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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
Governor Stops Sunday Fishing

Pennsylvania fish wardens have be-
come more eagle.eyed than usual late
ly particularly as regards SunRay fish
ing.
And it's all OIL account of Governor
Pennypaoker.
Several weeks ago Governor Penny.
packer received q letter in which the
writer cited instances of violation of
this provision of the fish laws and the
Governor called the attention of Com
missioner Meehan to tina matter and
Commissioner Meehan sent the word
along the line.
The fish wardens were told to be
more upon the alert than usual aud
they all got busy with alaoritv. this
being shown by several arrests in
Berks county.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
For Cruelty to Animals.

PHOENIXVILLE. July 10 1T is
shame. the manner in which the
horses of Battery @ have heen abused.
We will most certainly institute pro-
ceedings against the responsible per-
sons," declared Superintendent Thom-
as Carlisle, of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, yester-
day. after he had viewed dozen horses
which will be unable TO work for
weeks as the result of their ill use
while in the care of the soldiers at
Mount Gretna.
Superintendent Carlisle and Agent
Gallagher. of the Cruelty Society .oame
to town this morning and made tour
of the stables where horses which h ID
been hired to the battery were kept.
There are sixteen horses in the town
under the care of a veterinary surge on,
being treated for injuries.
Superintendent Carlisle said: "There
will be some warrants sworn ont for
the arrests of the men who rode these
animals before l leave Phoenixvilie,
and upon my return to Phil Melphia l
will consult the societys counsel and
see If there is not way in which the
officers of the battery or regiment can
not be held liable"
"If possible 1 will swear ont a war
rant for the arrest of BriRadier Gen
eral Goblin. who was In charge of the
camp, and who. to my mind, is to be
oensured for not being informed of the
condition of the animals in the camp.
Every move these animals made in
that camp oaused them pain"
Two Of ths horses belonging to James
O. Pennypacker. who is a cousin of
Governor Pennypacker, are SO badly
injured that they have been sent to
the Pennypacker farm. near here, to
reouperate.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
Will Be Welded Next Week,

On Thursday of next week, July 81,
Miss Bertha Smith, daughter of g. +.
Smith, will be married to Mr.. Bruce
Hartman. Of Hawaii. Sandwich Is.
lands. On tho day of the wedding the
happy couple will start for Hawaii.
where the groom holds a lucrative
position and where they will reside in
the future.
The journey will prove a long and
wearisome one. Under the best time
made in crossing the continent by rail
passengers are shut up in the cars for
five consecutive days. The couple will
stop off at the Portland Exposition, be-
yond which point they will proceed to
San Francisco. where August 9th they
will embark for the Sandwich Islands
arriving there August 10th.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
FOUND DEAD
IN HAYMOW

Thomas Stout, until about year
ago resident of Danville, was found
dead in the hay NOW of Shuman's liv.
cry stable. Jersey Shore, about noon
yesterday The deceased wns between
So and 40 years of age and when in
Danville was known to nearly every
person.
Stout it is believed went into the
haymow Tuesday night to sleep and
that death came before morning. He
made his home with his sister, Mrs
J. A. Buckley, on Colvert street.
Stout spent much Of his time about
the livery stable occasionally doing
odd jobs aud now and then passing the
night there. As far as known he had
not been feeling i'll oil Tuesday. The
discovery at noon yesterday was made
by George Shuman.a son of the owner
of the stable. who had gone into the
NOW to get hay for the horses. Death
is believed to be due to natural causes.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
DanVille VS.. Cuban Giants.

The game at DeWitt's Park today
between the local club and the Cuban
Giants will be very interesting, in as
much as each team has won two games.
That these teams are evenly matched,
may be seen blythe scores made in the
last four games played, which we give
below. The first ganio, which was a
l3 inning contest, resulted, Cuban
Chants, 3, Danville, 9.
The second game, Cuban Giants, 0
Danville, 2.
The third game, Cuban Giants. 81;
Danville, / and the last game. Cuban
Giants. /; Danville. 3.
So it will be seen that in the total
four games or 40 full innings by each
side, only 10 runs we're scored.
The visitors will be out for u seal lp
today, but as on former occasions the
homo team expects to be in it at the
finish. Coutts, who operated so sue
cessfully against the Cubans on their
last visit. will pitch for Danville to.
day. There will be large crowd pres
ent to cheer the locals on to victory.
Everyb body should attend. =
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
TROUBLE AHEAD
FOR THE DOGS

A member of Council Is authority
for the statement that in view of the
large number of persons bitten there
is sentiment in that body favoring
the nuzzling of the dogs for the pres
ent as we'll as carrying out the other
provisions of the Borough ordinance
relating to dogs.
The member quoted regards the
situation as little short of alarming
and he stated that he had no doubt
that Council on oonvening will order
q wholesale muzzling of the dogs dur
ing the hot weather as Is done In Mil
ton and some other neighboring towns.
Something will in all probability be
done to get even with those people
who evade the payment of dog tax.
These persons at least will be obliged
to invest in tag to be attached to the
dog. otherwise the canine. II permitted
to remain at large. will be hustled off
to the dog pound and unless redeem
cd will ultimately find his way to the
b0r0uRn CrematOry.
The proposition is heartily approved
Of by all we'll meaning people wheth-
or it relates to the muzzling Of dogs or
the wearing of tags. Those who are
careful to pay their dog tax, however,
are anxious TO know whether the
charge for the tag In all cases is to be
the same They admit that while in
those cases where no taxes have been
paid on the dogs the Borough would
be justified in charging we'll for the
tags to reimburse itself, yet in other
cases where the law has been lived up
to and the dog tax paid regularly it
would be very unjust to impose on the
owner the same price for tag. The
actual cost of the tag is merely nomin-
al and the matter it is held, could
easily be adjusted so as to do injustice
to no one. When the use of tags was
resorted to in the past 1t is claimed
that no distinction was made, and the
cost of tags was the same in all cases.
The excitement over the dogs still
continues. Josiah Jobborn while re-
turning home from work Friday even
ing was slightly bitten. Oddly enough
In this case the offending dos wore a
muzzle, which as the sequence show
ed was either not of the right sort or
one improperly adjusted.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
President to Lay Corner Stone.

In an attempt to break the hoodoo
which has been lowering over the CON-
struotion of the new Luzerne court
house the County Commissioners have
decided upon novel plan and Presi-
dent Roosevelt will be asked to devote
about 10 minutes of his time to laying
the corner stone when in Wilkesbarre
on August 10th.
The stone. which is of liver rock.
sandstone. weighs about ten tons, and
everything could be made in readiness
for the ceremony on that date. Many
believe that the presence of the chief
executive would aid materially In sat-
tling the trouble and compelling all to
join hands in an effort to build the
costly temple of justice for Luzerne
county.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
New Uniforms Next Year.

The rife decorations for the Nation
al Guard. given for proficiency in tar
get practice have been received.
The regimental matches will be held
in Sunbury on August 3. and 8. un-
der the direction of Captain God
charles. About fifteen medals and
prizes will be awarded to those max.
ing the highest score. From those
competing in the matches will be
chosen the regimental team, to repre-
sent the 12th at the annual state
matches at Mt. Gretna, late in the
summer.
A new order from the adjutant gen.
erals headquarters. reduces the num-
ber of points necessary to make first
class marksmen.
The men are also required to qualify
under penalty of fine. This latter
provision has raised the percentage of
those qualifying in the Pennsylvania
Guard, above that of any 9th or State.
The days of the khaki uniform are
past. Next year the men will receive
suits of darker color, like those of
the officers, which will soil less easily
than khaki, though wearing just as
we'll.
Since the National Guard is now q
reserve of the United States Regular
Army, they will be equipped entirely
throughout like the regular army.
Captains will be allotted two years to
obtain the equipment for their men
from the appropriations they receive
from the State.
The new Springfield rife will take
the place of the Krag Jorgenssn, now
in use.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
Charles Battaglia Before Oglesby

Charles Battaglia, the we'll known
Italian padrone, yesterday was ar
raigned before Justice of the Peace
Oglesby. The complainant in the case
was Andrew Schatz. who accused Bat
taglia of obtaining goods under false
pretsnse
Last October. according to the infor-
nation. Battaglia bought shoes of
Schatz to the value of $a1 70, repre-
sentinR that the trolley company would
pay for them, taking the amount from
his pay. The trolley company refused
to pay for the shoes and it ia alleged
that ths defendant knew they would
not, rs there was no arrangement be L.
tween the two to that effect.
Justice Oglesby held Battsglia un-
der 800 bail for further hearing. hut
the defendant later settled the bill in
full
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
Saloons Forty Years Ago.

| The excavation for the sewer now
dug as far as Northumb berland street
shows that all that part OF the town
deposit of to 10 feet deep. AS the
original surface is laid baro many
memories of'the past are reawakened
in the minds of the older people, re-
lating 10 the days before that portion
of the town was filled up to it's pres
ent level.
Former Councilman James F. Dough-
erty. whose father was landlord of
the Dougherty House, now Hotel Peif-
er. in 1867, has lived in that part of
town practically all his life aud has
witnessed all the changes that have
| occurred.
Standing by the new sewer and al
most in front of his hotel yesterday
Mr.. DougheIty pointed out the sites
of the various land marks as he know
them when boy. Each of the land
marks was saloon and it is worthy
of note that there were just six of
them OH Northumberland street be
tween Mill street and W. l.. Gouger's
Ware House. a distance of some sixty
yards.
This was prior to 1863 and Mr..
Dougherty says that at that time there
we're just 1874 licensed places in Dan.
Vile. The six saloons as Mr.. Dough.
erty recalls them along with their
proprietors we're as follows:
Mr.. Dougherty's stand-James Ro-
land.
Site of Mr.. Gouger's warehouse
Andrew Foley.
At rear end of the Dougherty lot,
opposite Gouger s." Poet" Oonnolley,
who had talent for poetry and aom.
posed some verses which made hit
during one of the strikes.
Frank Cochelle's stand.-John Ham.
ilton-a prize fighter, who fiourishod
under the name of John Halpon. He
gave up saloon Keeping and with an
other Danville man went to Australia
where he expected to win distinction
in the prize ring. He never became
known to fame. lie was heard from
only once and that WAS to the effect
that he was numerically whipped.
Where DR.. Thompson $ stable stands
a saloon was kept by James Connag.
han, who is kindly remembered by the
old timers who worked at the Big
Mill.
Where j. B. Clesver's store stands
there was saloon in the basement
with the entrance on the Northuinber.
pensed by Andrew Belden, who kept
a dance hall up stairs.
The thirsty individual in those days
was not obliged to go very far in Or
der to refresh himself In the case of
the six saloons on Northumberland
street they we're mostly next door or
opposite each other, which was pretty
crowded quarters even for town of
this size that had 1874 licensed places.
The Dougherty House, Spruce and
Mill streets. was built by Charles
Dougherty in 1854 and was {. popular
and widely known hostelry. p. O.
Dougherty, father of James F.. took
possession of the place in 1859 aud re-
mained in charge till 1866. He was
succeeded by Barney Dougherty, who
became County Treasurer OF Montour
aud who in turn was followed by
James +. Dougherty.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
Puddler Struck by Switcher.

Thomas sheehan, a puddler employ
cd at the Reading Iron Works. was
struck by p. & r. switcher yester.
day morning and was slightly injured.
A short distance north of Center
street crossing the man had sat down
on the edge of the rail road ties to
rest and in that position fell asleep.
Some time afterward the switch en-
gine came rolling along without max
ing much noise AMI before it could be
stopped struck the mau throwing him
into the gutter.
The crew at once picked him up and
took him to his home on Little Ash
street. Fortunately he was not badly
injured. He sustained a blow along
side the head. the effect of which soon
wore off. He stated yesterday that he
expected to work last night.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
Potatoes Will be Scarce.

Farmers predict that potatoes will
bring a dollar per bushel 5y fall. 1t
is already apparent that the crop will
be failure. Add to this the fact that
only limited acreage was planted
and we have the conditions that con-
tribute to scarcity and consequent
high price.
Potatoes were glut on the market
last year. As spring came on the farm
ers found that they still had a large
proportion of last years crop on hand.
which they we're obliged to sell at
prices lower than for years past Un-
der the circumstances 1t was not
strange that in order to avoid sur
plus the farmers were . unit in plant.
ing smaller acreage.
This might have been all right If
nothing had happened and the potatoes
had thrived as during recent years. 1t
appears, however, from reports receiv.
cd from various quarters that blight
has fallen upon the potato crop and
the yield may be scarcely half a one.
In our own county the crop looks
especially bad. In many fields the
potato vines are dying or are already
dead. The most experienced farmers
are puzzled to find cause for the
blight. Potatoes grew nicely until a
week or so ago when they suddenly
turned black and began to droop and
die. OF course at that point all growth
and development of the tubers stop
ped. Many of the hills are found with
out any salable potatoes at all, while
nowhere in the fields are they large in
size or numerous.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
G. 4. R. PICNIC
ON AUGUST l2

The @. A. r. Picnic of the Susqus-
hanna Districs will again be held at
Edgewood Park. Shamokin. this year
and will take place on Saturday, Au-
gust 1sth.
The time and place of holding the
picnic was decided upon in this city.
Saturday. when meeting of the Dom
mittee cf Arrangements took place in
@. A .<R. Hsii NJ Q O'Clock IN the af-
teyaoon. The following members OF
tne Committee were present William
II. Heddens. President, and Jacob o.
Miller, Secretary, of the Association /;
J. W. Caldwell. of Milton and George
". Sterner. of bloomsbury.
Some seventeen Posts are embraced
In the Association taking In the fol-
lowing towns: Watsontown. Milton,
Northumberland. LewisburR. Mifflin.
burg. Sunbury. .Shamokin. Mt. Carmel, ),
Bloomsbury. Oatawissa, Ber wick, and
Danville.
The annual outing rs usual will be
in the form of basket picnic and will
be open to everybody. A special train
will be run from Danville. with fare
for round trip including trolley to
Edgewood Park, one dollar.
There will be noted speakers on hand.
Among those present will be Depart
ment Commander and Staff. The plans
are all laid to secure large attend
anoe. The excursion train will be run
from Danvills this year and will be
for the benefit of Goodrich Post, No.
%. q. A. r. IL proper terms can be
made band will be eemployed in Dan
Vile. in which event it will accom-
pany the excursion train.
The g. A. r. Picnic of the Susqne-
hanna Distl let is held annually, the
present being the third year in success
sion that 1t has b,en held in Edge
wood Park. They ars always success
ful and we'll attended affairs.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
DANVILLE WINS
EXCITING GAME

The second game of base ball of the
Danville- Bloomsbury series was play
ed at DeWitt's Park Saturday after
noon, aud was one of the most excit-
ing and hotly contested games seen on
the local diamond in some time. Both
sides we're determined to win and it
was anybody's game until the last
] B Bloomsbury player was called out and
the score stood 6.5 In favor of DAN
willie.
A large contingent of rooters accom-.
panied the visiting team to this city.
who throughout the game We'd with
the local enthusiasts in cheering and
encouraging the players. The game,
while Intensely exciting, was not we'll
played by either team-a number of
costly errors and misplays being made
on both sides during the nine innings.
But this detraoted from ths pleasure
Of the occasion not at all, each error
seeming to arouse more interest in the
struggle.
Danville started the scoring in the
second inning with two men ont, Law.
renee was presented with a pass to
first. MoOloud singled and Gosh went
to first ON balls. With the bases full
ClayberRer's pretty liner over second
base easily brought in two runs and
left swo men on bases. The side was
retired, however, on an easy fly to
center. Three hits and base on balls
in the fourth netted another tally for
the locals.
In che fifth inning bloomsbury ral-
lied and made her first showing ON the
tally sheet. With two men out the
visitors made connection with Honey's 8
curves for three singles and base Oh
errors. which put a 8 inside of their
goose egg and tied the score.
In the the seventh inning Dan
Vile again took the lead. Captain
Yerrick walked. and then in quick
succession Arohie's timely two bag.
ger and singles from Logan and Deem
brought in runs, the score standing
6-8 in favor of Danville. This ended
Danville's scoring. . The visitors got
one run in the seventh and one in the
eighth. During their last time at bat
they tried hard to get one man over
the home plate. needing but single
run to tie the score. Three hits they
made in this last inning but it avail.
ed them nothing. One caught at Sec
ond. one struck out and the last with
a pop fly to YerIick ended the strug.
gle with DanviIle one point in the
lead. The score:
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
SHOWER PASSED
AROUND NORTH

About II O'Clock yesterday forenoon
while our citizens were all employed
some pursuing thor daily vooations
and others, OF the leisure class. busy
with the difficult task of keeping cool
storm suddenly materialized. 1t made
its presence known by sudden peals of
thunder, following each other In quick
succession, which had quite a startling
effect.
For q few moments it seemed to
threaten Danville and then with omin-
ous mutterings of thunder it passed
around northward, just AS the shower
of the day before passed around by the
South.
JndginR by the manifestations It
was q violent electrical shower. Peo-
pie were heard to remark that we
would hear of much damage wrought
in the path OF the storm aud as ia
shown by the sequence no one Was
mistaken.
Bloomsbury seemed to get the brunt
Of the storm. The rain fell in torrents
and the sewers we're inadequate to car
ry of the surface water and as re-
suit it went c,ursing down through
the middle of the streets as though a
miniature food had broken loose. For
about half an hour the downpour con-
tinued. Accompanying the rain was
a heavy fall of hail, which lasted fif-
teen minutes. Some of the hailstones
were as large as walnuts and in the
path of the storm the leaves of the
growing corn were cut into ribbons
and tomato stalks and other vegetables
were beaten into the ground.
During the storm there MAS fash af.
ter flash of vivid lightning sccompani.
ed at the sane Instant with peals of
deafening thunder.
The oupola oil the residence of Counc-
ilman J. Warner Mifflin. West Main
street, bloomsbury, was struck by
lightning. The large window glass
was shattered and the sash splintered,
the electric fluid passing outside
through the window ledge, which was
also badly split Fortunately it did
not set any of the woodwork on fire.
At the residence of DR.. J. S John,
near the Mifflin residence the light.
ming struck the telephone wires and
following the circuit reached the tele.
phone on tho inside putting it out of
commission.
At Msinville Isaiah Levan had just
completed harvesting his summers
crops and the barn was full to over
flowing. Daring the storm the barn
was struck and barned to the Rrou nd.
Two horses and COW we're in the
building when it was struck. One of
the horses along with the COW was res
oued. but the other horse perished in
the fire. All the other contents we're
destroyed. The loss is $1,000. There
was q small insurance.
Tie roof of the Bloom Poor House
reservoir was also struck by lightning
during the storm and badly damaged.
A tenant house at Berwick, owned by
George e. Sponsler, was also badly
damaged by lightning vest erday. The
electric fluid struck the chimney, shat.
tering 1t and passed down onto the
first floor, where a number of pictures
we're torn from their fasteninRs and a
large plate glass mirror broken. The
damage is at least $500.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
A distinguished Honor.

Rev. Harry Curtin Harman, of the
Milton Methodist church, formerly
pastcr of st. Psul's ohuroh, this city,
has accepted an invitation to preach
the Sunday morning sermon at the an.
nual meeting of the Iowa State Con.
vention of the Epworth League of the
Methodist Episcopal ohuroh at Water
loo, Iowa. on October goth. This con-
vention is the annual gathering of the
young peoples society of Methodisln
in that state, and is one of the largest
and strongest in the middle west. DR..
Gouoher. president of the Woman's
College. Baltimore. will preach the
evening sermon
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
Barn and Calves DESTROYED.

On the Peter Voris estate farm, in
Chillisquaque township. Northumber-
land county, five miles south west of
Milton, the barn was struck by light
ming Tuesday and two calves were
killed. The barn took Ire, and all the
hay, new wheat. wagons and farming
implements were:destroyed, az we're all
the outbuildings. There was an in.
suranoe of only 81. 300
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
He Will Accept.

Rev. W. P. Eveland, pastor of the
Methodist church of Bloomsburg, 40.
conpanied by his wife was a guest at
the home of Rev. and Mr,. 8. B.
Evans. this city, yesterday. While
here Rev. Eveland received telegram
from W. +. Thompson, Secretary of
the Board Of Directors Of Williamsport
Dickinson Seminary, notifying him
that he had been elected to the Presi-
denoy Of that institution. a full so-
count of which appears in another col.
umD. During his visit Rev. Eveland
indicated that he would accept the po.
sition.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
Pastor Absent.

Owing to the fact that the pastor
has been unexpectedly called away,
there will be no preaching in Trinity
Reformed Church, Strawberry Ridge
on next Sunday, July ss. Sunday
School will he held at the usual hour.
There will be Sunday School and reg
ular services on the following Sun
day.