Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-28

purpose of formulating plans for tn
, observance of Memorial Day. The
committee for the event is earnestl,
requested to be present. By request
of Post Commander Heddens.
Danville at this time shows signs Of
prosperity, about all the industrie.
are rushing their work. Among the
most busy are the Reading Iron
Works, Muck Bar Mill, formerly the
Nail Works, Structural Tubing
Works, Stove Fouudries, Mnemolo-
ton Silk Mill and the Stocking Fac
tory. May success attend all of them,
is the wish of every progressive citizen
of Danville and vicinity.
Now, that the big cities are play.
ing ball, why not organize team in
this city, Riverside and South Dan.
vile? There are certainly quite
enough good young men to draw
from. And then there would be nc
difficulty in procuring excellent
grounds for where in this neck o
woods can better diamond be found
than at DeWitt's Park Come,
gentlemen, get a move ON ere the
season is too far gone.
There was a time in our happy boy
hood days, when it would have been
appropriate to say, "T will soon be
in order to 60 in swimin', down by
the old water birch tree. whose motley
roots extended far out into Mahoning
creek, thus atiording an excellent place
to dive from. IT was in this friendly
creek the writer learned to swim. But
now, alas the once sweet stream has
become so polluted with sewerage, that
it is not fit for swine to wallow in.
Mr.. ID. l.. Mauger. passenger agent
for the Williamsport division of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad,
is always a welcome visitor to Dan
vile, because he is gentleman at all
times and under all circumstances.
Under Mr.. Mauger's efficient man.
agement the Reading is forging ahead,
and today the Catawissa branch is
carrying more freight, especially BIZ
luminous coal, than any other road
i'll Pennsylvania.
The old we'll, which was recently
brought to light on Mill street, in
front of the Heddens House, was dug
by the late Mark Meyers, father of
our towusman, Frank Meyers, who
informed an Intelligencer reporter
that during the sinking of the we'll a
man, whose name we cannot recall
to memory, was sufiocated by the
damp air or gas. Can some one of
Treasurer Schram's Congress enlight-
en- us as to the name of the individual
who lost his life upon this occasion
A few explanatory lines to the editor
on this subject will be gladly received.
Young men lovers and their best
girls are now roaming through the
most romantic hills, wales and noun
tains in close proximity to Danville
in search of the sweetly perfumed ar
butus. The finest specimens are found
at Lovers Leap, Mnemoloton, com.
monty called Blue Hill, along Toby
Run and on the summit Of the Dug
Road and Bald Top. Trailing arbu-
tus, the first wildwood flower of
spring, has been in full bloom for sew
eral weeks. The delicate, tender
flower, which few years ago was
quite plentiful in the woods, is gradu-
ally becoming extinct. The flower
will not grow in gardens or in green
houses, bnt must be in the woods to
thrive. AS those who know the flower
have seen, it has two colors, pink and
white. The pink flowers are generally
the largest and grow in large clusters
Arbutus is the first out of door plant
to bloom in the spring, yet late in the
fall it buds again and ut times when
the fall is very late, it comes out in
full bloom.
The death Of Clarence F. Derr, on
Saturday afternoon last, was received
with profound sorrow by this entire
community, and now the many rela-
tives and friends deeply sympathize
with the bereaved parents. Clarence
was bright young man, about % years
of age, (the only child of Frank G..
and Martha Derr), who, after gradu.
ating from the Danville High School,
expressed desire to become bank
er, and how we'll he served his calling
is only too we'll known by the hosts
of business men and women who daily
called at the Danville National Bank,
where he was favorite with every
body. He was at all times unassum-
ing, and was ever ready to accommo-
date tho public in whatever he was
called upon to perform. In a word,
he was a self-made banker, notwith-
standing he was just blooming into
manhood. The funeral, from his late
residence on Market street, ON Tues
day afternoon, was largely attended.
The services ut the house were con-
dueted by Rev. James Z. Hutchison,
pastor of the Mahoning Presbyterian
Church, of which Clarence was IL stead.
fast member; and Rev. John B. Grier,
ID. At the grave the beautiful and
impressive services of the Episcopal
Church We're read by the rector Rev.
Edward Houghton, of Christ (Me-
morial) Church, in Danville. The
pail bearers were Howard Schultz,
Percy Angle, VIM. Maiers, DIR. Ed.
win A. Curry, VIM. Watkins, Joy
Brader, Frank Jameson and VIM.
| Oglesby. Before the funeral many