VOL. 55—NO 22
DK. IRVING H. JENNINGS,
DEMIST.
Office Uom-t
A. V.to 12 M lOi Mill Ait.,
P. M.to iP. V. Danville, Pa.
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425 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA.
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines |
.1 Specialty
ITEMS CONDENSED.
The Moravian ohurcti at Lititz lias
added to its museum a coffee pot !
made in Lititz in 1772 by Andrew Al- l
brig lit.
The biennial State convention of the i
Christian Endeavor society will be
held in Franklin July 12, 13 and 14, :
1010.
Gutting an artery in iier hand with
a jar that she broke iu falling, Miss
Ruth Huber, of Sooth Pottstown,
nearly bled to death.
Thrown to the ground and stepped ,
on by an iufuriated cow, Mrs. John
Kantz, who lives near Stroudsburg,
was seriously injured.
The Stationary Engineer's State con
vention at Erie resolved to meet in
Scranton next year and elected John
M. Lynch, of Erie, president.
On Saturday last lightning struck a
moving trolley car in Pittsburg put- I
ting the car out of commission and
badly frightening the passengers. One
younz woman was injured.
While walking on the railroad with
in a stone's throw of his home, Wil
liam G. Evans, of Hazzard, aged lfi
years, was run down by a train and
killed
Anthrax is reported to have broken
out in the herd of cows owned by Her- j
man Marvel, in New Oarden town
ship, Chester connty, and four died
in one day.
An inquest failed to reveal the iden- :
tity of an unknown man who com
mitted suicide at Stoner Station, near
Vorn, 'by throwing himself in front
of an express train.
A dispatch from Pattsville reports
the discovery that the mixture of a
certain sort of anthracite coal and oil
will produce a tremendous heat and
effect a great saving in fuel.
A oitizen of one of the eastern
counties is boasting over the good
luck he has had in the effort to in
crease his flock of turkeys. Out of sev
enty-nine eggs placed under four tur
key hens seventy-five turkeys were
hatched.
William H. Richmond and wife,
among Scranton's pioneer and leading
citizens, celebrated the sixtieth anni
versary of their marriage last Satur
day, hundreds of friends participating
in the event.
O Henry Kain, associate superin
tendent of public schools of the city
of Philadelphia, died suddenly at his
home last Saturday, after an illness
of one day. He was 5? years of age.
Miss Eleanor Stewart, who was seo
retary-treasurer of the Mercer hospit- |
al, lias been in jail at Mercer since !
May 26 because she refuses to obey the
decree of the court to produce the
b'joka of the hospital.
It is very evident that a gang of
horse thieves is operating in Bntler,
Clarion, Venango and Armstrong
counties. Within four months six
horses have been stolen from Joseph
Schall, of Crooked Creek, Armstrong
connty.
Seaman Brothers, of Uniontown,
have closed a deal for the purchae of
800 acres of coal land in Jackson town
ship, Greene connty. under option
agreements made several months ago.
The purohase price was about $75,000.
Adjacent acreage is under option.
Royertown business men are peti- ■
tioning the burgess to have the Fourth '
of July celebrated in that borough ou
Monday instead of Saturday,
it is reported that the Carnegie Steel ,
oompany will expend over $2,000,000
in the erection of a new blast furnace
and four open-hearth furnaces at Shar
on.
I! is reported ihat fands are being
raised to make a fight for a now trial
for Mrs. Helen Boyle, who is now in
the western penitentiary on account
of the Whitla kidnapping.
A suial! blWter on his foot has re |
suited in a serious case of blood pois
oning for Leroy Druckeniniller, of
Spriug City
The annual commencement exercises
of the Soldiers' Orphans' schools at.
Chester Springs will be held on Tues
day, June 22.
The deputy secretary of agrioulture
is of the opinion that futuro fairs in
this commonwealth will be better
than their predecessors.
National and State officers of the
Patriotic Orders Sons of America at
tended the initiation of fifty-two new
members by camp 205, of Pottstown.
r.'g'ii 112 'rm n r of Chester
< ii -i , i re> Mill 1 v -iK in W"nt Clust
er and vicinity.
II SCHOOL
final
The animal commencement and class
! day exercises of the Danville high
school took place in the opera house
Friday. As is natural lu a cause
where the public have such a keen in
terest the attendance was large. Not
only were the parents and other rela
tives of the graduates in evidence,
along with high school students, but
also townspeople in general.
STAGE DECORATIONS.
The stage decorations wore quite
irtistic and reflected a great deal of
ingenuity on the part of those who
designed them.
The stage was set to represent a
woodland scene. Roses, carnations,
ferns, palms, spruce,&o. .were arrang
ed in great profusion on each side of
a central aisle leading from the foot
lights to the rear of the stage. In the
bank of flowers facing the audience
were set a multitude of electrio light
bulbs, which flashed forth and disap
peared with the regularity of clock
work. Crossing diagonally overhead
were two ropes of evergreen, in which
appeared electric light bulbs of blue
and gold, the class colorß. Near the
top of the stage at the rear were dis
played the figures '"09" ingeniously
wrought.
On the stage in addition to the grad
uates were seated the faculty—Prin
cipal E. O Bickel, Mrs. E. A. Coul
ter, Messrs. F. VV. Mag ill and John 1
Knee aud Miss Adda Hayman—along
with the borough superintendent—D.
N. Dieffeubacher. The first two rows
of the parquette on the right hand side
were reserved for the school board.
THE EXERCISES.
The class day exercises were held
yesterday afternoon. Following is the
program :
Music Orchestra
President's Address... John Mitchell
Ivy Oration Marie Roney
Music Orchestra
Class History .. Lorena Gulick
aud Clara Fischer
Mantle Oration Scott Helm
Junior Response George Arms
Music Orohestra
Presentation. .. Edwin Jenkins
and William Breitenbach
(Edward Price Substituted)
Censor Bertha Cloud j
Class Prophecy Mary Grainui
and Frank Cooper j
Music., Orchestra
Music was furnished by Miles or
chestra.
The eommencement exercises ware
held last evening, the program being
as folic ws:
Music Orchestra
Invocation . . Rev. Jos. E. Gay
Salutatory—A Peril of the Future
Lewis Robinson
Class Oration—The Treason of
Pjwer Thos T. Bower
Valedictory— Higher Education of
Women. ... Margaret Sidler
Music Orchestra
Address Hon. Grant Herring
Presentation of Diplomas .
J. N. Puraell, Pres. School Board
Presentation of Eesav prize
Hon. Grant Herring
Music Orchestra
A PRACTICAL ADDRESS.
The address of Hon. Grant Herring
was a most excellent one. abounding
in such thoughts as would naturally
arise in the mind of a man who had
himself attained success in his pro
fession and who had the moral welfare
aud the intallectual advancement of
the young at heart. The ideas were
practical and were presented with
force and eloquence to show the value
of industry, to warn against mistakes
aud illumine the pathway that leads
toward true manhood and womanhood.
PRIZE FOR ESSAY.
The prize for the best essay on the
subject of tuberculosis offered by Dr.
G. A. Stock was awarded to Miss
Margaret Sidler. the valedictorian of
the c!a?s. The presentation of the
priz? was made by Hon Grant Her
ring.
CLASS DIVISIONS.
The classical course of the graduat
ing class was made r.p as follows:
Ralph Still, Lewis Robinson, Edna
Gearhart, Lillian Foster, Ellie Hend
rickson, Margaret Sidler, Mario Roney
aud Margaret Kiuibel.
In the Latin scientific course were:
| Raymond Johns, Frank Cooper, Harry
Dailey, Edward Prire.Edwiu Jenkins,
] Helon Gearhart, Ethel Woods, Esther
j Magi 11, Ethel Shannon, Bertha Cloud.
There were but two members of the
| class in the English soienliSo course—
Margaret Cole and Thomas Bower.
In the commercial" 1 course were:
Frank Irvin, John Mitchell, Thomas
Ryan, William Breitenbach, Scott
Heirn, Mary Gramm, Elsie Gulick,
Edna Hughes, Margaret Rnssell,Clara
Fischer, Alys MoCloughan, Lois Wil
liams and Lorena Gulick.
' Mrs, Frank Hergner, of Nescopeck,
| is visiting relatives in this city.
Dr. P. C. Newbaker was a visitor
iu tlarrisburg yesterday.
DANVILLE PA., THURSDAY. JUNE 10, 1909
WATER FOR
HEMLOCK SI.
Chief Burgess Amesbury appeared J
! before council Friday eve to urge that
steps be taken to comply with there- j
quest of Health Commissioner Dr. Dix- j
on relative to the preparation of com
plete plans for a system of sewage ad- j
apted to a disposal plant, which plans j
are to be submitted by July Ist. The j
I chief burgess favored taking imniedi- j
i ate action,as further delay might lead |
to complications that would embarrass j
| the borough.
Ou motiou of Mr. Everhard it was
ordered that the secretary be directed
|to write Hou. Samuel G. Dixon ad- j
; vising him that certain prevailing ;
conditions wholly beyond its control
reluctautly compel this council to res- •
pectfully request that the time fixed |
for the submission of a plan for sewer
ing the oorough aud for the purifica- J
tiou of the sewage before it is die
| charged into the Susquehanna river.
|as recently required by the State de
partment of health, be reasonably ex
tended.
On motion of Mr. Cleaver it was
j ordered that the property owners on j
j the north side of Bloom street between
j Vine street aud Memorial park be ;
ordered to discontinue the drainage of j
waste water into the street, with the j
suggestion that said property owners
connect witli the sewer.
On motion of Mr. Cleaver it was
ordered that a carload of white clay
brick be ordered to be used in repair
ing the Mill street paving
Mr. Cleaver said that several prop- j
erty owuers on Hemlock street had ,
inada a request that the water main
be extended on Hemlock street On ;
motion it was ordered that a four-inch
pipe be laid on Hemlock street be
tween Mill and Ferry streets; also!
that a fire plug be iusralled.
On motion of Mr. Curry it was ord
ered that Simon ICrebs be requested to
I remove a wall in Blizzard's run which I
has fallen and acts as an obstruction. '
Borough Electrician Newton Smith j
presented the report of the light plant j
for tiie month of May. Thirty-one tons j
of coal at $3.75 per ton and 31 tons at
i $3.60 per tod were consnmed daring
the month, at a total cost of $1*>1.75. j
The full cost of operating the plaut ;
for the month was 1329.58. The plant j
was in operation 277 hours, 35 min
utes.
J. H. Hommerly, a decorator, ap
; peared before council to ask for the 1
contract of decorating city hall. It was
the sense of council that the firemen
should decorate city hall out of the j
appropriation of *3OO granted them at
a previous meeting for decorations.
No action was taken in the matter.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
WATER DKP'T.
Regular employes #158.50'
Labor on Pipe Line 103.8S
I J. H. Cole 3. 95 j
Standard Gas Co 1.50,
A. M. Peters . 4 87 ;
B. B. Brown 12.77 :
BOROUGH DEP T.
Regular employee 1)17.50 j
Labor in light dep't 22.50
U. S Express Co .90
• Ramsey Elec. Co ... 54.00
J. H Cole 89.81
Sara McCoen . 8.00
Jesse Klase 3.70
John L. Russell .. 16.18 s
Benton B. Brown 8.00
Standard Gas Co ... .50
Adams Ex. Co .30
J. P. Bare 50.00
! Chas. E. Voris ... 3.10
P. H. Foust ti8.48
Labor and hauling ... 175.08 i
| Silver Springs Quarry Co 507.88
W. S. Hunt 25
i Pattou Clav Mfg. Co H7.HO
DEATH CLAiriS
B. A. STOHLER
B. Artley Stohler, bookkeeper for;
Welliver Hardware company and an
esteemed and enterprising young man,
died at his home East Front street, at
1 :!',O o'clock Tuesday afternoon as the
result of an attack of typhoid fever.
The deceased was aged 35 years, 1
month and 1 day. He is survived by
i his widow and one child; also by his
parents, Mr. aud Mrs. A. B. Stohler,
one brother.Charles,and a sistef. Miss
Emma, of Hughesville. A surviving
. i married sister, Mrs. Alice Parker,
i resides at Sonestown.
The deceased was a native of Hughes
ville. but he resided in Danville for a
number of years. He was formerly
traveling salesman for the Welliver
Hardware company, but for four years
, past he has been htad bookkeeper for
" that firm. He was a thoroughly cap
' able young man who through his in
, tegritv aud reliability made rapid ad
, vancement.
He was a member of the Washington
Hose company.
The funeral will take place Friday
afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Intermeut
in Odd Fellows' cemetery.
The frequent rains are causing cher
r ! ries to rot on the trees in many sect
' ions of the Schuylkill valley.
"THE UK
USE OF LIFE"
Odd Fellows' memorial service was
held in St. Paul's Methodist Episoop
al ohurch Sunday morning. This
service, held in memory jf Odd Fel- I
lows who have died during the year, '
takes place annually in conformity
with a recent order from the grand
lodge. There wr.s a large turnout Sun
day comprising tin Odd Fellows of
Danville, who wearing badges, in a
body marched from Odd Fellows' hall
to the church, where space had been
reserved for them.
The sermon preached on the occasion
by the pastor, the Rev. George S.
Womer, was a very able and appropri
ate one,the theme of which was"The
Living Use of Life." The text was
taken from 1 John 2—17: "Aud the
World Passeth Away and the Lust
Thereof; but he that doeth the will of
God Abideth Forever." Following is
a synopsis of the discourse:
"Odd Fellowship is distinctively
practical It is not a beautiful ideal
that has come down through ages for
men who do not understand it. It be
longs to our times. It matters not how
deep are its roots or how far may run
back into the past; Odd Fellowship is
concerned mainly with the present
problems of life. It gives aid to the
needy,cheer to the despondent and ov
er the helpless it throws the mantle of
protection It was started by men who
toiled. While it is not a religion aud
does not in any sense claim to take the
place of the church yet it does have a
care over the moral health of its mem
bers. All of which lays a good founda
tion for my theme today: "The Liv
ing Use of Life." How to so use my
life that it will not end in a few years, |
but that it may live on and on and do
good—how to live that I may nut die
aud perish forever, but live and re
joice in the good that I have done.
IMPORTANCE OP
THE INDIVIDUAL.
Ia the old testament God deals with
nations and the mistaken i iea grew
that men would be saved because they
belonged to that nation.
In the new testament Jesus seeks the
individual. He delivered his greatest
sermon to the woman at the well. He
called bis disciples one by one. His
invitations were all on this order. "If
any man thirst let him come unto me
and drink."
Jesus made it his purpose to use the
individual. He made us to see the
truth that Charles Kingslev putin
words : "The most precious thing in
the world is a human being. The low
est. poorest and most degraded of hu
man beings Is better than all the dumb
animals in the world."
He drew the publicans to him —men
who had been east out of the synago
gue—and lie saved them. He spoke
kindly to the harlot, forgave her and
warned her to sin no more.
What I want you to see is that Jesus
separated the individual man from the
mass aud tiie throng. He made them
see their importauue.
The great English preacher, W. L.
Watkinson, tells ns that the ideal man
is not back of us—Adam in the garden
of Eden—but ahead of us, a man like
unto his God, the Lord of Creation,as
God intended he should be.
THK WORK OF MEN
Having come to realize the import
ance of his life the next question for a
man to solve is how shall he act
where shall he take hold that he may
do the will of God. Doing the will of
God might puzzle men.
How fortunate we are in having ttie
example of Jesus before us. He was
not a man of great honor and influ- i
ence. He was a simple man going
about doing good.
It is not true that you can not win
men to Christ unless you be in com
mand of things and have back of you ,
power, wealth and influence. The
greatest work in the world today is
1 done by the private soldier who car
ries the gun and bears the brunt of
battle; the stoker who fires the boiler
in the hold of the vessel; men in priv
ate life who toil for the welfare of the
i world without pay; women in the
j home who watch about sick beds and
1 train little children.
; The best motto that I have found is
this:"l will make the expenditure of
| my life, not control over other lives;
j I will use it for life—for the enlarge
; ment of life—for the eternal glory of
life unending in me and others."
j John Wesley lived and died two
I hundred years ago aud yet he lives in
| tens of thousands of lives today. Paul
! linked his life to a crucified Savior
: and after nineteen hundred years he
lives. So it seems to me that men may
; live on. But better still lives are link
ed with God by such service aud when
they are linked to Him they do not
fail in the grave; they rise and goto
lie with Him forever.
j Most men make mistakes and those
I who imagine themselves perfect make
I the most.
CONSTABLES ill
BE MJK ALERT
Tiie June term of court opened
Monday at 10 a. m. with his Honor,
Judge Evanß, and Associates Blee and
Welliver on the bench.
Charles Hollabaugh, constable of
Derry township, reported a road in
Sidler's hollow as too narrow. Bruce
Ploch, constable of Cooper township,
reported that the trolley company has i
raised the track at several points,
thereby makiug the crossings incon
venient. The court ordered ttie two
above reports placed in the hands of !
the district attorney, who will take
the proper action in the premises. In
above connection Judge Evans advert
ed to the law, which requires the sup
ervisors to ?o over the roads once
each month daring the summer, pick
ing the stones from the roadwiiy.Tiien
calling the constables before the stand
Judge Evans proceeded to examine I
each individually to determine wheth
er or not there were any violations
of the liquor law in his district. Each I
man was obliged to report, first, how
many licensed houses there are in his
district—whether tie had visited each
place at least once during the month
and whether or not there was any
liquor sold on Sunday to minors or to
persons of known intemperate habits.
None of the constables had observed
any violations.
Addressing the four constables of
Danville Judge Evans notified them
that during the firemen's convention
this week he expected them to be on
the alert to report all violations of the
liquor law. The hotels, he warned
them, must be closed at I,' o'clock the
same as at any other time. It is a mis
taken idea, he said, that there must
he all sorts of excesses in a town dur
ing a tireineu's convention. Drunk
enness must not be tolerated in Dan
ville this week more than any other
time. It is just as much of n violation
of the liquor law, he said, to sell
liquor to a man when drunk on an oc- I
casion like this as it is to sell liquor
to a man of kuown intemperate habits
at anv other time.
CHAKLES MURRAY FOREMAN.
Charles Murray was appointed fore
man of the grand jury. Twenty-four
men answered to the roll call, which
Judge Evans remarked is unusual,
there generally being one or more ab- !
sentees. Twenty-three men is the num
ber usually used on a grand jury and
the court explained that anv one who
wished to retire would be excused.
Oddly enough the grand jurors all
wanted to serve, which the court also
regarded as an anomalous condition.
Xothiug, therefore, remained but to
permit the twenty-four men togo on
duty, although the court remarked
that this might levl to complications
should the grand jurors become equal
ly divided on any question.
Xoah Stutnp was appointed tipstaff
to wait upon the grand^jnry.
INTERFERING WITH
HEALTH OFFICER
Jacob DeQreen, of Derry township,
who pleaded guilty of interfering with
a health officer escaped the severe
punishment provided by the aot of
April 27, 1»05. under which the arrest
was made.
The prosecutor in the oase was A.
A. Ssveitzer of Washingtonville,
health officer, whose district embrac
ed Derrv township. Being called to
the Btand Mr. Sweitzer explained the
circumstances under which the arre't
was made.
On February 2, 19C9 he was nntiCacl
i by Dr. .Snvder of Washingtonville to
placard the DeQreen residence for
whooping cough,and when he proceed
ed to carry ont the order he was pre
vented from doing so by Mr. De Green,
who laid hands upon him and pushed
' him from the porch. Mr. Sweitzer re
ported the matter to the State depart
i rnent of health, at whose request he
made another attempt to placard the
house taking a witness with him. On
the second visit he was likewise in
terfered with by Mr. DeGreeu and
was nnable to place the placard on the
; house, although the wituess said lie
explained the law to DeGreenand as
; sured him that he would get into trou
i ble for his refusal.
Edward S. Gearhart, attorney for
J the defendant. at whose advice De
i Green had pleaded technically guilty,
i addressed the court, urging extenuat
-1 ing circumstances and asking that
clemency he exercised.
! Hon. R. S. Ammerman. attorney for
the State department of health, ac
quiesced in Mr. Gearhart's plea ior
| clemency and explained that the ob
ject was to enforce a necessary regard
for the regulations of the State depart
, ment of health.
; In passing sentence Judge Evans in
' formed the defendant that for inter
fering with a health officer iu the per
formance of his duty the penalty is a
I fine of not more than one hundred dol
: lars or imprisonment of thirty days or
Continued on 4th Page.
I A. SOLES
PRESIDENT
The school board of 1909-10 effected 1
au organization Monday eve by electing
W. A. Sechler president. The secre- ;
tary, treasurer and solicitor who serv
ed last year were re-elected.
The school board of 1908-d went into
session at 7 :I!0 o'clock with the follow
ing members present: Pursel. Orth,
Barber, Swarts, Burns, Llnyd, Fisoh
er. Seohler, Cole, Hciss and Redding.
The annual report of the school dis
trict waa read, which showed a cash
balance on hand of $15,41. Ou motion
of Mr. Fischer the annual report was
accepted. The officers of the school
board were requested to sign the re
port. after which it will be immediate
ly forwarded to Harrisburg.
The report of the auditors was read,
and on motion was ordered accepted
and spread ou the minutes.
The high school report was read,
after which on motion it was ordered
"igued by the officers of the school
board and forwarded to Harrisburg.
Ou motion of Mr. Fischer it was
ordered that a competent man be em
ployed to take down the heating pipe
in the various school buildings in ord
er to prevent them from rusting dur
ing vacation.
On motion of Mr. Burns it was ord- !
ered that a vote of thankß be extended
to the teachers and pupils of the pub- I
lie and parochial schools that joined
the parade on the occasion of the ded- j
ication of the soldiers' monument. * j
On motion it was ordered that the
annual statement be printed in the
Morning News and the Montour
Democrat at a price not to exceed six
dollars.
On motion of Mr. Burns it was ord
ered that a vote of thanks be extended
to the officers of the school board for
the able manuer in which they dis
charged the duties of their offices. A
response was made by President J. N. |
Pursel.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
U. G. Gulick $ 2,00
W. H. Woodside 2.00
John L. .loues 2 00 j
O. E. Savidge . 17.at"
Standard Gas Co .. 4.91
John H. Doster 3.70,
Globe Warehouse 7.90 ]
At 8 :T!0 o'clock the old board ad
journed sine die. The members of the
school board whose terms expired were
as follows: First ward, J. W. Swarts;
second ward.J. N. Pursel; third ward,
Jacob Fish; fourth ward, Albert
Liny?. In tie tir*t ward aud the sec
ond ward Mr. Swarts and Mr. Pursel
succeeded themselves; in tl Q third
ward the director-elect was Dr. Cam
eron Shnltz; in ttin fourth ward, Jos
eph Gibson.
THE NEW BOAUD
The new board was called to order
by Mr. Orth. W. A. Sechler was chos
en temporary chairman and W. H.
Orth temporary secret try.
Certificates of election were read,
after which the directors-elect were
sworu in, the oath being administered
by A. H. Grone. The new members
took their seats in the board, after
which the election of officers was tak
i en up.
On motion of Mr. Burns it was ord
ered that the temporary organization
be made permanent.
On motion of Mr. Pursel it was ord
i ered that the salary of the secretary
be made the same as last year.
On motion M. H. Schram was re
i elected tieasnrer of the Danville school
district.
j On motiou of Mr. Pursel Ralph
Kisner was elected attorney of the
i Danville school district,
j Ou motion it was ordered that the
! regular meeting nights be the same as
! last year, the second and fourth Mon
i days.
j On motion of Mr. Pnrsel it was ord
! ered that the tax rate be fixed the
i same as last year, 6 1 .; mills for school
j purposes aud mill for building pur-
I poses.
FUNERAL OF fIRS.
JOHN M. JENKINS
I The funeral of Mrs."John M Jenkins
took place from the family residence,
i East Market street, Tuesday after
i noon and was largely attended.
I The services were conducted by the
I Rev. J. Wollaston Kirk, pastor of the
j Mahoning Presbyterian church. The
! pall bearers were John Evans, T. .T.
Price,Daviil Shelhart,Howard Schultz,
D. R. Williams aud James P. Risliel.
The floral tributes were uumeroos
aud beautiful. Interment was made
in the Odd Fellows' cemetery.
Raymond Hauser, a student inj the
medical departmet of the University
jof Pennsylvania, is visiting his par
ents Mr. and Mrs. William B. Haus
er, Bloom street.
Mrs. Elmer McOloskey, of
Aristes, are visiting friends in this
city.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
■1
RECOIIENDATIS
1 Judge Evans iu receiving the report
of the grand jury Tuesday took oc
casion to criticise the county commis
sioners for'refusing in so many in
; stances to act upon the recommenda
tions made[by the grand jury.
The report submitted was as follows:
'"To the Honorable Judges of the
| Courts of Moutour County:
i"The grand jury is pleased to sub
mit its report, having performed its
duty under the order of the court as
expeditiously as possible.
"We have examined the jail and
courthouse, and find them in good
condition. We also made au examina
tion of the river bridgo and recommend
an examination of the bolts of the
first two spans ou the Danville side by
some expert or person capable and
have the bolts properly adjusted. We
also recommend_that the county'com
missioners build a retaining wall from
, the abutment [on the west side of the
i borough wall already built.
Respectfully'submitted,
CHARLES P. MURRAY,
Foreman."
Upon hearing the report Judge
Evans remarked that the recommenda
tions relating [to the building of the
retaining wall on the'.west side of the
abutment at the river bridge had been
made by several preceeding grand jur
ies. He said he could not approve of
the course of the county commission
ers In refusing to act upon the grand
jury's recommendation {in this or oth
er matters. If they persisted in ignor
ing the grand jury, he said it was
quite clear that some remedy would
have to be sought that would oblige
them to heed the recommendations.
DEATH OF
E. R. MORGAN
Elliott R. Morgan,a native of Dan
ville. but for many years past a resi
dent of Kingston, died at the latter
place about 4 [o'clock Tuesday after
noon. The deceased had been very low
for several days as the result of a
stroke of apoplexy and death was by
j no means unexpected.
1 Elliott R. Morgan was a man whose
career has few parallels. Rare, in
deed, are the lives that are crowded
with such earnest endeavor, unremit
ting hard work, fidelity to purpose,
and wtiicti as the fruitage of earnest
application and integrity attain a
higher pinnacle in the estimation of
others, or make more ranid advance
ment iu business. In early life the
deceased was in the Danville
post office an W t " I ire Col. C. W.
Kckman as puscua Met. « as still a
young mau when h aceej t I a posi
tion as private s v i. tary un'ler the late
Daniel Edwards.
While acting in till* capacity he was
transferred fo Kingsuii!. which wan
the sceue of his labors until his death.
From private secretary he w as promot
ed to the position of secretary of the
Kingston Coal company. In this posi
tion his sphere was greatly enlarged.
His remarkable capacity for hard work
and his grasp on the business in all its
relations made him [an indispensable
factor.
Some ten years ago he sustained a
stroke of apoplexy, which incapacitat
ed him for hard work. Although he
retired iu a sense, yet he still main
tained confidential relations with the
Kingston Coal company, which until
the last coutinued to avail itself of his
knowledge and experience along cer
i tain lines.
On May JSth the deceased sustaiued
a second stroke, which rsndeied him
practically helpless. On last Wednes
day he sustained a third stroke, his
i condition following the attack being
! such'as to preclude all hope of recov
ery.
Elliott R. Morgan was aged fifty
four years. He is survived by his
widow.one son, Charles Grier Morgan,
112 Red Lodge. Montana, two dacgh
ters, Lulu (Mrs. Ralph Hartman) of
Williamsport.and Ruth (Mrs, William
Thomas) of Kingston. He is also sur
vived by n brother, William Morgau,
aud two sisters: Mrs. John Keirn and
Miss Sara Morgan of this place.
The deceased was a member of Dan
ville Lodge, No. 224. 1\ aud A M..of
j Danville[Royal Arch Chapter No. 23! i,
and of Calvary Cummandery, K. T,,
1 No. 87.
Ernest Seybert, of Berwick, is visit
ing at the home of Andrew Krum,
| Bloom road.
' Mrs. Anna Morgan and daughter
Rebecca, of Shamokin. arrived yester
! day for a visit with Mrs. William
Linker, West Mahoning street.
Mrs. Charles Johnson aud son Clif
ford, of Burnham,arrived last evening
for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Yingllug, East Market street.
John Danner.of Allentown. i 8 specd
f ing several days with friends in this
city.