illontour iAmrrican.
VOL. M NO. 12
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HEWS MB
There are at present 1">0 c»«» of
rheumatism ud 108 case* of tubercu
losis in the western penitentiary and
there is talk of removing the peniten
tiary because of its unhealthy condi
tions.
As Adam Miscovita, of Nanticoke,
aged it years, was crossing the tracts
of the New Jersey Central railroad,
his foot caught in a frog, just as an
engine was coming along, and he was
run over and instantly killed.
The body of Ambro Watson, aged 00
years,a prominent farmer and church
man, was found in a field on his farm
near Meadville, oil Saturday, with a
suicidal bullet hole in the temple.
United States Secret Service Agent
K. E. Tyrell is in Pottsville arrang
ing to complete the round-up of a gang
of counterfeiters who have been work
ing in the Schuylkill valley for sever
al months past
Harry Piersou.who holds the record
of being arrested np more
times than any other man in Potts
town, lias just been put away in the
eastern penitentiary for four years,
for attempted burglary.
Eugene Stanley, of Bridgeport,
Moutoginery county, waß sentenced to
nine months' imprisonment for voting
a forged tax receipt, bet lias been re
leased on bail, peuding an appeal to
the superior court.
Fourteen applications for divorce
were tiled in the Lancaster county
court on Saturday and one divorce was
granted.
Pittsbnrg councils will take up the
shortage in wages of workmen who
built the sesqui-otrnteunial arches and
received only Isa™ "he amount due ,
them.
A huge pumpkg has been presented j
to eacli member rof the York school
board, by children who were engaged
cultivating the newly established
school gardens.
The refuse from a wood alcohol fac
tory at Mount Hope, Lancaster! coun
ty, wliioh flows into the Chicbies
creek, kills the fish, and complaint
has been brought before the state fish
eries commission.
Early Saturday morning burglars
attempted to forcibly enter the coun
try residence of J. Hay Brown, justice
of the supreme court, near Leasan !
Place, Lancaster county. The tenant
farmer heard the noise aud fired at
the thieves, who made their escape, j
but did not secure any booty.
The municipal league of Schuylkill j
Haven has decided to hold a Hallowe- .
'en celebiation.
Highwaymen held up Mrs. Frank
Moyer, of Boyertown, In Reading on
Saturday evening, tore her purse with
$5.25 from her hand and fled while she
fainted.
Mrs. Fannie Rissmiller.of Reading,
aged 82 years, died on Sunday of grief
over the death of her husband. She is
survived by two sisters one aged 90
years and the other 94 years.
For thirty-five years Thomas E.
Weber, a Civil war veteran, lias been
drill master of Reading Gommandery,
Nights Templar aud for thirty years
secretary ot Excelsior Royal Arch
chapter of Masons.
Hays McLaughlin of Kittanning,
aged 50 years, was found dead on Sun
day morning, beside the tracks of the
Buffalo 4; Allegheny railroad near
Kittanning. He had been to Pittsburg
on Saturday,and it is supposed he fell
otT a train during the night.
Mrs. Rhoads ot Reading, on Sunday
attempted to carry two chairs from
one room to another. While stooping
to pick up one, the leg of the other
entered her left eye. A physician
worked over an hour to get the eye
hall into position and the sight of the
eye may be lost.
Percy Whitehead, of Coatesville,
aged 9 years, on Sunday, running
around a trolley car was struck by an
automobile belonging to former Sen
ator McCorkey, of York. Mr. McCor
key ordered chauffeur to atop and
the child was pinked up and hurriedly
taken to a hospital. His skull was
fractured and his condition is cirtical.
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L T. E. HID
IIJERIES
The members of Montour Castle, No.
186, K. G. E., iu a body attended div
ine service in St. Paul's M. E. church
Sunday morning, on whioh occasion
the pastor, the Rev. William Brill,
preached a strong and practical ser
mon ou righteous character, which
proved helpful alike to the mem
bers of the order and the regular at
tendants of the church.
The text v v. ral.cn from Matthew,
iith chapter and 83rd verse : "Hut seek
ye first the Kingdom of God and His
righteousness and ail these things
shall be added unto you."
It was a very forceful aud convinc
ing sermon dwelliug'upon the divine
philosophy of Jesus Christ who esteem- i
|ed the things of ! this world lightly
| compared with the treasures of the j
; eternal world. Very beautifully the j
Savior wasjquoted : "Take no thought !
of'your life, what ye shall eat and
drink —no thought for raiment—con
sider the lilies of the field, etc., for j
i your heavenly Father huoweth that ye
have need of all these things; hut seek
j ye first the.Kingdom of God. "
i Proceeding the speaker unfolded
what Christ regarded as the divine
I philosophy of life. Do not be engross
;ed with material things, but lay up
j for yourselves treasures iu heaven,
j There is one thing that we should
j possess even though we lose all others.
He defined the Kingdom of God as
His spiritual reign over the hearts of
those who truly love Him. The King
dom of'God,coraeth not with observa
tion, for it isiwithin. "Except as a
man be born'agaiu he can not enter
into the Kingdom of God." It is
God's supreme rule over the moral
being,over tue will, tho heart and the
mind of the individual. The Kingdom
of Clod is the iuteruiU subjection—the
spiritual conformity to the will aud ]
order nf God as tho fixed established !
[ character of the soul,
i What God demands before wealth,
learning, honor, fame aud even before
food aud raiment as the supreme ob
ject in life is the highest character
that man can attain. This righteous
character must be sought—earnestly
aud persistently sought; it will come
in uo other way. It has never come
through accident, neither through
heredity. The moral tendencies do
uot determine character as is amply
illustrated by the children of Godly
parents falling into the ways of vice.
It is true that the world at times
does seem to place a higher value up*
ou the things of this life than upon
righteousness. It is true that it seems 1
to pay homage to wealth, social posi- j
tiou, etc., but the worlJ is simply in- i
toxicated with a false sense of values; 1
deep down in the iieart is a silent
homage for character.The possessor of
wealth merely, the votaries of plea
sure,by their whimsicalities and their
lack of character provoke only ridi
cule and derision, while the world's
real heroes are its Lntbers, its Wilber
forces.lts Lincoln's an>i the long train
of others that esteemed wealth and
position lightly but were men of char
acter and principle, true to their con- |
sciences, who worked for the cause of
humanity.
Character is the only thing that a
man cau take with him in death;
houses, lands, fine clothes,all must be
left behind. The only character that
has any value iu the eternal world is
a righteous character—a God-like
character. No matter what a man's
possessions are in this world,if he has i
not choracter he is unspeakably poor, j
Before the throne ot God the pauper j
is unspeakably rich compared with !
the wealthy man, who (lies without a
righteous character, the only thing of
value in the sight of God.
In addressing the members of the
order the speaker urged them to adopt j
the divine philosophy of .Testis Christ. i
Thus they would not onlv be lifted
to a higher plane individually but j
wo'ild also be aided iu realizing the j
praiseworthy objects of their order.
A FRATERNAIL"
VISIT TONIGHT
1 The members of Beaver lodge, No
32, K. of P., this city, tonight will I
have the pleasure of entertaining a j
i large delegation from Onward lodge, j
i No. 179, K. of P.,of Northumberland,
i Beaver lodge made a fraternal visit to
| Northumberland recently and the pre
! sent is a return visit.
Every effort is being made by the
local lodge to entertain the visitors in
I royal style and a very large turnout
| of the members is exneoted.
! Beaver lodge, with William Reese
as Chancellor commander, is in a
flourishing condition and is promin
ently known throughout the State.
At a round table conference of the
Berks county grammar school and high
school teachers, Snperintendent Rapp
advised teachers not to accept free
books from publishers, saying, "This
orjany other kind of grafting is to be
avoided."
DANVILLE- }PA., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 15, liX»M
HINT coil
ON SATURDAY
A sessiou of argument court was
I held Saturday forenoon with His Hon
or Judge Evans aud Associates Blee
and Welltvi-r on the bench. There was
very little business on hand.
A divorce was grauted in the case of
Albert Alexander Erdman and Isabella
May Erdman.
The report of the master, W. L.
Sidler.ou which the decree was found
ed, represents that the libelant aud
respondent weie married iu Danville,
.1 une 9, 1906. The divorce was sought
on the grounds of desertion,
j The court decreed that Albert Alex
ander Erdman, libelant and Isabellu
i May Erdman, respondent, be divorced
aud separated from the nuptial ties
and bonds of matrimony and that both
; be at liberty to marry again.
CIVIL CASES,
j October term of court begins next
1 Monday the 19th inst. Ou Saturday
j the list of civil cases was gone over.
The following are marked for trial:
Lewis Kruni vs, D. L. & W. R. R.
| Co. Trespass. Kreisher aud Hinckley,
i attorneys.
i Sophia G. Eckman vs. Lehigh and
! Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. Trespass. Gear
| hart. Hinckley and Mensch for plain-
I tiff and Wolverton, Herring and Wol
i verton for defendant.
I Sophia G. Eckman vs. The Cross
Creek Coal Co., Trespass. Gearhart,
Hinckley and Mensch for plaintiff and
Wolverton,Herring and Wolverton for
defendant.
Myrtle Dugan, child, and Howard
Dugan, parent,vs. Pennsylvania Rail
road Co. trespass. Gearhart for plain
tiff and Grier and Hinckley for de
fendant.
The latter case is brought here from
Lycoming county, the plaintiff being
a resident of Muncy.
REPORT NOT
REASSURING
Health Commissioner Dr. Samuel G.
Dixon has been heard from furtl er iu
relation to our water supply, which
was tested in the State laboratories at
Philadelphia, and facts are adduoed,
which teud to show that the report of
the analysis is by no means as reassur
ing as was at;first supposed.
After the report from the|State lab
oratory was received and printed in
the Morning News our townsman, 1.
X. Grier, Esq., addressed a letter to
Dr. Dixon asking for definite informa
tion as to what the analysis showed—
whether it indicated that our water
supply is fairly good—whether it is of
a suspicious character,or worse,down
right harmful ond unfit to be used for
drinking as it comes from the filter
beds.
A few days ago Mr.fGrier recejved'
a "reply from Dr. Di'xon, which read
as follows:
"Replying to your inquiry of the
3rd inst concerning Jthe analysis of
water I beg to advise you that the
samples Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 did not show
the presence of the bacilli coli com
munis, hut the third sample shows the
presence of this bacillus and is indica
tive of sewage pollution. As It hap
pened one samplejout of the six show
ed pollution and it might happen
again that*the£whole six would show
pollution; or none. Wherever water
shows it is dangerous
and shonld'be purified before using
for domestic purposes.
Very truly Yours,
SAMUEL G. DIXON."
Dr. Dixou's information should be
definite enough. It leaves no donbt as
to the real condition of our drinking
water, which is by no means above the
suspicion of being impure and the
reel source of danger.
Dr Dixon's remark that in another
analysis the whole six samples might
reveal bacilli coli or might appear ab
solutely pure bears out the very sensi
ble view frequently expressed that the
only way to settle the question wheth
er or not our river water is pure is by
repeated analysis following at close
intervals.
REFORMED
CHURCH SYNOD
J. C. Miller, book-keeper in the
Peoples bank, this city, left for Lock
Haven on the 12 :10 Pennsylvania train
yesterday to attend the Reformed
church synod of the State, which con
vened there last evening to remain iu
session until next Monday. Mr. Miller
represents the Wyoming chassis as dele
gate elder. The Rev. O. D. Lerch,
pastor of Mausdale Reformed church,
and the Rev. W. J. Kohler, of Straw
berry Ridge, will attend the synod as
ministerial delegates.
Delegates to Synod.
Rev. Arney, of Pottsgrove, and J.
W. Lowrie, of Strawberry Ridge will
leave today for Beaver, Pa., where
they will attend the meeting of the
synod of the Presbyterian church.
an PAPER IOT
SELF NIL
! Met-srs Scott Heim and Ralph Still,
! students of the high school, members
iof the staff of the "Orauge and the
1 Purplo'appeared before the board Mou
' day night explaining that the school
paper is confronted with an unusual
| condition aud'that it is not self-sup-
J porting. The number of subscribers
j is one hundred lees*'than last year.
The advertising likewise does not ap
pear promising. There is an actual
| shortage of #SO at the present time.
\ The school hoard was asked to make
an appropriation to meet the deficit
| The committee was requested to ex-
I plain what efforts tiad been put forth
I to obtain subscribers and advertisers
i for the paper. They explained what
! they had done along both lines. The
| dropping off of subscribers, they said,
was to be attributed to a generaljlack
| of on the part of
| new studentr.
I It was the|seuse of the school board
that the staff of the "Orange and Pur
} pie" had not put forth the proper ef
fort to uiabe the paper self-supporting
aud that it was altogether too early in
the season to apply to the school board
for assistance. On motion of Mr.
Sechler the'matter was laid on the
table.
On motion it was ordered that a new
bible be purchased for use in the high
school.
The secretary reported that the
names omitted from the assessor's list,
over seventy in number, had been
placedjon the books.
Dr. Barber called attention of the j
board to a rumor abroad to the effect
that the writing and passing of notes j
in school is a practice Indulged in by
the pupils and suggested that the mat
ter be investigated and that if the
rumor be found to be true the teaeh- j
ers be urged to put forth eveiy effort ;
possible to break up the practice I lie
matter was generally discussed when
it seemed to be the seuse of the board
that whether note writing is iudulged
in by the pupils or not the teachers
can be relied ou to do their full duty
in the premises.
The following hills *ere approved
for payment:
U. S. Express Co I -'.BO
Adams Express Co 5.00
Jno. Hixsou 88.22
Underwood Typewriter Co. 70.00
Montour Co Democrat 9.00
S. J. Welliver & Co 5.25
W. H. Orth 1.70
Emery Shultz 2.20
Americau Book Co 6.91
C. H. Schmid 24.P0
Roberts & Meek 6 62 1
Cleaver Wagner 8.13
S. R. Bidleman 87.00 1
Smith Brevier Type Writer Co . 4.00
Foster Bros 7.23
Globe Warehouse 3.62
A. Q. Harris 3.09
P. O. Solioch 17.85
C. L. Eggert 95
CLIMAX REACHED
IN BURGLARIES
Bloomsburg has a burglar story that
for pure audacity takes the prize.
Going into the spare room of her
residence on Normal Hill, Mrs. Callie
Bodine found that the bed in which
no one sleeps except upon special oc
casions, had been greatly disturbed
evidencing the fact that some one had
slept there during the night. An in
quiry among the boarders failed to
shed any light upon the strange affair
audit was finally concluded that a
tramp had crawled upon the porch J
root and entered the room through a I
window. The lewer sash in one of the
windows in the room was found wide I
open in the morning which strength- |
ened the belief that some one had
crawled upon the roof aud opened the j
window. Whoever the intruder was,
he had a good soft bed in which to
sleep and was not even obliged to ask ]
or thank the owner for the use of the j
same.
Tenth Wedding Anniversary.
The tenth wedding anniversay of j
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Mauser, was |
celebrated at their home in Grovania, j
on Tuesday evening. Many useful pre- |
sents were received by the happy '
couple. Those present were : Mr. nnd
Mrs. Alouzo Manser, Mr. and Mrs.
George Mowrey, Mr. and„Mrs. C. D.
Garrison, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Thom
as, Mr. and Mrs. William Krurn, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Baylor, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Heimbach, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Mowrey, Mr. and Mrs. William
Lazarus, Misses Ruth Thomas, Pearl
Baylor,Miss Shaffer, Bertha and Mary
Mowrey, Marie Barrett, Pauline and
Mary Mauser; Masters Jacob Thomas,
Raymond Lazarus, and Mr. George
Heimbach.
The Berks county almshouse farm
has the best crop of corn in its his
tory, fifty acres yielding fifty bushels
to the acre.
HOME BID II
VALLEY TWP.
The home of Mr. and Mrs Gale M.
Dyer, Valley township, was wiped
out Monday eve in a few minutes,
when a lamp exploded in the front
room, scattering the burning oil. The
building was half consumed before
any help arrived ou the scene of con
flagration.
Mr. ami Mrs. Dyer aud their baby
live about a hundred yards east of the
F P. Johnson place beyond Mausdale.
Last evening Mr. Dyer was at the
home of his father-in-law, Mr. Mer
rill, while the wife aud child were
alone at home. Mrs. Dyer was at work
about the house, aud the baby was
seated at the kitciieu table.
A lamp was lighted in the front
room. Without a moment's warning
Mrs. Dyer heard the child scream and
fail, the door between the kitchen aud
the front room slammed aud the lamp
in the front room exploded. The burn
ing oil was thrown about the room,
which was instantly ablaze in many
places.
Mrs. Dyer rescued her child, and
succeeded in taking a very few small
articles from the burning home,beside
which nothing at all was saved. The
building was totally destroyed.
By the time help arrived on the
sceue the house was half consumed.
Fortunately the wind waß blowing
away from the barn,and that structure
was saved. Mr. Dyer carried some in
surance.
WED ON STAGE;"
EXPENSES PAID
The unique in wedding ceremonies
was sprung in Bloomsburg when, fol
lowing the reeeut presentation of a
melodrama at the Columbia theatre, ,
Joliu Ha/.iette and Miss Ella Stack- j
house, both of Light street, were mar
ried on the stage by Justice of the
Peace C. R. Weiss.
Early in the week the manager of
the company advertised that he would
secure a marriage license, pay tie
marriage fee aud give #ls iu cash to
the pair that wonld'be married on the
stage.
Hazlette turned up as the prospec
tive bridegroom,and his marriage was
witnessed by an audience that packed
the theatre.
FILLING UP CANAL
PROGRESSING
The work of filling up the canal is
proceeding quite rapidly, although a
great deal yet .remains to be done.
During two weeks' time five thou
sand cubic yards of cinder have beeu
hauled from the Structural Tubing
works aud dumped in the old water
way. The largest number of car loads
hauled daily is 128. it frequently hap
pens, however, that a slight mishap
occurs, about the machinery, which
has the effect of holding up the work.
Owiug to this cause yesterday only 96
cars were hauled and on Monday 106.
While one set of cars is being loaded
another set is taken up to the canal
and dumped.
DEATH OF JOHN
UDELHOFEN, SR.
John Udelhofen, Sr., a well known J
German-Americau citizen, died at his
residence, Cherry street, this city, at I
5 :45 o'clock last evening after a week's
illness.
The deceased was 80 years of age aud j
except for the infirmities due to ad- j
vaneing years up to a recent date :
was iu good health. On Thursday of
last week he was out on the street.
| Mr. Udelhofen was boru in Ger- j
many. Ho came to this country iu i
1854. Soon after landing he came to !
Danville, where he has since resided.
He was a tailor by occupation and is
well remembered as one of the cutters
employed in the company store under
i Waterman & Beaver.
Ho is survived by his widow, two
i sons, Charles and John, and three
j daughters, Miss Elizabeth of Harrie
jburg; Miss Anna aud Mrs. George
i Leohuer of this city.
ACCEPTS CALL
TO WAYNSBORO
Rev. John Costello.who for the past j
year has had charge of the Episcopal j
circuit comprising Northumberland, !
Catawissa aud Riverside, will leave
today for W T aynesboro, where he will
be in charge at St. Mary's Mission.
Rev. Costello preached his farewell
sermon in Grace church on Sunday |
last. During his pastorate at River- |
side he has labored zealously to pro
mote the welfare of his congregation
and improve the property of the
ohuroh. His many friends unite in
wishing for him a like suocess in his
new charge.
The calamity howlers are calling to
empty benches these days.
pur iiN
ire 11!
Oor neighbors on the sooth side like
i f* nv 'He arp badly infested with
| tramjm.fi KeitherlSouth Danville nor
| Riverside, however,is policed and the I
residents are in a manner withont
| protection. Fortunately, >b was de
j monstrated by a little affair which
took place Tuesday some of tie resi
dents are aide to take care of them
selves.
During the early hours of Tuesday
j forenoon a liohD appeared at the house
| of John Snyder in Riverside and ask
jed for something to eat. Mr. Snyder
is a puddler employed at the Reading
; Iron works, this city. Fortunately he
is on the night turn this week and j
when the hobo called Tuesloy he was
up stairs asleep.
The tramp was a Polander,although
in every other respect he resembled
the typical hobo with all the ear
marks of vagrancy. Mrs. Snyder hand- j
ed him some food, which the fellow
proceeded to eat in a leisurely way.
He evidently thought that Mrs. Suy- 1
der was at home alone, for no sooner
had he eaten the food she had given
him than he grossly insulted her.
The woman could hardly believe j
that the wretch would repay her kind
ness with such conduct. She believed
it to be a duty that she owed to so
ciety as well to administer
to him a sound drubbing and she wad
ed into him.
When it is explained that Mrs. Sny
der weighs 275 pounds it will be un
derstood that she did good execution.
She knocked the hobo down with the
first blow. The fellow rose to his feet
and she knocked him down again. '
Then she called her husband. I
When Mr. Snyder came down stairs
the hobo had pulled himself together
aud waddled off. Ho was easily locat
ed, however, up along the railroad,
and the husband hurried after him de- j
termined that there should lie a prompt
aud satisfactory settlement.
Overtaking the hobo he took him
back to the house for identification.
The fellow put up no denial but aßk- i
ed only to be permitted to leave the j <
place. His request was finally granted j
but not until Mr. Snyder had supple- I 1
mented the beating his wife had giv- 1 <
en the tramp with a sound drubbing { t
of his own. |
After Mr. Snyder was through with j
the fellow Mrs. Snyder took him in
hand and in her husband's presence ;
finished up the work that she had so j
valiently began when alone. After the '
husband and wife were done some of !
the neighbors appeared on the scene ;
and wanted to play football with the I
ba<i!y battered fellow, but they were ;
finally convinced that he had been
ohastised sufficiently. About noon the
tra;np was observed to cross the river
bridge into Danville,
HINT AT GRAFT
IN thf; NAVY
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14
The "Call" today declares that a
report affecting the transport service j i
on this coast has been made to the War :
department and that some startling '
disclosures may be expected when the |
report is made public.
According to the story the alleged | I
irregularities are connected with the
extensive repairs made to the Logan ! ;
and other vessels of the service. In i i
the case of the Logan it is alleged re- i
pairs to the amount of $90,000 were !
made, immediately torn out and an- | i
other contract for repairs aggregating
$150,000 was awarded to the same com- !
paiiT.
It is said that tne matter was brought
to light by two secret service agents
who enlisted in order to gain their in- j
formation.
BAD THROAT
SAVES THIEF
iTud;;e Auten in the Northumberland
county court has recognized the con- j
tention of scientists that youthful \
criminal inclinations may be caused 1
from an abnormal growth in the of
fender's throat,and withheld sentence
on I'.) years old John Lloyd of North
umberland. who has served four terms
in jail.
Lloyd acknowledged having recent
ly committed a dozen thefts and said '
he could not resist the temptation to
steal. He was remanded to jail and 1
physicians appointed by the court
will examine him.
Hits Pure Food Law.
Altoona. Oct. 14. Judge A. O.
Smith, of Cleatfield county, has hand
ed down a decision declaring uncon
stitutional clause seven of section five
of the pdre food law, the same clause
that Judge Bell declared unooostita
tional. The decision was rendered in
the case of Edward Dougherty, charg
ed with selllog evaporated peaohes
containing snlphorio acid. The de
cision destroys the effect of the entire
law.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
IB M
CHRIST CHURCH
Miss Martha Adella Harpel aud
Theodoie Hobison Angle, of this city,
were married yesterday morning,
j The weddiug was solemnized in
' Christ Episcopal church by the Rev.
Edward Haughtou, pastor, at fi:4s
o'clock. The ceremony was marked by
extreme simplicity, there being no
srmblance of ostentation or display.
Indeed so quietly was the affair man
aged that scarcely anyone but the im
mediate families knew of the wedding
until it took place. The bride aud
groom were unattended and the cere
mony was witnessed by only a few of
the most intimate friends.
, The uewly wedded couple were driv
en directly from the church to the
station at South Danville, where they
took the 7 :20 train for a trip to Phila
delphia and New York.
Mr. Angle, the groom, is managing
editor of the Moruing News and iB
widely known in newspaper and other
circles. The bride is the eldest daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Harpel. She
is a most highly esteemed young lady
and has a largo circle of friends.
POOR ROADS
ARE REPORTED
Postmaster W. L. Gouger has receiv
ed a communication from the fourth
postmaster general which clearly in
dicates that the department will insist
upon good roads where r. 112. d. routes
are established'and that in townships
where the roads are not kept in prop
er repair the rural delivery will like
ly be withdrawn. As will be seen the
roads embraced by the local routes are
not up to the standard.
The communication from the fourth
postmaster general, is as follows :
"The Postmaster, Danville. Pa.
Sir: The bad condition of the roads
on routes Nos. 1, 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
recently reported to the department
has thiß day been called to the atten
tion of the road officials.
" You will also take the matter up
with the local road authorities and
patronß residing in the locality of the
bad roads and inform them that the
department insists upon roads covered
by rural delivery being kept in gcod
condition for travel atfall times, and
that this matter should receive their
immediate attention.
"If it is found that sufficient in
terest is not shown in the service to
maintain the routes in good condition
for travel they will very likely be
amended so as to avoid the neglected
roads, or if this can not be done, the
discontinuance of the reuses will have
serious consideration.
"Failure to comply should be re
ported under section 89, "instruc
tions," iu ample time to admit of con
sideration of amendments of routes
before the beginning of winter.
Very respectfully,
P. V. DeURAW,
Fourth Ass't. Postmaster Gen'l."
COMMITTED
TO PRISON
Fred Eaker, a young man who hailß
from Berwick, but who for some time
boarded with Joseph !Eck, this city,
yesterday was arrested on the charge
of jumping a board bill and in default
of bail was committed to jail.
The defendant was a stylishly dress
ed dapper little follow, who for a
while had been employed at the Read
ing iron works. He was arraigned be
fore Justice of the Peace Dalton. The
testimony of Mr. Eck, the prosecutor,
revealed that the defendant was indebt
ed to him to the amount of seventeen
dollars for board.
It was alleged that he drew nine
dollars pay and instead of applying
this, or any part of it,to the liquidat
ing of the board bill he absconded.
Yesterday he reappeared in town aud
was arrested.
The defendant disclaimed all inten
tion of defrauding Mr. Eck and cited
the fact [that he had come back to
town ns evidence to show that he had
not absconded. He tried a good many
different expedients to avoid going to
jail.
Ho was unable,however,to find any
one to help him to pay the board bill,
which, with costs.amounted to twenty
dollars. The justice decided to hold
him for court and fixed bail at 1300.
Despite his efforts the young fellow
was unable to find a bondsman aud
was committed.
Sues for S2O,O<M) Damages.
Mary J. MoDyer, of Coaldale, has
entered suit against the Eastern Penn.
sylvania Railroad for 120,000 damages
for the loss of her husband, the late
Jameß McDyer, a well known councils
man of that boroogh. While driving
over a crossing with his milk wagoitg
the vehicle was strock by a trolley car
and Mr. McDyer was so badly injured
that he inccairbed to the effects.
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