VOL. S(S—NO 1
ITEMS CONDENSED.
A wife and ten children are left by
Patrick Walsh, who died at Gilberton
as the result of injuries received in a
dynamite explosion.
Only architects in Allegheny county
can compete in drawing up plans for
the new $1,250,000 courthouse annex
that is proposed for Pittsburg.
The first convent of the Passionist
order of Catholic sisters will be est
ablished in the Pittsburg diocese at
Mt. Oliver. The community is from
Italy.
Twenty houses were damaged as the
result of a mine cave-in at Scranton
recently. No buildings collapsed but
doors, windows and plaster show the
results of the settling.
Mrs. Ida Douey, aged 24, a widow,
got a verdict for $1,341 in the Lehigh
county court against Charles Schultz J
for alleged failure to marry after lie j
had popped the question and had been
accepted. She asked for $5,000 and .
said to the court that she knew in her
heart when she accepted Schultz that
he never could be equal to her dead
husband.
Because his leg had been so badly
shot by an exploding gun that it after
wards had to bo amputated, Ernest
Patton, aged IS, of Franklin, is alleg
ed to have tried to reach his weapon
to kill himself. From where he fell he
could not get. the gun. A companion
ran for help, as they were on a hunt
ing trip,and it was nearly an hour be- j
fore aid arrived. |
Wrapping his arms about a project- j
ing beam when he was being whirled j
around a flv wheel and was about to ■
be crushed to death in a set of cogs at j
a flour mill in MahauoyCity, William
Hill was stripped almost clean of his
clothing but escaped with a few i
bruises. His clothes had become en- j
tangled in the machinery while he was J
making repairs.
Figures recently compiled by the j
bureau of vital statistics at Harrisliurg ]
show that (>54 persons met [death from
consumption in the month of October, j
This is seventy-two more deaths than j
in the preceding month and a damper
is put on tho excellent record that has j
been maintained in the light against
this disease last year.
Some New Castle ministers discuss
ed the high cost of living from their
pulpits Sunday.
Numbers of English pheasants are
being kept alive by the farmers of
Pike and other counties and are be
coming tame enough to be fed with
the farmyard fowls.
Fifteen feet of snow blockade the
country roads in some districrts near
Butler. The rural districts are isolat
ed from the city except where there
are trolley and steam road connec
tions.
With his hands, feet and other paits
of his body frozen, Michael O'Brien, j
an aged recluse, was found dead in a j
shanty near New Castle Junction. He j
had lived there for many years and I
supported himself by doing odd jobs j
in the summer. Little was known con- j
cerniug him.
Oscar Engle, aged 14, and his broth- |
er Ernest, aged !>, of near Irwin, are
missing from their home, and it is
feared that they have perished iu the
snow. The lads are said to have been
playing truant from school for twenty
days, unknown to their parents.
Two new witnesses have been sub
poenaed for the commonwealth in the
trial of Joseph M. Huston, architect
of the State capitol, which begins in
Dauphin county today. The men are
said to bo identified with the furnit
ure business and to know something
of the relations between Huston and
John H. Sanderson, the contractor.
Almost on tho verge of death, his
body frozen stiff, Cliarlos Shaw, au
old Patton miner, was found by two
men ou their way to work at a colli
ery. He was taken care of and later
removed to his homo. He had left his
home about 3 o'clock in the morning
for work so that he could quit early
and his weakened condition would not
let. him rise again after he had fallen
ou the ice.
"Guilty of murder in the second
degree" is the verdict rendered at
Brookville, Jefferson county, iu the
trial of William Jones,accused of mur
dering his wife 011 August 6, 1908.
Mrs. Minnie Kuuselman, aged 17, the
man's daughter, was the witness who
convicted him. She kept the secret of
the alleged murder for a year because
she said her father threatened her
with death if she confessed what she
knew. The case consumed nearly all
last week. A new trial will be asked
for today.
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The Pittsburg and Lake Erie is said
to be contemplating the building of a
connecting link between Conuellsville
Terminal and the Wabash, iu Cumber
land. Shops will be located in Con
uellsville.
GETTING READY
FOR PAVING
The occurrence .of high water Fri
day precipitated an animated discis
sion in council Friday night relative to
the capacity of the Church street cul
vert and the subject of surface drain
■ age in general.
I Mr. Cleaver brought up the matter
by calling attention to the flooded con
; dition of the borough in tho vicinity
of tho Stove works Friday afternoon
and said that the view is held by some
that the borough is responsible, it be
ing alleged that the culvert under
Church street is partially choked up.
Tho relatively small pipes laid under
the culvert in tho canal by the I). L.
& W. Railroad company are also held
responsible for flooded conditions. The
matter was discussed at considerable
length, practically all the members
participating.
Street Commissioner P. J. Keefer
explained that tho Church street cul
vert was built when tho canal was a
factor in carrying off the water. Since
the culverts have been constructed in
the canal and it carries off relatively
only a small volume of water the
Church street culvert is inadequate to
prevent flooding. The fact is, lie stat
ed, that a larger culvert should be con
structed at Church street.
Council Friday night did not see its
way clear to take action looking to an
enlargement of the Church street and
other culverts to meet the changed
conditions. In order to ascertain
whether or not the borough is respon- 1
siblo iu the premises, on motion of Mr.
Deutsch it was ordered that the mat- j
ter be referred to the committee 011
streets and bridges for investigation.
011 motion of Mr. Everliart it was i
ordered that a communication receiv
ed from the board of health relative
to the collection of milk license be re- !
ferred to the committee 011 law to act
iu conjunction with the borough soli- |
citor.
The following members were pres
ent: Schatz, Finnigan, Cleaver, Pur
sel, Everliart, Deutsch. Marshall. Cur
ry, Yon Blohn and lies.
Mr. Cleaver reported that the bor- I
ough surveyor hue bogxiti wnrt nn f.lto
plans and specifications for paving on
East Market street.
On motion the matter of printing
the borough statement was left in the
hands of the printing committee.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Friendship Fire Co $ 36.62
People's Coal Yard 275.73
Regular employes 161.40
Washington Fire Co 1.10
Labor iu Light Dep't 25.50
U. S. Express Co .93
Walker & Kepler.. 25.46!
Danville F'd'y. & Machine Co. 13.83 I
Atlantic Refining Co 1.20
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Wallace A. Hoover 8 3.05
People's Coal Yard 10.70!
Washington Fire Co 75
Borough employes 117.50 .
Charles E. Voris, (com.) 73.67 j
Labor and Hauling 41.08 |
CARNATION LEAGUE
In honor of the memory of President I
William McKinley, the 68th anniver
sary of whose birth falls 011 Saturday,
January 29, members of"The Carna- \
tion League of America"in this city j
will display on that occasion the j
martyred executive's flower. A re- |
minder of this annual tribute to the |
distinguished son of Ohio, which has j
become nation wide,has been sent out
by General Robert P. Kennedy, of
Bellefontaine, 0., founder of the j
league.
This league is unique in that it has .
110 officers and its members pay no I
dues. Any citizen of the United States ,
is admitted to membership simply by i
wearing a carnation ou his coat lapel
on January 29.
Iu his letters to members, General
Kennedy says: "Lot us, for one day,
at least, pay tribute to this one whose
life was in fullest measure,an example
which can well be followed by the
coming generations."
D. L. & V/. TO EXTEND
At a recent meeting of the directors
of 1110 Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western and the Pennsylvania rail
roads, the D. L.and W. was granted
| the privilege of crossing the tracks of
1 the Pennsylvania at the eastern ex
tremity of the new classification yards
at Northumberland to the west branch
of the Susquehanna. Also tho right to
extend its track on the ground owned
by tho Pennsylvania and lying be
tween its tracks and the [river's edge,
for a distance of five miles. Between
this point and Win field the company
intends to erect a ten-span steel bridge.
The object of this extension is to make
connection at Winfield with the Phil
adelphia and Reading railroad. The
plan will bo put into execution as soon
as the weather conditions will permit.
DANVILLE- }PA., THURSDAY. JANUARY 27, 1910
SAMUEL MILLS FOR
OVERSEER OF POOR
The Republican primaries in the four
wards of the borough of Danville and
in Mahoning township were held Fri
day eve between 7 and 8 o'clock. The
borough and district conventions will
be held this evening in the grand jury
room in the courthouse.
At Friday evening's voting Samuel
j Mills was ensured of the Republican
1 nomination for overseer of the poor,
i The delegates in the first, third and
| fourth wards being instructed for him.
| The second ward and Mahoning town
' ship were loft uninstructed for over-
I seer of the poor. For the ottico of bor- j
ongh auditor the only ward to instruct j
i its delegates was the first, where Geo.
I Youngman was the choice.
Tho Republican nominees for council i
I are as follows: W. E. Gosh, Joseph 11. j
j Weidman, Clarence Price and David I
, Roderick.
| The results in detail from the five
districts are as follows:
FIRST WARD.
| The primary in the first ward result- '
jed in the choice of T. W. Bedea and
j Geo. R. Sechler as delegates to the
borough and district convention ; they
| were instructed for Samuel Mills for
overseer of the poor and for George
j Youngman for auditor. The following
j nominations were made: Council fori
3 years, W. IC. Gosh; school director,
i for 3 years, Wni. A. Sechler; school
director ''or one year, W. L. Sidler;
judge of election, Wm. V. Oglesby;
inspector, Frank A. Brown; assessor,
Joseph L. Frame.
SECOND WARD.
In tho second ward William lies and
Wm. 11. Bnrus were chosen delegates
to the borough and district conven
tion ; they were uninstructed for over
seer of the poor and borough auditor;
council for 3 v -ars, Joseph H. Weid
man; school director.W. Haydn Wood
side ; judge of election, Harry A. |
Slack; inspector. Bonneville Johnson;
assessor, Harry E. Seidel, constable, j
Wm. L. Jones.
THIRD WARD.
In the third ward Edward V. Stroh j
ana .lames rosrer were enosen dele- !
gates to the borough and district con- |
vention, and instructed for Samuel j
Mills for overseer of the jwor; they j
were uninstructed for borough audit-1
or. Council, Clarence Price; school di- I
rector, Alex H. Grone; judge of elec- !
tiou, George Stickle; inspector, John
L. Jones; assessor, John Wallize.
FOURTH WARD.
In the fourth ward William Jenkins
and Charles Hcmuierly were elected
delegates to the borough and district j
convention; they were instructed for j
Samuel Mills for overseer of the poor 1
and uninstructed for borough auditor;
coucnil. David Roderick; school di-!
lector, William 11. Orth: judge of elec
tion, Henry T. Mann; inspector, John
Mitchell; assessor. John Jenkins; con- 1
stable, George Nead, the Democratic !
nominee was endorsed.
MAHONING TOWNSHIP
Iu Mahoning township M. P. Scott
and Harold Baylor were chosen dele- ,
gates to the district convention and j
were uninstructed for overseer of the
poor. The following nominations were |
made: supervisor, Alfred Diehl; tax j
receiver, E. L. White; school direct- i
ors, Harry G. Miller and Lloyd Bay- j
lor; judge of election, M. P. Scott;!
inspector, W. B. Ilauser; assessor,
Fred Diehl.
FOR CLERK-CARRIER
A United States civil service exami
nation will bo held on Saturday, Feb
ruary 12th, for the position of clerk
carrier, iu the post office of Danville.
I All persons who wish to take this ex
i amination should secure blanks and
; further information of R. B. Diehl,
| local secretary, at the post office.
Contrary from what might be infer- |
I red from the above no changes are in |
j sight among the clerks at the post i
j office. Even in the matter of snbstit- I
I utes it is learned the office is well sup- I
j plied.
FUNERAL OF MISS IRVIN
| The funeral of Miss Sarah Irvin,
I whose death occurred in Scranton on
j Monday, took place in this city yes
| terday afternoon. The body, accom
! pauied by Mrs. A. F. Yost and son of
! Scranton, arrived at this city on the j
I 12:51 D. L. & W. train and was taken :
directly to the Grove Presbyterian
| church, where services were conduct-
J ed by the Rev. James Wollaston Kirk,
j The pall bearers were: 'A. 11. Grone,
John A. Mowrey.'John H. Doster and
William Sechler. Interment was made
in Odd Fellows' cemetery.
Conventions Tonight.
The Democratic Borough and dis- 1
trict conventions will be held in the
grand jury room, court, house, at 7:30
o'clock, this evening, to nominate can
didates for overseer of the poor and
borough auditor.
MANY WITNESSES
WERLPINED
License court was held in this city
Friday, his Honor, Judge Evanß and
Associates Blee and Welliver being on
the bench. With two exceptions the
applications, representing the old
stands iu which the applicants held li
cense last year and previously, were
at once granted,on condition that they
j be found in proper form and that the
j law be fully complied with.
{ The applications of Joseph Hilkert
| and M. N. Houghton constituted the
two exceptions, which were at once
j taken up and which occupied the pro
; eeodings during the day.
Mr. Hilkert, who was an applicant for
i license at Mooresburg, was called to
| the stand. He has sold his farm about
| a mile from Mooresburg and has pur
| chased the hotel property. He explaili
ied why iu his opinion a hotel at
Mooresburg is a necessity, being the j
| only public house between Mausdale ;
and Milton.
Charles Middleton, tho former own
| er of the hotel, was the next witness.
He explained that a hotel at Moores
-1 burg is a public necessity and describ
ed to what extent, it has been patron
ized in the past.
There was 110 remonstrance against
the granting of liceuseat Mooresburg.
ONLY ONE CONTEST.
The only remonstrance 011 file was j
one opposing the granting of license at
the Exchange Hotel, Anthony town- j
ship—a very formidable paper signed !
by some B'J men and ?<) women. The i
remonstrance was represented by W. j
Kaso West. Hon. Grant Herring of
Sunbury and B. Frances McHenry, i
the woman attorney of Exchange,ap
peared lor M. N. Houghton, the up
plicaut.
MANY WITNESSES.
Fifteen witnesses were called by the !
applicant, the testimony occupying
the court until'noon. The first witness
was M. N. Houghton, the applicant.
He is 23 years of age and is married.
His present home is at Pino Summit,
Columbia county. The hotel property,
linnnun onnlloJ »«-
is owned by his father. Ho was told
that it is urged that application for
license is not made in good faith and
that othors will bo pecuniarily inter
ested in the conduct of the hotel Iu
reply he was emphatic that it is his
intention to occupy the house and
keep hotel in it. He has rented tho
hotel property for one year paying $25
per month. The lease was offered in
evidence.
" 'Squire" John W. Lore, of this |
city, formerly of Columbia county, j
where ho was justice of the peace for
many years, was called as a witness, j
He has known the applicant practical- j
ly all his'life and considers his char- j
acter "all right." 111 the opinion of
the witness Mr. Houghton is a fit per- j
sou to govern a hotel.
Harvey Houghton of Turbotville, |
uncle of tho applicant, with whom he j
lived for four years, was the next wit- |
uess. He gave M. N. Houghton a very |
good reputation.
Joseph Chamberlin and William
Fowler of Pine Summit, who have
known M. N. Houghton all his life,
testified to the same effect.
S. M. Williamson,butcher of Turbot
ville, said tho applicant was a person
of good moral character and explained
the necessity of having a hotel at Ex
change.
Albert Dewald, of Pine Summit,
speaking of the applicant said "his
character is about as good as you can
get it."
Bryan Denniii has known the stand
for fifteen years and is certain that
a hotel has been licensed at Exchange
for at least thirty-five years. A hotel
there is a public necessity. The near
est hotels on the main arteries of
traffic are at Washingtonville, Jersey
town, Turbotville and Muncy. The
I hotel at Exchange has received a lib
| eral patronage and the public would
j be discommoded should a license be
j refused.
j Thomas Sherrin, store keeper at Ex
change, was called. A largo number
| of people come to the village to trade
and to transact business at the bank,
and to accommodate these in the op
inion of witness a hotel is a necessity.
Isaac Acor, justice of the peace and
school teacher, caused a mild sensa
tion by averring that ho had personal
knowledge of the fact that from ten to
a dozen of the men who signed the re
' monstrance did so under a misappre
-1 liension and are really of the opinion
that a hotel is a necessity at tho Ex
change. In reply to a question from
Mr. Herring tho witness named sever
al persons, signers of the remonstr
ance, who had expressed themselves to
him to the above effect. The witness
admitted that a sctioual fight is on
and that the people at Exchange had
mostly arrayed themselves on one side
or the other. A hotel at Exchange is a
necessity, he said. He himself has fre
quently noticed as many as a dozen
persons taking dinner at the hotel,
while in the stable were twelve to
fourteen horses. Strangers are very
! frequently entertained over night.
Thomas Fry, the village blacksmith,
was quite positive that a hotel is a
necessity at Exchange.
Andrew Smith of Danville, who
travels to Exchange once a week, was
of the opinion that a hotel there is
very necessary.
Thomas Welliver, who works in the
blacksmith shop at Exchange, has fre
quently observed ten to a dozen
vehicles at the hotel.
Ulysses Adams and Jacob Smith,
who live near Exchange, both gave
testimony tending to show that a hotel
is necessary at that place.
THE REMONSTRANTS.
Following the noon intermission the
witnesses for the remonstrance were
called and one hour and a half were
occupied with their testimony.
Thomas Denniu was the first wit
| ness. Citing the speech of the people
ho saiil the applicant is not a fit per
son to conduct a hotel.
The second witness called was Boyd
Stead, postmaster at Exchange. Ac-
I cording to the speech of the people,he
said, the reputation of the applicant
"is not very good and he is not a fit
person to be entrusted with a license. "
Among other witnesses called, who
testified to the above effect were Jos
eph Kuhns and John A. Ellis.
Harry Cox, the present landlord, de
scribed the satisfactory amount of
business done at the Exchange hotel.
Others who testified for the remons
trance were Dr. Lawrence of Turbot
ville, Amos Allied.-, constable of Anth
ony township, R. K. Mohr, Millard
Betz and W. 11. Dihline, of Exchange, !
A few of the witnesses went on record !
to the effect that a licensed house is
not needed, but that a house for the !
accommodation of tiie public run on
the temperance plan would fill a want ,
at Exchange.
Hon. Grant Herring addressed the
court in behalf of the applicant oc
eupying over half an hour. Ho was j
followed by W. Ka.se West for there- !
monstrance. ,
At 3 o'clock the witnesses were dis- |
missed. The application of Joseph Hil
kert for license at Mooresburg was I
granted. The application of M. N. 1
Houghton for license at Exchange, i
Judge Evans announced, will be dig-
A SENSATION.
The usual proceedings of license
court [were varied Friday with a
tilt between the court and the mem
bers of the bar, in which one of the
lay judges was accused of "prejudg
ing" a case.
The matter was brought up in tho
morning by Ralph Kisner, Esq., who!
in a verbal statement to the court ex- j
plained that lie had been retained as !
counsel by Mr. Houghton, applicant
for license at Exchange, but that he j
had withdrawn on being informed by '
Associate Welliver that the license j
"would not be granted." He ciiticis- j
ed this expression as a grave indiscre
tion.
Judge Evans remarked that it was !
wholly irregular to "prejudge" a case.
Ho explained, however, that he made i
the remark only in a general way.
Hon Grant Herring after his arriv- |
al learned of Mr. Kisner's accusation. I
Later in the day he took the matter I
up, declining togo on with the case j
until Judge Welliver had taken the j
stand and declared whether or not he !
had said that the license at Exchange
"would not be granted."
Mr. Welliver complied and under
oath protested that ho had no recol
lection of putting it in that way. He
had in his mind the weight of the re
monstrance, he said, and as lie recall
ed it his remark was to the effect that
the protest was of such a nature that
it could not be ignored—that its moral
force would be such that it would de
cide the issue, which of course would
imply that the license might not be
granted.
At Mr. Herring's request Mr. Kisner
was called to the stand, when he con
firmed Mr. Welliver as related to one
occasion, but adverted to another in
stance when he alleged the associate
judge remarked that the "license
would notbe granted."
A PARSONAGE
Dwelling No. 31 Ash street,has been
purchased of Mrs. J. J. Murray by the
congregations of St. John's church,
Mausdale, and St. James' church,
Ridgeville, constituting the Mausdale
Reformed charge, by which it will be
used as a parsonage.
The dwelling, which has a largo lot
with an abundance of fruit, will make
a central and a delightful homo for
the pastor administering to the two
churches. Rev. J. C. Staium, who at
present resides on Lower Mulberry
street, will move into the parsonage
about April Ist.
Body 2 Years in Creek.
After being in Brandywine creek for
two years,the body of Thomas Lynch,
a farmhand,who was drowned in lt>oß,
was found recently near West Chester.
A certain remoteness sometimes
strengthens friendship.
SCHOOL BOARD
JN SESSION
The school board held a regular meet
ing Monday eve. The members present
were: Orth, Sidler, Swarts, Burns,
Redding, Shultz, Pursel, Fischer,Gib
son, Heiss and Cole. Owing to the ab
sonco of Chairman Sechler Mr. Fisch
er was chosen president pro tern.
The subject of the epidemic prevail
ing, which is interfering with attend
ance at school, was discussed at length.
As a precaution, to prevent the spread
of disease, it was reported that the
drinking water used at each ot the
school buildings is being boiled.
At the suggestion of Mr. Burns, it
was ordered that gas bo placed in the
second ward school building as soon as
the ground will permit diggipg; also
that a gas stove bo installed in the
building for tho purpose of boiling
water, when needed, &o.
On motion of Mr. Pursel it was ord
ered that permission bo granted Bor
ough Superintendent Dieffenbacher to
attend the convention of borough and
city superintendents to be held at Har
risburg on Febuary Bth, 9th and 10th.
The subject of administering 'corpo
ral punishment was discussed. The
charge was made that the rule requir
ing teachers when they administer cor
poral punishment to report the mat
ter "at once" to the bonragh superin
tendent, is not lived up to in many
instances. The matter will be investi
gated.
The subject of holding one session
in the grades as well as in the high
school,when the weather is exceeding
ly unpleasant,was discussed at length.
The majority of the board seemed to
approve the idea of one session, but
fears were expressed that the rule, if
adopted, might be abused and coiise- |
quently no action was taken.
The following bills were approved '
for payment:
Frank Detwiller $ 1.25
P. A. Winters .(10
Chas. Mottern 1.25
Nellish & Byiield 141.00
A. Flunnagan & Co .. 7.04
Emery Shultz 5.20
ACTON WTRESPASS
An action in trespass is brought
against Montour county by Albert H. j
Deetei, of Mayberry township, tore- ■
cover damages for the value and perm- j
anent loss of the use of a horse through
the alleged negligence of the above de- '
fendaut.
The plaintiff sets forth that it is the ;
legal duty of the said defendant to
keep and maintain the river bridge in j
a safe and passable condition so that
the public at large may have five and
safe passage thereon at all times on
foot or with horses,teams and vehicles
of all kinds; that the said defendan\
its clear legal duty in such specific be
half wholly disregarding, did n>
entl> on November 11,1908, permit tie
surface of the fleur of the driveway to
become slippery and dangerous.
That on November 14, ISIOB, a horse
belonging to the plaintiff, while being
driven by the latter fell on the said
driveway of the river bridge near the
northern approach thereto, within the 1
county of Montour and was perman
ently injured and crippled, so as to be |
wholly and forever valueless and use
less for draught and all other ordinary
purposes.
The plaintiff avers that ho has been
injured and has sustained damago to
the amount of S4OO and that, there
fore, he brings suit.
A similar suit brought by Rnfus E.
Bird to recover for a horse that had to
be killed as the result of falling on the
driveway of the bridge last summer
was settled just prior to the last term
of court, Montour and Northumber
land counties jointly paying the plain
tiff two hundred and forty dollars as
a recompense for his loss.
That a second suit would so soon
follow was a fact not foreseen by the
county commissioners.
Chicken and Waffle Supper.
A delightful chicken and waffle sup
per was tendered at the homo of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Marfz, Deny town
ship. After supper the evening was
spent in dancing.
Those present were Mrs. Juliet
Martz, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Martz, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Martz, Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Martz, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Foust, Mr. and Mrs. William Plotts,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kniss, Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Conrad, Mr. and Mrs.
John Reeder, Mr. and .Mrs. Howard
Billmeyer.Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Cotner,
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wetherill, Mrs.
William Stump, Misses Maria Madden,
Vera Martz, Martha Heeder, Margaret
; Martz, Mildred Plotts, Ethel Conrad,
Helen Martz, Anna Cotner, Messrs.
Oliver Billtneyer, Charles (Jmstead,
William Nephew, John Wertman,
Clyde, Norman, Hard, Allen and Wal
ter Foust, Lawrence Conrad, Lester ami
Boyd Martz, Roy and Stirart Martz,
Archie, Wallace and Learon Reeder,
Harry and Allen Stump, Lester, Paul
and Elwood Cotner, Francis Delsite.J
ESTABLISHED IN 185S
POULTRY SHOW
IT BLOOMSBUR6
With about 1100 birds oil exhibition
valued by experts at iiot less than S7OOO
the first annual show of the Blooms
burg Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock
association, opened in the Midway at
Bloomsburg yesterday morning. All
during the day, and especially last
evening, the attendance was large, in-
I eluding a number oi fanciers from this
' vicinity.
The exhibitors at the show include
' six raisers of show birds from the vic
inity of Danville as follows: C. M.
Baruitz and Wohlfarth Brothers of
Riverside; Edward Oyster, William D.
Seidel and W. F, Zeliff, of Washing
tonville and J. A. McMahon.of Potts
grove.
Tiie judges made a start on the
awards yesterday but finished with
but seven American classes, included
being White Rocks, of which Wohl
farth Brothers, of Riverside, were ex
hibitors. Considering that the field
was an exceptionally strong one the
Wohlfarth birds made a good show
ing, winning -Ith cock. 4th lien and
4th cockerel.
Beside the White Rocks, the only
other classes finished yesterday were
the Barred Rocks, Single Combed
Rhode Island Reds, Rose Combed
Rhode Island Reds, Buff Wyandottes,
Partridge Wyandottes and Buff Cocli
ens. in the Barred Rocks the Chest
nut Hill farm, ot' Philadelphia, made
the big killing. The field of American
birds is very strong.
The judging will goon today, but
will not likely be fininshed before to
morrow. The show will remain open
until Saturday night at 12 o'clock.
M. E. CONFERENCE PLANS
The Central Pennsylvania confer
ence which will assemble in York on
March Hi,to enter upon its 42d session,
will be attended by 300 clergymen and
several hundred of the laity. The con
ference will be in session for about
ono week. Bishop Earl Cranston, of
Washington, will preside at theses-
Sl spViai reatures ot the program
low: On Thursday evening, March 15,
Rev. Robert M. Moore, pastor of Foun
dry Methodist Episcopal church, Wash
ington, D. C., will give his lecture,
"The Man Who Would Not Run."
Bishop J. F. Berry, D. D., LL. D., of
Buffalo, will be in charge of an evan
gelistic institute on Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons. On Friday aft
ernoon Dr. P. H. Swift, pastor of the
Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, Baltimore, will give an ad
dress in keeping with the bishop's
work on the subject, "On the Firing
Line."
On Wednesday night th speaker at
the temperance anniversary will be
Clinton I'. Howard, Rochcntt r, N. Y.
Dr. Newell Dwiglit Hillis. ot Brook
lyn, will lecture on Friday night,
March 18. Dr. Hillis is pastor of Ply
mouth church. On Monday night,
March 21, Rev. Frederick F. Shannon,
of Grace church, Brooklyn,- will de
liver an address on the late Phillips
Brooks, "The White Knight."
The women will have two mission
ary anniversaries—foreign and home—
at which enthusiastic speakers will be
present.
PENNIES TABOO
Postmaster W. L. Gouger has re
ceived a notice from the department
at Washington that commencing with
the 15th of February rural letter car
riers will not be required to collect
loose coins from rural mail boxes. The
order has been made in view of the
extent to which the practice has
grown, and the delay in the delivery
and collection of mail and the hard
ships imposed on rural carriers incid
ent thereto.
The communication to Postmaster
Gouger also states that, "Patrons
should enclose coins in an envelope,
wrap them securely in a piece of pap
er, or deposit them in a coin holding
receptacle, so they can be easily and
quickly taken from boxes,and carriers
will be required to lift such coins,
and, where accompanied by mail for
dispatch, attach the requisite stamps."
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HUSTON TRIAL HELD UP
HARRISBURG, Jan. 2«.
1 The trial of Joseph M. Huston, the
; capitol architect, for conspiracy to de
fraud the State in the matter of fur
niture for the new capitol,which com
menced on Monday, was postponed to
| day for the reason that Juror No. 12,
| Cyrus Noviuger, was quarantined at
j his home in Middle Paxton township,
I scarlet fevor having broken out in his
family. The man went to his home
j last evening.
It was announced that Dr. Moulton,
lof the State health department, had
I stated that the absent juror can be
J given a disinfecting bath and cau ap
| pear tomorrow morning with perfect
j safety to the other jurors.