VOL. 55—NO 19
DK. IRVING H. .JENNINGS,
Office Jloum
A. .»/. to 12 M. 104 Mill St.,
P. M.to iP. it. Danville, Pa.
SHVLTIt, N.
425 Mill St., Danvillk, Pa.
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines
a Specialty
ITEMS CONDENSED.
Conshohocken school board has de
termined to publish the names of de
linquent taxpayers.
Lancaster's daily consumption of
filtered water is 135 gallons per capita,
at a cost of lees than six conts per 1,-
000 gallons.
Under the influence of an anesthetic
Mrs. Minnie Battley, aged 43, died at
the Shenango valley hospital, New
Castle, while undergoing a minor op
eration.
Senator Crawford, of Allegheny
oounty.who is in the McKeesport hos- j
pital, where he was operated upon for
appendicitis, is said to be critically
ill.
Friends of Seuator W. E. Crow, of
Uniontown, are authority for the
statement that he is not a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
auditor general.
Pottstowu high school students de
bated the question whether an educa
tional test should be made as a quali
fication for voting,and the affirmative
side won.
Samuel A. Orozer, the millionaire
manufacturer and philanthropist, of
Upland, is having a handsome par
sonage erected at his own exptiese for
the Crnm Lynne Baptist church.
Jeremiah Colilns, of Marple, Dela
ware county, was kicked in the stom
ach receiving probably fatal injuries
by a horse he had purchased in Phila
delphia. the day before.
There is an epidemic of measles in
Hellertown, aud in the public school
alone, taught by Miss Florence Abel,
eighteen out of sixty-three pupils are
down with the disease.
John A. Selders, of the First ward
ot Chambersburg, who ha 9 just enter
ed upon another term as justice of the
peace, has been serving continuously
in that position since May 1879.
Miss Barbara Hester, who died in
Maytown last week at the age of 90,
left four children, twenty-three grand i
children, thirty.six great grand-chil
dren and two great gerat graudchil- j
dren.
Charles Price.of McKeesport.an em
ploye of the Westinghonse Air Brake
company, at Wilmerding, has been
missing since Monday. He started for
work that morning but did not arrive
at the plant. He is 35 years old and
has a family.
Because of the prevailing high price
of cereals.Peter Adams,of Perry town
ship, Berks oounty, has just threshed i
a dozen stacks of wheat which had
been standing 'on his farm for ten |
years. The grain was still in good con- I
dition, it is said.
Precisely one year after losing an ;
arm in a railroad acoident Frank Good- i
man was killed while walking on the <
railroad at South Bethlehem.
The unsentimental Potisville cocrt
sent Joseph Laffan to jail for six
months after the jury had found him
guilty of hugging and kissing two of
the town's belles.
A Pottsville jeweler who refused to
return a watch left with him by a
patron for repairs, was convicted of
theft in the Schuylkill county court
last week.
One York county woman makes her
boast that she has fed 1,000 tramps
dnring the last year. It is nothing of
whioh to be proud.
Falling to the floor during a faint- ,
ing spell while ironing, Mrs. Martha
Bnehler, of Leesport, was badly burn- 1
ed on the neck and chest by a hot iron j
toppling over on her.
While drilling forjwater at the Doy- ;
lestown ice'plant the workmen struck
a vein ofjcrudejoil, then a vein of
soapstone, aud, atja depth of 150 feet, |
came to a fine stream of water.
San:uel Slusser, wife aud live chil
dren left Mount Holly Springs, Cum
berland county, onejday last week for
the Statejof Colorado. They have a I
push cart and army tent and will
travel the entire distance on foot.
Pottstown's King's Daughters will
have a "tag day"to raise funds for a
free b«d in the local hospital.and Bur
gess Brooks has giveu them permis
sion to have their stations on the
street corners.
The members of the Sunday school
of the Seoond Baptist church, Germa- j
towu, celebrated the fiftieth anniver
sary of their organization Sunday. The
school has 728 officers, teachers and
pupils.
Tamaqua's council has concluded {
♦ bat it will teke 140,000 to run muni- I
cip»l attars during the coin'rg year.
J! % % P L J | State Library. ( S4 \ * —\
iUeintouf S&mmftm.
WILL HI
PAI WALK
Hon. L. W. Welliver appeared bo.
fore borough counoil Friday eve to ask
( that a franchise be granted the Peo
ple's Ideal Telephone company. It was
tiie second time that Mr. Welliver ap
peared before council asking that an
i ordinance be enacted granting his
company permission to plant poles on
the streets and alleys of Danville.
The mattsr at the time was in the
hands of the law committee, to whom
it had been referred at the previous
i meeting
Mr. Marshall,o? the law committee,
favored granting a franchise to the
People's Ideal Telephone Oo .and made
;» motion to that effect, provided the
company would agree not to plant any
poles on Mill street.
It transpired, however, that the law
committee had not prepared a report
aud that proceedings had net reached
a stage that made action advisable at
that lime. Mr. Marshall's motion,
therefore, was not seconded.
It was reported that Dr. Stock had
connected a sewer on his premises
, with that on the lot of M. G. Young
man.
On motion it was ordered that Dr.
Stock be requested to pay the usual
tappage fee of twenty dollars and that
in case of a refusal the sewer he cnt
off.
On motion of Mr. lies it was order- j
ed that a four inch water main be laid
on Northumberland street between the
intersection of Chestnut street and the
gates at H. T. Hecht'e residence; also
that a fire plug be installed.
FOR THE FIREMEN.
On motion of Mr. Everhart it was
ordered that fifty foet of inch hose
along with a nozzle, be furnished the
Continental Hose company ; also a btll
rope for the Washington Hose company
and that certain alterations be author
ized at the Goodwill Hose house.
WILL RE-LOCATE WALK.
Ou motion it was ordered that the
incandescent light ou liailroad street
midway between the P. & R. statiou
and the D. L. & W. track he replaced
by an arc light.
Ou motion of Mr. Cleaver it was
ordered that the street commissioner
be instructed to relocate the walk in
Memorial park leading from Bloom
street to the monument so that it shall .
be square with the street and the
monument; also that it be covered
with limestone. It was stipulated, (
however,that any changes made should
not be permitted to interfere with the
large tree growing along the sidewalk
ou Bloom street, which is to be pre
served at all hazards.
TYPHOID FEVER.
Mr. Everhart of the committee on
public health reported tliat there is
more or less typhoid fever iu town and
that there seems to he some neglig- j
ence, as the infected houses are not
placarded.
President Andrew Schatz being ah- j
1 sent Mr. Finnigan was called to the i
1 chair. Other members were present as >
! follows: lies, Everhart, Cleavei, Mar- j
| shall, Deutsch, Carry, Oonnolley and
! Von Blohn.
t The following bills were approved
for payment -
BOROUGH DEP'T.
Regular employes ...sll7 50 I
Labor in Light Dep't 46.76!
Wallace A. Hoover .8-1
Standard Elec. Light Co.. 96.38 1
Washington Hose Co 55 j
Hazlcton Mach. Sup. Co 11.10
Jos. Lechner 7.74
E. A. Adams 16.58 '
Trumbower& Werkheiser .50 j
Geo. F. Reifsuyder 20.21
Reading Iron Co ' 8.92 1
Dan'l. MrOloud 2.60
Hazard Mfg. Co. 55.8:! {
G. B. Wlntersteeu 2.50
Elenburg & Co 16.75 |
U. S. Express Co 45
B C. Tillingluirst 20.50
j Jos. Lecnner 6.25 I
The Gem 3.00
Standard Gag On , ,50 ;
Horace C. Blue lO.OOj
Labor and Hauling 853.45 I
Silver Springs Quarry Co 591.33 i
D. L. & W. K. R. Co 145.18 |
T. L. Evans' Sons lit. 00 j
Harmon Rupp I.oo'
Washington Hose Co 1.40 |
Welliver Hdw. Co . 45 j
, Benton B. Brown .. 10.25 |
WATER DEP'T.
112 Regular employes *153.50 1
' People's Coal Yard 75.72 j
Friendship Fire Co 8.40
P. & R. Ooai & Iron Co 36.90
Jno. L. Russell ... 25.42 i
Standard Gas Co .. 1.66 |
Wallace A. Hoover... 12.56 j
! Washington Fire Co 19.60 ;
Joseph Lechner 73.19 j
j Trumbower & Werkheiser .... 1.00 !
j At a recent election held in Ridg- '
| way the proposition to authorize the j
school board to Issue bonds for the j
! purpose of erecting a new high school
1 building waß carried by a good ma- S
jonty.
DANVILLE PA., THURSDAY. .MAY 13, 1909
DIME EASILY
TOOK THE OPENER
Results in Susquehanna League.
Danville, 8, Benton 2.
I Bioomsburg, 4, Aldeu 2.
Shickshinuy 4, Nescopeck 1.
! Nanticoke 7, Berwick 6.
STANDING Ob' THE CLUBS
W. L. P. C.
Danville 1 0 1.000
| Nanticoke .. 1 0 1.000
Hloomshurg 1 0 1.000
! Shickshinuy 1 0 1.000
'Nescopeck... 0 1 .000
j Beuton 0 1 .000
i Berwick O_J .000
I Alden 0 1 .000
In a handy manner, aiul uuindaug
ered at any time, the crack Dauville
| base ball team romped to victory in
! the first game of the Susquehanna
league season with Benton played here
on Saturday. Score Bto 2.
Since the game with Suiiburv on
Odd Fellows' day Danville had bees
j strengthened by the additiou of Mack
ert, of Sunbury aud Brown,of Cornell
universify,and when the nine ot them
trotted out to the t'rav st 8 :0a Satnr
; day afternoon tliev showed up as about
the likeliest bunch of tossers that had
ever swung a stick over the home plate.
An! they didn't fall short of expects
tious neither.
During and after the game not a
kick was to be heard—even the most
skeptical ot the fans seemed to be well
satisfied with the performance of the
brown clad players. True, Danville
was not given an opportunity to dis
play the real strength that develops
only when the game Is close and the
oppoueuts are chasiug every point of
the game with skill and dash. In oth
er words, Benton was rather easy.
Benton, first up, looked as if there
might he something doine. when Lan
bacll hit a loan (Iv out to right and
Burke pounded a long one over the
right field fence for two bases,but Mo-
Carty funning ami Burke caught steal
ing third retired the side without ecy
blood being let.
Danville won the game first tiuie at
bat,tallying three times ou a two bug
ger, 2 singles and a bunt before the
side was retired on a double play.
Logan drove a clean one through short
and made second on a passed ball.
Lewis bunted, but got to first and
stole second Both came home ou |
Omlauf's two bagger to center and the
latter scored on Clayberger's hit.
Mackert fanned and Ilirleman and I
Olayberger were caught in the double.
Benton's second attempt resulted in
three strikeouts for Honey, while in
the last half two hits failed to get any
body beyond first for Dauville.
In the third Benton scored once, j
Khoads fanned Hirleman got first on
balls,was advanced to second by Rob
erts, aud scored on Laubach's drive
to center. Burke fanned. Danville
retired one, two, three.
In the fourth Benton didn't find
firßt. In Danvile's half, with two out,
Sechler started it by a drive through
short that landed him on second, I
Came in on Brown's hit, and the lat
ter tallied before Lewis' pop fly made
three down.
In the fifth both sides went out in
order. In the sixth Benton was retir- j
ed in order and Danville failed to
score.
Iu the seventh Benton scored its oth
|er run. Hess tallying on Bomhoy's
hit over right field fence. Danville
also scored iu the seventh—three.
Lewis received a pass and stole second
and Omlauf drove one way out in cent
er, when Mackert came up and put one
over in the corner of the lot for three
j bases. With Mackert ou third and
Olayberger at bat. the squeeze play
1 was worked to perfection, making the
| third score.
In the eight two strike outs and
Hirleman caught at secoud retired
| Benton without any damage. For Dan;
ville MoCloud got a pass. Logan was
caught. Lewis reached first on an
error,but Ammerutan running for Mc-
Oloud was caught at third. Omlauf
: was caught at first.
In the ninth Benton got one on first
1 hut no farther.
DANVILLE.
R. H. O. A. E.
j Logan, ss 1 lo 2 1
; Lewis, 2b 2 1 2 2 1
Omlauf, 3b 2 11 0 0
Mackert, If 1 o 0 0 O
i Clavberger, cf . 0 11 0 l
|T. Hirleman, o. .0 1 11 1 0
| Sechler, lb 1 3 9 1 0
| Brown, rf 1 li o 0
| McCloud, p. ....... . 0 I 2 5 0
Totals 8 10 27 11 3
BENTON.
R. 11. O. A. E.
j Laubach, ss . 0 0 0 :i 2
| Burke, 3b 0 o a 2 o
I McOarty, c 0 0 5 0 0
; Hess, lb 1 0 13 0 0
: Sharpless, rf 0 0 0 O 0
| Bomboy, p 0 0 0 5 0
l Rhoads. cf 0 0 0 0 l
Hirleman. If . .1 i 3 0 1
I Robe's, 2b 0 0 1 4 1
Totals, 2 1 24 14 5
i Danville ... 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 x—B
! Benton 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 -2
Two base hits, Omlauf,Burke. Bom
boy. Three base hit, Mackert. Struck
REFUSE 10 TORN
«AT UNVEILING
There was quite an outburst of in
| dignation at the regular meeting of
! the sohool board Monday when Bor
j ough Superintendent Dieffenbacher re
ported that pursuant to the action of
! the board at the previous meeting he
had interviewed the entire corps of
teachers to determine how many would
! be willing to participate with their
J pupils in the ceremonies o' unveiling
' the soldiers' niouumeut and that the
proposition had met with a general re
fusal. This was true of the lady teach
! ers with probably three or four ex
: captions.
Both Mr. Burns aud Mr. Fischer in
veighed very heavily against the
j "shameful lack of patriotism" mani
fested by those teachers who refuse to
turn out with their schools on an oc
casion of so much significance as the
unveiling of the soldiers' monument.
It was a question with both whether
! "a teacher so deficient in patriotism
j could well be intrusted to instill the
principles of patriotism in the minds
of pupils."
The other members voiced the same
sentiments, several going on record
even in a more radical and emphatio
manner.
Mr. Redding said he was greatly
disappointed that if "the teachers
have not patriotism enough to torn
out with their schools at the uuveil
ing willingly they would be ont of
place in the procession." He moved
that the request of the board that the
teachers turn out be recalled. The mo
tion carried uuauimously.
PUPILS ARE INVITED.
Ou motion it was ordered that au in
vitation be extended to the pupils of i
the public schools to join Ctie parade
ou the occasion of the unveiling with
the understanding that the members
of the school board will take charge
of the pupils assisted by those teach
ers "whose patriotism is appealed to"
by the deep signißciuce of the unveil
ing.
Mr. Barber said he understood that
the same indiffearence or aversion to
participating in the demonstration ex
ists among the pupils of the high
school.
Edward Price cf the seuior class, I
who was present at the meeting on
other business, deeply resented Dr.
Barber's statement aud said that he
understood the sentiment of the high
school and that he would assure the
board that practically all the pnpils.
ladles as well as gentlemen, would turn
out, joining the parade on the occasion
of unveiling.
ADDRESS AT COMMENCEMENT.
A communication was received from
Rev. James Wollaston Kirk, pastor of
Mabouing Preshyterian church, ac
cepting the invitation to preach the '
baccalaureate sermon to the graduat
ing class.
Dr. Barber reported that Hon. Grant
Herring, of Sunbury, had accepted an
inviiatiou to deliver the address to
the graduating class at the high sohool
commencement.
FLAG FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Edward Price representing the Lin- j
coin tociety of the high school was
present at the meeting to reqaest per- |
mission to raise a flag 20x10 feet on 1
the dome of the high school in me- I
mory of Abraham Lincoln, the flag to |
remain there permanently.
On motion of Mr Swarts it was ord
ered that the dome be strengthened
and a pole be raised of sufficient I
strength to carry the flag.
The follow Ing members were pres
ent: Purssl, Orth, Barber, Swarts,
Burns, Redding, Fish, Lloyd, Fisch
er, Heiss and Cole.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
J. Doster's Sons $32.00 |
H. O. Blue 10 00
Geo. F. Reifsnyder .. .. 22.04 j
W. G. Brown 9.08 !
Miles Walsh .75!
Ohas E. Merrill Co 1,16 i
HORSE STUHBLED
AGAINST DEAD MAN
The body of Michael liodgers, a
farmer whosfc home Is near Unityville
was found in the road near the farm
of Joseph Whitmover, early yesterday
morning. His horse and wagon were
found by the roadside just beyond
where the body Jay. Rodgcrs had evi
dently fallen from the wagon while
driving homo during tho night, and
striking his head, sustained an injury
from which death ensued. The body
was found by Alfred Hartman, n buck
stor, before daylight. Oue of Hart
man's horses stumbled against the
head of the man. The funeral will be
held from the family home Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock. Interment will
be made at North Mountain chruoh
out, by McOload. 11, by Bomboy 5.
First base on called balls, off Mc-
Cloud 1, off Bomboy 2. Umpire, Ainc
worth.
morrni
CUT IN HALF
The county commissioners, who, un
der the act of March 21, 1907, during
the two venrs previous'have appropri
ated'anuually fifty dollars to Good
rich post. No. 22, G. A. R., to aid in
defraying the expenses of Memorial
> day, have deoided this year to ap
propriate only twenty-five dollars.
During the present year the county
commissioners have paid five thousand
dollars over to the Soldiers' Monu
ment committee to assist in paying for
that memorial. Under the circum
stances,they declare,they feel justified
in cutting the Memorial day appropria
tion down one half, leaving it to the
(liberality of the borough council,
which aloug with the commissioners
is authorized to make an appropriation
for Memorial day, to supply the de
ficiency by contributing twenty-five
dollars.
The action of the county cornmis
; siouers will not be hailed with delight
by the members of Goodrich post. It
is true, under the act of Maroh 21,
1907, the veterans have as gooil a right
to look for assistance for Memorial
day from the horough as from the
ounty, bat at the same time the bor
ough up to this time has never made
an appropriation audit is by no means
certain that, it will do so this year.
Seotion I of the act of Maroh 21,
1907, reads as follows: "Be it enacted,
&c., that the county commissioners of
the several counties or the town coun
cils of the several boroughs of Ihis
commonwealth, or both, be and are
hereby authorized to appropriate an
nually to each post in their respective
counties or boroughs a sufficient mm
to aid it in defraying expenses on 'Me
morial dav."
WILL BE BUILT
THIS SUMMER
It lias becu learned from an author
itative source that the plans aud
specifications for the State highway
on the south side have been completed
aud that there is no doubt lhat the
road will be reconstructed this sum
mer.
The State highway will extend from
the bridge along the Sunbury road to
Kipp's run. The survey last summ-r
was carried a mile or so farther than
Kipp's run but it appears that the
road petltioued for terminates at that
point. Unless unforeseen delay in be
ginning the highway should occur
there is no qnestiou but that the work
will be completed before next wiuter.
It is now up to the residents of Rusli
township to petition for a State high
way to connect with the one to be
built in Gearhart township. Logically
the highway should be extended to
ward Sunbury. The survey marie be
low Kipp's run has shown that the
proposition at (hat point isnotaneary
one owing to the mountain ridge that
skirts the river.
The citizens of Rush township now
have an admirable opportunity to se
cure a State highway taking in the
entire width of the township and ex
tending due south from Kipp's run to (
Snydertown. This route leadß through '
the most populous part of Rush town- !
ship, and while it would practically
connect the two conntv seats of Dan
ville and Sunbury it would at the 1
same time open the way to Shamokin
aud Shamokin Valley.
A very finely constructed road con
nects Snydertown with Sunbury as '
well as with the State highway al
ready constructed toPaxinos.
If the citizens of P.ush township ap- '
preciate their opportunity at all 1
only a year or so will elapse un- !
til we have a chain of State highways !
extending practically all the way from '
Mausdale to Snnbmv aud Sharackln. !
i
WIDOW GETS
$3,000 DAMAGES
The first of the cases growing out
of the washing way of the Mifllin
ville bridge, in November, li) 07, when
six men met their death, was called
for trial at the opening of civil court
at Bloomsburg Monday, and it also
resulted in a settlement. The case was
that of Mrs. Anna H. Mussulman vs.
The York Bridge Co., the contractor.
Adorn W. Mussolman, her husband,
was one of the men who perished in
the accident, and suit was brought for
#IO,OOO damages. A settlement was
reached whereby the defondant pays
$3,000 and tho costs of the prosecution
The other caie that of Mrs. Alice
Kahs, which is a like action, was con
tinued on motion of Kred Ikeler, of
counsel for the defense because it was
represented to the court that the case
could not be reaohod this week.
Front Painted.
The front of Elias Maier's restaur
ant, Mill street, is receiving a new
coat of paint. William Mottern is do
ing the work.
NEW COB
OF STUBIf
With the hope of raising the high
j school of the borough of Danville from
! the second to the first class and there
by of securing increased State appro
j prlatlon a new course of study has
been adopted for the above school,
whioh will go into effect next yea r .
The object in revising the course of
study was to incorporate into it more
1 English aud history,as it was the lack
of these two brauches that determined
the place of the high school in the
! second class.
The new course was compiled by a
committea consisting of the faculty of
the high school and Borough Super
intendent Dieffenbacher. It was sub
mitted to the board Monday night and
unanimoufly adopted.
Instead of four courses as before
i there are now three—classical, scien
l tific and commercial. The course in
mathematics and science remains un
! changed. The commercial course is al
so unchanged with the exception of
additional work in English and his
tory.
The English, Latin and scientific
courses are now combined. There are
fewer electives than before. All stud
ents are required to carry five subjects
instead of four. In the scientific course
students are required to take one year
in latin. In the next three years stud
ents may elect to take instead of latin
short haud aud type writing.
Thus three strong courses are provid
ed, practical in every respect. The
classical course provides for college
ntrance; the scientific course provides
a good general high school education,
enabling stndents, if they so desire,
to take up short hand aud type writ
ing, thereby fitting therasleves for
basiucsa.
In the commercial course the student
gets all that could be obtained in a
commercial college—short hand, type
writing,book keeping in all its forms,
luauifolding, business practice and
banking—together with mathematics,
history and English.
PREPARING TO
HOUNT THE CANNON
The tool shed, which had Jong been
an eyesore at the soldiers' monument
was removed |Tuesday and the last
stage of work,that of grading and sod
ding around the base is under way.
The two caunou along with their al
lotuieut of balls have been delivered
at the monument and will be mounted
in a few davs.
Each cauuou will be snpp.irtsd by a
block of grauite cut from a large
stone, the base of one of the statins
that was fouud to contain a fit* ami
was condemued. The big block of
granite, which was only slightly (ihiii
aged, was presented by the Van Aii'-
ringe Granite company to the Sol
diers' Monument committee to be usid
as a support for the cannon.
John R. Hughes is at present work-
ing on the granite supports for the
guns, The big block of granite was
first cut in two. The stone cutters are
at present working on the two halves
chiseling them down Into symmetrical
and artistic-looking supports.
GROWTH OF THE
ORDER ODD FELLOWS
The annual 6esslou of the Grand
loJge, I. O. O. F., will bo held in
Harrlsbnrg the week of May 17th and
as Grand Mastsr O. W. Meyers is a
resident of Harrisburg it is the pur
pose to make this event a memorable
oue in the history of the order. The
order was organized in Baltimore,
Maryland, on April 26, 181!>,by Thom
as W'ildev.a young English mechanic,
who was assisted by four others.
Beginning thus with a lodgo of five
members, it now has 16,388 snbordi
nate lodges, 8,480 Encampments, 8,219
Rehekah Lodges, 1,448,865 subordi
nate lodge members, -'08,511 Encamp
ment members. f>7i,f>7l Rebekah mem
bers,or a grand total of 1,818,1)23 mem
bers. Total rolicf paid iu 1!'07,|5,112,-
903.75.
43 CARLOADS
OF LIMESTONE
Street improvement is going on
apace in Danville. Up to the present
forty-three car loads of crushed lime
stone, averaging twenty-live tens to
the car and iu total cost exceeding
$1,200, has been at Danville
and put upon the streets.
The bulk of the limestone has been
placed on Ferry, Church aud Wall
streets. Some half a dozen other streets
remaiti to be repaired so that much
more limestone will be required.
Purchased Horse.
H. T. Hecht, superintendent of the
Beading Iron works, this city, has
purchased James Scarlet's finely bred
ridiug horse.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
HIES
HOW COII
5 A short session of court with Asso
ciate Judges L. W. Welliver and K.
G Blee on the bench WBB held in the
grand jury room yesterday morning
to take action on the release of Annie
Bloomer and Bessie Kennedy, who
iiave served six months in the comity
jail for larceny.
In the case of each a petition was
presented t>y the connty commission
ers. representing that the girls have
Berved tho term of imprisonment im-
posed bnt have not paid the costs of
prosecution amounting to 112 1!>.45 nor
i the tine of $1.00; neither iiave they
made restitution. In the opinion of
the county commissioners the girls
i were enable to payor make restitution
they therefore prayed that the prison
ers be discharged on such terms as the
court might impose as provided for by
I the act of June 13, 1883.
The girls,in reply to some questions
affirmed that the facts as above set
forth were true. The associate judges
then affixed their signatures to the
petition oideriug that the girls be dis
; charged.
Bofore they were permitted togo
Judge Welliver gave the girls some
good advice defining the attitnde of
i the court in their cases. He referred
to a Bible presented to the county jail
some years ago, which, he said, be
i hoped they had read. He referred to a
couple of passages applicable to their
case, one being, "Honor Thy Father
and Thy Mother" and the other, "Set
Thy House in Order for thou Shalt
not Live." He urged the girls to be
good in the future and was emphatic
in the thn at that, if they were not
circumspect—that if they were disor
derly or were found drinking, not on
i ly would the persons who furnished
them liquor be arraigned, but. also
they themselves would he arrested.
During their imprisonment the un
fortunate girls iiave been verv kindly
looked after by some benevolently in
clined ladies of town. As a result yes
terday they were well dressed in the
style of the season, the appearance
they presented altogether being iu
striking centrist to what they looked
like when they entered jail. It is hop
, ed that their sad experiuce miv prove
the turning point of their career.
CAN TALK
LIKE A PARROT
A talking crow,owned by Miss Ruth
Heath,ls a source of much amusement
to residents in the vicinity of Pine
and Walnut streets, this city. The
crow is a tine specimen of the corvns
Americans, and was presented to Miss
Heath by a friend some months ago
In color the crow is a beautiful
glossy black with a very bright and
intelligent eye. He had not been in
the possession of the new owner very
along when he surprised her by show
ing that he could talk like a parrot.
In point of fact it would be a very
accomplished parrot that conld sur
pass the crow, either in extent of voc
abulary or the distinctness with which
the words are articulated.
"Jim", as the crow is called, 1b al
ready much attached to his new home,
and, although he Is «'iveu (he freedom
of the place, he does not wander very
far away unless accompanied by Miss
Heath, when he may be seen perched
upon her Bhoulder.
The crow can bark like a dog. He
can also laugh—a jolly rollicking
laugh, which one can not help but as
sociate with real mirth. Many of the
expressions he makes, more or less in
appropriate, are laughable in the ex
treme. He is foud of calling for his
"papa." The other day he was especi
ally noisy and he was told to "hash
up." A moment later a neighbor from
the rear yard adjoining attempted to
converse with the family when Jim
repeated the words he had heard and
told her to "hush up." This was an
instance, which frequently occurs,
when the crow's outbursts prove
startling to persons who'do uot know
of the bird's existence or have forgot
ten all about him.
ROLLING DEP'T
IN OPERATION
The Pennsylvania Brake Beam com
pany is operating the rolling depart
ment of its plant week for the
first time in several months.
General Manager E. M. Applebaugh
last evening stated that he expects to
keep the rolling department iu opera
tion during the remainder of tha
month. The company has not felt the
revival in any pronounced way, but
he feels confident that in a short time
there will be plenty of business.
The Primitive Methodist conference
in session in Scranton has restored the
time limit so that hereafter its minis
ters|oaunot serve one appointment con
secutively for a longer period than
five years.