VOL. f>4—NO. 48 DR. IRVING 11. JENNINGS, D Km IST. Oflice /lour* A. H. tor' .»/. 104 if ill. St., IP. M.to IP. M. Danville, Pa. SIIUIiTZ, M. 41'5 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA. Diseases of the Stomach ami Intestines a Specialty ITEMS CONDENSED. At Shaiuokin Helen Visore accident ally fell into a tub filled with boiling water and was scaled to death. Her father had filled the tub to take a bath. Jesse Shelly, aged 60 years, a retir ed farmer who resided near Selius grove, while rowing across the Sus quehanna riser, fell from a boat into two feet of water ami was drowned. Tiie Knights of Columbus, of Phila delphia, will give a turkey dinner to every child in Catholic orphan asyl nuins in the city, on Thankgsiving Day. Six young men of Hellerton, North ampton county, passed through a toll- i gate on the Steinbnrg ' pike without 1 stopping to pay the required sis cents \ toll and the trick cost them $46,66. Joseph M. Galbutii, of Shenandoah, aged 14 years, on Friday evening at tempted to jump on a Lehigh Valley water train, when he fell and was run over and both his arms and his legs were cut off. James T. Ormsly, of Philadelphia, who is a bartender iu a small saloon at Tenth and Mifflin streets, has be come heir to $1,500,000 left him by his cousin of the sama name who died in Alaska recently. Five hundred thousand dollars in gold are being coined every day at present in the Uiuted States mint in Philadelphia, to meet the demand which has already set in for the valu able yellow pieces for Christmas pre sents. David E. Davis and Samuel Jackson watchmen at the works of the Nation al Lead company, at Butler, have been rrested on charges of the theft of lead from the company. The looting has been going on about a mouth and the amount stolen is worth about fl,- 200. Siesholtzville post office Berks coun ty, which will be closed ou November 30 as the people are to be served by i rural free delivery from Albnrtis, has the oldest postmaster in the county. Charles N Gery, his age being 86 years and he has served as postmaster fifty-four years. A little son of William R. Moser, of Oakbrook, Berks county, fell into a bucket of boiling water on Saturday and was badly scalded. There has been considerable increase ; in cases of diphtheria aud scarlet fev- I erin Reading and physicians are puz- ! zled as to the cause. For several years Michael Flanigan, j of West Chester, has had a small carp : in an aquarium at his home and the ! fish has developed a liking for candies 1 and relishes gum drops especially. By raiding a "swell" opium den at ' 314 Ciraut street, Pittsburg, ou Satur- | day night, the police obtained the j names of about two score prominent women aud girls who were quiet fre- j quenters there. H. L. Lauver, of Norristown, re- i moved a $125 diamond ring from one of his fingers while he washed his 1 hands at a Reading cafe ou Saturday and forgot to replace it. When he went back for it the ring was gone. Attracted by a dog that had barked at one place for four hours, several meu found the dead body of Clemeuoe Biggie, aged SO years, of Reynolds ville, Jefferson county, behind a stump in a woods on Saturday. His gun had evidently been discharged accidental ly, causing his death. While a 9-mouths-old sin of O. F. Armstrong, of Leeehburg, Armsfroug county, was sitting on his father's knee on Saturday he pulled a ruby stick pin from his father's necktie and swallowed it After twenty four hours' work the pin was recovered on ' Sunday, without injury to the child. After admitting that she had set Are to six tenement houses iu Phila delphia, at different times, Mrs. Jo hauua Kelly, aged 44 years, of 1036 Race street, was on Sunday committed to the Philadelphia hospital for the insane for observation The last fire was started late Saturday night and the occupauts of the house barely es caped in their night clothes. Joseph Kemmer has returned after a visit with friends in Phillipsburg. Harry Lawrence, a student at Le high university, is spending the I Thanksgiving holidays with his par- | ents in Mausdale. Miss Sara Faux and Miss Ruth Bat dorf, have returned to Milton after a visit with Miss Maud Seldel, Honey moon street. i 1 lontotir : i£&it 10 SHALL . NIE THE PARK? The subject of naming the new park on Bloom street came up before conn ; oil Friday eve. After some discussion s | the matter was postponed until uext ! meeting. . ! The matter was introduced by Mr. | Russell, who explained that some per ! sons are of the opinion that the mem -1 bers of the G. A. K. should name the ; park. Several of the members thought ! that council . Nould'uarne the park,in - j asmuch as it it a borough improve- I ment. Several i nines were suggested, when it was deciosd to postpone all 1 action relative to naming the park un [ til next meeting. A communication was read from the ; ministerial association of Dauville aud vicinity calling council's attention to tiie uuion Thanksgiving service and asking its endorsement and interest. On motion of Mr. Angle the com : muuicatiou was accepted. On motion if Mr. Rui-seli the loose 1 gianting P. G. Baylor use of the riv f er front neur tiie waterworks was rat- I titled by council. | On motion of Mr. Connelly it was 1 ordered that the street commissioner gather up the loose stones aud make j necessary repairs on Chambers street, ! Welsh hill. On motion of Mr. Cleaver it was ; ordered that S. M. Dietz be requested ' ' to make repairs on sidewalk in front j of his property on Front street, j On motion of Mr. Connolley the sec- I retary was instructed to notify the Danville and Sunbury Trausit com pany to meet with the streets and bridges committee in council chamber I on the evening of November 30th to take action relative to the proposed paving of East Market street. Mr. Russell explained that the re port circulated after the recent fire in the third ward to the effeot that a fire plug was out of repair aud failed to work is altogether unfounded. On the morning after the fire he said he per sonally visited the spot and had no difficulty in obtaining water. The plug in question, he said, was one of different make from most of the others and the firemen made the mistake in not turning the plug wrench far enough. Borough Electrician Smith reported that he turned on the borough electric light at the Y. M. C. A.building Fri day night for the first. The following members were pres- ! ent : Schatz, Cleaver, Everhart, Moy er, Russell, Marshall, Angle and Con nolley. The following bills were approved for payment : BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular employes $127.50 Labor aud hauling 78.80 D. L. & W. Railroad Co 36.34 Friendship Fire Go .. 2-1.00 Labor on streets 7.50 Work on macadam 27.26 Peoples Goal Yard . 10.47 WATER DEPARTMENT. Boyer Bros I 27.70 Regular employes 173.90 P. & R. Goal and Iron Go 366.23 Friendship Fire Go 33.52 Danville F'd'y. & Machine Go 7.68 Labor on streets 20 25 WERE HARRIED AT ALLENTOWN An announcement that will cause a pleasurable surprise in Danville is that of the marriage of George S. Maiers and Miss Elsie E. Sainsbury. which took place yesterday afternoon at Alleutown. The arrangements for the wedding were made with the greatest secrecy aud but a very few persons knew of the intentions of the young oonplfl. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. H. Kline, rector of the Episcopal church at Alleutown. Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Maiers left for u wed ding trip Miss Sainsbury is one of Danville's most charming young l.siies. The groom is also widely ht:«>vuaud high ly esteemed in this city .aid at present is employed by the State highway de partment. being stationed at Allen town. Both have a host of friends who will wish them much happiness. PENNY COLI-EC 110N HADE LARGE SUM The penny collection which was taken up among the school children of Danville yesterday for the Woman's Benevolent association, amounted to 136.44, which is a large sum consider ing that each pupil was asked to give but a penny and more If they could. The penny collection was the sugges tion of the late Mrs. S Y. Thompson, a prominent member of the Benevol ent association, and was carried out by her co-workers as a memorial to the originator. Jay W. Sechler, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, is visit ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sechler, East Market street. DANVILLE PA., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 26, 1908 HEWS EH ill I It is quite evident that since the re moval of the tuberculosis dispensary into the new quarters on Bloom street the scope of its work with correspond ingly good results has grown consid erably. Dr. Stook, the physician in j charge, has made the following re | port for the month ending November 20th. 1 Five new patients were admitted. [Of these, four combined gained 14'j ' pounds iu weight. One patient shows i a gain of eight pounds. Of the total I number under treatment ten reveal | gain in weight. Eight remain sta ; tiouary. Three show loss in weight. Fifty eight visits were made to the 1 dispensary by patients during the month. Miss Geddes.the trained nurse,made eighteen calls at the homes of pati ents. Orders were given for 34(5 quarts of rnilk and IC9 dozen of eggs. The dispensary here has been open eight months. Dr. Herbert Fox, chief of the laboratories of State depart ment of health, who stands in close relation to the work of the dispensar ies throughout Pennsylvania, on his visit to Danville last week,paid a vis it to the new dispensary on Bloom street and expressed himself as highly pleased with the location and arrange ment of the place. THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. j Dr. Stock, aB county medical in spector, reports the following for j Montour county outside the boroughs of Danville and Washingtonville : Typhoid fever, one case: chicken- 1 pox.one case ; scarlet fever, two cases ; ! diphtheria, one case; erysipelas, one case. Last month in Montour county out side of Danville and Washingtonville borough fomteen cases of scarlet fev er were reported. That the disease is so nearly stamped out is due to the prompt action of the authorities in en forcing all needful rules to prevent the spread of the disease, regelating the intercourse with infected places and prohibiting the attendance at school when necessary. HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS A short session of court was field Tu esday forenoon with his honor C. C. Evans and associates Frank G. Rlee and Hon. L. W. Welliver on tlie bench. The principal ease that occupied court was a habeas corpus proceeding instituted by Glyde Appleman of Val ley township to recover possession of his three year old daughter. Myrtle Appleman, who since the death of her mother, some months ago, has been with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wintersteeu. Glyde Appleman, the petitioner,was the first witness sworn. He explained all the circumstances, stating that he desired to have possession of tiie child aud that he was able to take care of it along with the others that survived the mother. He was followed by his fath er, Eli Appleman, as a witness, who explained what provisions ;were made for taking care of the children. At this point the Commonwealth rested. Mrs. William Wintersteen was the first witness sworn on the other side. She took the child in compliance with a request, made by its mother, the daughter of the wit ness, when the' former was on her death bed. The witness adduced sev eral reasons why the child should re main in the custody of herself. Her husband, William Wintersteen also testified along with Dr. P. O. New baker and Dr. G. Shnltz. In rebuttal Glyde Appleman was called to the stand, who denied charges a3 to intemp?rnte habits. Henry Wintersteen of Liberty town ship, in conclusion testified, sustain ing Mr. and Mrs. Wintersteen'a side of the case. The court took the papers explain ing that an order would be filed on December 6th. the child is to remain in the custody of its grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Wintersteen. VERY SHALL EXPENSE ACCOUNT M. S. Bond of Point township, Northumberland county,candidate for the legislature at the last election, lias filed probably the smallest expense ac count in the State, aoiouuting to just twenty seven cents. There were only two items—2s cents for filing account and 2 postage. Mr.JFond yes terday appeared before Prothonotary Thomas G. Vincent and swore to his acconnt, after which it was transmitt ed to Sunbury. • Miss Marion Jones and William Jones left yesterday for Philadelphia where they will attend the Army- Navy game on Saturday. 0, What a Sight! (Copyright) W'lieu them tnrkejs in the cornfield Strut among the punkius, seller. An' go circliu' an' a sportin* An' a sassiu' every feller; When they spread their till je=t like a fau Au' show their wings so bright. An' puff their big bay winders out. My golly, what a sight! But, if purty with their red cravats Au' nooiil-< on their nose, An' their daticili' an' their pranciu' An' their golden shiny clothes; They jest crack the glass when Mary Ann With stufiin' fills 'em full An' shoves 'em in the oven Au' the draft begins ter pull. A\heu that turkey gits ter roastin' An' the smell begins ter cum, I jest cross my legs afore the stove Au 1 make myself to hum. Then, I jest turn on my smeller. Git my bellus workin' well An' I dream I'm up iu he'v'n When I ketch that turkey sinell. O, gee crippens' What a pictur' When he's smokiii' on the table. O, how han'some! jest tastes bully! But to tell all I'm not able. If I've luck ter git up yonder An' they pass the bill of fare, I'll be fooled. I will, by thunder! If I don't find turkey there. CHARLES M. BARNITZ, UHHLT SICK n BULLET Frank Sidler, son of Register and Recorder W. L. Sidler, wliile practic ing with a rifle yesterday was accid entally siiot, the bullet sinking deep into the fleshy part of the thigh, baff ling for awhile all efforts to locate it. In company with .Tames Scarlet, Jr.. Frank went down the river yesterday afternoon to shoot mark. .Tames had a Reminr.tou rifle, which carries a ball known as 22 short. Frank's gun was one of a similar kind. The boys amused themselves by throwing up bottles and shooting at them. .Just how the accident occurred is not clear, except that in some way Frank got within the range of Master Scarlet's gun. All of a sudden, to use Frank's own words, he felt a sting and it was just as though "a shock of electricity ran through him." The ball penetrated the upper and fleshy part of the thigh. Frank was able to walk. It was about 1 o'clock when two badly fright ened boys appeared at the office of Dr. P. O Newbaker. Frank's father, Re gister and Recorder Sidler was called up by phone and a minute or so later, appeared at the doctor's office. Dr. Newbaker made an effort to re move the hall,but it had sunk so deep in the heavy muscle at that part of the bodv that he was unable to reach it with a probe. It was decided to take, the boy to Bloomsburg, whore the X rays will be used to locate the ball. Fortunately no vital part of the body is exposed. No serious results are ap prehended. riOUNTED WILD CAT FINE SPECIMEN A mounted wild cat, a perfect speci men, may be seen in the window of M. H. Schram's store. In so many re spects does the specimen differ fiom a domestio cat that it should prove a valuable object lesson to prevent any one in the future from confounding the one with the other. Not only is the bob-tail a disting uishing feature, bat the legs are mass ive, armed witli heavy muscles, suoh as one would naturally associate with a wild animal. Lloyd Skeer, Warland Evaus,Claude Appleman.Pursell Zelgler, Ralph Lutz and Harry Bsum, of Bloomsburg, at tended the dance in the armory last evening. Mil DINNER AND U i thanksgiving day will be observed in a thoroughly appropriate manner at the hospital for the insane. The two important features that will mark the event will be the reg ulation Thanksgiving dinner and an nual ball this evenine. Some eighteen hundred weight w turkeys will be served at the Thanks giving dinner today. The turkeys came from Center county and were supplied b» John Everitt, a dealer of Vicks burg. The exact price paid has not been learned, although it was under twenty cents per pound. The entire number of turkeys furn ished the hospital by Mr. Everitt was 194 averaging in weight lP. t pounds. One hundred and seventy-five of the smaller turkeys of the lot on Tuesday were killed and dressed for the Thanks giving dinner. On the same day the mince pies re quired for the meal—4so in nnmber— were baked. Vestorday the final prep arations were completed, such as peel ing the potatoes, preparing the cran berries and other accessories. Of po tatoes there are just 18 bushels re quired for the big meal; they will be served mashed. Tonight in amusement hall the reg ular Thanksgiving ball will be held in which patients and employes of the institution solely will participate. This ball is one of the most interest ing events of the season at the hospit al. During yesterday the hall was trimmed for the dance, chrysanthe mums, of which there is a prolific yield in the hospital greenhouses, en tering prominently in the scheme of decoration. The music for the dance will be fur uisheil by the hospital orchestra com posed in part of employes of the insti tution and in part of town musicians. Voted for 16 Presidents. Charles Mowrer, Sr., of Strawberry Ridge, lias voted for 16 presidents, thirteen of whom have been elected. Mr. Mowrer is eighty-four years of age and since he cast his first vote for Zachary Taylor in 1848, he has not missed voting at any election. Mr. Mowrer is still hale and hearty and often walks from Strawberry Ridge to Washingtonville. Mr. and Mrs. Will (i. Brown and son Frank, are spending today with Dr. J. J. Brown, Bloomsburg. 111 THANKS IX SERVICE Below is printed the fnll program of the UnionJ[;.Thanksgiving service, which will be held in the Grove Pres byterian church today. As will be observed the pastors of the various churches of town are pretty generally represented. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. John Couley Grimes, pastor of St. Peter's M. E. church, Riverside, whose eloqu ent discourses on Memorial day aud on other occasions have made him quite famous throughout this'sectiou. A special invitation has been ex tended to the {burgess, the borough council aud the school board, which in each case has been favorably acted upon and the borough officials and the school directors will no doubt attend in a body. According to all indica tions the attendance will be a record breaker for Thanksgiving service. The union service will begin prompt ly at 10:30 o'clock and end at 13 o'clock, so that in no case will it interfere with the Thanksgiving din ner. Following is the program : Organ Voluntary, Miss Elsa Weisß. Doxology. Invocation,; Rev. Lloyd W. Walter. Hymn 600—"Come Ye Thankful People, Come." Rev. John Sherman. Psalm 67, Rabi F. W. .Tesselson, D. D. President's Proclamation, Rev. Jos eph E. Guy. Solo, Mr. fGeorge Eggert. Scripture Lesson, Rev. William Brill. L. D. Ulnch. Collection. Hymn No. 521 —''O God of Bethel." Rev. L. Dow Ott. Sermon, Rev. John Conley Grimes Hymn No. 665—"My Country 'tis of Thee." Benediction, Rev. W. N. Wallis. Postlude. COMMITTEE GOES TO HARRISBURG j Chief Burgess W. J. Roger*, Bor | ough Secretary Harry B. Pattou and . William H. Moyer, chairman of the I sewer committee of the borough coun j oil, left on the 4:31 Pennsylvania ; train for Harrisburg Tuesday to at ! tend an illustrated lecture on modem methods of sewage disposal given in 1 the board of trade audUuiium by ; George W. Fuller of the firm of Messrs. I Herring and Fuller, Consulting Engi neers of New York City. The lecture which illustrated every knowu kind of sewage disposal plant in the world j was given under the joint auspices of ; the engineers' elnh of central P«nu- I sylvania and the Harrisburg board of I trade. j Messrs. Herring and Fuller are rce | ognized authorities on the subject of j sewage disposal plants and no sewer i age or sewage disposal works of any | magnitude in America daring the last ! leu years have been undertaken with | out thorn. i The chief burgess and the borough | oouncil were extended an invitation I to be present at the above lecture i The matter was acted on at the last j meeting of council, when it was decid !ed to accept the invitation and the I above named gentlemen were appoint ed oo a committee to represent the ' borough. In connection with the above the fact might be adverted to that the borough |of Danville has been notified by the j State department of .'health to prepare | and submit plans for a sewage dispos ial plant by July 1, 190i>. In view of this fact it was deemed expedient by | council that the invitation be accept 'ed and a committee be appointed to attend the lecture for the purpose of < gaining practical information ou the ! subject that will aid the borough in j dealing with the sewage disposal pro j blein. The committee will submit a i report at the next meeting of council. REHEARSING FOR FIREMEN'S BENEFIT I The large company of local talent j which is to give "The Winners of the j Blue" In the Danville opera house J Saturday evening for the benefit, of the firemen's eouveutiou fund, is pro gressing finely. Rehearsals are being held each night in the Friendship eng ine house under the direction of Miss McCleary. The ticket committee re ports a large sale of tickets. The re served seat board will open at Hunt's drug store Friday morniug at nine o'clock. Oue of the principal features of the : performance will be the exhibition of Mr. Hirsch's collection of fourteen | thoroughbred dogs. Hummers' Meeting. The Mnmmers' parade committee will hold a meeting at the sheriff's office in the courthouse thiß evening at 7 :30 o'clock. All those interested are urged to be present. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 SCHOOLS CLOSE Oil WEDNESDAY The school board at a regular meet- I ing Monday eve in view of the session of county institute next week decided I that the borough schools dose on Wed nesday evening, November 25th, and remain closed until Monday, Decem ber 7th. This vacation period embraces Thanksgiving and the day following as well aB institute week. On motion of Mr. Burns it was ord ered that the use of the high school room be granted to County Superin- for holding the teachers' institute next week. On motion of Mr. Burns it was ord ered that the janitors of the various school buildings improve the time during institute week by cleaning up the ground and cellars. On motion of Mr. Fischer it was ordered that no fires be kept up in the school buildings during institute week as lias been customary in the past for the sake of keeping the flowers from freezing. It was estimated that at least ten tons of coal could be saved by extinguishing the fires during in stitute. On motion of Dr. Barber it was ord ered thAt the supply committee pur chase four galvanized iron tubs to be used in the process of disinfection re cently adopted. A communication from the Woman's Benevolent society was read before the school board Monday night,in which it was asked that the pupils of the pub lic schools be permitted to make a Btnall contribution of one cent (or more, if they so desire) to aid the poor. The money, it was explained, would be applied to the purchase of shoes for children who are kept out of school for the want of foot covering. On motion of Mr. Sechler the re quest of the Woman's Benevolent so ciety was granted and it was ordered that the matter be brought before the teachers and pupils. The following members were pres ent: Pursel, Ortli, Barber, Swarts, Barns, Fish, Fischer, Lloyd, Sechler, Heiss, Cole. The following bills were approved for payment: Peter A. Winter $ .60 Frank Dutwiler 1.00 U. S. Ex. Co 1.60 West Disinfecting Co 31.39 Ezra Haas 125 Miles, Peifer &Co ........ 60.00 Thomas G. Vincent 12.00 O. B. Savidge . 17.27 Teachers and Janitors 1i>51.50 REV. JOHN SHERMAN RESIGNS Rev. .Toim Sherman last evening at prayer meeting tendered his resigna tion as pastor of the First Baptist church, this city. Rev. Sherman's announcement that he intends to leave Danville will come as a gieat surprise to not only the members of his own congregation, but also to the public at large. Rev. Sherman gave as his reason for tendering his resignation that lie had accepted a call from the North Ten Mile church in Washington county, this State. Rev. Sherman also recent ly received a call from the Third Bap tist church at ("amden, which he de clined. Rev. Sherman will remain the past or of the First Baptist church until the last week in December. He lias now been thejpastor of ttiat church for nearly five years, during which time the church lias been in a flourishing condition. During his stay in Dan ville Rev. Sherman has made many friends byjhis never failing courtesy and his devotion to his dnty. All classes will join in the regret that is felt at his departure. HOG REFUSED TO TAKE ON FLESH A hog belonging to Muurioe Leig how, Eaßt Dauville, on Tuesday was found to be badly infected with tuber culosis. It proved a total loss to the owneri Mr. Leighow had two hogs, one of which seemed to grow and fatten, while the other although it grew fail ed to take on flosh. On Tuesday the hogs were butchered. It was during this process that the diseased condi tion of the lighter of the two hogs was discovered. The liver was spotted, while the lungs were hard to the touch. Veterinarian J. J. Kline was called, who diagnosed the case as one of tub erculosis. The carcass of the hog was discarded as an article of food and buried in one of the fields under sev eral feet of earth. The occurrence of the above case hag stirred up a commotion among the people of the east end and from now on the porkers of that section will be subjected to a rigid scrutiny. The more a man actually knows the less he is likely to show off.
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