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«li<r iti
Central Pennsylvania, ami there will
bo niuoli ceremony attendant npou
taking possession.
ABOLISH CHURCH SUPPERS
AND FESTIVALS.—"OhnroIi suppers
and festival* are an abomination to
the Loid.and wo are not going to em
ploy their aid in freeing thin church
from debt." was the declaration of
Rev. M. A. Kennelly, of tho now
Grace Evangelical church. Broad
street, of York, which was dedicated
on Sunday. In denouncing suppers and
festivals as a means of ridding church
es of financial obligations, Kev. Mr.
Kennelly strikes at a custom which
has been prevalent three. "Our debt
will be paid with hardoarned money," |
he declares. In the erection of the
ohurch more than SI,OOO was saved ]
through the men of the congregation
doing a part of the work with their
own hands.
FINE STARTS REFORM WAVE.
After being fined $2 for failure to
clean tho snow from one of his side
walks, Freeman Kokensberger told
Mayor Charles Bruch, of Hazleton,
that tho law against slot nmchiues
ought to be enforced also. Immediate
ly the mayor took some of the council- j
men around tho city and found four
places where the machines were in |
operation. The owners were notified i
to appear before the mayor.
WOODEN LEG LOST. NEARLY
BURNED TO DEATH.—David Fox.a
cripple living at Lower Morion, had
a narrow escape from death when his j
home burned. The fire started in an i
adjoining house. A trackwalker saw j
the flames and gave the alarm. When j
Fox jumped out of bod the room was j
RO full of smoke that he was unable to !
find his wooden leg. His cries for help ;
brought his wife, who assisted him j
out nf tho fast burning house.
SPECIAL SESSION OK THIRD
CLASS CITIES. —Mayor McKeen, of
Easton, president of the League of
Cities of the Third Class of Pennsyl
vania. has issued a call for a special
session to be held at Harrisburg on j
December 20 to consider proposed I
amendments to state laws regulating
elections, and to receive from the |
special oommittee the report on a plan j
for tho better government of cities of j
the thirdjclass.
ELECTION RETURNS TARDY.—
Fifty of the counties of the state have
filed election returns at the state cap
itol.and it is hoped to make the offici
al count during the week. So far hut
two scattered votes have been tecord
ed. One was cast for Governor Edwin
S. Stuart, in Franklin county, and
Clarence H. Huth reoeived one in
Northumberland county, both being
for governor.
COOL AUDIENCE.-While tin-men
were fighting flames in a moving pict
ure booth in tho Pastimo theater at
Easton, the audience, instead of bo
coming panic-stricken and making a
rush for the doors, remained in their
soats and watched tho firemen at work
after which the vaudeville fart <>f 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«-<l fanner,
ilipil yesterday afternoon at t :30o'olork
it tho heme <>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<l purchased
the hotel nml the business of Mr
Meyers, lie wan bora in tie City of
M.'tideii, Germany, April 11, I8»>!'. 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.
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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.