VOL. oo—NO 24 DK. IRVING H. JENNINGS, —DKyusr.— (Jjfi- ■ Hourt A. W- <>f 12 M. 104 Mill Sc., .17. :o J P. M. Danville, Pa. p M. 4'.'5 MILI ~-T., DANVII.LE, PA. Diseases of stomach and Intestines a Specialty HEMS CONDENSED. Lockjaw, resulting from a splinter in her (oo't caased the death of Am anda Benton, of McKeesport. Clifton Sheldon was sentenced to fif teen years at Philadelphia, for the murder of John Robinson. Both men are colored. After a forty years absence, Henry Austin returned to Mauayunk, to find his o'd home torn down and his par ents dead. Sanuel Manning. of Monongahela. died as the result of blood poisoning resulting from a scratch. He received this small injury by being thrown from his wagon. Mrs. George H. Myers, of Bethle hem, has received a Black Haud letter threatening to annihilate her well known husband witli bombs unless SI,OOO is paid. John Matthew,a Pittsburg lineman, fell forty feet from a po'.e on which he was working and was uninjured. His overalls caught ou a spike pro jecting from the pole, breaking his fall. Mrs. Walter Dommel, of Lancaster, lias confessed to the authorities that she murdered her two weeks' old in faut. The woman, who has been separ ated from her husband tor some time, is in jail. Max Howssy, a tailor of South Bethlehem, laboring under an impres- j sion that he was being hounded by European detectives and because an expected letter from his wife had not come, committed Suicide. The OoneeHsvilte cflKe regions show by their increase in business that good times are surely approcliing.last week beat the same week's record in the previous year by 8,000 tons. An in crease in 1,000 cars has been made in the shipment. Finding the knife with which -lie was cutting bread covered with blood, Mrs. George Brumbaugh, of Gettys burg, investigated, and found that she had cut a garter snake in two. The reptile had crawled into the loaf after it was baked. John Sullivan, of West Chester, was killed at Berwvn on the railroad. He wa- working on the tracks aud as the tram approached he dropped his crow bar on the track. The train struck the bar, which in turn struck iiim, fract uring his skull. He leaves a widow and nine children. Searchers for Leo Lovitsky ot Pitts ton who was strangely missing from home, found his clothes on the bank of the Susquehanna river. It is believ ed that his fishing rod fell in the stream and that he wadded in after it and was drowned. Joseph White, while dumping dirt to fill in the lot of R. C. Horn, at Pottsville, fell with hor>e, wagon and all,down a fifty foot embankment into the Sshnylkill river. As the water was shallow he escaped with a few bruises. The horse was unhurt The Bijou theatre .it Pittsburg was bought by Klaw and Erlanger for 1850,000. Schaeffer, the chicken farmer.accus ed of murder, at Allentown. who was considerably shaken up over being proven guilty, recovered hi 3 nerve enough to try to bribe a trusty with |25, for a steel saw to aid in his es oape from prison Schaeffer denied the story. Because her husband, George Hip pie, an electrical engineer, of Potts ville, met his death by crossed wires on a pole of the Edison Electric II luminating company, his widow ask ed for I 20,000 damages. She claims his death was due to carelessness on the part of the company, the wireß not being insulated. The fire at the California Ore n.ines at Boyertown, is still hnrinng aud the odors arising therefrom are very ob noxious. The residents have called the attention of the board of health to the fact. The earth is cracked about the mine hole shafts and is very warm. This is causing much trepidation anions the citizens, who fear the fire may canße a cave-in. A horse owned by John Forney, a drayman of Waynesboro, was found to be sick several days ago. and a veter inariau was sent for. He discovered ; that the horse had swallowed a quant ttv of nails and other hardware. An operation was performed, and the j animal was placed on the road tor« r ore-T. ' r tio Leh'irh V:i 11 p v Transit iotrp»"v >JI Mi'iid 11,000,000 in improving :t* ' lirifs to Allentown iHonfour ' ' V. an HOLDS IS! SESSiI Tlie subject of street paving cauie to the surface at the meeting of the boi oogh council Friday eve. Mr. Cleaver called attention to the muddy and nearly impassable condition of East Front street. He suggested that a sec tion of the street be scraped and a course of limestone be applied. At this juncture it was explained that the residents of Front street are very enthusiastic on the subject of paving and are busy getting up the re quired petition with the object cf en tering upon the work of paving dur- 1 ing ttie present summer. In view of the above it was decided to scrape East Front street for a distance of four squares. Further improvements will be limited to filling up the dei pressions with limestone. On motion of Mr. Pursel it was ord °red that an order be drawn for 1290 due Borough Solicitor E. S. Genrhart for services to date. On motion of Mr. Cleaver it was ordered that a car loa 1 of paving brick second in quality be ordered for use in making repairs. E. MARKET STREET PAYING . A petition bearing ten signatures was presented to council asking that East Market street between Pine street and Oook s court be paved with vitrified l>rick and be properly curbed with ■tone. The signatures embrace ttie fol lowing : Danville Structural Tubing 3d., Danville Foundry and Machine jompany. George W. Roat U. V. lames, D. E. Haring.F. W. Howe, T. I. Price, Angle aud Gorman, E. Cor inan, Charles Hill, John Martin, C. U. Cloud, George A. Meyers, Paul L. Andrews, John Kilgus. trustee of Ger man Lutheran church, Fred \V. Howe. F. H. Oousart. R. H. Morris, Comly M. Foust, Mrs. E. Hill The signers comprise two-thirds ot j the property owners and ihe_property »mbraoed represents not fess üban two- j third# In number of feet of the prop >rties fronting or abutting. The petition was accepted an 1 wif! jome up later in duo course. On motion it was: ordered that the uoroogh take over the Gearhart sewer aear Bloom street and that it bi-come responsible for its maintenance. On motion of Mr. Cleaver it was srdered that the sewer on East Front itreet be extended some forty-five feet :o -onnect with the new residence be ng built by Thomas Jones. President Schatz occupied the chair. Dther members present were Cleaver, Pursel, Jones, Everhart, Marshall, Unrry. Connolley and Ton Blohn. l'he following bills were approved or payment: BOROUGH DEP T. l.abor and hauling . . $i52.10 Regular employes 117 Ot) in Light Dep't 15.75 iVashiugton Fire Co ... -155 ielios Mfg. Co , 144 00 loseph Lechner 6 48 Danville Fdy. & Machine Co . 200.00' T. L.Evans Sons 28.96 Fred R. Miller J0.25 Winding Town Clocks 60.00 Special Police. . . ...... 05.00 Iwo detectives 40 00 Oity hotel 16.00 Petti bone Bros 7,119 Tames Dailey 1,25 I. C. Mincemoyer 1.11) SV. L. Sidier. . ~ 20 00 D. L. & W. R. R 27.95 T. L. Evans Sons 30.00 WATER DEPT. Regular employes |i03.00 American Oar & Foundry Co 18 95 D. L. & W. Railroad Co . .38 Labor on pipe line 119.78 1 United Telephone and Tel. Co . .60 Joseph Lechner .... 44.01 Rensselaer Mfg Co 156.00 Harrison Bros & Co 140.63 Atlantic Ref Co 28.35' FUNERAL OF GEORGE W. MILES The funeral of George W. Miles took place Monday afternoon and was largely attended. The services were conducted by the Rev. George S. Worner, pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church. The obsequies were in charge of Beav er Lodge No. 132, K. of P. The mem bers attended the funeral in a body, fi ling three hacks. At the grave the burial rite of the order was ob served. The pall bearers were as follows: John G. Voris, Lewis Byerly, Harry Sanders, William Smith, William Moy er aud James V. Gillaspy. The first three represented the tire department and the last three the Knights of Pythias. The floral tributes were very num erous and beautiful. Interment was made .u Mt. Vernon eeuieterv. Julian Ash,of Fraddock, fell twenty feet from a ladder while at work and f™~tcre' hi* skull. He died from his iuj ories. DANVILLE PA., THURSDAY. JUNE 24, 1909 BEffl IF CEO. I. HIES George W. Miles, a member of the board of county commissioners and a prominent citizen of Danville, died at his home, Ferry street, at 2 o'olock Friday morning following a pro longed illness. The death of Mr. Miles removes an other one of our townsmen whose business career is identified with the development of our town and whose ; long life is a connecting link between i Danville's past, now rapidly passing out of memory, and the epoch of the | present time with its contrasts and j more exacting conditions of life. Few men have ever lived in Danville whose ! lives were interwoven more intimate- ! ly with affairs or whose affiliations j ran along so many different lines. George W. Miles was seventy-four j years of age. He was born at Miles burg, Center county. When lie was a email child his parents removed to Northumberland. In 1852, when the subject of our sketch was 18 years of age, the family settled in Danville. Mr. Miles afterward indentnred him self to Robert McCoy,a contractor and builder, with whom he learned tiie 1 carpenter trade. Later, he was em ployed by Grove Bros.,filling a cleri. - il position. While witli Grove Bros ! fie became familiar witli the process )f iron manufacture and eventually lecame one of Grove Bros.' mostskill !ul and efficient superintendents, hav- I ug charge nf their blast furnaces. Tiie deceased was also superintend ent of tt:<' Danville furnaces owned by Hancock and Creveliug and continued ;o fill that position under the Nation al iron company in ISTSi the deceased in partnership with A. Creveling purchased what was lormerly the old Rough and Ready property. Creveling and Miles then \ organized the Glendower Iron work®, with George W. Miles, secretary and general manager. In 18£n Creveling and Miles bought he Chulasky furnaoe three u»iles be ow Dauvihe ug, Milts & Co. (limited). They put lie Chulasky furnace in blast Novern- Der t>, 18711, aud kept it in operation loine years. The deceased at ttie time of his de nise was serving his third term as , sonnty commissioner. H-' was a pub ic spirited citizen, an intelligent, ffell-informed mnii, whose judgment tad integrity were alike nnimpeach ible. That lie held the confidence of lis fellow townsmen is evident from he number of important positions that le was called upon to fill. He was decfed school director for many -n - ■essive terms. In 1872 he was a mem ier of the town council aud. along with M. D. L. Se< hler, J. \V. Swei.-- ort. Jacob Schuster, William Bucklo jeorge W. Reay aud Oscar Ephliu, :ast his vote for the Holly system of aater works, wiiicn wa- adopted, a!- hough strongly opposed. Mr. Miles ffas also one of thejearly members of he Friendship Fire company and was he first chief engineer of the Danville ire department. He was a charter member of Beaver Lodge No. 182, K. of P. At tiie time )f death and for many years prior ie was a member of the'grand tribun al of the order. The deceased wns a man of many iccomplishments. He was a most jhariuing conversationalist, who haf Nescope k ail.l ■ 112 wrests-f-rom hurt - year's Susquehanna league cham pions one of the finest victories ever won by a local base hall team. The immense crowd that overflowed She grand stand and bleachers on the lew Nescopeck ground- said to a man [hat it was one cf the greatest con est- ever put up in the Susquehanna eague. From the first tall pitched to [he end of the ninth the game wa- re plete with sensations that kept the rowd iu a fever heat of excitement tud brought them to their feet scores )f times to yell themselves hoarse for the i.»st. ciever plays of both teams [hat follow- 1 each other in such quick succession that the effect was bewild ering. T\ " :ti .eace that the local fans avc in the dandy Danvilles was shown by the big crowd that accr.ru [)an''- she te .i. on the journey r.p the rivtr Over a undred took the trip. At N -rropeck th- Danville contingent was tiy several hundred enthu jiaeis from Berwick who rooted for Danville daring tiie game. Pinky Coveleskie faced the Nesco peck heavy hitters from the pitcher's box during the game, and dished out as ieady a bnuch of live wires as were ever t Mtieeted up in one circuit. It wa- a b g day fcr the Polish Peifecto, but :» is compelled to divi ie Honor-- with a team that rendered ultra gilt edged support. Of the thirty one Nescojerk batsmen who faced the Pole but four fanned the wind , the rest hit the bail freely, yet but two hits found their way onto the scorer's sheet, ev ery kind of a chance being accepted by the Danville field quick and sure. Ooveleskie smiled on just 31 Nesco pecker.- during the nine innings. In the first 3 innings not a Nescopeck runner readied first base. iu the sec ond innings Ooveleskie retired the side with five pitched balls , in the third innings he retired the side with six pitched halls. Ia add.tion to his sup erb performance in the box Pinkie had threo of the eight hits made off Shipe's delivery, two being home runs, and he scored three of Danville's ruus. Something of a record—what - Man toman around the entire Dan ville lineup the team played such fine ball that it is difficult to pick out a few upon whom to bestow any especi al honors. Brown, who gamboled out in the right garden, probably deserves the salutatory. During Nescopeck's second time at hat he made a catch of Patterson's drive to right that was called by the crowd as being one cf the prettiest and nerviest bits of ball playing they had ever witnessed. Pat terson caught the leather square; the ball seemed scarcely to raise above the helghth of the fence, but it went as if shot from one of Krnpp's latest models. Brown turned and at breakneck speed started racing with the bail, and just i as the sphere seemed about to strike the top of the fence,the Danville play er, witii hij back still toward the fly ing hall and still racing along, stack np his gloved hand, twisted his arm, and brought it down, a dead one. In addition to his circus catch the right fielder had another pretty catch, took two of the eight hits, two bases and was left on base a number of times. SHIPE IN GOOD FORM. Shipe, after several drubbings, was back in good form Saturday. Hestrnck oat 11 men and gave no passes. His team support was aiso good. The Nescopeck team is a mighty good one and they deserve a big lot of credit. They can have the satisfaction of knowing that it was tfie unanimous verdict of the spectators that there is not a team in the league could hace stopped Danville on Saturday. MORE IN DETAIL. Things looked ripe when Larry Dooley selected a pretty hit to left off Shipe's first pitched ball. Clayberger sacrificed him to second. Umlauf took first on Splain's error and stole second. Thomas was out on a fly to second, Splain making a quick throw to third Batching Dooley off the base, making a double play. Umlauf was left «n second. In Nescopeck's first try Gil bert fiied out to Mackert, Moyer ditto to Coveleskie aud Smith made three un a grounder to second. The second was a short one for Dan rille. Coveleskie and Mackert fanned jnd Hess popped one to Patterson. Nesccpeck did just about as good. Splain flyed to Prown and Patterson flid the same, Brown making his sen sational catch on this play; Lawrence was out Coveleskie to Thomas. Amnermau opened Danville's third try by striking oat; Brown got first nu Patterson's error and stole second: but Dooley flied out to Moyer aud lUayberger drove one to second. Nes opeck went down one, two, three in the third. FIRST BLOOD FOR DANVILLE. In the fourth with two men out Coveieksie drove one of the longest iits of Nescopeck record for a home run. The ball went high aud far; tak ing the very centre of tiie centre field fence by the eighth of a telegraph i ole aud sailing out into the river Hess struck out. Not to be outdone CJilbfrt, first up for Nescopeck ill the fourth, took two strikes aud then put nne over the right field fence for four liases. (The right field fence on the Nescopeck grounds, by the way, being but five feet farther from tiie plate :han on the Danville grounds, where jnly two bases are allowed). Then lust for a miunte tilings began to look rror an t Moy.j- got on by Hess' error; but in a second it w .is all over— Moyer was caught by Hess at second, Sp!a;n :lrove a gouu.ier to Ma; rt and Pat terson popped to Oovelesk i?. With the end of tiie fourth the scor ing steppe d for two innings. In the seventh Covele>kie was tirst ap and drove one into deep right and lost the ball, the ball remaining lost while the pitoher trotted around the •ircle, .scoring; the next three were out. In Nescopeck's half Smith open ed up by getting hit with a pitched bail, Spiain sacrificed him to second, but Patterson ttrr. k out and Law rence was out on a grounder to liack ert. In the eighth Brown opened for Dan ville with a hit to leit. Dooley sacri ficing hirn to second,Clayberger struck out aud Umlauf drove a fly to Gilbert, leaving Brown on base. Nescopeck's haif of the eighth belongs to Hess and Thomas. H. Shlpe,Fowler and Gilbert each going down by the short step to firs; base route. la the ninth Thomas was out on a drive to third. Coveleskie opened up the fun witii a hit to right, then Hess pounded one into left, Mackert -truck out, but Ammerman drove a long one into right scoring Hess and Coveleksie. Brown hit to center, but Docley was out at first, leaving Erown and Am merman on base. Three men batted for Nescopeck in the n;ntii and it was all over. J The score : DANVILLE. R. H. O. A. E. Dooley, c .0 1 4 0 0 Clayberger, 1f...... .0 0 0 0 0 Umlauf, 3b . . ..0 0 1 2 0 Thomas, lb 0. 0 14 0 1 Coveleskie, p 3 3 2 - a 1 Hess, ss J l o 3 1 Mackert, 2b 0 0 I 5 0 Ammertnau, cf 0 110 0 Brown, rf 0 2 3 o 0 Totals 4 8 2? 12 3 NESCOPECK R. H. O. A. E. Ciilbert, cf .1 li o 0 Moyer, rf . , .00100 Smith, 1f... .00100 Splaln. 8b .0 0 1 5 0 Patterson, lb 0 0 11 0 1 Lawrence, ss 0 0 0 0 0 H. Shipe, 8b 0 0 1 2 1 Fowler, c 0 0 11 0 0 R. Shlpe, p 0 1 0 3S 0 Totalß 1 2 3? 0 2 Danville 0 0 01 001 0 2—4 Nescopeck 000100 0 0 o—l Home runs Coveleskie J, Gilbert 1, Sacrifice hits Dooley, Clayberger, Splain. Stolen bases,Umlauf 2, Brown 2, Hess. Left on bases Danville o, Nescopeck 3. Struck out by Shipe 11, by Coveleskie 4. Double plays Mplain to H. Shlpe. Hit by pitched ball Smith. Passed balls Fowler. Umpires Laubaoh and Rellly. Time of game 1.40. REV. J. I. 11l ON TUBERCULOSIS The tuberculosis exhibit opened in | the Y. M. O. A. hall Tuesday after- : noon. Owing to the exceedingly hoi weather the attendance was small. This was especially true last evening ! on the occasion of the lecture on tub erculosis by the Rev. James Wollastou Kirk, pastor of the Mahoning Presby- ! teriaa church. Mr. Kirk was introduc ed by Dr. George A. Stook, of this city. No better discourse on tuber culosis has been heard in this section and the address commanded the closest attention from bei'inning to end. Mr. Ivirk's address took in the entire scope of tiie subject After dwelling briefly on the subject of tuberculosis, the perii and the extent of its ravages, the State exhibit and the lectures of the week, he explained his reasons for accepting the invitation to deliver the opening address. There were three reasons, he said, the first being the importance of the subject and the in terest lie had taken in it for the past ten years; second, his extensive obser vations among the Alaskan Indians, where the disease prevails to an alarm ing extent; third, his chaplaincy at Fort Stanton, N. M., one of the U. S. stations for the treatment of tubercul osis. The phase of the suljeot emphasized by the speaker was "prevention." which means knowledge, care and cleanliness. He presented a brief -urvey of the general subject,showing by quotations from Huber that there arc more deaths from tuberculosis tiiau from any other disease, in the United states there are 100,1100 annually; in the world, 1,000,- i'oo annually. Children are seldom boru with the germ- of tuberculosis in their systems, but they are boru with a tendency to it, a vulnerability, lack of resistance that renders them peculiarly suscepti ble. Tuberculosis is nn infectious disease ami nay one may contract it. It can be arrested ; hence the wisdom of Imparting the information and of arousiug the people to use the means for prevention. Already much has been done, while wise agitation and correct ideas will do more. The disease can bs stamped out. AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE. The infe tion is caused by inhala tion cf the germ "bacillus tubercul osa. This g»rm comes from a living person—not train the breath, but through the sputum. The sputum wlieu iried mixes with dust—on the flaor or the street. The dust when in' a!ed gives lodgment for the grem in th" throat or lungs. Infection is cacs a ! klso by ingi I ■ —by infected fool—bv fnn 1 on w the Infected dust In- fillea. Oa\ thi- fact the speiker j rououucel t unsanitary and reprehensible n> < ■ • o«e foodstuffs on the stre-ts and wa ... of cil j s and towns where i h lu-t 'll - Patients add t.) t'.e'r own iafcct by swallowing their spittle AMONG THE INDIANS. The Alaskan natives are a startling illustration of the infectious nature cf the disease. They were not cleanly when the .nfectlon first came to them. Tie germ foand fertile soil for colon ization. Conditions are far better now. The infection was greater among those . it: the arctic portions, where the in tense cold of the winters huddled the inhabitants together in their tepees or i tbins The communal life, which prevailed among those on the sooth east coast, where a number of families lived under the same roof, was pro ductive of infection in a high degree. The Indian settlement on the Yukon river near Eagle, Alaska, where the speaker spent some years in mission work, was thoroughly infected. The : habit of spitting on the floor of the mission did not prevail and due to cleanliness and ventilation the miss ionary enjoyed a sense of security. The summers were speut out of doors and were remedial in some degree— corrective of the period of close living in winter. A PREYENTARLE DISEASE. Tuberculosis may be prevented by destroying the germs, which starve iu the sunlight and in fresh pure air. The body may be fortified against the germ-. A weak body, low iu vitality, with little powers of resistance is li able to become infected; hence,cultiv ate conditions of health. Keep up the strength of resi-tance by abstaining from injurious foods and drinks. Strong drink is declared by medical men, who are specialists in study and treatment of tuberculosis, to be one of the best helpers the germs have. Dis sipation in any form, excess of labor, loss of Bleep, sickness of any kind, especially pneumonia, bronchitis and typhoid fever, which reduce the vit ality, assist the germs of tuberculosis. PREVENTATIVES. The best preventatives are : Plenty of fresh air, pure water, plain, whole some nourishing food, sleep, early hours, regularity of habits and the avoidance of all forms of excess. All i ESTABLISHED IN 1855 JOINT IEII OF NUB The two boards of county commis sioners, of Montour and Northumber land counties, held a joint meeting at the conrt house yesterday. The object of the meeting was to take action oil some matters pertaining to the river bridge. The Northumberland county board was represented by Messrs. Tharp and Hancock. The'two officials came to South Danville 011 the 10:17 train and were met by Messrs. Sechler and Cole man of the Montour county board. The four men, accompanied by Hon. K. S. Atnmermau, county solicitor, carefully examined the bridge, especi ally the wood paving, which, while very satisfactory in most respects, 'is the source of much danger when wet, causing horses to lose their footing and fall. The two boards also closely examined the plot of ground conneot- Bd with the bridge west of the lower wing wall,on which plot several grand juries of Montour county in succession have recommended that a retaining wall be built. It was the sense of the commission ers nnanimou>ly that something should be done to safeguard horses.as already several valuable animals have been crippled and at least one so badly in jured that it had to be killed. During the joint session that follow ed it was ordered that a communica tion be addressed to the firm that manufactured the creo-resiuated blocks to determine whether it makes or sells any compound or preparation to be ap plied to the paving when wet in order to prevent horses from slipping. •Judging from the temper manifest at the joint meeting the two boards of commissioners as at present constitute d will get along very harmoniously and ttie antagonism which marked the proceedings in the past when affairs of the uo counties were involved will be absent In the future. Although uo action on either was taken yester day on adjournment it saerned to be tacitly understood that the retaining wall recommended on the Danville side of the river a- well as the new wing wall 011 the south side will be built in the very near futute. SUDDEN DEATH OF AIRS. U. G. GULICK Mary 1., wife of U. Grant- Gr.lick, died suddenly at the family homestead, East Market street, early yesterday morning. When the deceased retired Tuesday nig! r «he was in her usual health and there was nothing tn foreshadow the fact that death wa- nigh. At 3 o'clock yesterday moruiu_' the husband was awakened by an exc: mation from the deceased. He found that she was suf fering keenly. He tiew to her aid, but in spite of all that he could do for her she breathed her last in a few min utes. A physician was called, but by the time he arrived the vital spark - :f life had expired The deceased was 4<> years of age. Besides her husband she is survived by the following brothers: John R. Winters, of Dubuque, lowa Peter A. and Jacob Winters of Danville; and Arthur, of Sunbury. A sister, Mrs. Jacob Ellictt. of this city also sur vives. persons should control the propensity to spit and should never spit on a floor, on a carpet, in hallways, on -tepe, sidewalks, or any place where people walk. The authorities should never allow the highways and gutters to be swept without first being spriuk led. Personal and household cleanliness should be observed. The speaker stat ed that he had lived for months with scores and hundreds of men who were undergoing treatment for tuberculosis; that he had sat regularly at the table with them for mouths and months where the cook for the mess,the wait er and all the men were Infected— some of them in the third or last stage of the disease—and yet he was not in fected and had no fear