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VOL. 55—NO 10
DK. IRVING H. JENNINGS,
Office Uouri
A. it.to VI it. 10J, Mill St.,
IP. M.to i I'. M. Danville. Pa.
aniiLTz, M.
■125 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA.
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines
a Specialty
ITEMS CONDENSED.
While Samuel J. Kistler, aged 5
years, of Kistler Valley, near Bethle
hem, was ou Thursday playing with
his brother aud sister, when lie fell
into a tab of hot water and was scald
ed to death.
James Howell, of Bethlehem, while
under the influence of liquor Thurs
day stole several bolts of lace in M.
H. Kresgi's store, but was seen and
arrested. On his way to jail he said
"that was a dear drink I took today."
Restaurant proprietors of Reading
have complained to councils against
the permission of lunch wagons to do
business on the principal streets and
the law and ordinance committee of j
councils is giving the problem consid- j
eration.
While William Youles, of Wilkes- !
Barre, was recently attempting to
place a mule ou a cage to lower it in
to a mine, the animal kicked him ou
the face. Lockjaw developed five days
ago and ou Thursday lie died in great
agony.
By the breaking of parts of the big ;
blooming mill at tho South Sharon
works of the Carnegie Steel company,
on Thursday, work which had been >
just begun that morning wns suddenly
stopped and cannot be resumed for 1
about a month.
Mrs. Mary Drake, of Coudersport, ;
who was accused of having tied her
ward, Irene Marvin, aged 7 years, and
then flogged her with a horsewhip,
pleaded guilty on Thursday before
court aud was sentenced to seven
months in the Potter county jail.
Cassius Brockaway, au aged and
wealthy farmer living fonr miles from
(freen ville, Mercer county, was tortur
ed by burglars on Wednesday night
and robbed of some money, a gold
watch and chain and other valnables.
His recovery is doubtful.
Edward Colston,the aged watchman
at KnuiT nan's knittiug milla, in Nor
ristown, who was brutally assaulted ,
and struck in the eye with a piece of ;
iron pipe, a few nights ago, by some
burglars who had entered themill.had
his injured eye removed on Thursday j
in the hope of saving his life.
Two Italians were working in a
sewer on Oermantown avenue, Phila
delphia,on Thursday, that had become j
clogged, and after removing a large
amount of the refuse the water sod
denly burst upon them and carried
them down, drowning both.
John Reber.aged 17 years, ofOreim
ersvills, Lehigh county, while assist
ing to thresh grain on Henry Lehr's :
Fountain farm, on Thursday, got too
near the bolt and was caught and :
whirled around the large fly wheel. His |
left arm was torn oat of its socket at !
the shoulder and the right arm broken j
making his condition critical.
Mrs. T. Scott Dunn, of Connells- ;
ville, had a piece of needle deeply im- j
heded in one of her fingers which cans- ;
ed her rnuoh trouble when, by the ap- ;
proval of her physician, she went to j
the Sligo iron and steel mills Thurs- j
day, where theJ T inflamed part was
placed against the giant electro magnet
aud almost immediately the piece of
the needle appeared at the surface.
Jacob McAllister,a prominent farm
er of Pequeo township, Lancaster i
county, was arrested on Saturday on a
charge of having burned his barn
which was destroyed on January 15. I
This is the third arrest of persons of
fair reputation in that locality made ,
recently on the charge of arson.
Mr?. Ellamina G ratlin, of Oatasau- j
qua, Lehigh county, who died a few
days ago, in her will decreeing her
estate to her husband,made this stipu
lation : "If I should die of heart dis
ease my husband cannot marry again,
bat if I die of a lingering disease then
he may marry. '•
Residents of Kutztown, Berks conn- I
ty, have filed petitions in the oouuty j
court for a greater Kutztown by tak- i
ing in the Kutztown park,fair grounds I
and several farms, increasing its area !
from J75 to 742 acres aud adding 1,000 j
persons to its present population of |
3,000.
Philip S. Baker, of Stowe, Mont
gomery county, caught a sucker in
Manatawney creek, a few days ago,
that measured 19}4 inches in length,
the largest of its kind ever seen there.
The State Normal School at Blooms
brug. Pa., will open for the Spring
term on Monday, March 29th, 1909,
The laboratories, library and gymn
asium, the new halls of the literary
societies and the Model School are
pleasing to all earnest students.
For further Information address :
D. J WALLER, Jr., Principal.
NEW un 1
LODGE H
The new couucil held its first reg
ular meeting Friday eve. The follow
ing members were present: Schatz,
Oleaver, Finnigan, Pursel, lies, Jones,
Everhart, Deutsch, Marshall, Gurry,
Oonnolley and Von Blohn.
Ou motion of Mr. Finnigan it was
ordered that the permit to extend the
sewer system of town granted by the
State Oommiesiouer of Health last
1 July lie recorded at the conrt house
and that the borough make application
I for an extension of time in the order
relating to the construction of a sew
age disposal plant.
1 Borough Electrician Newton Smith
presented his report for the month,
which showed that 80 tons of coal at a
cost of s'.'lo was consumed. The total
e.ost of operation was $354.53. The
| plant was in operat.on 344 hours, 20
I minutes
I Dr. P O Newbaker,president of the
! board of health, addressed council on
1 the subject of milk licenses. Most of
] the dairymen, he 6aid, have paid up.
j but several are in arrears, while still
I others dispute the borough's right to
tax them for selling milk, as, they al
! lege, they produce on their own farms
! all the milk they sell. On this grouud
! they refuse to pay. On motion it was
! ordered that the matter of inilk license
be referred to the committee on law
to act in conjnnction with the hoard
of health.
Ou motion of Mr. Pursel, W.
Williams was elected as permit clerk
for the ensuing year at a salary of SIOO
per year.
On motion of Mr Deutsch it was
ordered that market be held on Mon
day. April 3(sh,instead of on Tuesday,
the 27th, the "lay following, owing to
j the Odd Fellows' anuiversary, whicli
I occurs ou the latter date.
Mr. council's at
tention to the necessity of painting
i city hall; lie also stated that Fallon
Bros, desire a building permit. On
motion both matters were referred to
the building committee.
On motion of Mr. Marshall it was
ordered that a new floor be laid in the
Odd Fellows' rooms in city hall.
On motion of Mr. Cleaver it was
ordered that the borough furnish elec
tricity on the night of April 27h for
the purpose of illuminating the Odd j
Fellowß' arch over Mill street in frout
of city hall.
The president announced the follow- j
ing committees for the coming coun
cilmanic year:
Finance—Pursel, Marshall and lies.
Streets and Bridges—Oleaver, Mar
shall, Jones and Von Blohn.
Printing—Everhart, Cleaver and j
Jones.
Market —Deutsoh, Jones, Fiiiuignn ;
and Von Blohn
Water —Deutsch, Finnigan, .Tones
and Ourry.
Sewerage—Everhart, Connolley, lies ,
and Deutsch.
Law—Pursel, Marshall, Connolley
and Ourry.
Fire—Everhart, Ourry, Finnigan
and Von Blohn.
Light—Oonnolley, Oleaver, Ourry
and lies.
Building—Pursel,Finnigan and lies, j
Public Property and Public Improve- j
ment—Marshall, Everhart,Oleaver and
Von Blohn.
Public Safety—Deutsoh, Cleaver,
Oonnolley and lies.
Public Surveys—Pursel, Finnigan
and Curry.
Public Health —Pursel, Everhart,
Connolley and Marshall.
Bills and Aocouuts —Jones, Curry
and lies.
The following bills were approved
for payment by council:
BOROUGH DEP'T.
Hegular employes $137.50 j
B. B. Brown 15.00 !
People's Coal Yard. . . 4.85 ;
Labor and hauling ti3.":( j
J. H. Cole. . 17.33
.Tames Gibson 15.00 ■
Walker & Kepler 31.35
P. & R. Coal & Iron Co 2.50
Washington Fire Co 2.35 j
United Tel & Tel. Co 80 ;
Frank Schratn 7.02!
John Hixsoti 38.95 j
Samuel Mills. 8.70 :
WATER DEP T.
Regular employes $150.20
Washington Fire Co 5 60 i
P. H. Foust 67.60:
Adams Express Co . . 60
Frank Scbram 1.40
J. H. Cole .. .. .. 1.75
P. & R. Coal & Iron Co 197.78
Friendship Fire Co 30 78
Samuel Sairsbury 75
Elisha Bell 4.50 j
Mr. Sechler Returns.
W. A. Sechler, g«oeral n anager if
the Danville Stove and Manufacturing
company, accompauled by his wif».
last evening returned home from Hot
Springs, Ark., where he had b en so
jourulng for a month. Mr. S>c' ler,
who had been ill of rheumatism. ha*
been much benefitted by the baths.
DANVILLE PA., THURSDAY. MARCH 11, 1909
ELECTRIC IH
081 Of If I
The school board held a regular
meeting Monday, the following mem
bers being present: Pursel, Ortli, Bar
ber, Swarts, Burns, Redding, Lloyd,
Fischer, Fish, Cole and Heiss.
Mr. Fisoher of the building and re
pair committee reported that the elec
tric fire alarm iustalled in the school
buildings last fall is out of repair.
Iu the fourth ward the system can not
be used at all He urged that some
thing be done to the end that the bells
might be placed in commission.
Mr. Burns reported that the electric
alaim system in the second ward school
1 building falls to work also and he
| ventured the opinion that the batter
! ies are weak.
Dr Bather reported that J. W. Wal
i lize, who installed the system, some
time ago promised that lie would ex
amine the system and put it iu good
working order. Up to the present,
however, nothing has been done. Dr.
Barber declared that the school board
owes it to the patrons of the school
that the fire alarm system be kept in
good working order.
Ou motion of Mr. Burns it was ord
ered that a competent man be employ
ed to overhaul the system and put it
iu good working order.
On motion of Mr. Fischer it was
ordered that the supply committee be
authorized to purchase two dozen
chairs for use in school rooms, select
ing from samples on band iu the di
rectors' room.
SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP.
Mr. Burns introduced the subject of
writing <*s now practiced in the pub
lic schools of Danville, recommending
the introduction of a new. preferably
a slant system,iu place of the vertical
system now taught. It was called to
the attention of the board that the
vertical system now in use in the low
er schools gives place in the high
school commerical department to the
siant system, which is required in the
business worid. Both Professor Dief
fenbaoher and Professor •». ill ex
pressed themselves iu favor of the
slaut system, claiming thnt the other
system is uuuatural and produces very
few good penmen.
The matter was placed in the htnds
of a committee which will repoit at
tho next meetii g.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
P. A. Winters $ .60
A. H. Grone. 4.05
B. B. Brown 9.10
Hall McCready .93
U. 9. Express Co 1.50
W. H. Orth 50.00
Scoft Foresman & Co 37.00
Underwood Type Writer Co 1.(10
W. G. Brown .. 3.91
Standard Gas Co .... .. 6.(13
Teachers and Janitors 1951 50
DHI) ICATE AloisU/VIE N T
ON MEMORIAL DAY
Memoiial day, which this year falls
ou May 31st, was Monday eve chosen
aB the date for the dedication of the
imposing shaft which now stands near
ly completed in Memorial park as a
fitting tribute to the soldiers aud sail
ors of Montour county who fenght to
save the Union.
Iu selecting a date for the dedica
tion the committee was confronted
with a difficult ask. April 9th, the
date of Lee's surrender was a day that
would have been appropriate, but that
the date this year falls on Good Fri
day, April 26th, the date of Johnson's
surrender,was another day that might
have been considered had not the day
already been reserved for the meeting
iu his city of the Odd Fellows' An
niversary association. The only other
appropriate occasion between now and
the 4th of July was Memorial day.
The committee is now ready to push
to completion definite plans for elabo
rate and fitting dedication ceremon
ies.
DIETRICH TO BE
SENTENCED MONDAY
Word was received in this citv
Monday that Judge Lynch,of the Luz
erne county court,has fixed next Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock as the time
for sentencing Peter Dietrich, who is
now eoniiue'i iu the jail at Wilkes-
Barre, having been convicted of vol
uu'a r v manslaughter there last fall
There is a possibility that Dietrich
mav again appeal, hot the decision oil
this po nt. will not he definitely known
until after sentence has been pro
nounced
Attending S S. Conference
Rev. O. D L'-rch, pre-id<-tit off e
Montour county Suudav School as
sociation attended f)i<» sessions of the
second men 1 "'inference of the presi
dent« wed s ■■■e'aneu < 112 the connlv as
sociati "s w 1 ie hoard of dire' ti r
' the S' t "tahhath -ehool associa
ti"i> 'it h hia en Tuesday an
Wedn sd v
LOOKING 00
SEWAGE DISOOSDL
The aotioD taken by council Friday
night in ordering that the requisition
relating to the extension of the Bewer
system in the borough be recorded at
the courthouse and that an applica
tion for an extension of time be naado
by council constituted the first definite
action taken relative to the prepara
tion of the plans for public sewage
disposal as required by the Stare de
partment of health for its approval.
The requisition when received last
Jul7 was accoinpanied with instruc
tions to the effect that it should be
recorded. The Inst council at no time
seemed in favor of complying with
this request, the prevailing sentiment
among the members seemiug to be that
by such action council would lie com
mitting itself to construct a sewage
disposal plant at a time when the bor
ough is not in circumstances to stand
such an expenditure. Toward the close
of the conucilmanic year Dr. Dixon,
State commissioner of health, satisfy
ing himself that the permit or requisi
tion had not been recorded .sent a com
munication to council asking why his
order had not been carried out. Pur
suatit to instructions from council Dr.
Dixon was informed that tho requisi
tion had been laid on the table and
he was begged that the matter might
be permitted to rest a few weeks long
er, until the new council came in.
This was the status of the affair
when Borough Solicitor Gearliart at
the last meeting presented a com
munication explaining that he had
given the matter most serious consid
eration and was constrained to sug
gest that definite action be taken at
nnce. He suggested that ail effort be
made to get an extension of time be
yond the first of July next, placing
such application on the sole grounds
of lack of funds, furnishing Dr. Dix
on with some details of the limited
taxing power of the borough. To show
that oounoil is disposed to comply
with all reasonable requests the solic
itor nrged that the requisition already
received should be duly recorded as re
quired by the department.
The State department of health is
making similar requisitions of other
Pennsylvania cities and towns located
on publio streams and the borougn
solicitor fails to see that any substant
ial advantage is to be gained by furth
er failure and refusal to record the re
quisition. He admits that the State
itself through the hospital for the in
sane is polluting the river; also that
publio sewage disposal is yet in an ex
perimental stage of development, hut
these facts, he assures couucil, would
not appeal to the State department of
health. The solicitor concedes that
sewage disposal is the most stupendous
and intricate problem that has ever vet
been submitted to any council of this
borough and as such he declares "it
should receive the most thoughtful
consideration at onco and before the
State department of health is led to a
further exercise of the arbitrary pow
er with which it is vested by law."
Continuing the solicitor states: "It
must be very clear that if tills bor
ough is compelled to prepare the re
quired plan and complete the sewage
disposal plant without any extension
of time we will not have one avail
able cent for street paving or other
substantial improvement. The most
deplorable fact of all is that the cur
rent expenses of operating the best
systems yet devised even after their
plants are constructed is bound to par
alyze the financial resources of every
municipality afflicted with such a
burden. The mere cost of operation
of sewage disposal plants lias stagger
ed the wealthy city of Williamsport
and has put the sewage disposal plant
of the city of Reading out of commis
sion entirely."
TAFTTO TROT
AI L SUMMER
WASHINGTON, D. 0., March 10.
President Taft has given fiual in
dication that he is going to make a
trip to the Pacific coaßt, and possibly
to Alaska, before he starts cn the two
mouths' tour of the South which lie
lias promised to make. He told the
Senators from Utah that he will at
tend the G. A. H. encampment at Salt
Lake City, some time between August
9 and 14. He will attend also the
Transmississippi convention, at Den
ver and the Alaska-Yukon exposition,
at Seattle Afterward lie will make a
trip along the Pacific coast, aud, if
there Is time, will goto some Alaskan
port
Mr Taft's southern tour will begin
about the middle of September, and
mav be extended two months. He will
visit every southern State. Including
the trip to the Lake Ghamplain Ter
centenary in July, Mr. Taft willtrarel
practically all the time between the
eniitnjj f,f the extra session and there
gular session of congress in December.
Thirty women have been nominated
for plan", son the sohool board in Phil
adelphia.
110 VIOLATIONS
ARE HEWED
I
> Oonrt convened Monday morning
at 10 o'clock. His Honor Jndge Evans
and the two associates, Blee and Wel-
I liver were on the benoli.
' The ooustables of the oounty pre
sented their returns. Judge Evans
scanned each paper carefully aud then
announced that there seemed to be no
violations of the law, all of which, he
said, was very gratifying.
At this juncture the court created
sc>m3 surprise by calling the following
constables before court: W. E. Young,
of the first ward of Dauvillei William
Jones, second ward; B. B. Brown,
third ward; Andrew Billnieyer, Lib
, erty township ; Pierce Gearhart, Val
ley township; Charles Hollabaugh,
Derrv township: Amos Albeck. Valley
township. Addressing each constable
separately the judge asked him wheth
er he had complied with the act of as
sembly by visiting each licensed house
once every month since the last term
of court aud noting whether or not
there were any violations of the law
A few of the constables were not sure
that they had made monthly visits but
they all had kept an eye ou the drink
ing places and were quite confident
that there were no violations.
Judge Evans mildly rebuked the con
stables who failed to make monthly
visits to the hotels and saloons. He
told thorn that they were failing to
obey the requirements of the act of as
sembly and connseled them to be more
careful to live up to the letter of
the law in tho fnture.
Proceeding the jndge remarked : "It
is strange that reports of violations of
the liquor law in the several wards
and townships represented should con
tinually come to my ears in Berwick
aud that you constables who are ou
tho ground should know nothing about
such violations.'' Continuing Judge
Evans remarked that he was- constra
ined to believe that the liquor law is
being violated every Snuday in Dan
ville.
The constables assured the court
that if any violations went unreport
ed it was through uo collusion or con
scious neglect on their part.
Benton B. Brown explained that re
ports of violations in the third ward
had been made to hm.but that in each
case the persons reporting tin' matter
1 had refused to back up their state
ments and he had been unable to get
hold of incriminating information
from any source.
Judge Evaus instructed the const
ables in such cases to take the name
of the person allegiug violations of
liquor law and directed that, no mat
ter how unwilling he might be. the
iuformaut be .subpoenaed as a witness
aud forced to tell what he knows.
The list of constables is as follows:
Anthony towuship, Amos Albeck;
Limesnne township, Charles Gouger ;
Derry township, Charles Hollabaugh;
Valley township, Pierce Gaarhart;
West Hemlock township, M. A. Gear
hart: Liberty township, Andrew Bill
meyer; Cooper township, Brace Ploch ;
Mayberrv towuship. Walter Vonght;
Washingtonville, McClellan Diehl;
Danville—First ward, W. E. Young;
second ward, William Jones; third
ward.B. B. Brown; fourth ward, Ben
' jamin Cook.
The oourt auuounced the appoint
ment of J. W. Jackson as constable of
West Hemlock township, the regular
inenmbent being unable to serve long
er.
A short session was held in the aft
ernoon, after which court adjourned
until next Saturday.
LAST SAD RITES
PERFORHED
George 8., the little eon of Mr. and
Mrs. B. W. Musselman, whose death
occurred last Saturday, was consigned
' to the grave in Odd Fellows' cemetery
Tuesday afternoon The funeral took
place from the family residence, on
Church street, at 2 o'clock.
The services were conducted by Rev.
L. Dow Ott, pastor of Trinity M. E
churoh, assisted by the Rev. L D
: Ulrich, pastor of Trinity Lutheran
church. The pall bearers were: J B.
Cleaver, Harris Renninger, Raymond
I Pierce and Clarence Herman.
The flowers were very beautiful aud
comprised a most touching tribute.
: Among the flowers were offerings from
! the school attended by little George
i and the school in the next grade above
Among those from out of town who
attended the funeral were : Mrs. H. 11.
Yorgy and Mrs. Hartman, of Wilkes-
I Barre; Mrs. William Thomas,of Kings
ton ; Mr. and Mrs. Hoover,of Shamok
in, and Mrs. Newhart, of Snnbnry.
Mrs. flary Russell.
After an illness of a week Mrs. Mary
Rnesell died at the home of her nep
hew Seymour Stauffer, in Hemlock
township, Columbia couuty, Tuesday
morning Mrs Russell was 75 years of
age. The funeral will be held at her
iate residence this morning at 9 o'clock
and the Interment will be made at the
oemetery at Dntoh Hill
sll 111
01 KB SUPPLY
Our readers will be gratified to learn
that a thorough and systematic test of
the purity of our water supply, along
with that of the hospital for the in
sane, is being made by the State de
partment of health. The teßt will em
brace a succession of days and will
establish beyond the shadow of a doubt
whether or not our water Is pure and
fit to be used for drinking and culinary
purposes.
Messrs. F. Fletcher and K E Irvin
of Harrisburg, who are workiug un
der Chief Engineer Snow, were in this
city yesterday and made all arrange
ments for putting the test into opera
tion. At noon Mr. Irviu left for Har
risburg, but Mr. Fletcher remained to
conduct the teats. At the Montour
house he was interviewed by a News
representative and he explained how
searching and decisive the trial will
he.
It is true our river water has been
analyzed on different occasions in the
past, but the samples taken generally
consisted of a single phial of water
taken from the reservoir after it was
filtered. To this on one or more oc
casions were added a sample cf raw
water and of water taken from a tap
in the city.
It is the purpose of the State depart
ment of health in the present instance
to obtain water from all three sources
and to continue the process day after
day until twenty-four samples are ob
tained, meanwhile closely observing
the meohanicaroperation of the plant
to determine what degree of efficiency
is attained.
The State department of health is
especially interested iu the analysis of
raw water, as the test beiug made in
this relation will reveal to what ex
tent the river is polluted with sewage
and will no doubt influence the State
in its action relating to sewage dis
posal.
At the same time that he is conduct
ing the tests in this city Mr. Fletcher
will be taking samples at the filter
plant at the hospital for the insane.
The number of samples taken there
will be the same as in thisoity—twen
ty four. Water will be taken not only
from the river and taps in town or at
the hospital buildiug, but also at the
outlet of each of the filter tuba em
ployed. The samples from both places
as soon as taken each day will be care
fully sealed and sent by express to the
State laboratory for analysis.
The final result will be awaited with
great interest.
MARATHON RACES
NEXT SUMMER
Marathon races will be a feature of
athletics in Danville the coming sea
son. Several leading spirits, among
whom is Dr. J. Beaver Gearhart, are
talking the matter up and plans are
already being discussed. A vast amount
of euthusiasm lias been created among
the young athletes of Danville, who
comprise in their number many good
runners.
The Marathon or long distance races
are becoming very popular through
out the length and breadth of the
country. The proposed races hero will
be kept down to the teu-inile limit and
will take in the entire distance be
tween Danville ami Bloomsburg, or
the distance from Danville to Grov
ania and return.
If the former course is selected the
runners will start at the public foun
tain at Bloomsborg and finish at the
courthouse at Danville. In that event
there will to a "control" between
Bloomsburg and Grovania and another
between Grovania aud Danville.
Should it ba decided to make the start
and finish at Danville, there will be a
"control" at Grovauia and another
between Grovauia and Danville An
automobile will follow the contes
tants.
Which course shall be selected will
be decided iu a very short time. The
lirst race will probably bi run on Sat
urday, May Ist, at 1:30 p m.
The contestants, who should not ex
eeod twenty iu number, must be over
sixteen years of ago and stand a suit
able physical examination They must
be residents of Danville, A small en
trance fee will be required.
The prizes will consist of suitable
medals, which will be the permanent
possession of the winners.
The arrangements are by no means
final and may be changed. Entrance
blanks will be furnished in time for
the event.
Sick from Church Supper.
A supper was giveu Siturdav night
in North Wales, Montgomery county,
for the benefit of the Methodist Epis
copal ohurch, and by Sunday morning
a large number of the five hundred in
attendauoe were very sick and doctors
were hurriedly called by scores of suf
ferers. There were symptoms of pto
maine poisoning, believed to have been
caused by chlckeu patties and canned
green peas. Not many cases were very
serious.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
coin
MINI
Pursuant to action taken by the bor
; ough council at its last meeting some
seventy-five citizens assembled in the
court honse last night to consider some
; matters relating to sewage disposal.
The meeting was called to order by
President of Coancil Andrttw Soliatz,
who explained the object of meeting
I and introduced Borough Solicitor Ed
ward S. Gearhart.
Mr. Gearhart spoke at considerable
length. Ho reviewed what the borough
of Danville has done to secure pure
water as well as what, has been done
by the State with the same object in
view. The State at one time sunk pipe
in the river bottom lor the purpose of
conducting the sewage from the lies
pital to a point below the water works,
which pipe Mr. Uearhart facetiously
i ailed Danville's "first sewage dispos
al plant." The pipe in the river, like
1 three other methods of sewage dispos
al experimented with at the hospital,
he pronounced a "monumental fail
ure." The pipe was finally dog up and
fold for junk. In face of these failures
and the extent to which our water
supply has been polluted in consequ
ence by the State, Mr. Gearhart de
clared it is both unjust and inconsist
ent on the part of the State depart
ment of hpalth to require our borough
to construct a sewage disposal plant at
this time.
He demonstrated that Danville has
not and never will have the financial
means or taxing power to build a
sewage disposal plant. The only rem
edy at present would seem to lie in
the 112 rection of a joint plant for the
hospital and the town as has been pro
posed at Norristown.
Former Burgess Kogers spoke brief
ly advocating that a committee be sent
to Harrisburg to try to obtain an ex
tension ct time and see if anything
can be done toward bringing about a
joint sewage disposal plant.
Dr. P. C. Newbaker said that he
does not think that a single case of
i sickness ever occurred in Danville that
i conlt?. lie attributed to the water sup
ply. He does not favor expending any
1 money for experimenting with sewage
1 disposal.
Frank (!. Schoch spoke at length.
As long as the State continues to pol
lute the river he denied its rigbt to
compel our borough to remove its sew
?r from the river. At conclusion he
was loudly applauded.
Kev. A. B. Still spoke substantially
ro the sauie effect.
George lieifsnyder went on record
las opposed to spenuing any money on
| sewage disposal as long as the hospital
; continues to pollute the river. Neith
er is he in favor of a joint plant.
J. H. Cole under the circumstances
does not see the justice of compelling
Danville togo to the expense of in
stalling a sewage disposal plant.
On motion a committee was appoint
jed togo to Harrisburg and wait upon
Dr. Dixon. The following were chos
en : I. X. Gricr, Esq., E. S. Gearhart,
I Esq., Dr. P. C. Newbaker and George
F. Belfsnyder. Chief l?u#gt'ss A. O.
Amesburv and President of Council
Andrew Sohatz will accompany the
1 committee.
The committee chosen will meet in
I council chamber at 8 o'clock tonight
to make arrangements for the trip to
Harrisburg.
Before adjourning President Schatz
announced that a meeting will be held
subsequently to organize a hoard of
trade.
COMPLAINTS ARE
LOUD AND BITTER
The necessity of street improvement
throughout the borough was never
more keonly felt than at present.
The melting snow and the rain,
' which followed, have produced a deep
1 inud,which at a good many places not
! only makes driviug difficult but also
renders walking unpleasant. The
streets are cut up into deep ruts, while
the crossing stones are buried under
the mud.
j Conditions are nowhere worse than
' in the eastern part of the borouah, on
| East Market, East Front anil Grand
i streets. Here while walking over the
crossings pedestrians are apt to get in
, to the mud half over shoe tops.
Wholesale repairs taking in not only
roaiiways with crossings but also the
' sidewalks have been contemplated by
council for a couple of years past, but
have been held up with the hope that
the borough by and by could see its
way clear to euter upon street paving
in that part of town.
Citizens declare that the limit has
been reached and complaints are luud
and bitter
Died of Uriel at 75.
At Sharon Meroer county, Mrs.
Sarah Crossman died Saturday night,
aged 75 years,and grief over her death
■ auaed the death of her husband, K.
C. Croimtnan, on Sunday night, at the
age of 78 years.