Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1904-11-18
MUCH OF THIS NEWS
WAS NEVER BEFORE
IN PUBLICATION.
SIAMESE- SHAPED TREE AT De-
A WITS PARK----LOG CABIN
QUILT, SIX YEARS IN CON-
STRUCTI0N---T
223 YEARS OLD, ETC.


Special Correspondence Of The 1ntelligencer.
There Is natural curiosity In De
Wits Park, on t'other side the river.
of which but few Danville people
know anything about. On the left
hand side OF the road leading from
the gate to the park stands Il sugar
maple tree with huge limbs reaching |
above the variegated colored leaves
which were recently changed by Jack
Frost to crimson, gold and red. Be.
tween these boughs sprout Of sew
eral years. growth has long been i'm
bedding itself. into the opposite tree.
giving the phenomena much the ap.
pearance of the feshy part that bound
together the once famous Siamese
twins. When you 60 pic nicking to
that fsvorite resort some time next
summer, stop a moment and admire
Gods handwOrk.
The Philadelphia & Reading rail-
road which passes through Danville
appears to be doing the largest freight
business at this time-coal and lum.
Der being the principal commodities.
There is scarcely day in the year,
even Sundays, when not less than
eight or ten heavy trains roll through
this city en- route to the sea board.
The last startling report of the road,
in October, gives the number of loco.
motives at 927 and "a, 129 coal cars,
with a capacity of from 20 to 80 tons
each. Besides the excellent freight
service the system is noted and quite
popular for its elegantly equipped
| trains from Philadelphia to New
York City, which leave both termin-
ais ever hour, from 7 a. m. to 7 p.
m. during week.
Since old Bibles are becoming pop.
ular in Riverside and Danville. we ,e.
fer to one recently brought to light
on the corner of Mahoning and Ferry
streets. 1t was printed by Thomas
Basket, printer to the king of Eng.
land, and by the assignees Of Robert
Basket, iu London, in the year 176l,
The volume is, therefore, 143 years
old. and is especially valuable for Its
associations, having been handed down
from the late James Woodside, father
of the late Mrs. Valentine Best, and
is now the property of her daughter,
Mrs. Ellen Best Eggert.
Many Of our lady readers would. no
doubt, be delighted to see the hand.
some log cabin quilt recently con.
structed by Mrs. Ephraim X. Hale,
residing on West Mahoning street.
The spread is q yds. long by II yds.
wide. The patient lady was six years
in cutting the patches. sewing and
quilting the gaudy.colored fabric.
1t required So spools Of thread, GOO
yards in each spool,) to complete the
long and weary task. The material
used was of the finest velvet and silk,
making picture equal to many high
ly.colored paintings.
Through the Courtesy Of Mr..
Forbes H. Vannan. the popular oil
round machinest. Of Riverside, the
writer was treated to an automo mobile
ride on the gentlmsn's "hyer" from
South Danville to Kipp's Run, a few
days ago. The round trip. a distance
of five miles, was accomplished In
sixteen minutes. During part Of the
run the auto, fairly few over the
finely Macadamized road at the rate
Of 22 miles per hour.
Messrs. Charles +. Deibert and VIM.
H. H. Smith are located in the room
recently occupied by Stoes band. on
Mill street, opposite the Post Office,
where they will entertain during the
coming long winter evenings, with
up.to date music on the phonogrsph.
Only one cent per record will be
charged; former price 5 cents. Drop
in and enjoy yourselves. Gentlemen
will always be welcomed.
F. II. Vannan, OF Riverside, is th Q
happy possessor Of New Testement
and the Psalms, dated 1876. The
valuable volume was, for many year..
the property of Mr.. Vannan's father
when yet q resident of Glasgow,
Scotland, where Mr.. Forbes Vannan
first saw the light Of day, near the
banks of the classic and historic river
Clyde.
Work on the abutment for the river
bridge goes merrily on. Several car
loads Of structural material are on
hand at South Danville station, and
the hundreds OF readers Of tho In.
rELLIaENcER will soon have the ples.
sure OF seeing at least a foot path
spanning the piers from the opposite
side OF the river.
The repairing OF the pavsments on
Mill street presents quite an aninat-
ed scene at this time. Improvements
have been made recently at Miss
Fannie Hartman's residence, in front
OF Shannon's butcher shop. Peters
cigar store, Hotel Oliver. First Ma.
tional Bank. Globe Warehouse, City
Hall. and various other places.
Rabbit hunters are still on the war |
path, and cornering bunnie in every
part OF Montour county-in the neigh.
hood Of Washingtonville, at Chulasky
and along Blue Ridge. and many MIN.