VOL. 56—NO 10 JEMS CONDENSED. DO YOU want to learn to RESIL VER OLD MIRRORS and MAKE NEW ONES? Pleasant easy work. Profit 5 dollars a day. Sample and particulars free. THE GROWN CO., 1432 S St.. Washington, D. C. While asleep on the rails, Wesley Aument was fatally injured at Lan caster when struck by a train. Thirty thousand dollars was raised for missions in the Central Pennsyl vania conference of the United Evan gelical church this year. The First Presbyterian church at Kittanning, which was burned a year ago is to bo rebuilt on the same gener al plan for abont the same amount of money. The old structure was hand some and cost s'.>o,ooo. Mrs. Lena Bowey, after telling a hard luck story at the Lawrenceville police station, where she applied for j lodging,said the dog she had with her J had belonged to her since she was a child. The officers computed the ago of the canine and it turned out to be 32 years. Officials of the West Penn Railways company have announced that plans have been completed for the building of a branch from Greensburg to the Jamison coko works and thence to Latrobe, a distance of ten miles. The West Newton and Hunter lino will be built this coming summer. Efforts to discover the cause of the wreck of the Pennsylvania train that jumped the track at Rock Point, prov ing fatal to two and causing the disap pearance of another,have proved futile The track seems to have been in good condition, as does the running gear on the engine. John Mougan.tlie State trooper, who is under SSOO bail charged with shoot ing John S/.ambo, a striker, at South Bethlehem, is declared to have said that the man whom he shot in self-de fense was not Szabmo, but another, who drew a revolver on him in front of a saloon and who is known to be alive. Mougan saw service in the Philippines, but says that he never was in such a position as that at South Bethlehem,where twenty-live troopers were surrounded by 2,000 angry men, most of whom were foreigners. Hiram Chadwick, aged IB years, is said to have dazed D. F. Ferre 1, a teacher at the Cross Roads school at Independent, seven miles from Wash ington, when he struck him with a poker. The pedagugua had been work ing arithmetic with Karl, Hiram's brother, and the student would do no more sums. The teacher shook the lad and the older brother i.s said to have crept up behind him and to have struck him with the poker. The teach er fell to the floor and, after recover ing himself, started to chastise the boys. He appealed to the pupils for help and a girl can,'lit. the poker which Karl is alleged to have been ready to use again. The boys were sent out and the school went oil. Mayor .T. Neviu McConuell, of Greensburg, has declared war on dogs. All canines, whether licensed or not. if they do not. have a muzzle 011, will lie captured and dispatched to wher ever d ad dogs go. A dog catcher is already at work. An effort will be made to have the fund of £:',000 subscribed for the scientific department of the Pittsburg college of the Holy Ghost raised to 15,000 before the end of this week when Father M. A. Hehir, the presi dent, will return from a trip to Europe. Frederick Mitzel, aged 84 years, of Dauphin, recently lost his left leg by amputation at the Harrisburg hospital aud is recovering. Seven years ago he had his right leg taken off on account of the same disease [that rendered the recent amputation necessary, senile gangrene. Falling thirty-five feet from his crane at the Harrisburg Pipe & Pipe Bonding works, Charles YValkendoffer sustained serious injuries. He is in a critical condition, his skull and right arm being fractured, his left shoulder being dislocated, his scalp and eye lacerated and his body bruised and contused. It is expected that scores of houses will bo under construction at Harris burg before April 1. Conductors and motormen of the Lebanon Valley Street Railway com pany will receive an increase of wages from 17 to 20 cents an hour, to take effect March Hi. The announcement of the raise was unexpected. Salem,Franklin and Bell townships, in northern Westmoreland county, are to have telephone advantages, sixty farmers having agreed to take 'phones. The operating concern will be known as the Delmont Rural Telephone com pany. Carbon county commissioners have announced their intention of rebuild ing six miles of the Lehigh and Sus quehanna turnpike, abandoned by the company more than twenty-fire years ago. The ro.id has been in a dangerous condition ever isnce. THE DAIRYMEN PLEAD THEIR CASE Thomas J. Rogers and Edward Cor man, water Commissioners, tendered their resignation at a regular meeting of counoil Friday night. The following communication was read by the secretary: "Gentlemen: We, the undersigned water commissioners of the borough of Danville, hereby tender our resigna tions, the same to take effeot at once. Y ours truly, THOMAS ,T. ROGERS, E. COKMAN." On motion of Mr. Finnigan it was | ordered that the resignation of Messrs. I Rogers aud Oorinau as water commis sioners be accepted. William Crossley, Norman Boyer, Charles Appleman,Robert Farnsworth, j John Dyer, E, W. Welliver and G. M. i Dyer, dairymen who sell milk in Dan ville, appeared before the borough council last night. G. M. Dyer acting as spokesman urg ed that great unfairness is practiced in collecting the milk license fee. What the dairymen want, lie said, is a fair understanding. Some are paying license fee and others pay none. He took the. high moral ground that the milkmen by driving into town every day, including Sundays and holidays, for the sole accommodation of the pub lic, are benefactors. There are a num ber of children and sick persons, he held, who rely upon the milk man coming into town daily, regardless of the weather. The people are relieved of all anxiety and uncertainty, the milk being delivered in the doorways. He acknowledged that he himself does not pay a license, as he does not pur chase milk. He charged that certain dairymen who escape paying license fee are in the habit of buying milk, one purchasing by wholesale. Norman Boyer, Robert Farnsworth and E. W. Welliver spoke in the same vein, protesting against the license as exorbitant and asking for a reduction. Mr. Connolley moved that the chief of-police bo instructed to collect the milk license as now due. Mr. Curry seconded the motion,which carried 011 the following yea and nay vote: Yeas—Deutsch, Curry, .Tones, Fin nigan and Von Blohn. Nays—Eveihart, Cleaver and Mar shall. President Schatz declined to vote. The agreement between the borough and the Danville & Sunlmrv Transit company relative to paving East Mar ket street, drawn up pursuant to ac tion taken at the special meeting on February 22nd, was presented last night by Borough Solicitor Gearhart. The resolution adopted at the special meeting ordered that the borough so licitor draw up an agreement with the Danville & Sunhury Transit company requiring the latter to pave its pro portionate share of East Market street as provided by the ordinance,the trol ley company to put its track to grade as furnished by the borough engineer, the present rail to be retained and the company to give bond for the faithful performance of duty. The agreement, which was read by the secretary, conformed with the re solution adopted at the special meet ing on February 22nd. The points had been previously well considered aud the agreement,on motion of Mr. ('leav er, was approved. On motion of Mr. Connelly it was ordered that the Danville and Sun bury Transit company bo required to give a bond of eight thousand dollars for the faithful performance of its contract. On motion it was ordered that the election of water commissioners to succeed the two who resigned last night be postponed until the next meeting. On motion the committee was dis charged, which was appointed at a previous meeting to visit Harrisburg in the interest of pure water. The following bills were approved for payment: BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular employes . .. 1117.50 Labor in Light Dep't 7.43 Sarah McCneli 0.00 People's Coal Yard......... . 14.42 Boyer Bios * 5.(15 The' Gem 4.00 H. 15. Patton <>.oo B. B. Brown 8.00 Standard Gas Co 50 United Tel. & Tel. Co 1.(50 Labor and hauling . . 48.15 Geo. F. Reifsnyder 14.00 WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular employes $ 145.00 Rensselaer Mfg. Co 74.20 Harrison Bros. & Co 140. (Mi E. Keeler Company 80 Atlantic Refining Co 38.83 Garlock Packing Co 55.81 j Standard Gas Co 2.00 The Gem (!,00 People's Coal Yard 9l]<s!) Friendship Fire Co | 10.17 Ira C. Everhart , ' .<»0 | U. S. Express Co j(5 James Dailey ...... 1.50 Governor Stuart has fixed April 14 as the date for the execution of Slien dore Frenz, at Scrauton. DANVILLE- }PA., THURSDAY. MARCH 10,1910 WATER PDRE AT HOSPITAL A highly favorable report lias been received at the hospital for the insane on several samples of the water used at the institution, which were sent to the laboratories of the State depart ment of health for examination a short time ago. In order to learn whether there was anything in the water furnished the patients that might cause illness the I samples to be analyzed were taken | directly from the faucets in the differ , not parts of the hospital. The report | shows that the water given the pati ents is absolutely free from bacilli ; coli.the micro-organisms that produce ' intestinal disorders and which a pre vious analysis showed to abound in the water drawn from the faucets in ; the borough of Danville. Only a small number of bacteria were found. The latter are not essentially harmful and I are never suspected of causing disease unless found in very large numbers. The authorities at the hospital are much pleased over the nature of the report, as it shows that so far as the water supply is concerned the patients ' are in no danger on the score of in ! fectious diseases. | By a coincidence on Saturday the ; borough of Danville received a report ' from the laboratory of the Woman's medical college, Philadelphia, relating ; to a sample of water sent there for ex -1 animation. The report was by no | means as encouraging as the one re- ; ceived at the hospital. Pursuant to ■ action of council the sample was sent i j on March 2, 1910, and was obtained at | the mouth of the sewer, which con- \ veys the etfluent from the sewage dis ! posal plant at the hospital to the riv- j ! er. The report is embodied in the i following communication: "Mr. 11. H. Pattou, Dear Sir:—The results obtained by ! the sample of water sent by you show very unfavorably. The sample arriv- • ed in good condition,much ice remain ing in the container. "The cultures show very large uum- 1 hers of microbes,so many indeed, that j they can not be counted. Many of j these microbes grow well at blood ! heat, which indicates that they are of the more objectionable type. Cultures ' in bile lactose tubes show fermenta tion with production of gas. I made j for purpose of further investigation j on my own account a determination of the total ammonia and I find this very high. The sample is tnrbid. "These data show that this water is polluted with sewage organisms. Such I organisms may, of course, have been j introdcued into the water by wash- j ings from polluted surfaces. 1 shall be pi ased to explain further if desired. Yours, Henry Let!man, Professor of Chemistry." 1 The sample sent to the laboratory consisted of one half a gallon,the pur pose being to determine whether the 1 water contained any sewage matter. An eight-ounce bottle of water from the same source was sent to the Phila delphia Clinical Laboratory for a , bacteriological analysis. A report is ! expected today. ICE DISAPPEARING As the result of the moderate weath- I er prevailing, during the week past, ! the ice lias nearly ail disappeared from ; Mill street. The street commissioner, while j thawing was in progress, kept men employed scraping the street, hauling j the dirt away as fast as it was releas ed from the ice. Thus the street was kept in a fairly presentable condition. A little ice still remains hero and! there along the curb, but it is not j mixed with dirt to any oxtent. In this connection we might revert ] to conditions on Mill street at this: time of year before the paving was laid. Almost any one can recall the 1 deposit of mud along with other mat- ! ter which lay 011 Mill street for weeks I after thawing bogan. Not only was j the spectacle unsightly but the mud ■ was a source of discomfort,being drag- { ged by the wheels over the crossing , stones where pedestrians were sure to ' come in contact with it. FARMER STRICKEN Emannal Summers, a well known resident of Hemlock township, about a mile from Grovania, was stricken with paralysis while walking on the street in Bloomsburg, Tuesday even- j ing, and now lies at the home of his I sister, Mrs. Samuel Giger, in that j town. Mr. Summers was found lying on | the sidewalk where he had fallen while j walking to his sister's home. Later he j regained consciousness, but his wholo , left side was paralyzed. Ho is <lB vears ■ old. Every vacant lot in this city should ! be converted into a potato patch next summer. FORMER OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED The borough council for 191C-11 org anized Monday night. All the borough officers serving last year were re-elect ed at the same salaries. There were a couple of dissenting votes, but the ses sion on the whole was harmonious. The old council went into session at 7:30 o'clock with the following mem bers present: Schatz,Finnigan, Cleav er, Ilos, Jones, Everhart, Marshall, Curry, Connolloy and Von Blohn. The report of the Philadelphia Clin ical Laboratory relating to the bact eriological examination of water, re ceived Monday, was read before council. The report, which like the ouo from the laboratory of Woman's College, was highly unfavorable, S'K.W ing that the effluent from the sewage disposal plant at the hospital contains in quantity bacilli coli communis and vast quantities of other micro-org anisms. On motion of Mr. Everhart it was ordered that the Chief Burgess and the president of the local board of health visit Harrisburg, laying before Health Commissioner Dr. Dixon the two above laboratory reports as to the impurity of the samples of water that had been analyzed. The hill of the borougli solicitor for SIOO and the hill of the borougli trea surer for 5200 were 011 motion ordered paid. President Andrew Schatz announced that the time for adjournment had ar rived. He made a graceful speech on retiring, after which council for the year 1909-10 adjourned sine die. The new council convened at 8 o'clock, Julius Heim of the first ward, Clarence Price of the third ward and Lewis Dietz of the fourth ward, tak ing the places respectively of William IJ. Deutsch, R. B. Pnrsel and Andrew Schatz. Ira Everhart of tlie second watd was re-elected at the late elec tion and consequently succeeds him self in council. The now council was called to order by Chief Burgess Aniesbury. J. B. Cleaver was elected president for the ensuing year. Harry B. Patton was re-elected clerk and receiver of water rent. Mr. Curry moved that the elective officers of tlie borough be retained and that they be re-elected in a body. The motion carried on a yea and nay vote as follows: Yeas —Finnigan, Everhart, lies, Jones, Curry, Heim, Connolley, Von Blohn and Dietz. Nays—Marshall and Price. The officers serving last year, there fore, wore declared elected for the ensuing year. On motion of Mr. Finnigan it was ordered that (lie salaries in all (lie offices remain the same as lust year. On motion of Mr. lies it was ordered that the bonds required remain the same. <'n mot iua of Mr, Price it was order ed that the time of meeting remain the same as last year—the first and third Fridays of each mouth at 7:30 o'clock p. m. lleister Foust and William Vastine wete elected water commissioners to fill tho unexpired terms, respectively, of Thomas J. Rogers and Edward Cor man, who tendered their resignations at the last meeting of council. THE LAST RITES A 1 that was mortal of George 11. Sonncborn was consigned to the grave in Mt. Vernon cemetery yesterday aft ernoon. The funeral, which took place from the late residence, Riverside, at 3 o'clock, was very largely attended, relatives and friends from a distance being present in addition to a large nnmber of persons from Danville. There was a general ontpouring of people in Riverside and South Dan ville, all attesting to the general high esteem in which the deceased was held. The services were conducted Ify the Rev. James Wollaston Kirk, pastor of Mahoning Presbyterian church. Miss Margaret Ammerman rendered two solos very impressively. Tho pall bearers were : W. E. Gosh, R. B. Diehl, Dr. I. H. Jennings, .Tol n Pfahler, George Youngman and Thom as C. Welsh, Esq., members of the Danville Whist Club, of which tho de ceased was president. Tho following persons from a dis tance attended the funeral: Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Sonncborn, Miss Mary Sonneborn, Henry De Lori and the Misses Do Lori, of Philadelphia; 11. B. Metier, Dr. Amond Goldan and Charles Van Nostraud.New York City. Funeral Friday. Tho funeral of Joseph Hiatt, who died at Port Carbon, Tuesday, will take place on Friday. The body will arrive at Danville on the 3:58 P. & R. train and will bo conveyed directly from the Bloom street crossing to Odd Fellows' cemetery where interment will be made. COURT CONVENES NEXT MONDAY March term of court will begin on next Monday, the 14th inst. There are only a few Commonwealth cases on hand. The civil list, however, is rela tively lengthy and contains several important cases. Three applications for admission to citizenship are posted. The hearing in one of the cases, that of Jacob Weiin er, born in Balta, Russia, will take place on next Monday. The other two cases, those of Salvatore Felice Palm isano, a Sicilian, and Henry Molter, a German, will not be heard until the June term. The following civil cases for the March term of court have been certifi ed from the records: William It. Pursel,surviving admin istrator of Daniel Pursel, deceased, now Blanche E. Pursel, substituted plaintiff, vs. The Reading Iron com pany. Assumpsit. Baldy, Davis and Johnson for plaintiff and Scarlet, Kis ner and Herring for defendant. 11. B. Mordan vs. The County of Moutour. Trespass. Crisman for plain tiff and Ammerman for defendant. Catherine Foust fs. Alfred A. Blechor, executor of Jackson Blecher, et al. Assumpsit. C. V. A merman for plaintiff and W. K. West for defend ant.. Daniel VV. Rank et al. vs. Caroline Meginniss et al. Ejectment. E. S. Gearhart for plaintiff and H. M. Hinckley for defendant. Sophia G. Eckman vs. Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Goal company. Trespass. Gearhart, Hinckley and Mensch for plaintiff and Wolverton and West for defendant. Sophia G. Eckman vs. Tho Cross Creek Goal company. Trespass. Gear hart, Hinckley and Mensch for plain tiff and Wolverton and West for de fendant. JOSEPH HIATT Joseph Hiatt, of this city, died at Port Carbon Tuesday morning while visiting his daughter, Mrs. Tucket, of that place. A telegram apprising the relatives of the sad occurrence was received in this city Tuesday. Death occurred at 3a. m., but beyond this fact none of the particulars are known. Mr. Hiatt was in feeble health for a long time prior to his death. He left Danville last September in tending to spend some time visiting his children. While at the home of his daughter at Port Carbon he be came indisposed and for some time was confined to the house. At last ac counts, however,his condition had im proved and he was expected to return to Danville in a short time. The deceased was born in Wales but came to this country with his parents when an infant. Ho spent his early life in Danville. About the year 1 sTI» !ii' went to Colorado. After a success ful career, covering some twenty-five years, lie returned to Danville and has since resided here. Had lie survived until today he would have been 57 yeais of age. The deceased was a widower and is sunived by two sons—George Hiatt of Pittsburg and Jay Hiatt of Boston— and three daughters: Mrs. Tucket of Port Carbon, Mrs. Day of Mt. Carmel anu Miss Frances Hiatt of this city. He is also survived by his father, James Hiatt, of Danville; two brothers— James Hiatt of Los Angeles, Cal., and John Hiatt, of Moline, 111.—and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Thompson and Miss Anna Hiatt, of this city, and Mrs. 11. G. Salmon, of Scranton. The body will be brought to Dan ville for interment. PURCHASED LAUNDRY The Danville Steam Laundry, for nearly thirteen years past owned and operated by W. E. Kase,has been pur chased by W. Fred Jacobs,of this city, who will take possession April Ist. Mr. Jacobs will withdraw from the firm of John Jacobs' sons, of which ho has been a member for a number of years, and will give his entire time to tho laundry business endeavoring to give the same service as has been ren dered heretofore. W. E. Kase, who during tho year past has been representing a live stock insurance company, in the future will devote himself exclusively to that agency. * I One Year For Deeter. Ellis Deeter, who shot and killed J. Rankin Edwards in Munoy Creek j township, Lycoming county, was yes- • terday morning found guilty of man- ; slaughter and sentenced by Judge . Hart to one year's imprisonment. Deeter was drunk when he shot Mr. Edwards, who was a white haired old man. Deeter has since said that his victim was his best friend. Women'i Benevolent Society. An all day meeting of the Women's Benevolent society will be held in their rooms in the library today. STATE NURSE HAS THE CONSUMPTION Devoted to hor profession Mrs. Ed ward E. Caldwell, of Bloomsburg, a trained nurse in the employ of the Pennsylvania State dispensary for the prevention of tuberculosis, in this city, bravely chanced inoculation with the germs of that most dreaded of all dis eases, in order that she might be of aid to distressed victims, and lost. During her work in this city she also became a victim of the insidious "White Plague," and now has a well defined case of it. She has given up her employment and left yesterday morning for the State sanatorium, at Mont Alto, where she will undergo treatment and care, in order that its ravages may be stayed and her life saved. Mrs. Caldwell, who was formerly Miss Esther Geddes, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Geddes, of Bloomsburg, is a graduate nurse of the Joseph Ratti hospital, of that town. When the Danville dispensary was opened Miss Geddes accepted a posi tion as nurse and assistant to Dr. G. A. Stock, the physician in charge, al though she knew the dreaded disease might be developed by her at almost any time. She simply said that it was some person's duty to aid the unfortun ate who were afflicted with consump tion, and bravely went about her work despite the protestations of those who wore near and dear to her. And there never was a better nurse. Dr. Stock, in an interview yesterday afternoon.said that she was positively fearless. She went to the worst de veloped cases, caring for and attend ing to them with the attention that a mother would give a child. Even after her wedding to E. E. j Caldwell, a Bloomsburg mail carrier, I several months ago she refused to give up her work, saying that it was her Christian duty to do so. About a month ago it was noticed that she was ailing, and it developed t'lat she had a case of the disease which she was trying to help others to got rid of. After thoroughly sat | isfying himself of the nature of the case, the doctor ordered that she enter Mont Alto. PERSONALS Miss Elizabeth Winegardner return ed to Muticy yesterday morning after a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. .Tosso Shannon, Riverside. K. E. Renn, of Philadelphia, is v ■ iting at the limti • <-f l.i< pan tr , Mausilale. Mrs. Rebecca II Bloom street spent yesterday at the liom .1 !i : M II Norman at Bin an-lmr,: Mrs. Michael McHale,(''litre s; i left yesterday fir a visit with : !i r i\ es in Sunbury, Miss Clara S liuck, Mill street, re turned yesterday from a visit with rel atives iu Catawissa. T. C. Poetli left yesterday for a vis it with friends at Stoelton. Mrs. ,1. E. Moore, Ferry street, left yesterday for a visit with friends at i Ardmoro. W. J. Beagle, Rush township, was a Sunbury visitor yesterday Howard Kimbol of Shickshinuy, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Kimbol, Riverside. Mrs. Frank Heim, Front street,spent yesterday with friends in Sunbury. John I). Poyer attended the funeral of a relative nt Sunbury yesterday. Mrs. Setli Freeze, Railroad street, spent yesterday with relatives in .Sun bury. Miss Cornelia Prout, Grand street, j loft last evening to spend several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bird, Snn- ' bury. Surprise for Mrs. Leighow. The Ladies' Aid society of Trinity ! Lutheran church gave a very delight ful surprise for Mrs. Goo. Leighow, : Honeymoon street, in honor of her birthday. An'olegant supper was sorv- j od. Those enjoying the occasion were ' Mrs. J. B. Laideckor, Mrs. J. H. j Wooilside, Mrs. Reuben Boyer, Mrs i Emma Camp, Mrs. Wm. Wormian.Mrs. j Clara Roney, Mrs. Chas. Askins, Mrs. J. E. Yingliug, Mrs. Mazie Ronning or, Mrs. Adam Wagner and son Boyer, , Mr. and Mrs. Edward Aton and son Charles, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Boyer, ! Misses Margaret and Emma Aten, j John Magill.Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Loig- 1 how. Over 1,000 persons attended the three | services held in North Side Carnegie j lecture hall at Pittsburg recently, un- j der tho auspices of the Christian and Missionary alliance, on the sixteenth anniversary ot tho organization. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 GEO. I GEMOT DIED LAST NIGHT George M. Gearhart, prominently identified with bank Lug in Danville for forty-five years, died at his home, No. 107 East Market street, about 0 o'clock last night, after an illness of nearly two months. In the deatli of Mr. Gearhart Dan ville losses a citizen that all were proud to honor. He was a native of Danville, a representative of one of its oldest and most lespected families. His life was crowded with activity. He had not attained his majority when he assumed a position involving hard work and responsibility ; when stricken down, after the prime of life had pass ed, he still had his armor on and was actively engaged in duty. Geoige M. Gearhart was proverbialy honest and conscientious. No more rigid exemplar of morality,of clear dis ; interested citizenship could be found | anywhere. As a Christian and a church . member he faithfully lived up to the highest ideals. Although gifted with many talents and secure in an enviable | social position he was not a proud i man. His hand was ever extended to ward the humblest and his aim was to assist and uplift his fellow men. His | death is a loss that the whole coin t munity will feel. | George M. Gearhart was sixty-eight ' years of age. He was born in Danville 1 and attended the public schools of the i town. In 1853 ho took up the study of telegraphy under our townsman, Rob ert Oathcart, who had charge of the local office of the North and West Branch Telegraph company. The office ' was then located in Grier's drug store, : in the Montgomery building, the same ! room at present being occupied by j Parties' drug store. Mr. Oathcart as \ telegraph operator also had charge of the drug store anil Mr. Gearhart's time as apprentice was divided be | tween learning the drug business and telegraph operating. Eventually the North and West j Branch Telegraph company removed ; its office to one of the tipper floors of the Montgomery building and Mr. Gearhart was placed in charge. He held this position until the year 1859. In ISliO hejentered the employ of the D. L. & W. (Railroad company and be came telegraph operator and train despatcher at Kingston. He held this post until 1865, when lie accepted the position of teller in the Danville 1 National Bank. In this position he continued until early in the nineties, when he was made cashier of the bank. About 1!IOO, owing to failing health, he resigned as cashier and was elected assistant cashier, a position which he held until stricken with his fatal ill n • Mi (b'urhart w < very active in chureli w i.l; 1-V many years he was ami ni' -it i i Grov" Presbyterian church. He was a regular attendant an! \t r'i <i:iie ! his death was an elder. The decease ! WHS taken ill about the middle of January. .\-ath was due to a coiiiplic.tli'i'i nf diseaseswhich from the flirt admitted of little hope. He is survived by his widow, one son, Charles W. Gearhart, of Kings town, and one daughter, Mrs. Fred C. Kirkendall, of Wilkes-Barre. He is also survived by three brothers: \V. Boyd, M. Grier and Jasper B. Gear hart. all of this city. ODD ADVENTURE j A patriarchial-looking man of about seventy,with a long white beard, who had boon drinking, fell into the hands of Officer Voris about 1 o'clock yester day morning. He lived on "Columbia avenue" he said and he wanted the officer to as sist him to Market Square,after which he thought he could find his way home without difficulty. Market Square seemed to be a roundabout way and the officer began to suspect that the old man was befuddled and ho asked him where he thought he was. "Why in Sunbury, of course," was the reply. "Likely yon do not know mo," he continued, "but you must have known my father. " The officer was obliged to disclaim acquaintanceship with any of the family and suggested to the man that the best way out of it was to accept shelter for the night in the lock-up and to proceed home in the morning. At the lock-up, as is customary, the old man was searched, when it was found that he had lost everything he had ever owned with the exception of a pint bottle half full of whiskey. Yesterday morning as he emerged from the lock-up the man lealized for the first time that he was not in Sun bury. He gave the officer his name but was unable to explain how he got to Danville. Extensive preparations are being made at Reading for the holding of the 128 d session of the Philadelphia conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in the third week in March, at St. Peter's church.
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