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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
Little ChiId's Narrow Escape.

A thirteen month old grandchild of
Mrs. Alice Miller, North Mill street,
inflicted terrible injury upon itself,
last evening by trying to swallow
caustic lye.
About five o'clock the little one hap
pened to be temporarily alone in an
apartment where there was vessel of
lye, which had been prepared for Use
in scrubbing. The child happened to
have tea spoon, which it was play
ing with. Coming across the lye it
naturally dipped the spoon into the
liquid and following instinct placed
cry soon after brought help, when the
terrible discovery was made that the
child had placed considerable quaint
ity of the burning liquid in its mouth
and it was n question whether it might
not have swallowed more or less.
DR.. W. II. Paules was instantly call
ed, who found the child's mouth
shockingly burned. Wherever caustic
I've touches the skin it Immediately
begins to eat into the flesh. Beneath
the eye and under the chin where the
lye touched the little ones face there
were bad burns, while the lips the
tongue and the walls of the mouth
were eaten raw and were badly swol-
len.
Remedies were Immediately applied
to relieve the pain but the problem
seemed to be to determine whether the
child had swallowed any of the lye, in
which event there would be no hope
of saving it's life. After several hours
DR.. Paules felt pretty we'll convinced
that the child had not swallowed any
of the lye and that the greatest injury
was confined to its mouth. At last nc
counts the physician had hopes of saw
ing the child S life, although its suf-
fering was still intense.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
Teachers on South Side.

The school boards on the South side
have elected teachers for the ensuing
year and have arranged to open school
on Tuesday. September 4th.
In Gearhart township Miss Mary
Pfahler, who has filled the position
very acceptably for several years, has
been reelected teacher of the gram
mar school. Miss Blanche Campbell,
who has also been doing very good
work, was reelected teacher of the
primary department. b. p. Ryan has
been elected teacher of the school at
Kipp's run.
In Riverside borough, Mrs. E. W.
Young, who for some years past was
at the head of the primary depart
ment, has been promoted and given the
position of principal of the grammar
school. She is an experienced teacher
and will no doubt give perfect salts
faction in her new position. Miss
Blanche Riffel succeeds Mrs Young ms
teacher in the primary department of
the Riverside school.
Miss Bertha Surver, of Montandon,
who was teacher of the Riverside
grammar school last year, has accepted
n school in Milton.
She is a highly successful teacher
and achieved splendid results in Riv-
erside but she did not apply for the
school this year.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
Death of Benjamin HartZei.

Benjamin Hartzell, "A widely known
and esteemed resident of this city,
died at O'Clock Sunday morning
afte1 brief Illness.
The deceased was born in Upper
Augusta township, Northumberland
county, sixty eight years ago. He liv-
ed in Danville forty-two years and at
the time of his death was one of the
oldest employees of the structural tub
ing works, at which plant he had
worked for about thirty years.
He was in ill health for some time,
but continued to work. He was quite
ill on Monday last, and did not go out
to work. On Tuesday morning, al
though IL ged to remain at home, he
again went to work. He was unable to
stand il, however, and about 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon returned home. Tues
day evening he took his bed. Appendi.
citis developed, which was the i'm.
mediate cause of death.
The deceased was noted for his in
dustrious habits ard his fidelity to ev
cry trust reposed in him. He had the
full confidence of his employers ant
was beloved by his fellow workmen.
He is survived by his wife, two
daughters. Mrs w. l.. Lunger, ant
Mrs. l.. r.. James of this city, and TIVE
sons, John +. and Alvin A. Hartzell
of Sparrows Point, Md.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
Sudden DEATH
Of MRS. REED

George Reed, of Shreveport, La. +,
formerly of this city, has been most
singulariy bereaved. On Friday his
wife died at hospital in Shreveport
and ON Saturday his mother in Dan
vile suddenly expired, her death be-
ing due to the shock caused by the
telegram announcing the death of her
daughter in-l law.
George Reed and his wife after a So
journ of some weeks in Danville left
for the South early in May. The mess
age Saturday announcing the death of
Mrs. Reed proved great shock to ev-
cry one. The telegram was delivered
at the home of Q. p. Harder, Church
street, where Mrs. Alfred Reed form
erly resided. Mrs. Harder carried the
telegram to the home of Mrs. Joseph
Hunter, East Market street, where Mrs.
Reed has lived during the year past
Mrs. Reed wassvery much affected
by the sad news, but there was moth
ing to indicate that death was about
to lay his cold hand upon her. She
kept moving about the room in a
leisurely way, busted with few
household duties. She was urged to
sit down, but she declined, explaining
that she felt better when occupied
with work.
The telegram was delivered to her
about 2 80 O'Clock. In very short
time afterward she suddenly expired.
the symptoms being those of acute in
digestion, superinduced, it is believ-
ed, by the receipt of the telegram.
Mrs. Reed was 81 years of age. She
was widely known and highly esteem
ed woman and her sudden death III
daughter caused quite Il shock
and forms very pathetic incident.
She is survived by two sons, William
Reed, of this city, and George Reed,
of Shreveport, La. Two brothers and
two sisters also survive: George w.
Miles and Frank l.. Miles, Mrs. Jo-
seph Hunter and Mrs. c. p Harder,
of this city.
Mrs. George Reed, whose death oc-
CURED at the hospital Friday, leaves a
little babe few weeks old. She was
about % years of age. She was most
estimable lady and made many friends
during her visits to Danville. Her fun
eral took place at Shreveport Sunday.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27

Struck By
FLYING TIMBER

AS the rapidly moving ID. l.. & W.
train was taking the mail from the
Email catcher AT Briarcreek yester-
day morning, the upper arm of the APP
paratus broke and went crashing
through a car window, striking and
seriously injuring Daniel Blizzard, of
this city, section foreman of the d.
L. % W. railroad. who was on his way
to Berwick.
The train leaving Danville at Z 05
O'Clock in the morning does not stop
at Briarcreek, but the mail from that
place is taken aboard from a email
catcher" an apparatus erected at the
side of the track on which the mail
sack is held on an extended arm. The
upper arm is a heavy beam about eight
feet in length This became loose in
some manner when the mail pouch
was yanked off by the train, and the
beam went crashing through win
dow of the smoking car just in the
rear of the mail and baggage.
Foreman Blizzard, with gang
of his section men from Danville Is
assisting in laying paving about the
Berwick station, and was seated in
the smoker at the time on his way to
the work. The broken glass was sent
around him in a shower, and he was
knocked over by the flying timber.
sustaining a compound fracture of the
right arm, besides numerous cuts and
bruises about the hoad and body Two
large gashes were cut in his face by
the glass, one of them requiring Il
number of stitches to close.
The injured man was taken on to
Berwick where surgical assistance was
given by DR.. Davis, after which he
was brought back to this city on the
noon train.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
More Trouble in Columbia.

House cleaning continues merrily in
our neighboring county of Columbia.
This time it is the county commits
sioners who have taken up the mop,
and it is their expressed intention to
find out why S93, 79S was paid for a
river bridge at Mifflinville, when as
yet no bridge spans the stream.
1t Will be remembered that the
Mifflinville bridge was in course of
construction when the great flood
of 1902 destroyed it. Nevertheless the
bill for the above amount rendered by
Charles II. Reimard, the contractor,
was paid by the board then in office.
The present board has instructed its
solicitor, w. II. Rhawn, to prepare an
appeal TO have opened the reports of
the the Columbia county auditors for
the years 1902, 1908, 1904 and 1905.
The position of the board is that the
action of the former commissioners in
paying for the construction of the
Mifflinville bridge was illegal, there
being no clause in the contract enter
ed into with Charles II Reimard which
eXonerated him from finishing the
bridge before he received payment for
the. structure.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
Birthday Surprise Party.

A pleasant birthday surprise party
was given James McCracken, of Val
Icy township, yesterday in honor of
his Goth birthday. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. McCracken, Rev.
c. ID. Lerch, Mrs. John Long, Misses
Nora and Carrie Long, Mrs. Rebecca
Sweeney, Viola Sweeney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Mills and son James, Mr.. and
Mrs. Simon Moser, Mr.. Samuel Kest-
er, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bechtel and
son Wilbur, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Robin
son and daughter Grace, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Bennett, sons Wesley and
Ernest Mr. and Mrs. ]. W. Confer
aud daughter Louise, Mr.. and Mrs.
Steinman. Ruth and Alexander Stein
man, Mrs Art Fry and son Walter, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Phile, John, William,
Maggie and Emma Phile, Mrs Peter
Moser, Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Williams
and sons David, Elias, Jr. and Sulwyp,
Mrs. Annie Bennett, Miss Jennie Moy-
er, Mrs. e. j. Boyer, Mrs. j. A. Mer-
rell and daughter Mary, Mr.. and Mrs
Evan Davis.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
A Wonderful Dog.

Harry Billmeyer, of Washingtonville,
has a pointer dog that is one of the
brightest specimens of the canine fam
lily to be found i'm this section of the
State. 1t is not often that a pointer
dog will display unusual intelligence
further than the instinct to hunt birds.
This dog of Mr.. Billmeyer's knows
almost as much as person. He seems
to fully understand what is told him,
and he is never found wanting when
there is work for him to do. One of
his feats is the climbing of high
ladder, turning on any rung that he
is told to and descending with the
agility of a man. His name is Robert.
Mr.. Billmeyer has refused offers rang
ing from 200 up for the dog.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
A MontOur County Boy.

Arthur l.. Crossley, son of A. ID.
Crossley, of West Hemlock township,
who last year was a teacher in the
public schools of Paterson, N. j., has
been elected teacher in the public
schools of New York City. Mr.. Cross
ley was formerly a member of the
faculty of the State Normal school at
Bloomsbury, of which institution he
is graduate. In couple of month s
time A. ID. Crossley, the father, along
with others of the household, will re-
move'to New York, where they will
reside with Arthur. Mr.. Crossley, who
is still quite a young man. has made
excellent progress. That his ambition
and persevering efforts will be re-
warded with further advancement
does not admit of a doubt.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
COMPANY F HAS
CONE TO CAMP

Company f, 18th regiment, N. G.
p, left for Gettysburg Friday on
the 1910 Pennsylvania train. Its de-
parture occasioned the usual ripple of
excitement i'll town and the guards
men were viewed by large number
of people as they marched up Mill
street from the armory and tramped
over the river bridge in marching ord
er. The guardsmen were disappointed
in the matter of music and at the last
moment found that they would have
to march to the station without any
music to cheer and enthuse them.
They proved, however, that they were
good soldiers even without the infiu
ence of martial strains and under Cap
tain j. b. Gearhart and Lieutenants
Holloway and Keefer, they marched
across the bridge like true veterans
never once losing step or falling out
of line.
Company II was accompanied by
Major @. u. Gearhart and DR.. Gamer
on Shultz, assistant surgeon of the
Twelfth Regiment who side by side
occupied the sidewalk on the march
across the bridge. Reaching South
Danvlle the guardsmen marched past
the station to a point down below the
freight house, where n special car on
the siding awaited them. Here large
number of ladies, wives, sweethearts
and others, had assembled to see the
soldiers off. The train was nearly half
au hour late and there was plenty of
time for farewells.
As soon as the soldiers entered the
car they were permitted to take off
their knapsacks, which afforded them
much relief. With mercury near the
ninety mark the hour or SOS prepar.
tions in the stifling air of the amory
and the march to the station had Civ
en- the guardsmen brief foretaste Of
what may be in store for them during
the week at camp should the same de-
gree of heat continue.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
PERSONAL
'''''''''1 PARAGRAPHS

Miss Katherine Mccormick returned
Saturday from visit at the Hull cab
in in the Muncy hills.
Miss Maize Schoch has returned from
visit with friends in Philadelphia.
Mrs. G. Shultz and daughter Anna
left Saturday for trip to Gettysburg.
Miss Ida Kaufman returned Satur.
day evening from visit with friends
in Berwick.
Daniel Jacobs returned to his home
at Lake Charles, La, after visit at
the home of his father OH Spruce
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Eavenson, of
Kingston, spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. j. Price, East
Market street.
william Ward and daughter, of
Lewisburg. spent Sunday in this city
as guests at the home of Rev. Harry
Minsker.
Mrs. M. o. Hughes and Miss Mary
Hughes left Saturday for visit with
friends at Milton.
Miss Emma Youngman, who was re-
Gently graduated from Park college at
Parkville, Missouri, arrived Saturday
for visit at the home of her brother,
M. G. Youngman, Bloom street.
Howard Patton returned to Phila-
delphia after visit at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs l. II. Pat
ten. Mill street.
Rev. r. II. Gilbert, of Berwick, was
the guest over Sunday of Rev. E. Il.
Swartz, South Danville.
Mrs. Samuel Gulick and son Allan,
of South Danville, were the guests on
Saturday of Sunbury friends
Miss Susan G. Herr, of Strawberry
Ridge, is visiting at the home of
Anthony Foust. East Danville.
Miss Minnie Miller of Philadelphia,
is visiting at the home of her father,
G. G. Miller Upper Mulberry street.
T.. X. Hale, of Berwick. circulated
among old friends in Danville yester-
day.
Thomas Benuetts returned to Lewis
town yesterday after visit with rela-
tives in this city.
William Billmeyer and W. H. Tay
lor, of Mexico, were visitors in this
city yesterday.
Jesse Wyant and Lewis Thornton
left yesterday for trip to Gettysburg.
Miss Rae Kracht returned to Will
Transport yesterday after a stay in
this city as the guest of Miss Rella
Adams. q
Misses Alma Campbell and Belle
Rissel spent last evening with friends
in Berwick.
Matt Frederick and sister Miss Annie
returned to Pittston yesterday after
attending the Mintzer. Mullen we'd
ding in this city.
George Wingenbach and Harry
Mintzer returned to Williamsport yes
terday after spending several days
with friends in this city.
Arthur Robinson has accepted a
position with the A. @. g. r. company
at Berwick
Arthur Mottern, of New York City,
who is visiting his parents in this
city, spent yesterday in Williamsport.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
Death of rlrs. jackson Emmitt.

Mrs. jackson Emmitt, of Frosty val
ley, died Monday morning at four
o'clock, after an illness of about three
months duration. She was aged ~
years.
In May Mrs. Emmitt suffered par
alytic stroke, and it was the effects OF
this that caused her death. She is sur
vived by her husband and two sons,
Frank and Wellington. She also had
five grand children.
Mrs. Emmitt was one of the last
representatives of one of Montour
county's oldest families. She was the
youngest of the twelve children of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Crossley whose home
stead in Valley township is now oc-
cupied by Jacob Gearhart. OF the
twelve children but one now survives.
Thomas Crossley, who lives on the
farm adjoining Mr.. Gearhart's place.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
Death of Mrs. rIartha Ashton

Mrs. Martha Ashton died at her
home, No. 633 East Front street, at
80 o'clock Monday morning after a
painful illness of five weeks.
The deceased was seventy three years
of age and was widely-known and
highly esteemed resident. She was the
widow of Jacob Ashton who died n
number of years ago. She is survived
by the following sons and daughters :
Thomas Ashton, of Idaho Springs, Col. E,
Ge orge Ashton, of Pueblo, Col, Harry
Ashton, of Atlantic City; Archibald
Ashton, of Danville; Mrs. Matte
Phillips, of Los Angeles, Cal, and
Miss Anna Ashton, of Harrisburg.
Miss Leota Charters, a granddaugh-
ter, also survives. Harry Ashton, sou
of the deceased was for many years n
policeman in Philadelphia At present
he is on the police force of Atlantic
City and is on duty at Young's pier.
The deceased before marriage was
Miss Martha Wilson. She was born in
Northumberland county short dis
tance below Cameron. For fifty five
years she was resident of Danville
and for forty seven years was resi-
dent of the house in which she died
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
CONTRACTS awarded
FOR CLEANING

The contracts for cleaning the school
buildings of the borough were award
ed at regular meeting of the school
board Monday night. There were IA
bidders in all, the proposals varying
but little. The cleaning of the var
ious buildings was awarded as fol-
lows:
First ward, Mrs. Frank Shelham-
mer. $40; second ward, Mrs. Nancy
Litterer, $40; third ward Mrs. Alice
Miller, $40. rs; fourth ward, Mrs. Mary
Rounsley, $50; Welsh hill. Hannah
Anderson, S4.
The cleaning will not begin until
after August 18th, so that the build
school opens. In all cases the work
must meet with the approval of the
school board.
Mr. Fischer of the committee ON
building and repairs in making his re-
port called attention to the wornout
condition of the furnaces in the first
ward school building, which have been
in use eighteen years. W. L. Bowyer,
an expert who had been called to ex-
anime the furnaces, was present at the
meeting and on request he explained
what he thought of their condition.
Without exception, he said. the fur
naces are worn out and to attempt to
repair them would be to eXpend money
without anything like an adequate re-
Several members of the board, who
had examined the furnaces, concurred
with Mr.. Bowyer and on motion it was
decided to throw out the furnaces and
to purchase new ones.
The Danville Stove & Manufactur-
ing company had been asked to state
what it would replace the furnaces for
and it had presented bid for heating
apparatus. The company had agreed
to install four No Al furnaces in the
First ward school building for $5i5,
which it was stipulated, should in
clude the tearing out of the old fur
naces and doing all the brick work
On motion of Mr.. TTumbower it was
ordered that the bid of the Danville
Stove & Manufacturing company be
accepted and that it be instructed to
proceed with the tearing down of the
old furnaces next week.
On motion the contract for painting
the frame school building of the
Fourth ward and for calcimining in
the other wards of the borough was
awarded to William Mottern for $9S 80.
The following members were pres
ent: Burns, Orth, Swartz, Haring,
Lutz, Fish, Fischer, Heiss, Trsmbow-
er, Harpel and Pursel.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Danville Stove & Mfg. Co. IS $50
Taxes on bonds. s....,......-..... 4S 90
J. II. Kase (coaD ........ 1927. 33
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
Fall Plans for the Y. M. c. A.

With the approach of fall the board
of directors of the local Y. M. @. A..
are beginning to look about for a ply
sicial director to fill the vacancy caus-
cd by the resignation of G. O. Car
penter several months ago.
General Secretary Bernhard, acting
for the board in the matter, is now in
communication with young man of
his acquaintance, Allan Fehr, of AL
lentown, who, Mr.. Bernhard says, is
not only fully qualified to fill the posi-
ton of physical director, but is also
an excellent all around Y. M. O. A..
worker.
1t is the intention next fall to in
stall a number of new features and i'm
provements in the physical culture
department.
The Y. M. @. A. in Danville is about
$500 in debt, and Mr.. Bernhard, who
is proving himself hustler, has ad-
opted means of raising money to pay
off this Indebtedness. Coin cards have
been sent to number of people OF
Danville with the request that they
return the card with $l.00. With the
money thus raised it is hoped to cleal
the Association of debt by the fall sea.
son, and thus give clear field for the
numerous activities of the winter.
On September lst., it is intended tc
start membership contest. The AS
sociation membership now numbers
$50. and this, Mr.. Bernhard says, car
be doubled
The general secretary is very an.
xious to meet the Danville people, and
would be glad at all times to have any
one stop at the building.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
SAD ATTEMPT
At SUICIDE

sad incident occurred in the Fourth
ward Tuesday afternoon, when a
young wife despairing and respondent
attempted to take her life. 1t was ow-
ing to the fact that she repented after
swallowing the fatal dose that her life
was saved. The attempted suicide oc-
casioned the greatest excitement and
deep was the suspense among the
neighbors and friends while the ply
sicians were struggling to save the
woman's life.
Tuesday afternoon little girl en-
ployed in the family appeared at the
drug store of DR.. Paules' and asked
for corrosive sublimate tablets, a most
fatal form of poison. The druggist
prudently declined to sell the poison
to the child, who desiring to carry out
her orders, left presumably for some
other store.
1t was yet early in the afternoon
when the woman, the subject of this
sketch, called couple of her neigh
bors and told them that she had swal-
lowed the corrosive sublimate. Some
twenty minutes, it appears, had then
passed and the woman could have but
little hope of escaping death, as the
dose was one of 10 grains Whether
she repented her folly or not is not
clear; at all events she did not resist
the efforts promptly made to save her
life.
While some of the kind hearted
neighbors quickly prepared and ad-
ministered emetics in the form of salt
water, white of eggs. &c, others hur
ried down town for medical help. The
telephone as far as possible was
brought into play and in very short
time DR.. p. G. Newbaker was on the
ground, followed few minutes later
by DR.. Paules.
By that time the woman had been
vomiting freely as the result of the
emetics and the physicians could not
tell how much poison she had gotten
rid of. She was showing very little, if
any, i'll effects; however, specific rem
edies were administered. The woman,
although very nervous was perfectly
calm and collected during her ordeal.
The doctors remained with her until
convinced that the time limit had pass
ed when fatal effect would be likely to
ensue, if any poison remained in her
system. BY three O'Clock they regard
ed her out of all danger.
There are three small children in
the household and the sad event is not
without several valuable lessons that
should not pass unheeded.