VOL. 55—NO 16
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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<r< were pres
eut at the meetiug: Schatz, Cleavr,
Pursel. lies. Detusch, Marshall aud
Von Blohn. Chief Burgess Ati.esbury
was also present.
HARKET ON
NEXT HONDAY
The farmers who dispose of their
produce iu Danville are being inform
ed this week of the important fact that
owiug to the Odd Fellows' anniver
sary there will bo no curbstone maik
et on Tuesday of next week, bnt that
market will be held on the day pte
vious, April °.'titli.
The market maßter is very anxious
that the above fact be brought to the
attention of all those who attend the
curb stone market. Market wagons
will not be permitted upon Mill street
Tuesday and It would he uufortunate
if persons were to drive into town
only to discover that there is no mark
et.
It is equally important that our
townspeople remember all nliout the
change; otherwise there will he 110
purchasers ou baud Mouday when the
farmers drive iuto market. Mon.lay
should not make a bad market d sv,
especially in the present instfuoe,
when it occurs on the eve of one of ilie
biggest oocasioua that Danville lias
seen in years,insuring a brisk demand
for all the staples aud many of the
delicacies beside.
iNo Ads—No Business.
A nervous looking man went into a
Btore the other day aud sat for half an
hour or so, when a clerk asked hiui if
there was anything he oonhl do for
him. He said no he didn't want any
thing. The clerk went away, aud the
stranger sat au hour oreo longer, when
the propriotor wont to him nud asked
if he didn't want to be shown any
thing. "No." said the nervous little
man:"l just wanted to sit arouud.
My physician has recommended quiet
to me and says above all things I
should avoid being in a crowd. Notic
ing that you do not advertise in the
home paper, 1 thought this wonld be
as quiet a place as I could tind, so 1
just dropped in for a few hours."
A locomotive left standing in the
local yard at Butler last Saturday
night was rnn out on the road a dis
tance of a mile and left standing on a
curve, by unknown parties. The sup
position is that this was done to wreck
a passeuger train on the West Penn.
The engine was located and taken
back to the Butler yard.
PliniNG IF
1 STRINGERS
Borough Electrician Newton Smith,
assisted by a force of laborers jester
day began the work of placing the
stringers over Mill Btreet that are to
enter into the scheme of decorations
for the Odd Fellows' anniversary.
The intention is, if possible, to have
the different colored eleotric light
bulbs strung over the street at interv- 1
als and all the connections made by
Saturday night, when the light will be
turned 011 the decorations by way of
trial.
Obviously there was not a moment
to lose. After the special meeting of
councll'Monday night when it was
decided to use municipal light for dec
oration the wires,&c., necessary, were
immediately ordered. The material ar
rived by express early yesterday morn
ing.
There will be eight stringers in all
placed across Mill street between the
river bridge and Sprace street.
The first stringer supported on two
high poles was placed opposite the
residence of Horace O. Blue. The
sockets are attached to the wire in
their proper places and everything is
completed with the exception of screw
ing on the varl-colored bulbs, which
have not yet arrived.
Additional stringers will be placed
along Mill street as follows : Between
Market and Mahoning streets, between
Mahouing street and Oannl, in front of
city hall,opposite .1. F Toolev's store,
between Lower Mulberry street and
Bloom street, between Bloom anil
Center streets, between Center and
Spruce streets. Each of these stringers
will contain twenty lights, with the
exception of the one between Lower
Mulberry and Bloom streets, where,
owing to the greater width of t : ;e
street, some forty lights will he re
quired.
The decorations on the buildings
along Mill street are showing up ex
ceedingly tine. On the Opera House
and the Elks' buililiug, especially,
they ate superb. The decorators are
the busiest men in town. Almost as
by magic during yesterday building
after building donned its gaudy attire
of red, white and blue and by last
evening the long street presented to
the eye a vista of rich dazzliug colors.
The combined effect ct' these decor
tions ami the different colored electric
light bulbs will no doubt surpass ail
«*pectations and will literally end ant
the ryo with its beauty. Everyone
will look forward with keen anticipa
tion to Saturday night, when, if the
work be completed, the light will Le
turned on for a few hours at least.
Si J AMOK IN COMES
ON TME READING
Tlie committee from the Shamokiu
ludges of C)■ ill Fellows met with tie
proper ofllt:ial-> 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.