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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
Wedding Anniversary.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur O. Amesbury
entertained large number of friends
Monday eve in honor of their tenth
wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amesbury have gained
an enviable reputation as host and
hostess among their large circle Of
friends; so that when an invitation is
received bidding them to the cosy lit
tie home on Church street, they know
that an extraordinarily pleasant treat
is in store.
last evening the young couple out
did even themselves. The decorations
were superb, consisting of flowers.
Japanese lanterns and many colored
that the rooms and porches resembled
fairy bowers. Mr.. and Mrs. Amesbury
received many most beautiful and USE
full presents. During the evening ex-
cellent refreshments were served.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
George West, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cloud and daughter Bertha, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bleoher. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Pursel, Mr.. and Mrs. j. O.
Heddens. Mr.. and Mrs. Amsndus He'd
dens, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Purpur.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Shultz, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Dyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Snyder. Mrs. Sarah Smull,
Mrs. Maria Amesbury, Mrs. Mary
Cromwell, Mrs. Kate Bookmiller.
Misses Jennie Ate9. Jennie oberdorf,
Ida Price, Alice Smull, Jennie Ames-
bury, Carrie Thompson. Sallie Hahn.
Pet Hum mer; Messrs. Weldon Gulick.
]. Warren Robson. DR.. J. o. Reed,
Thomas Murray, Lamar Hahn. Mr..
aud Mrs. Grier Quick, Of Bloomsbury
and Ray Neyhard. of Williamsport.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
To Succeed rlr. Laumaster.

w. d. Laumatser, who resigned on
September lst, will be succeeded by
O. +. johnson, of Saratoga Springs, as
General Secretary of the Y. M. O. A.
at this place.
Mr.. johnson was in this city and
met with the Board of Directors of the
Y. NJ. o. A. at their special meeting
on Tuesday night of last week. The
Directors were very we'll impressed
with the gentleman, who was very
highly recommended by State Secre-
tary Buckalew AZ an aggressive and
energetic worker, especially strong
along the lines required to place the
Association here firmly upon its feet
He also has very strong letters from
men OF prominence in Y. M. O. A.
work who have been personally aoqua-
inted with Mr.. johnson for number
of years and are familiar with his
methods and the results achieved in
his labors.
Mr.. johnson while here looked care
fully over the local field and return
ing home held the matter under ad-
visement for few days but finally
decided to accept. He writes that he
will be hore to take charge of the As
sociation about November lst.
The new General Secretary is mar
ried man. He isra native of Maine
and comes here from Saratoga Springs,
N. Y, where he has been located as
General Secretary of the Y. M. o. A.
for five years. His work thus far has
lain wholly in New York and New
England. For several years he filed
the position of General Secretary at
New Haven, Conn, in all he has had
eighteen years experience as General
Secretary, although he is still young
man, far on the sunny side of middle
life.
Pending the arrival of the new Sec
retary on November 1st the work at
the association will be in charge of o.
O. Carpenter, Physical Director of the
Y. NJ. O. A. W. d. Laumaster. the
retiring General Secretary. while about
town will kindly assist in affairs about
the building.
During the month or SO intervening
no one interested in the Y. M. o. A.
here will be idle and everything posi-
BILE will be done to bring about condi-
items favorable for good work to the.
end that the new Secretary may start
in without any handicap.
The gymnasium classes will resume
about October 1st.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
Surprise Party.

A very pleasant surprise party was
rendered Mr.. and Mrs. william Chap
man, Saturday, at their home in Riv-
erside. They received a number of
beautiful presents. Refreshments were
served.
Those present were: Mrs. Dennis
Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. Hartman. Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Yesger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Berger, Mrs. Enterline, Mrs.
Lewis, Mrs. Shultz, Mrs. John Farley.
Mrs. John Treas, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Shannon, Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Hoover.
Mr.. Samuel Bucher, Mrs. Jerry Knorr.
Mrs. Oliver Hoover, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
ward Hummer. Mrs. Pursel Hummer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Yeager, Mrs.
Pegg, Mrs. william Miner. Mr. and
Mrs. George Wertman. Mrs. George
Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Huber,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. I. McCloughan,
Misses Julia Murphy. Claudia Yeager,
Hazel Yeager. Kate Yeager. May Hum
mer, Verdilla Cashuer, Irene Farley,
Messrs. Walter Chapman and John
Murphy.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
Thirty Ill From Poisoning.

The residents of South Danville and
Riverside since Saturday night have
been very much wrought up over
wholesale poisoning attended with in.
tense suffering and in which several
persons narrowly escaped death. The
whole is easily traced to a party Sat.
urday night in which ice cream was
partaken of.
The function took place at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Chapman.
who sought to entertain their friends
in way to make the occasion pleas
ant one and are very much grieved to
find that through no fault of theirs so
much suffering and anxiety have been
entailed. During the evening ice
cream was served. When the party
broke up all seemed we'll, but before
morning of the fifty-fo attending at
least thirty we're prostrated. twenty Of
whom were taken violently ill.
1t was 8 o'clock Sunday morning
when DR.. N. NJ. Smith was called to
the residence of Frank Mensch, where
Mrs. Mensoh and four children were
suffering dreadful agony. The general
symptoms were those of cholera NOR
bus. the vomiting being especially vio-
lent. Mrs. Mensch was in critical
condition as the result of the poison.
ing and lay with scarcely any pulse.
For some time it was a question
whether her life could be saved. Fol-
lowing the visit to the Mensch home
DR.. Smith was obliged in quick sue.
cession to respond to calls in half a
dozen different directions, the stricken
persons all being those who attended
the party and had eaten ice cream.
The symptoms in all cases were alike.
leaving no doubt in the DOCTORS mind
that the illness was caused by poison
Gus matter of some kind. During Sun
day DR.. Smith prescribed for dozen.
A good many who we're taken sick not
knowing that Others we're similarly
affected regarded their attack as
cholera morbus and treated themselves
as best they could. 1t Ia known that
in all thirty we're taken sick.
Paul Hoover, the son of Eli Hoover.
came very near dying. Mis-. Peter
Berger was also very sick. Among
other we'll known persons stricken
we're: Mrs. ]. W. Treas, Mrs. George
Wertman, Mrs. Clarence Yeager,
daughter o. Pursel Hummer, and
daughter of Edward Hummer. Up to
yesterday new cases were being heard
from, some of which are still quite
serious. The cases in many instances
are very stubborn and after apparent
ly yielding to remedies break out
anew. That no deaths have occurred
is very fortunate; as above explained
the margin Of escape In several inst
snces was narrow, indeed.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
IRON BRIDGE
AND FERRY SOLD

The County Commissioners had a
busy day at the Court House Satur-
day. In the forenoon they transacted
some business with the Northumber.
land County Board and in the after
noon they held a public sale.
The Northumberland County Board
was represented by Commissioners
Beck and Raudenbnsh and their busi-
ness related to the disposal of the ferry
aud other matters in which the two
counties were concerned jointly as a
result of the great ice gorge, which
swept away the bridge. Messrs. Beck
and Raudenbusb returned to Sunbury
on the 1910 Pennsylvania train.
The iron bridge, which lies EMBEDDED
i'll the mud at the Creeks Mouth. and
the ferry boat were sold at public sale
at 2 O'Clock. Michael Breck bill acting
as auotioneer.
The bridge was sold first. 1t was
described as eightv-two feet long and
was supposed to contain eight or ten
tons of iron. Bidding was not brisk
and it was knocked down to Benjamin
Miller for fifty dollars, who started it
with bid of twenty-five dollars. He
made a good bargain.
The fiat boat was put mp independ-
ent of the cable and carriage. It is
one of the biggest In this section of
the country and was built only some
eighteen months ago and is therefore
practically as good as new. The fiat
boat alone cost $5i0, yet no one SEEM
ed to want it very badly at five dol
lars, which was the price it was start
ed at. Bidding dragged along slowly
and it was finally knocked down to
Henry Divel for s20.50.
The cable and guy rope we're next
put up. They ran up pretty rapidly
to fifty dollars but hung at that figure.
While the fat boat cost $50. the cable
cost $sl0 and the additional cost of
poles, carriage, &c., ran the cost of
the free ferry up to about one thou
sand dollars. 1t was desirable. of
course. to realize as much as possible
on the sale in order to reimburse the
two counties, but the unwieldly fiat
boat ever since the first summer has
been an elephant on the hands of the
County Commissioners and they were
glad to get rid of it for what it would
bring. In the case of the big cable,
the poles. &c., however, it was differ
ent; they are more easily taken care
of and can at any time be sold for very
nearly their full value. The County
Commissioners, therefore. refused to
let the cable and guy ropes go at fifty
dollars and they were not sold on Sat
urday.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
Revisiting Old Home.

e. Y. Flick. of Three Rivers. Mich. :.
is spending some time visiting old
friends in Danville and vicinity. Mr..
Flick is a native of this county and
resided here all his life until year or
so ago when together with his family
he removed to Three Rivers.
He likes Michigan very we'll al
though since there he has been troub-
led considerably with rheumatism,
which he attributes to the damp cli-
mate caused by the numerous lakes in
that part OF the State. He may remain
some time in this section Of the coun-
try.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
IMPROVEMENTS At
GAS WORKS

The Standard Electric Light Com
pany is installing a new and much
larger gas holder, which constitutes
the most important improvement set
on foot at that plant during many
years. Not only is the new gas hold.
er thoroughly modern. embodying the
latest principle. but it is nearly double
the size of the one displaced, raising
the capacity up to 10000 cubic feet,
In point of size the newholder eclips-
es anything in this section of the
country.
The Standard Gas Company sells 2o,-
900 cubic feet of gas daily and the en-
largement as proposed became posi-
tive necessity. TIE gas holder will be
fifty feet in diameter and thirty-seven
feet high when fully inflated. 1t will
have seven lattioed girders and stand.
ards. Along the top of the tank seven.
teen feet from the ground will be a
walk OF iron plate. The iron columns
required to guide the holder will be
thirty-five feet high. The tank and
holder will contain twenty-six tons of
iron.
About the heaviest part of the prop.
osition, however. is the construction
of the foundation which will be of
concrete, and the contract for which
Is held by T. L., Evans Sons. In ord
er to reach a suitable foundation for
the massive structure it is necessary
to 60 down to gravel bottom. An i'm.
mense amount of excavation is neces-
sary, the workmen at some points CO.
ing down twenty-five feet.
Superintendent George NJ. West last
evening stated that an effort is being
made TO push the work along and un-
less plans miscarry by December 1st,
the new holder will be tested and full
ly completed. This. he said, will be
necessary in order to take care ef the
increased demand during the Christ
mas holidays, which heretofore has
overtaxed the capacity of the plant
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
COURTWILL Be
POSTPONED

Owing to the indisposition of Judge
Little and the difficulty of securing q
Judge to preside in his place the de-
cision has baen reached to postpone
the term of Montour county court
which was to have convened on the
25th inst, until the week Of November
18th.
The Grand Jurors. however, will
convene at the Court House ON Sept
ember 25th, the regular date set for
court. when they will act upon all
bills pending, examine the public
buildings. SC. In the absence of q
President Judge tho Associate Judges
will occupy the bench.
The Traverse Jurors will be notified
not to appear until Monday. Novem.
ber 18Th, 1905. at which time will be
heard and tried all true bills found in
the quarter sessions and oyer and
terminer. All cases on the criminal
trial list and all civil cases must then
be disposed OF by trial or settlement
or they will be stricken from the list
and can not bs placed upon the same
except by special permission of the
Court.
The above information was convey
ed to Prothonotary Thomas G. Vinc-
ent yesterday by Judge Staples Of
Monroe county, who will preside at
the term Of court here in November.
The civil trial list is lengthy one
and contains cases that have been car
ried along since 1902. Judge Staples
is thoroughly in earnest as to his in
tention of cleaning up tho docket and
will carry court into the second week,
IL this should prove necessary.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
Will Riprap River Bank.

f. @. Hartman, this week or next.
will begin work on a very important
and extensive improvement on his
property in this city, the object of
which is to prevent the river from
cutting further into the bank at his
Silk Mills.
For years past Mr.. Hartman has been
depositing the ashes which accumu-
late at his plant along the river fill
ing up all depressions and squaring UP
the bank. With each succeeding break
up, however, the high water and ice
in passing down the stream undo the
work he has accomplished. cutting in
to the bank very badly and some sea-
sons carrying Off strip OF ground sew
eral feet in width.
Mr.. Hartman's 8 plan issto riprap the
river bank on an extensive scale. using
stone hauled in from Pursell's slope.
an enormous deposit of which he has
purchased at that place. The rip rap
will extend for nearly five hundred
feet and as the bank is high at that
point it can readily be seen that a vast
amount of work is involved.
Mr.. Hartman has purchased strong
team Of horses. which are to Re used
exclusively in hauling stones in from
the slope. They are likely to be put
to work at almost any day and kept
continuously at 1t until the rip rap is
finished. A large number Of farm
teams will also be employed as soon
as the corn is husked and the busy
sc ason is over, as Mr.. Hartman wants
the work completed during the early
part of winter.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
CONCERNING THE
ELECTRIC BELLS

The electric signals installed last
week at the Center and the Spruce
street crossings by the p. 8 r. Com.
pany do not prove an unmixed bless
ing. The residents have not yet be-
come accustomed to the jingle at night
and are considerably annoyed. a good
many declaring that they are unable
to obtain much sleep. With traffic Oh
tho P. & R. Railway at its present
pitch, it is probably true that there
night when it happens that a train or
it's pusher is not somewhere on the
block. either in passing or in frequent
iy moving back wards and forwards as
is necessary In switching. AS a result
the bells make good record each
night. The good people residing in
the vicinity. however. SO much an
noyed at present, will no doubt be-
come accustomed to the noise by and
by. just as they have become aocustom-
ed to the passing of the trains. Where
new trolley lines are installed the resi-
dents are annoyed in just the same
way at first. but in time they become
accustomed to the noise and the cars
pass at night without aw ak ening them.
Another fact is plainly apparent aud
that is that if persons who use the
crossings do not observe the precaution
to remain off until the bells have stop
ped ringing the signals instead of pre-
venting accident may be indirectly
the cause Of one. Whatever rules may
be in forcs relating to pushers it is
clear that these do not in all cases
keep up to the trains. A day or so ago
several persons including children were
exposel to. danger at Center street..
a north bound freight passed follow
ed by a pusher at some 800 yards.
When the freight passed the pedestrians
stepped upon the crossing and did not
see the pusher until It was nearly up
on them.
1t is clear upder the circumstances
that the Only safe rule to follow is to
assume that there is danger so long as
the bells are ringing and to keep off
the crossing until the signals cease. 1t
is certainly unsafe to assume that dan
ger is over when one train passes.
Anyone who yields to the temptation
to cross after train should not think
of doing 50 until he assures himself
that no other engine is following with.
in sight. He should not lose sight of
tho fact that SO long as the bells are
ringing there is danger.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
Phone to Jameson CITY.

The telephone line between Benton
and Jameson City. winch has been in
course of construction for somo time
was opened yesterday. The new line
is that of the Benton Rural Telephone
Company. an independent concern.
This line opens up portion of Col
umbia county that has never had a
phone connection. The line ia 25
miles long aud has connection with
he Bell Company.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
Frick..Kelley.

The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Donaldson Frick, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William O. Friok, OF Deal Beach.
New Jersey. formerly Of this city. and
Frederick R. Kelley. of New York
City, was solemnized yesterday at l2
o'clock noon at the home of the BRIDE 8
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley will,
after short wedding tour, reside at
Mount Clair. New Jersey.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
Ramsey--r1uller.

Miss Helen Cayte Ramsey, formerly
of Danville. and DR.. George s. Muller.
of Philadelphia, were married yester.
day morning at 1O:3o O'Clock at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gitt,
Hanover. DR.. and Mrs. Muller will
reside at 3l4 South 10th street, Phila.
delphia.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
Bloomsbury Methodists Turned
Down,

Word WAS received yesterday from
Bishop FitzGerald by the officials of
the First Methodist Episcopal church.
of Bloomsbury. that he would not grant
their request to appoint Rev. NJ. E.
8 wartz, of Tatton. Cambria county, to
the Bloomsbury pastorate.
The officials of the First church had
already notified Rev. Swartz Of their
desire to have him come to Blooms.
burg. and he had signified his willing
ness 30 comply, having even secured a
supply to fill his pulpit, when the
negative reply OF Bishop FITZGERALD
was received.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22

OF the 1888 cases of cholera in Ger
many, sc were fatal. Yellow fever is
only an ordinary every day complaint
compared with that.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22
Will Attend Bucknell.

Miss Stella Loweustein left yester-
day to take up course in music at
Bucknell University.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22

Street loafing should be broken up,
Sunday nights.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-22

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
SPECIAL LOW RATES 70 NORFOLK,
38LYNcHBURG AND BRISTOL, VIA
NJ AND w. RAILWAY.

Norfolk Horse Show at Norfolk Octo-
Der l7th-21st. $500 round trip, includ-
ling one admission to the Horse Show.
Tickets on sale October 18th to 21st in
elusive, with final limit October %, 1905.
& Wonan's Foreign Missionary Society
at Lynchburg October 17th-21st $500
round trip. Tickets sold October 18th,
18th and 18th, with final limit October
%, 1905.
Kings Daughters at Lynchburg Octo-
Der 1Sth-2 goth $500 round trip. Tick
cts sold October 18TH, 18th and 18th, with
final limit October %, 1906.
State Council, J. Q. U. A. NJ, at Bris-
tol, October 17th-lsth. s13,40 round trip
Tickets on sale October 18th, 10th and
l#17th, with final limit October 20. 1906 XII
For tickets and full information apply
to J. Il. Knowles, City Passenger Agent
s3s II. Main Street; offices Of the Rich.
mond Transfer Co, or W. Steele Ticket
Agent, Byrd Street Station.
c.. BOSLEY,
District Passenger Agent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
ADMINISTERS AGAINST
|NSURANCEC0MPAN|ES.
Representatives Asked to Rise
and Explain if Pos
sible.

NEW YORK, October ls.-Fraud md
mlsmanagement in the conduct OF the
great lie insurance companies OF America
were discussed yesterday by ministers OF
the gospel, DR.. Charles II. Parkhurst
dealing In general terms and taking a Bib
Heal text TO Illustrate his argument In
his own church. and the Rev. DR.. Madison
Z G. Peters and the Rev. Dr. f s. Mac
Arthur. on the stage Of the Harlem Opera
House, holding what might be called
fred-for- all discussion. Charges OF fraud.
theft and betrayal OF confidence were
made specifically in the Harlem meeting.
and Senator Chuuncey M. Depew. was
denounced as dishonest man. One man
who arose from his seat In the auditorium
said that II Depew ever came up for any
Office OF honor or profit he would be ops
posed to the uttcrmost
There were at least ten representatives
OF the New York Life the Mutual Life
and the Equitable In the Opera House.
audience, who were invited to get up and
offer n defense. IF they could. OF the
methods now under investigation by the
Armstrong Committee. But there was no
response. though DR.. Macarthur made O
Dersonalappeal to men he recognized.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
QUARANTINE CONFERENCE
Those Who Are Entitled to Take
Part in 1t.
| l5ff.TE5ai r ID, A asoci1ted preSS.) tAFitaiAs
(By Associated Press.)

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. October ID
the committee on attendance for mo
. ornonroaching conference on Immigration
md qua rantine. to be held in this city Or! on
November eth and 10th, are receiving IN
oulrIes which lead them to th'nk that
some slight misconception exists IN the
minds of a few persons as to who would
no entitled to attend this conference.
TO correct this the committee desires
publicity be given to the fact that al
Who can give evidence of being aualiiied
under the call will DO duly admitted as
members of the conference. III
These are Governors of Southern states;
commissioners of agriculture members OF
Congress- Mayors Of towns and cities, one
from each institution Of learning or agrl-
cultural school, one from each newspaper
or trade journal, one from county, cry
and state boards of health, one from each
railway system, preferably the general
immigration agent, and five delegates
from euch commercial organization N tho
South. In addition to these, the GoVer-
nors are authorized to appoint any others
who may apply to them for that purpose