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Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines
a Specialty
ITERS CONDENSED.
Chris Deibbel and J. Wilkinson, of
Sharon,have been fouud guilty of sell
ing oleomargarine that had been col
ored. This is the second time that
Diebel has been convicted.
Iu one year six cows belonging to
John Keeu, of Warwick, Chester coun
ty, produced seventeen tons and 570
pounds of milk, or an average of over
s,76oJpouuds, or 720 gallons each.
John S. Weaver, of Kiuzer, Lancast
er county, an expert in the culture of
tobacco seed.has recoived an order for
broad leaf seed from Pricrne Havajo
Rao 111, of Baruda, India.
The Reading Coal company while
opening a new drift at Ellaugowau
colliery, near Shenandoah, ou Satur
day, struck the Mammoth vein twen
ty-five feet from the surface.
Four of the six policemen in Phoe
nixville are more than six feet in
height and each of the "big four" has
become a popular favorite becanse of
some act of heroism.
John Welles Hollenbach, a wealthy
resident of Wilkes-Barre, on Saturday
added twenty-seven acres to his pre
vious gift of over seventy acres of
land,to be used for park purposes,giv
ing the city a park of over one hun
dred acres.
Mr. and Mrs. William Gillingham.
of Beaver_Falls,celebrated their twen
ty-fifth wedding anniversary last
Thursday night. They have seventeen
children, all atjhome, andjnone marri
ed. Mrs. Gillingham was of
age at her marriage.
Frank Movey, of Monongahela, on
Friday night received a Black Hand
letter demanding SSOO. A year ago he
received a similar letter demanding
SIOO and he did as demanded through
fear, but this time he turned the let
ter over to the police.
E. S. Feuner, of Franklin, who was
a Civil war veteran, on Saturday re
ceived a check from the war depart
ment for $3.78 with a note explaining
that it was due him sinceJNovember,
1861, his pay for that month for some
reason having been amount.
The Boyertowu relief committee, at
a meeting on Saturday,decided to dis
tribute a balance of $9,900 yet in their
hauds among the fifty-six orphans left
by the opera In,use disaster ou January
13 The money will be paid to the
guardians or care takers of the orph
ans, who must be reliable persons.
Reading soup houses have been clos
ed after having supplied 30,000 meals
free to needy persons during the just
winter.
Harry Hadager and John Jordan,
coke workers, were run down by an
express train and killed at a crossing
at Scottdale on Sunday.
Dedicatory services were held in five
new church edifices in Pittsburg on
Sunday and ground was broken for an
other.
In compliance with a general clos
ing order issued by Mayor Guthrie
many ice cream parlors and cigar
stores were closed in Pittsburg on Sun
day.
The trolley road extending from
Philadelphia to Doylestowu has mado
arrangements to hereafter carry milk
regularly from points along its line to
Philadelphia.
While attempting to cross Oi! creek
at Mystic park, Venango couutv, on
Sunday afternoon iu a canoe, Joseph
D.mohue, aged 23 years, was drowned
in sight of several friends.
A rooster belonging to W, T. Wil
son, of Washington, hns taken charge
of a brood of little chicks that were
abandoned by their mother hen. Ev
ery evening he takes them under his
wings for the night.
A new coal breaker is in course of
erection at JeausviJle, near Ilazleton,
to be completed by fall, which will
have a capacity of 3.000 tons of coal a
day. It will be one|of the largest in
the anthracite region.
While Charles Leebove.aged 6 year.s
was with other boys watching a game
ol base ball at Chauncey street and
Bedford avenue, Pittsburg, on Satur
day afternoon, a foul ball struck him
on the head.causing concussion of the
brain, from which he died on Sunday
afternoon.
Fire destroyed the barn on the prop
erty of Mrs. Daniel Meilville, near
Upper Darley, Delaware county, on
Saturday night. Ten wacons were
burned and four valuable horses per
ished in the flames. The origin of the
tire is not known.
E.«. SHUT
IB 111111
The contract for painting the iron
bridge over Mahoning creek on Centre
street was awarded to E. H. Sainsbury
at a regular meeting of the borough
council Friday night.
By 7 :30 o'clock, the time set. only
two bids had been presented to council
for painting the bridge; one of these
was by Mr Sainsbury and the other by
Benjamin Cook. Both bids were for
twenty-five dollars, the specifications
calling for two coats of Dixon's silica
graphite paint.
Owing to the similarity of bids coun
cil faced a sort of dilemma in award
ing the contract. Finally, it was de
cided to leave it to a vote of the mem
bers.
Mr. Pinnigau moved that the eon
tract be awarded to Mr. Sainsbury at.
$25. Mr. Russell seconded the motion,
which on being put to a vote carried
without auy opposition. The contract
was accordingly declared awarded to
Mr. Sainsbury.
On motion of Mr. Angle it was ord
ered that the report of the committee
ou streets and bridges be accepted with
reference to the bridge over the creek
below town to be used in connection
with the filling up on West Mahoning
street. On motion the committee was
instructed by council to have the pro
posed bridge erected.
On motion the street commissioner
was ordered to repair the crossing on
East Front street at the residence of
Herbert Myerly.
The secretary reported that no word
has as yet been received from Dr.
Dixon relative to the sewer extension
on West Mahoning street-. The secre
tary stated that it is a matter of doubt
under the circumstances whether the
desired permission to sewer the street
can be obtained.
On motion it was ordered that anew
line fence be erected at the Continent
al engine house.
The committee on fire reported that
the plate glass in the door of the
Washington hose house, accidentally
broken, is being repaired.
The following members were pres
ent : Scliatz, Cleaver, Pnrsel, Fiunig
an, Jones, Everhart, Mover, Russell,
Deutsoh, Marshall, Angle and Connol
ley.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEP'T.
Regular employes.. ... ... ... $127.50
Joseph Lechner . 10.45
Washington Fire Co .90
U. S. Express Co 2.55
Jaines Gibson.... 18.00
Atlantic Refining Co 9.66
Danville F'd'y & Machine Co 631.29
F. P. Startzel 23.00
A. H. Grone 21.23
Standard Gas Co .25
Labor and hauling 104.47
D. L. & W. R. li. Co 16 26
WATER DEP'T.
Regular employes 166.00
Labor on streets . 126.80
American Car and F'd'y. Co 223.21
Haines, Jones & Cadbury Co 27.06
Joseph Lechner . 16.45
Friendship Fire Co 19.08
Danville F'd'y. & Machine Co 8.45
P. H. Foust 76.50
WILL EXTEND
LINE TO MUNCY
Tie People's Ideal Telephone com
pany, which at present maintains a
liue between Danville and Watson
town, and iucludes in its system
Strawberry Ridge, Exchange and oth
er important points in Montour coun
ty, is taking another big stride forward
anil is about bridging the gap between
Exchange and Muncy, a distance of
sixteen miles.
Associate Judge L. W. Welliver,who
is one ol the prime movers, last week
liiiuseif sold thirty shares of -;tock,
amounting to SI,BOO, for the extension
which insures the building of the line
between Exchange and Muncy.
Ou Friday the uew extension was
staked off, and the intention is to pro
ceed with the building immediately.
When the new line is completed the
People's Ideal Telephone company will
have five hundred subscribers. From
any part of rhe system there will then
be a continuous liue to Muncy, which
will bo esteemed as a marked conveni
ence by the subscribers.
HAN DIED
FROn EXPOSURE
WILLIAMS PORT, Pa., May 6.
The body of Patrick Moriarity, of
Morris Run, who, with John Dunlap,
of the same place, had gone trout fish
ing last Friday, was found iu the
woods four miles from Ralston,today,
by a party of searchers. He had evid
ently bocome lost in Friday after
noon's blizzard and died from ex
posure.
Dunlap was found unconscious yes
i teriiay afternoon by a party of fisher
. men from Canton along Rock run at a
, point ten miles from where Moriar-
I ity's body was found. He will recover.
DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY. MAY 7, 1908
i! US!
FOE HI con
The list of civil cases down for trial
at the next term of court contains sev
eral very important actions in trespass,
the outcome of which will.be watched
with a good deal of interets. Whether
the civil cases will all be tried or not
at the next term will depend upon how
much time is consumed by the Diet
rich trial.
There seems to be little doubt but
that an application will be made for a
change of venae, although action in
the matter may not be taken by the
defendant until the first day of court,
May 25th. Should the change of venue
be refused the Dietrich trial will prob
ably leave little time for the trial of
civil suits and the most of them may
be continued.
Following is the civil list:
Horace N. Baker, vs. Borough of
Danville. Trespass. Hinckley for
plaintiff and E. S. Gearhart for de
fendant.
Myrtle Dugan, child, and Howard
Dugan, father, vs the Pennsylvania
Railroad company. Trespass. E. S.
Gearhart for plaintiff; Grier and
Hinckley for defendant.
Sophia G. Eckman vs. Lehigh and
Wilkes-Barre Coal company. Trespass.
E. S. Gearhart, Hinckley and Mensch
for plaintiff and Wolverton and Her
ring for defendant.
Sophia G. Eckman vs. The Cross
Creek Coal company. Trespass. E.
S. Gearhart, Hinckley and West for
plaiutiff and Wolverton and Herring
for defendant.
Daniel Mowry, Exr., of Mary E.
Case, dec'd., vs. William Mowry. Ap
peal. Howel! for plaintiff and Hinck
ley for defendant.
Cameron Shultz. vs. Mary A. Cross
ley and John F. Crossley. Replevin.
Eisner for plaintiff and E. S Gearhart
for defense.
MR. HILL'S HORSE
DEVELOPS RABIES
The horse belonging to George Hill
of White Hall, which was bitten by
Frank Weigerman's dog iu this city
on September sth last,developed symp
toms of rabies last week aud was shot.
The head was sent to the live stock
sanitary board for examination.
Mr. Hill's horse was bitteu at the
same time that Moses Bond's horse,
which developed rabies, was bitten.
Mr. Hill's horse was standing in front
of the warehouse of the Welliver Hard
ware company,while Mr. Bond's team
was backed up at the station platform
when Weigerman's dog came along.
The latter horse, it will be recalled,
became very violent as the disease de
veloped. Veterinarian Reed diaguosed
the case as rabies and the horse was
shot.
Mr. Hill's horse was closely watch
ed. It was thought, however, after
the expiration of several months, that
danger was probably past. About Wed
nesday of last week the horse became
ill aud revealed symptoms tiiat were
by no means reassuring.
Dr. Reed was called, who observed
the case closely and finally, on Satur
day, became convinced that the horse
had hydrophobia. The horse was shot
by Dr. Reed, who brought the head
into town, later sending it to the live
stock sanitary board for a microscopic
inspection.
The fact that Mr. Hill's horse de
veloped rabies would prove bevoud a
doubt that Mr. Bond's horse, bitten at
the same time and by the same dog,
was similarly afflicted.
Mr Hill feds his loss very keenly,
as the horse bitteu, was quite a pit,
trained for family driving
F <E> I.REIRE CSAZAKAK,
8 ' s
• arc smeißw mbmtc :*jj>saKa;
Mrs. Cyrus Clapp, of Binghamton,
Now York, arrived Tuesday for a visit
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Arthur H. Woolley, West Market
street.
Jacob Fischer left yesterday for
Ambridge, where he was summoned
on account of the death of his brother,
Charles Frank.
James D. Magill has returued from
a trip to Philadelphia.
gMrs. Ralph Foulke, of Johnstown,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. S M.
Trumbower, East] Market street.
Mr. and Mr. O. W. Ruckle, are vis
iting the latter's parents, Mr. aud
Mrs. P. H. Shimiau, Catawissa.
Mrs. E. J. Klove returned to Ames,
lowa, yesterday after an extended vis
it with her sister, Mrs. A. 11. Grone,
Mill street.
Mr. aud Mrs. Harvey Longenberger
and Miss Clara Longenberger returned
yesterday afternoon from a visit with
friends in Harrisburg.
Shipments of coal in boats down the
j Ohio river from Pittsburg amounted
to 1,344,000 bushels the past two days.
A HI
IN
The first time in Montour county or
possibly in this section "of the state
that imprisonment was inflicted as a
punishment for neglecting to send a
child to sohool occurred in this city
yesterday, when Harry Motteru in de
fault of paying fino and costs in the
case was committed to tho county pris
on for two days.
Motteru was arraigned before Just
ice of the Peace W. V. Oglesby Thurs
day afternoon, charged with neglect
ing to send his little daughter to
school the required 75 per cent of the
time. ' The tacts were established to
the satisfaction of the Justica, who
imposed the usual fine, which, togeth
er with the costs, amounted to $4.75.
The defendant took exception to the
proceedings and lie was given five days
in which to appeal. The five days ex
pired Monday and Motteru had not
taken out an appeal.
The man was accordingly brought up
before the justice and reminded that
nothing remained for him but to pay
the fine and costs. In emphatic terms
lie refused to pay up and declared that
lie would goto jail first.
Seeing that he was in earnest in his
refusal to pay, the justice decided to
take him at his word and proceeded
to write out a commitment. In such
cases the act of assembly provides two
days imprisonment for the first of
fense ; five days for the second offense,
while for the third offense the defend
ant is to be bound over to court.
This being the first offense Mottern
was given two days in prison to date
from 8 :30 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Truant Officer Young, who had the
case in charge, conducted the man to
the county prison.
The school authorities are determin
ed that the law must be upheld.
ROBBERS HAKE
A RICH HAUL
While Mr. and Mrs. John Kern, Lo
wer Mulberry street, were absent from
home Sunday evening thieves took pos
session of the'premisus and stole some
sixty dollars wortli of silverware, jew
elry, &o.
The robbery was one of the boldest
on record. Mr. and Mrs. Kern left the
house at |about 7 :4i") o'clock. Before
leaving they were careful as usual to
see to it that the doors were locked
and the houße was secure against in
truders. When they returned home,
about 9:30 o'clock, they were amazed
to discover that they had been robbed.
Every drawer upstairs and down
stairs had been opened and its contents
turned topsy turvey. The mattresses
on the beds [were turned over; even
the pillow cases were turned inside
out, revealing how diligently the
thieves had prosecuted their search for
money.
Mr. and Mrs. Kern soon discovered
that the thieves had made a heavy
haul. Among the articles stolen were
the following : silver plated tea set,
gold-lined; diamond studded locket
witli chain, gold; lady's long gold
nock chain; lady's pocket book, chain
1 handle; beaded necklace; 4 gold rings;
Ainericau bull dog revolver, 32; a raz
or.
An examination of the premises
I showed that the thieves had gained
! entrance through a rear cellar door,
which happened to he the oue weak
point about the premises. The door,
which was fastened on the inside.con
tained ii hole, through which the
thieves inserted a stick and raised tho
latch.
It was nearly 11 o'clock before the
police were notified. The two officers
immediately got busy and worked on
the job practically all night. They
failed, however, to obtain n clew and
there is little probability that any ar
rests will be made.
Many persons incline to the viow
| that the robbery was committed by
tramps
DEATH OF MRS.
CATHERINE McDONALD
Mrs. Catherine McDonald, widow of
Michael McDonald, departed this life
at her home, No. 21 Laurel street, at
1 o'clock a. m.yesterday. Death fol
lowed a stroke of paralysis sustained
three weeks ago.
The deceased was 68 years of age and
is survived by one son. William Mc-
Donald, and three daughters, Mrs.
Patrick MeKenna, Mrs. James Cole
man and Miss Rose McDonald, all of
this city.
Mrs. McDonald was born in Ireland,
but spent the greater part of her life
| in this country.
The funeral will take place from St.
Joseph's Catholic church at 9a. m.on
| Friday. Interment in St. Joseph's
cemetery.
Julius Wilman, of Bangor, North
ampton county, died on Monday of
paralysis, just as he got news that he
was made heir to a fortune of |7,000
left by a relative in Germany.
DEAD 811 Ml
11MP 111
The dead body of a man was found
in the river at Kipp's run Sunday
afternoon. The remains were generally
believed to be those of a victim of the '
Mifflinville bridge accident, although
decomposition is so far advanced as to
make identification difficult.
The body was found by Peter Bulla
i and his son, Walter Bulla of Blooms-
I bnrg, basket makers, who are camping
along the river, gathering willow
twigs. The body was lying about
j thirty feet from the shore, lodged
among some bushes just opposite the j
farm of J. C. Richart estate. Decom
position has so far advanced that the
bones of the hands are exposed.
After the body was discovered, Wal
ter Bulla came up to South Danville
for the purpose of notifying Justice of
the Peace E. W. Young. Justice
Young in turn notified Coroner Dreh
'er of Shamckin. An inquest will be
held.
The remains were taken in charge
by Undertaker Doster who removed
i the body to his establishment Sun
i day evening.
The body found is that of a man ap
parently 45 years of age and 5 feet, 8
inches tall; sandy hair and moustache.
He wore a dark suit of clothes and
was dressed for cold weather. A red
striped shirt covered a heavy suit of
I underclothing. A blue polka dot hand
kerchief was tied about his neck. He
wore gum boots, one of which was
1 missing.
I Superintendent Lutton of the York
Bridge company, accompanied by Geo.
! D. Faux, father of the missing bridge
victim, came down to Danville from
Mifflinville Monday morning and
[ viewed the body at Doster's undertak
-1 iug establishment. They were positive
that the remains were not those of
Faux, nor of any one of the other
bridge victims whose bodies have uot
as yet been recovered. Of the seven
meu who were swallowed up by the
river when the bridge collapsed three
are still missing.
E. W. Young, acting coroner, im
panelled a'jury Sunday evening, con
sisting of the following men : William
Kimbel, R. B. Bird, S. H. Shultz,
Lafayette Sechler, William Welliver
and M. L. Richart. The jurors view
ed the body, after which it was re
moved to the uudertaker's establish
ment in this city.
It was learned Moudav that a body
waß Been floating in the river by train
men Saturday between Nescopeck and
Danville. The body was observed at
different points by a couple of different
crews. It is not at all unlikely that
the body found at Kipp's run was the
oue seen by the railroaders.
On March 20th Burgess Rogers re
' ceived a communication from Justice
'of the Peace Phillip Walters of Ply
mouth, asking for information con
cerning Abram W. Jones of that place,
who disappeared from home on March
15. The description given by Justice
Phillips in a general way applied to
the man found in the river at Kipp's
ruu.
The justice of the peace was called
up by telephone and in response the
Rev. Mr. Griflith of Plymouth came
down to this city on the 4:33 D. L. &
W. train Monday afternoon. After
viewing the boly he was inclined to
believe that it is that of the Ply
mouth man, with whom he was well
acquainted. Owing to the fact that
decomposition has so far advanced the
clothing has to be relied upon mainly
as a means of ide .tification. Accord
ingly Mr Griflith was provided with
a sample of each garment found on the
dead man which he took home with
him and showed to Mrs. Jones.
Tuesday morning William A. Phil
lips of Plymouth arrived in this city
on the 9 :10 D. L. & W. train for the
purpose of makiug a further ex wuiua
tion of the body. The result of his
visit was to clearly establish the id
entity of the drowned man as Abram
W. Jones of Plymouth.
Mr. Phillips said that the samples
of clothing shown to Mrs. Jones were
clearly identified by her as the materi
al of which her husband's garments
were made. It only remained to find
tho traces of sevoral well-known marks
upou tho body to complete the identi
fication. Traces of these marks, not
withstanding decomposition, were
easily found by Mr. Phillips on his
visit Tuesday morning. There was
no longer any doubt that the body was
that of Abram W, Jones and arrange
ments were at once made to have it
shipped to Plymouth.
The drowned man was fifty-five
years of age and is survived by his
widow and two sons, one of which is
a half-grown boy and resides at home;
the elder son lhes in New York State.
Tiie deceased was a native of Wales,
but has lived in Plymouth for many
years. Formerly he was a miner but
I for some time preceding his death he
; worked on the streets.
On the evening of March 15th, which
1 was Sunday, Mrs. Jones and the son
Continued on 4th Page.
DECREE USED
61 SUPREME COURT
The supreme court Monday handed i
down a decision in the case of the D. !
L. & W. railroad company vs, the
Danville ana Bloomsburg Street Rail
way company reversing the decree
made by .>udge Evans last November,
in which the preliminary injucntion
was dissolved and the Danville and
Bloomsburg Street Railway company
was grauted the rigiit to cross the D.
L. & W. tracks oil Mill street at
grade. This decisiou of the supreme t
oourt is of absorbing interest to the
people of Danville,as it will no doubt
bring to a close a judicial contest that
has beon on foot for nearly four years
and sounds the death knell to hopes so
fondly cherished that before long the
trolley cars would be able to cross the
D. L. & W. track at grade and would
proceed up Mill street.
The history of this case, which was
hard fought from the start.reveals the
determination of the D. L. & W. Rail
road company not to permit the cross- I
ing of its tracks at grade in any case |
where it can possibly be prevented.
The decision of the supreme court in
the premises makes the attitude of that ]
body very clear, reaffirming the posi
tion it has formerly taken, which is
antagonistic to grade crossings. The
people of Danville had hoped that the
present case might prove an exception
—that the reasons adduced why an
overhead crossing on Mill street would
be impracticable both to construct and
operate would weigh in favor of a
grade crossing, but as shown by the
decision rendered the supreme court
judges took an opposite view
The defendant street railway was
incorporated in 1903. The year follow
ing it constructed its line between this
j city and Bloomsburg. On September
23, 1904, the Danville and Bloomsburg
, Street Railway company attempted to
; cross the D. L. &W. track on Mill
street,and succeeded in placing a frog
i in position, which still remains iu the
| roadbed.
j On September 23, 1904, the plaintitt
presented a bill to the court asking
for nu injunction temporary until
hearing and permanent thereafter en
| joining the defendaut street railway
j company from crossing plaiutiff's rail
road at grade on Mill street. A temp
j orary injunction was granted and at
the same time the usual rule to show
| cause why the injunction should not
i ha dissolved was grauted,fixing a hear
-1 ing for September 30, 1904.
j After the hearing the court dissolv
ed the injunction on the ground that
the operation of an overhead crossing
would bo attended with more danger
than the operation of a grade crossing.
' The court at the same time decreed a
1 grade crossing. From that decree ap
-1 peal was taken The case was iarer
brought back to the lower court.
The deoree made by Judge Evaus
last November dissolving the injunc
tion aud granting the Danville and
Bloomsburg Street Railway company
the right to cross the D. L. & VP.
tracks on Mill street at grade was bas
ed ou the testimony taken on the hear
ing of the rule to dissolve the prelim
inary injunction. Couusel for the
parties had agreed that the court
should dispose of the case as if the
preliminary injunction had been con
tinued until final hearing and the testi
mony had been taken oil final hearing.
The cost is placed upon the appellee
or the Dauville aud Bloomsburg Street
Railway oompany, by the supreme
court decision.
HOSPITAL LAWN
15 BEAUTIFUL
Notwithstanding tho prevalence of
unfavorable weather the hospital
grounds present an unusually flue ap
pearance. Contrasted with the sur
roundiug fields,ou which less care has
been lavished, they blossom forth as a
perfect paradise of beauty.
The undulating grounds lend a pict
uresque beauty to the deep green of
the lawn and the rich colors of buds
and blossoms.
Among the trees that adorn the
grounds are two varieties that are
especially beautiful at this seasou.
One of tiiese is the Judas tree, with
rose-oolored flowers haiiging|in clusters
among its branches: the other is the
Pyrus Japouica, a tree which is re
splendent with a foliage of deep pink
flowers. Scattered throughout the
grounds are a number of eaoh of the
abovo kinds of trees. They contribute
wonderfully to the general effect.
A Plea
A plea for our is
fitly made by the Towanda Daily Re
-1 view in these words: "Protect the
birds aud their nests. Without them
much vegetation would be destroyed
! by insects that the birds feed upon.
Make a house for the little wren near
j your garden and he will surprise you
with his busy protection of your veg
etables "
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
CHARLES WOODS
PASSES H
Charles Woods, a leading citizen of
Danville, departed ;this life about 8
o'clock yesterday morning, after a ling
ering illness.
The news of Mr. Wood's death will
be received with universal regret. It
was not
breakdown. The beginning of his de
cline dates from some four years
ago, although helwas critically ill and
confined to liis bed for less then two
weeks prior to'his'demise.
Charles Woods' years of age
and was born in the Woods homestead,
Mill street, where he died. He was the
son of Thomas Woods, who founded
the shoe business in Danville in 18-10.
The deceased when a young man en
tered the drug store of Dr. Bickley,
now occupied D. Magill, where
he took up; the study of pharmacy.
After serving the prescribed time with
Dr. Bickley he took a course in the
College ofjPharmacy in Philadelphia.
On graduating from the latter institu
tion lie entered a large'drug store in
Philadelphia, in which he held a clerk
ship for several years.
While he was in] Philadelphia the
war broke out and in 1861 he enlisted
in the 193 rd regiment, Pennsylvania
volunteers. He was assigned to the
company of which the late Col. C. W.
Eckmau was captain and where he had
as a comrade D. R. Eckman and oth
ers of our town. After some nine
months, during which he served as
hospital steward, he was derailed to
the general hospital. From the date
of his lirst enlistment he remained in
the army until the close of the war.
He served his country faithfully
during his long enlistment. Following
the war he never lost his interest in
matters pertaining to the great con
flict. He was a member of the Union
Veteran Legion and of the G. A. R.
At the close of the war Mr. Woods
in partnership with another gentle
man opened a drug store in Hampton,
Ya. He a few years and
returned to Danville. Soon after re
turning he entered the employment of
French, Richards & Co., wholesale
druggists of Philadelphia as traveling
salesman, with whom he remained for
over thirty years.
The deceased was a widower, his
wife departing this life thirty-three
years ago. He is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Crewitt aud two brothers, Aug
ustus and Thomas Woods, all of this
city.
He was a member of St. Paul's M.
E. church. He was an intelligent, well
informed man, of dignified, courteous
manners, of bind disposition, always
regardful of the rights and feelings of
others. He hail many friends.
The funeral will be 'Jield at 2:30
o'clock, Friday afternoon from the
family residence, Mill street. Inter
ment in Odd Fellows' cemetery.
WILL RUN CAR
ON HILL STREET
From what can be learned it seems
that in*a time the Danville
and Snnbury Transit company may iuu
its car up and down Mill street con
necting with the Danville and Blooms
burg cars, which stop at the corner of
Mill aud Lower Mulberry streets just
north of the D. L. & W. crossing.
The Danville and Suubury Transit
company held a meeting iu this city
on Tuesday. Officers were elected for
the ensuing year as follows: Presi
dent, Simon Krebs: secretary and trea
surer, C. P. Hancock.
Directors were elected as follows:
Charles F. Uhl, Jr., George J. Krebs,
Louis T. Krebs and John Snyder. The
above gentlemen are all of Somerset
with the exception of Louis T. Krebs,
whoso home is at Morgautowu, Ya.
A. 11. Woolley was elected general
manager.
During an interview with C. P.
Hancock yesterday afternoon it was
learned that an agieemeut exists be
tween the Danville and Sunbury Tran
sit company and the Danville and
Bloomsburg Street Railway company,
whereby, should the latter company
fail to secure the right to cross the D.
L. &W. tracks at grade, the former
company by assuming one-half the to
tal costs of construction will become
joint owner with the Danville and
of the section of
track between the Montour house Con
ner and the D. L. & W. crossing.
Mr. Hancock states that in view of
the recent decision of the supreme
court affecting the crossing, under the
agreement nothing now remains for
the Danville] and Sunbury Transit
company but to pay over one-half of
the cost of constructing the line be
tween the Montour house aud the D.
L. & W. crossing and to proceed to
, operate its car on Mill street. Mr.
Hancock explained that the schedule
will be so arranged that the Danville
; and Suubury car will meet the Dan
j ville and Bloomsburg cars atthecross
f ing ready to effect a transfer of pass
engers.