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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
Married at st. JOseph's Church.

Miss Almira Perry, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Perry and John
Ward, both of this city, We're married
yesterday morning at O'Clock in st.
,Joseph's Catholic church, Rev. M. l.
O'Reilly performing the ceremony.
Miss Jennie Hickey was bridesmaid
and Frank Perry acted as groomsman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward left yesterday af-
ternoon for wedding trip to New
burg, New York, and upon their re-
turn to Danville they will reside with
the brides parents on North Mill
street. The bride was the recipient of
a number of useful and handsome pre-
sents.
The guests at the wedding were
Mrs. David Curtis, of York Miss
Name Maher, of Plymouth Mr.. and
Mrs. William Evans and daughters
Nell and Teresa, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Turner and son Ray, of Bloomsburg
and from Danville, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Pursel, Mrs. David Montgom
cry, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hovies,
Mrs. Conner Metherell and son Conner,
Miss Mary Garland. Mrs. Perry Deem,
Miss Helen Deem, Mrs. Margaret Nor.
an, Miss Cassie Garland. and James
I-Dougherty.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
CraZed by Loss of Leg.

A Nescopeck man named William
Darrah, who had his leg cut Off by a
Pennsy train last July, has worried so
much over the loss of the leg that he
has gone stark mad, and yesterday
morning made vicious attack on a
Berwick man with long knife. b.
Darrah was found one morning along
the track, having been run. over by a
tram during the night. Since his re-
coveIy at the Berwick hospital, he has
lived with relatives at Neseopeck, 60
ing about with a crutch. The stump
has never healed and as he was always
strong and powerful man, his incap-
acity troubled him until he went in.
sane.
Yesterday morning he got out of the
house and went to Berwick, where he
got into an alteration with George
McAffee. Darrah pulled out long
knife and made lunge at McAffee,
who lodged him and was pursued
about by Darrah until spectators in
terfered, and with the aid of Chief
Clay berger overpowered the insane
| man and took him to lookup,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
SUNF|SH DESTROY
/. MOSQUITOES

DR.. Cameron Shultz yesterday re
lceived communication from the State
health department relating to a novel
proposition for promoting healthful
conditions throughout the community.
The communication is from II. L.
Viereck of the Academy of Natural
Sciences, Philadelphia. who is in charge
of the mosquito investigation being
conducted under the ausnices nf tho
| osltlon is to stock all permanent
( bodies of standing or of slow running
water with sunfish. which devour and
largely subsist upon the worm stage of
mosquitoes.
Not only do mosquitoes prove great
| pest because of the stings they infiict
| but it has been demonstrated to the
satisfaction of Investigators that they
are active agencies in spreading NAL
| aria. Because of the latter fact the
Pennsylvania department. of health is
making vigorous effort to extermi-
nate the troublesome insects.
1t is considered therefore perfectly
feasible to stock such bodies of water
as those in which mosquitoes breed
with sun fish, leaving it to these little
scavengers to annihilate the mosquito
crop. .a
Professor Viereck writes DR.. Shultz
that the State fisheries commissioner,
Mr.. Meehan, has limited supply of
sunfish to distribute where they are
most needed until the supply runs out.
The fish are transmitted gratis, but
that the fish commissioner may be in
a position to ship these without SER
ious difficulty the communication asks
for certain data, which the secretary
of the board of Health will supply.
The sun fish as shipped will be about
two inches long. In order that the de-
vouring of the wormstage of the mos
quitoes the object for which these sun
fish is intended, is attained, it will be
necessary for the water in which they
are placed to have margin that is as
clean and as nearly perpendicular as
possible. To make these little "mos-
quito policemen absolutely effective,
not only must the edges of the water
be cleaned and made perpendicular,
but also care must be taken to see to
it that no water covered leaves of any
kind exist-in any portion of the stand
ing or slow running water to be stock
ed
DR.. Shultz states that the large
ponds at the upper end of town as we II
as those at the various brick yards,
where mosquitoes breed in millions,
are we'll adapted to the raising of sun
fish and will be stocked if the fish can
be obtained. The canal, he says, is ut
terly out of the question both, Ryrea-
son of its filthy condition and tke>fact
that in times of rain it Becomes a
swift running. stream.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
Wholesale Arrests rlade.

The State fish wardens have made a
ed from the appearance of Squire Ship
man S office in Sunbury yesterday at
ternoon. From Sunbury to George
town the wardens have been doing de :
tective work, and few days ago they
arrested every fisherman, who through
ignorance or folly, had attempted to
safely thread his way through the in
tricacies of the State fishing statutes,
and seek the scaly inhabitants of the
Susquehanna in different ways than
with the conventional hook, line and
earth worm
The laws regarding outlines proved
the means by which the wardens made
their biggest haul. No longer can the
honest fishermen safely set his lines
and freely draw his tribute from the
waters. He must attach his name to
his lines, hesmust not catch certain
fish, he must not leave his lines in dur
ing hours, known best to lawyers and
wardens. After being arrested several
times and paying fines, costs and wit
ness fees, he wilr be wiser if he sdoss
not leave them in at all.7'
The culprits were so numerous that
the large office of Squire Shipman was
filled to its full capacity and an over
flow remained on the curbstone out
side. Evidently accurate knowledge of
the law had been slow to penetrate the
minds of the sportsmen element of
Georgetown.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
Carrying Crowds.

"A good many Danville people attend
'ed,s the Bloomsbury fair yesterday
via the DanviHe and Blooms
'burgsstfeet railway. 1t is true there
was no such an exodus to our neigh
boring town as will likely take place
today and tomorrow should the wealth
er prove favorable,
All the cars were in commission,
running on twenty schedule.
The three closed cars, newly painted
and renovated, presented very at
tractive appearance. ID. The open cars.
however, Notwithstanding the cool
atmosphere, seemed to have the call
and were always full
General Manager Miller has every
thing in ship shape for carrying the
crowds, which no doubt today will
break all records. Obliging and com.
petent crews have been supplied for
all the cars, while to facilitate mat
ters, Conductor Raver has been assign
ed place at the trolley terminus here
to sell tickets to the waiting crowds
These tickets, not only reduce the cost
of the trip to twenty-five cents, but
also obviate the trouble and delay
caused by making change while on the
trip.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS

Thomas Irland, of Pittston, spen
Sunday with relatives in this city. Y
Prof. j. II. Shaw spent Sunday will
relatives at Orange, Luzerne county.
Mrs. Athelia Harner and Miss Jen-
ME Harner, of Littletown, are visit.
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Harner, East Market street.
Sam A. Mccoy spent Sunday with
friends in SeIinsgrove.
.pGSlls pGSllsrs8G6uy fhe'nomeoi his moth
er, Mrs. Thomas Mcmahon, Spruce
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. z. Johnson spent
yesterday with friends in Sunbury.
Miss Alice Heacock, of Brooklyn,
New York, is a guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. III. Cole, Bloom street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bechtel, of
Hughesville, are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Rebecca Hess, Bloom street.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. V. Border, of Will
Transport, are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Rogers, Mill
street.
J.. H. Cole and w. Kase West were
Sunbury visitors yesterday
James Magill and Edward Shultz re-
turned yesterday from stay in Phil
adelphia.
Mrs Henrietta j. Angle has return
ed from a visit with friends in Jersey
Shore.
Miss Dorothy Horton left yesterday
for a visit with friends in Blooms
burg.
Mrs. Ralph b. Diehl will leave to-
day for trip to Philadelphia.
Miss May Books spent yesterday
with friends in Sunbury.
Miss Ida Gallaher called OH friends
in Lime Ridge yesterday.
Hon. Lloyd w. Welliver, of Ex-
hange, was a visitor in Danville yes
terday.
Mis- William Fransworth. of Kings
ton, is a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Nicholas Hill Upper Mulberry
street.
Daniel Mccormick returned yester-
day from several weeks trip through
New York State.
Clarence Cromley returned to Burn
ham yesterday after spending several
days with his family on Vine street.
Mrs Charles Haney, of Mausdale,
called on friends in this city yester
day.
Frank Jacobs, of Sunbury, was a
Danville visitor yesterday.
Misses May Leader and Flora Har-
pei, of Shamokin, called on friends in
Danville yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Yeager and daughter
Dorothy, Upper Mulberry street, left
yesterday for visit with friends in
Bloomsbury.
Mrs Lemuel Wells and Miss Eliza
beth Wells, of New York City, are
spending several days in this city as
guests at the home of Miss Emily Will
kins, Ferry street.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Watson and
son Charles will return to Philadel-
phia today after stay in Danville.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12

FINAL Stroke
Of D|SMANTL|NC

The big blowing engine at the Bess-
emer blast furnace, dismantled last
winter, which has stood idle since
| 1900, is about to enter upon new
| career of usefulness. 1t has been pur-
chased by the Wellston Iron 81 Steel
company of Wellston, Ohio, and will
be removed to that place where it will
be installed in the large plant belong
ing to the above company.
The engine is n hiH. owe a'o,l maze was
shut down. When the furance was dis
mantled practically all the machinery
and iron work was reduced to scrap.
The big blowing engine, however, was
considered too valuable to dispose of
in that manner, although the two
auxiliary engines were broken up. a
strong effort was made to sell it but
there seemed to be little demand for
second hand engines and since last
winter its fate has hung in the bal
ance. Once wreckers'' were sent here
to ''scrap" the fine piece of machin-
cry, but prospective buyer bobbing
up at an opportune moment the men
were recalled before they had chance
to begin work. While the engine has
stood awaiting a purchaser the brick
engine house, weakened by blasts dur
ing dismautling, has .. tumbled piece
meal. During the storm Saturday af-
ternoon the high brick wall on the
east side tumbled outward, which left
but one wall, that on the west side
standing va.
The huge blast pipe of the big up
right engine extends through the side
wall near the roof and helps to hold it
in position. There is an element of
danger about the affair apparent to
every one 1t would be n miracle if the
forty foot wall, tottering on its founda
tion, did not give way at some time
while work was in progress but just
whenit is going to fall is.the problem.
W. A. Shepperson has the contract
for taking down the engine and plac'
ing it on the cars j. S Hopper of
Scranton, who will erect the engine at
Wellston, is here marking the pieces
as the engine is taken apart. Work on
tho final stroke of dsmantling was be
gun yesterday morning. Mr.. Sltepper-
son expects to have the engine OH. the
cars in week or ten days.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
Employed on South Side

A large number of Danville work
men are employed on the new siding
being constructed by the Pennsylvania
railroad company on the south side of
the river. Some twenty five of these
were transferred to the scene of the
freight wreck near Sunbury Tuesday
morning and, first clearing away the
wreckage and afterward repairing the
track, were kept at work there all
Wednesday night. Yesterday morning
they were brought up to South Dan.
vile and permitted to return to theiI
homes for much needed rest The mer
although little weary were in excel
lent spirits. They lost no time, how
ever, in seeking their firesides.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
ONLY FIVE Cases
OF D|PHTHER|A

An editorial in the Philadelphia
Inquirer yesterday unwittingly link
ed Danville with Bloomsbury and Ber
wick where diphtheria is rampant and
then proceeds to make some insinua-
tions rejecting on the physicians,
which so far as Danville is concerned
will. no doubt, be resented by the
| doctors.
I Yy-ono uuIrurIaI, winch follows below,
is apparent when it is stated that
there are but five cases of diphtheria
in Danville at present This is the
, number given representative of ths
I News yesterday by the local registrar,
DR.. Shultz. 1t is true that two deaths
have occurred but only one of these
was in the borough. The disease il
easily under control, there being only
five cases now as against seven in Sep
tember.
The Inquirer has the following:
Tyrone, Berwick, Danville and Blooms
burg, four of the prettiest towns in
the State, are wrestling with the diph-
theritic scourge. AT the last accounting
Tyrone had seventeen cases. The 9th
ers gave no figures, but at Berwick
the Sunday schools were closed and
the public schools were closed this
week. Somewhat similar reports en-
anated from Bloomsburg, where the
visitation was doubly unwelcome be-
cause of the county fair. We cannot
vouch for the truthfulness of what We
are now going to say, but it is rumor-
ed that the authorities were trife
slow getting to work right in several
of these places. An unwillingness to
have the facts become known. physi-
clan or two who dreaded the effect of
the truth upon his general practice; in
short, the usual causes operated to
claim additional victims. And what
good did secrecy do either the doctors
or their patients?
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
rIercury A. Degrees.

The weather yesterday was very
chilly reminding us that grim winter
is within hailing distance At 3 a. M;
the mercury registered at A degrees !;
at noon it had raised only to AS de-
grees.'
|" We are not yet Injured to such tenn
peratures. and yesterday during the
forenoon, especially, people showed
little inclination to linger out of
doors. A walk across the river bridge
was attended with real discomfort.
Those who are obliged to make this
trip daily are looking forward with
pleasure to the time when the Dan
VILE and Sunbury street railway will
fbe in operation. Such will be glad to
leafn that the resumption is an assur-
fe1fthing Simon Krebs, the owner OF
{Fhe line, who is still in Danville per-
fecting arrangements for Starting up,
stated yesterday for publication that
plans are being peri, ssed rapidly and
that there is not the least shadow OF
doubt but that the cars will run. a..
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
An important Improvement.

IL. b. Sharpless, of Bloomsbury.
who was awarded the contract for
raising the Gillaspy building to con-
form with the change Of grade, was in
Danville yesterday morning and call
ed at city hall where he signed the
necessary papers. All formality relat-
ing to the contract is now complied
with On Saturday Mr.. Sharpless Will
bring his tools and appliances down to
Danville and on Monday morning he
will begin the raising of the building.
The work will be completed in thirty
days time.
The raising of the building will con-
stitute an improvement, which will
be of much more Importance to the
borough than as it merely affects the
hotel property it is the sidewalk re-
pairs that will accompany the work
that will be especially, appreciated by
the public.
For nearly a year and half the
pavement at that point has lain near
ly foot belowsth the street paving, con-
nected with the sidewalk at the He'd
dens House by, a homely device OF
boards so slanting that it has to be
provided with cleats to keep pedes-
trians from slipping and which peo-
pie in derision have denominated
"chicken steps. "
J. " Gillaspy, the proprietor of the
property, will be responsible for the
sidewalk improvement and he stated
yesterday that he is ready to enter at
once upon repairs. The pavement, he
said, will be raised to the established
grade and will be fixed up in a way to
conform with the general surround
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
States Bad Roads,

A report by Maurice o. Eldridge,
chief of records in the public roads
office of the department of agriculture,
at Washington, d. c., on the public
roads of Pennsylvania shows that OF
80, TT miles of such roads in the State
in 1904 two per cent, were improved
and that there was only one, mile OF
improved road to every a.196 inhahit
ants. The funds collected and expend-
ed for road purposes that year amount
ed to $4s. 9s pei mile of public road OIL
n cents per inhabitant.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
Meeting Of
SCHOOL BOARD

The school board Monday night gave
considerable attention to the subject
of contagious diseases, especially diph-
liberia, which just now is causing some
anxiety.
Patrons do not seem to understand
the provisions of the school law relat-
! ing to infectious diseases and are at
times very severe on the teachers, who
are merely doing their duty. 1t was
claimed that children from infected
! families. eSnlrSo1 e.
room by the law, are in the habit of
mingling with the pupils on the school
grounds at recess and at other times.
On motion of Mr.. Fischer it was
ordered that the teachers and janitors
of the public schools strictly enforce
the State law, which requires pupils
to remain out of school until the ex-
piration of thirty days after fumiga-
tion also that every means be em-
ploy,d to keep children belonging to
infected families from mingling with
the pupils in attendance at the public
schools.
President Burns called attention to
the fact that boys of the first ward
school are in the habit of persistently
annoying persons living in the vicin-
ity of the school building. In his op-
inion, he said, it was the duty OF
principals and teachers to hold the
pupils in che TX in this relation by
showing them the folly and injustice
of annoying older persons. Superln-
tendent Gordy explained that the
/ teachers have been working very hard
with the pupils to break up the con-
temptible practice complained of, but
that in every school there are certain
characters who can not be controlled in
that way, and he recommended that
the police take a hand, arrest these
fellows and make ii severe example of
them.
The board is determined in the mat
ter and the teachers will be instruct
ed to take drastic measures when pu-
pills are found guilty of annoying auy
one Oh their way to or from school.
A petition was read from pupils of
the high school, grammar school and
fifth school, of the first ward, asking
the school board to close school on
Thursday in order to enable the pupils
to attend the Bloomsbury fair without
loss of time. There was large num-
ber of signers None of the other
wards were represented by petitions.
Mr.. Haring moved that the request be
granted, but no one would second the
motion The principal objection urged
was the prevalence of diphtheria in
Bloomsbury. Others, too, were of the
opinion that not more than 20 per
cent of the pupils would go to the
fair. Several of the directors had been
waited on by parents and asked to
vote against the measure.
Mr.. Haring of the supply committee
reported that large table for the lab
oratory had been ordered from Samuel
WerKnelSer. I1e also IePoieou oe'oi
purchases of minor nature.
Treasurer Schram presented state
ment of finances to date, which show
ed cash balance on hand of $l37S2. 9S.
The following members were pres
ent Burns, Orth, Harpel, Swartz,
Pursel, Fish, Fischer, Heiss, Haring
and A. H. Grone.
! The following bills were approved
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
An Underground Crossing.

Following the recommendation of
the coroner's jury in the terrible cross
ing accident which occurred on the
Reading railway east of Sunbury, sew
eral months ago, when seven members
of the Neidig family were struck and
killed by a passenger train, it has been
decided by both the Reading and Penn
sylvania railroad companies to con-
struet subway at this death trap.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
Low Rates to Bloomsbury Fair.

Via the Reading. Tickets sold Octo-
ber 9th-12th, good to return until Oct.
18th inc. at rate of 30 cents for round
trip to Bloomsbury. On Thursday and
4tlay, October llth and l2th,a speci-
kstrain leaves Danville at 8 :25 a.. m.
for Bloomsbury, returning at 6.lO p.
m. stopping at intermediate stations.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
Beyer-SeideI,

Miss Ada Seidel, granddaughter of
Joseph seidel, of Derry township. ard
Josiah Boyer, son of Hiram Boyer, of
Valley township, were united in matri
mpny Saturday evening by Rey.-W. j.
Kohler. at his home in Strawberry
R idpe". .a .., p s-
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
Broke q Rib.

David Shelhart, Center street, while
doing some chores in his barn yester-
day afternoon met with fall, in
which he sustained a fracture of one of
his ribs He suffered very much from
the effects of the injury for awhile,
but last evening was resting very
asily.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
Sixteen Wires Stretched.

The linemen of the United Tele-
phone aud Telegraph company have
completed stringing wires over the
river bridge. There are just sixteen
wires in use with room to increase the
number. The effect on the eye is by
no meals displeasing, the wires strech-
ing from the tall poles on each side of
the river clear over the top of the iron
superstructure.
The linemen yesterday were engag-
ed in taking down and coiling up the
cable, which since the completion OF
the bridge was supported along the
outside of the upper sidewalk ou q
level with the floor.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
King Bridge Co. Loses Charter.

The Philadelphia Ledger yesterday
announced that the King Bridge COM
pany, of Cleveland, which built the
river bridge at this place. has surrend-
tered, its charter. This action was tax
EN- by the bridge company as result
of the war that is being waged on the
bridge trust in Ohio by Attorney Gen.
eral Ellis of that State. s,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
Employed in BIoomsbure,

=. Danville workmeu .justS at prefsnt
are giving Bloomsbury n lift, at street.
paving and at other jobs of the saiiia
sort. Each morning for n month or so
past some sixty-tive men have taken
the early car tor Bloomsbury where
they put i'll the day.
There is lull in business in Blooms
burg this week owing to the county
fair and less number leave town
each morning than usual.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
rlr. and mrs. Cloud Entertain.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Cloud de-
lightfully entertained a number OF
friends at their home ON East Market
street; Friday evening.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12
A BIG SQUIRREL.

David Steffen. Derry township, on
Friday shot gray squire, that weigh
ed one pound and nine ounces.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12

The busy man seldom. has time to
nurse imaginary troubles
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-12

A, cheerful heart scatters happiness
as the sunshine spreads light.