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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-06
BLAST FURNACE SITE.

The large hot water heater main
tanned in connection with the blowing
engine that still remains at the Bes-
semer blast furnace was loaded on the
cars yesterday preparatory to being
shipped to Philadelphia.
The remains of the blast furnace that
still lie ON the site do not present a
pleasing picture. Viewed from East
Market street, especially, the aspect
is positively dispiriting, one that might
not be calculated to give stranger a
very high estimate of the town. A
gentleman in touch with the situation
states that by the first of June in all
probability the site will be cleared.
This is encouraging, even if a thorough
cleaning up can not be accomplished
earlier.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-06
Judge Evans Visits DanviIIe.

His Honor Q. G. Evans, the presi-
dent Judge appointed b er nor
Pennypacker on Friday for the district
comprising Montour and Columbia
counties, paid visit to this city yes
terday for the purpose of meeting the
Montour county bar and making ar
rangements for holding court here.
Accompanied by his wife Judge
Evans came down to this city on the
IL 40 Danville and Bloomsbury troll
ley car. During their stay in Danville
they were guests at the Montour
House.
At 80 O'Clock the new Judge met
the members of the local bar in the
prothonotary' Office. Nearly an hour
was very pleasantly spent here in So
cial chat and in making arrangements
for holding court. Judge Evans COM
bines with his scholarly attachments
and experience at the bar good deal
of personal magnetism and dignified
and courteous manner, all of which
admirably qualify him for position
on the bench Not few of our towns.
people yesterday had the pleasure OF
meeting him for the first time and all
alike were favorably impressed.
Judge Evans will hold his first court
in Danville on Saturday, beginning al
30 a. M. This is the regular date fol
argument court. 1t seems, however
that there are no cases ready for argu
ment so that the session will probably
not be long one but will be occupi
ed mainly by motions and matters OF
that sort and will afford an opportun
ity for all parties to get we'll acquaint
ed.
On Thursday of next week the mat
ter of a receiver for the Danville ant
Sunbury street railway company will
be argued before Judge Evans in tn,
court house here. William Kase Wes
will represent the petitioners ant
James Scarlet the trolley company.
The next regular term of court will
begin on the fourth Monday of May
Judge Evans was informed yesterda,
that there will. be two homicide case
for trial. On Saturday a venire will
he issued for drawing jurors for th,
J May term: Sixty will be required,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-06
Injured i'm Runaway.

Howard, the nineteen year-old son
of Councilman John l.. Russell, met
with bad accident about five O'Clock
Monday afternoon and up to late
hour last night the full extent of his
injuries could not be ascertained.
Howard was engaged in driving
Murray's delivery wagon and was de-
livering goods in the vicinity of the
p. g. r. station when an accident of
some sort occurred, as the result of
which the young man was thrown out
of the wagon and the horse ran away.
Just what happened no one seems to
know. The horse attached to the driv-
erless wagon was caught as he was
running down Walnut street while the
driver was found lying near the depot,
only half conscious and unable to tell
what had taken place.
AS soon as the horse and wagon were
returned to the store another driver
took them in charge and started out to
hunt up Howard. Meanwhile the lat
ter was carried into the station and
we'll cared for When the wagon ar
rived he was placed in it and taken to
the home of his parents, corner of Wat
er and Cedar streets.
He seemed to be suffering very much,
and had no recollection of what had
occurred. DR.. Barber was called, who
made a careful examination but was
unable to find any symptoms of con-
cussion of the brain or other serious
injury. 1t seems pretty clear that in
falling out of the wagon he struck the
back of his head and his shoulder. DR..
Barber was of the opinion that the in
jured boy was suffering from the shock
and that he would come around all
right in few days if he remained
quiet. Four hours after the accident
last night the young man remained in
the same state, unconscious not only
of the incidents of the runaway, but
also of all that had occurred previous
ly during the afternoon.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-06
Party Near WashingtonvilIe.

A delightful party was held at the
home of Jacob w. Martz near Wash
ingtonville in honor of his birthday.
Various amusements were afforded
during the day. The pleasure of the
occasion was greatly augmented by the
fine graphophone music furnished by
Howard Billmeyer. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Martz, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Martz, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
len Martz, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bill
meyer, &Ir. and Mrs. John Reeder, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Kniss. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Moser, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Martz, Mrs. Allen Wertman, Mrs.
Juliet Martz, Mrs. Susan Girton.
Misses Laura Martz, Mary Moser, Eva
Philips, Helen Martz,- Vera Martz,
Miriam Wertman; Messrs William
Martz, Oliver Billmeyer, Roy, Stuart
and Lester Martz and Alvin Moser.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-06

GROUND BROKEN
AT STOVE WORKS

The Danville Stove and Manufactur-
ing company has broken ground for
the new fire proof building, in which
are to be housed the patterns used at
the plant The fine collection of pat
terms belonging to the works repre-
sents quite hundred thousand dollars
in money and probably could not be
replaced for that sum should they be
destroyed, to say nothing of the delay
that would be sure to ensue while new
patterns were being made. 1t will be
| recalled that the recent fire at the
Stove Works broke out in the wing of
were stored-that some of them were
damaged by fire and smoke and that
the whole collection escaped destruc-
tion by the narrowest possible margin.
TO better protect the patterns it was
at once decided to erect new build
ing at least approximately fire proof.
The work was necessarily delayed un-
til the snow disappeared and the frost
passed out of the ground. The build
ing being erected is east of the plant
at a safe distance away. 1t will be of
brick 1870 feet long and 36 feet wide,
IL feet to the square. There will not
be window in the building, light be-
ing admitted through twenty sky
lights in the roof The door will form
the single opening in the structure.
About one hundred thousand brick
will be required for the building and
these are already on the ground. The
stone, also, which are from the dis
mantled blast furnace, are delivered.
The work is in charge of J. f. Mon
tague, the veteran carpenter of the
stove works, who has superintended
the construction of all the buildings,
that have been erected in connection
with that plant for many years past.
George Beyers has contract for the
stone and the brick work of the new
building. The work will be rushed
along very rapidly and it was stated
yesterday that by the last of May the
new pattern house would be completed
and in use.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-06
APRIL SHOWERS.

Four days of April sunshine were
followed with gentle April showers
last evening which settled the dust
that was becoming an unpleasant fact
or and moistened the earth so as to
start the tender blades of grass.
Except along the fences ON the north
ern slopes of land the snow has already
disappeared. There was no frost in the
ground and as fast as the snow melted
the earth dried off. The country roads,
which up to last week, were perfect
quagmires, are already drying off and
at few places the highways are get
ting dusty.
An occasional robin is seen about
town and there seems no reason to
doubt that spring has come to stay.
John Keim the brick manufacturer,
has everything in readiness at his
yards to begin the making of bricks.
He will likely commence moulding
next Monday. if not before.
The farmers are not discouraged at
the late spring. A well-known agri-
culturist the other day explained that
in season such as the present the
crops are likely to mature just as early
as when spring opens up in March. In
the event of the latter certain amount
of cold unreasonable weather is likely
to follow in April, which retards the
growth of crops.
A very favorable circumstance the
present year lies in the fact that ow-
ing to the absence of frost in the
ground the late snow in melting sank
into the Ith, which is now saturated
with water to an extent that could not
have been attained under any other
circumstances. Under the growing
crops everywhere will lie a great res
ervoir of moisture, which will hurry
along the crops during this month and
next when drought conditions in some
degree are likely to prevail
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-06
POLICEMEN MAKE
TEN ARRESTS

There have been developments about
town during the last few days which
would seem to indicate that the noise,
profanity and general disorder which
digraces our principal street after
dark, especially Sunday nights, is about
! to be broken up. The police have re-
sorted to extreme measures and since
Monday have made no less than ten
arrests.
| The hoodlums who cause all the
trouble constitute big crowd. Some
are wholly bad and are entitled to no
consideration; others may be merely
giddy or thoughtless and their prin-
cipal offense may consist of the fact
that they are prone to seek bad COM
pany.
TO all intents and purposes, how
ever, they are all in the same category
and they prove great nuisance, not
to say disgrace, to the town.
1t is the custom of this crowd, on
Sunday nights, especially, to loiter
about Mill street, forming groups in
front of cigar stores or at street cor
ners where they make themselves just
as Objectionable as they know how
Time and again the officers disperse
them, but as soon as the police turn
their backs the hoodlums practically
own the street. Their language is
shocking, in point of profanity and OBJ
scenity reaching the extreme limit.
Add to this their swagger and brayado,
their crowding and jostling on the
sidewalk and we have conditions more
in keeping with town on the frontier
than an old municipality like Danville
where the blessings of civilization are
supposed to manifest themselves in
general quiet and orderliness.
On Sunday night the foodlums did
their worst and they have been paying
the penalty ever since One group took
possession of the sidewalk in front of
Udelhofen's tobacco store and another
the street corner at j. H. Coles hard
ware store. At either point their con-
duct was such as to oblige pedestrians,
especially ladies, to take the opposite
side of the street. At later hour the
hoodlums took possession of Bloom
street and their conduct along the
thoroughfare caused great scandal.
Chief Mincemoyer decided to adopt
drastic measures and the two officers
got busy at once trying to discover the
names of the offenders determined to
make an example of them. So dilig-
entity and to such good effect did they
work that by yesterday the officers had
discovered the identity and caused the
arrest of no less than ten and still
there are others. Some of the boys were
arraigned before Justice Oglesby and
others before Justice Dalton. At neith-
er place was the fine for disorderly
conduct imposed, but the boys were
let off with a reprimand after paying
the costs in the case amounting to two
dollars. In consideration of the fami-
lies the names of the boys arrested are
withheld at this time. At the hearing
they all promised to abstain from such
disgraceful conduct in the future. 1t
remains to be seen whether they will |
live up to their promises or fall back |
into their evil ways. Should the lat
ter occur they may rest assured that
there is another arrest in store for
them, when there will be no remitting
of fines and they may expect to receive
the full measure of newspaper motor
iety.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-06
SAD DEATH OF
DANIEL F. ROSS

Daniel Foster Ross succumbed last
evening at s 80 o'clock to the compli
cations that followed the slight injury
he received about ten days ago when
he wrenched his leg Oh loose board
just outside his home.
The abscess that set in on Sunday
kept the young man in the most ag-
onizing pain, that lasted almost until
the end. Yesterday morning the ply
sicians in attendance gave up all hope
of recovery, but the sufferer remained
conscious until about o'clock yester-
day afternoon.
Daniel Ross had large circle of
friends among all classes i'll this vic
Unity. He was member of Montour
Castle, No. 1856, knights of the Gold
en- Eagle and of the A. A. of l. S. &
T. Workers. He was employed at the
Reading iron works, and with his fell
low workmen as we'll as with others
ofIour townspeople he was respected
and admired for his quiet and pleas
ant manner and for his pleasing per-
sonality. He is probably remembered
best by number of Danville people
as the captain of the naphtha launch
that he operated on the river after the
old bridge was swept away.
The deceased was twenty-six years
of age, and is survived beside his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ross, by the
following brothers and sisters Mrs.
William Common, Mrs. Charles For
ney, Frank. Susan, Eta, Tillie and
Elsie.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-06
Four Months Fuel Stored.

The indications of a tie-up of the
anthracite and bitumlnous coal mines
of the country has brought out numer-
Gus estimates of the stock ON hand.
These vary from forty to seventy mil
lions. Conservative coal operators say
that the stocks of coal on hand through
out the country amount approximately
to 80, 0H0, 900 tons, of which 30, 900, 900
tons are bituminous and 20, 600, 600 tons
anthracite. This stock is sufficient to
meet all demands for period of four
months,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-06
AN UNPLEASANT
SPECTACLE

1t is superfluous to remark that
tramps are not fastidious. In the ex-
| tremity of their necessities they do
not object to seeking shelter in the
stalls with the cattle of the farm. 1t
remained for Danville. however, to
afford an instance of hobo who par
took of the food rejected by Il dog-al-
though he may not have been aware of
that fact
Will G.. Brown, who relates the cir
cumstance, owns dog, which sub
sists on the offals from the table at the
City Hotel. Tuesday after the evening
meal liberal installment of food was
carried over from the hotel to Browns s
repair shop in which the dog is kept.
The dog took the food, picked out
what he wanted, but rejected three
buckwheat cakes, some potatoes and
some other remnants of food. These
Mr.. Brown yesterday morning gather
ed up and threw out of the window,
where they remained during the day.
About five O'Clock last evening a
wcebegone specimen of humanity came
meandering along the alley from West
Mahoning street. He was "a typical
hobo, dirty and ragged and evidently
hungry. As he walked by Mr.. Browns
shop he spied the discarded food ON
the ground. His face at once lighted
up he hesitated only a moment and
then made a dive for the food, picking
up the three buckwheat cakes, which
he ate ravenously. Again he returned
to the food and devoured what remain
ed.
The spectacle was not pleasant one
and none could believe that any but
famishing human being would resort
to such an extremity. Several persons,
benevolently inclined, among them
Rev. Father Feeser, chaplain of the
Holy family convent, happened along
about the time of the occurrence and
learning of the affair had their sym
pathy aroused and they caused dilig-
ent search to be instituted for the man
but the hungry individual had sudden
ly disappeared and he could nowhere
be found.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-06
As TO NITROGEN
CULTURE

M. S. Bond, the we'll known garden
or of Chulaskey, was in town yester-
day. Mr.. Bonds whole life has been
spent in experiment and study along
the line of agriculture and his mind
is a perfect storehouse of useful knowl-
edge pertaining to the cultivation OF
the soil. He was one of the first of the
farmers hereabout to interest himself
in the incubation of the soil,' or
nitroculture on crops of legumes, an
article on which subject was printed
in these columns last week.
Mr.. Bond says that while the dis
covery is a most important one in
chemical science it has been much ex-
aggerated and has been employed by
fakirs in separating farmers from their
hard earned dollars. The government
never intended the discovery to be
farmed out by pretended manufactur-
ers for speculative purposes, as all the
scientific Investigations conducted by
the department are for the advance
mont of agriculture free of expense. 1t
occurred, however, that inscriptions
parties obtained some of the cultures
from the department and commenced
flooding the country with small pack
ages of inoculated cotton at two dol
lars each-sufficient (as they claimed)
to inocuiate bushel of seed
Mr.. Bond says that many attempts
to grow cultures from the dry cotton
prove failures. He pronounces the cot
ton package culture a fake and states
that the farmer that feels like throw
ing away his two dollars has legal
right to do so but for his part, he can
succeed with clover, and peas when he
supplies sufficient plant food in the
form Of potash, phosphorus and nit
rate.
Mr.. Bond does not deny that some
soils lack the presence of bacteria be-
longing to the different legumes and
states that he knows from observation
that they can be supplied At the same
time he says that the incubation of
the seed will not cause barren soil to
grow profitable crops in the absence of
potash and phosphoric acid nor will it
benefit crops or soils where the leg
umes have been recently grow The
culture that is necessary to inoculate
alfalfa clover will not have any effect
on the red clover, peas or beans as each
requires the germ belonging to its own
species.
The worthlessness attributed by Mr..
Bond to some of the NITROGEN cultures
sent out in cotton is attributed to
mistake made in the manner of pack
ing the nitrogen for shipment. The
liquid culture was sent out by the de-
partment in unsealed tubes, the mouth
of the vial being filled with cotton. 1t
was not realized that the cotton would
have any effect on the culture, but it
really proved responsible for serious
deterioration in the quality of the ma
terial.. The culture is now being dis
tributed ON new basis and the de-
partment will in a short time no doubt
succeed in redeeming itself in the eyes
of the planters and gardeners who had
condemned its work in this direction.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-06
FIRE BREAKS OUT
At KNITTING MILL

| A fire, evidently the work of an in
cendiary, broke out in the outside ware
house of the Danville Knitting Mills
about O'Clock last night, which caus-
ed a lot of damage and for while
threatened the destruction of the large
mills.
Fortunately the plant was partially
| i'll operation last night. Mr.. Delaney,
the superintendent, and the heads of
several of the departments, were in the
mill doing some extra work, otherwise
the fire would have gained such head
way as to have made it impossible to
| save the building. The warehouse in
which the fire occurred, is large one
story frame structure, situated some
seventy five yards east of the mill.
Just about O'Clock John Kern, who
was on one of the upper floors of the
mill, happened to look out of the wind
| ow and saw the flames climbing up
the outside of the building, at the
north east corner. He gave the alarm
and soon all hands, assisted by the
residents of Bridal Row and others,
were at work trying to extinguish the
fire while the hoarse whistle of the
knitting mill sounded the alarm.
At the very moment the fire was dis
covered the men dragged out the mill
hose and in short time had a stream
of water playing ON the fire. Unfor-
tunately the hose was about twenty
feet too short, and the employees work
ed at big disadvantage. The flames
ate through the weather boards and
soon the interior of the ware house
was mass of fire. Meanwhile the
fire department responded, all four
companies arriving about the same
time. By this time the scene was
lurid one, the flames with vast vol
ume of smoke breaking out of the
building and threatening wholesale
destruction.
1t seemed only an instant until there
were several streams of water playing
ON the fire and after that it was only
few minutes until all was over. New
er was there fire extinguished more
quickly, thanks to the perfect coop
Grafton and we'll directed efforts of the
firemen.
The building is partially destroyed,
but the greatest loss entailed comes
through the destruction of the con-
tents. In the ware house was large
quantity of box shocks, and these were
all burned. In the building also was
a large stock of yarn which represents
good deal of money. A dozen or more
large boxes of raw material were roll
ed out of the building before the fire.
men arrived by residents living near
the mill. A good deal of yarn still
remained in the ware house and al
though this did not burn it was badly
damaged by water
The loss will be considerable. Mr..
Goeser last night stated that there is
small insurance on the building and
contents, but he was unable to state
just what amount. He was pretty con
fident that it will not cover the loss.
Mr. Goeser feels sure that the build
ing was set on fire by some one. Those
who discovered the fire are also con-
fident that it was the work of an in
cendiary. There was no fire or light
in the building and the fact that the
flames were discovered on the outside
seems to give color to the theory of
incendiarism
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-06
Northumberland Presbytery

The regular spring meeting of the
Northumberland Presbytery will be
held at Montgomery ON Monday and
Tuesday, April 10th and nth. The
meeting will convene at $50 o'clock
on the afternoon of the first day. The
opening sermon will be delivered by
the retiring moderator, the Rev. Geo.
H. Hemingway. d. D.. of Bloomsbury.
Among the more important matters to
come before the meeting will be the
reports ON the condition of the church.
es, and the state of religion by the
Rev. William Charles Hogg, of the
First Presbyterian church of Williams
port.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-06
Report for r1arch.

According to the record of the loca
registrar of the State board of health
and of vital statistics there is an i'm
provement in the public health over
the month Of February. notwithstand-
ing that the damp and inclement wealth
er of March is supposed to be favorable
for the prevalence of sickness.
The report for March shows as fol-
lows: Diphtheria, seven cases typhoid
fever, five cases; pneumonia, four
cases chickenpox, one case; measles,
one case.
During the month only one death
followed from diphtheria. There was
also one death from pneumonia. The
other contagious diseases were not at
tended with any mortality. The whole
number of deaths occurring during the
month were twenty-five.
In February there were six cases of
diphtheria, ten cases of typhoid fever
and five cases Of pneumonia. The num-
ber of deaths in February were TWEEN
ty.
The number of births for March have
not all as yet been turned in to the
local registrar. 1t will probably be
the 10th of the month before the births
are all recorded. The returns made VI
to yesterday show ten births for March,
but that is probably only half the
number that will be shown later. Dur
ing the past, since the new law has
been in effect, the births and deaths
have pretty we'll balanced
The above report covers only the
borough of Danville, Mahoning. Val
ley. Mayberry, Liberty, Cooper ant
West Hemlock townships. 1t embrace,
the Hospital for the Insane.