' -3" v_ VOL. -VI— NO. 24 I!:. IRVING H. JENNINGS, (Jj'tice flours .I.>/. >■> !- '/• '°-i Mill I I/. > j I'. .)/. Danville, Pa. P SILL'I.T/., M. I'.'O MII.I. ST., DANVILLE, PA. , iinea«e« of the stomach and Intestines a Specialty ITEMS CONDENSED. Richard P. McGrann, of Lancastor, has shipped twelve fine bred horses to Loudon, England, to be entered at the great horse show iu that city. At the burial of Captain Alfred J. Standing, near the fanions Mullie Pitcher's grave in Carlisle, students and instructors from the Indian school paid a touching tribute. Ireno Peters, aged 4 years, while playing with matches in the rear yard of her parents' home, in Slatington.on Saturday, set lire to her clothing and was fatally bnrned. The Vorl; Bridge company,contract or for the Mift'linville bridge, near Bloomsburg,which collapsed last Dec ember, killing eight men, has decided to grant pensions to tlio widows of the men who were killed. Many of the 800 students of the West Chester State normal school are now accepting positions during the vaca tion as farm hands, book keepers,clerks, hotel waiters at the seaside resorts aud other duties. James F. Dolan, a constable of Leb anon, was acquitted of the charge of murder, onjSaturday, of two Hungar ians whom he killed on the 18th of last December in a fight resulting from making"arrestsjin"the foreigu^iuarter. Residents about Harwick and Ches wick, Allegheny county, are greatly disturbed by the appearance of a strange animal,reported to be a panth er that recently escaped from a circus train while going from Butler to East Pittsburg. Pigs aud chickens are miss ing aud people are afraid togo out af ter night. Pietro Mareuo an.l Dominic Car tano, of Beaver Falls, recently traded wives, Mareuo giving Cartano £350 iu cash to boot. After two weeks Cartano regretted his bargaiu because his wife wanted butter on her bread twice a day. Each took back his former wife, but Cartano refused to return the cash. Mareno went to Justice Kurtz to en ter suit, but his case was not enter tained. Early Saturday moruiug County Detective Johu S. Englefert, of Pitts burg, went to the home of Joseph Pat terson to arrest Johu'Patterson on the charge of robbery, when Thomas Man ning aud Wilbur Patterson,armed with pistols, resisted the officer. A running fight ensued in which Manning was killed, and the detective received two bullet wounds. Joseph Patterson.fath er and three'sons.JJohn, Wilbur, aud Joseph, jr.. arejuuder arrest. While Couucilmau A. J. Smathers, of Evaus City, Butler county, accom panied by his wife,was driving across the tracks of a trolley road at Mars on Sunday evening, his horse balked and the buggy was struck by a trolley car. Smathers was killed and his wife bad ly injured. Three thousand persons attended an all- lay service on Sunday in St. Michael's church. Tilden township, Berks county, when a fine new church organ, costing £:i,CO9, was dedicated. Fires of a mysterious origin destroy ed the homes of Charles Oranuier aud James Y. Taylor, on Sunday after noon, in diff cent sections of Butler. Both families wore sitting on their porches when the firr - carted iu tl.e attics. ,\ 11,1 v ly organized tube ulosis league in Pittsburg pro;uses tl.e erect ion of ,i monster hospital at tha 112 city for the treatment of cases Attorney Reed, of Schuyl kill county, sayß the recent public hanging in Pottsvillo has had the ef fect of checking crime to a treat ex teilt. While John Sumley, of Reading, waipicking coal railroad on Saturday he wasl run down by a passing train and' ha 1 "both legs cut off. The new church of the Fifth United Brethren congregation at North York was dedicatedjou Sunday It co't ?15,- 000 nud was dedicated without debt. Dairymen of Crawford county, questioning the right of municipal boards of health'.to require the tuber culin test to insure wholesome milk, have organized and taken out an in junction to restrain the board from enforcing the order. On Sunday the body of John E. An derson, aged[4oJyears, was found ly ing alongjthe WeatJPenn Street Rail way track, near Brownsville, layette county,withjajbullet hole in his skull the result of ajquarreljwith some one, it is believed. Anderson leaves a wife and seven children. STREET SWEEPER JBEIB ' Tiie tax rate for the ensning year was fixed at eight mills at the regular meeting of the borough council Friday | night. ! Ttie above rate is the same as was in foroe last year and previously. In response to the invitation for bids j for cleaning Mill street sent out by ! council but one proposal was received and that was from the Friendship Fire | company, which agreed to sprinkle | and sweep the paving, hauling away | the dirt that accumulates, three nights | a week,for the sum of eighteen dollars [ I per week. | On motion of Mr. Russell it wasord- : | ored that the contract bo awarded to I | the friendship tire company -provided that the borough purchase a street : sweeper. On motion of Mr. Russell it was j ' ordered that tiie borough purchase a j j street sweeper of the Austin Mfg. Go | The price is $205. The sweeper will be 1 I shipped immediately. ! On motion of Mr. Russell it was ordered that Mill street be repaired at I the canal culvert, where the roadway I I and the sidewalks have sunk cousidor- 1 I ably. j A communication was received trom I I Rosser Mainwaring, deputy factory j j inspector, ordering tiie borough to | ! erect a (ire escape on the soutli side of I city hall. On motion ot Mr. Angle it was ordered that the communication j be accepted and that council proceed • to secure plans with a view to invit- I ing bids for the construction of the fire escape. Borougli Electrician Newton Smith ; ; presented his report for May. Sixty 1 ! tons of coal at Si. 75 per ton were con | suuied. The item of oil amounted to j !-SIS. Salary and labor amounted to j sl2l 50. The total cost of operating' the plant was $337.36. The plant was in op ration 20v! hours and 'io minutes. Howard Ward appeared before coun- ' cil to ask that an arc light be installed { in Guliek's addition, where accord ing to his report, light is very much needed. On motion of Mr Rnssell it was or dered that the matter be referred to the committee oil light Mr. Everhard reported progress on the new park and advised that the j borough proceed and complete it The i matter was discussed at length when it was found that the sentiment was generally in favor of proceeding with the work. Mr. Keefer stated it would require some four hundred dollars to complete the park. On motion of Mr. Angle it was or- I dered that Mr. Keefer be instructed i to proceed with the work, finishing up the park as far as the alley. The following members were pres ent : Schatz,Cleaver, Jones, Everhard, Mover, Russell, Marshall, Angle and Connolley. The following bills were approved fot payment: BOROUGH DEP'T. Regular employes .$127.50 1 Labor and hauling 52.00 , Trumbower & Werkheiser 12.80 J. G. Lake 5.10 Labor in Light Dep't 34.50 U. S. Expi'ess Co .05 I Adams Ex Co .. .40 Walker and Kepler 83.85 Robert's Electric Supplv Co 3.1 "> Jos. Lechner 1-181 Buffalo Specialty Co . 1T.7-1 Pattou's livery 3 00 3ara McCuen 5,C0 Winding town clocks 80.00 Standard Gas Co .50 Labor and hauling 1-10.38 Danville Fd'y & Machine C > ;S S;i D L & W, R. R. Co 17.H0 WATER DEP'T Regular employes,... $175.03 I'. H. Foust 52.05 Lab ir in Wat> r Dep't 29.25 Standard Gas Co 8. til R. Miller 6.00 D. S. Ex. Co .30 Adam 4 Ex. Co ...... .00 Atlantic Refining Co 31.55 P. & R Coal and Iron Co 155 70 A. M. Peters .. ... 4.07 JOB. Lechner 89.84 Friendship Fire Co .. 19.08 GETTING READY FOR GETTYSBURG CAMP Preliminary work on the laying cf water mains nnd excavations for the National Guard camp at Gettysburg next month, have been started and next wee.k'a detachment of the first engineer company will be sent from Scrauton to make surveys of the roads surrounding tlio battlefield so that brigade and regimental commanders may be furnished with blue prints of the territory for use in marches and mock skirmish work. It is intended to , make the manoeuvers this year one of the greatest features of the encamp ment. Will Sail Today? Rev. Edward llaughton rector of i Christ church, left yesterday morning, ' and today he will sail on board the Baltic for a tour of the British Isles. DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY. JUNE 11, 1908 ID FELLOWS' nEIRIAL SERVICE I A large number of Odd Fellows, I embracing members of Montour lodge I No. 103 and Myrtle lodge No. 858, to } gether with the widows and sons and ! daughters of deceased members,attend ed memorial service at the First Bap tist church Sunday eve, where a very appropriate anrl impressive sermon was delivered by the pastor,the Rev. Joh.i Sherman. The memorial service, in honor of the memory of deceesed members, is held auuually pursuant to an order from the sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows. The services last night em braced all the deaths that have occur red in the two local lodges during the year past The deceased members are six In number. In honor of the occasion the church was appropriately decorated. At the rear of the pulpit was a large Ameri can flag, wound with crape and form ing large festoons. Below the (lag three links containing the letters "P. L.and T." hung suspended. A proi fusion of flowers consisting of fern, blooming laurel, roses, peonies, &c., ; were arranged about the pulpit. The sermon by the Rev. John Sher man was very impressive and abound ed in thoughts that stirred the memory and reminded the living of their du ties to the dead. "We have come to the house of God, on this occasion," the speaker said, "not to complain against providence. We would not call the deceased mem bers back. "We have coma to honor them, be- ! cause they were our brothers. They j took the same obligation that we did; they were entrusted with the I same secrets; they were thrilled with the grandeur of the same charges. We honor them because as Odd Fellows they stood for 112 iendship, love aud truth. We honor them because they practiced these principles taught by our order; because they bore the bur den of the lodge in a day when the maintenance of a lodge meant more of a struggle than at present." The above is only an outline of the discourse. Under the various heads the speaker enlarged very beautifully bringing in many touching allusions to the lives of the deceased members, in their various relations ESTHER V. GEDDIS TRAINED NURSE Miss Esther V. Geddis, of Blooms burg has been employed by the State as a trained nurse for the tuberculosis dispensary at this place. She entered upon her duties Tuesday. Miss Geddis is no 6tranger to the physicians of town, who consider her thoroughly capable. She will be in Danville each dav of the week when the dispensary is open and as fre quently in the interim as her services may be needed. Her duties will be to inspect the homes of tuberculosis patients, and (o give advice as to proper sanitation, &c , to the end that further sprend of the disease may be preveuted. She will assist in arranging the homes fo that the best results in sanitation may be attained. Now that a trained nurse has been aided to the dispensary with Dr. Stock iu charge the crusade agaiust tuberculosis in Montour county is well organized. The best of re-ults will no doubt be yielded. FLOATING B Tti HOUSE '.BOUT COMPLETED The (loating bath house being built by the young in. n of town was prac tically completed yesterday and s about ready togo into commission. The flat boat was purchased in Sun bury. The superstructure, which is just about finished, is Bxlo feet and is built of poplar boards. William Price has the contract for the work. The flat boat with superstructure lies at the water's edge at the foot of Chestnut street The young men who have the 3ect in hand have not been ver> cessful in raising'money for the brw house and quite a sum is yet needed to pay for the float boat, the lumber and the carpenter work. But a very : small contribution would be required from each one who is in tiio habit of bathing iu the river aud desires to avail himself of the convenience of the bath-house if all would make some contribution. At the northern end of town money will be received by M. J. Rilny and at the southern end by General Secre tary Mauley aud Physical Director J. C. Ainsworth. Employed at Bloom. Miss Ida Sweisfort, an operator in the local office of the Bell telephone ; company, left yesterdy for Bloomsburg where she will fill a temporary vac ancy in the exchange force. I. L MILLER CUIIIII DEI ' It becomes our painful duty to cliron : icle the death of W. R. Miller, the | general mauager of the Dauville and I Bloomsburg Street Railway,which oc ! curred at 4 :C0 o'clock Sunday after noon following a siege of typhoid fev | er. Death was wholly unexpected and I eatne as a great shock. Mr. Miller was takeu ill about three weeks ago. He seemed to suffer con i siderably, but he was not considered critically ill until a short time before his demise. He suffered intensely Sat urday night and Sunday afternoon he was seized with a hemorrhage, which resulted in death. W. K. Miller was a niau whom all were glad to honor. As general man ager of the Danville aud Bloomsburg Street Railway or in auy other rela tion of life his conduct was marked with fair dealing and a kind consider, ation for the rights aud feelings of others. His character was clean and above reproach. As an electrician he was most pro ficient. As a general mauager he had the interest of his company always at heart and planned wisely and well to serve the public and to popularize the road. The good care taken of the roll iug stock and *she excellent system em ployed have been frequently remarked upon. Mr. Miller came to Danville about three years ago. Ho at once became popular with our citizens. He was a vocalist of fine talent aud there was scarcely a Sunday in which he did not add to the pleasure of worship in one or other of our churches by singing a selection. Mr. Miller was thirty-nine years of age He was a native of Pottsville, where his father and mother anil three sisters reside. He is survived by his wife and one sou, Robert. DEATH OF HRS. TIARY FRAZIER Mrs. Mary Frostier,a former resident of Dauvilie.died at het home in Wash ingtonville, at 9 o'clock Monday morning, after a long Illness. The deceased was tiie widow of James O. Frazier, whose death occur red iu this city some live years ago. Her illness covered a periol of several years. For a long time prior to her death she svas bedfast. Mrs. Frazier was fifty-seven jears of age aud is survive 1 by three sons, Daniel, Clarence aud James and one daughter, Mrs. Charles Haney. The deceased was a native of Mon tour county. Before marriage she was Miss Mary Martz. Jacob Martz of Washiugtonvillc aud Henry Martz of Derry township,are brothers,and Mrs St. Clair, of Illinois, is a sister,of the deceased. The funeral will be held at the lato residence, Washingtonville, at 1 p m. Thursday. Interment will be made iu the Odd Fellows' cemetery at this place. Pleasant .Surprise Party. A pleasant surprise party wa« held Monday eveuiug at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartman in honor of tho daughter Ivy's eighteenth birth day. The eveniug was passed with games and music after which refreshments wero served. Many handsome gifts 1 were received. Those presont were : Mr. aud Mrs. Daniel Hine, Mr. and Mrs. .Tames Dietrich, Mr and Mrs. Meutor Crom ! is, .Mr. and Mrs. John Do lieu, Mr. Norman Taylor, Mr?. Rob it Cornel 'son, Mr. and Mr- Frank Hartman; Mi Viola Dotriek, Bertha Scliell, ; Li.'.z Robbins, Mary Robbing, Blan che Dailiu, Grace Durliu, Emma Zot tlemoyer, Adda Zettlemoj ar, Edna Oolemau, Minnio Colemau, Anna Cot ; uer, Grace Sechler, Hannah Sechler, Grace Billmeyer, Carrie Cooper, Miss I Carey, Wiuuio Coruolisou,Grace Mack, Helen Dersheu.Rosie Hartman, Anna | belle Hartman, Iry Hartman; Messrs. j Clarence Hagenbach, Curtis Durliu, : James Bennage, James Weideuhammer, I Ralph Zettlemoyer, Harry Zettlemoy ' er,Frank Cotuer, Ralph Sechler, John 'ecbler, Griffith Billmeyer, Howard "'bins, Frank Fnnk, Harrv Cooper, Ra., * Cooper, Clyde Taylor, Ezra ; Hagenbach. Martin Robbins, Percy Hartman, Peter Auten, Benj. Leig | how, Harold Detricli, Wilbur Cromis. CHILD STRUCK BY A HORSE Isabel, the four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Martin, was struck by a horse on Mill street last | night and narrowly escaped being ser : iously injured The child was thrown 1 to the ground but the driver succeed ed in stopping the horse before the wheel struck her. The little one was carried to the office of Dr. Paules, where it was found that no bones were broken and only slight injuries had been sustain ed. Aprini OF]*® The committees for the ensuing school year were appointed by Presi ■ dent Parsel at the regular meeting of ! the scliool board Monday night. They i are as follows : Finance—W. H. Chili, I. Qrier Bar ; ber* M. D., ,T. H. Cole, Harry H. Red ding. Building & Repairs—Jacob Fischer, \V. ,T. Knrns, Augustus Heiss, J. W. Swartz. Supplies—W. J. BIUJS, W. A. Sech | ler. J. H. Cole, W. H. Orth. Printing—.T. W. Swartz, Harry H. Redding, Augustus Heiss,Jacob Fisch er. Bills & Account - :—Jacob H. Fish, I. Qrier Barber, M. D.. Harry H. Red ding, Albert Lloyd. Text Books—Harry H. Redding, \V. A. Sechlcr, Albert Lloyd, Jacob H. ! Fisb. i Transfers—J. H. Cole,.T. W. Swartz, Augustus Heies, W. ,T. Burns. 1 Teachers' Certificates—\V. A. Sech ler, W. J. Bums, Jacob H. Fish. W. : H. Orth. High School—l. Grier Barber, M. D., Albert Lloyd, Harry H. Redding, Jacob Fischer. Grievance—Augustus Heiss, J. W. Swartz. Jacob Fischer, W J. Burns On motion the bond of M. H Schram, treasurer of the school district, was ap ; proved by the board. Ou motion it was ordered that four thousand dollars' worth of bonds ma turing on August Ith be paid off and that the holders thereof be notified of | the fact at the earliest opportunity. Tin- bonds to be paid off bear 3 per j cent, interest. A communication was received from J. Ward Kearus, a graduate of the high school in the class of 1885, ex plaining that his diploma was lost in the shipwreck of the U. S. Transport Meade in May 1599. He is at present an inmate of the National Military Home in Tennessee and desires to np i ply for a position as teacher in the , Philippines. Ho desires to k-ow whether it would be possible for the ! school board to furnish him with n , duplicate or an official copy of his di plomats he believes that such a docu ment would have great weight in aid ing him to get a position. On motion it was ordered that the school board furnish Mr. Kearns with , a certificate setting forth that lie is a graduate of the Danville high school and presenting a list of the subjects that were taught in the high school at that time. The following members were pres ent : Purse!, Orth, Barber, Swarts. Burns, Redding, Fish,Fischer. Lloyd, •Sechler, Heiss and Cole. The following bills were approved for payment. Robert J. Pegg .$ll.OO S. J. Welliver. .. 1.50 Standard Gas Co 4-14 1 W. V. Oglesby 3-25 J. H. Fry 12.00 Mrs. J. S. Winner >OO Charles Mottern.. .75 U. S. Express Co . .60 J. J. BARNICK MADE -SUPT. ,T. J. Barnick lias been elected sup erintendent of the Danville and Blocmsburg Street Railway to succeed tho lato NY. R. Miller, who was gen eral manager of tho road for some three years. Mr. Barnick, who is a native of Al lentowu, I U4 been with the Danville and Bloomsburg company practically ever since its line has been in opera tion. lie was electrical engineer and haf Haz'ctosi. the endorsement of the Six County association for the State deu v at the Shamokiu convention next 112 ill. The motion carried with a rush. A spirited fight developed wii.»n (!••• meeting proceeded to the election of officers. The balloting resulted in tl • choice of J. E. Herrold, of Shamokiu, as president: B. E. Youngmau, treas urer; George C. Kerschner, treasurer aud J. W. Caesar, delegate to the State convention. There are six'vico presidents elect ed, one from each county, and,' Theo dore Baker, of this city, was the choice of Montour county for that honor. PUKE SPRING WATER FOR DANVILLE Fred R. Colloy of \Yllb6s-Baire and OrviUe B. Savidge, owner of what wa» formerly tl> Viakor farm, are as sociated in a "0 to furnish pure spring water (, vus of Danvillo On the Bakdy *n, which lies a mile above to win re two famous springs, one of theK. with a steady flow that would fill an eight-inch pipe. The spring that will be used.at the moutli of an abandoned ore mine, is so located; as to preclude all suspicion of impurity. Besides the water is being analyzed and the pub lic will be made fully acquainted with the result of the test. The firm proposes to deliver the water in bottles at five cents per gal lon. The two gentlemen will begin a canvass of the town today to see how many customers they can secure. Pleasantly Entertained. Misses Emma and Margaret Phile, entertained"* few of their friends at heir home in Valley township, Sat urday evening. A pleasant evening was spent in music and games. Refreshments were served. Those present were: Mr. aud Mrs. D. Crossley, Alice Appleiuan, Bertha Mot3r, Winnie Beyer, Marga ret Nephew. Eva Nephew, Ella Faus | naught, Mary Phile. Messrs. Tom ; Rogers. Warren Fenstermacher, Hor ; ace Appieman, Augustus anner, John 1 Fruit, Ralph Cromis, Samuel Urn | stead, John Fenstermacher, John Ilile man, Archie Hileman, John Phile, William Phile. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 FALLS HI Id a.ojjodldl That the tide of fortune may sud denly and unexpectedly turn, altering all the circumstauces of life aud rais ing or lowering individuals from one 1 social plane to another is well illus trated in the life of Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Burnell of this city. For a year or more past the husband and wife have had hard lines.The husband is broken down physically, but the faithful aud plucky wife,who was not afraid of hard work, did whatever she could find to do nnd did it well. Now comes the news that she has fallen heir to a fortune of thirty thousand dollars.. Charles Burnell anil his wife came here one year ago last Marcii. They were show people and opened up a place in the Swentek building. It was not a success. Mr. Burnell made other ventures, but they all ended dis astrously. To make the matter worse the man's health failed him. He had done acro batic work in shows for sixteen years aud his infirmity seemed to be super induced by the exacting feats perform ed. lu a very short time Mr. aud Mrs. Burnell found themselves without home or means in a strauge place. While Mr. Burnell was able to work at times, and actually did work when ever he could secure an odd job, yet it was the heroism and devotion of the wife that piloted the couple over the dark days. The woman turning iier back on her profession, which offered no inducements at that season and es pecially in a town like Danville went out to seek employment. She took such work as she could find. She lab ored hard and incessantly winning golden opinions from those who em ployed her. For a year thus she toiled and, along with her husband, seemed to make the best of her hard lot. The couple, while in the theatrical business were known as Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Dailey. This, however, was only a stage name and was assumed because it was Mrs. Buruell's maiden name. Notwithstanding the name no one seemed to suspect tiiat Mrs. Burnell was a sister of Peter Dailey,the noted comedian,until the death of the latter occurred in Chicago on May 23rd last. It transpires that the comedian is sur vived by one brother and one sister, Mrs. Burnell and Robert Dailey, the latter also an actor of note. Peter Dailey leaves a fortune of six ty thousand dollars, which is divid ed equally between Mrs. Burnell and her brother, Robert. Thus almost in a day the couple whose lot has been so hard for a % ear past have been raised to a position of mir.fort and indepen deuce with a competency for life assured. Mrs. Burnell has been in New York for some time but yesterday, was ex pected home. Duiing an interview the husband state' 1 that they had uot plaune l for the future to any extent, but, that it was settled that they wojid not leave Danville, as they had been kindly treated here and had learned to like the people. He was emphatic in the assertion that they "are through with the show business" EI) F. REYNOLDS CONVALESCENT Our Former towusman, Edward F Reynolds, whose disappearance from the U. S. S. Nebraska was noted in these columns 'niuo months ago, has returned to his ship. The whole affair is enshroudtil.in myst.ry, but the ele ment of foul play, it aid, enters into it. Mr. Reynolds is > ouvalesceut at present aud is ablo resume his dut its on shipboard. Should he recover sufficiently in a short time he will un dertake his second voyage around the world. Mr. Reynolds has had a hard exper ience and that he is liviug today is said to be due to his robust constitu tion and the determined efforts of two of the most skillful physicians of the North we t. Mr. Reynolds is chief machinist of the U. S. S. Nebraska. That he is back ou the ship aud is being restored to health will prove very gratifying news to this many friends in Dan ville. CONSIGNMENT OF BLACK BASS RECEIVED A consignment of black bass con sisting can was received by J. B. Cleaver yesterday morning. Along with some others he made application several months ago; thus far Mr. Cleaver's application is the only one heard from. The fish were from the I State hatchery at Pleasant Mountain. They are very small iu size. Mr. Cleaver placed the fish in the I river near the mouth of Kipps run. i There was one death from sunstroke besides a number of heat prostrations, in Pittsburg on Monday.