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VOL. -VI— NO. 24
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(Jj'tice flours
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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
ha<l charge of the car barn. He is a
capabl. man, well posted along the
various lines that enter into the oper
ation o* an clectiical railway. Dur-
I ing Mr. Miller's illness he assumed
tho management and demonstrated his
ability to handle the road.
Mr. Barnick is a young man. Ho is
; married'and'with his family resides
in Bloomsburtr. He has many friends,
who rejoice to hear of his advance
ment. That he may succeed is the
wish of all.
PRISONER TAKES
OWN LIFE IN CELL
HARRISBURG, June 10.
On his knees, dangling from his
cell door, where he had fastened his
leather belt around his neck and tied
the one end to the steel bars, one of
the runners at the Dauphin county
prison this morning at 7:15 o'clock
found the lifeless body of Stephen
Oberhause, of Williamstowu, who had
been committed to jail pending trial
at court on a charge of assault and
battery.
Oberhause was brought to jail on
Monday, and it is believed that the
incarceration and dread of standing
trial at court preyed upon his nerves
: until in a fit of desperation he ended
i his life. He was about thirty years of
age.
DANVILLE HIS
19JPN1N
HAZLBTON, Juno 10.
(S]ißcial to The Montour Americau)
By the overwhelming majority of
115 to 24 Danville won out over Shen
andoah for the 1909 convention of the
Six County Firemen's association at
the annual business meeting held here
today.
From the time they landed here on
Tuesday evening, the Danvillo con
tingent has been taking Hazleton by
storm and aio favorites with the peo
ple of the convention city and the
visitors. By far the best showing
made by any of the delegations in at
tend ance at the convention has been
made by the laddies from Dauville
and their line band and drum corps.
At the business meeting of the asso
ciation held today from
the Danville companies,were much in
evidence and took a leading part in the
proceedings. It fell to the lot of
Thomas G. Vincent to make the speech
nominating Danville for the convent
ion in 11)09, and his winning oratory
and pleasing personality won many
doubtful delegates to Danville's cause.
Shenandoah put up a hard and con
sistent fight.
MR. VINCENT'S SPEECH.
Following is given Mr. Vincent's
speech:
"Mr. President, Delegates and Fel
low Firemen,l cauie here today at the
instance of 400 firemen, to nominate
the City of Danville as your nest
meeting place. Not only do the fire
men of our to you a most
hearty and cordial invitation, but the
entire population says, 'come to us in
•Tune next year, aud we will show you
the best time yon have ever had.
"Let me assure you,gentlemen, that
nothiug shall bo left undone for your
entertainment. The City of Danville
is noted for its hospitality, so come to
us and let us show you what we can
do The city that I speak of is situat
ed on the right bank of the north
branch of the Susquehanna River. It
is surrounded by the most charming
and picturesque scenery aud is nestled
in a narrow valley betwieu Blue
Hill and Montour Ridge. The beauty
of its scenery cannot be surpassed.
"Our city has a population of 10,-
000 and has 35 hotels, so we are am
ply able to entertain you. Three rail
roads run through the city, viz the
Pennsylvania, Reading and D. L. &
W., so you can come aud go at almost
any time. And two trolley lines, the
D & B. and D. & S.
"So come to Danville aud you will
never regret it. Cast your vote that
way and we will do the rest."
John G. Waite introduced t uiMion
according John Spohr, >f 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.