VOL. 54—NO. 50
DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS,
—DKS 2 IST. —
Office Flour»
A. M.to 11 M. 104 MM St.,
11\ M.to iP. Jt. Danville, Pa,
SHULTZ, M.
425 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA.
Diseases of the Stomach und Intestines
a Specialty
ITEMS CONDENSED.
Eastou physicians have affiliated
with the grocers of that city against
persons who will uot pay their bills.
Four huudred cases of typhoid fever
iu Beading is the last report from that
stricken city.
Farmers all over Berks county re
port fruit trees have budded to such
au extent that the buds will now
freeze aud a short fruit crop next year
iB predicted.
There lias been a saner kraut trust
in Herbs county, or at least it las so
beeu stated. Now there is a move
ment ou foot to cut the price from ten
to eight cents per quart and the in
dications are that the favorite table
dish of Reading will bo more popular
than ever.
Due to a fatal mistake made by a
nurse in the home of Edmuud Stan
ton, at Schuylkill Haven, his infant
child, but several days old. is dead.
The doctor had left powders for the
mother aud different ones for the
child. The nurse is said to have got
them mixed and the infant thus was
given the wrong medicine.
David Perry, aged It! years, saved
the life of eight men at the cost of in
juries to himself. Fire broke out in
the Wanamie mine.near Wilkes-Barre,
and Parry rushed iu through the
smoke aud flame to warn eight men
in the distant portious of the drift.
They got out iu safety, but Parry was
overcome aud badly burned. The Car
negie medal commission is investigat
ing the circumstances aud Parry may
get a medal.
Rev. J. B. Mark ward, pastor of Cal
vary Lutheran church at Wilkinsburg, !
has announced his acceptance of a call
from the Bethany Lutheran church, i
Harrisburg, where his salary will be
*2,600.
The school taxes for 1908 in Berks
county amounted to $188,705.29 in the
rural districts, and 1280,802.11 in the j
city of Reading, and the tax collected
for road construction amounted to
fl!l8.4.">8 92 iu the rural districts and
170,000 in Reading.
Dr. H. D. Hockenberry, of West
Sunbury, Butler county, had a hurrv
call to the residence of R. M. Duff,
who had fallen and broken hi 9 le#. In
responding the doctor slipped and I
broke one of his own legs. Another 1
physician was called and reduced both
fractures.
Philadelphia ran no longer be said ;
truthfully to be slow. On December 2
Harry W. Huston, aged 43, was grant
ed a divorce on the grounds of deser
tion, and ou the sauie day applied for
a marriage license in Norristown, to
wed May Perry, also of Philadelphia.
In the Washington county courts
there is a ease on trial which includes
a claim for damages by Robert Ash- :
mere itgaiust the Soouthwestern Pipe
Line company for the loss of eighty- j
one hogs which it is alleged,died from j
drinking oil that leaked from the
pipes of the defendant company. The I
defense is that well behaved hogs will I
not drink oil aui that the drove died j
from other causes.
The usual thing has come to light !
iu Berks county. There are now 500
cises of typhoid fever in Reading aud
the State authorities have turned their j
attention to the waters of Maiden
creek. Despite all efforts a number of
the rural residents continue to pollute j
the stream and give as a reason that !
they have always allowed their drain- 1
age togo into the creek an Ido not i
propose to be interrupted iu the prac- j
tiee now.
Hero Is a step in the right direction.
The i ouucil of Media has begun a |
crusade against air guns and sling- j
shots iu the "hands cf children, and I
offers a reward of SIOO for the cotivic- j
tion of the persons who have been j
ruthlessly breaking arc lights.
Fresh laid Berks county eggs are a
scarcity in the Reading markets and i
the farmers have raised them to 45
cents a dozen. Cold storage eggs are
celling at 80 cents.
Margaret, a 5-year-old daughter of |
.lames Oibbous, of Marshallton, near I
West Chester, while'playing with sone
corn got one of the grains into her
nose. There it began to swell, until
removed at the Chester county hospit
al.
In the fall Pottstown residents be
came frightened over the fear of pota
to rot and paid flfper bushel for the
tubers. Now hundreds of bushels of
good potatoes are being shipped in
and are being sold at seventy-five
oents per bußhel.
J!onttmr" Simmon
ELKS' 111-1
1 SERVICE
The Elks' memorial servioe Son
day in which lodge No. 754 of thin
oily aud lodge No. 486 of Bloomsburg
( Duited went on record as one of the
moat successful occasions of its kind
ever held iii Danville. The dead in
deed were fittingly honored by the
beautiful and impressively reudered
exercises, while the living were ad
monished as brother admonißhes broth
-ler nnrl the beauty of benevolence and
I protection to the weak aud helpless
was extolled and magnified.
All the lower floor of the opera
; house was comfortably filled, no oue
' beiug admitted except on ticket* fur
j nished by members of tie order. Large
1 numbers were anxious to afteud v ho
I wure nnable to gain admittance. The
Elks desired to prevent overcrowding
and thus in giving ont tickets care
was taken to keep the number down to
j the proper limit.
The Korv'ciH were slightly marred
: by delay iu the arrival of tiie Blooms
burg lo'fgo, which was cause i by an
j interruption of the trolley servioe. It
| was about 2 :30 o'clock when the Dan
ville lodge decided to open the cxer
j cises and, pending the arrival of the
1 Bloomsburg brethreu, to proofed with
j the rendition of the program. A quart
er of an hour later the Bloomsburg
; lodge arrived.
| The officers of the two lodges were
furnished seats on the stage. The oth- i
er members occupied a space reserved
in the lower part of the parquet. |The
Bloomsburg contiugent comprised ov- i
er 40 men. Practically the entire mem
bership of the Danville lodge was pre- j
sent.
On the stage, in addition to the
officers of Dauville lodge, whose names j
were formerly printed, were thej fol- ]
lowing officers of Bloomsburg lodge,
No. 436: Exalted ru'er, Edward
Schentie; esteemed leadiug knight,
Gerald Großs ; esteemed loyal knight,
Anthony Menzbach; esteemed lectur- j
ing knight, William D. Holmes; sec
retary, Freeze Quick; treasurer, Frank
D. Deutler; tyler, Miloa H. Betz; '
Chaplain, Joseph JR. Murphy; inner
guard, Joseph Flaherty: organist, Karl [
P. Wirt; trustees, John G. Harman.J, ;
H.Coleman and John Gross.
The music throughout was a most
inspiring feature. The duet, "Love
Divine, all Love Encircling," soprano
and tenor, Miss Ammcrman and Mr.
Eggert, was especially fine. The sop
rano solo and obligato by Miss Ain
tnermau nud the baritone solo by Mr.
Vannan were likewise features that
no one would have cared to miss. The
Orpheus Glee club was never in better
form and its members won mnoli praise
The following are the deceased '
members of the lodges: Danville
lodge. No. 754, Ned S. Harris, John
L. Evans, Thomas W. Beaver and Ed- 1
ward P. Thomas; Bloomsburg lodge,
Clemuel C. Beishline. Anthony Gol- !
embinski, William T. Huutsinger.Dr. j
W. H. Purman, Stewart A. Ash, Ale
xander E. Cohen, Jeremiah R. Fowler. j
As is customary in the Elks' Memor
ial service the name of each deceased
member was called three times. The j
effect was most impressive. As each
name was called for the third time,
one of thirteen lights representing the
deceased brethren was extinguished. J
M. Morris Moskovitz,Esq.,of Scran
ton, delivered the Memorial orate • .
Most eloquently he dwelt on the sub
ject of the deceased brethren, extoling
their virtues and perpetuating their
memory by many kind and loving tri- '
bates inspired by fraternal love. To 1
the brave the loyal hearts that were
left t3 mourn their loss he tendered
full assurance of sympathy aud con
dolence.lu its entirety the address was
one that appealed to the heart of ev
ery true and loyal Elk.
The eulogy was delivered by W.
liase West, Esq.. of this city, who ex
plained the object of meeting and the
custom of holding Memorial service,
iu conclusiou enlarging on the topics
of charity, justice, fidelity aud broth
erly love
YOUNG LADY'S
PAINFUL INJURY
Miss Mne Book's sustained a painful
injury of the rigtv leg Monday eve as
the result of slipping on the icy pave
ment in front of the library.
Miss Books had been iu the ladies'
reading room of the library awaiting
the trolley. On hearing it approach
ing she rau down the steps aud had
reached the pavement wheu she slip
ped aud fell, breaking the fibula or
shorter bone of the right leg just,
above the ankle Miss Wetzel aud A
H. Woolley quickly rendered assist
alee and took the injured girl to the
office of Dr. F. E. Harpel, where the
bone was set.after which she was tak
en to her home on West Mahoning
street.
The injury while painful is not a
serious one and it is likely that Miss
Books will be out in a few weeks.
When a man understands his mission
ID life he is fortunate.
DANVILLE PA., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1908
COUNCIL HOLDS
SMI SESSION
The borough council held a short
session Friday eve. There was but a
bare quorum of members present, as
follows : Sohatz, Cleaver, Moyer, Bus
sell, Marshall, Angle and Connolley.
Borough Secretary Harry B. Pattou.
who with Mr. Moyer of the sewer
committee attended the lecture on
sewage disposal at Harrisburg last
week, presented a report to oounoil,
explaining at length the different
methods of sewage disposal enlarged
upon by the speaker.
| It was the opinion that the system
> best adapted for Dauville is the
sprinkling filter. The cost of u plant
lof this kiud, Mr. Pattou said, would
i approximate $30,000.
; Borough Electrician Newton Smith
| presented his report for November
| Eighty-nine tons of coal were con
sumed. The plant was iu operation
! 386 hours. The total cost of operation
: for the month was $405.85
Mr. Cleaver said there was a great
1 deal of complaint on the score of the
j dust raised by the street sweeper on
Mill street. Ho asked whether some
thing could not be done to obviate the
i dust.
Mr. Russell explained that owing to
i the cold weather, which causes freez
ing,the street can not be sprinkled be
fore sweeping and the dost seems to
be unavoidable. If people wooid take
■ all the facts into consideration, he |
said, they would probably find little ;
cause for complaint.
On motiou of Mr. Hoesell it was I
ordered that the barn of the Friend
j ship engine house and the rear part of
the Goodwill hose house be given n !
coat of paint.
On motion of Mr. Moyer it was ord j
ered that some change be made iu the
arc, lamp at the corner of Mill aud j
Little Ash streets to the end that the
latter thoroughfare might receive 1
more light. The electrician said he
thought that a different adjustment of
the arm would accomplish the purpose.
The following bills were approved [
for paymeut.
WATER DEP'T.
Regular employes $168.10 j
P. H. Fonst 62.25!
P. & R. O. & I. Co 279.90 |
Buffalo Meter Co . . 8.64
John Kilgus 3.00
Danville Sto. & Mfg. Co 7.56
James Gibson 10.50
Walker & Kepler 45.75
U. S. Express Co 2 25 j
Dauville Knitting Mills Co .. 10.00 j
EOROUGHJDEPT'.
Regular employes.. ... 127.50 I
B. B. Brown. . 8.00 !
Labor and hauling 43.75 i
Friendship Fire Co 86.00
Silver Springs Quarry Co 95.70 !
People's coal yard . a.OO j
J. F. MOVVREY
POOR DIRECTOR
The session of court Saturday morn
ing proved a very short one, scarcely I
an hour being occupied. President j
Judge O. O. Evans and Associates Blee :
and Welliver were on the bench.
On petition J. F. Mowrey of Straw- j
berry Ridge was appointed by the j
coart to fill the vacancy on the board :
of poor directors of Derry township '
caused by the death of George D. Vog- j
net/,.
Harry Billmeyer was appointed j
guardian of Emma Hnier, Marshal] ;
Huier, Henry Hoier and of Grace!
Kear.
In re Bile of real estate of Sadie
Irvin, rule was grauted upon the Dau
ville and Mahoning Poor district to
show cause why order ol sale should
not be revoked aud set aside return- j
able at next terra and that sale lie j
stayed pending said sale.
Commonwealth vs. William Winter- |
sten, Upon presentation of petition j
habeas corpus hearing is opened.
Time fixed December 28, 1908, at 10
o'clock. The child in the meantime !
to remain in the custody of respond
ent.
COUNTY PAYS
ITS CONTRIBUTION
The county commissioners of Mon
tour county have paid over to the sol j
diers' monument committee the sum j
of five thousand dollars, the amount |
contributed by the county toward the !
building of the memorial
Thusabit of formality, which at oue
time threatened to involve some com- 1
plications has been complied with |
without a single hitch or the least un
pleasantness.
The five thousand dollars contribut
ed by the county were approved by
two successive grand juries and the
oourt of quarter sessions aud paid over
to the committee all in a period of
little over a year
The mouthiugs of a careless gossip
have frequently cost the innooent
many a bitter hoar.
conn sum
111 HOSPITAL
His Excellency, Edwin S. Stuart,
governor of Ptmusylvania,paid a visit
to the hospital for the insane at this
place Friday. The visit is one of
several that Governor Stuart has plan
ued to make iu order to familiarize
himself with the true conditions at
hospitals for the iusaue where further
appropriations are asked.
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GOV. EDWIN S. STUART
The governor, accompmifd by his
private secretary Mr. Lynch, arrived
at the hospital on tlio 10 :1 V» D L &
W traiu. Ho was received by Dr
Meredith, the superintendent, and ihe
following numbers of the board of
trn-tees: Hon. James Foster, Robert
J Pegg. I X Grier, Esq of Danville;
W. F. Sliay, of Watsontown ; G. R.
Van Alen of Northumberland; and
Pr. L I. Shoemaker of Wilkes-Bane.
Hon R. Amiueriuau, attorney ."or
the hospital, was also present.
Several mem her j of the board of
trustees bad met the governor en pre
vious occasions The latter however,
is the sonl of affability ; no man could
be more common aud influenced less
by the honor attached to bis high
position. From the first,everyone felt
thoroughly at home iu his company.
The party first made a tour of the
new buildings. No one was more in
terested than Governor Stuart, who
chatted freely and did not hesitate to '
ask questions when he needed enlight
enment on any 'point. He expressed
great admiration for the plans of the
new structures and the workmanlike
manner iu which every part is com
pleted.
Later, the governor was escorted
through the wards. As he was brought
face to face with the insaue and the
faithful attendants who are responsi- 1
ble for their care and safety the broad
sympathies of the man at once became
apparent. By close questioning he
satisfied himself as to what comforts, '
what conveniences the present system
of buildings supply for both the in
sane and the attendants. That he
formed definite conclusions in regard
to the matter is very evident.
He approves the further appropria
tion that will be asked of the next
legislature, being especially impressed
with the necessity of additional build
ings for employes. The governor al
so recognizes the need of additional i
real estate,and,if his influence avails, ;
the already large domain at the hos
pital will be increased by the addition
of one or more farms during the next
year or so.
The governor, along with the trus
tees,took dinner at the hospital. Dur
ing the afternoon the tour of the
bnildings and grounds was completed.
Accompanied by his secretary Gover
nor Stuart took the -1:31 D. 1.. W.
tiain for Harrisburg.
WEDDED IN
THE FAR WEST
i
Miss Minnie Roberts of Easeville,
and William F. Sidler, a former resi
dent of Valley township, were united
iu matrimony at Bovemau, Montana,
on November 24th.
Mr. Sidler is the owner of a fine '
farm in Valley township,but for some !
years past he ha< been in the west. ;
At present he holds a position at
Butte, Moutana. Ab:>ut six months j
ago he paid a visit to his old home.
The bride was elected teacher at ;
Bine's school. Valley township. Ou 1
November 21st she secured a leave of ;
absence for the purpose of visiting !
friends iu Montana.
The attachment of the young couple !
was no secret. Nevertheless the news
of the marriage came as.a great sur- j
prise. The bride is a very popular
young lady and is a highly successful
teacher. The groom;is an enterpris
ing aud worthy young man, a repre
sentative of one of the oldest families
of this county. The newly wedded
oouple will reside at Butte, "Montana.
Geroge Sampsell, aged 45 years, of
Chester has been ill with erysipelas
and a violent attack of hiccoughs for
ten days. He is uuable to take anv
nourishment and is rapidly wasting
away and starving to death.
DESCRIPTION OF
SHU FILTER
| As is well known Dr. Dixon, State
I commissioner of health, has placed
I himself squarely on record as opposed
| to the principle of draining sewage
I into rivers; also that the borough of
Dauville has been notilied by the State
department of health to prepare and
submit plans for a sewage disposal
plant by July Ist. In view of the
above,in order to obtain some practic
! al information in regard to the rela
tive value of different kinds of modern
sewage disposal plants the borough
council a couple of weeks ago sent a
<• ltamittee to Harrisburg to attend an
. illustrated lecture on the subject giv
en ly George W. Fuller, a recognized
authority, who during the last ten
years lias been identified with the big
gest sewer propositions in America.
The committee after examining into
the various methods of sewage dispos
al reported in favor of the sprinkling
system the cost of installing which
according to estimate, will be abont
S3O 000.
Sprinkling filters consist of beds of
b'oke.i stone, usually from five to
eight feet in thickness,the stone rang
ing from 1 to 3 inches in diameter.
They differ from contact filter in that
the sewage is thrown as a sprav from
nozzles spaced over the beds at interv
als of abont 16 feet in each direction.
This type of filter is regarded as the
most efficient and economical one for
ordinary conditions. It will treat the
sewage of some 30,000 people per acre
and produce a non-pntrescible efflu
ent from which about 90 per cent, of
tlie bacteria lias been removed. More
than this it possesses the unusual prop
erty of being self-cleansing, so that
for maintenance practically all that is
required is to have an attendant ex
amine the nozzles once or twice a day
to see whether they are free from ob
structions.
In this country the first municipal
sprinkling filter went Into service at
Heading on the 23rd of January last.
Last month a large disposal plant of
this type was putin service at Ooluiu
bus, O.
It is true there is some odor notice
able in the vicinity of sprinkling fil
ters, as is naturally to be expected
where the sewage Is thrown as a spray
over the surface. This odor, however,
is rarely noticeable at a distance of
200 yards. With the very smallest
plants It is believed that a distance of
one-eighth of a mile will be sufficient
to secure'exemption from odor. With
the sprinkling filters it is necessary to
build some form of settling basins in
which to retain those suspended mat
ters which are detached from the i
stone in the sprinkling filter.
COPPER CASKET
SEALED MONDAY
A very happy conception iB being j
carried out in connection with the
building of the soldiers' monument,
whioh is nothing less than the depos
iting in the memorial of a lot of ap
propriate data relating to the present,
as iB done when a corner stone is laid.
It is true the woik has progressed
beyond the corner stone stage,but Mr.
Araedon, the constructing engineer,
has volunteered to provide a way out
by having an aperture chiseled iu one
of the stones at the base largo enough
to hold the I ox provided.
The whole affair has been in the
hands of Goodrich Post No. 23, G. A.
R. A copper box, 8 inches long, four
inches wide and three inches high,
was made to hold the articles.
In the box Monday was placed a
record of all the soldiers, living or
dead. that ever belonged to Goodrich |
Past. 39S in nnmbnr; also all the
names of those belonging to the Wo
man's Relief Corps, living or dead; a
copy of the charter of Goodrich Post, j
all the present officers of the post, the i
members of the monument committee, i
by-laws of the State G. A. K.. two!
flags, some brass buttons and cannon \
primers. The whole collection was j
carefully wrapped in two copies of
the Morning News, the one contain
ing the first article written on the
soldiers' monument, the other the last
article written on the subject.
The paokage nicely filled the copper
casket, which was carefully soldered
shut and rendered air tight. It may
be some days before the box will bo
deposited iu the monument.
SPEISER RETAINV
CHALLENGE CUP
The match between D. R. Rishell,
of Ottawa, this county, and William
T. Speiser.of Danville, at the grounds
of the Rupert Hunting and Fishing
club Saturday afternoon resulted in a
victory for Mr. Speiser.
The for the State live
bird championship, which Mr Speiser
holds and for the possession of the
Pennsylvania State ohallcnge trophy
which Mr. Speiser won last April.
The match was for 25 birds Speiser
killed 28 and Rishell 31. There were
about 400 people present at tbe match.
NEXT STEP 1
HITS CASE
Numerous inquiries are being made
concerning the status of Peter Diet
rich's case, which waß tried before
Judge Lynch at Wilkes-Barre in Sep
tember and which resulted in a ver
diet, of voluntary manslaughter.
A motion for a and in ar
rest of judgment was made, hot since
that time nothing HAB been given to
the publio either as to when the argu
meut would takejplace or what plans
are remotely in view'by the defense.
It is now stated that the Dietrich
case is on the'listffor argument court
beginning on the in Jan
uary. It is also understood that should
a new trial be refused the case will be
appealed.
Peter;Dietrich?wect on trial for the
fourth time at Wilkes Barre on Sep
tember 21 last. Four days later, Sep
tember 25th, he was found guilty of
voluntary manslaughter. A period of
three months will have elapsed be
tweeu the trial and the term of argu
ment court, which will introduce a
new chapter in the records of this re
markable case.
Should the Luzerne county court re
fuse a new trial and the case be ap
pealed it can not come up before the
supreme court until late next spring
Montour county's week before the
supremo court occurs March, but
the Dietrich'case is now in the hands
of Luzerne county, which has two
periods before the supreme court, one
in the fall of the year and the other
in the spring. Thus it will be seen
that whether granted a new,and fifth,
trial or not Peter Dietrich has still an
indefinite tarm of imprisonment be
fore him in the Luzerne county jail,
while there is uo certainty what the
outcome of the next step in the pro
cedure may be.
Meanwhile, it is said, Dietrich is
fairlv comfortable in the Luzerne
county jail. He is well treated and
except that his cell is rather small he
has about all that he could desire.
BERRY WILL BE
IN DANVILLE
| General Secretary Manley. of the
' looal Y. M. O. A., has announced that
he has secured William H. Berry, of
Chester, ex-State treasurer, to make
au address at the men's meeting next
Sunday afternoon
In anticipation of the large number
of people who will want to hear Mr.
Berry the meeting will be held in the
court honse. The time has been set at
3:30 o'clock, after the Sunday schools
have been dismissed.
Mr. Berry's appearance iu this city
will be an occasion of more than ord
inary importance. Since bis sensation
al exposure of the graft in connection
with the building of the new State
capitol building, his reputation has
beeu national. He is one of the most
gifted speakers in the State, and al
ways brings an important message to
his audiences in a most interesting
mauner.
DIXON WARNS
AGAINST TYPHOID
HARRISBURG, Dec. 9.
State Health Commissioner Dixon
issued an urgent warning yesterday
against increased danger of typhoid
fever, that he declared must certainly
follow a period of heavy rain. He
said :
"Heavy rains following the long
drought tlint we have had will wash
into the streams any accumulated filth
along the watersheds. This must
necessarily increase the danger from
polluted drinking water, especially
whore the watei is not effectually fil
tered. Therefore, the people should
be on the closest guard against typhoid
fever and boil the water used for
drinking aud other domestic pur
poses. "
A WORK/TAN
BREAKS HIS ARM
John Hickey.son of Patrick Hickey,
Montour row,broke his left arm while
workiug at the Heading Iron works
yesterday.
He was iu the act cf rendering as
sistance to the man running the bug
gy. He was helping to get it started
just after it had been loaded at the
furnace. He was pushing with all his
strength when the bnggv started sud
denly, which caused him to fall for
ward. He threw out his arm to s:»ve
himself but fell upon it in such a way
as to cause a hail fracture between the
elbow and wrist.
He was taken to the home of his fa
ther, where the broken bone was set
by Dr. W. R. Paules
The injured bov is firteen years old.
Over 100 Reading railway locomo
tives that had been stored away in the
company's yards at Reading during
the period of business depression are
now back in service.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
AXE INFLICTS
TERRIBLE CASH
Davie, porter at Riverview ho
| tel, met with ajmott shocking accid
ent yesterday afternoon, which will
J iucapacitato liim for employment for
| many weeks to come even if it does
j not parmaneutly disable his left hand.
| Fred was engaged in cutting wood
at the rear of the hotel. The wood had
| been delivered,cot op in stove lengths,
and all that remained to be done was
|to split it up suitable for use in the
stoves.
Before tickling the pile of wood
Fred had purchased a new axe. which
was very sharp. He had been working
only a few minutes when the accident
occurred. He was holding the block
of wood with his left hand while with
his right hand;he*waa,'using the axe.
Iu one of the blocks he encountered
a hard knot. Iti order to cut through
it he raised the axe high aloft and
I brought it down'with great force. In
stead of spiitting'tlie'knot, however,
the axe and struck the
man's left hand sinking deep into the
flesh near the ball of the thumb, cut
ting through the bone, opening four
arteries and almost severing that parr
of the hand.
The loss of blood was something ap
palling. Mr. Davis was assisted to his
room and Dr. P. C. New baker and Dr.
G. A. Stock were speedily summoned.
The two physicians worked over the
injured man for more than an hour.
It was with much difficulty that the
severed arteries were caught up and
ligated, after which gash,
which nearlv cutjthe hand in two,was
stitched.
AGED WOMAN'S
REMINISCENCES
With the disappearance of the Petrik
in vault in the old cemetery on Bloom
street there probably passed away the
last earthly reminder of Dr. David
Petriken, congressman and physician,
in his day, one of Danville's most
famous men.
In view of this fact it is interesting
to note that there is living in Dan-
I ville at the present time one person—
and probably the only one—who knew
< Dr. Petriken intimately.
This person is Mrs. Mary Miller,
now approaching the 90th milestone
of life's journey, who at the home of
her son, Calvin Eggert. Ash street,
was Tuesday visited by a representa
tive of this paper. Mrs. Miller, who
will be 89 years of age on Christmas
day, is remarkable for her good mem
ory and the extent to which all her
faculties are preserved.
Seated bv the warm fireside she dwelt
upon the scenes of the past, seveuty
years ago, recalling the images as
vividly as though tiiey were of yester
day.
The subject that she took the most
interest in, however, was Dr. Petrik
en, who now sleeps in an obliterated
grave in the upper plot of the two
that constitute the new park.
Dr. Petriken, Mrs. Miller says, was
an odd character, who wore his hair
in a queue, or tail-like appendage, at
a day long after men had ceased to
wear their hair iu that style. Al
though married Mrs. Miller was still
in her teens, and with her husband
boarded at the hotel at the northwest
corner of Mill and Front streets, which
at that time was the leading hostelry
in Danville.
There was scarcely a day but Dr
Petriken, then an elderly man,appear
ed at the hotel. If Dr. Petriken was
odd, he was by no means sedate and
glum. Mrs. Miller knew him intim
ately and recall* that he was a great
"tease" and full of fun on all occas
ions,
Mrs. Miller's maiden name was
Smith. She is a native of New York
State aud with her parents, removed
to Pennsylvania when she was ten
years of age. The family moved down
the river on a ratt,coming all the way
down from the headwaters of the Sus
quehanna. The trip occupied over a
week. The river was high and at
places rapids were encountered so that
the journey was full of excitement.
WINDOWS DRESSED
FOR CHRISTMAS
A large number of store windows
are already dressed for the holidays,
which shows that the merchants who
advertise extensively will be able
"to deliver the goods" w hen the pur
chaser calls arouud.
The windows without exception are
very pretty and are filled with a great
variety of articles, so that no matter
how hard to satisfy persons may be
they will have uo difficulty iu finding
gifts that will please.
Brandy wine grange, ;f Patrons of
Husbandry, is experimenting iu the
use of denatured aloohol for illum
inating purposes in the grange hall at
Soonnelltown, uoar West Chester, aud
with good result*.