VOL. 55—NO. 2 DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS, Office Hours A. it.to 12 M 10b Mill St., 1 P. .V to i I'. M. Danville, Pa. (1 HHVLTZ, M. J» 425 MILL ST., DANVILLK, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty ITEMS CONDENSED. An effort is to be made by the di rector of public safety in Scrauton to abate the soot nuisance, which it is stated has become so bad in tiie central part of ttie city that grass will not grow in the courthouse square. Au aged farmer, of Washington,Pa , having two sons, engaged a woman who had two daughters as his house keeper. The farmer married the young est daughter, aged sixteen years; one of the sons married the other daugh ter, and the other sou married the mother of the girls. All are living to gether in the same house. It costs money to be a big city. Be- | cause of the aunexatlon of three new wards the Hazletou city council esti- 1 mates that an appropriation of $38,000 more than last year's budget will be required to run the city this year. Information ha 9 been received of the death in Spokane. Washington, of G. Haines,a native of Lancaster coun- j ty. Haies was detailed with she ex- | peditiou under General McClellan, in 185'.),t0 survey the international bound ary line between the United States and Canada. Two Italians, Constantine Scapone and John Sleek, were arrested in Wilkes-Barre by Captain Walsh,of the secret service. They were charged by the local police of passing counterfeit half dollars. Indiana county is apparently gradu ally getting on the water wagon. Only twenty-three persons are applying for license to sell liquors in the county this yoar. In 11)06 there were thirty- J eighu in li) 07 thirty-three, and in 11)08 j twenty-seven. - -in rtJfjjotTng"oi'*"e"RuTe~valued "at" 7, 12.000 the will of Jennie Linn of Phil- | adelphia directs that the deed to her ; cemetery lot is to be placed in the casket and buried with her. There were fifty-seven mining fatal- | ities last year in the two districts cen tering at Pottsville find representing eighty collieries. Harrisburg is wondering how it can raise cash to install the vast newsaui- . tary sewerage system required by the State health chief. Workmen near the culm pile at the Greenwood washery of the Delaware and Hudson Coal company at Green wood, below Minooka, found the body of a man. The body was charred to such au extent that it was anrecogniz able. Tied to a small tree with his own belt buckled around his throat, tiie i body of John Vestoif aged 15, was j found in a woods at Upper Darby, j near Philadelphia The police author ities of Clifton Heights, where the boy lived, believe that he was murdered, anil are looking for three men who are said to have had a quarrel with him ; last week. The recent rains and thaw have caused the Lehigh Valley aud Phila delphia & Reading Coal & Irou Co. to withdraw the tank trains which have supplied the collieries iu the Schuylkill field with water 6ince the drought that had gripped the region since last August, entailing hundreds of thousands of dollars to the operat ing expenses to the coal companies. Fire of mysterioue origin was dis covered in St. Matthew's church,Sun bury, shortly before the opening of the evening service Sunday night. It was in a closet in the choir room between the Sunday school and the chnrch. It had smouldered there for some hours, aud was finally detected by the intense odor of smoke and extinguished. Surveys now being made or just completed iu Western Pennsylvania foreshadow extensive electric railway developments. Seveu different com panies have laid out routes to cross eight counties. Thomas Williams, of Shenandoah, aged fifty years, a miner employed in the Locust Spring mines at Locust Gap, was caught under a (all of rock at nine o'clock yesterday morning, meeting with instant death. M. J. Duffy, station master of the Lackawanna road at Halstead was run down and killed by the flyer No. 6, just in front of the station Monday afternoon, when he ran out on the tracks to rescue a woman who was in danger of being run down by another train going in an opposite direciton. The Middle Greek Electric company 'B new light and power plant in Sun bury, will be in operation within the next 90 days time, as all Ihe contracts for the boilers and machinery have been signed. fWontour COLD DL IV HIGH SCHOOL The students of the Dauville high school will have an incentive to study up on the subject of tuberoulosis in its various relations during the re mainder of the school term, j A gentleman of town, who is much I interested in the warfare being waged I against the "white plague" has of ! fered a gold medal for the host essay 1 written by high school pupils on tub- I erculosis, taking in it cause and pre vention and treating the subject from i a sociological and economic poiut of vi •« . The proposition, which was made at tlie last meeting, was" promptly ao cepted by the school hoard, which lias appointed Borough S m rintendent Dieffenbacher ainKDr. G. A.*' Stock the latter having charge of the tuber culosis dispensary here—as a commit tee to make all arrangements. It is a well recognized fact that In battling with tuberculosis there is a work for the laity as well as for those who be long to the medical profession. The ] masses must be brought not only to ; realize the full extent of the ravages of the disease but also to understand the value of preventative measures. Hence, as a step in the right direc tion, it has been decide! so ■ .tti a I medal for tho best essay written on tuberculosis, with the hope that it may induce the rank and file of the school to read up on the subject, ac- 1 quiring an amount of information not j strictly within the limits of the sub- ! jects taught, that will be of practical j value to them through life, aiding them to avoid infection themselves j and the'better to assist in the genera! warfare being waged against the j "white plague." The competitorv essays are all to be submitted by Easter Monday and the award will be made at commence ment. While literary excellence will not be iguored it will by no means be a determining factor iu the essays. The writers will have to show a prop er conception of the ravages of tiie tuberculosis, the means of prevention. the.effects oil gpeietg, &mt. tJtfV wealth entailed not only on individu als bnt also on the State aud nation. DEATH OF MRS. ELIZABETH J. ECKMAN Mrs. Elizabeth J. Eckman, died at | her home near Klinesgrove at 2 o'clock yesterday morning from cancer of the < stomach, ill the eighty-fourth year of ; her age. She was the last surviving member of the family of John and Eleanor Kline and was barn May 15, I 1825, her entire life being spent iu j that community. She was the mother 1 of five children, three sons and two daughters. Two sons, E. M. and J. ; D. Eckman, of Klinesgrove, surviving her. Also four grandchildren, Mrs. i Grant Rockefeller, of Philadelphia ; Mrs. L. O. Keefer, Edgar M. Savidge j and Harriet E. Eckman, of Kliues grove, and three great grandchildren. In early life she identified herself with the Methodist church and at the time of her deatti was the oldoßt living | member of the Klinesgrove M. E. j church. Relatives aud friends are in- i vited to attend the funeral from her j late home Sunday, January 17, at 10 | o'clock. Services aud interment at Klinesgrove M. E. church aud cetne- ! tery. MAY CONDUCT DEHONSTRATION In a receut interview at Harrisburg. > State Zooloifcst Surface stated that he j had rec9ived many requests for de- j monstration trains. He said "The | State will conduct demonstration | ' trains to show orchard owners aud 1 farmers how to fight scale, coddling J moth and "titer insects,whioli annual ly destroy hundreds of thousands of I dollars' worth of fruit in Pennsyl-! vania if the railroads will co-oper- I I ate.'' "lam willing to supply nieu to show the farmers how to fight pests, I prune trees and dispose cf brush and I other rubbish about an orchard as far j Ins our funds will permit, and to co- I operate with the railroads. I hope ! I they will take this up as it will he the means of reaching many important : fruit growing sections of the State J which are asking for demonstration." j HON V. M. KOCK CHOSEN PRESIDENT i The stockholders of the Danvill j | aud Bloomsburg Electric Railway company held its annual meeting at ' the Montour house Monday after- i noon. Hon. R, H. Koch of Pottsville was elected president. A board of direct ors was also chosen. The borough oouncil of Bovertnwn, Berks county, has levied a tax of one dollar ou each automobile owned in that town. DANVILLE PA., THURSDAY. JANUARY 14, 1909 HE CASES BEFORE COII Court convened Monday morning with his Honor, Judge Evans, and as sociates F. G. Blee aud L. W. Welliv er on the bench. Business moved swift ly and practically every tiling on hand was disposed of by middle of the aft ernoon. During the forenoon three cases'were iieard before the oourt, in each case the defendant being remauded to jaii. The first OBSO was that of Samuel Waite, who was sentenced to six months. Waite. who was arrested hist week, was charged with furnishing liquor to miuors 111 the persons of Auuie Bloom er and Be-sie Kenuedy, both of whom are serving six months in prison for the larceny of niouey from Wnite. District Attorney Gear hart anuonnord that the defendant wished to enter a plea In pursuance lie pleaded guilty in both cases. The defendant was represented 1 y Ralph Kisuer. Esq., who explaiued to the court what extenuating circum stauces existed. Waite was told to stand up and on beiug asked whether he had anything to say why sentence should not be passed oil him put iu a sweep ing denial. He had never furnished whiskey or beer to the girls, he said, but they had taken the liquor, which hail been purchased for other pur poses. He denied having any young girls abont his place since the arrest of Annie Bloomer. Judge Evans informed Waite that 1 his denial was of no weight with the ; court. He was represented by eminent 1 counsel at whose advice he had plead ed gnilty. It was too late to put iu a denial. The sentence of the court was i that in the case of Bessie Kennedy the j defendant.Samuel Waite,pay the costs of prosecution, a fiue'of sioo to the Commonwealth for the use of Mon tour county and to undergo au im prisonment iu the county jail for a period of DO days. Iu the cise ot An nie Bloomer the same seutencs was imposed,the latter sentence of 90 da>s ! to begin immediately at the expiration of the first je.Dten.pe mafrigz in all six 1 mouths' imprisonment. BENCH WARRANT ISSUED William Kelly, who at the last term was up for desertlou aud nou support, | was haled before court on a bench warrant, which was issued on a peti- i tion presented by the district attorney, which represented that Kelly at a pre vious term of court was tried and con victed aud was duly sentenced to pay to his wife weekly an allowance of J4.00 and to furuisli a bond in sum of 1200, with surety; that in default of said bond the defendant was committ ed to jail; that at the adjourned court ou November 12th. ou petition, rep resenting that, if released, he would provide support and sustenance for his wife and child the said William Kelly was discharged, ou condition that he furnish support to his family ; not withstanding his promises the defend ant has refused and neglected to fur uisli support as promised and agreed Emma Kelly, wife of the defendant, ' William Kelly, ou being called to the staud told how lier husband had failed { to carry out his promises. He had not paid her one cent in support of herself and child. Meauwhile she was work ing iu the knitting mill. The defeudant testifying iu his own I behalf declared that since being dis charged from jail he had not earned, all told, fifty dollars aud that all that he had was needed to pay his board. The district attorney, however, pro duced evidence to |show that Kelly, who is "standing turns" at the big mill,since released from jail has earn- i ed over $BO. The sentence of the court was that William Kelly be remanded to jail un til the order of court previously made I be romplied with, defendant to enter into recognizance in the sum of $2OO j with surety. ANOTHER DESERTION CASE. The case of Common wealth vs. Wil- I liaui O. Fox, also involved the charge i of desertion and noti support. In this > case there are six children, ranging from a babo to a child 12 years of age. j Among fie witnesses were Mrs. Ida Fox, the wife, and Samuel Fox, the ten-year-old sou, who testified that his ! father ou one occasion had strnck his mother. There were charges and couut er charges between the husbtud and wife. Judge Evans after weighiug the testimonv informed the defendant that he adjudged him guilty The sentence of the court was that William O Pox pay the oosts of pros ecution, six cents to the Common wealth for the use of the county and to pav for the support of 'lis wife anil children $4 00 per week, pavment to ho made semi-monthly,on the 15th HLd 80th the def ndunt to enter into recog- U'zance in the sum of $200.00 with surety and to remain in custody of the sheriff until the sentence iB complied with. The ooiidttbleM of the count? made their returns us fellows: W. E. Young, 1-t ward, Danville; SCHOOL CLOSED IN II WARD Borougli Superintendent Dlrffen bactier in addressing the board Mon day went on record as stating that in some of the courses the pupils of the Dauville high school do not do enough work. He recommended im mediate ohauges in the curriculum to bring the high school up to the first class, from the second class, place it occupies at pr< seut. Our high school, he said, is weak in Knglish and the curriculum shoi d be strengthened both in respect to Eng lish aud history. There should be four years of English beyond grammar school work. A list of changes iu curriculum rec ommended g-o tiring about the desired effect was read aud on motion of Mr. Fischer adopted as a whole. To meet overcrowded conditions in the first grade of the second l ward school tiie board has resorted tithe expediency of closing one of the thiid grade schools of the third ward and of transferring the teacher to tin second ward. The teacher of the first grade of tiie second ward is Mies Young. Tiie number of pupils in that grade is sixty-five, obviously too many fjr one teacher to handle. At the same time the pupils iu the two third grade SCIIOOIB of the third ward combined number 51. These schools were taught bv Miss Mann aud Miss Stnull. As a best way out of the difficulty it was decided to throw the two schools of the third grade together iu the third ward and appoint Miss Manu as teach er and to transfer Miss Sniull to the second ward to assist Miss Youug, in the overcrowed school. To aid in equalizing mutters it was decided to transfer six pupils from the third grade of the third ward to other schools, which reduces the number to 51. The following members of the school board were present at the meeting Pur sel, Orth, I srber, Swarts, Burns, Red - diug. fish, Fischer, Lloyd, Hoiss aud Cole. The following bills were approved - - ---- - - Standard Gas Co $4.41 Adams Ex. Co 1.00 W. J. Emerick .60 A. F. Flanagan & Co 1.13 \V. H. Moyer 1.08 P. A. Winters.. ... 1.20 U. S. Ex. Co 1.00 Gilbert Voris 3.24 S. J. Welliver's Scons' Co ti.63 FIREMEN'S RELIEF ASSOCIATION The firemen's relief association of this city held its annual meeting at the Goodwill hose house on Saturday evening. The following otlicials were elected for the ensuing year: President, J. 13. Hummer; vice president, A. C. Hoat; secretary, H. E. Trnmbowor: treasur er, Sam A. McCoy; trustee, three years, William lies. The teasurer's report showed a bal ance of $1739.!)5. Of this SI3OO is in borough bonds. The balance $13!'.!15, is cash on hand. The firemen's relief association in this city was organized abont eight years ago. In the interim there has beau only one claim presented for re lief. This was from a firemen who fell sick as the result of exposure at a fire. The amount of the claim was small, being only ten dollars. The money on hand is derived from a two per cent, tax imposed on fire iusoritice companies outside the State doing business in the State; the tire men's relief associations receiving one-half the amount. The proceeds are divided among the different as sociations iu pronnrtion to the amount of foreign insur.uce carried in the towns in which the relief associations are situated. The money is remitted to the borough treasurer, who in tuin pays it over to the treasurer of the firemen's relief association. William R. Jones, 2ud ward; B. E. Browu, 3rd ward; Heujaaiin Cook.4tl) ward ; Awos Albeck, Anthony town ship; Andrew Billmeyer, Liberty township; Walter Vought, Mayberry township; Bruce Ploch, Cooper town ship; Charles llollabaugh, Derry town ship; MoUlellan Diohl, Washington ville; O. L. Uouger, Limestone towu slilp- M. A. Gearhart, West Hemlock township; Pierce Gearhart. Valley township. None of the coustableg reported any violation of law. On discharging the constables Judge Evans took occasion to co - ;ratulate the 'citizens of Mon tour county on their law abiding pro pensity.alluding to the mere modicum of criminal business on hand, which •made it possible to dispense with the services of jurymen at the present term of court. At 2 o'clock Monday afternoon court adjourned to convene on next Saturday at 10 a. m. LOWS MUST BE ENFORCED His Honor, .Midge Evans, in open court Monday took occasion to make some epmhatic pronouncements relat ing to the violation of liquor laws. The matter came np iu connection with the passing of sentence in tiie case involving the furnishing of li quor to minors. Ralph Klsuer, Esq., took occasion to state that the defend- ant was not the ouly violator of law in that line,as it was a notorious fact, generally recognized as true, that there are places iu Danville where youug girls iu their teens are taken and fur nished liquor. District Attorney C. P. Ge.irhart was quickly to his feet. Such evid ence. he said, is precisely what lie is after and if anyone has positive knowl edge that the liquor law is violated in tiiat manner he begged that they would furnish him the evidence and he averred he would show the offend ers no meroy. It was at this juncture that Judge Evaus went on record. He said he had au iutimation that such a state of af fahs existed in Danville. Unfortunate ly, lie said, his information came to liiui iu anonymous letters, which, of coarse, he could not recognize and act upon. If persons claiming to be in possession of evidence will, instead of writing him anonymous letters, pro ceed to bring tiie matter properly be fore court they may rely upon it that lie will impose the full penalty of the law, aud he made the latter clause emphatic. The judge ouly asked that those people who address lotters to him kindly sign their names,iu which event lie assured them that the court will be in a position to do something and that prompt action will be taken. Iu conclusion Judge Evaus said he would repeat what he stated at the last license court, namely, that there are too many licensed places iu Dan ville—that, iustead of some thirty li censed houses, ten should bo sufficient in Danville. Judge Evans said it is like.ty from what lie has learned that there is a good deal of Sunday wiling in Dan ville. He warned all proprietors of houses licensed or unlicensed that in case of any convictions for Sunday selling the maximum penalty will be imposed, namely, |SOOO fine and one year's imprisonment. The court, he said is powerless to act unless Bomeone will stand as sponsor in the matter and furnish positive information. REAL ESTATE CMANGI£S That the business depression lias had little effect on the enterprising people of this vicinity—that they are,at least, not discouraged by the financial out look is quite manifest from the man- iter in which res! estate is changing | hands and the considerable improve ments that are contemplated in con- | nection with the purchaser Daring the last fow days through ; the Ostiander exchange, Herbert My erly, of this city, purchasd the I ewis farm near Bloomsburg and is prepar ing to remodel the house and to paint 1 all the buildings. Charles W. Turner, j of Mifflinville, has purchased one of Mrs. I. H. Jennings' farms near Ohu laskev and Is plauning to build ail I annex to the stone dwelling house with large front porch as well as to paint all the farm building*. In addition to these chauges Calvin Sjhultz, of West Hemlock township, has purchased through Mr. Ostrander the Mary C. Warner property of Hiv erside and is making arrangements to raise the building two feet or more and to add a fine frout with long porch on the south side He will also build a new barn. CLASS IN .SHOW CARL) WRITING In connection with the educational work of the Y. M. O. A. a class in show card writing will lie organized on Thursday eveniug next at 8 o'clock, under the direction of D. O. McCor mick. Any one, whether members of the Y. M. C. A. or not will ba eligible to membership. All those interested in work of this sort are urged to be at the first meeting as on account of lack of loom the enrollment will necessari ly be limited. A number have already signified their intention of enrolling. The tuition fee will be small in com- I parlson with the fee charged by other institutions teaching the branch, and i the expense of material, text books, eto., necessary for the work will also be small. More definite information | regarding the work and materials will be given 011 Thursday evening. While crossing'the trolley tracks in | Shamokin the weight of copper wires I and fixtures in his wagon caused a peddler to have'a break down, scatter- I ing the stolen goods. The fellow was | arrested. WILL NOfliTE IN CAUCUS As usual with the approach of the February election there has been some uncertainty throughout the county as to how the nomination*) may be mnde wiiether according to the caucus plan formerly in vogue or according to the method provided by the "uniform primaries" act. At a meeting of ttie county commis sioners yesterday it was decided that under the circumstances but one course remains open in this county and that is to make the nominations for the February election as lias been done in the past, namely by the caucus sjs tem. It has corns to bo pretty well recog nized that the law leaves it to the choice or discretion of counties in nominating candidates for the Feb ruary election, whether they proceed according to the "uniform primaries" act or otherwise. Section 2 of the lat ter act provides "that nothing herein contaiued shall prevent the nomination for candidates for 'borough and town ship offices,' &c., in the maimer pro vided by existing laws." The county commissioners regard the above proviso quoted as plain and con clusive and a sufficient warrant in the premises. Besides, they declare that they have no other choice this winter than to nominate candidates by the caucus method, as the date iB now past when necessary formality must lie complied with, if the nominations are to be made according to the uui - form primaries act. The latter act provides "Hut on or before the ninth Saturday preceding each primary, the chairman of the county committee of each party shall send to the county commissioners of 1 such county a written notice setting forth the names of all party offices to be filled by election at the ensuing primary." The county committees of the respective parties have neglected to send in to the county commissioners the required notice sotting forth "the names of party offices to be filled,"' &c., and it is now to late too comply. It Is clear that generally throughout the ooanty the voters prefer to make their nominations for the borough and township officers under the caucus system. The election will take place on Feb ruary 16th. Iu order to get candidates names printed on the official ballot all certificates of nomination must be fil ed In the county commissioner's office at least eighteen days before election and fifteen days in case of uomination papers. Iu reckoning time in this re lation the day of filing must be exclud ed, although election rt»y most be in cluded. Blank certificate:) to he used i t the caucuses may be obtained at tie county commissioners' office. All of the foregoing applies only to the February election. The candid.>KS for offices to be filled at the general election must be nominated under li e uniform primaries aet ou the first Sat urduv In June. Among the offices to be filled at the general election in Montour county this year are : Sheriff, register and recorder nnd two jury commissioners. COAL DEPOSIT IN SCOTCH VALLEY The section crews on the south side of tho river have all beeu taken to Scotch Valley where they are assist ing to build the new track leading in to the new eoal works just opened up in the M'Cauley mountain. It is not generally known that one of the largest deposits of coal iu ex istence has beeu discovered at the Mo- Cauley mountain and that the break er, the most wonderful In the coal re gion, will start up today. What adds especial interest to the new coal works is the fact that M' Oaoley mountain, which is some 30 miles from Dauville, was always con sidered on the very outskirts of the coal deposits. Many attempts to ex tract coal ou the Scotch valley side of tit# mountain was made in the p»st I but in no iustauce did much success attend the effort. j The present coal company iu pros pet ting bored down to au enormous I de| til. What the company discovered j it has not made public, but it has ft It ' justified iu erecting ou the spot one ot the finest eoal breakers in the region. ; It is hardly a secret, however, tha ' the deposit of coal discoveted is ol enormous exteut and of first rlas qoßlity. Not only does it lie iu a great basin below the valley and mountain but it crops out near the surface on the top of the mountain. The new breaker stands near tlx mouth of the old Shunian woiking. It is lighted and operated by electricitv Three large power houses are con nected with it, one being licated on top of the mouutain and two in the vallsy near the railroad. With the Kaiser hard up for casli us common mortals ought not to find fault with our condition. ESTABLISHED IN 185£ 11 RIMED SEES DANVILLE Twelve homeless men were sheltered n the lock-up Tuesday night. The average number given shelter nightly seems to be about eight. Ghief-of-Police Mincemoyer is con vinced that in very many, probably in the majority of cases, the men who beg for shelter are deserviug of kind ness ; that they are what they repre sent themselves as being, namely in dividuals out of employment seeking work. The meu tell discouraging stories of hard time>, of id la mills and cheerless homes. Every -where, tliev say, Dan ville is pointed out as au exception,as a place where the millß were runniug Consequently, the tide of unemployed sets iu toward Dauville. Arriving here they find the mills runniug, aud the towu prosperous, it is true, but it is the same oil story; there are more thau enough men in Dauville testerday. Mrs Mariou Magill, of Milton, is visiting Miss Laura Leniger. Mill 1 s'reet. Misses Emetine Lyon.lda Sweisfort, | Stella Dostor and Julia Voris will j spend today with ft lends in Sunbury. j DEATH OF ELYS BURG RESIDENT David Fry, an aged and respected 1 resident of Elyshurg departed this life i at his home at 7 :30 o'clock yesterday moruiug. Mr. Fry was one of the old est members of the I. O. O. F. in He w as 86 years of age and for seme time had been confined to the house bv old nee. Setviie< will be held at the house at 10:00 o'clock Saturday morning. The worl I remembers the birthdays of some who perished of negleot.