VOL. 56—NO 6
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Diphtheria has rendered necessary
tho closing of Northumberland's pub
lic school.
Mt. Pleasant's new municipal build
ing was opened formally last week. It
cost $(>,500.
Miss Helen Wagner sustained a
broken collar bono and four others
were slightly hurt when a sled over
turned at Sharon.
Dissatisfaction over a pastor caused
lie Baptist congregation at Mouong.-
hela to split and the soccders have
organized a new congregation.
Any dealer selling fireworks will be
fined promptly says Burgess Hotlor, of
Berwick. Ho is a warm advocate of
the safe and sane Fourth of July.
Despite the fact that tho law states
that a burgess shall not succeed him
self, tho re-election of James K. P.
Fenner, of Ashley, was upheld at
Wilkes-Barie. This is his third term.
After ho had served his first term he
was re-elected and his tenure of office
was not disputed. Ho was elected for
the third term last year and the case
was taken to tho courts. Judge Full
er, who dissents with the opinion of
the other three judges, calls tho de
cision a "grotosque result of the
law.''
Notice lias been filed at Ilarrisburg
by the Union Drawn Steel compmy. j
of Beaver Falls, that it will increa l e \
its capital stock from [5200,000 to f,l,- j
500,000.
Flames are raging in the Philadel- j
pliia and Reading Coal and Iron com- j
pany's Beaver Valley colliery, near j
Reading. So bad is tlie fire that flames !
are shooting from the air holes in the j
mountains.
Five girls 15 years of age 'have been j
granted licenses to wed in Reading
within two weeks. Daniel H. Wagner, j
aged '~2, of Wyoming arnlM iss Jennie j
L. Stump, aged 15,0f Sinking Spring, j
were granted a license on Saturday.
Sight lias been restored to tho eyes j
of Mrs. Anna T. Paschall, an agod j
Quakeress, of Concord, after having
been denied to her for ten years. She I
declares that she feels as if she had j
been bom again and that she is at
least thirty years younger. A Chester
specialist restored her sight by 'means
of his knife.
Waynesboro people have advantage
over the residents of other towns in j
that some of tho snowballs that are j
thrown at them have steel cores. In J
the ruins of the fire-destroyed Victor j
T 00l copmany's shops there are many |
little balls, made for ball bearings. j
The boys of tho town have started to ;
mold snow balls around tiie balls and |
the sensation of being struck by them j
is declared not to bo exactly ploaasnt. i
Tn school the lads roll tho balls over j
the floors ami the teachers cannot tell i
whence they come.
To bo bound and gaggod, then to :
have her face and body slashed by a J
sharp knife in the hands of two men j
who had boon rooming iu her house !
and who wanted loot, was the horrible
experience of Mrs. Rebecca Sachs, of !
Philadelphia.She was threatened witli j
hot irons until she revealed the hiding j
place of the family jewels, worth
more than $2,000. She was forced at
the point of a knife togo to the safe
which held them and her torturers
stopped their cowardly work only
when she fainted. No valuables were
obtained, as the safe was not opened.
She managed to let a neighbor know
of her plight by crawling into the
street. She probably will die. The
woman was alone in her kitchen when
the men came in and offered to pay
their rooming bill. She turned to get
change for a bill they tendered to her
when they drew a towel over her face
A fierce struggle followed and she was 1
bound and gagged. Then the other j
torture began.
An upsetting coffee pot seriously j
scalded 4-year-old Frank 11 offer, at j
Marietta.
One thousand dollars' wroth of jew- j
elry is said to have been stolen from |
the home of George E. Fear, at Wash- j
ington.
Police all over the country havo
been asked to assist in locating Jacob
Lent/., who disappeared from his homo
at Lehighton last July.
Ten-year-okl Mary Morgan, tho
daughter of a Wilkes-Barro miner, '
rushed into a burning builidng at the '
risk of her life and saved a baby.
Florence Karlosky, imprisoned sev
eral days ago by a fall of coal in a
Shenandoah mine, is still alive as his
rescuing party lias heard rappings.
Plans are being laid by the civic di
vision of the Woman's club, of Read
ing, for the purchase of a public play
ground and athletic field. Efforts aie
bieng made to raise funds and the
women are receiving encouragement
from leading citizens.
WILL INSHECI
WATER SUPPLJ
Chief Burgess Amesbury appeared
before council Friday eve urging that
tho borough enter upon a thorough in
vestigation to determine to what ex
tent our water supply is polluted by
| the effluent from the sewage disposal
j plant at the hospital for the insane.
| It was suggested that a chemist be
I employed to make tests on three dif
-I'erent occasions, the sample of efflu-
I ent each time to bo taken from the
i stream just where it issues from the
j purification plant anil that, if the
showing be bad, a committee be ap-
I pointed to wait upon Dr. Dixon,
i acquainting him with tho exact con
j ditions here and urging his coopera
tion in seeking relief.
The above suggestion was adopted
| and on motion the president of council
was ordered to appoint a committee to
interview Dr. Dixon, in case comli
i tions are found bad. The president ac
j cordingly appointed Ira Everhart, J.
I!. Cleaver ami Robert B. Pursel as
| members of the above committee,
i which will be accompanied to Harris
i burg by Chief Burgess A. C. Ames
, bury.
J. B. Cleaver of the committee on
streets and bridges reported that the
! plans and specifications for the paving
' and curbing on East Market street had
been prepared by Borough Engineer
G. F. Keefer and were in tho commit
tee's hands. The plans and specifica
tions, which are very voluminous, cov
ering twelve type-written pages, were
handed over to tho secretary. It was
the sense of the members that intellig
ent action could not be taken on the
plans and specifications without go
ing into tho subject a little more deep
ly than they would be able to do upon
hearing them read for tho first time.
On motion of Mr. Cleaver it was ord
ered that action be postponed until the
next meeting, the members meanwhile
to take especial pains to familiarize
themselves witli the plans and specifi
cations.
Mr. lies reported that residents on
East Market street above Beaver
street, are complaining of the amount
of snow that is thrown upon the side- !
walk by the snow plow used by the »
Danville & Sunbury Transit company.
He moved that the company be re
quested that in removing tho snow j
from the inside of the track along that
section hereafter it employ some other
device.
Borough Electrician Newton Smith |
presented his report for February,
which on motion was ordered accept- \
ed and filed. Cost of materials for re- |
newals and repairs, was given as $56.92;
labor in electrical department,sll2.so.
Ninety-one tons of coal, at $2.50 per
ton, wore consumed. The total cost of j
operation for the month was $306. !)2. j
The plant was in operation 110 hours ;
during the month.
On motion it was ordered that the
local board of health be authorized to |
make tho necessary investigations and i
to collect the annual license of milk- |
men according to tho provision.-, of the j
borough ordinance.
The following members were pres- J
ent: Schatz, Finnigan,Cleaver,Curry, |
Pursel, Deutscli, lies, Everhart, Jones i
and Marshall.
The following bills were approved -
for payment:
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes $153.50
People's Coal Yard 328.85
Friendship Firo Co 36.45
Auditing accounts 3.00
Standard Gas Co 2.50
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Edward Sarye Gearhart $130.00
Regular employes 117.50
Auditing accounts 3.00
People's Coal Yard 4.80
Standard Electric Light Co 50
Frank Schram 1.50 |
Will G. Brown 1.00 j
Eureka Fire Hose Mfg. Co ... 200.00 !
Labor in Light Dep't .. .. .. 18.00 |
Walker and Kepler 155.65
Bristol Company 3.88
U. S. Express Co 1.85
Labor anil hauling 50.53
Mrs. Rebecca Clark 2.00
B. B. Brown 32.75
TWO OUT OF FORTY
The selecting of the jury for the
trial of Henry Fisher at Sunbury still
drags on.The original panel of 70 was
exhausted on Tuesday. Yesterday
morning a special venire of forty men, j
summoned by the sheriff, were iu ;
court. These were gone over and two !
jarors were added, making ten in all.
The jurors secured yesterday are Hen
ry Schrover, mail carrier, of Sliarno
kin and Frank Stlne, merchant, of
Mt. Carmel.
At noon the special vonire of forty
were exhausted and the case was ad
journed until this morning when the
sheriff will have another special ven
re of forty on hand.
Industry is tho secret of individual
success.
DANVILLE- }PA., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1910
It DEPARTURE
IN THE SCHOOLS
A departure lias been planned in
the public schools of Danville, this
year, relating to the observance of
Washington's and Lincoln's birthday,
both of which occur in February.
Previously some confusion was oc
casioned in the schools by the separate
| observance of these two birthdays,
{ which occur only a little over a week
apart. It has been decided to select
j altogether a different date, February
i 18th, to be known as "Washington
| Lincoln Day and Parent Day." On
this occasion the memory of Washing
ton and Lincoln will be honored and
the parents invited to inspect the work
done by the pupils. Thus the regular
! school work will be interrupted on
only one day, Friday.
The exercises—to bo held in tho af
! ternoon —will be appropriate to the
occasion and will consist of singing,
| recitations and readings, the select
ions all having reference to Washing
; ton and Lincoln. In order to give the
| patrons an opportunity to judge as to
the kind of work done, in some of the
i schools the exercises will take the
form of regular class drill. In none
of the grades, however, will special
work be omitted.
j In tlio past the patrons of the
schools were present on special occas
ions. This year, "parents' day" will
bo a special feature in connection
i with the celebration of Washington's
I and Lincoln's birthday. Work done
by the pupils during the term will be
open for inspection. A general invi
! ration is extended and all those who
have children in attendance or feel an
] interest in the schools are expected
1 to be present.
THE TI^MP~QUESTION
j There was not a single tramp in the
1 lock-up Tuesday night. There would
he nothing remarkable in this, if it
were not for the fact that every night
previously for months a half a dozen
or upwards applied for and were given
lodging in the bastile. During Jan- :
uary eighty-one of the Willies came j
this way and, with the exception of !
Tuesday seven to nine have been the I
quota nightly during the present ■
month.
The subject of hoboes was discussed j
at length at the last meeting of coun* J
cil.but no action was taken. A couple
of councilmen advocated hauling out
the ball and chain and making an ex- |
ample of a few.
The experience of a woman in town I
was citeil to show what the average
tramp is like. Finding an objection
able-looking fellow at the door who j
wanted food, she explained that she j
was "out of bread. " "I suppose you 1
are waiting for the bread wagon," the
hobo remarked. The woman intimated
that she might have use for the baker i
later on, whereupon tho follow add
ed: "I judged that you were too lazy
to bake." The remark offensive as it
was, was rendered more so by being i
punctuated .with profanity.
Naturally the councilmen do not 1
like the idea of furnishing such men j
witli shelter. At the same time it is a ;
question 1 with most people whether
the town is not safer with the hoboes '
in the lock-up than if they wore at j
largo. The tramp problem is a difli
cult ono and Danville is not the only
town that would like to find a satis- j
factory solution of it.
WASTE OF WATER
Owing to the rise iu temperature
the pumps at the water works have
not been obliged to work so hard dur
ing the last twenty-four hours as in
the early part of the week when zero I
weather prevailed.
Iu order to prevent the pipes from
freezing water takers have a habit of j
letting the hydrants open all night. Iu j
this way an enormous quantity of \
water goes to waste and the pumps i
are kept working up to nearly their j
full capacity to keep the mains filled.
A similar wasto occurs during the
summer, whenever a dry spell occuis,
as tho hydrants are then drawn upon
to furnish water for sprinkling pur- j
pises.
The borough has forbidden the wast- j
iug of water in this way, either sum- '
mer or winter, but it has not succeed- <
ed in breaking up tho practice.
LAID TO REST
The funeral of Miss Ellie O'Brien,
1 whose death occurred iu Philadelphia,
Saturday,took place from St. Joseph's
Catholic church this city, at !> o'clock
yesterday morning, the Rev. Father
McOaun officiating.
Tho pall bearers were: J. F. Tooley,
Nicholas Hayden, Thomas Gill. Sr.,
James Powers, Sr., James Finnigan
and Lawrence Oonuolley. Interment'
was made in St. Joseph's cemetery.
The funeral was largely attended.
The round pog and the square hole
never dwell together in comfort.
DANVILLE BOY'S
DEtDU PERIL
I Raymond Sinton, the twelve-year
! old son of Martin Sinton, formerly of
j this city, narrowly escaped freezing
I to death while driving from Shamokin
|to Dauville on Sunday evening. The
I lad had fallen into a stupor and was
unable to stand,
j The following account of the.affair
is given by Horace Baker, of Rush
township, to whose residence the boy
was carried and where he was finally
revived. Raymond was accompanied
by two older brothers. They wore
snugly tucked away in the sleigh, but
robes and clothing wore no proof
against the bitter cold, the thermom
eter at that hour registering near zero.
It was about half past six o'clock,
when the boys were in the neighbor
hood of John Bowilen's, that the lit
tle fellow began to complain bitterly
of the cold. Soon after lie lapsed into
silence und on investigation the broth
ers found that he had fallen in a sort
of a stupor. They took him out of the
sleigh and tried to get him to walk.
He was too nnuib to stand, however.
Realizing that the case >vas desperate
tholirothers put the boy into the sleigh
{ and started at high speed for the near
est farm house, which happened to be
the home of Mr. Baker.
The boy was helpless and unable to
answer any questions when brought
into the house. Ho was given wine;
his hands were placed in cold water
and such other remedies were applied
as suggested themselves. It required an
hour's hard work to bring him back
to a uornu"' condition.
The abort lustrates that the 1
an frame can •?' ' » relied upoi
resist extreme | and that 1.
i sleigh rides in zor weather are
to be attended with danger.
GUNNING FOR CONSTABLES
Columbia county constables were
treated to surprises in court at
Bloomsburg this week when, in re
turning the stereotyped reports that
all was well in their bailiwicks, Pre
siding Judge Evans produced evidence
to the contrary.
He anuouuced that it had come to j
his attention that a "poker joint" ,
was being conducted in one of the j
principal buildings on Bloomsburg's |
main business street. He also showed i
a knowledge of conditions in Benton, j
saying it had come to his attention .
that gambling an 1 selling of liquor on j
Sundays were being tolerated at the j
Mcllenry House, in that borough, his
informant being a wife whose husband ;
was spending all his money there Sun- I
days. The constable stated he had re- :
ceived similar information, but that j
he had not yet secured sufficient in- !
formation to have the hotel returned. j
He was told to get busy.
Constable Parvis Groli.of West Ber- '
wick, returned Alexander Brothers, 1
wholesalers in West Berwick, for ha\*> j
ing furnished one West Berwick wed
ding party with three half, twelve j
quarter barrels and eight cases of beer '
and three gallons of whiskey, which, j
the constable stated, was sold upon '
solicitation by the firm's driver, a j
practice that President Judge Evans ;
has condemned at license court. Dis- j
trict Attorney Small was notified to j
take up the matter.
CASH FOR HEARTACHE
The breach-of-proniise suit of Miss
Bessie Hummel, a young music teach
er of Ralpho township, Northumber
land county, against Aaron H. Kes*
sler, of Mount Carmel, in which Miss
Hummel was awarded $2500 for her
injured affections, was brought to an
end Tuesday, when Kesslor's property
was knocked down under the sheriff's
hammer.
There were several bidders tor the
property, which was finally sold for
$750 above the mortgage, which
amounted to SI4OO, making a total of
$2150. Miss Hummel will receive most
of the $2150.
Kessler was a building contractor, !
and some years ago was introduced to I
Miss Hummel. lie was especially 1
pleased with her musical ability. He
paid her such ardent attention that,
as Miss Hummel told the jury during
her suit, she was sure he would some
day'make her his wife. When he
didn't she felt heart broken,and resol
ved to get some of iiis money in order
to ease the ache.
CUTTING ICE RESUMED
The harvesting of ice lias been re
sumed on a limited scale,but ice deal
ers are not elated at the prospects.
Ice some six inches in thickness had
formed as the result of the cold wave,
but with the rain yesterday thawing
conditions set in.
( It is not likely that ice suitable for
harvesting will form on the river any
more this winter. Dealers will look to
Mahoning creek and the ponds at
j Castle Grove as a source of supply.
| Whether they will be able to fill their
: ice houses from either of the above
sources admits of grave doubt.
THROWN UNDER
MOVING TRAIN
I Dr. Edward M. Schultz, soil of the
J late Dr. S. S. Schultz, was painfully in
jured in an accident at Southern
j Pines, N. G., on Friday morning and
] is at present coufiuod to his room, un
| dor the care of a physician and nurse,
j Dr. Schultz along with his mother
j aiifl some other relatives were visiting
| at the home of James Boyd at Wey
nouth, Southern Pines. They were
leaving Friday morning for Washing
ton when the accident occurred,
j The following account of the affair
| is copied from the "Southern Pines
Tourist,*' of Friday:
j "As No. (5(5, the fast train for Wash
ington, was pulling out this morning
Dr. Edward M. Schultz, a guest of
Mr. .Tames Boyd, attempted to board
the train after it was in motion. He
j was thrown under the cars and had a
' most remarkable escape from a hor
rible death or at least from serious
! maiming.
"As the Tourist gets the incident
Dr. Schultz at the laast moment eith
er stepped off the train to secure a
grip, which he had forgotten, or was
1 obliged togo down the platform to get
it after tlie train had started. At any
rate lie
; ter the train , ed considerable
headway, only ... and the porter had
I closed the door. He then attempted to
board another car but missed his foot
ing and fell in front of the wheels,
i fortunately being able to grasp some
part of the nndergear, thus prevent
ing his body from being ground be
neath the wheels, although ho was
dragged about one hundred feet along
I the rail before the train could be stop
! ped. The injured man was taken to
he waiting room wheie Drs. Ghul
.iioni and Blair made a hasty exami
nation and ministered to his immed
iate needs. As soon as possible lie was
taken to the residence of Mr. Boyd
and the family physician, Dr. Mud
gett, summoned.
"Those who saw Dr. Schultz fall
under the train thought his death in
evitable. The fhst examination sat
isfied the physicians that while there
were several painful bruises no bones
were broken and no injuries were ap
parent from which he will not recov
er. "
Birthday Party in Riverside.
Mr. and Mrs. Pursell Hummer en
tertained a party of young people at
their home in Riverside, Tuesday
evening in honor ot the birthday of
their daughter Mae. Miss Hummer (
was the recipient of a beautiful ring I
presented by her guests. Refreshments
were served.
Those present were Mrs. Elias Wood- ;
ruff. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shannon,
Nora Smith, Ivathryu Yeager, Helen i
Shannon, Bertha Clayton,Fleda Kim
bel, Ethel Shannon, Nora Smith,Reta
Eckman, Trenton Hummer, Carrie
Huber, Pearl Roat, Viola Smith, Alys |
McCloughn, Ruth Dimmick, Hazel !
Yeager, Nellie Smith, Mable Kimbel, |
Josephine Hummer, Mary Hummer, ■
Clyde Sidler, Harry Fry, Morgan Her- j
man, Walter Yonßlohn, Frank Cook, j
Jasper Stettler, Joseph Hummer, Har- j
ry Startzel, John Deeter, George Hum- '
mor, Paul Eckret, Lester Kimbel, I
Elliot Bird, Roy Cooper, Wolf Kase, i
James Shultz, Odis Shirk, Chester
Hummer.
Party Near Snydertown.
Mr. and Mrs. John Loreman, near
Snydertown, pleasantly entertained a
number of friends Monday evening.
The evening was spent with music
and games and a flue supper was ser
ved.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Loreman, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Purpur, Mrs. Clara E. Faux, Mrs.
George Kelchuer, Misses Bessie. Swank
Carrie Cashuer, Sara Shultz, Anna
Daniels, Messrs. Clarence Stewart,
George Cornelison, Norman Litterer,
Roy Adams, Georgo Gearhart, Walter
Bohner, Will Bair, Frank Adams,
Paul Dudash, Artie Loreman, Harold
McGaw, Frank Bair of Catawissa It.
D. 5.
Mr. and Mrs. George Loreman, Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Loreman, Mr. and
Mrs. Ambrose George, Mr. anil Mrs.
Joe Kimble, Misses Ruth Loreman,
Ruth Kimble, Mary Paul, Agues Kim
ble, Jennie Loreman, Nellie Loreman,
Pearl Loreman, Helen George, Elsie
George, Fy Raybuck, Lydia Raker,
Lucy Raker, Messrs. John Loreman,
Roy Loreman, H. C. Moore, Roy Kim
ble, Grant Loreman, Willie Raker,
Walter Loreman, Chester George,
Wesley Loreman of near Snydertown.
One Caae in Columbia County.
Criminal court;in Columbia county
euded on Tuesday morning, after one
case had been heard. It is the shortest
term on record in that county. Nor
thumberland is priding itself on hav
ing but fifty cases for the current
term.
So powerful was the explosion that
followed when Oscar Trechenberger,
a Wilkes-Barre grocer, tried to hurry
up a fire witli oil, that his log was
broken by the force.
WATER QUESTION
IS PARAMOUNT
The subject of water, involving the
question of purity, continues to be
paramount about town. Many persons
might be accused of being unduly ap
prehensive, while it is a fact that
others—and a goodly number, too—
recklessly drink the river water with
out boiling it.
The fact has boen discovered that
| river water, after being boiled the
I required length of time, is a highly un
j palatable product, which few people
j would care to drink unless tortured
with thirst.ln this connection a health
1 authority of town calls attention to
| the fact that drinking boiled water
alone will not protect a person from
j typhoid fever and similar ailments,
j if the germs are in the water. All the
; water employed in preparing foods
must be boiled the required time. Even
the water used in cleansing the teeth
; must be sterilized in the same man-
I ner.
All these precautions are necessary
in the present emergency. If they are
; observed there is no ground for fear.
; All can afford to wait until a report
| is received on the series of further
tests ordered by the Borough council
at its last meeting.
Many theories are advanced as to
how the borough might obtain pure
water, or at least that which is not
contaminated with sewage from the
hospital. One plan, which finds favor
with a few of the councilmen, is that
pipe bo laid in the bottom of the riv
er from a point above the hospital to
j the intake of the water works.
i Another plan, advocated by some of
! the most learned people of town, is
that an artesian well bo sunk in the
neighborhood of the water works. By
I this means, it is claimed, water of un
doubted purity could be obtained for
a relatively small outlay of public
money.
Mrs. I. H. Southard of Wallace
Run, Lycoming county, is visiting at
the home of her brother, .T. \V. Swarts,
Church street.
Mrs. H. F. Kishbach, of Nescopeck,
spent yesterday in this city as the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Propst,
West Mahoning street.
Miss Theodocia and Mrs.
Alice Kckmau spent yesterday with j
relatives in Sunbury.
Mrs. John Hendricks and Mrs. M
I. Hummer and son Ralph, of the
south side, spent yesterday with Mrs.
He.idrick's sou K'.ra Hendricks, Snn
lmrv.
Mrs. G. Oolschlager, Bloom road, j
wr.s a Sunbury visitor yesterday.
Harry Marshall, Grand street, re
turned yesterday after a short visit
with relatives in Wilkos-liarre.
A. L. Robinson return*' 1 to Pitts
burg yesterday after a visit with his .
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Robin- i
son, Water street.
Rudolph Krieger, Ash street, left
yesterday for Pittsburg, where he has
accepted a position.
W. G. Russell, West Market street,
spent yesterday with friends in Wat
sontown.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Breslin re
turned to Hazleton yesterday after a
visit with friends in Danville.
Mrs. Geo. D. Eduiondsou and sou
Harris, returned last evening after a
visit with relatives in Charlestosvn,
West Virginia, Jand Hagerstown,Mary
land.
Entertained at Grovania.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Frye, of Gro
vania, eutertaiued at their home Tues
day night a party from Danville and
Grovania. The evening was spent with
dancing and games.
Those present from Danville were
Misses Florence Frye, Wanda Whap
ham, Olive Beyers, Florence Meyers,
Margaret Clark, Alice Diets, Carrie
Roberts, Ethel Bennett, Hazel Sees,
Messrs. Howard Rishel, Grier Sees,
John Sassaman, Earnest Bowers, Ed
ward Cashner, Ralph Baylor, Isaiah
Foust, Daniel Wilson, Bruce Long.
Earnest Barr, Nov in Sees, Clark Fish- J
er, Mr. and Mrs. ,T. G. Sees and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fisher.
Those present from Grovania were
Misses Olive Fern.Lottie Huntington.
Laura Frye, Maud Frye,Lottie Murtz,
Jennie Crumb, Ursa Mowery, Messrs.
Ralph Frye,Oliver Faust, NoalWeaver,
William Bleeher, George Heimbacb,
Pierce Crumb, Ray Huntington, Sam
uel Crumb, Daniel Crumb. Mr. and
Mrs. Slusher.
Delta, York county, has a mad dog
scare. A number of cattle and dogs
have been suffering from rabies re
contly and a horse died from the dis
ease. All animals that show the least
sign of having been bitten are being
killed.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
FATAL BLAZE AT
JERSEY SHORE
JERSEY SHORE, Feb. 'J.
1 Almost prostrated is the town of
Jersey Shore after the worst fire'in the
borough's history,in which this rnorn
i ing three livos were lost and three
fine brick business buildings were
' completely destroyed.
Additional horror is added to the
catastrophe by the fact that two of
i the fire victims, an ageil man and his
wife who were visiting in Jersey
Shore, died within view of the crowds
which gathered to view the fire.
The dead are:
A. L. Dravenstadt, 00 years old, of
Williamsport.
Mrs. A. L. Dravenstadt, (12 years
old, of Williamsport.
William O'Connor, 3 years old, of
Jersey Shore.
The fire started at 1 ::J0 o'clock this
morning on the second floor of the
Jersey Shore National bank building,
on Allegheny street, the town's main
business thoroughfare. Before the
firemen arrived on the scene the en
tiro building was in flames. The bank
ing rooms occupied the first floor and
on the second and third floor were
two fiats. The third floor flat was oc
cupied by the Crowe family, where
Mr. and Mrs. Dravenstadt, were vis
iting their daughter, Mrs. Crowe.
When the fire was at its height,
Mrs. Dravenstadt appeared on a bal
cony at the third floor of the flame
; enwrapped building, begging for aid.
The longest ladders could not reach
j her, and before the eyes of the crowd
she burned to death. His wife dead,
Mr. Dravenstadt, all other means of
| escape failing, jumped into the street,
; sustaining injuries that caused his
; death, a few minutes after his wife
| had succumbed.
Adjoining the bank building on the
west was the William Feeiror build
ing, a throe story brick structure,
which also fell a prey to the flames.
Like the bank building, this also had
flats on the second and third floor, the
third being occupied by the O'Connor
family. All the occupants of this
building reached the street in safety
except the little three-year-old son,
William. Mr. O'Connor had the lad
in his arms carrying him to safety,
j but lost him before ho reached the
| open air. The body has not been re
; covered.
Adjoining on the west was another
brick building of two stories,ocoupied
by Undertaker Kelchner, which was
also burned.
Next came the residence and offices
of Captain P. I). Bricber, a widely
know lawyer and burgrssof the town.
While his proper \vn not burned,
much of his fun was damaged
by water.
The total loss will ica-ii |50,000,
which is partly covered by insurance.
The bank building, which was the
most pretentious, w is totally gutted,
and the walls fell - .ortly after the
"ire. All that rein.litis is the vault,
which can not be opened for several
days. Tie bank opened for business
this morning in the electric light
office, just opposite its burned quar
ters.
MORRIS J. LOEB
Morris J. Loeb, a former resident of
Danville, died at his home in Phila
delphia about 12 o'clock Tuesday
night.
The deceased was born in Danville
and spent the early years of his life
here. Ho was the son of Jacob Loeb
and a brother of Mrs. Simon Dreifnss,
Lower Mulberry street.
He was aged 46 years and 5 mouths
and is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Josie Loeb; one brother, Harry J.
Loeb, of Punxsutawney; and three
sisters, Mrs. Dreifnss of this city and
Mrs. Weinberg and Mrs. 11. F. Fish
man of Baltimore, Md.
The funeral will take place in Phil
adelphia tomorrow.
Contract Awarded.
The contract for the erection of the
new building for the ice plant at Suu
burv has been awarded to D. J. Rog
! ers, Danville. The work will bo start
ed immediately and rapidly pushed to
[ completion. Mr. Rogers is the father
of E. C. Rogers, the well known mar
ble and granite dealer of this city.
The building will be erected on the
lot recently purchased from Mrs. Lou
isa Moore, on Second street between
the Shamokin division of the Pennsyl
vania railroad arid the Reading rail
road and will be of good size—Sun
bury Daily.
Accounts Audited.
Mr. C. W. Bodine.one of the travel
ing auditors of the auditor general's
department, Harrisburg, spent yester
day at the State Hospital, [making his
usual semi-annual audit of the ac
counts of that institution.
Mrs. B. M. Davis left for Philadel
phia and New York yesterday to at
tend the millinery opening.