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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
Full Text of Bridge Law,

Among the bills signed by Governor
Pennypacker Monday is the Campsey
bridge bill in relation to the building
of county bridges, regulating the let
ting of contracts therefor, and author
izing the borrowing of money to pay
for the same The full text of the bill
is as follows
Section l. Be it enacted by the SEN
ate and house of representatives of the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania in gen.
eral assembly met, and it is hereby en-
acted by the authority of the same
That from and after the passage of thi s
act all contracts to build county bridges
shall be let by the county commission
err. of the several counties of this COM
monwealth after public advertisement
and to the lowest responsible bidder,
and no responsible individual, firm OF
corporation desiring so to do shall be
denied the privilege of bidding. Such
advertisements shall be published not
less than four weeks in at least two
newspapers of the proper county, if SC
many be published therein. During
such advertising and until the time
specified therein for the reception of
bids the plans and specifications for
such bridge, or copy thereof, shall
be kept in the office of the county com
missioners, open to the inspection OF
all intending bidders In the case OF
bridge to be erected over river OF
stream upon the line between two ad.
joining counties the advertising above
provided for shall be done in each OF
said counties, and copy of the plan
and specifications shall be kept as
above provided in the commissioner s
office of each county
Section g. When, in the opinion OF
the county commissioners of any coun-
ty, the cost of building county bridge
or bridges to be erected therein, or the
said county's proportionate share OF
the cost of a bridge to be erected over
river or stream upon the line be-
tween it and an adjoining county, is
so large in amount that to provide the
funds necessary to pay the same by a
single tax levy would be burdensome
to the taxpayers, said commissioners,
having first secured the approval of
the court of quarter sessions of their
county so to do, may issue and sell to
the highest bidder at not less than
their face value interest bearing bonds
of the county for the purpose of rails
ing funds to defray the costs aforesaid
provided such bonds be issued with
out violating any constitutional limit
alton placed upon the increase of
municipal indebtedness.
Section 3. This act shall not take
away or diminish any powers, func-
tions or duties relative to the letting
of contracts which may be vested by
law in county commissioners.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
WILL HOLD Bug
KILLING DUEL

Professor H. A. Surface, state econ.
omic zoologist, and DR.. George G..
Croft, professor of organic science at
Bucknell University, are about to
wreak vengence on those innocent
creatures, San Jose scale bugs, just as
they are preparing to leave their win.
ter nests, and incidentally show up
their rival methods.
Surface will give demonstration OF
the method of preparing the lime sui
phur wash for spraying trees at East
Lewisburg on March 10th. After prep
aration, the method of applying will
be shown. He will then give talk
on the scale for the benefit of those
who may be present.
DR.. g. G. Croft, who believes in
killing the bugs by initiating them with
gas, has been invited to be present and
to defend his position.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
Brick by the fIilliOn.

John Keim, our brick manufacturer,
has just disposed of nearly his entire
stock of ZOO, 900 brick, which he kept
on hand during the winter. Never has
he known of such demand at this
season and he feels confident that he
could as readily have sold one million
if they had been on hand.
On Friday Mr.. Keim sold 600, 600
brick. The greater number of these
were purchased by the State Normal
School at Bloomsbury the balance 60
ing to George Keefer at Sunbury. Mr..
Keim retains small stock of 100, 900
brick to meet the local demand.
Mr.. Keim is looking forward to one
of the busiest seasons in the history of
brick making in Danville. He will
continue to operate the four local brick
yards. All winter he has had ten men
and three carts at work digging and
hauling clay. In this way no time
will be lost in the clay pits next stfm-
mer but at each of the yards there will
be an abundant supply piled up near
at hand and where most convenient
The summers work will be much
facilitated and Mr.. Keim at his four
yards expects to turn out at least three
million brick next season. He fore
sees ready sale for the entire stock
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
Rev. rlinsker for DanvilIe.

The Central Pennsylvania Confer
ence of the United Evangelical Church,
which has been in session at Milton
during the past week, adjourned last
evening.
The appointments, which were made
public at the close of last nights ses-
sion, show that Rev. E. B. Dunn, who
was stationed at Danville during the
past four years has been sent to Nesco-
peck and that the church here will be
in charge of Rev. Harry Minsker.
The appointments for the Lewisburg
district are as follows: Presiding eld-
er, Rev. U. NJ. Swengle; Lewisburg,
J. A. Holenbaugh; Milton J. d. Shor-
tess; Milton circuit, J. +. Bingham !;
Unityville, F. F. Meyer; Sonestown,
W. H. Slower; Dushore, J. E. Hover /;
Lopez, B. f. Keller Danville, Harry
Minsker. ; Bloomsbury, J. Shambach;
Espy, J. o. Biggs. Berwick, J. W.
Thompson West Berwick, E. Fulcom-
erer North Berwick, E. E. Shaffer
Columbia, j. M. King; Nescopeck, E.
B. Dunn; Nuremburg, H. R. Wilkes;
Luzerne, f. L. Teter; West Nantiooke,
w. H. Warburton; Ransom. W. H.
Thomas Scranton, W. l. Shambach.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
A new R. F. D.
CARRIER WANTED

H. H. Stetler, carrier on r. f. d.
route No. 2, who has held that posi-
tion ever since the routes were estab-
lished in Montour county, some three
years ago, has rendered his resignation
to take effect as soon as a successor is
appointed.
Mr.. Stetler is a carpenter by occupa-
tion. He followed that trade for many
years prior to his appointment as r.
f. d. carrier and when released will
again take up carpenter work. Mr..
Stetler has no particular fault to find
with the position as T. f. d. carrier.
The duties, never over arduous, at GER
tain seasons of the year are pleasant
The remuneration, Ntr. Stetler says,
while at first sight az equate, is proven
by experiment to be little below
what it should be in rider to cover the
cost of horse and wa ;on and the ex-
pense of horse feed and repair. That
there is living in il is not denied.
Mr.. Stetler, however has good trade
and he believes that he can do better
by dropping out of Il service and tax
ing up his occupation.
There are not a few aspirants for
Mr.. Stetler's route, but how many will
come up to requirements and be ad-
mitted to the examination is another
matter. All those who think of apply.
ing will be interested in the informa-
tion below relating to the matter.
| A communication has been addressed
to Post Master Harder stating that il
is the purpose of the civil service com
mission to hold rural carrier exam.
intion in Montour county on Saturday
March "a, 1905. 1t is explained that
in order that a register of eligibles
may be established for the local office
it is necessary that not less than three
persons forward on the Prescribed form
proper applications so that they will
reach the civil service commission
| (rural carrier division) Washington,
d. c.. ON or before Wednesday, March
14th, 1906.
| The civil service commission desires
to encourage suitable persons to file
applications and advises that the ex-
aminations will be entirely practical
and very simple, that persons desiring
to compete should promptly file ap'
plications, otherwise they may miss
the first opportunity to be examined.
No acknowledgement will be made OF
the receipt of the application othel
than by mailing of an admission caro-
after the application has been approx
ed and date set for the examination
Petitions and letters of endorsements
cannot in any way affect the chances
OF the applicant.
Persons desiring to be examined who
meet the requirements will be furnish
ed with copy of the rural carrier ap
plication blank, &c. by the Post Mast
er at Danville and will be given al
other information necessary in ordeI
to proceed properly.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
NORTH MILL STREET.

One of the very first things that the
new council will do will be to take
necessary action to hurry up the State
highway department. in responding to
the borough's application for State
aid to reconstruct North Mill street,
which was presented last fall. The
borough feels that there should have
been response before this. 1t is
highly essential that no time be lost
and it is desired that all formality be
complied with at once to the end that
the work may begin. The plan most
generally favored, if State aid can be
secured, is to pave Mill street from
Center street to Chambers street and
from that point to the borough line
to construct maoadam road
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
|RBPAIRS NEEDED
At COURT house

The roof of the court house has been
reported in bad condition on several
occasions and the heavy rain Saturday
showed just where the leaks occur. In
fact the ceiling of the court room has
been very much damaged already by
the rain. 1t is hoped that in the gen.
eral overhauling promised for the
court house that the roof will not be
overlooked. 1t would not be out of the
way even for some future grand jury
to recommend that the decorations on
the ceiling be touched up or wholly
replaced with new.
The county commissioners intimate
that among the improvements booked
for next summer is not only a paint
ing of the court house on the outside
but also'a regarding and sodding of
the court house lawn and building of
retaining wall at the plot of ground
just west of the bridge, owned by the
county, to correspond with the fine
wall built by the borough and with
which it is to connect.
This spot in the past has always been
Objectionable in one way or another
and the county commissioners have de.
cided that from now on instead of be.
ing an eye sore it shall blossom like a
rose and present an appearance in keep.
ing with the bridge and the borough's
improvement. By this it is under.
stood that when the wall is built the
spot will be filed up and 'sodded te
say nothing of further embellishments
likely to be suggested.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
HIS EQUAL IN HEIGHT,
LincOln's Pleasant Little Interview
With IA Coal Heaver.

LincOln's Pleasant Little Interview
With IA Coal Heaver.
Whea Lincoln was Oh his way to as
sumo the office of president the train
was delaye,. at Freedom, Pa, by an
accident to n freight train that was a
little way ahead. Lincoln was accom-
panied by Major Sumner and Colonel
Elmer Ellsworth of the celebrated regl-
ment of Zouaves. Neither Major Sum-
nor nor Colonel Ellsworth was tall. and
as they stood beside Lincoln on the rear
platform while he made his address
they looked shorter than they really
were. At the close of Lincoln's short
speech a coal HEAVIER called out, ABE.
they say You are tile tallest man in the
United States, but l don't believe you
are any taller than I am" Lincoln re-
piled, Come up here and let us meas
ure." The coal HEAVIER pressed his way
through the crowd and climbed on the
platform, where Lincoln and he stood
back to back. Turning to Colonel Ellis
worth. Lincoln said, (which is the tall
err
Colonel Ellsworth. being so much
shorter could not tell, so he climbed on
the guard rail and. putting his hand
across the top of tile heads Of the two
men, said. 81 believe they are exactly
the same height" Then Lincoln and
the coal HEAVIER turned around and
faced each other. The crowd shouted
loudly when Lincoln took the black,
sooty land Of the coal heaver In his and
gave be9rty hlndshake to the man
who was his equal-in height.-Thomas
II. Tibbles In Success Magazine.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
A Double Funeral,

There was double funeral at the
home of Bartholomew James at Moores-
burg Tuesday morning, when the two
children of the family, victims of
diphtheria, were consigned to the
grave
Little Stella, who died Sunday, was
to have been buried Monday after
noon, but the death of the thirteen
year old son, William, which occurr ed
Menday led to change of plans and it
was decided to bury the two children
together. A Telephone message was
sent to Danville apprising the under
taker of the change of plans, but he
had already started for Mooresburg
and thus the impression got abroad
that the first victim was buried Mon.
day. Q
The undertaken made a second trip
to Mooresburg yesterday and buried
the two children. The funeral was
private and took place in the forenoon.
While the little girl had diphtheria
she had practically recovered from
that disease, death ensuing from heart
failure superinduced by the attack of
diphtheria. In that case, therefore,
there was no violation of the health
law in keeping the body slightly be-
yond the limits prescribed.
There are several other children in
the James family, but up to last even-
ing none of them had developed SYM
ptoms of the dread disease. Several
other cases, however, have broken out
in that section, one of them occurring
near Pottsgrove. There is still a great
deal of anxiety among the people.
Health Officer b. B. Brown, of this
city, in response to request went out
to Mooresburg Yesterday and thorough
ly fumigated the dwelling of the James
family. Accordingly the post office in
the James house, which was under the
ban for couple of days, is not regard
ed with SO much dread and is being
visited about as usual.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
Lincoln SOciety,

The Lincoln society held meeting
in the high school room yesterday af
| ternoon, at which time the following
program was rendered:
Piano Solo-"Song of the Voyager, ~
Miss Ada Lore.
Reading-"The Lady of lShalott, -
Miss Helen Gearhart
Oration-The Monroe Doctrine, iss
Peyton.
Debate-Question, Resolved, That
the Mexican War was not justifiable. {"
Affirmative was sustained by Miss
NJ arks and Mr.. Mover. The negative
was sustained by Miss Jameson and
MIR. Sechler.
The judges, Miss Price, Miss Shan
non and Mr.. Edmondson, decided in
favor of the affirmative.
Piano duet-"The Palms. Misses
Boyer and Rooney.
Recitation - "The Sugar Plum
Tree, Miss Elsie Gulick.
Reading Marco ...s Bozzaris, Mr..
Dailey.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
Entertained the Indians,

Miss Jennie Lovett entertained a
number of her friends at her home en-
Bloom street, Saturday evening, in
honor of the members of the Carlisle
Indian School basket ball team. The
affair was made one of the most pleas
ant features of the team stay in Dan
Vile.
The following members of the team
were present: Messrs. j. Libby, A.
Libby, H. Gardner, Charles Wahoo,
Frank Mt. Pleasant. Albert Sheldon,
and Thomas Archiquette The DAN
Vile guests were Mr.. and Mrs. David
Roderick, Miss Martha Keim, Miss
Hilda Hornberger, Miss Mary Welsh,
Miss Grace Ware, Miss Viola Young,
Miss Rachel Goodall, Miss Harriet
B oudman, Messrs William Keim,
Sidney Cannard and Walter Lovett.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
ELkS WILL FORT
A STATE LODGE

The first session off the B. P. o.
Elks convention, held for the purpose
of organizing State lodge, will be
held at Harrisburg this morning at II
o'clock. The purpose of the State or.
ganization is to bring about better
feeling throughout the State and to be
in shape to meet all important ques-
tions as unit which may come be-
fore the Grand. Lodge.
1t is expected that in all upward of
800 Elks will be there Thursday and
will remain until Saturday. Much in
terest is being manifested in this
meeting because it will be the first at
tempt to organize State body.
Danville Lodge, No. 754, will be
represented by Exalted Ruler W. w.
Gulick, Edward Purpur, secretary
and Ralph Kisner, treasurer.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09

at pays to be n mourner in st. Pc
tersburg. and there are agencies which
employ great numbers of vagrants and
tramps for the purpose" says a writer.
These agencies supply suitable cloth
ing and rccket hanlkerchiefs-every
thing. In fAct. exccnt boots. which the
will not be hired. When there is n
more or less important funeral the
tramps gather at the Nikolski market
and are selected by an employee of the
agency. The wage for the occasion,
with tips, generally equals about 8
shillings.r London Mail
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
ARD0R DAYS
SELECTED

Governor Pennypacker yesterday is
sued the following proclamation nam
ing Friday, April 6, and Monday, April
20, as arbor days:
"Since the seventeenth of January
1908, the forestry reservation commits
sion has bought four hundred and
twenty thousand, seven hundred and
twenty-six acres of forest land, the
State now holds in all seven hundred
and fifty three thousand, seven hun
dred and forty -one acres of such lands,
and this commission is doing much to
preserve and maintain our forests and
our streams. 1t behooves every citizen
who cares for the welfare of the Com
monwealth to lend assistance and to
give encouragement to this important
work. The lives of men and of trees
are so interviewer that without the
other neither can exist. The growth
OF the grove means both happiness and
benefits to mankind.
I'm order that all of our citizens,
men, women and children, may par
ticipate in the pleasure and profit of
planting trees. l, Samuel W. Penny
packe,, Governor of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby, in
accordance with the law, issue this
my proclamation, designating Friday,
the 81 xth day of April. and Friday,
the twentieth day of April, A. d.. +,
1905, to be observed as arbor days
throughout the Commonwealth.
1.-Two days are set apart in order
that which ever may be best suited to
the climate of the locality may be sell
ected."
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
MENINGITIS
EiIDErlIC RACES

Several of the towns most promi-
nent physicians have diagnosed the
sickness of Isaac Fisher, l8 years
old youth, living ON Mulberry street,
Shamokin as well developed case of
cerebro spinal meningitis form The
lad is critically ill. He was taken
sick on Sunday and showed little or
no improvement until yesterday
when slight change for the better
occurred.
DR.. d. S. Hollenback, who was one
of the physicians called in consulta-
tion, declares that the dread disease
is an epidemic in the western end of
Coal township and that in a large mum
ber of cases is not being diagnosed
properly. A number of deaths which
have occurred within the past week
are ascribed by the able physician to
meningitis.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
RECORD
d people still
lth the affairs
.nusual thing; to
who has passed
lII;- ~o,;k,1n

who has passed
L.. filling position
reqrirl., skill and dexterity
along with NJ tie physical endur-
ance fs by no means common ex-
perience. Such an instance rs the lat
ter is afforded by our townsman Peter
]. Adams, who at eighty years is
still employed asa machinist at the
Reading Iron Works where he enter ed
upon employment sixty years ago.
ldr. Adams was born in Milton. In
I846 he entered the machine shop here,
where he is at present employed, when
it was owned by Haywood & Snyder.
He came to Danville about year af-
ter the first I rail was rolled and
has witnessed all the changes that have
taken place at that famous plant since.
1t was not until about 1850 that the
foundry and machine shop were con-
solidated with the rolling mill. For
many years they constituted most
important adjunct to the works. Mr..
Adams recalls when considerably over
a hundred men were employed in the
two departments. Steam engines,
pumps and rolling mill machinery
we're among the products. Incidental
ly, Mr.. Adams remarked in conversa-
tion last evening, that all the machin-
cry excepting the engines for the big
rolling mill at Phoenixville was manu-
factured here in the now practically
abandoned foundry and machine shop.
Within comparatively recent years
the foundry has been closed and only
a few men retained in the machine
shop. At present there are some half
dozen machinists employed, enough
to keep the machinery in order and to
look after the punches and dies used
in the manufacture of fish plate.
Mr.. Adams especial work is to keep
the punches and dies in order. Through
out his long term of service he has de-
veloped remarkable skill in his tedious
and difficult job, his work being char
acterized by degree of accuracy that
Couiu hop 10 dopiihOu W yoohSOi
and less experienced man. His SER
vices at his advanced age are very ac-
ceptable to the Reading Iron Company
and they would not like to dispense
with him. Meanwhile the burden of
years are accumulating on the should
ers of the aged mechanic and how long
health and strength may hold out is
uncertain. At present he is still fine
specimen of manhood he is cheerful
and contented and his memory is ex-
cellent.
He takes especial delight in dwelling
upon the past relating to the big plant
at which he is employed, recounting
the various changes that have taken
place. During his time the works were
in the possession of the Montour Iron
Company, Murdick and Company,
Grove Brothers, Waterman and Beav-
er, Waterman and Company and athe
Reading Iron Company.
Murdick and Company leased the
mill to set of men, who were known
as the Huckleberry Party" While
they were operating the works big fly
wheel exploded which cut the mill il
two. The loss was more than they
could stand and the company went tc
pieces. eThe "Huckleberry Party" was
succeeded by Grove Brothers
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
THE 'GOlOflNCH.
Changes In plumuGc That Are Puz-
Fling to the Novice.

Changes In Plumnsc That Are Pu.-
fling to the Novice.
Most every one in America is ac-
quainted with the goldiinch, but many
people know the bird by the name Of
lettuce bird, on account of its bright
yellow color. Goidfiuch is Il very appro-
pirate name, us the bright yellow Of
the male, when in breeding plumage, is
like FURNISHED gold The female gold
finch is more modestly dressed than
her mate. Tile changes in plumage of
the male are very interesting and to
the novice somewhat puzzling. Until
the student becomes acquainted with
the bird he may wonder why he sees
no males during the winter. The truth
Is, at this season the fiocks of supposed
female goldtnches are really Of both
sexes, the male bird having assumed
In the previous fall, usually by the end
of October, IL plumage closely resem-
bling that of the female and young
bird of the year The male retains this
inconspicuous dress until late In Feb
ruary, when one can notice a gradual
ldhihS piuIC ia ooLbC VI thC
birds. This renewal of feathers is ac
lively continued through March and
April, and by the 1st of May our re-
splendent bird is with us again. The
song period with the male goldfinch
continues as long rs he wears his gold
and black livery, for 1t commences as
early as the middle of March and ends
late in August. Goldfinches are very
cleanly in their habits and bathe fire.
quently. Their nests are exquisite
pieces of bird architecture, the inside
being lined with the softest plant
down. The mother bird is the builder,
her handsome consort during the nest
building time devoting most of his ef
forts to singing to cheer his industrious
mate.- Philadelphia Press.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
Bad Fireplug Cost 100000.

1t was announced at Shamokin Sat.
urday that the Llewellyn estate. which
lost two buildings in recent local
5000, 600 fire, would sue the borough
for damages because of negligence. A
fireplug nearest the scene of the blaze
had been out of order six days, and
was vet useless on the night of the fire.