VOL. 55—NO 41
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COMPANY, AKRON. OHIO.
State troopers while patrolling the
woods near Brandonville, arrested
unnaturalized foreigners whom they
caught carrying guns.
Five passengers were painfully in
jured when a street car rammed into a
freight train on a grade crossing of
the Wilkes-Barre and Eastern railroad
at Moosic.
Rev. Or. Russell H. Conwell was
congratulated before the adjournment
of the Bapists at Williamsport oil ac
count of baptizing 5,000 persons in
twenty-seven years.
Mrs. Joseph Wood,of Pittsburg, paid
$l7O for two seats in the Carnegie
music hall for the Pittsburg orchestra
season. Other high bids were made.
The tickets were sold at public auc
tion.
Matthew A. Hensen, the colored
companion of Commander Robert
Peary on the excursion to the North
Pole, is said to have thrown doubt on
the proofs of Cook in statements made
at Philadelphia.
' Wilson Ramsey, of Oriole,lost a calf
which is thought to have been mistak
en by a green hunter for a bear. The
wild beasts are plentiful near Williams
port and many hunters are after them.
Peter Sankovitch, of Philadelphia, J
saved his life when he threw himself |
to one side while his foot was caught j
in a frog on the railroad and thus sav- I
ed his body from being mangled by an J
engine. His leg was injured terribly j
and was amputated at a hospital.
Fifty-eight thousand five hundred J
and forty-three persons signed the j
petition presented to the Philadelphia i
councils relative to the strip tickets. ;
It was quite a job for the messenger i
boys who carried the paper into the |
chambers, as it was over a mile in i
length.
Judge Swart/, granted a rule to show I
cause why the Bible should not be J
read at the morning exercises in the '
public schools at Bridgeport after re- j
ceiving a petition signed by 200 citiz- j
ens. The school board of the town is I
deadlocked over the question. The j
democrats in the board are opposed to j
the reading.
"Oh, well! A man has to die any
how and he might as well go one time |
as another," was the comment with j
which Rocco Racco, the murderer of a J
State game warden, greeted the news i
that he had been refused a pardon by
the State board. His wife went to see
him and broke down in the jail at
Newcastle. (He will be hanged on
Thursday unless the governor com
mutes his sentence.
Albert Harmiller and A lazy Watze
neck, of Reading, were arrested by
special policemen near Norristown for
an alleged attempt to rob a fast freight
on the Heading railway. Three com
lianions of the men escaped. The seals
tm four of the box cars were broken
and the men are said to have admitted
that they stopped the train and cut
the telegraph wires. The policemen
came up in the midst of the alleged
robbery.
Millions of dollars are involved in
the orders placed by different rail
roads for steel cars, Pittsburg will
benefit accordingly.
Waynesboro is thinking about elim
inating the nuisance of sidewalk
porches.
Edward Herline was crushed to
death in the Bethlehem foundry and
machine company plant when the
boom of the large derrick broke and
fell on him.
Melville Keene, of Erie, business
agent for the Carpenters' union was
found dead with his throat cut from
car to ear and a dozen stab wounds in
his back. The work is believed to have
been done with a corn cutter. So far
as known the man was without enemies
At the close of business in the State
treasury last week the cash record of
receipts amounted to $20,564,501 as
against $25,N52,54S for the whole year
of 1 DOS. With over a month to run the
receipts for the ficsal year will be very
large as they have already broken all
records.
"I have killed father and have made
my own grave; when you receive this
I will be dead." This is the message
that was received by Elmer Anderson,
whose parents reside live miles from
Warren. The letter was written by his
mother. When lie went, home he found
his father dead with two stab wounds
and two bullet holes in his body. The
mother could not be found. As she
was seen going towards the river it is
thought that she drowned herself.
Anderson was a wealthy farmer and
owned extensive oil interests. He and
his wife are said to have frequently
quarreled. Posses are searching for
Mrs. Anderson.
OCTOBER COURT OCCUPIES
LESS THAN FIVE HOURS
| An adjourned session of court was
held on Saturday morning, with his
Honor Judge Evans and Associates
Blee and Welliver on the bench. A
couple of important matters, carried
| over from Monday, were disposed of.
Court adjourned before noon. In-
I eluding the short session Monday less
I than five hours in all were occupied
j by the court in disposing of the busi
| ness of the present term. Argument
j court will be held Saturday, November
(itli. Ttie next regular term of court
will be held in January.
Judge Evans handed down an opin
ion in the case of overseers of the poor
of Limestone township vs. overseers of
the poor of West Hemlock township.
The case involves the support of Mrs.
Eva See-, a matter which was before
court in one form or another for some,
years.
OPINION SUR RULE FOR COSTS.
In December, 1005, it was adjudged
an '. decreed by the court that the de
fendant poor district should remove
Eva Sees, from the plaintiff poor dis
trict, tlie costs of the proceedings, the
expenses of the removal and a proper
charge for the relief of the poor person
from September 1005, to be borne by
the defendant district.
Upon application after a full hear
ing the said decree was subsequently
on August 81,1008. amended so to read
"the proper charges for the relief of
Eva Sees from July 22, 1005, instead
of from September, 1005."
And now October, 28, 1000, it is
ordered and directed that the over
seers of the poor of the West Hemlock
poor district pay to the overseers of
tin 1 poor of Limestone district the sum
of $88.05 within thirty days from this
date, the same being the costs of the
proceedings, the expenses of removing
and the proper charges incurred for
the relief of the poor person. To the
extent of the items of cost, expenses
and charges allowed and ordered paid
the rule is made absolute and as to the
items disallowed the rule is discharg- j
ed. By the Court,
CHARLES G. EVANS, P. J.
Several large items of the 'bill filed
by the overseers of the poor of Limes
tone township are disallowed. Im
portant among these is the bill of Dr.
Rothroek for $4)2.25; neither is the
sum of #OO,OO being a portion of a bill
rendered by Mrs. EllaSechler, mother
of Mrs. Sees, for nursing, allowed by
the court.
REVISITED DANVILLE.
J. H. Thomas, of Philadelphia, sup
erintendent of Davis Brothers Spike
works, located at Tioga, who grew to
manhood in Danvill.t, was a guest at
the Montour house yesterday and in
cidentally called on a few of our cit
izens with whom he associated when
a boy.
Mr. Thomas has been an iron work
er all His life. In his younger days he
was employed in the |Montour Rolling
mills, now the Reading Iron Works,
both in the capacity of puddler and
worker at the rolls.
He left Danville in 18til and since
has climbed up considerably as will
be noted from the position that he
holds at present.
Mr. Thomas is still vigorous physi
cally and mentally. Many of his old
time friends in Danville have passed
away, but he found a few who still
remembered ,him ami appreciated the
pleasure of taking him by the hand.
He found an especially congenial com
panion ill George F. Tillson, with
whom when a young man he worked
at the rolls in the Montour rolling
mills.
MAY SPLIT REGIMENT
The possibility that the Twelfth
regiment may lie split up again is a
prospect by 110 means pleasing to the
members of the national guard in this
city.
Considerable speculation is being in
dulged in regarding the fate of the
Twelfth regiment in the reorganiza
tion of the national guard. It is be
lieved to be probable that the Eighth
will be preserved intact, but that the
Twelfth will be split,some of its com
panies going into the Fourth or Ninth
and some into the Eighth.
It is also possible that the Fourth
may undergo some changes, The Fifth
regiment,which is like the Eighth not
a twelve company regiment, may also
be changed.
Denied Guilt as He Swung.
NewCaslle, Pa., Oct. 21. Rocco
Racco, a well-known Italian, alleged
leader of a Black Hand organization
! and convicted of the murder of Selee
| Honk, a State game warden, a year
! ago, was hanged in the county jail
yard here today. On the gallows Racco
said:
" I didn't see Selee Houk killed. I
didn i see any one kill him and I have
uo suspicion of any person. I pardon
| everybody and expect togo to Jesus
l right now. Good live."
DANVILLE- JPA., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1909
A commission in lunacy was up
pointed to inquire into the mental con
dition of Clarence Oarr, the eighteen
year-old boy whose arrest on a surety
of peace charge was noted last week.
Some six months ago Carr was re
leased from the Huntingdon reformat
ory where ho spent some two years
after pleading guilty to a charge of
homicide in the second degree. His
arrrest in connection with the drown
ing of little George Fausnauglit in
the soaking pit of the bossemer steel
plant on July 1(1, 100(5, will lie recall
ed by our readers.
Since his release from the reformat
ory Carr's conduct it is alleged, lias
been the cause of much complaint. In
view of the facts District Attorney O.
P. Gearhart presented the following
petition to court on Saturday:
To the Honorable, the judges of the
court of quarter sessions of the peace
of Montour county.
October 28, 1009, Charles P. Gear
hart, district attorney of said county,
respectfully represents that one Clar
ence Carr has been bound over to said
court on a charge of surety of the
peace and is at the present time con
lined in the county jail of said county.
That from information received by
your informant he believes the said
Clarence Carr to be insane and that
the welfare of himself and others re
quire his restraint. Your informant,
therefore, asks that a commission be
appointed by your honorable court to
inquire whether or not the said Clar
ence Carr is a lunatic and also as to
such other tilings as the act of assem
blv in such cases made and provided
may require.
CHARLES P. GEARHART,
District Attorney.
COMMISSION APPOINTED.
The court made the following order:
Now to wit, October 2!5, lllO'.l, the
within petition being read and con
sldered. Dr. W. R. Paules and Dr. R.
S. Patten are hereby appointed com
missioners to inquire into the mental
condition of the alleged lunatic, Clar
ence Carr. Returnable November li,
l'.lOll. By the Court,
CHARLES C. EVANS, P. .T.
SUBSTITUTE FOR EGGS.
At many of the tuberculosis dispen
saries throughout the State olive oil
in its purest state is being used as a
substitute for eggs, owing to the high
price of the latter. At the dispensary
in Columbia county (dive oil is
very extensively used as a substitute
Dr. Stock, the physician in charge
of the tuberculosis dispensary at Dan
ville, states that olive oil is also being
used to some extent here, five gallons
having been received at the dispeus
ary only the other day.
The value of pure olive oil as a
remedial agent has long been recog
nized. Dr. Stock states that it is an
excellent substitute for both milk and
eggs, and hence has an especial food
value for tuberculosis patients.
At the local dispensary olive oil is
not being used as a substitute for
milk and eggs but rather in conjunc
tion with them. Kggs and milk will
still be supplied in undiminished quan
tities.
RABBITS LABELED EGGS.
Although rabbits are not in season
until next Monday, it is reported that
hunters are killing the bunnies with
out any regard for the law. As a severe
fine is provided for killing rabbits out
of season it won't be well if any per
son should be caught by a game ward
en.
Up in Columbia county it is report
ed that at different stations rabbits
have been shipped away as "eggs."
These, it is said, were crated just the
same as eggs,after being illegally kill
ed.
Fish and Game Warden C. R. Hol
land has been put"on" and he is mak
ing a quiet search.
RAN EIGHT MILES.
A horse belonging to Dr. Jesse Gord
uer of Exchange broke loose from a
hitching post Tuesday night and ran
eight miles without stopping.
The horse escaped from the premisi s
of Mr. Ellis about one mile from Ex
change while the doctor was visiting a
patient in the house. The doctor along
with Hon. L. W. Welliver and W. H.
Dildine in the automobile of the latter
prosecuted an unsuccessful hunt for
the horse all night. Yesterday the run
away horse was heard from in Minify
where it had been caught the night
before.
New Paint.
The dwelling of Rush Yerriel;, West
Mahoning street, appears very attrac
tive under a new coat of paint. The
contract is held by Charles Robson,
who has employed William F. Chap
man of the south side to do the work.
SYSTEM OF
MARKING REVISED
The mooted question of'' marking'' in
the public schools of the borough in
its relation to absence of pupils due to
illness or other unavoidable causes
seems to have been satisfactorily dis
posed of at a regular meeting of the
school board Monday night.
Mr. Burns of the special committee
appointed at a previous meeting re
ported that it had met with the bor
ough superintendent and principal of
the high school and discussed the mat
ter of marking pro and con. The com
mittee, he said, w-is opposed to mak
ing any radical change 111 the system
of marking. Two recommendations, he
saiil, had been made by the committee
and these later were submitted to the
board. The first of the recommenda
tions was as follows:
Pupils who are absent for good
cause (sickness, serious sickness in the
family,quarantine or death in family)
may make up their work and take an
examination. The examination mark
will be used as the pupil's mark for
the time lie or she was absent. Ex
amination to be taken in reasonable
time after pupil s return.
The second recommendation read as
follows:
In subjects like reading, writing,
music, etc., in which 110 examinations
are given, pupils are to receive daily
recitation grade.
On motion of Mr. Fischer both of
the above recommendations were ad
opted by the board.
Mr. Burns reported that the situa
tion in the second ward as relates to
infectious diseases is a very serious
one. The rules of quarantine, he de
clared, are being shamefully violated
by a number of families, and as a re
sult new cases both of scarlet fever
and diphtheria are daily appearing.
111 many cases quarantine is opposed
by infected families who utterly ig
nore the rules. He declared that if
some of the shameful violations are
repeated—if the patient is not kept
isolated and other rules of quarantine
are not observed—he himself would
take the matter in hand and report it
to the State Board of Health to the
end tnat the fitiro family violating
the rules may be shut in for thirty
days.
011 motion of Mr. Burns it was ord
ered that the salary of 11. S. Reppert,
janitor of the first ward school build
ing, be increased from forty-five dol
lars to fifty dollars. The increase was
; granted in view of tlie enormous
i amount of work involved in the janit
j or's duties at the first ward building.
Thi' following membeis were pres
j cut: Scolder, Orth, Swartz, Shultz,
i Burns, Fischer, Ileiss, Cole, Pursel
i and Sidler.
; The following bills were approved
| for payment:
jD. K. Pensyl it it. 00
I S. J. Welliver's Sons 5.84 i
j 11. S. Kaufman 7.10 '
| Peter Winters 1.20
i Washington Fire Co 2.20
j United Tel. & Tel. Co 0.00
; H. G. Phillips lOSt.iKJ
j Smith Premier Type Writer Co 1(7.50 i
|G S. Tilson 1.75 |
| A. L. Laßue 17.50 i
I Teachers and Janitors 20U8.00 '
FOR FAST DRIVING.
j Chief Mincemover since the night of
| the 14th inst. has been very busy in
bringing an individual to justice for
I violating the borough ordinance by
| fast driving on North Mill street.
I The man escaped arrest in Danville,
j but was later located in Northumber
land. The chief of police went to the I
latter town and placed the man under
arrest. A time was fixed for a hearing
before Justice Oglesby, in this city, i
but the Northumberland man failed to 1
putin an appearance at the time set.
To bring the man to justice the chief- t
| of-police was obliged to make a second
I trip to Northumberland Monday, j
j The man sought, realizing that he had
I forfeited all claim to leniency decided
to settle with the officer forthwith,
meeting all the demands of the law,
without the formality of a hearing. It
i is hardly a fair example of justice, as
| the chief of-police in the single ease
| was put to more trouble than should
| have been entailed in making two ar-
I rests.
WRONG
| The announcement,published in yes
j tor day morning's Philadelphia pajiers,
that Frank Coveleakie hail accepted an
j offer from the Johnstown Tri State
! team, is incorrect.
Covcleskie, whose fine pitching for
! the Danville team during the past sea
son was largely responsible in landing
j the Susquehanna league pennant, has
I received immerousjjoffers for next sum-
I mer,among them being one from Johns
| town, but as yet he has accepted none
| of them.
[ If you haven't a cold these days you
! are not in the fashion.
ARRESTED FOR
HORSE STEALING
John E. Everitt of Vicksburg, near
Milton, was arraigned before Justice
of the Peace Oglesby Tuesday after
noon charged with stealing a horse.
All the facts when brought out show
ed that it was not a case of horse
thieving in the generally accepted
sense of that term but that the defend
ant, whether acting within his rights
or not, re-possessed himself of a horse,
which he had sold 011 time some months
before.
The prosecutor ill the case is James
F. Selicll of Limestone township. It
appears that 011 June 28rd Mr. Schell
bought a horse of John Everitt for
S2OO and in payment gave a judgment
exemption note for ninety days. When
the note became due Mr. Schell sent
to the defendant a new note for SIBO
and a check for s2(i. The check for S2O,
it is alleged, the defendant accepted.
011 the night of October Kith the horse
was surreptitiously taken from the
barn 011 Mr. Schell's premises.
The arrest of Everitt followed. The
information lodged before Justice
Oglesby represents that "John E.
Everitt 011 the 18th day of October,
1000, out of the barn on the premises
of James S. Schell did feloniously
steal, take and carry away one bay
mare of the value of $203."
Chief-of-Polic.e Mincemoyer on Tues
day of last week went over to Vicks
burg for the purpose of arresting Mr.
Everitt. The latter was not at home,
however, and the.officer left the war
rant in the hands of the constable of
the place, who later served it. The de
fendant entered bail for a hearing be
fore Justice Oglesby.
Accompanied by his father, Samuel
Everitt, one of the leading residents
of Vicksburg, lie was on hand at the
appointed time, 2:80 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. At the hearing Mr. Everitt
was represented by Edward S. Gear
hart, Esq. Hon. R. S. Atnmemian ap
peared for the prosecutor.
The defendant waa bound over to
court in the sum of #SOO, Samuel
Schell.the father,becoming boudsman. ,
PERSONALS !
———
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shade, Mr. and ;
Mrs. J. M. Shade, Mr. and Mrs. R.
A. Shade, Mr. and Mrs. Emauncl Long,
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Snyder, of Slia- !
niokm, and Mr. and Mrs. .John Shade,
and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zimmerman,
of Kansas City, Kansas, drove to this
city front Shamokin yesterday and
sjH'ut the day with Mr. and Mrs.
Eriah Grove, Vine street.
Miss Lena Eggert, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and .Mrs.
Calvin Eggert, Ash street.
Miss Anna Hagenlmch, Church '
street, attended the Trinity Lutheran I
Sunday School convention at Oak 1
Grove yesterday.
Mrs. Harvey Miller, of Sunbnry,
s]M'iit Tuesday with the Misses Map
stone, Bloom street.
Charles Kishbach, Church street, j
attended the funeral of his father at j
Berwick 011 Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Arms, Mrs. William !
Jackson and Mrs. Jacob Elmer, of i
Riverside,spent yesterday with friends 1
at Buckhorn.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Vannan, West
Market street, left yesterday for a !
week's visit at Jamestown, New York j
Mrs. T. W. Clayton, of South Dan
ville, returned on Tuesday evening af
ter a two months' viist with relatives !
in Tacoma, Washington While in tlie j
west, Mrs. Clayton attended the Seat- 1
tie exposition.
Mrs. William Paugh and daughter, ■
Miss Mary Paugh, Mill street, spent
yesterday with friends in Sunburv. j
Mrs. Charles Shaneberger will re
turn to Easton today after a visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Hoekenbury, East
Market street.
Rev. anil Mrs. R. W. Mottern and j
daughter, Elizabeth, left yesterday for j
their home in Riverside, California, j
after a visit with Rev. Mottein's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mottern,
Perry street.
Miss Nettie Fry,of Catawissa, spent
yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Berger, East Market street.
Misses Bessie and Florence Wilson
returned to their home in Kaseville J
last evening after a visit with rela
tives in Stinbnry.
Dr. I. Grior Barber,of Wilkes-Barre,
circulated among old friends in Dan- '
ville yesterday.
Died at Hospital.
Margaret Frances, the five-year-old :
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Chap- ;
pel, West Market street, who was re- |
moved to the Mary M. Packer hospital,
at Sunbnry, for treatment Monday, i
died at that institution yesterday. The |
body was brought to this city last i
evening.
RADICAL CHANGES
IN ROAD LAW
One fact pretty generally lost sight
of by township supervisors is that the
act approved May lii, 1000, amending
the act of April 12, 1005, introduces
many and radical changes in the con
duct of affairs relating [to township
roads; also that only a narrow margin
of time remains in which to carry out.
an important provision, if the respec
tive townships are to share in the
benefits of the act in question.
ALL ROAD TAX A CASH TAX
Prior to the act of May lit, 1909, the
legislature never disturbed the work
,; tax and it could be changed to cash
j tax. The act of 190!) makes all road
j tax a cash tax and the work tax can
not be restored unless changed by a
,i vote.
Under the former law the tax was
) paid to the township treasurer, who
was required to give individual notices
:to every taxable and the penalty was
attached after November Ist. Under
the new law the tax is paid to the
j township collector. Notice is given by
; advertisement and the penalty attaches
j October Ist.
Under the former act all taxables
! were assessed one dollar regardless of
; valuation. The new act abolishes the
per capita tax of one dollar.
COMPENSATION FOR SUPERVISORS
The act of April 12, 1905, did not
; permit supervisors to work on the
] roads for a compensation, work being
' delegated to the "road masters." Un
i der the act of May 13,1909, it is option
al with the supervisors whether they
appoint "road masters" or not. The
supervisors now supervise the work and
. may receive compensation, which is
I fixed by the township auditors.
ROADS MUST BE MEASURED
The sum of half a million dollars
was appropriated for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of the act
I for the fiscal year beginning June 1,
1910; provided that within six months
after the passage of the act the board
i of township supervisors shall measure
all public roads iu their respective
| townships, which measurements shall
| be made by use of a cyclometer or oth
erwise as the board may direct. The
number of miles in each township must
be reported to the State highway com-
I missioner by the board of sujiervisors.
ABOUT TWO WEEKS REMAIN
Where townships collect tax in cash
they shall annually receive from the
State.".o per cent, of road tax collect
ed in the township; provided no town
ship shall receive in any one year
more than twenty dollars for each
| mile of township road in said town
: ship.
i The limit of time thai remains be
tween the present anil November I
when the six months expire, is only a
trifle over two weeks. Unless all the
j roads are measured within this period
: the inference is that the township will
forfeit right to claim their pro rata
share of the #500,000 appropriation.
The above are the most radical
, changes. There arc minor changes, .
j important in themselves, which will
' be easily understood by anyone who 1
j will take the trouble to peruse the act !
i as every supervisor should do.
ENGINEER WHITE
VISITS DANVILLE
Division Engineer 'liite of the D. j
jL. & W. Railroad coi. pany, in re- |
spouse to a communication from the
i borough council relative to abating
the canal nuisance, paid a visit to this
j city yesterday. He was merely able to !
j report progress.
The division engineer called upon
Councilman Ira Everliurt, chairman
of the committee 011 sewerage. He ex
plained that while nothing obvious to
residents of Danville was being done
toward the abatement of the eana
nuisance yet the whole matter has been
laid before the railroad officials in
New York and that plans for the till
ing up of the canal have been adopted.
Hi' explained, however, that it is a
matter that will not work out in a
week or a month. Citizens, he said,
must be patient in the premises. He
expressed confidence that all plans are
working out to a satisfactory conclu
sion and that next summer will see
the abatement of the canal nuisance.
From Danville the division engineer
proceeded to the hospital for the in
s.ine for an interview with the super
intending physician, Dr. Meredith.
The I). L. & \V. Kailroad company
was desirous of knowing whether the
hospital, through the new surface sew
er will be able to take care of and eon
duel to tin' river all the water in the
stream flowing along the western side
of the grounds, or whether in some of
its stages it will be a factor to reckon
with in the tilling up of the canal.
That the big surface sewer will be
able to take care of the stream in ques
tion regardless of volume of water
hardly admits of doubt.
A man may have a graceful carriage
and still be a little buggy.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
SITUATION IS
GROWING SERIOUS
The situation in the second ward re
lating to the prevalence of scarlet fev
er and diphtheria, at least as viewed
from tlie standpoint of residents, is
little short of alarming. As far as re
ported there are fourteen eases under
treatment. During the last ten (lays
nearly every 24 hours lias developed a
new case and the closing of the schools
was seriously considered yesterday.
| To get at the full facts,especially as
relates to the schools of the ward, W.
A. Sechler, president of the school
j board, was interviewed last evening.
1 The following authoritative facts were
i learned:
Since the 18th inst. ten cases have
been reported—three of scarlet fever
and seven of diphtheria. There has
| been a new case each day during the
j present week thus far, two of scarlet
| fever and one of diphtheria. At least
J two of these cases broke out in school
—one in the Ist school and the other
;in the fourth. As each case that- de
; velops in scnool necessitates the dis
! missing of pupils and the closing and
i fumigation of the rooms, the extent, to
| which the outbreak interferes with at
j tendance will be readily appreciated,
j Sixty-three pupils of the ward, about
J 20 per cent, of the whole number at
tending, were absent from school yes
j terday.
While fourteen cases of scarlet fever
| andjdiphtheria are "reported" in the
i ward the people residing there make
!no secret of the fact that the above
! number represents little more than half
| the number that are infected with
either scarlet fever or diphtheria,
j Some very sensational disclosures re
lating to trickery and violation of law
j to avoid the inconvenience of a quar
i ail tine are hinted at by certain per
i sons. For every family infected that
lives up to the rules as required by
| law one or more families unheed them
! altogether; the house in many cases
i may even escape being placarded.
Children ill of scarlet rash play with
j others on the street or even goto
school.
! Under such conditions there seem to
| be little prospects of eradicating ilis
! ease very soon Yesterday sentiment
' throughout the ward was generally in
favor of closing the schools for a time.
n Mr. Sechler last evening stated that
I he contemplated calling a special meet
ing of the school board tonight for the
1 purpose of taking some action that
might assist in checking the disease.
Mr. Sechler does not favor closing
the schools unless the board of health
can be induced to take some drastic
action that will make an example of
these who ignore the prescribed rules
and regulations. With things as loo«e
and with the quarantine of no more
effect than at present to close the
schools, Mr. Sechler says, would be to
turn the children, now segregated,
loose upon the town and the resnlt
would be pretty sure to be a much
wider prevalence of the two diseases.
It will be necessary, Mr. Sechler
says, for the borough to act in con
junction with the board of health, ap
propriatiug such a sum of money as
the board of health may need to en
able it to establish an effective quar
antine in all cases. Until the board of
health agrees to take proper action and
the borough to back it up as required.
Mr. Sechler says lie can not see that
the closing of the schools is going to
bring about an abatement of the two
diseases.
TO INSTRUCT GUA BD
Nine sergeants of the United States
army arrived in llarrisburg Sunday
night and Suesday morning went be
fore Adjutant General Stewart tore
cieve their appointment for instruc
tion stations. An appropriation was
passed by the last congress for the
sending of experienced men to diffei
net parts of the country to instruct the
State militia in tin- drills and regula
tions of the regular army. At any
time of emergency the president can
call them into service without the con
sent of the governor of the State. All
troops have to be fully armed and
equipped with knowledge of the rules
and regulations of the regular army
by January 21. 1!>10. Any person who
is ill the militia and does not pass the
government examination will bo dis
missed. The State troops will l»
known as tin Organized Militia under
the United States army instructions
instead of the State militia.
S. S. CONVENTION.
The Sunday school convention of the
fourth district of the Danville confer
ence of the Lutheran church was held
iu the Lutheran church at Oak Grove
yesterday afternoon and evening. Trin
ity Lutheian Sunday school of this
city was represented by the following
delegates: Mosdauies Clara Koney, A.
lvemnier, O. A. Hartt, George Heud
ricks, David Haring, Charles Ruckle;
Misses Julia Arms, Margaret Aten and
•Ella Snyder; Messrs. J. 11. Woodsiile
; and Jacob Aten.