Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-10

II iiqulu alr pecoiiles cheap, the ICE
trust will get the cold shoulder
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark, o
Phila, are circ lating among thei
many old friends in this city.
A 4-year-old daughter of Edwin
Charles, of Port verton, fell int
the Susqnchanna river Tuesday while
her mother WAS busy washing on
shore and was drowned.
Mr.. Richard w. Eggelt, retired
editor, accompanied us on Il pleasure
trip, picnicking and fishing upon the
ajestic Susquehanna at Georgetown,
where we spent several DAYS beneath
the hospilable roof of our father and
motherin law, Mr. and Mrs. d. II.
Wald.
A great wave of Indignation is
sweeping over Columbia county,
caused by the tax question Farmers
in every section are asking why the
immensely rich coal deposits are as.
sessea at several dollars per acre less
than farm land, and insist that they
be answered
There will certainly be II good ex-
cuse for our people to lay aside their
work on August l6. At that time the
Nebraska Indian base ball team will
play the Bloomsbury team at Blooms
burg. The most famous base ball team
in the country is the Nebraska In
dians. This organization is composed
of genuine American savages.
Next Thursday the third annual
Tri County Farmers picnic will be
held at DeWitt's Park. Great efforts
are being made to surpass the inter
est of former years. There will be
games and sports of most every de-
scription to attract all classes. Be
sure to arrange for day off at that
time, and attend this picnic. The
crowd promises to be immense and the
facilities are ample for such a rush.
The various committees are busily en-
gagged and no effort will be spared.
Again we say, don't miss it
a suit of unusual interest was set
tied out of the Courts in Massachu-
sets few days ago, it being nothing
less than claim preferred by rail
way mail clerk against the Albany
and Boston Railroad, upon the ground
that the defendant did not properly
heat the car in which he was com
PEELED to do his work, and that he
contracted severe cold in conse.
quence, which developed into pneumo-
mia, causing him to be confined to his
house and room for a period of six
weeks. The railroad company not
only paid him full wages for the pc
riod Of his illness, but gave him Il
substantial sum in addition. There is
but one similar case on record, which
was also settled in the same way.
The borough of Danville is in
little difficulty with the Delaware,
Lackawanna d Western Railroad.
The company charged the borough
ten dollars for Il blue print showing
certain things about the tracks of the
company through the borough, and
the borough dads are angry, and have
boycotted the railroad directing that
all borough patronage shall be direct
ed to the other roads, and have also
caused the railroad to be hailed into
court for running trains through the
borough at speed exceeding eight
miles an hour. The railroad has de-
manded copy of the charter and or
dinances of the borough, and the bor-
ough has replied to this by offering to
furnish the desired information for
ten dollars. 1t seems to us that there
is a difference. The ordinances and
charter of the borough are public do
cuments, and the railroad company
has right to see them, if they want
to. Borough councils frequently get
the wrong idea Of their functions. In
stead Of rushing their town into liti-
CATION they should try and keep out.
Just because law suits cost them
nothing, personally, they should not
run, bull headed, into court, over
things that can be settled outside.
But, they will do as they want to,
regardless of anything we can say
Sullivan Review.