VOL. 55—NO 16 DK. IRVING 11. JENNINGS, Office Hour* A. At. to VI M. 104 it ill St., IP. M.to iP. .V. Daneille. Pa. p HHULTZ, M 425 MILL ST., DANVILLK, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty HEMS CONDENSED. B'ranb Carey, once a posperoos con tractor in Philadelphia,died in an ob scure lodging house in that city on Thursday, friendless and sloue, the victim of dissipation. Five year old Mathilda Kaumaun.of Pittsburg, tried to ruu across the street ahead of a South Highland car, about 10 o'clock Wcdnseday night,but was caught by the car and crashed to death. An investigation into the myster ious robbery at the Colonial club's headquarters in Pottstown two weeks ago, wheu all the furniture was taken, has resulted in the return of the goods. The Knights of Columbus of Wilkes- Barre, are about to erect a statue of Columbus in the public square at that place. It will coßt SIO,OOO and will be one of the finest in that part of the State. Mrs. Hetty P. Patterson who died , recently at her home in Philadelphia ; at the age of 103 years left ftf.OOO to the Western Theological seminary of the Presbyterian church at Allegheny for the endowment of three scholar ships. The heirs of the socalled Sitler for tune in Bavaria, estimated to amount of $200,000,000, held a meeting in York the other day and chipped in sufficient money to send a representative to Bavaria to look into the fact. When Peter Turanio.an Italian con tractor of Blairsville,received a Black Hand letter commanding him to put SSOO in a certaiu plaea or he would be killed, he complied. Officers stationed near the spot arrested William Cursan, Joseph New and Robert Moore. The Phoenixville authorities have taken drastic measures to recover wat er rent that Is due the borough, and already three levies on personal prop erty have been made by the tax col lector. The people of Luzerne county are agitating the proposition of establish ing an industrial home for tl.e benefit of the county's incorrigible children. The county now pays the State $14,- 000 a year for the support of 168 in corrigibles. The mystery surrounding the disap pearance February Hi of William Swi hart, a wealthy farmer of the south ern end of Washington county, was cleared up last Saturday when his body was found floating on the wat- j ers of Ten Mile creek. Ha had been shot and thrown into the water. The 3-year-old child of Jeremiah j Black, Glen Hock, tumbled backward 1 into a vessel of hot water and was so I badly scalded that it died a few hours afterward. A dispatch from Wilkes-Barre de- j olares that of the anthracite region are largely opposed I to a strike. They do not think the , times are propitious For"the first time in the history of the order the grand council of the Royal Arcanum of Pennsylvania will be held in Philadelphia this year. It will hold its session May 12-18. The mysterious Mrs. Boyle, who is iu jail at Mercer oharged with help ing to kidnap Willie Whitla.has waiv ed a hearing for her appearance at court. The case will goto the grand jury this week. Numerous candidates are being men tioned iu connection with the Repub lican nominations for auditrr general, 1 State treasurer and justice of the sup- { reme court. The matter is uil iu the air yet. The State convention will meet June I*s. The forty-eighth annual reception of the First Defenders' association at Pottsville last Saturday WHS attended by only twenty-five of the 110 surviv ors. It is proposed to celebrate the fif tieth anniversary iu Washington, D. C,. two years hence. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the store room and residence of Cle ment Nugent, at Berwick Saturday morning, entailing a heavy loss. The fire preceded the sheriff a few hours as the property had been advertised for sale at 3 o'clock that afternoon. J. Horace MoFarland, president£of the American Civic association, has been saying pretty things about Har risburg. He declares that she has 660 acres of serviceable parks for the peo ple—not flower gardens and magnific ent drives; miles of streets have teen well-paved; the sewer system has been revised and sewage intercepted from oreekß running through the oity ; filter n! 's finished in unlimited quantify. UUmtnur American. PREPIAHS FOR 1 BIG IMF. BUSK lEEIC CORPLEIED After several months of the hardest kind of work the local committee in charge of the preparation for the meeting in Danville on Tuesday, April v7tti, of the Pennsylvania Odd Fellows' association, to observe the ninetieth anniv- of the founding of first T ~ -jj The section of the State embrac =~~ ed by the association includes Mon- IgHHe JR£S tonr, Lycoming, Union, Clinton, Snyder, Blair, Schuylkill,Dauphin, Columbia, Sullivan and Northum berland, and about 200 lodges, encampments, cantons and lodges of Rebeokas are members of the'association. On the day of the convention it is estimated there will be between 15,000 and 20,000 visitors in this city. 15 BANDS IN LINE The parade will be the big feature of the event. The pageaut will be di vided into six divisions under the leadership of Dr. .Tito. Sweisfort as chief marshal. There will iu all be 15 bands in line of marcii as follows: Oatawissa. Hor wick, Berger's, Mill ville, Newbetry, Shatuckin, Sunbury, Northumberland, Milton, Montgom ery, Munoy, Exchange. Oraugeville and the Washington Hose Co drnm corps At the closing of the parade the bauds will be massed and march up Mill street under the leadership of Charles E. Smith, conductor of the Catawissa band. FORMATION OF PARADE The parade will form in columns of four at 1 ;30 p. m. at the ringing of the courthouse bell and will move promptly at 2p. m. at the ringing of the bell at the Continental hose house. The formation of the parade will he as follows : Escort, Oomuauy F, Twelfth liegi ment, N. G. P. Chief Marshal, J. Sweisfort; Chief of Staff, Thomas G. Vincent; Aides, W. G. Lent/.,Shamokin; C. F. Greevy, Williamsport; Sauinel (?. Davis, Lock Haven; W. H. Pensyl, Mr. Carniel. American flag. Band— Patriarchs Militant, Major General J. B. And rews, and Staff. Fourth Regiment, Socond Brigade. Patriarchs Militant, commanded bv Colonel W. H Kiets, accompanied by staff. Detached Can tons from regiments will f.:rin in line with Fourth Keg ime nr. First Division —Marshal, John L. Miller, Sanbury; Aides, Jeremiah T. Eislier, Danville; Harry E. Walton, Berwick ; Hurley Benlield, Danville. Composed of Lodges and Encampments from Lycoming, Bradford, Blair and Clinton Counties. Second Division—Marshal, W H Hackeuberg, Milton; Aides, O. V. Amerman, Danville; R. G. Philips, Bloomsburg: J. C Foust, Danville. 1 HEW IK .HE The fire fund committee held a meet ing Friday evening to perfect arrange ments for tag day, which will be held on the 27th inst. On Saturday the tags, 10,000 in number, arrived at Dan ville. The next thing in order is the ap pointment of the sub-committees to circulate among the crowds and tag the public on April 2?th, which ap pointment will be made by the central committee consisting of Mrs. T. J. Price, Mrs. O. M. Leniger, Mrs. W. L. Sidler and Mrs. Edward Purpur. First of all, the residents of Dan villo, as well as the strangers within onr gates on Odd Fellows' day, may as well make up their minds that they are going to wear a tag on April 27th, for the privilege of which they will make a contribution to the fund for the firerren's convention to be held here in June. The sub-coinmitees appointed to do the tagging will be composed of win ning and aggressive young ladies, who will circulate in every part of town. While some are meeting the trains, others will be at work on the streets. Every nersou not wearing a tag will be approached, and let no one delude him°eif with the idea that he will es cape. That tag is going to be fastened to the lapel of his coat and he is go ing to pay the price, which, although a voluntary contribution, will not be any too small, if the giii with the tag can prevent it. Not until practically everyone iu town is tagged will the canvass be abandoned. George M. West, general manager of the Standard Electric Light company, has courteously tendered the use of his office in the Brown building to the ! committee on tag day. It will he used as a headquarters for the central and i sub-committees. The sub-committees or "taggers" will be appointed dnring today and tomorrow. Meanwhile boxes for re ceiving the money are beinj; prepar ed. These will each be provided with a slot for receiving the coin. The boxes will be tightly sealed and will not be opened nntil after the day is over and the count is made. No change will be given to the person paying for a tag, as those who do the tagging are not supposed to have any money outside of what is dropped into the box. It is believed that the proceeds of tag day will be large. Arduous labor is usually the prioe o? looting success. DANVILLE PA., THURSDAY. APRIL 22, 1909 Composed of Lodges ami Encampments from Northumberland, Union, Snyder and Center Comities. Third Division—Marshal,A. P. Zub er,„ Williamsport; Aides.Harry Seidel, Danville; Fred Eves, Millville; Elmer Sidler. Dauville. Composed of Lodges and Encampments from Columbia, Center. Tioga, Sullivan, Dauphin anil Montour Counties, and members or Lodges not otherwise provided for. Automobiles and Carriages—Grand Lodge Officers, Grand Encampment Officers, and aged Odd Fellows. ROUTE OF PARADE The route of parade will be as fol lows: Bloom street, to Ash, to Center, to Mill,to Market,to Nassau,to Front, to Mill, countermarching on North Mill street. Up Mill street the bauds will be massed. The parade will be dismissed at the courthouse. PUBLIC EXERCISES. At the dismissal of the parade the following program will be observed in front of the courthouse if the weath er is favorable —and in the opera house if the weather is unfavorable : Address of Welcome,by A. C. Ames bury, Chief Burgess Address by Grand Master. Christian W. Myers. Anniversary Address, Rev. B. 11. Hart, Past Grand Master. EVENTS OFTHE ORDER A special session of tbe grand lodge will he held iu the Odd Fellows' hall at T ;30 p. m.for the purpose of ad mitting past Grands. A lodge of in struction fur third degree members will be held at 8.15 p. in. The associa tion meeting will be held in the uiorn ing at 10:45. HEADQUARTERS. The association officers, grand lodge officers and the chief marshal will make headquarters at the City hotel. Grand encampment officers at the Baldy house. Patriarchs Militant at the Montour house. SESSI! IF EH Mill? A session of court was held on Sat unlay morning with his Honor Judge Kvaus and Associates Blee and Welliv er on the bench. A large attendance was attracted by the case of William Kelly, a petition for whose release from jail waß pre sented at the previous session. Due to absence of Tiiomas O. Welsh, attorney for the prisoner, the case was not argued. Upon promising to com ply with the order of conrt,paying his wife four dollars per week for her sup port, Kelly was permitted togo in his own recognizance in one hundred dol lars Judge Evans reminded Kelly that in case he fails to live up to his promise as happened last winter he will again be brought into court on a bench warrant and that in all prob ability it will be months or years be fore his case will be taken up agaiq, during which uncertain interval he will be obliged to live on bread and water. CORPORATION DISSOLVED. The petition of John H. Goeser com pany for dissoluton was presented at a previous session of oourt. Judge Evans on Saturday made an order, granting the prayer of the peti tioner and decreeing that the corpora tion John H. Goeser company be dis solved, the order togo into effect when a certified copy of the decree iB filed and recorded in the office of the sec retary of the Commonwealth. BONDS APPROVED. Bonds of tax receivers were approv | ed as follows: Charles E. Voris, Dan- I ville; Ambrose Love. Anthony town ship; T. M. Wintersteen, West Hem l lock township: Elmer E. Renn, Val j ley township; William E. Boyer, Lib- I erty township; Samuel Schnenre, | Limestone township; Charles A. Ishultz, Mayberry township; Alonzo Manser, Cooper towuship. The session of court occupied about two hours. William Dnffy.a lineman iu the em ploy of the Bell Telephone company, had an odd experience on Saturday, wlieu ho was abont to make an Inspec tion of a switchbox in Prospect park, Chester. Sparrows had built a nest in the box,and when Duffy started to in vestigate they flew at him and he was forced to beat a retreat, with the blood streaming from several places In his face where he had been pecked by the birds. COICIL HOLDS oust session The matter of paving Kant Market street caoie to the surface again Fri day eve. The matter wan discussed at great length, when it was decided that as a prerequisite to entering upon the work it would be necessary to come to some definite understanding with the Danville and Snubury Transit com pany, which will have to bear a part of the cost. It was decided to take no farther action until the conncil Is further enlightened on several intri cate points involved. A committee from the school hoard consisting of Jacob Fischer, W. J. Hums and Jacob Vou Blohn appeared before council to call attention to bad drainage at the sohool house on Welsh hill,which threatens to uudermiue the foundation of that building Mr. Fischer explained conditions, which he averred were caused by sur face water. Messrs. Ilea and Jones and Street Commissioner Keefer expressed themselves on tho subject, inclining to the belief that the damage in great measure iB caused by water, which drains from the roof. On motion of Mr. Pursel the matter was left in the hands of the committee ou streets and bridges.it to act in con junction with the building committee of the school hoard,adjusting the mat ter to the satisfaction of both bodies. On motion of Mr. Cleaver It was ordered that a new crossing he placed over the alley opening on Pine street, between the Ware and Goeser proper ties just north Of Bloom street. On motion of Mr. Jones it was ord ered that the street commissioner be instructed to place a course of lime stone ou Wall street between the D. L. & W. railroad aud Fairview cemetery, which was described in a very bad condition. It was ordered that the re pairs be made at once. Burgess Amesbury called the atten tion of council to the practice of dumpiug ashes and garbage over the river bauk below West Market street, which is in violation of the borough ordinance. On motion it was ordered that the policemen he instructed to look into the matter and to make ar rests it further violations fecur. On motion of Mr. Deutsch it was ordered that repairs be placed 011 the drain near the ollii 0 of the Heading Iron company on Northumberland street. Pipe will he sunk. On motion of Mr. Pursel it was ord ered that; property owners on the north side of West Mahoning street whose pavements are low and in had condi tion be notified to make repairs. On motion of Mr. Deutsch it was ordered that to insure better tire pro tection a six-inch water maiu be laid on West Mahoning street below Cheßt uut street,displacing the pipe of small er dimensions at present in Ecrvice. A Dew lire plug will be installed in con nection with the new main. On motion of Mr. Carry it was ord ered that Mrs. Abigail Fenstermacher, Lower Mulberry street, he granted per mission to connect with Joseph Smith's sewer ou the terms which she pro poses. On motion of Mr. Kverhart it was ordered that sewer connection he est ablished with the properties of W. W Welliver and Mrs. .). L,. Evans ou Kast M*honi*:g street On motion of Mr. Kverhart it was ordered that the several tire companies of the borough be paid their quarterly appropriation. Mr. lies called attention to the need of more light ou Railroad street be tween the D. L. <& W. railroad and the P. &R. depot. Ou motion the matter was referred to the committee on light for investigation. President Andrew Schatz presided at the meeting. Other members were present as follows : Messrs Cleaver, lies, .Tones, Kverhart, Dentscb, Mar shall. Curry, Couuolley, Von Blohn, Pursel. Chief Burgess Amesbury was also present at the meeting. The following bills were approved for payment: BOROUGH DKP'T. Hegnlar employes, .$117.50 Frank Schrarn ;*14.70 Jacob Reed's Sons, 16.00 M. C. Lilley & Co 4.60 Peoples Coal Yard, 7 !»0 James Gibson, p 19.0<> Walker and Kepler, 1i1.05 J. H. Cole, 2.44 Atlantic Ref. Co 29.55 Labor and hauling 372.84 Welliver Hdw. Co., 21.85 1). L & W. R. R. Co J27.24 .T. H. Cole, 2. lit T. L. Evans & Sons 1 .98 WATKR DKP'T. Regular employes, $157.9t> Steam line at Water Works,. . 351.4:! Friendship Fire Co., 10.19 Peoples Coal Yard, 91.91 J. H. Cole 2.15 Danville F'dy & Machine Co., 1.95 P. & R Coal and Iron Co., ... 101.40 P. 11. Foust, .. 24 t>o Labor in Water Dep't.,. 15.75 SMALL STANDS BEING LICENSED A great deal of space has already been engaged on Mill street for next i Tuesday by persons who wish to erect stands for the sale of novelties, pea -1 nuts, &c. The license runs from |2.50 j to 85.00 according as the applicant is 1 a resident or non resident of town. | The number of persons applying for ! space is surprising revealing the fine j opportunity afforded dealers with I small capital for turning an honest penny on the occasion. Mrs. Rlioda Lovell, aged 80 years, | and a widow, was robbed of #IO,OOO on Friday night, which mouey she carri ed in a leather treasure belt. She lived in a tent along the Lancaster pike, and it was not until Sunday that she reported her loss to the Bryn Mawr police. The beautification of the State cap itol grounds it a worthy projeot. MI-COLORED ELECTRIC LIGHTS The borough council held a special meeting Monday for the purpose of taking action on some matters pertain ing to electrlo light decorations for the Odd Fellows' anniversary, as well as for the transaction of other bnsi ness. President Andrew Schatz explained that the meeting had been oalled at the suggestion of Chief Burgess Ames bury, who was desirous that electric light enter into the decorations ou Odd Fellows' day. It should ha explaiued that the Old Fellows have abandoned the idea of erecting an arch for their anniversary, having decided that stringers with vari-colored electric light bulbs plac ed across the street would be more ef fective. One of the principal things to be determined last night was wheth er or not aouncil would be willing to furnish the enrreut as the borough's contribution to the decorations for the occasion. The proposition was to plaoe, say, eight stringers across Mill street be tween tho river bridge and Center streets each stringer containing ap proximately twenty lamps or about HiO in all. Electrician Smith, who was preseut, estimated the cost of the decorations, including the wire, globes aud sock ets, at about ¥llO. Of this cost forty dollars will be paid by the Odd Fel lows, a committee of whom were pre seut at the meetiug. The plan is to permit the stringers, with the vari-colored lights,to remain iu position until after thejSix-County Firemen's convention and that the dec oratious be turned ou on the latter occasion as well as on Odd Fellows' day aud the night of Memorial day. On motion of Mr. Cleaver it was ordered that the stringers, with the vari-colored lights, be installed on Mill street as recommended by the chief burgess; also that the borough electrician be instructed to goon with the work iu conjunction with the councilmauic committee on light. WATCHMAN SWORN IN. On motion of Mr. Marshall it was ordered that Adam llornberger he em ployed to labor iu the park under the supervision of the street commission er; also that he be sworn in as gpecinl polieomau so as to ha better prepare.; to maintain good order ahm' the park. The following memhi oT the Readinc railway Monday evening and completed ar rangements for a sperial train to Dan ville ou Anniversary day, which will be oelebrated iu the Montour county seat town next Tuesday. The special train will start from Mt. Carniel, | reach in}; Shamokiu in time to leave there at 7 :30 o'clock sharp. It will ar rive in Danville at !»;:S0 o'clock thus giving those who attend the eutire day iu Danville,the train not leaving Dan ville until ten o'clock in the evening. The fare for the round trip will be seventy-eight cents. The committee also decided to en gage "Our Band" togo with them and head the Shamokiu aarchers in the parade.—Shamokin Dispatch. PERSONALS Messrs. Charles 1-awreuce and 11. F. Lawrence, of Sunbury. transacted business in Danville yesterday. Harry Nusd.of Riverside,was a Sun bury visitor yesterday. Mrs. Marviu Lowensteiu,Mill street, j spent yesterday with friends in Sun brny. Mrs. H. P. Cotner, of Washington ville, left yesterday on a business trip to Hickory Corners. Miss Beulah Mills, Front street,spent yesterday with friends in Sunbury. Mrs. Frank Trumbower, of Wilkes- ! Barre, is visiting at the homo of Mrs. ; S. Trumbower. East Market street. Miss Anna Udellioffen, Vine street. ; left yesterday for a visit with relatives ' in Harrisburg. Joseph Ulmer.who underwent treat- j ment iu the University hospital, Phil adelphia, returned to his home in this > city yesterday morning. William C. Johnston, Esq., of i Bloomsburg, transacted business in Danville yesterday. Procrastination is a very evil and I dangerous habit. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 HOUSE ENTERED 111 HUB The residence of Thomas J. Price. East Market street, was entered by burglars on Tuesday night. The lower story of the honse was ransacked but the miscreants were evidently fright ened away before they secured any booty. When the family arose yesterday morning they were amazed to find the lower sash in the bay window next to the residence of F. W. Howe raised to its full height. Drawers were open and the contents turned topsy trnvy. On the floor lay three pocketbooks, empty. An investigation showed that the burglars had carried a chair from the porch at the rear of the house around to the side of the building under the bay window above described. It so happened that on Tuesday night the window was not fastened down and all the robbers had was to mount the chair, raise the window,and crawl into the house. Once inside they entered upon tbe search for valuables,examining all the drawers of the sideboard that conld be opened. Not finding anything that they cared to carry off they'proceeded to the adjoining room where they ex amined the drawers and found three pocketbooks, which Mrs. Price is con fident coutained no money. The pocket books after being opened were thrown on the floor by the burglars. How ranch further they went is not'known but not a single article so far as known was carried off. In leaving the house the robbers passed out through the window, lead ing thi' lower sash raised. Tbe chair used, yesterday morning was found standing over by the side of Mr. Howe's residence, where it was pre sumably carried by the burglars with the intentiou of using it to force an entrance at that dwelling. Further than this, however, they evidently made uo attempt to break into tbe Howe residence. Mr. Price states that in bis opinion the burglars wera the merest novices. One of the drawers,in which the fam ily kept its solid silver, was locked. No attempt was made to open this drawer, a faot which would seem to indicate that the housebreakers were not professionals. Mr. Price's dog was in the rellar Tuesday night. It is altogether likely that he detected ttint something unusu al was going 011 and made more or less noise because of it. It is altogeth er likely that the miscreants were frightened 08. None of the family was aroused and there is no wav of telling at what hour of the night th« house was enter ed. AGAIN BEFORE PARDON BOARD HARRISBURG, April 21. The board of pardons began its reg ular meeting at the supreme court room today, the regular March meet ing having been postponed until to day. Owing to the absence of Lieuten ant Governor Mnrpliy argument on all of the first degree murder cases for the first time ou the caleudar was post poned until May, as it is the rule of the board not to hear argument in such cases unless a full board is present. The board heard the petition of sev eral murderers for a rehearing. Clar ence Huth, of Shamokin, aud J. H. McDevitt, of Northumberland,appear ed as counsel for Staney Marcavitch, the Polander convicted at Sunburv of the murder of an old cobbler uear Sha mokiu two years ago. Marcavich has been once refused commutation, hut his counsel'diiim that if he is granted a rehearing and the case postponed for some time they hope to get the real murderer of the old cobbler. District Attorney Deibler, of Northumberland. 1 was preseut to ask that the case held under advisement if a rehearing is granted. KEPT WEDDING SECRET 7 fIONTHS It will be a great surprise today to the many friends in Danville of Frank M. Girtou and Miss Kliazheth Fischer, daughter of Mr. and.Mrs. Jacob Fisch : or, North Mill street,to learu that the i young couple were married on the first of October, IHOB. Daring the in terim since the marriage the matter has been kept a close secret, only the immediate families having been in formed of the marriage, Mrs. Girtou will leave today to join her husband at Charlotte, North Carolina, where he is employed. Smedley-Clearhart. Charles F. Smedley and Mrs. Sophia Gearhart were married last evening , by Rev. Jos. E. Gny at theShiloh Re -1 formed parsonage. The contracting , parties were attended by' Fred Wendel j Jr. and Mrs. Mary Slgler.