VOL. 56—NO 20 HEMS CONDENSED. During the month of April li 4 pris oners iu the Berks county prison made 2,000 yards of carpet. A 2 year old daughter of John Bad d. u, of Mahanoy City, fell into a kot tle of boiling soap and was fatally burned. On the farm of Peter Smith at Frederckville, Berks county, a dande lion lias been found which measures eighteen iuches in circumference. Harry Carney, of Norristown, fell from an auto while returning from a smoker given at the Norristown Auto clubhouse on Thursday night and was fatally injured. Charles Natro, aged 21 years, of Oil C'itv, was burned to death in a fire in a two-story building in which he boarded. He was hunting for a wallet which contained f6C when the roof fell in. Lancaster county cherries are crowd ing the season. There is a sour cherry tree on the farm of Martin Garber, near Mount Joy, that has had perfect ly formed ripe fruit upon it since last week. Seven hundred cases of imported eggs have been received from England in Philadelphia. There was no trouble in selling them at remunerative prices after a duty of five cents per dozen had been paid. Peter Weistenstein and Lewis Gil christ, while working on a scaffold at Butler, fell twenty-five feet when it j broke. Gilchrist was injured about the J head and internally while his com- J pan ion sustained a broken leg. Stricken with paralysis as she was leaning over a gas stove in her kitch en in Philadelphia, Mrs. Louisa Safri ed, 60 years old, fell across the blaz ing burners. Her clothing caught fire and she was so badly burned that she died in a hospital an hour later. The new steel street car has proved is usefulness in Pittsburg. One of them was struck by a derailed trailer the other day and the impact was so great that had it been a car of wooden con struction it would have been crushed. I No one was hurt. William Wayne, in the Chester coun ty courts at West Chester, was on Thursday awarded a verdict of $76,125 in his damage suit against the Penn sylvania railroad for land taken for low grade railroad in 1905. The jury of view gave him $26,000. He appealed and at a court trial was awarded $74,- I 116. From this verdict the company appealed and the case has been tried a second time with the result that the J amount has been increased. Owls are cleaning up the rabbits in the wilds of Columbia county. Fire, caused by spontaneous com bustion, was discovered in the base ment of the Chester couuty courthouse and fortunately the flames were ex tinguished before much damage was done. The grainware house of John W. Eshelman, at Lancaster, was burned to the ground Saturday, entailing a loss of $50,000. After a hard fight sur rounding property was saved by the firemen. Three prominent young Reading wo men Mennonites have affiliated them selves with the Gospol Workers' as sociation of Cleveland and Pittsburg and have gone to the latter city, where they will engage in slum work. At a meeting of the Delaware Coun ty Medical society the quarantining of school children suffering from minor contagious diseases, under the State laws for a period of twenty-one days was severely condemned. " Twenty-four sub-stations have been established for the State constabulary during the summer months. Two are in the trout stream districts of the eastern part of the State and the other twenty-two are in western Pennsyl vania industrial centers. A movement is on foot in Heading to abolish the wearing of striped suits by prisoners escept as a mark of pun ishment. The plan is to substitute a uniform of blue. Those back of the movement claim there should be a dis tinction between the different classes of prisoners. The Pittsburg Civic Voters' league has started a new anti-vice crusade and has employed twelve detectives. The different newspapers in the east ern part of the State are all reporting fine catches of trout by the anglers. From unofficial sources it is learned that the population of Berks county will approximate 200,000, a gain of 40,000 in ten years. Falling head downward from a four story building at Washington, Howard L. McCaffrey was saved by his coat catching on a beam. The vestry of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church of Harrisburg haf let a contract for the erection of a new chapel and rectory. It will cost $50,• 000. John Lesher, a fireman on the Read ing railroad, last Saturday fell oft th< running board of his engine at Ooates ville and sustained fractures of sever al ribs. DANVILLE AGAIN WHIPS BENTON RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S GAMES Danville, 5; Benton, 8. Bloomsburg, 9; Nescopeck, 4. Shickshinny, 0; Nanticoke, 3. Berwick, 8; Alden, 2. STANDING OF THE CLUBS W. L. PW. I- r.c. Danville. .20 1.000 Itloiim 1 1.800 ■hii'k'nv 2 0 I.(mo Nanticoke.. 0 2 .000 Berwick 2 o 1-000 Benton 0 2 .000 Xescopeek . 11 .soo Allien 0 2 .0(H) | With the tlier- j jg| mometer liover-j Iy22ur ing around the j >C\ freezing point the j vJ Danville team j ■»«£* jT journeyed up in- j to the wilds of; Columbia county for its second league | ;auie of the season on Saturday and lefeated Benton on their own back lot >y score of 5 to 3. It was a very differ ent sort of a game from the Danville- Benton contest of a week ago, the play >f both sides being replete with fast, j leadv work. The Danville team made the thirty- j nile trip to Benton in Greenough's j jig sight seeing automobile. On the j :ar beside the Danville team were a i lalf dozen fans and these together vith others who made the trip in oth- J sr ways madtf a total of about thirty i •ooters who lined up to yell the Browns :o victory. Following the loose playing of Dan ■ille in the Milton game of last Fri lay, Manager Hoffman gave the club j t sliaking up that landed a number of j he players in new positions. When ' lie first Benton batter stepped to the ; ilate he found "Buck" Uinlauf faciug | lim from his old position at short, \ jivengood had taken Niple's place on j :econd and the latter went to the first j itation; Hagy went out into right | garden. These are all positions to i vhich tlie players are used. The shift- j ng seemed to be productive of good | ■esults. The Benton team, too, seemed to lave found themselves. After Long lad been replaced in the box by the roung southpaw, Thompson, in the bird the Fishingcreekers held the j jhamps scoreless. Thompson, who did | jot make a particularly brilliant show- I ng in the game here a week ago, on j Saturday had his iightiog clothes ou, I md completely mystified Danville's leaviest- hitters. He also had conifort ug support. Danville registered the first tally in lie second. With one down Hagy beat j ine into right field for a single and stole second while Veitli was flying jut to centre field. Mackert drove one o first base which Haefele failed to get ind Hagy scored, before Kelly went lown. In the third Head Coach Branneu loticed that Benton's third baseman .vas playing rather deep and advised l r oung, first up, to lay down a bunt, tvhieh the pitcher did and beat it out. LTmlauf repeated the trick and Liven ;ood (lidto, loading the cushions with loboily out. Captain Niple then lam med the leather into left field for two bases, scoring Young and Umlauf. After Niple's two bagger Long left the box aud Thompson took up the pitcher's duties for Benton. Wagner, next up. laid one down toward third and Livengood was thrown out at the plate, Wagner resting on first. Wagner stole second while Hagy was striking out. Veith then drove a two bagger into left field scoring Niple and Wag tier. Mackert was passed but Kelly followed with a strike out retiring the side. That ended Danville scoring. Four scattered hits was the best that Thomp son would allow after the third and in the last six innings but throe extra batters faced the Benton twirler. lienton'got her runs singly,although in the seventh it looked as if Danville was going to execute a Bull's Run. Laubaoh drew a pass, Thompson sing led to center and Laubaeh was caught between third and home and after a fox chase was put out. Haefele got life on Livengood's error, Thompson scor ing. Brannigan fouled out to Kelly and Gerringer flied out to Mackert, leaving one on base. The score: DANVILLE AB. K. H. O. A. E. Umlaut, ss 5 1 2 2 3 1 Livengood, 2b 5 0 1 0 3 1 Niple, lb 5 11 10 0 0 Wagner, cf 4 1 0 1 0 0 Hagy, rf 4 11 3 0 0 Veith, 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 Mackert, If 3 0 I 2 0 0 Kelly, c 4 0 2 K 3 0 Young, p 3 11 1 2 1 Totals. 37 u 10 27 12 2 BENTON. AB. R. H. O. A. E. Brannigan, If ~..4 0 0 0 0 C Gerringer, cf 4 0 0 2 0 C Nally, rf 4 0 11 0 C Long, p, lb 4 11 7 2 ( E. Laubach, Sb'.'v. .3 11 3 2 C Brannen, 2b 4 0 1 2 2 C M. Laubach, ss,c ..3 0 1 7 1 C Thompson, p 3 11 0 1 ( Haefele. Ib, bs ~ .5 0 0 4 3 S Kelly, c 0 0 0 1 0 ( Totals 34 3 «5 27 11 i DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 19,1910 OH BRIDGE GO WAS SLOWEST The Owego Bridge Co., of Owego, ] [f. Y., was awarded the contract for | juildiug four county bridges,at a reg ilar meeting of the commissioners held Saturday. There were seven firms bid ling, the Owego company being low est on all of the bridges. Following are the firms that sub letted bids, along with their repre lentatives that were present at the neeting: York Bridge company, Boyd \. Musser; Buchanan & Co., Will ttachanan; Penn Bridge company, | rhomas Haines; Mcllvaine & Co., rolin Mcllvaine; Nelson Merydith Co., r. B. Long; Owego Bridge Co., J. M. j iVhitely; United Construction com- j jany, F. A. Case. Of the bridges to be built two will i JO located in Derry township at 3oone's and Watts' farms, respective- 1 y, one will be at Kelley's in Liberty ownship and the other, known as No. 17, will be in Anthony township. The j argest will be seventy-five feet long uul sixteen feet wide; the remaining | hree will be, respectively, forty-six, i hirty-seven and twenty-one feet in j engtli, the width of each being four- j een feet. The bids relating to eacli of the jridges were as follows: Owego Bridge Co—Kelley's, $.184; | 3oone's, $732; Watts', $995; No. 27. (885. Buchanan & Co—Kelley's, $2217; | Boone's, $794; Watts', $999; No. 27, 1 >4OB. York Bridge Co—Kelley's, $2478; 1 3oone,s, $1086; Watts', $1147; No. 27, ! (413. Nelsou-Merydith Co—Kelley's,s2t>2s; 3oone's, $980; Watts', $1180; No. 27, j >4lO. Mcllvaine & Co—Kelley's, $2785; 3oone's, $1008; Watts', $1300; No. 27, j (39a. United Construction Co—Klley's, ( 2897; Boone's, slosti; Watts', $1309; S'o. 27, $432. Penn Bridge Co—Kelley's, $2955; 3oone's,s 1099; Watts', $1277; No. 27, j (345. The Owego Bridge company being i he lowest on all the bridges it was kwarded the contract for the work. I At the meeting the commissioners j ;ook action relating to the painting of , he river bridge,the contract for which ! vill be awarded next Saturday. In ' >rder that the contract may not fall | nto the hands of persons of slight ex perience, who have bid without full ( knowledge of what is involved and j therefore may prove incapable of car- ' •ying the work through to a finish, it (vas decided to reject all bids that are lot accompanied with references tes tifying as to the bidders' experience j uid their ability to tackle a proposi- j :ion as big as the river bridge. Aside from the skill and experience required a vast amount of equipment, such as block and tackle and scaffold ing of all kinds will be needed. The ! jounty commissioners feel that such , ictiou as taken Saturday is essential : in order to avoid the contingency of liaviug an unfinished job thrown back on their hands. VICTIM OF ACCIDENT Edward Harris, a former resident of Danville, met his deatli in an accident at Youngstown, Ohio, on Tuesday. None of the particulars have as yet been learned. A telegram from Fred Rebnian, brother-in-law of the deceased, was received by Thomas J. Price yester day morning,in which the fact of Mr. Harris' death was briefly stated. He was crushed to death while unloading a car. The deceased was thirty-five years of age and survived by his widow and two children. Ho is a son of John Harris, foreman of the brazing de partment of the Structural Tubing works, this city. A brother and two sisters also survive. Mr. Harris left Danville about twelve years ago and since that time has been employed at one of large steel plants at Youngstown. The funeral will take place at Youngstown today. In respouse to the telegram John Harris left for Youngstown last even ing. Becker-McCartin. Miss Bridget McCartin and William G. Becker, both of this city, were married by the Rev. Father McCann at St. Joseph's Catholic church at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. Danville 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 o—s Benton 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 o—3 Two base hits, Niple, Veith, Long, M. Ban bach, E. Laubach. Stolen bases, Hagy, Wagner, Kelly, Mackert, Brau nigan, Gerringor. Base on balls, off Young 3, off Thompson 2 in six and a half innings. Struck out by Young, 7, by Thompson 8. Left on basos, Dan ville 7, Benton (!. Tinio of game, 2 hours. Umpire, Hagemyer. [HE COMMITTEES AREJPPOIHTED The members of Goodrich post No. 12, G. A. R., tiave perfected all ar •angements for Memorial day, which 8 now less than two weeks distant. The memorial sermon will be preach-1 id by the Rev. George S. Womer in st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church it 10:30 o'clock on Sunday, May 29th. The memorial address will be de ivered by the Rev. A. ,T. Irey, pastor )f the First Baptist church, at the G. V. R. plot in Odd Fellows' cemetery it 2p. m.on Memorial day. All the ilergymen of town aie invited to >articipate in the Memorial day ex ircises. The veterans will proceed to the iometery in a trolley car, which lias dready been chartered for the occas on. The parade to Odd Fellows' cenie; ery will be a feature of the day. The O. S. of A. drum corps will furnish he music. An invitation to join the larade is extended to all the societies 112 town as well as to the pupils of the chools. The latter will be in charge if Frank G. Schoch. The firing squad will be composed 112 members of the Sons of Veterans. Committees to decorate the graves n the morning of Memorial day have leeu appointed as follows: Odd Fellows', St. Joseph's, St. Hub rt's and Reformed cemeteries: Wil iam M. Heddeus, Harry Kern, S. R. iUnger.John E. Roberts,<T. O. Miller, Jeorge Gardner and Joseph Ritter. Fairview, Episcopal, Jewish and .mtherau cemeteries: Geoige Reilly, leury Kramer,Hiram Weaver, Samuel I ills/J. W. DeShay, Jacob Sloop and 'harles Baker. St. Joseph's cemetery, (on the hill): folin Bookmiller , Benton B. Brown. Mayberry Township & Sharp Ridge: Montgomery Bird anil Madison ,'ought. Mausdale, Mooresburg and Billmey r's: Henry Wintersteen and Ephraim Bowers. Grovania: John Baylor. Hendrickson's, Long's,Swenoda and itraub's : D. R. P. Ohilds and Thomas Inde. Washingtonville and Derry: J. H. jeidy, Jolm Ke«t»*r and Frank G. Jlee. Mt. Vernon and Rush Presbyterian lemeteries: J. L. Shannon, William I. Treas, Harrison C. Kase, John Ceim and B. F. Landau. The following members of the Sons if Veterans have been appointed as a ommittee to assist in decorating the jraves: FrankJM. Herrington, George lottern, Samuel F. Ricketts, Charles Jardner, Howard Reilly, Arthur ieilly, George E. Roat and J. E. Veaver. The outlook for flowers this year is J lot especially encouraging.as owing to | lie advanced state of vegetation sev eral varieties of flowers that other | rears were largely depended upon are | ilreaily blooming and by the time Memorial day arrives will have had heir day. Each of the pupils of the j mblic schools as usual is asked to con ribute a flower. These as well as lowers donated by other parties can >e left at the post rooms during Sat irday preceding Memorial day. OUT FOR PRESIDENT. As the time for holding the Six- Uounty Firemen's convention at Shen tudoah draws near candidates for the presidency to succeed John G. Waite, }f this city, are looming up. The most likely man who has thus far appeared is William F. Schutz, of ■Shenandoah, president of the Rescue Hook & Ladder company and president jf tlie Firemen's Relief association, of hat place. He is also a member of the Mine Examining board in the Sheuan loah district. Mr. Schutz attended the convention in Danville last June, and announced lis candidacy at that time and did some splendid missionary work among the delegates here at that time. He lias Schuylkill county solidly at his back and expects to corner enough votes to win on June 14th, the date of the convention. DANVILLE GUESTS Royally entertained by Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Sober, of West Main street, on Tuesday evening, a party of Danville folks voted the doctor and his wife an able host and hostess. They returned on a special car, leaving town at mid night. In the party were: Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Amesbury and son Penn, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bleeher, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Cloud, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Gibbons, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Greenleaf, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pet ers, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Purper and Mr. and Mrs. George M. West.— Bloomsburg Daily Sentinel. Nine PearU in Oyater. Eating oysters at a local hotel, Pierce Hagenbuch, of Bloomsburg, found nine pearls in one oy6ter. PARENT-TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION The Parent-Teachers' association :ield its regular monthly meeting in ;he high school auditorium Tuesday ;ve. in the absence of tlie president, Mrs. W. Kase West presided. The address 01 the evening was de livered by Dr. A. B. Vastine on the subject of the "Subconscious Mind." Die subject is a deep one with which nany persons are unfamiliar, yet as landled by Dr. Vastine it was made rery clear and brought home to the mdience in a way that all could grasp t. The part of our nervous mechanism hat exercises control over our being without our cognizance or knowledge s the subconscious mind. It is con lected with the outer world mainly hrough the medium of the conscious >r objective mind; the special senses, is sight, hearing, etc., each being a ink in the chain supplementing the )ther. The subconscious mind is the learest approach to a physical mani estation of the soul that we have. "The subconscious mind controls all he reflex actions, all the functions, tonditions and sensations of the body. such as the primitive in character — lie heart beat, the flow of the saliva iml all digestive secretions are ex amples. The jwwer of perfect'memory san attcibute of the subconscious nind. Every act, every thought is ndelibly impressed upon the subconsc ous mind. A not uncommon evidence if this is seen in the individual >rought face to face with death: All lis past life flashes before him. "The greater the power of the consc ous mind to draw on this infallible [tore house the greater the individual. Che chief aim of education should be o develop this power. An evidence if the memory of the subconscious uind is seen in the individual able to epeat a poem, a selection or even a vholejbook that he has only heard nice and that probably years previous y while in a hypnotic state—a condi iou in which the conscious mind is lot in control. Natural sleep is a like 'ondition; marvelous feats of memory iTe frequently exhibited by those who alk in their sleep. " The subconscious mind is eve in I iperation—never ceasing its activity | or a moment. We have every reason o believe that it is indestructible. This is a strong foundation for the leliof in eternal life. The subconscious mind is the seat if the emotions —love, hate, joy, sor •ow, etc. Thus we shed tears when •ertain emotions art- excited for as we lave learned the subconscious mind lontrols the secretions of the body. The subconscious mind does not jossess tlie power to reason correctly >r rather inductively. It is here the :onscions mind comes to onr aid. It s the guardian that enables us todif 'erentiate tho true from the false." The speaker then proceeded to PX ilaiu sleep walking, which is an ex irnple of the subconscious state and to sonsider the practical working of all lie laws deduced. He also explained :he hypnotic state, in which the ap peal is made directly to the subconsc ious mind. In the light of the subconscious laws, :he speaker said we can readily un lerstand the foundation upon which rests, Christian Science, faith cure,"as well as powwowing, eto. The address throughout, was intense ly practical and we regret that we have space to give only a brief syno psis of it. The committee consisting of the llev. A. .1. Irey, Irvin Vauuan and Borough Superintendent D. N. Dief fenbacher, appointed at tho previous meeting to prepare an address to the public calling attention of parents and guardians to the evil of permitting children unattended to roam the streets at night,last evening was submitted to the association, by which it was heartily endorsed. The address is a most thorough and exhaustive treatment of the sub ject and can not fail to appeal to ev ery thoughtful person. Under the head of "Home and Childhood" it not only dwells upon the needs of the child and the temptations to which it is ex posed but also reminds parents what devolves upon them if tho would make the home what it ought to be to the children—a place of happiness and cheer —a shield and a refuge from temptation. Tho address, which is lengthy in its entirety will appear be fore the pubile in a few days. The report concluded witli the following resolutions. Whereas, many boys and girls of our community of tender years and sus ceptible to evil influences are found unattended on our streets away from the vicinity of their homes at late hours in the evening, and Whereas, we believe that such habit endangers both the moral and physical well being of these ohildren, and Whereas, we consider that such chil dren can best bo controlled and guid ed by their parents, therefore, NO NOTICEABLE PHENOMENA The earth last night cleaved its way hrough tlie tail of the great Halley's :oruet —assuming that the latter was ong enough to sweep the earth's orbit —ami so far as observations here ex ,ended there was no meteoric or turoral display, no phenomena in the east unusual. Thus were verified the theories of scientists; for among these tlie con census of opinion seemed to be that lot- only would the earth' sustain no njury but also that there would be no phenomena to maik its passage through ;he comet's tail—with the possible ex- j ;eption of the aurora borealis or a neteorio display. Seldom lias an event in nature arons- ; id such interest and inflamed the im agination of people as has the much liscussed Halley's comet and especial y tlie passage of our planet through ts tail, which was scheduled to take ilace last night. That many persons, j vho were looking forward to a new | (xperience in their lives, we're disap lointed at the absence of noticeable phenomena goes without saying. The authorities seemed to differ as o the exact hour when the earth might j iluuge into the comet's tail. The time j ;et varied from 7:52 to 11:20 p. nr. During this long interval the heavens vere scanned by hundreds of people j iccupying every available vantage j )oint. The sky was clear with tlie noon—in its first quarter—shining irightly. There were no meteors,how- ; >ver, no electrical effects visible. Up'to nearly the hour of midnight a [ lumber of people were out on the j treets anxious to witness any phenom ena that might occur. The river jridge, which afforded an unobstruct id view of the heavens, was a favorite ironrenade. The comet is now no longer visible n the eastern sky. According to some | authorities it may be faintly visible onight in the western sky between 7 md 9 p. m. Others are of the opinion hat it can not be seen until tomorrow light when it will be visible for one lour after sunset. -IOLLOBAUGH RECOVERED Earl Hollobaugh, son of Mr. and Urs. William Hollobaugh, North Mill itreet.who was critically injured while j dighting from a freight train near Vest Milton on Monday, April 25th, vas yesterday discharged from the Mary Packer hospital at Stinbury and ■eturned to his homo here last eveu ng. Tlie case of young Hollobaugh is ro narkable. When his mangled body was aken to Sunbury after the accident lie most optimistic would not admit hat his recovery was possible. Yet lay after day he continued to keep his lold on life until finally he gathered sufficient strength to stand an opera ion and the clot was removed that lad been pressing on his brain. The inning made in the skull exposed the jraiu in such a dangerous place that a slate could not be used. The skin has ilready knit over the opening, how jver, and the yonng man is almost fully recovered. His left foot, which was mangled by the wheels, was imputated three inches above the inkle. Young Hollobaugh was accompanied last evening by his mother and both spoke very highly of the care ami skill ful treatment received by the patient »t the Packer hospitial. FAIR DATES The Pennsylvania Agricultural de partment at Harrisburg has announced ilates and places of fairs for this year. The fairs in this section will be lield as follows: Columbia county fair nt Bloomsburg, October 4-8; Muucy Valley fair at Hughesville, October 11-14 ; Allentown fair, September 20- 23. Ripe Cherriea. Perhaps the tiist ripe cherries of the season in this section are to be found on two trees on the adjoining farms of E. W. Keller and James Stiuer, near Klinesgrove. Both trees aie loaded with the fruit which for the most part is fully ripened. Resolved, that we, the members of the Parent-Teachers' association of Danville, Pennsylvania, most respect fully and earnestlypetition the parents to restrain their children from this ex posure to loss of phyiscal, mental and moral health, also Resolved, that we, the members of this association, pledge ourselves to support in any way we can all efforts to secure this most worthy need. The report of the committee was ac cepted. The address as decided upon at the previous meeting will be print ed in tlio form of a folder and a copy placed in every home in the borough. Miss Margaret Ammeruiau sang n solo. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 COMMUNICATION FROM RJ. WHITE A communication was received from in official of the D. IJ. & W. Railroad company yesterday, which would in licate that the filling up and oblitera tion of the old canal is practically as far oft as ever. Councilmen are authority for the statement that a representative of the D. L.<fc W. Railroad company while in this city a few weeks ago went on record as favoring the construction of \ six foot brick sewer in the bottom of :he canal to take care of the surface lrainage, the scheme, £of course, im plying that the canal was to be filled ip. The representative further ex plained that at the next meeting of ;ouncil—to be held May 'sth—the D. Li. & W. Railroad company would lubmit its proposition. No such communication, however, ffds received by the borough and the natter was so reported at the last neeting. Pursuant to instructions Bor mgh Secretary Harry B. Pat ton ad lressed a communication to the D. L. fc \V. company protesting against the lelay and calling attention to the in olerable conditions relating to the old sanal. A reply was received yesterday, the etter which was signed by the Divis on Engineer, being as follows: "Dear Sir:—ln regard to the canal natter will state that we find this to je a very complex situation in that it .vould be impossible to fill up this ca lal without the town taking care of lood waters and sewage which goes into it. "The mere filling up of the canal will not take care of conditions until ihe outside drainage which runs into it is disposed of. This question of lrainage and sewage is distinctly up :o the town and is not ouo in whioh ive are in any way interested except :hat we would probably be willing to to along to a certain extent in case ;he situation were treated as a whole. Yours truly, R. M. WHITE, Division Engineer." "MUSICALE TOMORROW The musieale, the first one of the dosing exercises of the public schools, ivill take place at 1:45 o'clock tomor row afternoon. In former years the musieale was field in the high school auditorium. The number participating comprised inly a small proportion of the number enrolled,six to eight only being select ed from each room. This year all the pnpils of all the schools will partici pate. It lias been arranged to hold the musieale in each of the wards, as fol lows: First ward, Miss Gallagher's room; second ward, Miss Goodall's room; third ward, Miss Musselman's room ; fourth ward, Miss Bloom's room. In each of these rooms the seating capacity will be reserved for visitors, none of the'pupils being in the room except to render the exercises. The pupils of the primary grade will sing tirst. They,will retire and the pupils r»f the second grade will take their places. Theso in turn will bo followed by the third grade and so oi l until the Bight grades have been heard. Thus the visitors will have an opportunity of judging not only as to the profici ency of the but will see the work as it is adapted to the different grades. Patrons of the schools are earnestly requested to attend. The grammar school commencement will take place next Thursday. There will be no admission except by cards, which will be distributed only among adults. HID FROM COMET POTTSVILLE, Ph., May Superstitious fear seized many foreigners and farmers throughout Schuylkill county and many of them are nearly crazed over the probability that Halley's eometVil strike the earth tonight and dire results will follow. In the agricultural or southern sec tion of Schuylkill farmers and their families have arranged to hide them selves in caves and dugouts, while large numbers of foreigners in the coal section of the county will take to the depths of the mines. Some have will ed away their effects, feeling certain that doomsday is at hand. MUNSON THE FAVORITE HARRISBURG, May 18. C. Laßue Munson will be the nomi nee of the State conven tion at AUontown for governor ac cording to gossip heard at Democratic State headquarters today. The senti ment from reports received is tending strongly toward the Lycoming county candidate in spite of the activity of William 11. Berry and the efforts of Senator Webster Grim, of Bucks. I Many of the fair sex are deeply in- I terested in the national game.
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