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VOL. 54—NO. 47
DR. IRVING 11. JENNINGS,
Office Hours
A. M.to 11 .!/. 10.1 Mill St.,
I J'. M.to i M. Danville, Pa.
SIIULT'/., M.
425 MILL ST., DANVII.I.K, PA.
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines
a Specialty
ITEMS CONDENSED.
Mrs. Serena M F. North,of Colum
bia, widow of the late Hugh M. North
a distinguished member of tho Lan
caster bar, lias donated $15,000 to St.
Paul's Episcopal church, Columbia,
to iiqni iate a debt of that aiuo.mr.
Ministers of New Ca«tle are taking
action jointly for 11• abo isl.meut of
Sunday fuuer.il- or at lea.-' li.niting
them t.i ouly saoli cas's as scciu abso
lutely nect sary.
For shooting a rabbit near Emaus,
Berks county, without iiccn-e. Lion
Batzigals, a foreigner, ou Thurs
day fined a total of S6O.
The contract for the erection of the
Panther Creek hospital at Tamaqua
lias been awarded to J. Andrew Bresl- !
in, of Summit Hill, for $30,000,
Egar G. Rhoads, a rural free deliv
ery mail carrier of Athol, Berks coun
ty, expects to deliver all his mail by
automobile, giving the best rural mail
service in the county.
Owners of dogs in Westchester who
refuse or neglect to pay the annual tax
imposed by the borough ordinances
will be arrested and fined by the bur
gess.
Enos Nase, of Sellersville, Bucks
county, who iB 93 years of age, is still
hale aud hearty aud goes fox huntiug
aud catches ground hogs with the vim
of a mau of less Hum half his age.
Mrs. Sarah Bowers,who died recent
ly in Reading, bequeathed $5,000 to
different Catholic charitable institii
tious, but as the will was made ouly
tweuty-threo days before her death the
bequests are invalid.
William H. Grim, of Hamburg,
Berks county, who has raised four
crops of alfalfa the past season, has
placed thirty-two stoers iu his baru
which he expects to fatten with this
crop--a new experiment for that sec
tion.
By the explosion of the boiler of a
300-barrel oil gusher near Butler on
Saturday evening William Aggas was
fatally injured and Abner Hamilton
seriously hurt. The well, spouting oil
and gas, caught fire aud hundreds of
barrels of oil were burned.
O. \ r . Rhoads, of Amityville, Berks
couuty, sold a stranger SSO worth of
chickens and he was tendered a check '
for SIOO. Rhoads gave him the change !
and afterwards discovered that the !
check was worthless,but by telegraph- 1
ing to the express company he recover
ed his chickens aud is out ouly tiie SSO j
change paid out.
The marriage last week of L. D. j
Kelly, of Harmousburg, Crawford
couuty, aud Mrs. Mary Kierstead, is
the culmination of a love romance
that iiad its begiuning iu Virginia
about the close of the war, when Kel- |
ly was a member of a Pennsylvania
regiment, and Mrs. Kierstead a widow
living iu Virginia. Kelly is nearly
80 years of age and his bride a few
years younger than he is.
The sexton of Temple Shomro Ha
brith, iu Reading,discovered two men
iu the temple, playing cards on Sun
day, when he locked the doors aud
telephoned for the police. Then he
went inside aud told the men that
they would be arrested when they
s?ized him, took his keys, unlocked a
door aud escaped.
While a spirited horse belonging to
Samuel T. Matthews, of Pottsville,
was being driven along the main
street ou Saturday, the animal kicked
in the dashbowd aud shattered one of
the driver's legs. The sharp, ragged
edges of the broken bones severed an
artery and before the flow of blood
could be stopped the mau bled to
death.
The largest concrete bridge in Berks
couuty, has just beeu completed at
Daubeuville,across the Schuylkill riv
er. It is 300 feet long and cost $20,-
000.
The progressive citizens of Schuyl
kill Haven, Schuylkill county, are
working to sceure a New EnglauJ in
dustry that makes ball bearings and
gives employment to 500 persons.
Three sewers iu different parts of
Pittsburg bioke on Sunday because of
the rain and sleet which fell. The
street damage and loss because of flood
ed cellars and basements will be $500,-
000.
The Lehigh Valley Coal oompany
has started the construction of an im
mense reservoir near its Blackwood
colliery, Schuylkill county, so as to
be prepared to meet future drouths. A
tunnel, 1,000 feet long is being dug
through the Sharp and Second monn
tains to reach the water of Black
creek.
Will IB
OFFICE HERE
The State livestock sanitary board,
very busy in this vicinity just now
owing to the outbreak of foot and
mouth disease, lias decided to open au
office in Danville, to be in charge of
| Mr. Sohocb of Harrisburg,
! assistant dairy and food commission
' er.
The office to ha opened will be in
I the Sperring block, No. -35 Mill
street. Some alterations were made
in the room Monday, after which the
furniture was iustalled. The ofti• e
will coutain both the Uuited and the
Hell 'phones and all business relating
to the outbreak will be tiatisacted
there.
Mr Schook, the assistant ilair.v and
foo i commissioner,arrived in this city
Monday forenoon prepared to take
charge. Ry virtue of his pc.sition Mr.
Schock is a member of the State live
stock sanitary board. As such while
here lie will I'fi the assistant and rep
resentative of State Veterinarian Leon
ard Pen'eon, who is in charge of the
work here aud to whom full power to
act has been delegated by the State
livestock sanitary hoard.
Mr. Schonk as assistant dairy aud
food commissioner will give especial
attention to the quarantine as it re
lates to the food supply. Every effort
will he made to prevent products, es
pecially milk, butter aud meat, from
finding their way into market from
farms where cattle are infected.
The work will be systematized and
thorough. Under the system of sur
veillance it will be next to impossible
for any infected product to fiud its
way on the market. Mr. Schock real
izes the magnitude of the task aud he
remarked Monday that he expects to
remain with us for several months.
The staff of experts here are all
working uuder Dr. Pearson, who has
appointed the federal iuspectors agents
of the State livestock sanitary board.
The skilled veterinarians—some twen
ty in number—are all busy every day.
Not oulv are the infected farms be
ing closely watched, but as far as pos
sible the general condition of other
herds concerning which there has been
no report will be investigated iu ord
er to determine that nothing is con
cealed.
No time will be spent in treatiug
any of the infected cattle with a hope
of curing them. The large force of
men will devote themselves exclusive
ly to enforcing the quarantine or, in
other words, to eradicating the dis
ease. How long a time this may oc
cupy is altogether problematical. At
least some of the agents will probably
be here for mouths to come.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kogers returned ,
yesterdav from a visit with their
daughter, Mrs. S. V. Border,at Clear
field.
Dr. Archie Mcßride left yesterday
for Lehigh county, where he was Beut
by the goverument in connectiou with
the outbreak of foot aud mouth disease
there. He will return to Danville in a
few days.
Harry Swank left last evening for a
trip to Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. William Beaver and
daughter Edna, of Turbotville, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Saul,
at Strawberry Ridge.
P. Pursel Anglo, of Jersey Shore,
spent yesterday with his parents, Mr
and Mrs. Frank O. Angle, East Mark
et street.
Mrs. Howard Woodruff returned to
Boyd's station yesterdav after a visit
, with her parents at Fisher's Ferry.
Mrs. ,1. E. Whipple, of Williams
i port, arrived iu this city last evening
for a visit with frieuds.
Mrs. H. B. Meredith and guest, Miss
Oharlotto Stevens, of Towanda, spent
I last evening with friei.ds in Gata
| wissa.
TRIPLET? AT
HINERSVILLE
POTTSVILLE, Pa., Nov. 18.
Mrs. John Sein, of Minersville, wife
I of a well-known miner yesterday pre
; seuted her husband with triplets.all of
j them hoys. They are lusty little fel
i lows aud the curiosity of the entire
! town.
j The husband.au ardent Republican,
was so ovorjoyed when the news was
broken to him that he named them
"Roosevelt, Taft aud Sherman "
Sailed For England.
Miss Minnie Oannard left yesterday
for New York Oity, where she will
embark on the steamship Oceanio for
England. Miss Oannard will spend
several months with her parents in
southern England.
DANVILLE PA., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 19, 1908
»II DEER
ON FIRST II
William Hendricks of Riverside,
who accompanied William Speiser
to Forest hill, Union county, on a
deer hnuting excursion, had the rare
good luck to bring down a fine back
on the first hunting day of the season.
Mr. Hendricks,accompanied by Wil
! liarn Speiser, Fred Moll and Joliu
I Hendricks left Danville about uoou
j Suuday They reached their destina- i
tiou safely and established themselves
at the Forost hill hotel. They started |
out iu quest of game early Mouilaj'
morning They hunted with indiflYr
j eut success during the forenoon, but
. early in tie afternoon Mr Hendricks
sighted a fine buck, which he killed at
the first shot.
During the afternoon the party saw,
at least, half a dozen deer, but none
of the liuutera succeeds-:! iu getting a
shot.
HOYS SKATING
ON TMH RIVER
The fall of suow was followed with
a pronounced drop of mercury Mon
day morning, quite iu keeping with
the strong touch of winter commented
ou in another column.
At 5 a. m.the thermometer register- J
ed 12 degrees above zero,the lowest of
the season. The pavements were very |
slippery. Drift ice, formed on the riv
er duriug Sunday night, passed down '■
stream in small quantities Monday, j
At the silk mill where the water is ]
dammed up and consequently there is
no current ice formed ou the river
along shore. It was of sufficient thick
uess to bear the weight of a man and
duriug the noon hour Monday a score
or so of boys employed at the silk
mill eujoyed themselves skating.
It would probably be difficult to re
call a season when the river afforded
skating on the Kith of November.
The prevailing opiuion eeenis to be
that milder weather will follow. Some
persons are still expecting Indian Sum
mer.
It would be regarded as very unfor
tunate if winter should set in with ;
the river as low as at present. Milder ,
weather, it is hoped, will bring rain, '
which, with the melting snow, would
have the effect of causing quite a
freshet.
I
SUDDEN DEATH
AT SCHUYLER
Mrs. Katheriue Levina Yerg, wife !
of Martin Yerg. died very suddenly at
her home at Schuyler, six miles from
Washingtonville, on Monday night at \
9.30. The deceased was HO years of
age, aud up to within a few hours be- ,
fore her death had been in excellent
health.
Mrs. Yerg \vas a widely known and
highly esteemed woman, aud resided
all her life in the vicinity in which j
she died. Beside her husband she is
survived by six sons and four daugh- j
ters as follows: Harry, of Lexington,
Nebraska: T. B. Y'erg, of Washing- I
tonville; William, of Turbotville, j
George, at home; Adam and Martin, !
of Milton; Mrs. George W. Gromis, of
Washingtonville: Mrs. Calvin Fisher '
and Miss Maud, of Willlamsport, audi
Miss Emma, at home.
The funeral will take place Friday 1
afternoon, meeting at the home at 1 j
o'clock. Services will be held at St. !
Jamos' Lutheran church, Turbotville, j
of which the deceased was a promiu- !
eut member. Rev. Manifold will cou- !
duet the services. lutermcnt will be \
made in the Turbotville cemetery.
COAL TAX FIGHT
IN NORTHUMBERLAND
A bitter fight is ou between anthra ;
cite coal companies in Northumber- j
land county aud tho county commis- j
sioneis regarding figures covering coal |
land assessments.
Tho companies claim S2OO au acre is i
a fair price, while the commissioners ■
allege SSOO per acre is none too high, |
inasmuch as some of the coal land is j
worth much more than that figure.
Judge Savidge will likely give au
opiuion on the arguments some time
this week.
Hancock Sells Hotel.
George Hancock, Northumberland I
county commissioner-elect, has sold I
the good will aud fixtures of the Van !
Kirk house in Northumberland to
Andrew Lantz and John Stauffer.who
will take possession at once.
Thanksgiving Eve Dance.
Invitations have been issued to a
dance to be given in the armory
Thanksgiving eve. The committee is
composed of Misses Lorene Pbill p ,
Kathryn Kemmer and Mae Dreifurs.
Our best laid plans are gometimes
disarranged in the twinkling of an
eye. *
HILLED UNDER
0. Li J. UN
Johu Miller, section foreman on the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad at Northumberland, was run
over aud killed by the morniug pass
euger train as it backed iuto the
Northumberland station Tuesday
morning between 9 and 10 o'clock,
preparatory to starting ou the north
bound trip. He was iu charge of a
gang of men who were unloading a
pile of tries from a car at the station.
The train had entered the statiou
aud had been turned, preparatory to
starting back. The baggage car WHS
on the riar end, as it has been the
custom of the road to run its trains iu
this manner since it was fouud that
the new station at Scrantou was too
short to accommodate a traiu of full
length. As tin cars swung arouud the
eurvi 1 in' ) fie station Miller,who did
not see them approaching and who
was unmindful of the imminent peril,
was struck by fie luggage car and
thrown beneath the wheels Before
the traiu could he brought to a stop,
he had been practically ground to
pieces aud die I sh >rtly afterwards.
The deceased was aged 63 years aud
was a weli known resident of North
umberland, his home being on Hanover
street. His wife died about a year ago.
Ho is survived by one sou,H L. Mill
er. He is also survived by four daugh
ters, four brothers and two sisters.
The deceased was a resident of
Northumberland all his life and em
ployed by the railroad company for 40
years
DANVILLE MAN
GETS A MEDAL
A great mauy people w ill remember
John L. Williams, the brother of
Sheriff D C. Williams, who as a form
er Dauville man was widely known in
this vicinity, aud who at present is
residing at Butler, Morris oouuty.New
Jersey. Several days ago the brother
firemen of Mr. Williams at Butler pre
sented him with a gold badge iu honor
of the completion of bis forty-fourth
birthday. The occasion is pleasingly
described iu the columns of the Butler
Arguß:
"Johu L. Williams, steward for the
Kinney Hose Co., No. 1, is feeling
<iuite chesty since last Thursday even
ing, but not without jnst cause, for if
there is a man on Kinney's member
ship roll who takes pride in keeping
the polished work on the hose cart
shinin' uutil one cau see to part his
hair by a glance luto the brass mount
ings—that man is John L. Williams.
"Thursday night was regular drill
night, and after going through var
ious evolutions the members of the
company were invited to march In a
body to C. B. L. hall, where a great
surprise was In store for our friend,
John L. Williams. His glance around
the room took note of everything—a
well-laden table, prepared for a stag
party, pretty decorations in profus
ion ; but it was not until his eye be
came focused on a large banner bear
ing the following inscription, "1864 —
John L. Williams—l9oß," that he
tumbled to the fact that Thursday was
his forty-fourth birthday,and that the
elaborate goings-on were in his honor.
"It devolved npon Hugh McMeoamy
to take the starch out of our friend,
until he closely resembled a wilted
collar ou a very hot day in August.
Iu a graceful preseutation speech in
behalf of Kinney Hose Company, Mr.
McMenamy presented to Mr. Williams
a beautiful gold badge, inscribed as
follows: "Presented to John L. Wil
liams by Kiuney Hope Co. Butler Vol
unteer Fire Department, Nov. 5,1908."
The response was a very, very mild,
"Thank vou. "
•'Usually very voluble Ui speech.the
wind iu John I/s sails suddenly col
lapsed nml ho wag like a racing yacht
becalmed at sea—stationary. But liis
iuvoluntary action was simply one of
joy. too full for utterance, don't you
know,especially after he'd partaken of
all the good things set before him, in
cluding that famous Pennsylvania
Dutch dish- sonrcrout, which revived
many pleasant memories of happy
days spent in the Keystone State.
"Among the invited guests present
who took part in the evening's pro
ceedings, was Mayor Paul Witteck.
The mayor was right at home among
the "boys" who protect our property
from devastation by fire, and he made
a short address of a pleasing nature.
"Fred Holden.of Middletown.N. Y
a good story teller, had been invited
and responded in a happy frame of
mind, and kept the crowd in a state
of hilariousness until it dipsersed,
making all feel the better for having
been present on the memorable accas
ion of Mr. Williams' birthday anniv
ersary. •'
When Mr. Williams lived in Dan
ville he was a prominent member of
the Washington Hose oompany.of this
city. Bia old company here has ex
tended an invitation to be their guest
during firemen's week next Jane,
which has been aooepted.
■T RUPP
HI CHIEF
Harry Rupp, member of the Friend
ship Fire company, will be the next
chief of the Danvilie Fire department.
He was nominated at a regular meet
ing of the Friendship Fire company
without any opposition.
Each one of the four fire companies
of the borqugh in turn is permitted to
name a chief of the department aud
his nomination is equivalent to elec
tion, as no nominations are made for
chief by the other companies. Last
year the Goodwill hose company was
entitled to name the chief of the fire
department and it chose William
Sbultz, au old member of that com
pany, who during the past year has
discharged tiie duties of chief in a
very able aud Impartial manner.
Each of the fire companies has made
nominations for assistant chief of the
department, who.along with the chief
will be voted for at the election to he
hehl at the Continental hose house on
the first Saturday night of December.
As is the case iu the office for chief
each of the candidates for assistant is
sure to he elected. The number of
votf.s received, however, will deter
mine whether he is to be first, second
or third assistant Following custom
the assistant in the Friendship com
pany will rank fourth because that
company has the naming of the ohief.
Following are the assistants as
nominated by the different fire com
panies: Friendship, Johu L. Jones;
Washington, Setli Lormor; Continent
al, Ed ward Graham; Goodwill, Wil
liam lies.
HOME TALENT
ENTERTAINMENT
A musical comedy known as the
"Winners of the Blue" will be held
iu the opera house,on Saturday night.
November 28th, under tho auspices of
the Danville fire department, the pro
ceeds of the entertainment to be ap
plied to defraying tiie expenses of the
Six-County Firemen's Convention,
which will take place in this city
uext Jnue.
The " Winners of the Blue" isstrict
ily a home talent performance. The
1 musical comedy with its catchy up
j to-date airs will give tiie young peo
ple participating au excellent oppor
j tuni ty to display whatever talent they
may possess.
An essential feature of the enter
tainment will be the "dog show," in
which appear a number of thorough
bred dogs from the Deer Park kennels
in Philadelphia, owned by (4. H.
llirsch of Baltimore.
Miss Clade McClary of Pittsburg,
who will drill the amateurs for the
i performance arrived in this city Tues
; day aud is registered at the City ho
i tel. Miss McClary is very successful
as an instructor and at the excellent
! entertainment given at Lewisburg on
; Monday night a large measure of the
! success achieved was attributed to her
efforts.
The performers who will participate
in the entertainment given here next
week are rehearsing daily and already
| have got a fair idea of their parts.
HURPHY FOR
SUPREME COURT
HARRISBURG, Nov. 18.
Lieutenant Governor Robert S.
i Murphy, of Cambria, is said to be un
i der consideration for the place on the
supreme court beuch which will be
made vacaut by the expiration of the
term of Chief Justice Mitchell at the
! close of the year 1909.
| This place is to be filled at the Nov
ember election next year, and friends
of the lieutenant governor are consid
ering the advisability of urging his
! name on the Republican convention
in May. It is intimated that some of
tho Republican leaders, who have been
j consulted,take very kindly to the idea,
though others have suggested that it
I might be better to take Judge Orlady,
j of the superior court for Justice Mit-
I chell's successor and put Mr. Murphy
lon the superior bench in Judge Or
] lady's place.
JACOBS COXEY
VISITS DANVILLE
Our former townsman,JacobS. Cox
ey, of Mt. Yeruon, Ohio, is spending
a couple of days in Danville looking
up old acquaintances. Mr. Coxey,who
was born in Danville, is a representa
tive of oue of our oldest and most re
spected families. He has many rela
tives in this section as well as a large
oircle of old-time friends,all of whom
appreciate the pleasure of taking him
by the hand after his long absence.
Although the fleeting years have left
their mark upon Mr. Ooiey, yet time
on the whole has dealt kindly with
him. He is still in the prime and vigor
of manhood.
The advertisements of ener«etio
business people are specially interest
ing just now.
OUTBREAK OF APHTHOUS FEVER
111 LEHIGH ID SNYDER COUNTIES
Aphthous fever or foot aud mouth
disease continues to spread among the
live stock of the State, although there
has been no new outbreaks in this vic
inity duriug the week past. Dauville,
centrally located in a territory in
' which a dozen or more farms are in
fected, continues to be the headquart-1
j ers for the army of trained experts,
j who are making warfare against the
j disease.
! The outbreak in Lehigh county lias
proven to be serious. Herds at three
! different points—Center Valley, New
j Tripoli and Vera Cruz—are infected
! The disease was carried to that couu
ity by eattle shipped from Buffalo At
. Vera Cruz, which is a point on the
i Perkiomen railroad, 20 head wore
found infected. All the cattle that had
' developed the disease in I.ehigh conu
i ty were appraised, killed and buried
; with as little loss of time as possible.
| The ageuts of the State livestock sanit
' ary board are busy {looking up ether
! cattle that were brought into the coun
; ry with the same shipment that in
fected the three above named herds
Dr. Pearson left yesterday morning
j for Snyder couuty, where it was re
ported the disease had appeared. It
' was learned here during the day that
! the rumor was correct. The outbieik
: occurred near Middleburg, where six
| cows were killed and buried yestcr- |
1 day. Iu addition, seven other herds
are under suspicion. Five ageuts of
! the State livestock sanitary board are
' employed in Snyder couuty.
That Dr. Pearson and those who ,
stand nearest to him here are not at |
all reassured by these widely scattered !
\ outbreaks is quite manifest. Dr. Pear- j
son has summoned to Dauville twen- j
ty-five federal men,taking in the whole |
I country, as far west as the Missouri
: river, the most expert veterinarians to !
be found, who assisted in eradicating j
the foot aud mouth disease in New j
England. These men will arrive here ,
next week. They will immediately |
receive appointments from Dr. Pear
I son uuder the State livestock sanitary
board. Thus commissioned under dir
i ectious they will go intojauy couuty of
the State, wherever the foot and mouth
disease may break out.
i The cattle have all beeu killed and
! buried on the several infected farms
i of Montour and Northumberland coun
ties, which includes those owned by
Jacob Shult?, Edward Shultz, Elmer
K. Bogart, David Fisher, Normau
Reed aud Clarence Campbell. The
woik of killing and burying cattle'
was completed last evening. Disin- j
feotiou of the premises is still iu pro- '
gress.
oiim sov
mm
John D. Mowerv, au inmate of the
Bey's Industrial School at Williams
port, who ran away from that institu
tion on October 26, 1908, was captured
at the home of John P. Weaver. Toby
run hollow, last evening. He will be
taken to Williamsport this morning.
Some two or three weeks ago Chief
of-police Mincemoyer received a com
munication from T. P. S. Wilson,sup
erintendent of the Boy's Industrial
School, explaining that the boy, John
D Mowery, had deserted from the in
stitution aud asking that a search be
instituted for him iu this locality.
Chief Mincemoyer got onto the trail
of the lad a week or so ago,but it was
not uutil yesterday that he was able
to apprehend him. Learning that the
runaway boy was at the farm of John
P, Weaver, last evening the oflicers
went up aud took him into custody.
Ho was placed in the couuty prison
for safe keeping. Chief-of-police Min
cemoyer will take him to Williams
port this morning, leaving on the 8
o'clock P. & R. traiu.
The boy io twelve years of age and
is a bright, intelligent lad.
S. S. CONVENTION
AT GETTYSBURG
GETTYSBURG, Pa , Nov. 18.
The siith annual convention of the
Pennsylvania State Sabbath associa
tion opened in Christ Lutheran church
yesterday morning with many of the
oonnties in the State represented. The
sessions are presided over by Rev. Dr.
J. P. Sharp.of Philadelphia, field sec
retary of the association.
Yesterday was devoted to a discus
sion of the financial work of the org
anization. Encouraging reports of the
progress of the work were received
from many counties. Last'evening a
mass meeting was held. It was ad
dressed by Rev. Dr. Edwin Heyl Delk
of Philadelphia, whose subjeot was
"The Sabbath and the Laborer." R.
William Bream, of Gettysburg, presi
ed.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
The disinfecting steam "pump went
into commission fort yester
day, on the farmgof Edward Shult/!
The farm of Jacob Si7oltz" was disin
fected Tuesday, a hand pump being
employed. The steam pomp, a mech
anism weighing nearly a ton, waß
drawn from South . Danville up the
Shultz farm by the team belonging to
the Washington hose company. George
Heimbach has been employed to take
charge of the pump. B'ormaldehyde
and carbolic acid used in the process
of disinfection is being shipped to Dr.
Pearson by the barrel.
The State livestock sanitary board
can not reimburse the owners for the
expense of biiryiug cattle when killed
by order of the State ; uor fcr any loss
that may be sustained in disinfecting
the premise?.
In dealing with the outbreak here,
as explained by Dr. Bennett last even
ing.the federal authorities supplement
the State livestock sanitary board in
such a way as to cover the entire lO6S
sustained by the owner of cattlo con
demned and killed. This provides not
only for reimbursing the owner up to
the full market value of the animal,
but also pays for the bnrving of the
cattle,the disinfecting of the premises
and the damage done to barns, by tear
ing out stalls, floors, &c.
Oliver D. Schock, assistant dairy
and food commissioner,yesterday spoke
very reassuringly concerning the pur
ity of the food supply in the present
emergency. There would really seem
to be little danger of infection from
that source. All the infected farms are
under rigid quarantine. There is small
likelihood of the disease breaking out
on any other farms in this vicinity.as
all the cattle infected have been kill
| ed and those which were exposed have
i been traced and are under quarantine.
| The animals that aru slaughtered for
beef are inspected before they are kill-
I ed. The State livestock men are very
I vigilant and wherever there is the
least suspicion that cattle might be
i infected they make a personal visit to
! the premise s.
The State livestock sanitary board
has been asked to iuspectall the dairy
herds that produce milk sold iu Dan
ville in order that the health of the
cows mav be certified to and unneces
sary alarm allayed.
In order that this request might be
complied with Dr. Pearson yesterday
I addressed a letter to the different
dairymen of Danville requesting them
to furiiifh him with a list of the farms
(rim which their milk supply is ob
tained.
Sll OH
Oil HUB
George W. Rockwell, who has the
contract for fillingiup the canal on the
hospital ground, having pretty well
exhausted the deposit of ashes on the
tip east of Railroad street, is prepar
ing to haul material from the "mead
ow" opposite the Structural Tubing
works, which has been used as a dump
ing ground for that plant for tnauy
years past.
The dredging machine has already
been removed to the new location and
just now the force of workmen are
employed in extending the narrow
gauge track across Railrcatl street
from the old location to'the new.
The change has involved a good deal
of work and no material has been
hauled for several (lays past.
The deposit of ashes in the "mtad
ow," will prove well adapted to fill
ing up the canal, and the dredging
machine will no doubt work to a bet
ter advantage,admitting of more rapid
progress.
Mr. Rockwell states that it will re
quire four days additional to com
plete the work of filling up the canal
ahovo the culvert at the entrance to
the hospital grounds.
He states that three weeks will be
sufficient to complete the filling up be
tween the culvert and the western
boundary of the hospital grotiud.
TAFT WILL PAY
CUBA A VISIT
WASHINGTON. Nov. 18.
President-elect Taft will be the first
"olioiee of the people," as far as la
known, to leave the country between
the date of his election and his in
auguration to the Presidency of the
United States if he carries out his in
tention to visit Havana in January
next to attend the inauguration of
General Gomez as President of Cuba.
The first intimation reoeived here that
Mr. Taft was contemplating a trip to
Cuba came in Associated Press dis
patches from Cincinnati and Havana.