VOL. 55—NO 44
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ferences as to ability and character.
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Illegible manuscript is apt to produce
profanity in the printshop.
A good man is an is an inspiration
to all who come in contact with him.
The "easy victim" is not always as
easy as he seems.
The world is a very small place some
times.
Many who go out to hunt arc them
selves the hunted.
The State constables never do any
damage to orderly citizens.
He who finds and does his life work
should be very happy.
It is a desire to imitate the faults of
others than their virtues.
Having been able to preserve a body
for thirty-five days, T. J. Hummel, a
Minersvillo undertaker, thinks he has
discovered how to embalm like the
Egyptiaus did.
John Strcliecker anil his wife, of
Bear's Valley, have been accused by
State police with being members of si
gang of thieves that has been operat
ing in Lebanon and Lancaster coun
ties.
Samuel Dant, one of the uie.ll accus
ed of robbing and assaulting Henry
Cockley, having served two prison
terms, was sentenced by the Cumber
land county court to thirty years im
prisonment.
Falling while he had a long tin pea
shooter in his mouth, William Strang,
of Elizabeth, Allegheny county, was
instantly killed. The tube was forced
up through the roof of his mouth and
penetrated his brain.
Frank Masterson, of Philadelphia,
was struck by a bullet while playing
a round a bonfire and is in a critical
condition. It is not known whether
the bullet was in the fire and exploded
or whether it was fired at the boy.
News from Pittsburg to the effect
that Ferdinand Muleft is in a serious
condition as the result of a pole rush
at Washington, and J«fferson college
may have the effect of doing away
with that dangerous practice. Substi
tutes for the pole fight are now being
discussed.
Lulu Thies, an actress, is suing the
Pennsylvania Railroad company be
eausu her trunk was lost when she was
going to give a performance at Latrobe
last Mareh and she was not able to
show her skill.
Elmer Batclilor, ot Lawrenceville, |
Tioga county, while looking down the j
muzzle of a revolver inadvertently j
pulled the trigger and died shortly aft- 1
erwariL The lad had a boyish passion }
for firearms and although he hail been j
forbidden to own them, with a com- j
panion ho secured the weapon which j
caused his death. He was 11 years of |
age.
State Superintendent of Pnblic In
struction N. C. Schaoffer, in au address
before the school directors of Dauphin
county, pleaded for more money from
the State for public schools. He said
that in Pennsylvania about one-quart
er of the State revenues is set apart
for the advancement of elementary
education while in Indiana one-lialf is
given.
Rev. Bazil Zacerkowney, locked out
of St. Michael's Greek Catholic church
on account of a split in his congrega
tion. started to hold funeral services
on the veranda of the edifice over the
body of a little girl of his congrega
tion. He was under the guard of two
deputies and a detail of the State pol
ice. The officers would not break open
the doors because they hail no order
from the courts but the place was
opened before the services were finish
ed and they were ended inside. This ;
occurred in Butler.
Fifty-three gangeing stations are 1
measuring the water iu the principal :
streams in Pennsylvania two and three ;
times a day, under the direction of
the state water supply commission.
Information gathered at eleven stations
outside the commonwealth and data
covering the behaviour of all the large
streams in the state is 011 file at the
capitol.
Having been attacked by an Italian,
from whom she broke away, when the
fellow started to race her, Mrs. A. R.
Fleeger, of Butler, turned on him,
knocked him down, and escaped. As a
result she has received a letter threat
ening her life foi her attack. Fleogei
recognized the man as the leader of a
band that is alleged to have persecuted
her husband, a former station agent at
Pardoe, Mercer county. Fleeger died
in February 1007 from a gunshot
wound supposed to have been self-in
flicted. but in the letter received by
his wife,the writer says that the Black
Hand is responsible for the man's
death.
Most lames F. W. Howe.C. G. Cloud,
A. C. Amesbury, John M. (ribbons,
A. W. Blecher, Edward Pnrpur, John
Jacobs and Elmer Peters spent Tues-
WRITS 10
REVIVE CLAIMS
Sheriff D. C. Williams 011 Saturday
practically completed the work of per
sonally serving writs of Seiri Facias
sur municipal claim on the owners or
reputed owners of properties bounding
or'abutting on Mill street who have
not as yet settled with the borough for
paving and curbing. The sheriff had
forty-two writs to serve. In all but a
couple of instances he found the "own
ers or reputed" owners of property
represented by the writs, in town or
within easy reach.
Some of the property owners have
paid their assessed share of the cost of
paving and curbing but as indicated
by the above in a large number of in
stances municipal claims have been
filed against properties. The issuing
of the writs is a very essential pro
cedure to revive the claims, which ex
pire in 1010.
The borough of Danville 011 Novem
ber 39,1005, filed its claim in the court
of common pleas of Montour county
for the sum with interest thereon from
November 20, 1005, for the property
owner's legally assessed portion of
cost (including interest and penalty
on non payment) of paving with vitri
j tied brick and curbing with stone of
j that portion of Mill street from the
northern entrance to the river bridge
to the northern building line of Center
I street.
The writs served set down the en
tire cost and expense of the said pav
ing under the provisions of the law and
the borough ordinance, respectively,
as $33,553.81, the surface paved being
10,393 cubic yards at $3.17 per cubic
yard. The total cost of curbing is
$3141.30, there being 53351ineal feet
at 00 cents per foot. The total cost of
paving and curbing is given at $35,-
001.11.
The borough of Danville's share—
one-third of the total cost—is s)Ssl>4. -
To'£. The property owner's share—
two-thirds of tlie total cost—is $17130. -
41.
The aggregate price per liilcal foot
frontage for such ]>aving and
to each and every owner of property?
bounding or abuttitlg~oil the defcVgtisit'- 5
ed portion of Mill street is officially
computed to bo and is uniformly fixed
at $4.07 for each and every lineal foot.
For properties with a fifty-foot front
age, at $4.07 per lineal foot the amount
assessed is $303.50. To this is added
interest from June 8, 1005, to date of
filing claim, $5.60; also penalty for
lion payment, 5 jier cent, and attor
ney's commission, $10.17, bringing the
I total claim on fifty feet frontage up to
1 $310.30.
| The municipal claims as revived re
-1 main a lien against the properties and
j are good for five year longer.
BURIED SATURDAY
| Thirteen veterans of Goodrich post.
No. 33, G. A. H., of tliis city, 011 Sat
urday morning drove out to Ottawa, j
this county, to attend the funeral of
the late Howard James.
111 the party were: W. M. Heddens,
Jacob O. Miller. Jacob Sloop, George
Reilly, Robert Miller, D. 11. P. Childs,
Frank G. Blee,Samuel Lunger, H. M.
Yocum, Joseph L. Shannon, Henry
Kramer, Wesley DeShay and Hiram
Weaver, the six last named acting as
pall bearers.
Services were held at 10 o'clock iu
the church at Ottawa. Interment was
made in the cemetery at Turbotville.
SLIPPED ON PAVING
A horse belonging to Barton James,
the Mooresburg merchant, fell on the
Mill street paving Saturday, causing a '
great deal of excitement.
There was plenty of help at hand 1
but it seemed impossible to get the i
horse to his feet. At every effort to
rise his fi ct slippt d anil he fell to the j
paving. Finally the animal gave up
altogtlier.
The occurrence took place near Miss I
Johnson's drug store. In a short time j
about a hundred people had gathered I
at the spot. Finally a blanket was !
spiead under the horse,which prevent- ;
ed slipping and enabled him to regain j
its feet.
DEATH OF YOUNG MAN
Blaine James Millard, died ar the
home of his parents, Walnut street, at
13:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon fol
lowing a siege of illness covering one
year.
Tin deceased was aged twenty-five
years and is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Millard, one broth
er, Wilbur and sister, Miss Alice.
The funeral will be held on Satur
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment
will be made in Odd Fellows' ceme
tery.
The deceased was a worthy and este
emed young man. He bore his long
suffering with patience and fortitude.
Twenty-seven rabbits and some quail
wore bagged 011 a hunting trip of the
Ladies' Rod and Gun club at Lippin
cott, near Waynesburg.
PANVILLE->PA., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 1909
CALHOUN'S BANO 1
IS ENGAGED
111 the matter of music, if in 110 oth- j
er respect, the Mummers' parade 011 j
New Year's promises to surpass every j
other demonstration of its kind held j
in Danville. Unless all plans go wrong |
there will be 110 less than fivo bands '
in line.
At the previous meeting negotiations
were closed with the Catawissa baud
and it was settled that we will have
that splendid organization with us ou
Now Year's. At a meeting of the Mum
mers' association held at the Baldy
house last evening a communication
was read from W. 11. Calhoun, man
ager of the Northumberland band, in
which the receipt of a letter from the
Mummers' association was acknowl
edge,and assurance wasgiven that the
hand will accept the terms and will j
j come to Danville on New Year's auil
1 participate in the demonstration. Cal
j houu's hand is one of the leading
j musical organizations in this section
of the State. Its splendid performances
I in this city 011 the occasion of the Six- 1
j County Firemen's convention last June
j will bo recalled with pleasure by ev
j cry lover of music. In his commuuica
-1 ion Mr. Calhoun assured the ninni
! mors' association that the band would
j come "in its usual good style aud
| would labor with the single purpose
of making the Mummers' parade a suc
j cess.''
Secretary A. C. Roat reported that
the Berwick hand, Bloomsburg baud,
and the Washington drum corps of
this city, although invited, had not as
| yet been heard from.
| J. G. Voris, chairman of the finance
j committee, reported that 110 soliciting
' had as yet been done, but that the
I committee wonld begin work this
j morning. The Mummers' parade this
I year is being planned ou a gigantic
I scale and a sum of money considerably
I larger than was subscribed last year
j will bo needed. Mr. Voris stated that,
judging from the interest and r al en
thusiasm manifest'*! among tie- peo
ple, he did not an+iCi'Jirftifl 111
obtaining all tjie funds nfoded.
At the meeting lasFiiignt it was ile- ;
I cideil to inaugurate a departure this
I year, doing away with small prizes in
: the form of articles—neckties, hand-
I kerchiefs, pocket knives and the liki— j
i contributed by merchants, which pre- i
j viously amounted to very little as in
ducements and only served to compli
j cato matters and entail unnecessary
! work. A number of tickets, carried
over from last year and pr viously,
'still remain in the hands of the As
sociation, as the persons drawing the
j prizes when they learned what the
j articles were did not deem it worth '
I while to call for them,
j Tho plan this year is to restrict the
1 prizes to one fifty dollar prize in gold,
| which will goto the leading feature, j
and to a first and second prize for each j
lof the other features of the parade.say \
the best float, tho best makeup for man
or woman, and so on. The first prize
will bo cash, the second, coal, flour or
the like. In all instances the prize will j
be something worth while.
The merchants, therefore this year j
are asked to contribute instead of j
articles in stock the equivalent in cash.
They may expect a visit froi.i the soli- I
citors at any dav.
"
HUSKED HIS CORN
Forty friends gathered at the home j
of N. O. Reichard, of R. F. 1). No. 3
Saturday afternoon and busked his
corn. Mr. Reichard has b. ■ n ill for
the past three weeks, aid tho kiud
nesses of his neighbors is greatly ap- j
preciated by him.
In the party were: K. J. Beyer, j
Davis M. Steffen, Walter Steifen, Al
bert Steffen, Sam Lobach, Wm. Lo- '
bach, Jr., John Heilman, S. J. Ump- I
stead, J. H. Uinpstead, .J. W. Anile, j .
D. W. Aiule, H. ,T. And . John Hi nd- 1
ersliot, Charles Hondo: r, Oliver
Dildine, 11. ,T. Bair, \< titer Shultz,
Clarence J. Shultz, Bnaara Shultz,
W illhelm Shultz,Robe -hnltz Thorn- j (
as Bradley, Chester Sh* 11, W. B. Bill
hiiuo, Wilbur Billhinie, Frank MOM r, ,
C. T. Balliet, T. J. Bet z, George Betz,
\\. P. Moore, Wm. Dav is, Thomas
Tanner, Horace Geiser.W. B. Mericle,
Cyrus Riechard, Wellington Riecliard, j j
David Tanner, William Dodson, Shu- (
man Ande, Edwin Lobach.
An Eclipse of the Moon.
There will be a total eclipse of the j
moon generally throughout the United | :
States on the night of Friday, Noveut- j '
ber Srttli, or the mo ' of November 1
37th, as the eclipse dm s nor begin un- i '
til after midnight. The moon will en- 1 '
tor the earth's shadow from the south- ; '
west at 3:11 a. m.and totality will j•'
begin at 3:14. The total eclipse will
last until 4 :3fi, with the middle of tho j i
eclipse at 6:38 and the eclipse is over. !
With one blast a solid piece of slate
thirty-six feet long, eleven feet thick ]
and thirteen feet wide, was released 1 j
in the Highway Slate company's quar-1 112
ry at Slatedalo ' '
SYSTEM OF
I FIRE WARDENS;
j The appointments under the act pass
| ed at the last legislature to create a
j system of lire wardens to preserve the
| forests of the Commonwealth have now
all been made.
The fire wardens appointed in Mon
tour county are as follows: Anthony
i township, U. Meyers Bitler; Cooper
township,Alonzo Mauser; Derry town
ship, H. C. Risliel; Liberty township,
; Charles H. Diohl; Limestone town
ship, T. J. Derr; Mayberry township,
William K. Biid; Mahoning township,
Hurley Baylor; Valley township, Bay- I
mornl Pursel; West Hemlock townshi]), j
H. C. Sandol; Wasliingtouville,George
' Tloltlern; Danville, .T. 11. Woodside.
The lire wardens are appointed by
the Commissioner of Forestry, who is j
the chief lire warden of the Common- ;
wealth. Together with his deputy j
chief fire warden lie has immediate
supervision and control of the whole ;
system of tire wardens.
MUST WEAR BADGE
Every district fire warden and every |
assistant warden must procure at his
own expense and wear anil be knowu
by an appropriate badge of authority,
to be approved by the commissioner of j
forestry, which shall be produced and
shown on alt proper occasions, when
demanded.
The district fire warden may ap- ]
point by and with the consent of the j
commissioner of forestry, a suitable j
person to be known as assistant fire J
warden. The district fire wardens shall
receive as compensation cents p< 1 r i
hour and their actual necessary ex
penses incurred; the assistants shall;
receive JO cents per hour ami theneces- i
sary expenses incurred in the actual j
performance of their duty. The fire 1
warden lias the authority to employ j
such other persons as in his judgment
may be neoeassary to render assistance 1
in extinguishing fire. When it shall ;
not otherwise bo possible for him to i
secure a sufficient number of persons j
, in extinguishing fire, ho is
giTOx The pewtjUwifT authority tooorn- j
of ;md tMremU*-
ing or assistance by, persons under a
' penalty provided. The persons so em- I
ployed or compelled to assist the ward- J
en shall recieve a compensation of 15 (
1 cents per hour.
1 Whenever fire is discovered in or ap- !
preaching woodlots, forests, or wild j
lands whether the same be owned by |
individuals, corporations, or by the j
Commonwealth, it shall be the duty j
of the fire warden immediately to take
such measures as are necessary for the
extinguishment of the fire.
MAY PATROL REGIONS
During the months of April and May j
and the period from September 15 to ;
November 15th, each year, in order to
prevent fire and provide for its im- I
mediate suppression, the lire wardens j
may, in the discretion of the commis- ;
sioner of forestry, be required to keep j
daily patrol in the regions under their
care,known to be esjiecially hazardous
or subject to outbreak of fire.
MAY MAKE ARRESTS
Fire wardens have tlie same powers
as constables and other peace officers
and may arrest on view without first
procuring a warrant therefor,any per
sons detected in the act of committing
an offence against the laws enacted
for the protection of forests,woodlots,
timber or wildlands.
DEATH OF MRS TREAS.
Mrs. Winifred Treas, an aged and
esteemed resident of the third ward,
died at her home, North Mill street,
at li o'clock last evening following the
illness of one year.
The deceased was a native of Ire- i
land. She came to this country when i
young and spent at least fifty years of |
her life in Danville.
She was the wi low of Peter Treas, |
who died twenty years ago. She is sur- I
vived by one sou, Peter Treas, of this !
city, and six daughters, as follows: !
Mary < Mrs. John Hickey) Winifred i
(Mrs. Edward Grady) of Johnstown: i
Lydia (Mrs. Patrick Finley) Miss I <
Margaret Treas, Celia (Mrs. Michael
Re illy) of Danville, and Annie (Sister i
Plaeida) of St. Charles Seminary,
Ovorbrook.
,
Committed to Jail.
Benjamin Friely, of this city, was '
ain sted by Chief Mincemoyer yester- <
day morning on a warrant sworn out i
by Ellen Fultz, East Mahoning street. '
lb- was arraigned before Justice Dal- .
ton, bv whom'he was held for court.l
In default of bail he was committed to 1
jail.
The defendant was released from '
jail last evening.
Foot Ball on Saturday. 1
Danvillo is scheduled to play the i
Bloomsburg high school foot ball|team I
in this city Saturday afternoon. The 1
game wilj bo played at athleticjpark. I
The boys expect a goodjfust'game. >
THE SECOND
WARD SCHOOLS
The epidemic of diphtheria and scar
let fever in the second ward is rapidly
dying out, according to report, not a
single new case, having developed
within several days past.
The schools, which were ordered
closed by the board of health for a
period of twenty-one days,will reopen
next Monday, at the expiration of the
quarantine period. While some of the
pupils, of course,have been negligent,
others are making very good use of the !
time while the schools are closed and ;
| their standing in the end, it is believ- j
! ed, will not be affected by the loss of j
! time. The course of the directors in j
I permitting the pupils to remove the
text books to their homes after fitting- i
at ion, although it may render a second j
' disinfection necessary, seems every |
| where approved by the patrons of the j
schools.
| The question of whether or not the :
teachers be paid for the time the \
| schools are closed at the last meeting !
|of the directors, it will be recalled, i
I was made contingent, upon the fact j
| that the teachers bring their schools '
up to the standard. To aid teachers
, and pupils alike in making up lost |
| time and overcoming all the disad- \
j vantages of closing, the schools of the [
second ward will probably be reopen- i
I ed on Friday following Thanksgiving j
and may also be in session between
| Christmas and New Year.
THE RULES OBEYED.
I The board of health has had uo diffi
! culty unenforcing the rules of quar- '
' antine in the second ward since the
closing of the schools. There seems to j
be a full co-operation between the i
! members of the infected households
i and the health authorities. In justice
to the people of the ward it should be j
stated that as soon as it became ttppar
| out that drastic measures were neces
sary all elasses showed a willingness ,
ito aid in stamping out the two dis
' eases.
SURFACE WATER
HEAVY FACTOR
Pursuant to the action of council '
! taken at it last meeting Borough Stir
j veyor G. F. Reefer yesterday began
the survey of the canal for the purpose
of determining to what extent the sur- ;
! face water will interfere with the fill -
| ing up of the canal and how drainage 1
| mav be provided for; also to estimate
j the total cost that would be entailed
I in getting rid of the canal in the man
] tier proposed.
If feasible,tin snifae ■ water will be
; carried over to Blizzard's run. If this
j is impracticable the canal can not be j
| filled up without being piped or pro
I vision being made for drainage in i
some other way, the cost of abating
| the nuisance thereby being greatly 1
j augmented.
An estimate based on Mr. Reefer's
j survey is expected to show the cost of
carrying the surface water over to j
Blizzard's run, as 11 as the cost of :
filling up the canal L, 'ween Church
street and the aqueduct, a section of
the old waterway inconvenient to the
Structural Tubing works, Stove works, j
Brake Beam plant and other industries j
in the upper part of town that have (
volunteered to assist ii. getting rid of ,
the canal.
The D. L. & W. Railroad cy ipany i
I has indicated its willingness ti con- j
| tribute financially toward the filling I
uj) of the canal and it has asked the !
I borough what proposition it has to j
make. In order that council may act !
intelligently in the premises it litis ;
been deemed necessary to arrive at ait ;
approximation of the whole cost, j
Hence, the necessity of a survey and ;
tin estimate.
HUNTS SON'S GRAVE
Bent on a most perilous journey of !
thousands of miles, Mrs. A. C. Milli- i
ken, widow of tlio millionaire steel
and paint ore magnate, left Pottsville i
this week for the heart of the wilds ;
of Venezuela in an effort to find the
grave of her sou Dr. Joshua Rhodes )
Milliken, a graduate of the University <
of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Milliken died of the "black fev- i
er" and was buried on April 11108, I
iu the jungle through which an ex- j ,
ploring expedition, with which he had ; ,
attached himeslf, was passing. I ,
Mrs. Milliken's first stop will bo at j
Trinidad and then she will pass up the ! .
Orinoco river into the interior of Ven- \ \
eznela. She will be the first, white j .
woman ever to make such a trip. If (
she succeeds in finding the grave of j .
her son she will arrango to bring his ,
body to Pottsville for burial. South i (
America laws will not permit removal . ,
before 1913.
In the lower grades of the Philadel- i
pliia public schools the course in j I
arithmetic is to be simplified. Com- I t
pound partnership and proportion are ! I
to be dropped. More attention may be j I
given to counting and less to abstract J i
reasoning. I l
ENGINEER COLLINS I
SENDS DRAWINGS
A formidable roll of documents about |
the size of and resembling a base ball !
bat arrived at city ball via Adams Ex- j
press yesterday morning. This odd- j
shaped packet lias cost the borough j
within a trifle of one-thousand dollars j
ami relates directly to an additional i
and much larger expenditure that will
in all probability fall to our portion |
in a few years' time.
The roll of documents, which have I
| nut been opened, is from Charles K.
; Collins, civil and hydraulic engineer,
| who late in tile summer completed the
i survey relating to the purification of
I sewage as required by the State de
' partment of health. The blue and
i black prints enclosed comprise com
| plete drawings of the sewer system
I and the sewage disposal plant.
AS TO THE COST
The drawings together with the
j estimate of the cost of additional sew
j ers and the sewage disposal plant will
be taken up by council at its next
; meeting, Friday night,
j Just what spot has been selected by
tho engineer for the disposal plant is
j a matter of conjecture with the pnb
i lie. The geueral impression seems to
! Vie that it will be located below town
in a field, just this side of the creek's
j mouth, but nothing definite will be
| known on the subject until the plans
: are made public.
' Engineer Collins was awarded the
i contract for $1)50. To be exact, there
fore, this is what the borough pays for
| the big roll of blue and black prints,
the estimate,&e., received at City hall
• yesterday. Tho estimated cost of the
! improvement itself; that is the sewer
system and the sewage disposal plant,
as well as other data connected with
; tlie survey, will not be made known
until the meeting of council. The cost,
however, is one of the points that af
fect the tax payers the most vitally
and alone is sufficient to invest the
next meeting of council with unusual
interest.
Many persons have seemingly figur-
I ed extravagantly on the cost of the
i sewage disposal plant estimating the
! outlay required at $125,000 or upward.
How nearly such persons are correct
remains to be seen. It is known that
| the survey embraced many miles of
: additional sewers to provide not only
for build-up portions but also for pos
sible expansion of the town in years
to come.
An effort will be made to have Mr.
Collins present at the meeting Friday
uiglit, in order that he may give in
formation on certain points relating ]
to the matter in hand that may not lie
1 clear to the couneilmen.
ATTENDED THE FUNERAL
A. L. Yoris, Seth Lornier and w ;'
and Daniel Gray Yoris, of this city,
j attended the Inner. l of William P.
Yoris at Williams - orf 011 Saturday
i Tho funeral was held from flu- h. n.
| of Mrs. W. \V. Gray, daughter of ;!:•
deceased, No. ."its North Grier strict,
at 2p. 111. The services were conduet-
I eil by the Rov. Herbert Ure, pastor of
I tho church of the Covenant. The pall j
• bearers were Alfred Yoris, Setli C. j
j Lornier, Daniel Gray Yoris and Wil-
i liam IT oris. Interment was made in
1 the East Wildwood cemetery.
CHICKEN THIEVES
i Chicken thieves are operating in tin
i second ward. Oil Friday night they j
I entered the premises of Jacob Horn- |
i berger, Cooper street, and stole five
! fine fowls.
The chicken house was locked but
; the thieves drew the staple, after
: which all was easy. Mr. Hornberger
has been visited by thieves in the past j
and has sutleii 1 the loss of not only j
chickens but also other things of !
value. Several residents are on the
lookout for the thieves, who one of ,
these days t"°v »»ieet with a warm re- !
ception.
PRIEST'S SUDDEN DEATH
WILKEB-BARRE, Pa., Nov. IT.
lit. Rev. Monsiguor McAudrew,
pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church,
this city, and one of the best known
priests in Northeastern Pennsylvania,
died suddenly at the parochial resi
dence shortly before noon of heart dis- !
ease.
He had been in ill health for over a j
year and two weeks ago had to take to j
his bed. This morning, however, he i
was iu good spirits and in conversa
tion with a member of fiis household
said he thought he would soon be
strong again and able to resume his
duties. While conversing ho was seiz
ed with a fainting spell and before the
arrival of a physician passed away.
Twenty residents of Washington
have filed exceptions"to the report of
the receiver of the Gardner Converti
ble Steam and Gas Engine company,
F. M. Gardner. They assert that the ,
administration of the property has ,
been wasteful. . 1
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
MEETING IS
| WELL ATTENDED
! The first regular meeting of the Par
! ent-Teacher Association of Danville
j was helil iu the high school room last
I night. There was a large attendance.
| The meeting was called to order by
the president, Mrs. I. H. Jennings.
The minutes of the previous meeting
1 were read by the secretary, Mrs. West.
| The minutes were approved, after
1 which Dr. George E. Stock was in
j troduced.
! Dr. Stock's lecture on "Diphtheria
and Scarlet Fever" was an interesting
featuie. The subject proved timely
and was handed skilfully, much useful
j information being imparted.
After paying a tribute to Dr. Dixon,
who lie declared is one of the greatest
scientists of his time, Dr. Stock en
i larged upon the work being accom
plished by the State department of
health. Race homicide, the speaker
I declared, is worse than race suicide.
Theodore Roosevelt was quoted iu his
famous saying that "the public health
is a nation's greatest asset. "
The speaker dwelt upon the rules
and regulations laid down by the State
; department of health for observance in
j cases of diphtheria and scarlet, fever.
| As to scarlet fever, which he pro
nounced one of the most contagious
diseases known,he said no germ has as
i yet been discovered. Diphtheria and
! scarlet fever have some points iu com
mon and it is a fact that an outbreak
of one does not occur unless the other
I prevails to some extent in the same
locality.
Dr. Stock illustrated his subject by
colored plates. He showed well defin
ed casse of diphtheria and follicular
, tonsilitis, one of which is sometimes
taken for the other. To account for
the outbreak in Danville he advanced
the theory that a child infected with
! diphtheria but supposed to have tonsi
litis, was permitted to attend school
and use the common drinking cup.
The colored plates were also used to
I show the appearance of the thrijat in
scarlet fever; also to illustrate the
manufacture of antitoxin,which is in
strumental to such a marked degree in
| reducing the death rate in diphtheria.
' Antitoxin in plain terms is simply
the serum of horse blood. The colored
plates also showed the stables that
! figure in the manufacture of anitoxin,
illustrating the cleanliness maintained
j and caution exercised both in the care
! of the horse and the handling of tho
' antitoxin. No precaution is omitted
that would aid in making it impossible
for foreign matter of any kind to get
into the antitoxin, thereby producing
deleterious effects in the person on
which it is n«e 1.
At the con his address Dr.
Stock was tendered a vote of thanks.
In order that the executive commit
tee might he enlarged, Mrs. West,who
had been elected secretary and treasur
er, tendered her re-i nation as treasur
er and in her st ,i d ,T. Newton Pursel
was chosen to that office. As corre-
I spending secretary Mrs. L. A. Green
leaf was elected.
The next meeting will be hel.l on
| the third Tuesday in January.
CENSUS OFFICE
Census Supervisor Apple, of Sun
j bury, in charge of the district, coui
prising the counties of Montour, Col
umbia, Sullivan anil Northumberland,
I lias secured offices in the First Nat ion -
jal Bank building, Sunbury, and is
I busy completing tho preliminary ar
i rangeiuents for making the official
i count.
The blanks and other supplies have
; been received from Washington, but
1 as yet none of the enumerators have
: been appointed. Hundreds of applica
i t ions have been received and placed
on file. The four counties have been
divided into one hundr 1 and twenty
! census districts.
CHANGE IN WEATHER
The delightful Indian summer this
' year.almost unprecedented in its mild
| ness and duration, suddenly tenuinat
: ed yesterday.
The weather became cooler on Tues
-1 day. Yesterday morning mercury -tood
at ."it» degrees. The atmosphere was
most salubrious and br.-icingduring the
I early hours, but as noon approa died it
I became unpleasant iu the extreme. A
I raw west v ind chilled j. 'de.-rrians uid
| sent the dead leaves whirling ai every
! direction. By noon mercury had fell
en to 4:i degrees; by !! p. m., to ;() de
grees, while slight 11 iirri, ... «>f -now ap
peared as additional reminders that
winter is about to step upon the ftrcua.
The change in temperature was pre
ceded early yesterday morning by a
dash of rain, which was not without
beneficial effects, although it did not
replenish the failing water sources.
No Services Friday.
The morning and ev. ning services
on Friday at Christ church will bo
omitted this week.Choir rehearsal will
be held Friday evening at 7 :30.