VOL. o4—NO. 22 DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS, Office Hours A. M.to 11 M- 104 MM St., 1 I'. .!/. to i }'. .)/. D'innillt. Pa, SIIULTZ, M. V 425 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty HEMS CONDENSED. The Milton Manufacturing company lias commenced work on a big new building to replace the one destroyed by fire recently. Michael Graver, an infant son of George Graver.of Northampton, upset a plate of scalding soup over himself and is likely to die from the injuries sustained. Professor H. E. Gehman. principal of the schools in Ephrata borough, Lancaster county, who five years ago started a school savings bauk, reports that tiie fundjnow amounts to $3,157.- 78. A meat combine established in the slate belt, Northampton county, to raise the price of meat two cents per pound, has resulted in the passage of a resolution by the International union of Slate Workers that they and their families will abstain from the use of meats until former prices are restored. Tiie borough council of Pottsville is in a legal conflict with the Pottville Union Praction company aud has pass ed a resolution revoking all the fran chises of the company, covering routes that are not in operation. The coun ail had some of the company's tracks torn up recently and an equity suit has been brought by the company, which my result in heavy damages against the borough. Mrs. Richard Young, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has remembered herjnative town of Wellsville, York county, with a memorial in honor of her son, in the shape of a fine school and public lib rary building costing $30,000. It is to be dedicated July 8. Sunday was the hottest May day ex perienced in Schuylkill county in ten years the temperature registering 91 degrees at different places and there were three cases of heat prostration reported,one each at Minersville. Palo : Alto and Schuylkill Haven. For the fourth time within four days an attempt was made on Saturday to j burn the United States hotel, in Har- j risburg, and Frank Cornelius, a color- j ed bell boy, aged 18 years, was arrest- j ed on a charge of incendiarism. He j i 6 believed to be a pyromaniac. Mrs. Samuel Fredwood and Abraham Lewis, of Charleroi, became seriously ] ill on Saturday by eating some oranges i and tasting some whiskey,which Mrs. Fredwood had received by express, j There were symptoms of poisoning and ' the case is being investigated. A slot gas meter in the cellar of the house and china store occupied by Ahe Jarko, on Poplar street, Philadelphia, was looted by a burglar]*'early on Sat- 1 urday morning causing an,"explosion ; of gas and tiie family of five persons | narrowly escaped with their lives. Hope rescue mission in Reading served 20,388 meals to needy persons j during the past year. The first of the free baths for boys has just been opened in Scranton in the Abstinence and Benevolent society clubhouse. Manager Tice and his son fired sev eral shots at a thief at the Loux cream ery, near Albums, Berks county, on Saturday night.and although the thief escaped,he dropped ten pounds of but ter and a basket of eggs. All Pittsburg has become worked into a frenzy over a spelling contest which is to take place in Cleveland, 0., between fifteen of the best spellers of each of the two cities, on June 29. A pretty young girl of Erie on Sat- j urday evening offered to sell some of her clothing in order to get enough money to procure a marriage license, as the young man she loved was too j poor to pay for the license. Because of a bitter feeling against the new pastor no service was held on j Sunday in the handsome St George's j Lithuanian church, in Shenandoah, wiiicli cost $45,000. The trustees kept j the church locked and guarded all night. George Ferra, aged 14 years, is un- j der arrest charged witli stealing $705 j from the residence of Gottleib Karla, j of Buffalo Hill, near Canonsburg. j When searched young Ferra had $205. | He denies all knowledge of there- i maining SSOO. The large fly-wheel of the 350 horse I power engine of tiie Nazareth electric ! plant burst on Saturday night and wrecked the building md engine. Sev eral pieces of the immense wheel were hurled through the wall of the build ing a distance of 600 feet. No one was hurt. Hontcmr BERWICK H. S. 1 CHS One of the most successful athletic events ever held in Danville were the first anunal track games of the Dan ville high school and the Danville V. M. O. A. at DeWitt's park Saturday afternoon. All things oonspired to : crown the efforts of the local promot- I ers to give the people of this vicinity something npw in tlio waj uf «>uateur athletics, with success. Even the j clouds, which during the morning , threatened a rainy afternoon, broke into ideal weather. The meet was won by the Berwick high school with 33 points, Danville being a ('lose second with 2!) points. The heavy rains of a few days pre oeeding the meet had left the clay track soft and springy, which prevent ed making good time in the running events. The finest kind of spirit was | shown by the contestants. The men came up to the mark for each event with a look of determination in their eyes that explained itself when sever al of them would breast the tape at the finish only a few inches apart, to fall to the ground exhausted. The boys who represented the Ber -1 wick high school were trained to the minute and carried off the bonors in a gentlemanly manner. An element of I real hard luck entered into Danville's losing the meet and the cup, two of the stars of the local camp being com pelled to retire from the games on ac | count of injuries. Before the relay, the last event on the program, the | points stood : Danville 29 and Berwick J •28. With Berwick taking first in the relay the final score was: Berwick 83 ! Danville 29 i ; Sunbury Y. M. C. A 7 I Milton 2 Sunbury High School 1 There were several accidents that) occurred to mar the pleasure of the day and lessen Danville's chance of j i winning the meet and keeping the Price challenge cup at home. The first' was when Arthur Keifsnyder, contest- ; ing in the running broad jump, dis- 112 located his shoulder. The second oc curred in tiie 120 yards hurdles. James Kase who was being counted onto do ; \ the best work in the relay race was j running second. The man in the lead j was overturning the hurdles at every leap, strewing the course with broken : sticks. About twenty feet from the j finish the inevitable happened when I the Danville runner became entangled < !in the debris that blocked his way, I and went to the ground heavily. He ! was carried into the dressing tent,and withdrawn from the other events. Of the winning team Casper Frantz, of the Berwick high school, was easily the star. He was entered in but three events. In the 100 yards and 220 yards ! he took first. In the relay he ran the last lap. For Danville Kase won a first, a second and two thirds before lie was compelled to retire. The oth- I taken by the local team was by Thomas G. Ryan, the high school's star shot putter. His record was 37 feet inches. Harry Dailey took second in the 120 hurdles and third in the 220 yards dash. Edward Hurley won second place in ihe running broad jump and second in the 880 yards run. I Roy Winner took third in the running broad jump. Mclure finished second in the 220 yards dash. The arrangements for the meet were entirely in the hands of Physical Di rector J. O. Ainsworth, of the Y. M. C. A., and lie was ably assisted in the preparations by a corps of young men from the high school and the Associa tion. The highest degree of credit is due the promoters and the contestants for the auspicious outcome of their efforts. The number of persons wiio attend ed the meet far exceeded ever the most sanguine expectations of those who ar ranged the affair. Included in the audience were a number of ladies and pupils of the schools, all displaying colors of the Danville high school and giving vent to their appeciation of the excellent work of the athletes in loud and prolonged cheering. Proceeding the meet the competing teams and the officials in hacks, head- j ed by the Mechanicsville band paraded on Mill street. After the games a lunch was served to the contestants and the officials in the Y. M. O. A. hall by the ladies' auxiliary. The summary: 100-yard dash—Won by Frantz, Ber wick ; second, Long, Sunbury Y. M C. A. ; third, Kase, Danville. Time, 10 4-5 seconds. 220-yard dash—Won by Frantz, Ber wick ; second, McOlure, Danville: third, Daily, Danville. Time, 25 3-5' seconds. 120-yard hurdle—Won by Dickson, ] Berwick; second, Dailey. Danville ; i third Kase, Danville. Time, 18 sec- j onds. 880-yard run—Won by Eshleman, of j Berwick; second, Hurley, Danville; third. Wohjheiter, Milton. Time, 2 minutes 21 2-5 seconds. Running high jump—Won by Eshle DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY. MAY 28, 1908 ■in m mam j The last regular meeting of the ; school boaru . - the present school year ! took p?ace Monday night. Theprin | cipal business on hand related to com- I mencement and the closing of the school term, i Jay Sechler, representing the Senior i class of the high school, appeared be ioi>- t|)e board to extend a" mvication that it attehd commencement ex ercises in a body. He explained that ' the decoratious i»j planned by the class would occupy a large portion of the stnge, leaving room only for the grad uating class. The board, therefore, he said, would he asked to ocoupy seats in some other part of the house. He suggested that the school board and the faculty of the high school occupy j the boxes. The board accepted the invitation, but the members did not take kindly to tiie suggestion that they oocupy the j boxes or some other part of tiie build ing. In accepting the invitation it was stipulated that the directors with the ! high school faculty occupy places on j the stage. J Mr. Sechler presented the applica | tion of Professor Bream for a perrnan | ent certificate. On motion of Mr. | Sechler the application was ordered ! signed by the officers of the board. Treasurer Scharm presented a state j ment of finances to date, which show | ed a cash balance on hand of 12770.60. Mr. Orth explained that about four ; thousand dollars' worth of bonds will i expire about August Ist. It will.there : fore, be necessary to pay off the bonds or renew them. The board was much j encouraged with the treasurer's favor able report, which shows a handsome balance on hand after meeting practic j ally all the bills of the school year. It I was the sense of the members that in view of other money yet to come in j the hoard should pay off bonds to the ' above .mount. Definite action on the rr „ier was postponed until after the : organization of the new school board. Mr. Fischer called attention to the ' cesspool at the Welsh hill school, which j lias become objectionable. The matter j was discussed at length, and it was ! decided to abate the matter, although ; definite action was deferred for the present. The following bills were approved for payment: I. O. Everhart .. .. . ... I 3.50 | A. C. Amesbury 13.02 , Peter A. Winter .60 A. G. Barris 2.70 1 A. B. Black 3.50 j DEATH OF LE VIS F. CHESNUT Our former townsman. Lewis F. Chesnut.departed this life at his home in Lewisburg at 8 :40 o'clock yester- | day morning. On last Monday a week ago he was operated on for appendicit is, the operation being performed at the Union hotel, Lewisburg, of which Mr. Chesnut was landlord. Complica tions ensued and death followed. The deceased was aged 48 years ard 3 months. He was tiie son of Mr. and 1 Mrs. David Chesnut of this city. For 1 many years he resided in Danville. He served as member of the borough coun- ! cil and as tax receiver. He was twice i married,a daughter by the first marri- j age, Miss Ethel, surviving. His sec- | ond wife survives along with a son and daughter. Gorman and Helen. In addition to his parents he is survived by two sisters. About six years ago the deceased re moved to Shamokin. He returned to Danville aud a little less than a year ago removed to Lewisburg. Funeral services will be held at the late home in Lewisburg at 7 o'clocu Mi is evening. Tomorrow the body will be brought to Danville for interment. The funeral party will leave Lewis burg at 9a. m. via the P. &R. rail road, arriving at Danville on the 11 :28 1 train. The funeral will proceed direct ly to Odd Fellows' cemetery. The Sunfish Season. The sunfish season does not open un til June 15 in Bpite of some of the re ports which are heard. In a number of counties proseoutions have taken place because fishermen became too eager to catch the "gunnies." man, Berwick ; second, Dickson, Ber wick; H. Shipe, Sunbury H. S. Height, 5 feet 2 inches. Running broad jump—Won by Kase, Danville; second, Hurley, Danville; third, Winner, Danville. Distance, 19 feet 3 inches. 12-pound shot put—Won by Ryan, Danville; second, Kase, Danville; third, Long, Sunbnry, Y. M. C. A. Distance, 37 feet 10>£ inches. Mile Relay—Won by Berwiok, (Frantz, Eshleman, Heck, Dickson); second, Sunbury Y. M O. A., ißrum bach, Snyder, Maihl, Beers); third, Milton, (Bubb, Hess, Raup, Rippel). Time, 4 minutes and 2 seconds. VETERANS « DIVINE 818 Some fifty members of Goodrich Post No. 22, G. A. R., accompanied by a delegation of Sous of Veterans, in a ! body marched to Pine Street Lutheran I church Sunday morning where they | listened to a memorial sermon preacli -1 ed by the pastor, the Rev. Lloyd W. Walter. The discou.co w«o a very i able and appropriate one, which from the beginning to the end held the close attention of the veterans. The text waq found in Ephesians 6-13: " W'herefoie take unto you the whole armor of 3od, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil way and ; having done all to stand. ' Also the latter part of the Ith verse 2nd chap iter of Isaiah: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war »ny more" i The theme wai "Heroic Defense." Following is a synopsis of the sermon : Addressing the veterans of the grand ! army ol the Reptbilc tiie speaker be gan: "It is with misgivings that I | stand before you. Many of the truest lessons of life are learned best through 1 the painful process of experionce. The j years which have piled thomselves up j on you have not been barren years, j Each year has brought its full quota I of joy and sorrow. Each has been preg j uant with rich lessons and thismorn ' ing as I address myself to this task I might well be silent and listen with | uncovered head to the tale of the years I over which some giey old veteran's j life has spread. "You have not come here because j you suffered hardships, because you | answered the call of the bngle in the ! early hours of the morning, because i you marched to the beat of the rolling | drum, because yon honored the folds jof the nation's banner, which waved over you, nor yet because you fought for your country and your homes. You 1 have come here because yon saw blood , flow freely and because those comrades : who bivaucked with you. who shared ; the meagre rations, who took your j place on duty when you were tired, who gave you to drink the last drop of water from their ca'it£°as when yonr lips were parched ; vcu have come because they aro asleep. Yon are here because of broken friendships, because of broken loves, because tiie ranks are shattered and torn You ire here be cause the roll call has been dipsensed with since so few answer to their names. "It is right and fitting that on this Sabbath morning, as is your yearly custom that you should march to the : house of God with your flag at half mast, with your heads uncovered, and with muffled step and there in mem ory of those wtiom yon "have loved long since and lost awhile," that you hold communion witli God, who rules battles and guides nations. You have not come to think of bloodshed,of war and carnage. Yon have come to talk of peace, to honor those who have fired their last shot, who have done their last picket duty, who have answered ! to the last marching orders. What de serving tribute can we bring to them? Shall we say that they were brave, I that they fought at "Bloody Angle," that they were firm under the swelter ing fire of Cold Harbor'/ that they i died as they leaped the stone wall at Fredericksburg "But since then you have had time | for Bober tfiinking and your hearts are large enough and your minds are broad enough to understand that there were brave men,dressed in grey, who fought at "Bloody Angle," at Cold Harbor and Fredericksburg. "You suffered and endured hard ships. hunger and the ravage of dis ease; your lives were given a willing sncrifico for God's truth in vouchsafing freedom and liberty to every des ble citizen under the protection ». the stars and stripes. We honor you and shall cherish in r memory what has come into our pi as blessings from your lives. We love you because you handed down to your children a free and tinited country. It does not come to us as a heritage of luxury for enjoyment. It comes as a heritage to be cherished and fostered with eqnal vigilance. It is for us to develop, to 1 enlarge, to purify, to mould, to shape, ' to preserve, to maintain. "The war is over, but the fighting is not through. The cannon are sink ing into the sod. the heavy artillery is , melting away, the clang of the sword the rattle of musketry, the champing j of the war steed has given way to i times of peace Nevertheless, the j skirmishing is not over; we must yet ; contend. Paul knew this: "Where fore take unto you the whole armor of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all to stand." This fighting must be done single-handed and alone. Of the real ity of this enemy I need not speak. No man can tell you of the wonderfu' struggles that yon have had with him Your temptations are yours. Your decisions you in your freedom have made yourself. Continued on 4th Page. HAL nil IIIIIMH! j Court convened for May term at 10 o'clock Monday morning with Presi dent Jodge O. O. Evans,and Associates Frank G. Blee and Hon. L. W. Wei ; liver on the bench. | The returns of the constables were ( taken »' 1-Kom ropoitod the ! neglect of duty and violation of law. | W. E. Young, constable of the first , ward of Danville, reported the ab andoned Pennsylvania canal as a nuis ance. In entering into the matter lie explained that the atmosphere is pol luted by the old waterway and that the stencil arising during tiie night j time can be detected as far away as the post office. During tho day time I during warm and sultry weather the foul odors can be detected a square from the canal. The court referred the matter to the district attorney with instruction to prepare an indictment charging the D. L. & W, railroad company and the borough of Danville with maintaining , a nuisance and to present the same to I the grand jury at the present term of | court. \ The constable of West Hemlock ! township reported that the roads of I that township are generally in a bad ■ condition. The oonetable of Valley township reported that guard rails are needed in Benfield's hollow, and that ! the bridge at that point is in bad re pair: also that the index boards need attention. In each of the latter cases the court directed the district attorney to take the matter up with the super visors of the respective townships to | the end that necessary repairs may be 1 made. : Rev. O. D. Lerch was appointed j foreman of the grand jury. Benton B. Brown was appointed tipstaff to wait I upon the grand jury. ! The traverse jurors being called all | responded to their names. 14. W. Fet j terman was excused from attendance | at court. COSTS ARE DIVIDED, j The first case called was that of ! Commonwealth vs. Hunter Ickes. Snr -1 ety of the peace. The case was heard 1 by the court. Harvey Lamberson being | called told his story, alleging that the defendant had made threats, as the re sult of which Lamberson was fearful | of bfldily harm. The prosecutor lives > at a lonely spot along the canal about inidway between Lovers' Leap and j Chulaskey. The defendant had been arrested for trespassing on Lamber son's land. He later returned and tiad some words with Lamberson, during j which, it was alleged, the defendant threatened Lamberson that he would ! "fix him". The defendant being called to the j stand explained that lie had no inten tion of doing Lamberson bodily harm. He said he had heard that Lamberson wan maintaining a fish screen and that he had gone down to investigate. | When he told Lamberson he would ! "fix him", he declared on the stand ! that he meant nothing more serious than that lie would prosecute him for j illegal fishing. The court directed that Harvey j Lamberson and Hunter Ickes each pay half the costs of prosecution and en ter in his own recognizance in the ; sua of one hundred dollars to keep the peace toward all good persons, more especially toward each other. NINETY DAYS FOR SEITZ. John Seitz, who pleaded guilty to furnishing liquor to minors, was sent- i enced to ninety days in jail. Seitz on being called before court acknowledg ed that he had furnished liquor to Montgomery Gibson, Edward Gibson and Gotlelb Gearhart,minors. He was unware at the time, fie said, that the boys were "under age." He procured , two quarts,and he along witli the Oth ers drank of it. The drinking took ! place in a slianty in the fourth ward and the occasion was the one on which j John Mowry lost his life. The court reminded Seitz that he ! had no right to furnish liquor to min ors by sale, gift or otherwise. The ! sentence of the court was that in tlie Gotleib Gearhart case John Seitz pay the cost of prosecution, a fine of fifty dollars and undergo imprisonment in , the county jail for a period of ninety days. In tiie case of the Gibson boys the court informed the defendant that sentence would be suspended; that if ! on the expiration of his term of im- ! prisonment he shows a disposition to make a man of himself sentence in the | other cases may never be imposed. It' will all depend upon his future con- ' duct, however. HARRY MOWRY'S STATEMENT, i Harry Mowry,fattier of the boy who | lost his life on the occasion that John | Seitz furnished the liquor, appeared before court to make a statement. He took exception to the conduct of the inquest and the verdict rendered by he jury alleging that death was due to foul play. District Attorney Gearhart followed with a statement to the conrt,explain ing ttiat tiie case was. a difficult one and that while there may have been foul play, yet the jury, after making a thorough investigation and meeting and deliberating on three different oc casions, was unable to uncover any facts that would justify a verdict that deatli was the result of foul play. AFTERNOON SESSION. The first case that went to tiie jury was that of Commonwealth vs. Sam uel Snyder and Joseph Kulins. The charge w»« nn'scnnrtnot in The defendants are overseers of the poor of Anthony township, the allega tion being that they refused to render assistance to John Snyder, a resident of the township, after an order of re lief had been issued. Mrs. John Snyder was the first wit ness. She testified that her husband is old, blind,ill and in destitute circum stances. She swore that she had pro cured the order of relief from two justices of the peace and delivered it into the hands of the overseers of the poor, who failed to obey said order and furnish relief to her husband. Isaac L, Acor, justice of the peace of Anthony township, was the next witness. It was lie who September 27, 11)07, issued the order of reliof and in structed Mrs. Snyder how to proceed further. John D. Ellis, justice of the peace of Limestone township was also sworn. He had merely affixed his signature to the order of relief "by way of approv al. " J. J. Ellis and William Ryder,neigh bors of John Snyder, testified as to the latter's circumstances and helpless con dition. Dr. O. L. Muffley of Turbotville ! was sworn. He testified that he had been employed by the defendants, ov erseers of the poor, to visit John Sny der and administer to him. He made several visits,but he was not positive as to the dates, whether they were prior to or later than September 27, the date on which the order of relief was issu ed. He described Snyder as suffering from cataracts, in addition to which he had other troubles, which rendered him practically helpless. EVIDENCE STRICKEN OUT. At this juncture the case came sum marily to a close. William Kase West, ! attorney for the defendants, moved | that the evidence submitted be stricken j out for the reason that the Common ! wealth iiad failed to do what it offer j ed—to prove that the defendants had ' neglected to furnish assistance to John | Snyder, after they had been ordered | to do so by a proper order of relief. ; Mr. West cited authorities, which seemed to sustain his contention. Tiie | court explained that the defect lay in the order of relief issued in John Sny der's case, which neglected to adjudic ate as to whether or not he was a poor person in destitute circumstances. Tiie justices who issued the order in the case on trial directed tiie overseers of the poor to furnish relief, provided they found John Snyder to be an im potent person in destitute circumst ances. Tiie court therefore sustained Mr. West's motion and informed the jury that it cculd not find the defendants guilty. All that remained for it to do was to dispose of the costs. In tiie pre sent instance the judge did not hesit ate to say that tiie case seemed one in which the costs with propriety might be put on the county. A nol pros was allowed in the case of Commonwealth vs. George Hoff man, tiie charge being desertion and non support. Charles A, Wagner, Curtis Mince moyer and James F. Ellis, surveyor, were appointed viewers in connection with a petition for a bridge in Liberty township. Report of viewers on bridge on land of John Smith was confirmed nisi. Tuesday's Proceedings. Tuesday morning the case of Com monwealth vs. Charles A. Hullihen was attached, tiie charge]beiug break ing, entering, larceny and receiving 1 stolen goods. The case was given to the jury about 2 o'clock p. m. At 3 o'clock a verdict of guilty on the fourth count was re turned. The defendant was sentenced to two years in the Eastern penitenti- i ary. Tiie first witness called was James Whipple, the prosecutor, who explain ed the circumstances of tiie robbery. Since the death of his mother Mr. Whipple lias occupied the homestead alone, which is situated just beyond the borough line on Railroad street. On leaving home in the morning of May 7th, he locked up the house as us ual, but when he returned at evening lie found that the lock of the door had been tampered with. He had difficulty in getting the door open. On entering j he found that the house had been ran sacked. A gold and a silver watch, a search light,three razors and a pocket I knife, were missing. John Diehl, a boy, was the next wit ness. He saw Hullihen with a man named Snyder going toward the Whip ple home between 2 and 3 o'clock in the afternoou of May 7th. About 8 o'clock he saw Hullihen walking about 1 Continued on 4th Page. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 HIS WILL DOHATEJLOWERS I The pupils of the public schools this I year as in the past have been asked to assist in collecting flowers for Memor ■ ial day. Tiie request is made that each pupil tomorrow morning bring a flow •i to ooi.ooi to ue used in the decora tion of soldier's graves. There is no doubt but that there will be a general response. Mauy pupils, instead of a j single flower, no doubt, will bring a ! handful. During the forenoon a com j inittee appointed by Goodrich post will visit the school buildings of the bor j ough for the purpose of gathering up the flowers that have been donated by the pupils. | The pupils of the public schools will also participate in the ceremonies of Decoration day. As lias occurred dur ing several years past the school chil dren will join the march to the ceme tery. Returning to town after the j ceremonies the children, with the Wo man's relief corps will perform the : beautiful and impressive ceremony of ! strewing flowers on the river in mem , orv of the sailors and marines who ; lost their lives in the civil and other ! wars. Flowers seem more plentiful than last year, when the growing conditions | were less favorable. There should, therefore.be no difficulty in obtaining all the flowers needed this year, if all that can possibly do so will lend a helping hand. It is well known that ! the veterans are obliged to rely in great measure upon tiie public for flowers. It is hoped that the response will be quite as general and as liberal as it was last year and previously. To morrow is the day set for receiving flowers at the rooms of Goodrioh post by the veterans. During the afternoon the flowers will be made into bouquets and on Saturday morning the graves of the soldiers will be decorated by committees appointed for that pur pose. The ministers of town have been in vited by the veterans to join them at the cemetery and assist in the cere monies. Music for the march will be furnished by the P. O. S. of A. drum corps. KILLED THREE BIG BLACKSNAKES In this season when snake stories are ripe, perhaps to following, vouched for by George 0. Foust, of Cooper township,deserves special mention, as a little above the average as a thril ler. On Friday morning Mr. Foust soon after leaving his farm near Zion school house for Danville, espied a monster blacksnake coiled around the base nf a tree alongside the road. Hurrying back to the house, Foust secured the ser vices of a young man boarding with him, who succeeded in breaking the snake's back by a well placed rifle shot. In endeavoring to get a better shot with a view to finishing him off, the young man stepped directly into a nest of the snakes. Luckily they seemed more frightened ttian he and before they made their escape, he had killed two of the largest. The entire time consumed in the operation was less than a minute. Two were over six feet long and as thick as a man's arm. The other measured about four feet. GAS REDUCTION ON JUNE FIRST The Standard Gas company, of this city, has announced a reduction in the price of gas to take place on June first which will mean a material saving to the consumers. Also during June a new system of billing will be put in to effect that has been adopted in sev eral of the larger cities, and which is calculated to be a convenience to pa trons. Gas for lighting purposes,after June first, will be reduced from $2.00 to $1.75 per one thousand feet, with a dis count of 5 to 20 per cent, on monthly bills if paid before the 10th of the fol lowing month. The minimum month ly bill for lighting will be increased from 25 to 50 cents per meter. Fuel rates will remain at f1.25 per one thousand feet, with 25 cents as the minimum monthly bill. The new system of billing that will be installed during June will be a postal card system, by which all pa trons will be requested to pay their bills at the office. The indications now are that the hay crop in the eastern pait of the State will be usually large and some Chester county farmers are worried what to do with all of it and are growling because they fear the big crop will mean low prices. Washlngtonvllle Presbyterian. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed in the Presbyterian church, of Washingtonville, nest Sun day morning at 10:30.
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