.IC. A.
W itil the adveut of the new general
secretary at the Danville Y. M. O. V.
a UCUIIMT of notable changes and im
provements have been made about the
building. Abo today the gymnasium
schedule for tie season is an
nounced.
The most important change is in the
reading and game rooms. The reading
has now been moved to the room iu
front of the secretary's office which
formerly the games occupied. The
games have been transferred to the
former reading room.
Iu the basement the showers have
undergone some much needed repairs.
Up-to-date sprays have been installed
instead of the worn out ones and it is
now possible to get a genuine spring
shower of any temperature instead of
a deluge that was likely to vary any
where from a cloud of steam to an ice
cold torrent.
GYM SCHEDULE.
The gymnasium schedule for the re
mainder of the present season will be
as follows:
Afraruoon business men's class, 4 to
5 Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday;
evening business men's class, 8:15 to
9 :15 Monday and Thursday. Senior
class, 8 to 9 :80 on Tuesday and 8 to !i
on Friday. Intermediates, 4:30 to 5:45
ou Monday and 7to 8:15 on Thursday.
Juniors, 4:30 to 5:30 on Wednesday
and 9:30 to 10:30 a. m.on Saturday.
Girls' class, 4 to 5:15 on Friday.
Special class work, 9 to 9:80 on Fri
day.
SHOWING HADE
BY DAN CUPID
During the past year Prothonotary
Thomas G Vinceut issued 127 marri
age licences. This number is slightly
below the total in 1906, when 131 mar
riage liconses were issued. The show
ing this year, however,is much better
thau in 1905, when only 116 couples
were licensed to we' 1 and is above the
average
The truth of the matter is that as
long as humanity dwells upon the
earth, as long as the heart awakens to
the consciousness of love, as long as
civlization endures and marriage is
regarded as 'honorable in all," men
and women will seek the blissful state
of matrimony, and, though one year
the number of marriages may fall be
low the average, the next year will be
pretty sure to reveal that Dan Cupid
is as busy as i'ver.
Apropos of the subject,Prothonotary
Vincent has made some interesting ob
servations during the past year. He
has noted that an unusually large
number of very young people are get
ting married and that in very many
instances the brides are older than the
grooms.
Duriug the past year Prothonotary
Vincent issued a marriage license to
probably the youngest couple that was
ever uuited in matrimony in this
county, the bride being only 15 years
aud the groom 16 years of age. In an
other instance the bride was 16 and
the groom 18 In the majority of in
stances both bride and groom were un
der twenty-one years.
DEATH OF MRS.
CLAVA HOYER
Mrs. Clara Moyer.a former resident
of Danville, was taken suddenly ill at
her home on West Second street in
Berwick Sunday morning and died
Monday afternoon. Her death was a
very sudden one and came as a great
shock to the family. Sunday morning
she was taken with hemorrhages caus
ed by ulcers in the stomach "and her
condition from the first was serious
Mrs Moyer was born near Danville
and lived here until 1896. She moved
to Berwick at that time with her hus
band Jacob Moyer aud has since been
a resident there. She was a member
of the Presbyterian church of Berwick
and a conscientious Christian. Her
age was nearly 66 years. Surviving
her area half brother, Ed. Lormer.who
is now in the United States army and
the following children: Cora, Ber
wick; Mrs. F. L. Kramer, Philadel
phia; Mrs. Otto Miller, Ella and Wal
ter, of Berwick ; Horace, of Charles
ton, West Va.
Will Audit Accounts.
The county auditors will convene at
the courthouse next week for the per
formance of their official duty. Ttie
auditors are Thomas VanSant of Lib
erty township; Amandus Shultz of
Derry township, and J. H. Woodside
of Danville.
Inducted Into Office.
On Monday 6th. iust., the first Mon"
day in January, Thomas O. Vincent,
prothonotarv-elect, and Andrew Stein
man, couuty treasurer-elect, will be
inducted into office. The oath will be
administered at high noon.
ESTABLISHED IN lHf>s
miKED 61
HIGHWAYMEN
K. J. I.oDuc, the florist, w.t.s held
up by four meu near the clock works
on Monday night. Dodging the hlow
that »n« aimed at hi* head lie eg,aped
through about the liveliest piece of
sprinting that hi' ever indulged iu.
Mr. LeDuc left hi* home for a trip
down tow . about S o'clock. As lie ap
proach',l the Railroad street crossing
of the D. L. & W. he saw two men
standing on the railroad while (tooth
er stood a short distance North of the
crossing alongside the clock works
There was nothing about the men
that LeDuc unfavorably
at the time. He continued liis way
down the tracks, passing close to sev
eral box cars that stood on the siding.
While walking along in the darkness
he distinguished the form of a man
hiding between the cars, who at the
same moment made a vigorous lunge
toward him. The surprise was so com
plete that Mr. LeDuc did not notice
whether his assailant used his fi.-1 or
aimed a blow at him with some in
strument. He is sure, however, that,
whatever it was.it missed his head by
the narrowest possible maigin
In a moment Mr. LeDu., realized
that he was the victim of an attempt
ed liold-up and he instinctively took
to his heels. In speaking of the mat
ter yesterday he stated that lie thinks
he made the best time on record and
did not stop running until he reached
the D. L. & W. depot.
He feels confident that if the blow
aimed at him from between the cars
had been landed, he would have been
completely knocked out, after which
the rest would have been easy for the
highwaymen.
The four men about the crossing
evidently belonged to a gang, who were
looking for some one to rob, As Mr,
LeDuc came down the track they evid
ently distributed themselves as above
described.The fellow between the cars
was relied upon to surprise the man
passing aud to got the best of him,aft
er which the other highwaymen would
help to fiuish the job. The two men
on the crossing stood in the electrio
light anil Mr. LeDuc recalls that their
appearance suggested tramps or in
dividuals who would be capable of
robbery. The police Tuesdav were
on the lookout for men answering
their description, but the fellow s, fail
ing iu the holdup,evidently considered
it prudent to leave town immediately
AGED EXCH ANGE
RESIDENT DIES
William Butcher, an aged resident
of Exchange, this county, died Tues
day morning, aged 73 years. Mr.
Batcher had heeu iu ill health tor sev
eral years, but had heen seriously
j arrlicted ouly since Thanksgiving
| time. The cause of deal, was cancer
| of the stomach.
, Mr. Butcher came ro this oouuty
i from Geneva, New York, aV>out 12
years ago,and made his home w itti F.
P. Wertman,where he lias lived siuce
He was a member of the Turbotville
lodge of Odd Fellows and was also a
Free Mason.
The funeral will take place on Sat
, urdav morning, meeting at the home
of F. P. Wertman at 11 o'clock. Ser
vice will be conducted in the Episcop
al church at Exchange and inrcrnient
will be made iu the cemptery adjoin
ing.
GRONE BUILDING
TRANSFER RED
The members of Danville lodge No.
754, B. P. (). E., are now the happy
possessors of their own home. The
Qroue building Tuesday was formal
ly transferred to the lodge, tne price
paid beiug 112 13,500.
The property purchased is a most
desirable and a valuable one and it
will no doubt be a permanent, home
for the Elks. Iu addition to the splen
did structure fifty-two feet of ground
in the rear goes with the purchase.
The lodge is looking forward to cer
tain improvements in the future, whioh
will add still more to the value of the
I property.
MISS SUSAN RODEN
CALLED FROM EARTH
Miss Susan Koden, a well knowu
and highly esteemed lady of Danville,
departed this life at her home. Hem
i lock street, at 11 :lS : o'clock yesterday
j morning after au illness of nearly a
year.
The deceased was 34 years of age.
j Sho is survived by her mother, Mrs.
I Matthew Roden. one sister. Margaret
| (Mrs. John G. Hooley) of Newark, N.
,J. , and three brothers, John
of Reading, and Philip and Per
| Roden, of Danville,
i The funeral will be held on Fi y
i at 9 a. m.from St. Joseph's CM C
j church. Interment in St. J0.., n *
i cemetery.