VOL. 56—NO H'» ITEMS CONDENSED. FRATERNITIES NKW QUAKT KKH TWO fine buildings f<" seerot soclnty pnrposes will Iw occupied iii Hitrrf(>liur«c In the next few niontlts In January tin* Masonic fraternity will tike pmwession of their magnificent building Ht Third and State streets, mill will iln HII unostentatiously nml witliotit ceremony. About the sani" tlmo tlio Elks, of which Harrisburg has a large and rtunriwhitiK lodge, will tuke possession of th«»ir now home Bt No. 2li> North Second street, built on the nit** of the old Montgonioiy Kirk mansion. Tho Elk* purpose making tho occupancy of there new home mi rvent in tho history of tho or«lif the piogiam was continued TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE The borough has a force <•! men at ! work sinking iron pipe under the pav ing on Mill street for the purpose of taking earo of the surface water that comes down on tho south side of Cent er street. Up to the present the drainage wat er has been taken across Mill street on the surface. The drainage has been imperfect, however, and has caused much complaint. When freezing oc curs, especially, conditions are bad on Center street east of Mill. By sinking a pipe of sufficient- cap acity all the water coming down the south side of Center street will bo cai ried ofT underground obviating an ov erflow, which not only causeil trouble on Center street, but also kept the paving in bad condition. The workmen yesterday were engag ed in digging up the paving, which is difficult work, as at that point the brick are grouted and are laid on a course of concrete. Hloutnur ,4s§% ABLE CORPS OF INSTRUCTORS The Montour county teailier*' in stitute will lie held ill Danville during the wok commencing November 'JMtli. County Superintendent O. W. Derr Satuiday slated that he ha-i not gut ! the program fully arranged as vet. He ■ as, however, secured Hist class tal ent, among the instructors engaged being Professor Charles Zaner. of 1 /.liner's business college,of Columbus, Ohio; l)r S. Y. Gillan.ot Milwaukee, who will dwell on geography, reading and arithmetic, and I)r. .T. R. Wood rn!T of Susquehanna University,Selins grove, who will take up English liter attire and pedagogics. In addition Professor Bromley Smith of Hncknell University will probably lie present a couple of days, dwelling upou English speaking and rhetoric. The music as on former years will be iu charge of Horongh Superintendent D. N. DiefTVnbacher. The elementary course of stndy sent out by tho State for use in the schools is now being adopted throughout the county. Mr. Derr states that before the institute opens tho new course of study will bo adopted ;in all the rural schools. Ho thinks it probable, how ever, that the teachers in some cases will need instructions before they will be able to carry out tho now work ful ly as intended; he will therefore, de vote a portion of the time to that sub- i ject, for convenience cutting tho in- | stitnte up into sections. In tho elementary course of study ' tho State recommends a slanting sys tem of penmanship. Professor Zaner is a recognized authority on writing, and at the institute will confine him self to instruction in penmanship, with special reforenee to the slant sys tem. IST VISIT IN 26 YEARS At the home of C. F. Styer, West Hemlock township, Friday last a re ception was tendered Mrs. L. C. Thomas, of Coolidge, Kansas. Mrs. Thomas, who is a sister of Architect John Brnglnr, of this city, is making her first visit to the home of her child- ; hood after an absence of twenty-six ' years. At the noon hour all gathered around the festive boaid which groan ed undei an abundauce of good things for the inner man. Those who enjoyed j the occasion were: Harris llartman, , Peter Brugler, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd , Moore. Daniel Crossley, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bomboy. Mrs Charles Pursel, Mrs L. O. Thomas, Mr. and Mis. ' Joseph Hutchison. Mr. and Mrs. Hud son Leidy, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Long, Mr. and Mrs T. J. Betz, Mr. and ' Mrs. Albert Blohn, Mrs. Frank Arn wine and daughter Marie, Mrs. Ellen ! Crirn, Mrs. Catherine Yorks, Mrs. 11. , E. Oromley, Mrs. Win. Snyder and daughter Hazel, -Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kitchen, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wei- ; liver, Mrs. J. W. Ande, Mr. and Ms. , Peter Yorks, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ! Wintersteen, Mrs. Isaiah Ptirsel, Mr. and Mrs. A. Swetzer and son James, Mrs. Frank Crossley, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Styer, Mrs. Alice Hartmau, Mrs. Lizzie Arnwine, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Brobst, Mr. and Mrs. John Shultz.Mrs. Saia Newberry, Mrs. Savilla Dildine, of Wichita,Kansas,Misses Belle Straub Marv Crim,Bessie Ande, Emily Cross ley, Margaret Deighmiller, Emily Hagerman ; Messrs Charles Crim, John Wintersteen, Peter Styer, Charles Sty er. M. E. MINISTER STRICKEN The Rev. David S. Monroe, D. D., for the past five years pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at New Cumberland, has suffered a eomplete breakdown and has given up his church and is now at Altooua. A week ago Rev. Monroe.accompauied by the Rev. Lawrence Miller, of Harrisburg, went to Altoona hoping that a change of surroundings would do him good. But ho took a (:i ,iuge for the worse and wa- la :hi 11 the Altoona hospital, wlier his condition soon became very grave. Ti lings from the hospital are decidedly gloomy as to his recovery. Dr. Monroe holds the distinction of being the oldest minister iu Method ism in the matter of continuous effec tive service. He is seventy seven years of age and has been a minister for fifty-eight years. Sold Hi* Home. Philip Oromley has sold his resi dence No. 41(1 Church street to Mrs. George Ricketts, the consideration be ing SI7OO. The dwelling that has changed hands is of frame. It is com | modious and convenientlysituated.be. tween Walnut and Lower Mulberry street. Woman Dropped Dead. While engaged in milking her cows Tuesday night, Mrs. liumburg, wife of a trucker,who resides several miles southeast of Milton, dropped dead. DANVII.I.K, PA., THUKHiJAY, NOVKMIJKR 17. IJMO SCHOOL BOARD SIGNS PETITION I The school himrd|!ield a regular meet tug Mon ay night with President W, A Sec'iler in the chair. Am ing other members present were: Ortli, Swatts, I llnnis,Marks, Shnltz,Pursel and Cole. On motion it was ordered that one dozen automatic peneil sharpeners be ordered for use in the schools, i ill motiCll of Mr. Swarts it was ord ered that pipe be sunk connecting the tint ward school building with the J sewer extension being constructed on i East Mahoning street to the end thai next summer everything may be iu readiness for the installing of a new lavatory system in the Hist ward build | ing. On motion it was ordered that suit able hoards be procured for use at the | bottom of windows in the school rooms to aid in securing proper ventilation, j Ventilation boards have already been ! applied for by Misses Bondman, Welsh and Smull. l)r. Shultz reported that a petition I is being circulated on Hloom street to ' secure signers for paving with vitrifi |ed brick. The petition as drawn up ! calls for the paving of Bloom street ' between Mill anil Church streets, but Dr. Shultz explained that sufficient signers can not be obtained at present for the entire distance. If the school j hoard could see its way 1 clear to sign j for the soliool property lie said it would secure the paving between Ferry and Church streets. On motion of Mr. Cole it was oid ered that the officers of the school hoard sign the petition. Mr. Pursel avderted to the recent i game of foot ball played by tho high school, and he asked whether it was j l not distinctly understood that none . hut the students of the Danville schools were to participate in games played by the High School Athletic association. lln the game in question, he said, he was confident that at least two men , were played. In his opinion, he said. I an explanation was due the board. The secretary reported tiiat pursuant to action taken at the previous meet- . ing ho had addressed a communication ; to the State department of health ask- ] ing whether its laboratories would j receive and analyze samples of water from the school district. A reply received from tho depart- j ment was read by the secretary, in I which it was explained that the lab- I oratories of the State ate not equip- j | lied for doing a large {amount ot I.act- ; I eriological work and that nt 'lie pro- j | sent they are going uiglit and day test- ' ing samples of water sent in from var ! ious paits of the State Jwhere typ nid j fever epidemics are prevalent. Tilt- 1 i boaid was instructed that, if the pub j lie water supply is suspected of hav ! ing caused typhoid fever oi any in- [ I testinal disease, and it would make i i complaint to that etlect, the State de- ' j partiiiont of health would investigate. I On motion it was ordered that the j ] schools close Wednesday, November 28 ! ' and remain closed until Monday, Dec- { ember sth,Thanksgiving day occurring j on the 2-itli and the county institute j following the week after. The following hills were approved ! for payment: Standard Gas Co $10.2'.* j Sewer Connection 20.00; Welliver Company 9.76 j | Walter Pennington 5.97] j Mrs. Thomas James . t'.OO 1 O. E. Voiis (Com) 20.23 | HIGHEST SINCE JUNE ] The river is falling again after hav- I ! ing attained the highest point since | j Juno 2(ith. At that date the water j } reached a height of 1 feet, l inch. The | water reached low water mark in ( August and during three months fol- j lowing it scarcely varied four inches | in height. I As a result of the suowfall, which I about tho headwaters was of consider- j able extent, tho river Monday attained | a height of 4 feet, 1 inch. According ■ to the measurements of the U. S. J Geological survey one and seven-tenths feet marks low water. The water is much discolored with j coal dirt and the crew at the water j works is kept busy washing the filter i beds. Now that the river has risen it j is discovered that the filtered water j does not possess the odor of chemicals. | which was present during the low | j stage of tho river and which could j I not bo satisfactorily accounted for DEATH OE A CHILD The 'infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis, of Berwick, died at the homo of George Wertman, Riverside, about 8:30 o'clock Tuesday night. The family was visiting at tho home of Mr. Wertuian, grandfather of tho deceased child, when the little oue was > seized with an attack of pneumonia, which speedily ran its course. The child was aged 2 years and 2 months. The funeral will take place from the Wertman home at 1:30 o'clock this af ternoon. Interment will bo made in I Mt. Vernon cemetery. 60V SCOUTS OF AMERICA | Fltst City Troop of Danville. Boy , Scouts of America, has been officially j organized in this city and is already I holding woo l drills and outings in the fields and mountains around town. Not h he fully informed on the sub ject of the ' Boy Scouts" is to be ignorant of one of the most sweeping and unique movements of the present day, which has as its object, character building and the uromotion of educa tional woik among boy*. It was be gun by Thompson Seton as a wood craft movement. General Baden-Po well embraced the idea and organized the famous English Boy Scouts. The Scout idea has sprung up spon taneously all over America.l romiueut business men and leading educators are behind the movement. Theodore Roosevelt, GifTord Pinchot and Gen eral Ijeonard Wood are tho vice presi dents of the National council of the Boy Scouts of America. The Danville troop was organized last month with eight members. It now contains twenty-five members and judging by the |>opularity of the idea it will no doubt continue to grow un til Danville has boy scouts by the hun dreds. The first troop was organized at St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church. Biuce McCracken is the Seoul master: Allen Fornwald is adjutant, and the Rev. George S. Womer, chaplain. Meetings are held each Friday night ;in the basement of tho church. Tho boys have been in the woods twice, and under the skillful leadership of Scnut master Mr. McCracken, on both 1 ; occasions found their experience to be ■ exhilarating and full of fascination. Boys are eligible to membership be- , tween tho ages of 12 and 18 years. ! Those of the First City Troop tor the most part belong to Si. Paul's clinich or Sunday school. Iu selecting new members ospeoial efforts will be made to pick up boys that are not identified with any church. The object of the boy scouts ns offici ally stated is 'to combat the system I that has turned such a large propor- , ; tiou of our robust, manly, self reliant 1 boyhood into a lot of flat-chested | cigarette-smokers by substituting the j j hotter, cleaner and saner pursuits of | woodcraft and scouting. " j Before he becomes a scout tlio boy ' i takes an oath that he will do his duty ! to God and his country; that he will | help other people nt all times that lie i will obey the scout law. The three classes of scouts are: Ten l dorfoot. Second Class Scout and First j Class Scout A scout's honor is to be trusted. Ho is loyal to his country,his t officers, his parents, and his employ ! ers. He must try his best to do a gootl ] turn to somebody every day. A Scout must never bo a snob. He is a friend i to animals. He smiles and whistles i uiv'er all circumstances. He is thrifty i and he saves every penny that he can. j Scoutcraft embraces first aid. life j ! saving, tracking, signaling, cyeling. j nature study, seamanship and other instruction. * KILLED BY EXPLOSION WILKKS BARRE, Pa., Nov. J6. j A powder mill owned by the Du ' Pout Powder company at Moosic, near j here, exploded this morning and re i suited in the death of one man. I-ieo Adams, aged thirty-five. Sovei.il oth er workmen at tho plant had narrow j esc ■»pes. ) It is thought that friction in the i machinery produced a spark which J ignited some powder. ■ Adams was blown out of tho build j ing and the roof was completely lift- I ed off the building. i The remaining portions took tire and i were destroyed before firemen reached j the scene. Think* Assessing Method Wrong. Editor William Penn Hastings, of the Milton Evening Standard, who thinks I interestingly and to the point on many J subjects, has tho following to say in a | comment upon the article in The Morn j ing News yesterday telling of the trip I of a committee of Riverside taxpayers ,to Suubury to protest against inequ- I alities iu assessments: j "The taxpayers of Riverside, this I county, sent a delegation of citizons ; to Sunbury the other day to protest ; against the assessment of real estate in that district. If we had a board of county assessors who would make the assessments for the whole county it could not only bo done fairly and uni formly but it would "prevent, an end less amount of contention and some times litigation. With local assessors of varying judgment, intelligence and honesty there has never been a uni form assessment in any county in the state, and never will be. And a board of county assessors could be maintain* ed for less than the costot the present unsatisfactory system. " P.NEUMONIA KILLS AT AGE OF 90 | Uidrmi Krum,one of the old"«t r« ni i li nt* ■ 112 thin county.and a wi II known ' and highly r»-I>r«-f hid daughter, Mr*. 1 Isaiah !1. Weaver, nlimit it mi l< Imm ! Utovania, in Cooper township. Had Mi Krum live I vintll tin- tenth •if next Kehiuarv lie would have been ! ''o years old. Tho cause <>f his ricnlh WAi pneumonia, With which lie Was ill but a few days, having taken to liin hod on Mondaj. The deceased lived practically nil of his long life in Cooper township, liav inn been raised mi the old Krum home stead, about a mi lit from Orovatiia. Since the death of his wife,some year? uKa, lie has been residing with his children. The death of Gideon Krum makes the thirtl -loath that has occurred with in a idiort time in this immediate family. About five weeks aj,o a broth er, Charles, died at Cleveland, Ohio. Three weeks ago a Bister, Mrs. Marv Baylor, died iu Cooper, at the age of 88 years The surviving brothers and sister are William,of Michigan: Noah and Nathan, of Cooper township, and Miss I.ydia Krum, of Kast Danville. The deceased is survived by the fol lowing nine children: Mrs. Satah Mauser, of Montour township, Col umbia county; David Krum, steward at the poor farm,Mahoning towulisip; Mrs. Daniel Kistler, of Catawissa; Mr-. Mary Kasliner, of Kidgeville; John Krum, of Mechanicsville; Mrs. I. H. Weaver, and Mrs. Charles Wert inan, of Cooper township; Mrs, John Kishner, wife of the coachman at the hospital for the insane; Mrs. Eugene Morrison, of Mahoning township. Notice of the funeral will be given tomorrow morning. INAUGURATION JAN. 17 Now that the election is over attt n tion is being generally directed to the inauguration of Governor-elect John K. Tener. The inauguration will oc cur on the thirtl Tuesday of January, the 17th,and as soon as the legislature assembles arrangements for it will be made. The legislature will meet January 8. The caucus meetings for election of candidates for presiding officers and for United States setritor will be held the night boforr. The inauguration will occur on the same day as the It*! - : ion of the or. It is generally believed tha Co T. Oliver will he i- eii»cti*rl. NO RETURN JUDGES lr developed hist evening tin', through an ovtisiglit, the vote ofiVl umbia county in the recent election for State senator aud representative in congress will not he counted. .luilge Evaus failed to appoint sen atorial aud congressional return judge - from Columbia county ami consequent ly that county has not been represent ed at the meetings of the return judges that have been held at Sunbury anil Williamsport during the past few days. As Judge Evans was away ou a hunting trip it was impossible to reach him.and as the time for certifying the election at Harrishurg expired yester day, the vote of Columbia county for these two offices will not he counted. This practically disfranchises Colum bia county voters as far as the ofliees of State senator and congressman are concerned. Had the race for either office been a clou* one,the tumble that would have developetl can easily be imagined. HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT Health Oflicer Benton B. Brown, who in addition to his duties in tho borough, is charged with the enforce ment of the sanitary laws in Mahon ing, Cooper and Maybeiry townships, yesterday stated that at no time in his recollection has the general health in the rural communities been better. In tho three above named townships there is uot a single case of communic able tlisease. The last card—belonging to a case of typhoid fever —was taken down yesterday. Whooping cough, which was epidemic in Mahoning township last summer, has been entire | ly stamped out. I Neither are conditions bad in the | borough. Then - are probably a few I cases of whooping cough and other i communicable diseases, but scarcely enougti to eause comment. The employ ment of a medical iuspector for the schools has proven a wise measure, J making it possible to detect disease in its incipioncy and thus probably to forestall epidemics. Sky Cloudy. Owing to the cloudy condition of the sky last evening the view of tho total eclipse was very unsatisfactory. It was only occasionally that a glimpse of the moon could be obtained. SESSION OF COURT SATURDAY j A s -vtnn of court was held Satur , tiny afternoon with President Jud*t ! Oharlns Kvmi nnil Associates Him 1 mill WolllV. r oil the bench. The hotel license in I lip third ward j win transferred fiom (irnrgc A Mi v or* to William Bente, who *as form | erly in tin" hotel business in i:ni|ior i mm, i 'iiineriiii county. The applicant being culled to the stand testified ti nt he im!'. lie *u naturalized in Pittsburg October MO, 11K1M. ltd conducted the hotel husi- 1 ness in Eni|torium and present'd let 1 tern from Willinm .F. I«»vitt, elerk i t courts »nd George l>. I.il'.ar, county commissioner, of Cameron county, re commending him very highly. In re Dennis Bright vs. the Phila delphia and Reading Kail road eom- : pany, the death of the plaintiff is sug jested and the Fidelity Trust company as the execntor of his last will and testament is substituted as plaintiff of recotd in the case. Hills due commissioners for service* rendered in the ascertainment and est ablishment of the disputed lines or boundaries between the borough of ' Danville and township of Mahoning were approved by the court, showing that the total cost ol fixing the bound ary was f'tiM.Bs. The bills approved were as follows: Har.y Billmeyer, 12 days, #«10; mil age, £7.20. Thomas Deunin, 12 days. $:!(!; mil ago, #11.20. James F. Ellis, 1M days, mil age, #11.20. E. S. Miller days. £1!). J. K. Wallize, 10 days, #2O. George Stickle, 10 days. #".'o. Byron Stickle H days, J1M.50. Clerk i.f courts, sls; \V. V. Ogleaby, $1 ; serving notices, horse hire, etc., 8.75. In re mortgage of real estate of Harriet Brauden. Return to court on decree to mortgage confirmed ni si. SHORTER VOTING HOURS The Election Code Commission creat- I ed by the last legislatuie is meeting : ' in Philadelphia this week to prepare legislation looking to some changes in j the election laws, and will report the I result of its deliberations to the next legislature. The members of the coin micsioa are Frank P. Pritchard.cl air man ; Senator Ernest 1., Tustin ami David H. Lane, all of Philadelphia: Assemblyman William Coleman Free man,of Cornwall,ex Attorney General '.V. U. Hensel, of !. ncasti i : Senator <.ieorge M. Dimeli:..;, ■ Cb-.-ufi 1 '.and Vssomblyman .Kiln V I-lynn.i t i nig vav. It is understood that :su effort wiil :>e made to induct the commission to incorporate in their new reeointuci da tions one providing for a closing of the , election polls at ft o'clock in the after noon, the same as in Massachusetts and other States, in order that the votes may be counted early and the re sult be known before midnight. There is some objection to this in j some counties, where the voters have | no opportunity to vote before they go i to work, and cannot get to tlie polls ; until after tl o'clock in the evening, j and alleged that if the polls close j early these men will be cut out of their votes. The matter will bo thresh ed over thoroughly and the commis j sion will act, but it is extremely re- I tioent regarding what it proposes to j recommend. ON THE GROUND A. S. Clay, engineer of the State j highway department, was in this city j yesterday and together with Borough J Surveyor George F. Reefer, went over i East Market street extension where J the macadam road is to be built with j state aid. | - The lines and the grade for the road : ! were run by the borough surveyor. 1 | While the road is being reconstructed, , j however, the engineer of the State i highway department will be on the | job. j Whether the road can he completed this fall or not is a matter of a good deal of doubt. The job will probably j require a month. If we should have much rainy weather the work will necessarily he much delayed and the probability is that winter will set in before the road is completed. Soon To Close Hospital. Within two weeks the temporaiy hos pital. which has done such efficient service during the epidemic of typhoid fover in Lime Ridge will be closed. Of the 24 patients who at one time were being treated in the hospital, only six remain and it is thought that at least three of these will have suffic iently recovered this week to be able to return to their homes. KHTAHMSIIKI) IN is:, SMASHED PLATE GLASS WINDOW An o. i hi ti no* very much mil of the j ordinary took plane In this ritv yes lerday afternoon A boat 2 -to o'clock a stranger might have hern observed leisurely walking along the sidewalk on Mill street. Cpon reaching the ! store of Foster Bros, he stopped— stO'ipiiu' down he picked tip an iron pot from among the g<>< d* «>n display and tielil erately hurled it through the laige plate gla»s window lie is now in jail trying to discover what induc ed him "to do such a thing." llie incidint caused the greatest I kind of excitement. .Tol u Foster was in the rear part of the store attending to the fire. Miss Foster was in the up per oi '-onthrrn window arranging goods. She observed the man as lie stopped at the door way, which was nothing unusual. She went on with Iter woik and barely caught a glimpse of the fellow as with a quick move lie gras|>ed the irou pot and seemingly with all the strcogth he could muster dashed it through the big window There was a loud crash as the lower half of heavy plate glass was shatter ed to pieces, an aperture three feet in j diameter being produced It was a moment or so before Mr. Foster or his sister could take in the situation. Meanwhile, the man stood surveying the luin he had wrought. He was scarcely more than five feet from Miss Foster. The very moment after break ing the glass he seemed to stand trans , fixed holding up his hands as if in dis may. Later he turned and walked aimlessly up the street. None <>f the officers happened to be on tl • .pot, and the man might have escaped, if .t had not been for the pn soiict of mind oi llarrv Wenck.who accosted tie fellow good naturedly and invited him to step into the pool room. The man seemed utterly passive and followed Mr. Wenck. Once in the room j lie tried to figure out all that had oc curred a- I to lay pious to get r l cut hia troubli "Don't -ay niiytlii>.•• about I it," 1.0 mumbled. Agaii. he added musefully, " \Vha f possessed me to do jit?" He said he would have to find ' some way to pay for the damage doue, |as he would "have to get back to Scrauton." Mr, Wenck told him that he would ; not need to bother himself about get lack to Scran ton. aud just- then ! Constable W. F. Younst appeared on the scene and took the stranger into eustodv. Tl ioi v fellow was in a dreadfully nervous condition. To Officer Young tie confided the fact that he bad been drinking. <>n his person was found poekt t di.-i . l» arinti the name of James K Tv i •:i t J ai-tnn He acknowl edged tl-.at t i -'i.n v « as his own. The man is al out lort v-i iglit years of age an . I- i t.rh well ilre»-t>d. No money or valuable* w< r>> tound ou his person. The fellow wa» placed in jail to await hearing which will take place before Justice of the Peace Oglesby today. It is regarded as fortunate that ; the man was placed under restraint. The manner in which bo yielded to the insane impulse to hurl the iron pot through the window shows that while in the condition he was iu yes terday he was by no means a safe in dividual to be at latge. It was only bv the merest whim that he did not direct his aim toward the other win dow, in which event Miss Foster might have been injured. The glass broken is the large plate extending from the door to the front of the window and is valued at about j fifty dollars. The building occupied Jby Foster Bros., is owned by Harry I Mover of York. It is not known wheth j er the glass is insured or not. - IN NEED OF REPAIRS ! There is no street in the borough i that is iu worse condition than North i umberland street, especially the first i square west of Mill street. What makes the situation acute is the fact, that Northumberland street is one of the I most frequently traveled thoronghfaies j in town and also bears the brunt of i heavy.hauling. Not only is the driveway badly out up. rough and muddy, but the drain age is so imperfect that all along the curb on each side of the street lie uu | sightly pools. Hotses bitched to the posts stand in water, and in stamping splash it along with the uitul over the sidewalks. Pedestrians passing are ob liged to run the gauntlet and frequent ly have their clothiug badly spattered with mud and water Death of Dr. Monroe. Rev. David S. Monroe, a prominent Methodist Episcopal minister, whose serious illness was spokeon of in The News yesterday, died on Tuesday at the Altoona hospital. The funeral will be held in the First Mathodist church at Altoona tonight at 8 o'clock. The body will then be taken to New Cum berland where services will be held at 10:15 o'clock Fridav morning.