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VOL. ",4—NO. 7
DR. IRVING 11. JENNINGS,
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ITEMS MEKD.
Many of the stories one hears on the
streets are very much exaggerated.
Boston's free employment bureau is
a useful institution. Last year it
found work and wages for 1C.707 ap
plicants.
After January 1,1909, non-British
vessels will not be permitted to carry
passengers or freight from one Cana
dian port to another. That is the new
order just issued by the governor-gen
eral.
If a bill now pending in the Domin
ion parliament at Ottawa becomes a
law, anybody in that jurisdiction sell
ing liquor to a railway employe on
duty will run the risk of a suoo fine
or a year in jail
Mexico has only a dozen or so modern
shoe factories and these are small.
The output of the largest is about 2,-
000 a day,while the next largest turns
out only 1,000 pairs a day.
Detroit has 1,800 saloons at present.
There has been an increase of 350 iu a
little over a year and the Free Press
thinks the time has come to call a
halt
The Chicago Record-Herald under
takes to discourage matrimony by sug
gesting that the girl who gets married
this leap year must be very beautiful
to escape suspicion.
A man who was arrested in New
York the other day complains that he
was compelled to pay $2 to have a
seven-word telegram sent —$1 for a
wax caudle to light his cell and 50
oeuts for a newspaper.
At the coming spring election in
Michigan fourteen counties will vote
ou the question of license or no li
cense under the local option law of
the State.
The machine shops of the Vesta
Coal company.near Coal Centre, Wash
ington county, were destroyed by fire
ou Sunday entailing a loss of fo,ooo.
Fire early ou Sunday morning prac
tically destroyed the Euclid Avenue
African Methodist Episcopal church
in Pittsburg, entailing a loss of $15,-
000.
Saturday night was the coldest on
record iu the history of the oil regiou
in and about Oil City,the temperature
ranging from 20 to 30 degrees below
zero.
P. J. Harkius, a restaurateur, of
South Bethlehem, while opeuiug oys
ters on Monday uncovered two pearls
which a jeweler valued at |!00.
William Swinehart was killed and
five miners uarrowly escaped being
killed by three runaway wagons at the
North Dakota colliery slope, Trevor
ton, Northumberland county.
While Mrs. John H. Noll, of Read
ing, was preparing a two-pound white
fish for frying she was surprised to
find in the inside of it another fish of
the same species six inches long.
Ou Monday a large barn on the farm
of Hugh Pnsev, at Pleasant Grove,
Chester county, was destroyed by fire
and while the fautilj and neighbors
cxertel themselves to save the horses
nud rattle, Joe Pusey, an S year-old
son, perished iu the flames. The char
red body was found after the fire and
is believed the lad started the fire.
Washing tonville Items.
Miss Annie Seidel returned to her
home at this place Saturday evening
after an extended visit with relatives
at Philadelphia.
Miss Maud Yerg returned yesterday
to her home at Solmylfir after a visit
at the home of her brother T, B. Yerg.
Charles Reeder, of Milton, spent
Sunday with friends at this place.
Rev. Roth and wife, of Turbotvi'le,
wero visitors to this place Monday
eveuing.
Cleaver Wagner,of Danville, visited
his father on Sunday, Strawberry
Ridge, r 112. d.
Mr. and Mrs. John Coleman,of near
Mooresburg, were guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. William Messersmith
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Herr, of Schuyl
er, were guests on Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Gibson, of this place.
Ruch—Ryan.
Charles Ruch, of Northumberland,
and Hester Ryan, of Danville, were
nuited in matrimony on January 2nd
at Northumberland Mr Ruch is the
Ron of H. Y. Ruch, of Northumber
land, whose coal dredges operate in
the river in this vicinity.
COOU AFTER
WAIER TAKERS
It is the sense of council that water
takers of the borough aro altogether
too slow iu paying their rent. At a
regular meeting Friday action was
taken, which it is thought will have
the effect of making people more
I prompt.
j Mr. Russell reported that tiie coiu
| mit tee on water had held a meeting,
| at which it recommended that bills be
| rendered to water takers and that iu
; all cases where payment is not made ,
| in ten days the water be ordered turu
| ed off.
Ou motion of Mr. Scliatz it was ord
ered that the recoiumeudacion of tiie !
| committee ou water be adopted ; that |
| the secretary proceed at ouce to make I
out the bills and that the superintend- !
ent of the water works present the i
J same iu person.
| Couuoil took action to afford better j
facilities for fighting fire on Welsh I
| bill. Ou motion it was decided that, j
a fotir-iuch pipe be laid from Upper
I Mulberry street to Chambers street.
Ou motion of Mr. Schatz six thou
; saud dollars insurance ou city hall,
| which expires the present month was ,
1 renewed in the same companies, rep- j
resented by local agents, W. H. Am- |
i merman and D. R. Williams.
Borough Electrician Newton Smith j
presented his report for January. 100,'o I
tons of coal at 12.75 per ton were con
i sumed. The plant was in operation j
103 hours and 15 minutes. The total j
; cost for the month was $411.88.
The cost of labor and materials for j
the foundation of the new electric i
1 light unit, according to the report, j
was 1943.61.
On motion of Mr. Russell it was
ordered that the committee on build
| ing visit the churches and school I
; buildings of the borough and deter- |
| mine whether iu all instances the
doors open outward as required by
law. No doubt some of the doors open 1
J both ways but as far as the school
buildings are concerned, Mr. Russell
: held, in the majority of instances the |
doors will be found to open inward
i ouly.
The following bills were approved 1
for payment:
WATER DEP'T.
Regular employes $166.00
| P. H. Foust 53.05 ;
! Labor on Streets 1.50 j
P. & R. Coal & Iron Co 202 85
j Friendship Fire Co 37.74
Will G. Brown 40
Standard Gas Co 3.23 !
Atlantic Refining Co 28.45
Joseph Lechner 17.57
, Danville F'dy. & Machine Co.. 2.39
BOROUGH DEP'T.
: Regular employes sl2" 50 ;
| Standard Gas Co 40
j Borough Auditors 6.00^
Leather Bound books 3.50;
People's Coal Yard 2.00
Labor and hauling 76.53 1
Labor in Light Dep't 133 50 ;
Silver Spring Quarry Co 89 12
! Welliver Hdw. Co 74.00 !
; J. H. Cole 89.02
i A. F. Hartman 82.40
Trumbower & Werkheiser 11.15 j
Q. Edward Roat 26.00 !
I Adams Express Co 45.00 !
Fred R. Miller 6.75 !
Montour County Democrat 50.00
I _ |
Funeral of Hayes Bedea.
The funeral o' James Hayes Bedea,
whose death occurred Saturday night,
was held at 1:80 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon from the residence of T. W.
Bedea. father of the deceased, East
b'ront street. Interment vas made iu j
! Odd fellows' cemetery. The services
1 were condnoted by the Rev. John
Sherman, pastor of the First Baptist j
church The pall bearers were : George 1
Bomboy, Charles F. Lewis, James
Joues, and George, Harry and Clark
; Bedea. the throe lattor being brothers
!of the deceased. The floral tributes ;
I were very beautiful.
The following persons from out of
town attended the funeral : Daniel W.
Bedea and Harry Bedea, of Shenan
doah; Mrs. R. G. Mitchell, of Pliila- !
delphia; Daniel Williams, William D.
Williams, Lewis Williams, Miss Hattie
Williams and Mrs. Mary Browaud, of
New Columbia.
| Sleighing Party From Danville.
Tiie following party from this city
■ enjoyed a sleighing party to the home j
lof Mr. and Mrs. Elias Williams, Val
ley towuhsip: Bertha Fausnaught, j
| Sara Deibert, Sara Elliott, Lois Ful j
ler, Lizzie Jenkins, Pearl Roat, Mae
Paugli, Mary Katv. Charlotte Shnltz,
| Carrie Hoar, Alar ion Smith, Mrs. i
Paugh, Fred Ateu, Charles Reinakei. j
Charles Kear, Ralph White, Charles ;
Elliott, George Kear, Harry Sidler,
Arthur Reese, William Jenkins, Wil- \
liam Rank, Kirt Delcamp. Also pres
ent were Mr and Mrs. Elias Williams. ,
j Mr. and Mrs Robert Cornellsou, Mr. ,
and Mrs. Robert Krtrnsworth, Percy j
Delsite Perry Delsite, Laura Farus- !
! worth, Selwyn Williams and William |
! Davis.
DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1908
con F
STANDS SECURE
The annual spring inspection of the
national guard, which took place in
this city ou Thursday night, lias for
the tiuie being focused attention ou
Company F, Twelfth Regiment, N.
G. P., of this city.
Oua fact is quite patent and that is
that the public of Danville feels a
keen interest in our military com
pany. This interest is revealed especi
ally by the solicitude always shown
for the outcome when annual inspec
tion takes place. The occasion Thurs
day night was no exception and the
citizous of Danville would, indeed ex
perience a keen disappointment should
the result fall below the standard and
the credit and the permanency of the
company be endangered. In connec
tion with the inspection a few things
have been ascertained and it is gratify
ing to state that the company stands
in no danger of being disbanded. The
bulk of 1110 membership of company
F is made up of faithful hard-work
ing fellows, careful of their appear
ance, diligent to learn and willing to
make what sacrifices may bo necessary
in order to build up tiie guard. Under
the most adverse circumstances,there
fore, such material is bound to ap
proximate good results when it conies
to inspection.
Attendance was the one respect in
which the company showed a defici
ency at the inspection Thursday nighr.
The members living jn Danville were
generally present, but the Columbia
county contingent was poorly repre
sented.
The territory on which a company
of the guard may draw for members
has fixed limits. In the case of com
pany F the field is a large one and ex
tends in one direction further than
Berwick, the only condition imposed
on the members being that they must
attend drills, and, what is practically
the same thing, attend inspections.
That so many of the out-of-town con
tingent Thursday night failed to ap
preciate the responsibility resting up
on them and did not appear at inspec
tion is, indeed, much to be regretted,
as it is a circumstance that can not
but militate to some extent against
the company's success.
Under the present laws the national
guard is a military organization that
ranks very high and a membership in
it, aside from the drill and discipline
afforded, oarries with it fine oppor
tunities for advancement. Indeed,
there is no reason why the different
companies should not be made up of
the very best young men to be found
in the State.
Undoubtedly a fine opportunity
opens up before company F. Danville
is in line for one of the imposing
armories being built by the State and
nothing but grim failure on the part
of the local company of the guard can
stand in the way of our obtaining an
armor" in the very near future. Con
ditions, however, out of which fail
ure can grow are not discernible in
the present situation. Captain Her
rington and the other commissioned
officers of oompany F are alive nnd
vigilant and it is believed that they
have a sufficient following in the rank
and file to keep the company up to the
required standards, when the armory
indue time will follow as the natural
sequence.
HOT BOX CAUSED
A SHUT DOWN
Owing to an accident at the light
plant the borough was obliged to
temporarily adopt the "moonlight
schedule" last night, although the
condition of the weather was such
that the moon was not very much in
evidence. The streets accordingly
were rather dark.
The accident occurred about 5 o'clock
yesterday morning and consisted in
the burning out of the babbitt metal
in the bearing of the generator. It
was necessary to shut down the plant
immediately. For the first thing yes
terday morning Electrical! Smith be
gan the work of putting new babbitt
metal on the bearing.
It was necessary to take the dynamo
apart and by last ever: ing the repairs
Wire not completed, although every
effort Imd been made to push the work
along.
Electrician Smith yesterday Ftatod
that he had hopes that all repairs
would be completed by tonight and
that the streets as usual would be
lighted up by the borough plant.
The burning out of tiie babbitt metal
ou tiie same bearing occurred twice
previously. It is regarded as a rather
unfortunate occurrence, as a hot box
is pretty sure to cause more or less
damace to the journal.
George S. Cook has been making old
fashioned willow baskets ill Reading
since 1873 in tiie same building iu
which his father started to make bask
ets iu 1854.
SCHOOL BOARD
JN SESSION
The school board held a regular
j meeting Mouday night. The volume of
i business on hand was not largo and
| the session was brief.
| A slate black board in Miss Guest's
| room, second ward school, was report
j oil brokeu and unfit for use. On mo
tion of Mr. Fischer the black board
! was ordered repaired.
| Mr. Heiss reported that the drain
pipe in the fourth ward school is in
j had repair and is apt to cause damage
|by freezing. On motion of Mr. Orth
j the matter was referred to the com
i niittee on building and repairs, it to
J take what action may be necessary,
j Mr. Oole raised the question wheth
! er or not it was necessary to continue
| the boiling of water for tho schools.
;Ho had learned, he said, that the
pupils in some of tho wards have in
great moasure discarded boiled water
[ and are drinking from the faucets.
The matter was discussed at length,
hut it was tho sense of the members
that the proper thing to do is to cou
' tinue boiling the water for the pres
ent.
! The following members were pres
| ent: Pursel, Orth, Barber, Swarts,
j Duma, Redding, Fish, Fishcer, Heiss
j and Oole.
I The following bills were approved
for payment: ,
Mrs. I. O. Everhart $2.00
| U. S. Express Co 90
I Thompson, Brown & Co 4.80
I Smith Premier Type Writer Co.. .80
! Joseph Leohner .35
! Sliver Burdette Co 2.49
\ Ginti & Oo 4.80
American Book Co 6.91
Peter A. Winters 1.20
: Mrs. Roundsley .. . . .. 3.60
I Adams Express Co 60
! Geo. W. Roat 5 00
Will G. Brown 50
| Standard Gas Co 7.65
Tube Works in Operation.
The Structural Tubing works start
ed up Monday morning, the rolling
j mill as well as the other departments
lof the plant being il" operation. The
full complement of hands are employ
-1 ed.
! At the Reading Iron works tho guide
and the bar mill, in addition to tho
i new puddle mill are in operation,
i These are the same departments that
! have been in operation during a cou
! pie of weeks past. The stove works is
making something like half time.
The outlook'during these dull times
of course, is not especially rosy at eith
er of the above plants. At the same
time it is gratifying to learn that none
of them foresee the necessity of an
actual shut down between the present
and spring, when a general revival is
j anticipated.
COURT MAY BE
CALLED OFF
From present indications it does not
seem unlikely that February court may
be called off this year. The matter at
present is under consideration with
the odds in favor of no court.
Last court adjourned on January
18th, while the date set for the con
vening of February court is the 24th
inst., or next Monday a week. There
is only a trifle of four weeks interven
ing between the two terms. In this
short period but little business could
accumulate, in a county as small as
Montour. Up to the present time there
is only one Commonwealth case on
hand. Should this defeaudant plead
guilty the case could be disposed of by
the court without the aid of the grand
jury.
Twice in the past, owing to small
volume of business ou hand, the trav
erse jurors drawn have been notified
not to appear at February court. The
grand jurors, however, convened and
passed upon such bills as were pre
sented, after which they inspected
the publio buildings. All the work
ou hand scarcely occupied them one
day.
Especial importance attaches to the
next term of court, as it is then that
the soldiers' monument proposition
will again come up before the grand
jury. In taking action on the petition
of "fifty or more" citizens presented
to the grand jury, at the last term of
court,that body recommended that the
sum of five thousand dollars be ex
pended by the county commissioners
for the building of a soldiers' monu
ment.
The law provides that the potition
must, be presented to two successive
grand juries. Naturally there is much
curiosity to know whether or not the
next grand inquest will aftirm the re
commendation of the previous grand
jury.
Should court be called off, during
next week the jurors will be notified
of the fact by Sheriff Williams.
The proprietor of one pear orchard
in Colorado sold his crop last year for
j $2,050 per acre.
ROBERT J. PEEC
APPOINTED TRUSTEE
Our townsman, Robert J. Pegg, has
been appointed a trustee of the hos
pital for the insane at this place vice
Henry M. Schoch, ifeocased.
Mr. Pegg was formally notified of
his appointment Tuesday morning.
While he highly appreciates the hon
or, yet he had made no effort to secure
the appointment and had not the re
motest idea 'hat his name was being
mentioned in connection with the
trusteeship. His surprise can ba im
agined, therefore, when the morning
mail brought him a communication
from Secretary of tho Commonwealth
Robert McAfee informing him that
Governor Stuart had appointed him
to bo a member of the board.
Later in tho day, pursuant to in
structions, Mr. Pegg took the requir
ed oath. Next iu order the commis
sion will ho icsued and will probably
arrive in a day or so.
Mr. Pegg is one of our best known
and most conscientious citizens and
the choice of Governor Stuart iu ap
pointing him to the trusteeship is un
iversally approved.
Class Room Huseum.
The school board of Danville is
about installing a class room museum,
made up of geographical collections,
which is being supplied to the schools
of Pennsylvania by the Philadelphia
Museum tinder :i State appropriation.
The matter has been before the local
school board for a long time and at
the regular meeting Monday night it
was practically agreed to secure one
of the collections and the committee
ou building and repairs was instruct
ed to wait upou the different builders
and ascertain the cost of suitable show
cases. But little more formality re
mains to be complied with than to
take the matter up with the local sen
ator or representative to obtain his en
dorsement.
The collections are distributed by
the Philadelphia Museums through
the State upon application by the pro
per school authorities, having the en
dorsement of the Stato senators or
representatives for their respective
districts. The distribution is free and
the only condition imposed is that the
schools provide suitable show cases.
Most people are familiar with the
classes of articles that make up the
collection. The vegetable, mineral
aud other products of the different
countries of the globe are produced to
aid in the teaching of geography,com
merce, and natural science.
Several schools of Montour county
are already supplied with class room
museums.
Foreigner does to Jail.
A foreigner with an unpronounce
able name, was arraigned before Just
ice of the Peace Oglesby Tnesday
morning charged with drunkenness
and disorderly conduct. The man was
an employe of the Reading Iron works
and is said to be a Russian. He is
known ou the list of employes as No.
61.
"No. 61" imbibed quite too freely
Mouday afternoon and went on a ram
page. He was arrested on two charges,
oue preferred by the mill authorities
aud the other by Joseph Yusack, an
other foreigner. When taken into cus
tody the man was not in a fit condi
tion for a hearing aud Chief Miuce
miyer placed him in the lock-up.
When arraigned before the justice
yesterday morning it was discovered
that the defendant didn't know a word
of English. seph Yusack. who was
present in tho role of prosecutor,agre
ed to act as interpreter and thus the
case proceeded.
The man arrested was quite willing
to settle, but uufortnnately his money
did not hold out. He liquidated the
costs iu the caso brought by Joseph
Yusack, but iu the other case brought
by the Heading Iron oompny he lack
ed the wherewithal ton ot the de
mands of justice. Iu default of fine
aud costs ho was committed to jail for
ten days.
WILL HOVE TO
NEW YORK STATE
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gulick, two of
Danville's well known older residents,
will in the near future move to Mid
dletown, New York, where they will
occupy a farm, which was recontly
purchased by their son-in-law, Edward
Hiler, of New York City.
Mr. Hiler's wife was formerly Miss
Stella Kckman.a teacher in the schools
of this city and still has a wide circle
of friends in Dauville. Mr, Hiler is
credit manager of the Botani Worsted
mills at Passaic, New Jersey, said to
be the largest plant of its kind in the
world,doing a business of over £8,000,-
000 annually. The place purchased by
Mr. Hiler is oue of the finest pieces of
farming land aloug the Hudson and
will be nsed by him as a summer
home,while Mr. aud Mrs. Gulick wil
make it their permaneut abode.
W. ISIARIZEL
FRACTURES LEG
William B, Startzel, of this city, a
salesman of the Grand Union Tea
company, met with a driving accident
yesterday, in which he sustained a
broken leg and narrowly escaped with
his life.
In serving his patrons throughout
the rural districts Mr. Startzel, as is
well-known, drives a two-horse cover
ed wagon. A week ago when the enow
fell he removed the wheels and sup
ported the wagon body on a set of bob
sleds.
Yesterday,accompanied by his niece,
Miss Nora Scidel.of Lancaster,he was
serving his trade in the vicinity of
Klinesgrove. The accident occurred
shortly after 3 o'clock as lie was driv
ing along about a mile this side of
Klinesgrovo. Besides a large quantity
of goods Mr. Startzel had fifteen bush
els of oats ou the sled, which lie had
purchased for the company's use.
Mr. Startzel w as sitting on the front
seat with his feet out on the shafts.
Miss Seidel was seated further back
snugly wrapped in a large shawl. The
horses were travelling slowly along
through the badly drifted roads, when
all of a sudden the runner ou one side
broke through ttie snow causing the
sled to upset. Before Mr. Start/.el
could recover himself he rolled out in
front falling under the wagon top.
Fortunately at the very moment of
the upset the horses stopped short.
But the man was in a most trying
position. His legs were tightly pin
ned under the wagou top, which lay
on its side. Ho was in a sitting pos
ture, with his back resting against the
hind legs of the near horse. As the
sled went over, the young lady fell
nlong with it and was pinned fast un
der the oats, while the combined
weight of all rested upon Mr. Startz
el's limbs pinned fast under the wag
on tOJ).
Miss Seidel after a great deal of
difficulty succeeded in extricating ner
self and iD crawling out of the over
turned wagou. She tried her best to
release l.er uncle but was obliged to
abandon the effort.
By this time nearly half an hour had
elapsed, Mr. Startzel meanwhile ly
ing in the snow suffering the most ex-
I cruciating pain and in such a positiou
that the slightest movement of the
horses would no doubt have resulted in
death. That he escaped the most shock
ing injuries at least is clearly due to
the fact that the horses were quiet and
obedient to their master's voice.
Finallv, when at least half an hour
had elapsed, Joseph Campbell, the
former well-known dairyman, happen
ed to pass that way. By mustering all
his strength he was ablo to lift the
wagon top slightly,so that Mr Startz
el was able to withdraw his limbs.
Thus lie was released from hi> trying
and dangerous positiou.
The man at once discovered that his
left leg was broken, the fracture oc
curring about midway between the
knee and ankle.
Mr. Campbell summoned several
other men, with the assistance of
whom the sled was placed right side
up. Notwithstanding his injury Mr.
Startzel f6lt equal to the task of driv
ing the sled to Danville, accompanied
by his niece. Thus the return trip of
some five miles was msde, the injured
man all the way suffering most in
tensely from his fracture.
Arriving at his home iu this city
the broken bone was set by Dr. Curry.
Later he was resting quite easily and
was able to explain the details of his
thrilling experience. He will be con
fined to his residence a month or six
weeks. Meanwhile the Grand Union
Tea company lias made arrangements
to take care of his trade.
DEATH OF
SILAS WELLIVER
Silas Welliver a well known and
aged resident of Madison township,
Columbia county, near JTerseytowu,
died Saturday,aged 86 years, 3 months
and 11 days.
The deceased was a life long resident
of Madison township, having been j
born and raised on the farm where he
died. The deeeasedjwas a widower,
his wife having proceeded him to the
grave 41 years ago. A daughter, Mis.
Wilson Derr, died but a few weeks
ago. He is survived by two sons Miles
and Robert, both of Madison town
ship.
The funeral took place Tuesday,
Rev. H. C. Muuro. D. D., of White
Hall officiating. The pallbearers were
W. E. Johnson, of Harrisburg E. F
Johnson, of Eyersgrove; Calvin De-
Mott and Charles Fruit, af Millville;
Wilson Derr and Elroy DeMott, of
Jersey town. Interment was made at
Jerseytown.
The Rochester Herald surmises that
when the Democrats reach Denver to
hold their convention they will find
Mr. Bryan sitting on the steps of the
convention hall.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
■OH FACES
1 PROBLEM
A pubile thoroughfare of this city
feems to have gone astray. The bor
ough council has instituted a search
but at last accounts bad not succeeded
iu locating it. The road in question
is supposed to lie between Welsh hill
and Sidler hill. It first came into
prominence during court last fali,
when the constable of the fourth ward
''returned" the road, charging the
borough 1 council with neglect. The
conrt refer ed the matter to the dis
trict attorney, who notified the bor
ough authorities
At the January term of court the
constable of the fourth ward again re
turned the road as still in a bad con
dition. The constable's report was
supplemented l>y a petition signed by
a number of citizens addressed to the
court describing the condition of the
street and begging for reliei.
In view of all the facts the court
directed the district attorney to send
up a bill of indictment, but later re
considered the matter and gave the
borough authorities time until Feb
ruary term to make the necessary re
pairs.
The matter was fully discussed by
the borough council at its last meet
ing, when it developed that a rather
odd stato of affairs exists. It was not
denied that the district attorney notifi
ed council when the road was first re
turned to court.
Pursuant to the action of council
the committee on streets and bridges
took up the matter of repairs, but when
it visited the spot it was unable
to find any street. Instead, between
Welsh hill and Sidler hill lay a wide
expanse of common and over this peo
ple who had business in that section
wore driviog in a sort of a go-as-you
please way,each selecting a route that
seemed to him the easiest. There were
accordingly several different roads
worn over the common,but nothing to
indicate which, if any, of them was
the original road.
AS a result no action was taken in
the matter and at the close of last ses
sion of court,council was rudely awak
ened by the district attorney who in
formed it of the pending indictment.
It was the latter phase of the question
that was under consideration at the
last meeting of council.
The members do not see how they
can be held under the circumstances.
First they ask to have pointed out to
I them which of the different roads, in
need of repairs,belongs to the borough.
( Nevertheless, it was realized by coun-
I cil that action of some sort is neces
sary and the whole matter was placed
in the bauds of the committee on
streets and bridges, it to make a full
investigation.
Unfortunately the borough is not in
possession of a map of the town. So
that while originally,uo doubt,a well
defined road lay between Welsh hill
and Sidler hill, for the good repair of
which the borough was responsible,
yet at the present time for the reasons
above stated it might be practically
impossible to locate the road.
Meanwhile, the citizens demand a
better road between Welsh hill and Sid
ler hill. In any way that we choose
to regard it council is confronted with
a problem.
WILL CELEBRATE
40TH ANNIVERSARY
Beaver lodge, No. 132, Knights of
Pythias, is planning for the elaborate
celebration of its 40th anniversary
which w ill take place cn Washington's
birthday at 7:30 o'clock in the even
ing.
A fine turkey banquet to be served
in the K. of P. rooms is to be one of
the features of the evening. The in
vitations are being issued today. Also
a fine program of music and addresses
has been arranged. The speaker of the
evening will be Hon. James Watkins,
grand vice chancellor of the grand
lodge of K. of P., Pennsylvania.
3 Tho committee iu charge of tlie af
fair is composed of W. T. Speiser, D.
J. Reese, John Richards, Harry Sannd
er>, Wesley Hollobaugh, Evan Thom-
McArran and David Evans.
"SHORE ACRES"
PLEASED BIG HOUSE
■The Shubert production of '"Shore
Acres" at the opera house last even
ing'was a rare treat The play was
elaborately staged iu true Shubert
style. The cast, with the well known
actor Digby Bell, at the head, was
most capable.
The play itself is one which the pub
lic never tires of witnessing. One < 112
the features was the "Shore Aci. •
children, Masters Charles Shear
Nevius Goodwin, Helen Chief
Gladys Egan, the little ones t
their parts in just as good fonu i.«
their elders and adding an air of „de
lightlto the play.