VOL. •*>'•> NO t:t
ITEMS CONDENSED.
THEN Till CI/h'K STRUCK
Fiank Roper, of ('Hilton. < •., is In the
North Bltle police station, Pittsburg.
Ami all because a little clock In- had
under his com stmck as In 1 wa< talk
ing to a policeman. John Miller.man
ager of an Knot Ohio street Jewelry
store, not ill oil tho authorities thai a
clock hail been stolen troni tho place
by a man who had tried to have a
check cubed. Officer John Heck mot
Holier in Hie Oiamoiid with his coat
bulging and asked for information.
"Just a box of candy for my girl,"
was the answer. Hut just at that time
the little bell began to strike the hour
of four and did not stop until it had
finished.
TOO MANY TIMES FOR HIM.—
Harry Smith, of Shonadoah. has asked
the court, to annual his marriage on a
woman whom he declares had two bus
bauds living and is believed to have
married as many as half a dozen men.
It is alleged that Mrs. Smith, who is
a pretty woman, has a mania for mar
rying- Mrs. Smith in court admitted
that alio had married several times and
that her first husband was a China
man. She was sent to jail for one year
for bigamy.
19,741.38 FOK CRUSHED FOOT
In a trial lasting three days before
Judge Stout of Dovlestown, the jury
returned a verdicit for $9,741.3:! in
favor of Miss Julia Kohoe, of Perk
asie. Miss Kehoe was run down by a
Heading freight train at the Market
street crossing. Perkasie, and her foot
injured for life. She was 16 years old
when tho accident occurred, a year
ago.
CLAIMS RECORD OATS YIELD.
—J. D. F. Kuntz, of near Titusville,
Crawford county, puts in H claim for
the record yield of oats. From four
acres of laud he has thrashed 250 bush
els of oats, weighing 37pounds to
the bushel. On a calculation of 83
pounds to the bushel, His crop aver
aged 73 bushels to the acre. The var
iety is the famous Lincoln oats.
FINK PRESENT. —During the re
cent visit of Congressman Willian IS.
Wilson in Sheffield, England, he was
presented with a beautiful oak case oi
Sheffield cutlery by the British Trades
and Labor Congress held in that city,
famous for the manufacture of keen
blades of exuisite workmanship.
BARBER TO PREACH. - Milton
W. Ettinger, Macuagios barber, has
laid aside his razor and moved to East
Strondsburg to become the Meunonite
pastor there. For some years, while
following his trade, he studied dilig
ently for the ministry and finally pass
ed a creditable examination.
AUTOMOBILE HUNTING. —Chas.
Vulle and John White, while autoing
near Spruce Creek clubhouse, Hunt
ingdon county, Saturday night, came
across a big porcupine anil, getting
out|of the machine,they killed it with
a club. It weighed almost 50 pounds.
CHAUFFEUR DIDN'T CARE.—
Dan Fusco, aged twelve years, of Al
toona, started across the street when
lie was struck by an automobile carry
ing a Maryland tag and going very
fast. The chauffeur stopped, came
back, looked at the lad lying in the
street with his right leg broken, cheek
torn from mouth to ear and several
teeth knocked out "Guess he's not
badly hurt," he remarked, and board
ing his car rapidly drove away.
THE ONLY ONE.—I. W. Hartman,
of Bloomsburg has just celebrated his
eighty-fifth birthday, and is hale and
hearty. At his advanced age Mr. Ilart
mau has never seen a baseball gamo
or a horse race. He is not against these
forms of enjoyment, but never went
to see them.
WATCH YOUR TURKEYS.—The
Mt. Union Twioe-a-week Republican
says the farmers of the mountain ,iis
tict of Pennsylvania, now that the
hunting season is on, had best keep
their flocks in sight. A turkey in the
woods is likely to get a 1 lad of shot
and an examination afterward.
LARGE SUM FOR MASSE:-'.— Be
sides leaving §(!00 for masses foi him
self, his wife and otiier relatives, the
will of the late William Melchoir, of
Bally, provides for masses for the
"repose of the poor souls who have
none to pay for theni. "
DIES HEARING SON-IN LAW'S
FATE.—Louis Bardio, aged 23 years,
of Bradford, while hunting Tuesday,
was killed by the accidental discharge
of his gun. When the news was carri
ed to his home, Mrs. Anna Barbara,
fell to the floor
hKl £ks COUNTY OAVES.-Berks
county : ,ias seveu large caves, either
fully or partly explored, all located
near a point wheie the gravel or slate
from the north overlaps the limestone
formation.
iftantcutf
COURT HELD
BRIEF SESSION
Court held a short session Saturday
morning with President Judge C. C.
Evans and Associates Hlee and Welliv
et on the bench. Several Important
matters were disposed of.
When the jury returned a verdict
fot the defendant iu the case of John
C. Zaner vs. the Philadelphia and
Heading Railway company, Wednes
day, Edward S. Oearhart, counsel for
the plaintiff, moved in arrest of judg
ment anil for a new trial, reasons to be
filed in ten days. On Saturday Mr.
Oearhart addressed the court, explain
ing that after consideration the plain
tiff had decided to abide by the verd
ict as rendered. Accordingly the rule
was discharged.
In ro the petitiou of John J. Ellis,
late of Anthony township.praying for
a rule upon executor to show cause
why 1700 should not be advanced to
him in accordance with the provisions
of will, the rule as prayed for was
granted by the court, returnable at
next term.
In re. Com. vs. Win Wintersteen,
a habeas corpus proceeding, the court
handed down an opinion.
The writ was issued for the purpose
of obtaining the custody of Myrtle
Appleman, now about six years of
age, at the instance of tho father,
Clyde Appleman.
The opinion sets forth that "Myrtle
has a good Christiau home anil that
she will grow up surrounded by Christ
ian influences. Her grand patents are
abundantly able to provide for their
grand children financially.
"At the same time,if the custody of
Mrytle were given to the father, Clyde
B. Appleman,she likewise would have
a good Christian home surrounded by
Christian influences.
"The general rule is that a father
has tho legal right to the custody of
his infant child : but in contests be
tween the father aud third parties the
courts regard the interests of the child
as superior to the legal right of the
father and this is especially true when
by reason of the tender ago of the
child and other circumstances it would
bo for the best interest and welfare
of the child to remain where it is.
"And now, October 22, ISHO. it is
ordered that the custody of the child.
Myrtle Appleman. be remanded to
William Wintersteeis, the respondent.
"And it is further ordered that the j
father, Clyde Appleman and the grand
father, and members of the grand f a .
flier's family, on the father's side,
shall be permitted to visit with and |
see Myrtle Appleman at the home of
the respondent ar least once every two
weeks at suitable times in the day
time or the evening up until S o'clock
until further order of the court. The
petitioner ami the respondent each to
pay half of the record costs, neither
the petitioner nor respondent to file a
bill of costs for witnesses.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
The current number of"The Out
look" contains an article on the 1
"Tendencies in luter-Collegiate Foot
ball" written by Donald Grant Her
ring, son of Hon. Giant Herring of
Sunbury
The article is written at the sugges
tion of Mr. Francis C. Woodman,head
master of Morristowu school, who was
himself a member of the Harvard team
from ISB4-87. Visiting England to
study football Mr. Woodring called on
Mr. Herring.a Princeton man, then at
Merton college, Oxford, and discussed
the present situation in American foot
ball.
Mr. Herring's chief desire is to see
football in American colleges played
in the spirit of a game for the health
ful recieation and enjoyment of the
players, and he is further concerned
to point out the admitcdly dangerous
features and urge that they be elimin
ated.
50 PERISH ON GUNBOAT
PORT AU FKIXOE. HAYTI.Oct. 26.
A report reached here today that the
Haytiau gunboat Libertehas been lost
off Port de Paix, following an explos
ion of her boilers. Twenty survivors
are reported to have been rescued, but
more than fifty others, including a
number of high ranking officers of the
Haytiau army, are believed to have
gone down with the vessel.
The Liberte sailed from this port on
Monday, having on board a number of
army officers, who were proceeding to
take command of the military divis
ions of the northern department, in
addition to the reuglar officers and
crew of the gunboat. The cause of the
disaster is as yet unknown.
The will of a Montgomery county
physician provides that his horse
"Billy" shall be well taken care of.
Self-interest keeps some men from
giving his satimc majesty his dne.
DANVILLE, I'A., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1910
HELD FOR COURT
WITHOUT BAIL
Klmer Halderman, John and May
berry Ernest, whose arrest* were not
ed iu a previous issue, were given a
hearing before Justice of the Peace
Guy Jacohy in Hloonmburg Saturday
afternoon. They were hold for court
without hail.
The information was lodged by A.
T. Keller and M. M Tliarp, sjiecial
officers of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company The three men were charg
ed with the burglary of S. R. Oyer's
store at Nnmidia,September 24th last.
A large number of witnesses were ex
amined. among whom was S. J. Wel
liver, Jr., of this city, who identified
a chisel found near Nnmidia after the
robbery as one of the kind that lie sold
Emer Halderman about two months
ago.
District attorney Small conducted
the hearing. The defendants were
represented by Attorney Win. Chris
small, who subjected each of the wit
nesses to a rigiil cross examination.
S. R. Dyer proprietor of the store
robbed was the first witness.
Edgar Erdman.who lives near Numi
dia, identified the chisel offered in
evidence as one found by him in his
cornfield, about 18 feet from the fence
on September 27th.
A. T. Keller,special officer, testified
that upon trial be found the chisel to
fit. in the marks made by the burglars
at the store, even the nicks in the tool
showing in the wood.
S. .T NVelliver, Jr., testified that the
chisel, which was new, corresponded
—in size, make and in all respects
with one that he sold Elmer Ilalder
man about two months ago. The sale
was made about 1 o'clock in the after
noon. Halderman purchased two
chisels, and tho occurrence made an
impression on the witness, as the de
fendant seemed indifferent as to the
size.
Frank Williams, who lives throe
miles from Numida, about it o'clock
on the night preceding the burglary
saw some one walk np to the door of
Dyer's store aud try the latch.
Dr. A. H. Karl, of Nnmida testifi
ed. About il :15 o'clock on the night
preceding the robbery May berry Ern
est came into his office "to see if he
could not get a little whiskey for his
mother," who lives about three miles
from Nnmidia. Dr. Karl had frequ
ently prescribed for Ernest's mother,
and on this occasion gave him four
ounces of whiskey. Ernest had asked
for half a pint,but the doctor's excuse
was that he did not have any more to
spare.
Between seven and eight o'clock on
the night the store was robbed Bert
Johnsons while talking with Wesley
Raup in tho road about three miles
from Numidia saw three men pass iu
the direction of the latter place, one
of whom ho identified as Mayberry
Ernest. In appearance the other two
men corresponded to John Ernest aud
Halderman, who were made to change
hats and stand up. When the three
fellows approaching Numidia saw wit
ness and Raup standing iu the road
they stepped, retraced their steps a
short distance anil then came on. As
they passed, Mayberry "hunched"
witness with his elbow.
Jacob Holliday, who lives on a farm
about two and a half miles from Roar-
ing creek, about half past o'clock in
the morning of the 24th of Septem
ber saw three men.one of whom carri
ed a satchel, passing that way from
X timid ia. The men passed within a
few feet of the witness and were
walking fast. In size they correspond
ed with the defendants. They also
corresponded in appearance with three
men that the son of the witness saw
walking toward Numidia. the evening
before.
Officer A. T. Keller 011 being recall
ed testified that when lie arrested
Mayberry Ernest the latter told him
that John Krn*#t and another fellow,
whose name he did not know, 011 the
evening of the 2:ird had gone up the
road along with liim. They all had
hats on like the one lie was wearing.
Mayberry, according to his story,went
up to Numidia and returned home
about 10 o'clock. He did not know
what had become of the other two. At
it o'clock lie went to the store and
found it closed.
Officer Keller had a conversation
with John Ernest also. The latter de
clared that lie and Halderman that
night went ont to visit Ernest's moth
er and denied that they went up the
roail with Mayberry. On the morning
of the 24th they left the home of his
mother and went back to Danville.
District Attorney Small said he be
lieved that the Commonwealth had
made out a prima facia case, and he
asked that the defendants be held for
court. Justice .Tacobv stated that; to
say the least the evidence created a
"gravo suspicion" and lie would hold
the defendants for trial at December
court. The offense involved in the
charge is not bailable
The three men were handcuffed to
gether and taken back to prison.
TRUE CONDITION
OF FILTER PLANT
Dr. Dixon's communication to the
! borough council informing it that the
filter plant is working badly and need*
| overhauling by an expert lias had a
! disquieting effect upon the water tak
ers. Following as it does upon an an
; alysis which revealed the borough
water below par as to purity, most
people without questioning the matter
accept the view of tho State health
commissioner and think that council
should act iu the matter forthwith.
The attaches of tho water works,
j however, who are entitled to a hear
ing, characterize Dr. Dixon's conclu
sion as hasty and out of all harmony
I with tho facts. They declare that the
plant is in as good a condition as the
' day it was installed and challenge an
investigation.
In the first place attention is called
to the fact that the Mortison Jewell
filter system is the best and most ex
pensive extant; that tho owners in
installing the plant hero took every
1 pains and regard it as a model; that
when they wish to demonstrate tho
efficacy of their system they unvari
! ably being prospective purchasers to
Danville and show them over the plant
here.
The filter beds, which consist of
thirty-six inches of crushed quarts,
are in precisely the same condition as
when installed. The system could de
teriorate through carelessness or neg
lect only, in which event as the result
of use the beds of crushed quarts might
become foul and dirty.
The attaches of the plant call atten
tion to the fact that not only do they
follow all instructions relating to
washing and sterilizing but that un
der certain conditions, as a precau
tion, they repeat the process when not
called for by the rules. Thus, it is ex
plained that while the instructions
call for the sterilizing of the filter
tubs only once a year, owing to the
presence of sewage in the river, it has
always been customary to sterilize the
tubs here every six mouths.
The washing of the filter beds,which
is a simpler process, takes place daily.
Here again, in washing the settling
tank, in order to secure the best re
sults, a great deal of extra work is
done not hinted at in the rules. The
condition of the river water is closely
observed and when it becomes muddy
the washing of the filler beds is re
peated many times daily. It is no un
usual thing for the process to lie re
peated eight times in ten hours.
After each washing the filter beds
are free from dirt no matter how
muddy the river may be. The steriliz
ing process is designed to remove the
micro organisms or other impurities
that may cling to the crushed quartz.
Briefly, it consists of placing on each
filter bed one hundred pounds of caus
tic soda and by means of steam boiling
the bed for ten hours. Workmen then
shovel around the bed of quartz lay
ing bare the flooring of minute screens
through which the water finds its wwy
out of the tub. All screens that are
found defective are replaced with new
ones.
It is hardly claimed for the filter
system that it will wholly eliminate
bacteria, anil if the product of the
plant contains micro-organisms it is
because the river water abounds in
them and not because of any careless
ness or neglect on the part ofjtlie em
ployes.
It was stated at the water works
yesterday that at nearly regular inter
vals. say every other day, the river
watei bears the'odor of carbolic acid,
which it communicates to the filter
beds
A LARGE FUNERAL
The funoral of Augustus Bachingei
took place from St. Hubert's Catholic
church,at i): 80 o'clock Saturday morn
ing and was largely attended.
There was solemn reqniem mass, the
celebrant being the Rev. Thomas O'-
Mallev.of Plymouth; deacon,the Rev.
John Melchoir.of Elizabethtown; sub
deacon. the Rev. A. M. Feeser, chap
lain of the Holy Family Convent, this
city; Master of ceremonies, the Rev.
Jules Foin, rector of St. Hubert's
church. In the sanctuary was the Rev.
Father McCann, rector of St. Joseph's
church. The Rev. Father Foin dwelt
most touchingly on the life of the de
ceased, speaking in both English and
German. Andrew Schott, of Sunbury,
rendered a solo, "Face to Face."
The pall bearers were: F. C. Sheri
dan, of Pittson ; George liodenhoffer,
Peter Mayan, Thomas Schott, Adolf
Boettinger and Jacob Baker, of this
city.
The following persons from out of
town attended the funeral: J. F.
Bachiuger,Eugene Doyle, Joseph Bren
nen and wife. Francis Logue, Ambrose
West, Harvey Houghton and Max Keis
er, of Plymouth; Mrs. 'Alexander
Zundel, of Reading; John Hertz, Jac
ob Gilles and wife, Mrs. George Hertz,
of Lancastei, and Mrs. Jacob Gear
hart, of Millersville.
SHORT SESSION
OF SCHOOL BOARD
The school boaid held a short session
Monday night, with W. A. Sochler ill
the chair. Among other members pres
ent were: Messrs. Ortli,Swarfs,Marks,
Shultx, Piirsel, Fischer, Heiss, Oole
and Sidler.
A communication was received from
Chief-Engineer Snow of the State de
partment of health in reply to an in
quiry from Secretary Ortli as to the
advisability of sinkiug wells on tho
school grounds. Pursuant to action of
the school board at. its last meeting
the secretary wrote the department,
explaining that the borough water
supply is uot always pure—that at
times it is so impure that in order to
safeguard the health of the pupils tho
board causes the water to be >.oiled;
also that iu order to procure pure wat
er for tho schools the board was con
sidering the advisability of boring
wells on the school ground to be
a hunrded feet or more in depth. The
object of writing was to determine
whether the State department of health
would approve of the wells as a source
of pure water
Chief Engineer Snow in his reply
explained that deep-drilled wells prop
rely protected from surface drainage
make an excellent supply of water hut
according to his idea such wells should
not be necessary when a borough is
supporting a filtration plant.
Chief Engineer Snow advised the
school board that the department on
that date was writing the borough
authorities of Danville regarding the
condition of the filtration plant,
"which is well understood by the de
partment of health and lias been look
ed into at various times."
The department will make analysis
of water from wells, if they be dug,
free fit' charge. The water most be col
lected in outfits furnished by the de
partment.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
D. C. Williams $ a. 33
H. S. Kauffruan... . -.00
Silver Brudell & Co H1.53
Washington Fire Co 75
American Seating Co 30.80
TRACK FINISHED
The track of the Danville and Sun
bury Transit Company, on East Mark
et street, which has been torn up for
several weeks necessitating the trans"
ferring of passengers, was connected
near the Mill street curve last eve n
ing.and today the cats will be able (o
run over the two squares oil which
paving is under way.
Excellent progress is being made in
the laying of brick. Haiti is a factor
to be reckoned witii at this season,bnt
with anything like fair weather the
paving will be completed next week
or the week following.
W. H. Lyon, who was awarded the
contract for the macadam road, yes
terday stated that he had not yet re
ceived notification from the State
highway department, but he states,
assuming that he would hear from it
indue course of time, that next week
he would be ready to transfer some of
his men from the paving job to the
road to be macadamized near the hos
pital.
ARRESTED FOR
INCENDIARISM
As a sequel to the burning of the
barn of the farm of W. P. Girton, in
Montour township, Columoia county,
near Grovauia, on the night of Sun
day, October 16th, Michael Reese was
yesterday arrested by Officer Gillinger
of the State constabulary,charged with
setting the building on fire.
Keeso has been working for Fiank
Yeager on a nearby farm. Jt is alleg
ed that he was drunk on the night of
the fire and that he was seen to enter
the barn and leave it just before the
lire was discovered.
Reese comes originally from Elmira,
New York. He is aged about '.'ii and is
single.
He will be given a hearing today be
fore Justice of the Peace Jacoby at
Bloomsburg.
Improving.
Miss Lillian Trnnibowor, of this
city, who was operated on for appeu
dicitus at the Joseph Ratti Hospital,
at Bloomsburg, a few days ago, was
reported yesterday as improving.
DON'T DO IT.—lf is not safe for a
squirrel hunter to put his arm around
a tree these days. A hunting accident
recently occurred near Bradford, as a
result Arthur Sink, 14 years old, is at
the Bradford hospital with one arm
badly shattered. He received the
charge from a shotgun in the hands of
another hunter. The lad'had hls'arm
around the trunk of a tree and it was
mistaken for a squirrel. Nearly 100
small pellets were removed from the
arm.
FOUR BRIDGES
THROWN OPEN
The thr«<o ui w bridges, at Boone's,
Watts' and Hitler's, respectively, just
completed by the Owego Hrirtgo Co.,
were insjieoted by the county commis
sioners Tuesday; they were appioved
and immediately thrown open to
travel.
The full board of commissioners—
Sochler, Ryan and Coleman—along
with J. M. Whitley, the company's
representative, was present [at the in
spection. Like the larger bridge over
tho Chillisquaque at Kelly's complet
ed by the Owogo Bridge company
about a month ago, each of the new
structures was found to couie fully up
to specifications. A settlement was
made with contracting firm yesterday.
The bridge at Watts' farm is 4H foot
long; the one at Boone's is 311 foet aud
the one at Bitler's 24 feet. Each
bridge is fifteen feet wide and has a
concrete floor.
Montour county is in the bridge
building business on an extensive
scale. This will appear [all the more
evident when it is explained that dur
ing two years past eleven steel struct
ures have been constructed taking the
places of the small wooden bridges,
which had become unsafe. Of the new
structures the Owego Bridge company
built seven. The others were con
structed by the Nolson-Merydith com
pany aud the United Construction
company.
The wooden structures are rapidly
yielding to decay and from now on
each year several will have to be re
placed with steel structures. Three of
these primitive bridges are marked for
demolition during the coming year.
The most important one is the DietTen
bacher bridge over the Chillisquaque
creek near Blue Springs farm, which
is an old land mark, built prior to the
date when Montour county was estab
lished. The oldest residents seem to
have no traditions as to when or by
whom the bridge was built. All
argee, however, that it is very old and
was built probably a hundred years
ago.
The timbers wore hewn with the
axe,and the bridge throughout is well
constructed. It might have met all re
quirements for some years to come had
not the abutments given way. The
walls are found to be in such a bad
condition as to render the biidge un
safe for heavy hauling. Today notices
will be posted warning persons against
venturing on the bridge with heavy
loa'is. Traction engiues, especially,
will be excluded.
Among the other bridges to be re
placed during next year will be the
covereil bridge epavuing Mud run on
the Danville road near Wa*hii;gton
ville, also a veiy old structure. The
third bridge to replaced is the one at
Leidy's.
Large Parly or. R. D. No.l.
A veiy pleasant party was given at
tlie home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Moser, Danville R. F. D. No. 1, on
Tuesday evening. Dancing was in
dulged in by young and old. Refresh
ments were served. The guests present
were: Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Deitrich,
Mr. anil Mrs. John Derchem. Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Mainzer, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Philips, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Oornelison, Mr. and Mis. Johu Bob
bins, Mr. and Mrs. Frances Sheatler,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rake, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Uinstead, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Hollabangh, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ware,
Mr. anil Mrs. Frank Hartman, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Martz, Mr. and Mrs.
Leander Foust, Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Mart/., Mr. and Mrs. Will Patterson,
Mr. and Mrs. John Ashenfelder, Mr.
and Mrs. Percy Mowrer,Mr. anil Mis.
Beu Leighow.Mr. and Mrs. Will Stein
man, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Vognetz,
Mr. ami Mrs. Bobert Cornelison, Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Blecher; Mesdames.
Margaret Cooper, Sadie Miller, Annie
Steinman,Ernest Hill, Mary C. Moser;
Misses. Myrtle Cornelison, Rosa Hart
man, Lizzie Bobbins. Lavina Bryant,
Margaret and Mary Phile Eva Nep
hew, Ruth Steinman, Mary Holland,
Nellie Billmeyer, Mable Deitrich,
Aleta Wayne, Florence and Mabel
Mowrer, Dorothy and Mildred Deit
rich.Matrona Sheatler,Edna Milheim,
Lizzie Schooler, Stella and Minnie
Ware. Mary and Edna Blecher, Bern
adiue Hill, Annabelle Hartmau, Irene
Vognetz, Eloise Batterson. Edna
Springer, Kathryn Edith and Thelma
Miller, Helen Dercher; Messrs. Adam
Philips, Chris Springer, Daniel Cross
ley, John Hendricks, Herman Hill,
John Smith, Elwood Deitrich, John
Phile, John Ortman, Bobert Carey,
Charles Anderson, John Fruit, Mar
tin Bobbins, Lloyd and Ralph Cooper,
Jacob Springer, Will Nephew, Nelson
Cornelison. Clarence Boyer, Sydney
and Russel Moser, Homer, Sam, Lloyd
and Ca9per Sheatler, Marvin Bryant,
Jesse W. Umstead.
Edward Delsite and Herbert Hen
dricks furnished the music.
KSTABLIHIIKD IN 1 Hr,. r
THIRTY-EIGHT
YEARS INSANE
John Arnold, on« of the wards of the
UHLil'" 0 al "' Mahoning poor District,
'lied H t Hie hospital for the insane at
this plan- yesterday lie wan eighty
two yearn of age; he was committed
in 187:1, and of the patients that weie
confined in the institution when he
entered only one survives him.
Arnold was a resident of Danville.
He was a working man.anil a few still
survive that were employed with him
on various jobs.
Ilia commitment shows that he was
adjudged insane as the result of an
alleged assault. He was committed to
the hospital just two months after the
institution was opened for the recep
tion of patients. January (>, 1873. He
was the cne hundred and second pati
ent admitted and of that number only
one—William Kynu of Wvoming coun
ty—now survives. During the long
period of nearly thirty-eight years,
during which he was a patient of the
hospital and a ward of the Danville
and Mahoning poor district, 7930 oth
er patients were admitted and treated.
| George Arnold, who was convicted
of an assault on William Keefer in
190.j and sentenced to the eastern pen
itentiary. was a son of the deceased
patient. The son like the father later
became insane and was transferred
from the penitentiary to the hospital
for the insane at Norristown,
PLAYING HOOKY
The attendance officer lias plenty to
do these autumn days. Some of the
boys—even very small ones—find it
impossible to resist the lure of the
fields and in playing hooky they won
der so far away that the officer ean
uot get on the trail of them.
It is no uncommon thing for a half
a dozen boys and upwards to be out of
school at one time at this season, and
it is up to the truant officer to round
them up and deliver them over to the
teacher, who by "precept and examp
le" is expected to teach them that tru
ancy is unprofitable.
Yesterday officer Young brought in
fonr or live truants, but two little
fellows,pupils of the primary schools,
eluded him, and the officer after a
hard days' work had to acknowledge
himself beaten. There was no trace of
the boys about the borough ; neither
had anyone seen them leave town, al
though it is not improbable that they
were in the woods.
DEATH OF AGED WOMAN
Mr- Marv Hay I or, widow of the
late Dunk • IV.ylur died Tuesday iven
ing at ('■ o'< lock at tie l.ome of her
biother, Noah Krnm, Cooper town
ship. Death was due to a stroke of
Paralysis -ustaiiK il st veral weeks ago.
The deceased vr-s a widely known
and highly esteem d woman. She was
aged 88 years, ! months and 14 days.
SI M is survived by three daughters
aud a son: Harriet (Mrs. Henry Reef
er.) of Catawissa; Lvdia (Mrs. Dan
iel Kashner), at home; James Baylor,
of Orovania; Catherine (Mrs. Samuel
Miller), of Catawissa. Also by three
brothers and a sister: Gideon Krum,
of Grovania; Noah and Nathan Krum
of Cooper township and Miss Lydia
Krum, of Mahoning township. A
brother, Chailes, died several weeks
ago in Ohio.
Mrs. Baylor was a native of Cooper
township and lived In this vicnity all
her life. She was a member of St.
James Reformed church at Ridgeville.
The funeral will take place Satur
day morning at 10 o'clock from the
home of Noah Krum. Interment will
be made at Lazarus cemetery.
"Call of the Wild".
In presenting Louis Evan Shopman's
admirable play to the public, the
managers of the Danville opera house
feel they have been endowed with an
especial privilege, so great lias been
the success of the production aud so
unqualified the approval it has en
countered. Today '"The Call ot the
Wild" stands without a pere among
what may be called strong emotional
dramas, and it is extremely doubtful
if in many years a stronger, more
virile presentation has been made up
on the stage than this fascination
picture of Western life. In proof of
the intensely human quality that im
buses the entire dramatic structure it
is but necessary to point to the rec
ord of three continuous seasons,during
which the play has been witnessed by
moro than 700,000 persons. The entire
scenic equipment is new and the cast
which is headed by Mr. 1' ranklin
Woodruff is one of the strongest that
could be secured for the various parts.
This attraction is booked for next
Monday evening.
And the only way to impress some
people is to suppress them.