Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, May 28, 1908, Image 1

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    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.
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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
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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.