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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
Passengers Frightened.

A number of passengers on the Read
ing passenger train Wednesday morn
ing, which leaves Sunbury about 8
O'Clock for Shamokin, were terror
stricken due to an accident which oc-
CURED near Arters' Station.
While the train was running along
at a rapid rate Of speed the cylinder
head on one side of the engine blew
out and striking the passenger coach
tore large hole in the side of the car.
The force of the blow was such that
the car was Jared from it's position on
the trucks and although no one was
injured the passengers were, thorough
ly frightened, believing that wreck
would surely occur.
After running about half a mile
the train was brought to standstill
and when the extent of the damage
was learned the car was cut from the
train and the passengers were trans
ferred to the Pullman car. When the
train arrived at Shamokin another en-
gine and passenger coach was received
and the train proceeded for Philadel-
phia about one hour and half late.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
Laid to Rest.

Mrs. Catherine Waters Hughes was
consigned to her last resting place in
the Episcopal cemetery yesterday fore
noon, the funeral, which took place
from the family residence, Ferry street,
at 10 80 O'Clock, being largely attend
ed. !
The services were conducted by Rev.
N. E. Cleaver, pastor of Trinity M. Z.
church, of which the deceased for
many years was member. The pail
bearers were: A. L. Voris, David
Roderick, John Patton, Walter Lung
er, Howard Klinger and Benjamin
Harris.
The flowers were very beautiful
feature, representing in most part Of
ferings from individual friends.
The following persons from out of
town attended the funeral: Mr.. and
Mrs. Simon Boyer and Daniel Miller,
of >Shamokin; Hope Furman and Mrs.
Charles Mendenhall, of Bloomsbury
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Diehl, of Potts
grove !, Thomas Beaver and family,
and Mrs. Daniel Raker, of Washing
tonville
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
A WIDOWS GRATITUDE

A woman living in the village of
Milford, N. Y, who lost her husband
by death one week ago, sent the follow
ing communication to an Otsego coun-
ty newspaper:
"Mr. Editor: l desire to thank the
friends and neighbors most heartily,
in this manner, for the united aid and
CO. operation during the illness and
death of my late husband, who escap,
ed from me by the hand Of death on
Friday last while eating breakfast.
To the friends and all who contribut-
ed SO willingly toward making the
last moments and funeral of my hus-
band a success, desire to remember
most kindly, hoping these few lines
will find them enjoying the same bless
ing. have also a good milch COW and
roam gelding horse, s years old, which
will sell cheap. God moves in mys
terious way his wonders to perform.
He plants his footsteps ON the sea and
rides upon the storm also black
and white shote very low"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
Prescribed New Regulations.

Local grave diggers, especially those
at Odd Fellows and Fairview cemet-
cries where hard digging at a certain
depth is factor will be very glad to
learn that the State Department of
Health has prescribed new regulations
for the burying of human bodies in the
cemeteries of Pennsylvania'to meet the
objections, which have been raised to
the original regulations adopted re-
Gently by Commissioner Dixon.
The order sent out by DR.. Dixon and
which went into effect on January 1st
provided that the distance from the
top Of the box containing the coffin or
casket be seven feet from the natural
surface of the ground. This gave the
grave total depth Of about nine feet.
Where the ground afforded easy dig
ging to the depth named there could
probably be little objection to the new
| regulation. But the fact in the begin
ming was lost sight of that in many
cemeteries nine feet would carry the
l
ing the use of explosives before the
proper depth could be attained. The
new ruling was especially hard on
the grave digger at Odd Fellows ceme-
terry, where at a depth of some seven
feet shelly rock is encountered. At
the Fairview cemetery conditions are
nearly as bad, at the same depth de-
posit of hard pan being encountered,
which makes digging difficult.
The grave diggers naturally protest
ed against being obliged to sink graves
to such an unusual depth in the face
of such obstacles as existed. The un-
dertakers insisted upon carrying out
the letter Of the law and the grave
diggers did their best to comply. Only
a few funerals have occurred since
January LIST and what success the reg
ulations later on would have met with
had it not been for the new order it
would be hard to say. A man Of aver
age stature by adding a yard to his
height can form an idea of the depth
of grave required. In the case of an
infants grave to comply with the reg
ulation became impracticable or a
physical impossibility.
The new regulation prescribed pro-
vides that except by special permission
from the department no interment of
any human body shall be made in any
public or private burial ground unless
the distance from the top of the box
containing the coffin or casket be at
least five feet from the natural surface
of the ground, except where solid rock
or water may be encountered.
| Then the distance from the top of
the box containing the coffin or casket
shall not be less than four feet from
the natural surface of the ground and
with the further exception that still
born children and children less than
four years old dead of any disease 9th
er than anthrax, cholera, diphtheria,
small pox, scarlet fever. tetanus and
typhoid fever shall be buried at such
depth that the top of the box contain
ing the coffin or casket be not less than
three and one-half feet from the natur-
al surface of the ground.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
Entertained p. B. T. Club.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson
Adams on Front street was the scene
of delightful gathering of young peo
pie Saturday evening, when Miss Rells
Adams entertained the p. B. T. Clut
in honor of her guests, Miss Hattie
Orser and Miss Verna Weaver, of Sun.
bury.
Cards, music and all the other am
usements that help to make an evening
pleasurable were indulged in. The
guests, III addition to Miss Orser and
Miss. Weaver We're: Misses Gertrude
Linker, Rebecca Titley, Annie Miles,
Maize Harder, Desda Campbell, Blanche
Harder, Florence voris, Alice Steb.
bins, 'Mayme Richards, Elizabeth Hard
81, Sara Clark and Annie Reese Messrs
Richard Ashworth, of Berwick; Frank
Montague, Blaine James, Joe Lowen
stein, John Henning, William Ellen
bogen and Harry Titley Mr.. and Mr..
Leroy Doub. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Evans. +
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Injured in Runaway.

The horses driven by Albert Girton
of near Jersetyown, returning from
Danville, Friday, ran away and threw
Girton from the wagon. The horses
continued on to the stable, and being
without their driver search parties
started out. Girton was found mile
away. He had been rendered uncons-
cious and sustained several severe SCALP
wounds, besides bruises on tire legs.
A large piece of flesh was torn from
the head. He was taken home and DR..
Shuman, of Jerseytown, summoned.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
RELATING TO
NOMINATIONS

February end is the last day for fill
ing certificates of nomination of Bor-
oughs and townships. February 9Th is
the last day for filing nomination pap
ers for boroughs and townships.
The two weeks or so intervening be-
tween the present and the above dates
will be occupied with considering the
matter of candidates and making NOM
nations. The Republicans have select
! ed january 28th as the time for hold
! ing their primaries in the Borough
and District. The Democrats, realiz-
ing that the time is narrowing down,
are beginning to bestir themselves, but
as a general thing have not arranged
any dates. The Democrats of Mahon-
ing township have held their caucus
and it was learned yesterday that the
same party in the Fourth Ward of the
Borough has selected Saturday night,
January 27th, as the date of the pri-
mary election. The other wards will
probably fall in at about the same
date.
One hears very little oil the subject
Of candidates, although couple OF
very important offices are to be filled.
For the Office of Chief Burgess in
either party it does not seem that any
one is seriously considered as a can
didate 1t is doubtful also whether
there will be much of fight for the
office of Tax Receiver for the Borough.
In none of the wards is there much
enthusiasm and prospective candidates
for Councilmen and School Directors
are much less in evidence than for q
good many years past. The truth of the
matter is: To serve the public faith
fully, in the two latter Of the above
named offices, especially, means whole
lot of hard work gratuitously done,
the only reward lying in the approba
tion of the fellow citizens When as
in our own town public improvements
are pending or ON foot the burden Of
responsibility becomes heavier. 1t il
hard to avoid mistakes even in ones
own business and in handling public
affairs the Councilman and the Schoo
Director faces the contingency of dis
pleasing the tax payer in some details
and instead of meeting with public
appreciation is greeted with delug'
Of public censure.
The present Council and the Schoo
Board of Danville are made up of mel
whose integrity is unquestionable
Neither body would be any place 70,
men who do not possess the golden at
tribute of honesty and it is safe to sa,
that only such will be named for eth
er office or at most that only such viii
, be elected
The successful candidate there
fore will have to be man of publ,
spirit along with his other good at
tributes, one willing to sacrifice hi
personal interest for the public good
} That the right man can be found whel
: needed admits of no doubt
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
AT STOVE WORKS
Continued from page y

low boards will have to be replaced
with new, all the iron patterns will
have to be polished with sand paper
and re-waxed.
On the first floor n large quantity of
fire brick, kept in stock, was totally
ruined by the heat and the water.
About 12 tons of furnace plate ready
for mounting lay just below where the
fire broke out and is also total loss.
On the third floor number of gas
ranges were drenched by water and
rendered unsalable
A good many stoves are damaged Oh
the second story of the main ware
house where the flames burned through
from the annex. On this floor great
deal of the fine nickling on stoves in
stock is totally ruined by the smoke
and will have to be replaced Only
the fact that the doors communicating
with the burning annex are lined with
iron prevented the flames from burst
ing through into the main building
and causing much greater destruction.
Practically all the woodwork on the
inside is burned away and only the
iron sheeting of the doors next to the
warehouse remains intact.
The loss is wholly covered with in
surance. The sum total of damage
wrought is hard to estimate and no
attempt will be made to give any
figures until the insurance adjusters
complete their work.
Fortunately all the patterns belong
ing to the stoves that are in the sand
at present were in the foundry at the
time of the fire and consequently es-
capped damage. The fire did not in
terfere with the cleaning, mounting
and shipping departments so that the
shut down caused by the fire will not
necessarily need to be long one. 1t
was stated at the Stove Works yester-
day that the foundry would resume
this morning.
The origin of the fire is not clear,
but it is generally supposed to have
originated in an open coal oil torch.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
AT THE GAME PRESERVE.

Hon. Alexander Billmeyer of WASH
ingtonville was in this city yesterday.
He states that the animals in his game
preserve are having fine time and are
thriving nicely during the mild win
ter. A severe winter sets hard on wild
animals and this holds good with the
deer and other animals in game pre-
serve as well as with the wild animals
in the forest. Last winter as we'll as
during the, winter preceding Mr., Bill
meyer said, several of the delicate
young fawns succumbed to the cold
weather. This winter they are as hap
py as they can be and are growing
nicely. From what Mr.. Billmeyer has
observed relating to weather condi-
tions he is inclined to believe that
mild weather will predominate during
the winter. That January 18th should
arrive and show no sign of freezing, as
was the case yesterday, he thought was
a pretty fair criterion on which to
base view as to what the winter a. a
whole might be like.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
B02YLING MACHINERY
STARTED UP

The bottling department of the Han
over Brewing Company's plant started
up on Saturday as an experiment 1t
was visited by number of people
during the afternoon, who were much
interested in the equipment of the
plant, which embraces all the modern
devices known and is a marvel as
showing the advancement made in
few years in the single branch of bot
tling.
The bottling will be carried OH in a
new brick building situated southwest
of the main building, recently complet-
| ed. The facilities could not be we'll
improved on, while the beer used is a
special brew made for that purpose.
Everything is done by machinery at
record breaking speed. Although none
of the hands had as yet become expert
on Saturday barrel of beer was bot
tied in 23 minutes. Ten bottles per
minute is about the average and this
includes the washing of the bottles,
the filling, the corking and the
labelling, for the equipment is so ar
ranged that each of the above processes
is going on at the same time.
In each department the machinery is
the very acmeo ingenuity and in its
relation to hydraulics or other branch
es of science il, forms a pleasant and
profitable study. This is especially
true Of the filling process and the
washing of the bottles, while by nc
means the least interesting is the
machine for corking the bottles and
another machine for putting on the
labels. The process of Pasteurizing the
beer consists of packing the filed bot
ties contained in metallic cases in 8
huge tank into which is turned water
heated by steam to an intense degree.
As above stated each of the different
processes is in progress at the same
time. While one man is washing the
bottles, another is presiding over the
filler another is operating the corker
another is preparing for pastereuizine
and still another is putting ON the la
bells. This probably comprises the lin
tied number of unemployed in the
| bottling department., while as revealed
by Saturdays experiment. the daily pro
duct will be something enormous.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
$1,000 in Fees and Fines.

+. ID. Fuller, chemist of the State
Department of Agriculture, has issued
a circular calling attention to the ad-
alterations of feed stuffs, and announc-
ing that in the last month about fifty
prosecution have been brought against
dealers in the adulterated stuffs, and
about 50, 900 collected in fines and an
alysis fees and will be turned into the
state treasury. The chemist has a
large number of samples in his hands
and will analyze them and announce
the result. Agents are now visiting all
parts of the state securing samples, and
if there is any adulteratien stop will
be put to it at once.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
Cleaned From the Almanac.

The season of lent will occur un.
usually early in the year 1905. 1t be-
gins ON February 2s and ends on April
Is. too early for the ladies to do much
with the Easter bonnet Following are
the dates of church days for the year
1906:
Epiphany, January 6.
Septaugesima Sunday, February IL.
Sexagesima Sunday, February 25.
Shrove Tuesday, February 81.
Ash Wednesday, February 2s.
Quadregesima Sunday, March L.
Palm Sunday, April s.
Good Friday, April l3.
Easter Sunday, April l5.
Low Sunday, April 22
Rogation Sunday, May 20.
Ascension Day, May "a.
White Sunday, Juno 10.
Corpus Christi, June a.
Advent Sunday, December ,.
New Years Dav, 1906, came on Mon.
day st. Valentines Day comes on
Wednesday; Washington's birthday on
Thursday; Memorial Day on wednes
day Independence Day on Wednesday
Labor Day on Monday, September 4
Halloween on Wednesday, October 81
Thanksgiving Day on November 20,
and Christmas day on Tuesday.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
Attended Oscar Morgan's Funeral

Miss Alice Smith and Ira G. Ever.
hard of the Hospital, have returned
from Denton, Md, where they attend
ed the funeral of Oscar o. Morgan, a
former attendant at the Hospital for
the Insane here, who had number of
friends in Danville and vicinity.
The deceased left Danville three
years ago removing to st. Louis, Mo. :,
where death occurred on Tuesday of
last week. He was thirty-five years
of age and besides his wife is survived
by two children Gertrude aged nine
and Oscar aged four years.
The deceased lived in Danville eight
years and while here resided in one of
the houses belonging to the Twist
estate on East Market street. The news
Of his death will be learned with much
regret
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
Will IBH4 IN
COURT House

The fourth annual meeting of the
Montour County School Directors AS
sociation will be held in the Court
House on Tuesday, January Both. Fol-
lowing is the program
Call to Order at 10 A. M. President
Roll Call. go. -. ........ Secretary
Reading Minutes. ....... Secretary
Paper ......" Attorney General
Oarson's Recent Decision on
the Vaccination Law
.............D DIR. Sidney J. Hoffa.
Response Horace Sidler, G. w. Robbins
Paper Articulation of Courses
of Studies in Common and
High Schools Robert Adams.
Response ...... John @. Foust,
............. wv. r. Robinson
Recess ....... from IL m to p. m.
Question Box x............ Association
Address. .......N. G. Schaeffer,
State Superintendent of Public
"Reminiscences. Instruction
Election of Officers-President, Two
Vice Presidents, Secretary and Trea-
surer.
Election of Five Delegates to State
Association.
Roll Call l....,.......... Secretary
Adjournment. t..............P President
Each director attending this meeting
is entitled to per diem of two (s2. 0O)
dollars and mileage at the. rate of 8
cents mile, paid by the district in
which he serves. The County Super
intendent win report to the local Sec
retaries the names of directors in at
tendance from the different school dis
tricts. Response to both morning and
| afternoon roll call is required in max
ing day.
The annual meeting of the Directors
Association takes the place of "Diree-
tors Day" which formerly was a feat
ure Of the County Institute. 1t is quite
an improvement over the old order and
by one or two practical addresses and
the reading of papers and general
discussion by the members the dfrec-
tors of each district will have an op-
portunity to learn what is new and
! advanced in methods of instruction and
in school management and how the di-
rectors of other districts have. over
come difficulties and vexed problems
that confront the public schools. Ev-
cry school director in the county should
be present at the convention.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
Mr.. and Mrs. Uotschali Entertain

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Gotschall enter
tanned number of friends at an oys-
ter supper at their home in Frosty Val
Icy on Saturday evening. The follow
ing were in attendance: Margaret
Cooke, Mahala Heller, Grace Diehl,
Elizabeth Gething, Rebecca Hawkins,
Clara Herman, Elizabeth Philips, Harry
Hawkins, Jasper Philips, Walter Will
son. Norman Krum, Jasper Stettler,,
Arthur Cooke, Purdy Arter, Evan
Hawkins, Calvin AFTER, Charles Fish.
er. Frank Blohn, Spencer AFTER, and
Herbert Blohn. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Stettler and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Irwin, Mrs. William Gething and
Mrs. Foust.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
THEATRE TRUST
WANT s BERWICK

Present indications point to the P.
o. S. of A. opera house at Berwick be-
ing placed on the same theatrical cir
cult with Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and
Harrisburg, an offer having been made
to the p. o. S. of A. Board of Man
ayers, who control the affairs of the
opera house in Berwick, by the theat-
rical- trust. - '@
Z The board has taken favorable ~ac-
tion on the offer instructing Manager
f. r. Kitchen to write, ascertaining
,whetber.the opera house management,
under the new arrangement would
have the privilege of booking local
productions, an answer to which is
soon expected. sG&
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19

I The Middle - Greek Electric Light
Company, composed of 'Northumber-
land and Snyder county: capitalists,
has purchased the Edison light plant
in the town of Northumberland. This
is the first commercial light plant in
America, being installed by Edison
himself, who until quite recently held
a block of the company's stock.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19

The Americans sportingt world will
rejoice at the news from Paris that
Willie Hoppe, a 19-year-old boy from
the United States, defeated Maurice
Vignaux, the great French billiardist,
at the Grand hotel at Paris, in the
presence of big crowd, and thereby
becomes the champion billiard player
of the world. Hoppe's total score was
500 ;Vignaux, 1923. Al =
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
GO to the Primaries.

Voters should take as much interest
in the ward primaries as they do in a
state election. The men nominated at
the ward primaries if elected, are near
er the taxpayers than is the governor,
hence they should be selected with the
greatest wisdom.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-19
TAf fKAWANNAFRAILkOAD
- -BLOOMSBURG DIVISION
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad.
In Effect Jan. 1. 1908.
TRAINSrEEAVE DANVILLE. ~

TRAlNS"EEAVE DANVILLE. ~
EASTWARD.
7.O7 a. m. daily for Bloomsburg, Kingston,
Wilkes-Barre AID Scranton. Arriving Scran-
ton at AZ a. m, and connecting at Scranton
wit b trains arriving at Philadelphia at 3.48 a.
M and New York cry. at $3.50 ?. m.
TO- 10 a. m. weekly for bloomsbury. Kingston,
wilkes Barre Scranton and Intermediate sta
tions, arriving at Scranton at 1925 p. m and
connecting tn re with trains for Nrw York
city, ihiladefphia and Buffalo.
s2.1l week " for orBlOomshurg, Kingston, W likes
Barre. scranton and intermediate stations
arriving at Scranton at 4.50 p. m.
, 5.43 p. IN. daily for Bloomsburg, Espy, Ply
mouth, Kingston, Wilkes Barre, pittston,
Scranton and in termediate stations, arriving
with trains arriving AT New York CITY at $50
a M, Phila, elpe1a 10 a. m. and Buffalo "a. m.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT pANVILLE.
~ 9l5 a. M weekly from Scranton pittston,
Kingston, Bio, msburg and intermediate sta
tions, leaving Scranton at 6.35 a. M. where II
connects with trains leaving New Yor City
at $50 p. M, Philadelphia at 7.G2 p. m. and
Bunalo at ! 30 Il. m.
1914 p. m. daily from Scranton Phtston,
Kingston, Berwick, bloomsbury and interme-
diate stations, leaving Scranton at 1910 y. IN.
and connecting there with train leaving Buff
aio at2 10 "a. m.
48s D. M weekly from Scranton, Kingston,
Berwick. Bloomsbury and intermediate sta
tions, leaving Scranton at Loo p. fs, where it
connects with train leavif < New York City
Mt l0.O0 a. M. and Philadelphia at 900 a. m.
905 p. IN. daily from Scranton. Kingston,
diate stations. leaving Scra' ton at 6.s5 p: M,
where 1t connects with trains leaving New
York City at 90 p. m, Philadelphia at 12U0
y. m. and Buffolo at 90 a m.
TIE. CLARKE. Gen'l Sup't.
T. W.LEE Gen. Pass. Agt-
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Rush Presbyterian Church.

The Rev. Mr.. Walker, of Philadel-
phia, will preach at the Rush Presby-
terian church next Sunday afternoon
Mt z o'clock