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Us CONDENSED.
The valuation of real estate in
Northampton county this year subject
to taxation is $62,313,172.
The borough council of West Ber
wick is iu a deadlock over the election
of a chief of police to succeed Charles
Weikel, deposed.
A fine vein of kuolin has been dis
covered on the farm of Lewis Lafferty
in New Garden township, Chester
county.
Mrs. Lewis R. Granger, of Cain,
Chester county, recently opened a jar
of peaches that she had canned forty
years ago, aud fouud the fruit still in
splendid condition.
Josiaii H. Essig, of Knauertown'
Chester county, has been the town
ship constable for twenty-five years
and lives in the house iu which he was
born.
The wool clip of Greene couuty this
year is the largest ever turned out.
Thirty cents was the market price and
conservative estimates place the total
value at $250,000.
New Castle lias made arrangemnets
with Mercy hospital, Pittsburg, for
giving the Pasteur treatment to per
sons bitten by mad dogs, aud SIOO for
each patient. '
A woman became hysterical in the
Grand Opera house, Reading, on Fri
day niglit when some one cried "Fire"
This caused a panic and there was a
mad rush for the doors. Fortunately no
one was seriously injured.
After traveling for a month and cov
ering nearly fifty miles, the greater
portion of the flock of turkeys which
left the baruvard of David Narrigan,
of Mount Hope, Washington county,
was recovered in Beaver county, ou
Saturday.
Salvadore Di Sandola, a banker, 60
years of age, of Hazleton, who had the
custody of about $50,000 of the savings
of foreigners, has disappeared leaving
little if anything for his creditors, his
property being mortgaged to almost
its full value.
Ray Smith, a machinist, of Colum- ]
bia, Lancaster county, while going ]
home on a trolley car on Saturday I
night fell asleep while standing at the I
open doorway of thejbaggage depart- s
ment of the car, and fell out sustain- I
ing serious injuries. j 1
During a severe electric storm in
Delaware county a few days ago, a
horse on the farm of EdwardS. Lovett
near Yardley, was rendered deaf.
Veteriuary surgeons say his heariug j
may return.
The steeple of the United Evange
lical church at Loganville,York coun
ty, has been struck by lightning a
number of times, entailing cost for
repairs needed. To avert further dam- j
age, if possible, it has been decided to J
lower the steeple.
The residence of Samuel Andrews
in Bloomsburg has been built like
Soloman's Temple was, iu silence.
Andrews is a deaf mute and all the
work done on the home was done by i
mute friends of his from different
parts of the State.
York couuty has twenty-nine camps |
Patriotic Order Sous of America with
4,000 members.and at a couuty conven
tion hold iu York Saturday there was ;
a parade with 1,500 men nnd twelve
bauds of music in line. The number ,
of districts will be increased from
three to five.
About twenty residents of Washing
ton were summering iu a camp ar
Vauceville, Washington county.which
they named "Dew Drop In." Friday
night some marauders did drop in and ■
stole nearly everything of value, in- !
eluding clothing so that i
Saturday morning they had scarcely
enough clothing to reach around and !
only a few loaves of bread were on i
hand for breakfast.
While William Symons was painting j
girders at an annex to the York Haven
power plant on the Susquehanna, on
Saturday, the platform he was stand
ing on gave way. After dropping twen
ty feet he caught onto a window
ledge with his finger tips,and was res
cued by other workmen, thus saving
him Irom falling thirty feet further
npon the rooky bed where the water
was very shallow, and death would
have been certain.
On Sunday morning Mrs. McClosky,
of York, found her son David, aged 22
years, lying in the back yard at her
home dead There were indications
that he had been dragged and robbed.
An investigation is in progress.
EDWARD HI
ill VII.
Edward Corman was re-elected a*
water commissioner at a regular meet
! ing of council Friday night.
I The president announced tliat Mr.
>. orman's three-year term as Water
Commissioner had expired and that it
(evolved apon council to elect a suc
cessor.
Mr Fiunigan nominated Mr. Cor
inan. The nominatiou was seconded bv
Mr. Russell. There were no other
nominations aud Mr Gorman was
unanimously elected as Water Com
missioner to serve during the next
three years.
George D. Edmondson aud Heister
Foust of the company owning the
opera house appeared before council
in the interest of the proposition to
reduce the license.
On motion of Mr. Oleaver it was
ordered that the borough solicitor be
instructed to frame a new ordinance
reducing the license on the opera house
to fifty dollars per year,
i Borouch Electrican Newton Smith
! presented his report for the month of
: July. Eighty tons of coal were used,
che total cost of operating the plant
being $392.42. The plant was in opera
tion 257 hours.
On motion of Mr. Everhard it was
ordered that the street commissioner
purchase crushed limestone aud place
a course of the same on the walks in
the new park.
On motion of Mr. Russell it was
ordered that a pair of standard scales
1)9 purchased the street commissioner
for use in market.
Mrs. Levers appeared before council
presenting a claim for damage caused
by high water at her residence on
: Cherry street when the gutter be
tween the borough ami Mahoning
township overflowed during the recent
heavy rain. She fixed her loss at one
fiundred dollars.
On motion of ?.*r. Finuigan the
claim was referred to the committee
on law.
Mr. Finuigan called attention to the
J speeding of automobiles ou the streets
of the borough aud recommended that
the police tnake an example of some
of the offenders.
The following members were pres
ent; Schatz, Cleaver,Finnigan, Jones, 5
Mover, Russell, Deutsch, Marshall,
Angle, Connolley and Everhart.
George Rockwell, of Sunbury, who
has been awarded the contract for fil
ing up the canal at the hospital, ap- j
peared before council last night to ask
permission to lay a railway track,
temporarily,over Wall street,on which
to transport cinder from the Structur
al Tubing works to the hospital. The j
track, he said, will be laid along the '
tow path from the gas house at the !
hospital to the steel plant, where the
system of track now laid will be used, i
On motion of Mr. Russell it was
ordered that permission to lay a track ,
on Wall street as desired be granted
Mr. Rockwell, provided that here- j
place the street in as good a condition j
as he found it Mr. Rockwell will be
| gin filling up the canal next week.
On motion of Mr. Deutsoh it was ord- I
ered that the borough solicitor be in- i
structed to notify the supervisors of j
Mahoning township to open the gutter
between the eastern side of the bor
ough and the township without any
delay. Considerable damage was caus
ed during the recent heavy rain by the
gutter overflowing. If damage occurs
in the future the township will be
held responsible.
Mr. Connolley reported a deep well |
on Second street, Welsh hill, which is
no longer iu usa and lias become a
source of danger. When the pump was '<
removed two flag stonos were placed j
over the well,which in process of time ■
have spread apart. It was explained
that the well belougs to the Reading
Iron company. On motion the matter
was referred to the committee of
streets and bridges.
On motion of Mr. Russell it was
ordered that a crossing be placed on
Hemlock street at an alley at the rear
of .Jacob Fisher's bakery.
On motion of Mr. Deutsch it Was
ordered that the water pipe at city
hall be extended for a pavement wash,
j On motion of Mr. Everhart the
| street commissioner was instructed to
' scrape East Market street at Albert i
Kemmer's and at the Rishel dwelling.
CHARLES STETLER
MAY RECOVER
j According to advices received from
J the Joseph Ratti hospital at Blooms
burg last night thero would seem to be
j grounds for hoping that Charles Stet-
I ler, who fractured liis skull in a fall,
may eventually recover. The boy, who
regained consciousness on Tuesday aft-
I ernoon.it was stated, reveals signs of
, gradual improvement. The physicians
are hopeful.
Michael Rellly, the other Danville
patient, is still very ill. His condition
is critical,admitting of but little hope.
DANVILLE- ;PA., THURSDAY. AUGUST 13, 1908
COIIU ML
GRANT FRANCHISE
The borough council has decided to
grant a franchise to C. F Kloss aud j
.Joseph M. Watts, promoters of a new
electric light concern, which proposes 1
to trausinit to this city electricity
generated on the West Branch of the
Susquehanna.
Ttie promoters applied to council for
a franchise several months ago. The I
matter was referred to the committee
ou law, in whose hands it has remain
ed up to the present. There was no
desire to discourage the establishment
of a uew electric light plant in Dan
ville; at the same time the committee
desired to safeguard the interests of
the borough, avoiding any action that
might place the municipality at the '
mercy of men who were not acting in
good faith but merely desired to pro
cure a franchise for purposes of bar
ter. Naturally, therefore, there was
delay, progress being reported at each
meeting of council that intervened.
On Friday night the application was [
referred back to the committee on law, j
which will next present the matter to
the borough solicitor, who will draft
an ordinance.
Showing their good faith iu the pre- j
mises the representatives of the pre- j
posed company have yielded in every j
point proposed by the councilnianic
committee. At the last meeting a com
munication from Mr. Kloss was read
in which he stated that the men he
represented were willing to comply
with all the conditions.
They agree to incorporate before the j
franchise is granted.
Tiiey are willing to expend *4OOO to
SSOOO within a year or 18 months from
date of franchise.
They further agree to have the plaut
in operation in two years from date of
franchise,otherwise the same shall be- j
come null aud void.
The price per light in stores and
business places will not exceed ti cents j
per kilowat hour; iu private residences
it will not exceed 8 cents per hour.
An ordinance is asked "granting to !
C. F. Kloss and Joseph M. Waters and
a corporation to be hereafter formed, !
their successors and assigns the right j
and consent to ooustruct, operate and
maintain a plant and syßtem for the J
transmission of light, heat and power i
in the borough of Danville and the j
furnishing of such light, heat and
power to individuals,partnerships and
corporations and in public and private
buildings and in manufacturing plants
and upon the streets and alleys by
means of electricity in said borough
for public and private use."
The franchise is to run for a period
of twenty years.
Bills Paid by Council.
The following bills were approved
for payment;
BOROUGH DEP'T.
Regular employes 1127.50
Labor and hauling 191.07
James Gibson 27.00:
Walker & Kepler . 15.17;
Stewart Elen. Co 3.68
J. H. Cole 7.20 |
Standard Elec. Co ... 12.71
Jos. Lechner 76.14
Adams Ex Co .50 (
U. S. Ex. Co 40
Washington Fire Co 2.12!
Will G. Brown 1.85
Sarah McCcen ... 7.00 !
James Dailey.. 25
D. L. & W R R. Co 24. i:; !
Friendship Fire C 0.... 54.00 '
Silver Spring Quarry Co.. 24.46 i
Welliver Hdw. Co .. ...... 2.70!
Geo F. Keefer 46.25 1
William Ickes 6.15
Edward Ickes !).65
B. B. Brown (Health Officer). 6.00
WATER DEP T.
1 Regular employes.. . .$167.13
Labor on the streets 16.50
P. & R. Coal aud Iron Co .. 156.08
Friendship Fire Co 20.29
.Joseph Lechner 20.95
! Adams Ex. Co .85
Atlantic Refining Co 9.46
.T. H. Cole 19.26
Mueller Mfg. Co. . 8.00
A. M. Peters 6.61
Standard Gas Co . 1.83
] Washington Fire Co 20.20
DELEGATES TO
STATE CONVENTION
Local members of the P. O S. of A.
of this city are preparing to attend the
State convention of that order, which
will be held at Hazleton in the last
week of August.
James V. Wilson has been chosen as
a delegate by Camp No. 364 of this
| city. Charles Mills will represent
Camp No. 567 of Riverside. Although
the lodges will not turn out in a body
| yet a large number belonging to the
order in Danville and Riverside will
attend the convention.
On Thursday,the 27th inet.a special
train will be run to bring the mem
bers living in this seotion home from
the convention. The train will leave
Hazleton at 10 p. in..arriving at Sonth
Danville abont midnight.
IB OPINIS
■EI 001
A session of court was held Saturday
forenoon with His Honor Judge Evans
and Associates Blee and Welliver ou
tne bench Opinions were hauded j
down iu four important cases.
NEW VIEWERS APPOINTED.
In re petition for change of public !
ro»d iu Limestone township. Opinion
of the court sur exceptions to report
o.' viewers.
The viewers were not sworn before
proceeding to perform the duties of
their appointment as is required by '
the act of June 13, 1836. The oath
which they took aud subscribed was
insufficient. For this reason the first
exception filed by Alexander Bill
uieyer is sustained. The court did not
liee-n it necessary to consider the oth
er exceptions. The petitiou is iu prop- j
er form audit becomes necessary to
award another view thereou.
Accordingly the report of viewers
was set aside by the court and D. N.
Dieffeuhacher, surveyor,.John E. Rob- j
erts and Thomas Madden weie ap- j
pointed viewers as prayed for in the
original petition filed February 1,1908. |
DECREE AMENDED.
Overseers of the poor of the poor
district of the township of Limestone
vs. overseers of the poor of the poor
district of the township of West Hem
lock. Re argument of rule to show
cause, etc.
The case involves the maintenance
of Eva Sees, a pauper, and has been
before court for several years. It was
found that the residence of Eva Sees
was in West Hemlock township aud j
further that the plaintiff poor district
had notified the defendant poor dis
trict on July 22, 1906, that the pauper
had become a charge on the plaintiff
poor district —that her residence was
in the defendant poor district and that
they should remove her, ect.
The order made May 27, 1907, dis
charging the rule was revoked by the
court ou Saturday and it was further j
ordered that the decree of the court j
made December 22, 1905, be ameuded \
so that the defendant poor district,
shall pay to the plaintiff poor district {
the proper charges for the relief of the I
said Eva Sees from July 22, r.105, in- j
stead of from September 1905, as at j
first ordered.
EFFECTS SAVING OF S2OOO.
An opinion was also handed down j
in re lunacy of William Guilford. The j
case was argued before court on Satur
day, August Ist. The opinion and de
cree of court adjudges the poor dis
trict of the city of Lock Haveu to be
the place of last legal settlement of the
said William Guilford. This decision
effects a saving of at least two thou
sand dollars to the couuty of Montour.
Upon the petition of the conuty
commissioners of Montour, rule was
granted on the conuty commissioners
of Clinton county and the overseers of
the poor of the poor district of the
city of Lock Haven in said county to
show cause why sail poor district
should not agaiu be adjudged by this
court as the place of the last legal
settlement of William Guilford.
It was admitted by its counsel in
open court at the argument of this
case recently that the last and present
legal settlement of William Guilford
is in the poor district of the city of
Lcok Haven in the county of Clinton.
The conclusion or the law therefore is
that said poor district is legally liable
for his maintenance, support and care
in the hospital at Warren, where he is
now confined, or wherever he may
hereafter be confined by this court.
In decreeing the poor district of the
city of Loci; Haven in the county of
Clinton to be the place of ttie last
legal selttlement of the 'said William
Uuilford the court further ordered
that such legal settlement of William
Uuilford as thus again adjudged and
decreed be properly certified by this
court to the trustees of the State hos
pital for the insane at Warren, where
Guilford is now confined by a previous
| order of this court.
EXCEPTIONS SUSTAINED.
Estate of Philip S. Moser, deceased.
Opinion of tiie court sur exception to
auditor's report. The decedent, Philip
S. Moser, a farmer and hotel keeper
i residing in Valley township,this coun
ty, died intestate the latter part of
June 1906. Letters of administration
i upon his estate were granted to George
W. Moser, a brother, and to Mary C.
Moser, his widow. The decedent's
} personal property being insufficient
J for the payment of his debts his real
estate was soldjfor the payment of the
J same through proceedings in the orph
an 's court. His administrators filed a
j final account of their administration
of his estate, keeping the personal prop
| erty and real estate fundß separate.
1 Six exceptions were filed to the said
account by Jacob S. Moßer, a brother
of the decedent.
The'first exception was "that the
accountants had not charged them
selves with all the money and other
property that came into itieir hands.
TEACHER MED
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Miss Janette Pickard, a teacher of
the first ward, was granted an indefi
nite leave of absence Monday night. In
filling her place temporarily two other
teachers were transferred and Miss
Ruth Frick was admitted to the corps.
Mr. Sechler of the committee ou
teachers and certificates explained that
Miss Pickard, teacher of the primary
school of the first ward,is in ill health
and has been advised to stop teaching
for a while. Mr. Sechler explained
that Miss Pickard has been a member
of the corps for eleven years and is ac
counted one of the most successful
tiachers. He regarded her as worthy
of every consideration.
The committee recommended that
Miss Pickard he giveu a temporary
leave of absence to last until the holi
days or louger if necessary; that Miss
Keim he transferred to the position
vacated by Miss Pickard; that Miss
Tooey. of the Welsh hill school, be
transferred to the third grade, vacated
by Miss Keim; also that Miss Frick be
elected as a teacher at Welsh Hill, the
whole to be regarded as temporary.
On motion it was ordered that the
recommendation of the committee be
accepted. The salary of Miss Frick
was fixed at S4O per month.
Teachers of the fonrth grade school
Miss Guest, Miss Bird, Miss Bliz
zard and Miss Evans—appeared before
the board in the interest of a change
of history and the adoption of a book
for supplementary reading. Each of
the teachers spoke at some length on
the relative merits of the different
books nnder consideration. The board
promised to take action at an early
date.
E. A. Bickel, principal-elect of the
high school, was present at the meet
ing of the board and indulged inl a
friendly handshake with the members.
Miss Jessie Kimerer appeared before
the board in the interest of a plan to
introdnce elocution, and light gym
nastics in the public schools of Dan
ville. She explained a method which
might be adopted without interfering
with the regular course of work. On
motion the matter was referred to the
committee on teachers and certificates.
The following members were pres- !
ent: Orth, Barber, Swarts, Redding, I
Fish, Fischer, Sechler, Lloyd and
Heiss. Mr. Pursel being absent Mr. j
Fischer was chosen president pro tern.
The matter oT a fire alarm system ;
came up before the board Monday night j
The committee on supplies, through a |
misunderstanding, awarded the con- j
tract to J. W. Wailize for |ll2. Mr.
Wallize had already begun work when
he was held up by the board, which
was not quite ready to have the work j
go forward. On motion Monday it
was ordered that action on the matter
be postponed until the next meeting.
Mr. Wailize.who was present, protest
ed against the action, as, he said, lie ;
had already ordered the material, |
which had arrived at Danville and
was lying at the express office.
Mr. Sechler of the committee on
supplies reported that the contract for
new desks had been awarded to the j
Buffalo Desk company, represented by j
Maynard J. Phillips.
On motion it was ordered that a roll !
too desk be purchased for the borough
superintendent.
On motion it was ordered that Ger- ,
son & Hix's History primer be adopt
ed for use in the fourth grade; also
Brook's readers for supplementary J
reading.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
C. L. Eggert ... i 7.50
T. L. Evans'Suns 119.50
W. W. Motteru 26.89
Water rent . . 36.00
diaries Motteru 3.75
F. G. Schoch. .... 2.10
Standard Gas Co 1.50
U. S. Express Co .25
D. N. Dieffenbaeher 4.04
The second, third, fourth and fifth
exceptions challenged the legality of
certain credits claimed by the ac
countants for carrying on the retail
liquor business. Ttie sixth exception
relates to the payment of 8244.00 to the
decedent's widow—a balance of her
widow's exemption.'' •
Kalpli Kisner, Esq., was appointed
auditor to pass upon the said excep
tions, waking distribution, etc. To
the auditor's report twenty-seven ex
ceptions were filed by H. A. Snyder,
I creditor of the decedent, and by Jacob
S. Moser, who was sponsor for the ex
ceptions filed to the administrator's
account.
Several learned authorities were
quoted and in accordance with the
views therein stated, the court held
1 that the accountants should be sur
charged with the difference in sale of
personalty, (99.97, and caßh erroneous
ly .laid the widow, |244. amounting
i in all to $343.97.
The exceptions to the auditor's re
port to the extent as herein indicated
were sustained and the report was re
ferred ba£k to the auditor for purpose
of distribution in accordance with the
decree of the court.
1 ARRESTED
61AUTONODIUST
An affair occurred in this city Tuesday
night which well illustrates how au
tomobilists are annoyed by boys on the
streets.
W. G. Pursel, witli his family and '
a gentleman friend, had been enjoy- ;
ing a ride in the country and was re
turning to town. The automobile was
descending the hill at the steam grist
mill, North Mill street, when a party
of boys ran out in front of the car and
throwing up their hands commanded
the party to stop
Of course Mr. Pursel disregarded the
boys aud continued an his way. As
the boys scattered one of them threw
a stone at the automobile, which pass- j
ed between Mr. Pursel and his little
son Harold and struck the glass shield
in front, which it broke.
Mr. Pursel stopped the car, when
the boys, who fancied themselves se
cure, tauntingly gathered around him.
Each protested his owu innocence and
refused to tell who threw the stone.
They were hardly prepared, however,
for what followed.
With a quick movement Mr. Pursel
grasped one of the boys aud chucsed
him into the car, where he was taken
in charge by Mr. Pursel's friend. The
lad, who proved to be Joseph West,
was unceremoniously given to under
stand that it would be vastly to his
advantage if lie would tell who threw
the stone. The lad did not hesitate
but readily named the guilty party.
Mr. Pursel sought Officer Voris.who
joined the party. The boy was taken
to the office of Justice Oglesby, where
Mr. Pursel lodged information against
Earl Hollobaugh, the boy named,
charging him with assault and bat
tery.
About nine o'clock young Hollobaugh
was arrested by Officer Voris. He was
arraigned before Justice Oglesby and
was held for court in S3OO bail.
WILL ERECT NEW
STAND PIPE
The Pennsylvania railroad company
is preparing to enter upon an improv
ment on the south side which will
greatly facilitate the taking of water
by the locomotives.
The present facilities,which sufficed
in the past when the tanks of locomo-
tives had a capacity of Gome 5000 gal
lons only, are utterly inadequate now
when the engines are nearly one-third
larger and take in as high as 7000 gal
lons at one time.
To meet the new conditions the
tank east of the station will be elevat
to secure additional pressure, n new
and larger standpipe «ill be erected
at the site of the old, while between
the tank and the standpipe a new main
will be laid increasing the size of tie
pipe from eight to fourteen inches.
Up to the present much delay has
occurred while the locomotives wer*
taking water, the time occupied being
from seven to nine minutes. Dnriug
this interval in most instances the 1
crossing was blocked by the train.
After the improvements are completed
the largest locomotives will be able to
take water in l' a minutes.
The heavy iron frame, which is to
support the tank after being raised, as
well as the several hundred feet of
heavy iron pipe for the main, are al
ready on the ground. Work on the im
provement will begin in a few days
VACATION DRAWING
TO A CLOSE
The public school vacation is draw
lngjto a close, less than three weeks of
it remaining. August 31st is the date
i fixed for opening the schools not only
in the borough of Danville, but also
iu Mahoning township, Riverside and
South Danville.
Dufiug the last weeks of vacation as
usual the school board is kept pretty
busy getting the school buildings in
readiness for the opening of schools.
Repairs have been pretty well com
pleted aud about all that remains to he
I done is the cleaning of the buildings,
which will be pushed along rapidly
j during the remainder of this week and
next week
In Mahoning township a new No.
! 14 Beaver furnace has been installed
in the celler of the Mechanicsville
| school building.
Fell Into a Trance.
WILKKS-BARRE, Aug. H?.
Vincent Young.of Ashley,near here,
| who disappeared the day after his
j marriage, was heard from yesterday.
| He wrote from Chicago to his bri.de of
a day stating that he hadjust awaken
ed from a trance and for the first time
realized that he was away from home.
He claims he did not remember get
ting on a train for the West. He.said
he woujd be back on the first train
that would carry him out of •Chiqpgo!
The advertiser who takes the public
Into his confidence soon wins their
patronage.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
JOIN! DC
OF COBNB
There will be a joint meeting of tlie
commissioners of Montour county and
the board of commissioners of North
umberland county at the courthouse
in this oity at 10 o'olock tomorrow
morning.
The meeting is made necessary by
reason of the proposed state highway
on the south side, which, beginning,
as it does at the river bridge natural
ly affects trie bridge approach.
As is pretty well known the approach
on the south side is unfinished or is at
best temporary. The wing walls of the
bridge constructed by the State do not
extend as far as the same walls of the
former bridge, which belonged to the
county. The present walls fall some
fourteen feet short of reaching to the
township line,leaving a margin which
lias not. yet been built up.
As stated above the bridge approach
up to the present, lias been only a
patched up and temporary affair. The
State highway department in recon
structing the road will insist upon
making a permanent job of the ap
proach, and will oblige tiie county and
township to do their parts.
The object of the joint meeting of
the commissioners of Montour and
Northumberland counties tomorrow
will be to take action on the building
of the two sectious of wingwalls,
which will prove a pretty big job, as
the bank at that point is some 18 feet
high.
It is gratifying that the construc
tion of the State highway will bring
about the completion of the bridge ap
proach, which has been the subject of
much contention between the county,
township and trolley company for
four years past. Involved in the com
pletion of the approach is the con
struction of a high retaining wall on
the west side extending nearly all the
way from the township line to the
corner at D. H. &W. avenue. There
is some curiosity to learn which—the
township, or the others above named —
in the final adjustment will be saddled
witli the cost of the retaining wall.
MERCHANT PROPOSES
"OLD HOME WEEK"
Among the strangers within onr
gates at present are a large number of
former residents,mostly young people,
who are spending their vacation in
Danville. Danville is a town that
seems to possess a charm which never
loses its hold on the heart of the man
or woman who once resided there.
Every vacation reason brings back
scores of those who have gone out
from Danville to try their fortune in
the wide world.
These thoughts are suggested by the
remarks of a well-known and repre
sentative citizeu yesterday, who
thought that Danville ought to have
an "Old Home Week" after the fash
ion of the gatherings in some other
towns. He grew quite eloquent. No
one could help hat share his enthusi
asm as he pictured the great home
coming, which would take in people of
11 ages, scattered over the whole con
tinent. All would return to Danville
on old home week and not only would
there be family reunions galore, but
also reunions of old neighbors and
friends, who had lost all trace of each
other and never expected to meet again
on earth. The throng would undoubt
edly flood the town and the week
would fly all too quioklv for the long
separated but reunited ones.
Shall we hear any thing more of the
old home week proposition':
ALEX. BEST
RELEASED ON BAIL
♦
Alex. Best, who was committed to
' the county prison in default off JOO
hail, was released Tuesday after a
trifle over two weeks' imprisonment.
Best was charged with assault and
! battery and was committed iu default
of two hundred
The defendant took care of the horses
| belonging to the farmers and also car
ried out the benches after market, re
i placing them at the curb before the
farmers drove in the
day. He proved useful in so many
ways and the farmers missed him So
keenly that Tuesday morning a num
ber of them got together to see what
means could l>e devised for semiring
Alex's release.
! The outcome of it was that four per
| sons—Will T. Suter,Moses Bond, Levi
j Beyer and Elmer Wren—decided to be
. come surety for the man. The four
farmers accordingly went on his -.bail
i bond. Later, Ale* was brought down
, to the.court hoaie where he affixed his
I signal pre, along with those of hit sure
ties, after which he was free until the
! next term of court inJOctober.
After an idleness of two months the
Good Intent shirt factory at Dnhoaii
non has* resnnied^work,giving enTploy
ment to sixty girls.