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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
HUNDREDS VIEW
THE LITTLE COONS

The three little raccoons, captured by
Will Il. Suter, have come to town and
now have home in the window of NJ.
III. Schram S store on Mill street. They
prove wonderful curiosity and moth
ing of the kind ever attracted so muc
attention before.
A miniature tree is installed in the
window and the entire space is given
over to the little animals. During the
hours of daylight, true to their nature,
the little coons pass the time in slum-
ber, but when night approaches they
are ready for business. For almost five
hours Saturday evening the pavement
in front of Mr.. Schram's store was
nearly blocked by people crowded
around the window enjoying the free
show.
1t would be impossible to describe
all the antics of the little coons, which
really are very pretty little animals
and as cute and as playful as they are
attractive. Had they been trained to
perform they could not have amused
the crowd any better than they did.
The raccoon is au animal concerning
which people in general know COM
paratively little about. 1t was hap
py conception to place the little coons
on exhibition where they could be
seen and studied and for this privil-
edge hundreds of people are indebted
to both Mr.. Suter and Mr.. Schram.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
Miss Bertha Moore Entertalns.

On Monday evening Miss Bertha
Moore entertained party of friends
at the home of her father, Oliver Moore
in Rush township. The party drove
from this city to the Moore home in a
hack.
The occasion was Miss Moore's 18th
birthday Those present were Elsie
Bennett, Nora Cromley, Pearl Vas
tine, Bertha Clayton, Helen Shannon,
Viola Smith, Carrie Woodruff, Marg-
,aret Gearhart, Nora Smith, Lizzie
Probst, Susie Bassett, Florence Hart
line, Florence Kashner, and Edna
Dyer; Will Hancock, Will Books,
Harold Mcclure, Joseph Sherwood,
George Dyer, Arthur Reifsnyder, Ray
mond Anderson, Jerry Bassett, Frank
Hartline, Harold Bassett, Calvin Pro-
bst, Lloyd Miller, Bruce Moore and
Frank Graham.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
Mishap to CatawisSa Division.

A serious accident occurred ON the
Philadelphia and Reading railway at
Catawissa about six O'Clock Tuesday
evening that nearly tied up the whole
Catawissa division.
By peculiar accident the big rail
way derrick at Catawissa, car and
machinery, was toppled over unto the
turntable, completely putting that i'm
portant piece of machinery out of
business. and badly injuring three men
who were on the derrick car at the
time of the accident.
The gravel train had been out on
the division gathering scrap, and,
among other things, picked up an old
truck. At Catawissa it was attempted
to unload this with the derrick, but
the hooks getting only an insecure
hold, slipped, and the momentum threw
the whole massive apparatus over in
to the turntable hole.
Three Italians were on the car at
the time, and it was thought at first
that they had all been either killed or
horribly injured. They were FORUM
ate, however, one of them had his toe
smashed, another got off with a badly
wrenched hip, and the third had his
leg painfully pinched.
The turn table was put out of COM
mission, and as it is the only table Oh
the Catawissa division. its being rem.
dered useless seriously handicaps
traffic. Seven locomotives were be.
hind the table and are useless until
repairs are made. The steam derrick
at Tamaqua was sent for
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
Peculiar Plague Among Stock.

Many fanciers of horseflesh are great
ly exercised over the present apparent
epidemic of spinal meningitis or some
similar ailment which is attacking
horses and other cattle in this and sur
rounding regions.
The animals thus afflicted first break
out in perspiration and gradually
grow weaker, losing the use of their
limbs, followed by a general numbness
of the entire body. In many cases the
disease is of but short duration, death
usually resulting within fifty-two
hours.
Reports from the farming districts
show that many horses and COWS have
died within the past few weeks, their
demise, in nearly every instance, be-
ing attributed to the above disease.
Coates Brothers, the we'll known
Shamokin contractors, lost valuable
horse Monday and many other animals
are reported to be suffering from men
nights.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
A BANK At
EXCHANGE

The prosperous farming community
of Anthony township is to have n
bank, which will be established at Ex-
change. The venture is backed by all
the leading citizeps of Anthony town.
ship and others at Turbotville and in
Lewis township, Northumberland coun
ty. 1t will be known as the Farmers
national bank of Exchange.
The prime movers in the establish
ment of the bank are: James l.. Bran.
men, Patrick Brannen, William Bran
nen, Thomas DENIM, Bryan DENIM,
James f. Ellis, John A. Ellis, John
ID. Ellis, d. r. Rishel. residents of
Anthony townhip. The success of the
venture is assured. The stock-twenty
five thousand dollars is all subscribed.
The shares are fixed at 800, on
which there is an assessment of 20 per
cent. for surplus, which amounts to
81, 600. Application has been made to
the comptroller of currency and what
formality remains to be complied with
will be quickly attended to. Hon II.
S. zimmerman, attorney for the bank
people, yesterday stated that he had
no doubt but that in three months
time the bank would be empowered to
do business. The intention is to erect
fine building at Exchange. Pending
its completion, however, the banking
business will be conducted in tempor-
ary quarters
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
The Pennsy rlileage Excess.

The Pennsylvania railroad, it is said
ON high authority, has decided to ac-
cede to the demands of the merchants
and travelling men of the State for the
adjustment of the $40 excess mileage
book In response to the persistent
agitation of the drummers of Pennsyl
vania, which has gone so far as to in
clude a suit in the name of the Com
monwealth and campaign for legis-
lation fixing the maximum rate of fare
on steam railroads throughout Penn
sylvania at 2 cents mile, the COM
pany, it is learned, intends to sell
books good for 200 miles at $50 fiat.
Just when the new books will be issu-
ed has not yet been decided, as quite
a number of details must be arranged
first and sufficient notice given the
travelling public. 1t is not known yet
whether the action of the Pennsyl-
vania road will affect the interchange
able mileage book in use over the 9TH
er members of the Trunk Liues as
sociation now using it, but it is pre-
sumed that it will, for without the
support of the Pennsylvania the traffic
will not be sufficient to warrant the
maintenance of the present book over
those lines.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
CITIZENS Big
PETITION

On Wednesday three OF our leading
citizens went to New York City to
deliver over to the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western railroad company
the big petition to the president and
directors of thet company bearing over
hundred signatures and asking that
permission be granted the Danville
and bloomsbury street railway COM
pany to cross the d. L. & w. tracks
on Mill street. The petition was in
troduced at council Friday night and
the twelve men constituting that body
unhesitatingly affixed their signatures,
making the number of signers includ-
ing ninety business men, slightly
above hundred.
The petition reads:
To the president and directors of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad company:
The petition of the undersigned,
merchants of the borough of Danville
and patrons of the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western railroad company
respectfully presents:
That it would be greatly to the in
terest of the merchants of the said
borough of Danville as we'll as its en-
tire population if the Danville and
Bloomsbury electric railway were per-
mitted to cross the tracks of the said
10 I oh
railroad company and run It's cars over
Mill street in the said borough of Dan
vile.
Your petitioners, therefore showing
these facts most earnestly and respect
fully, request that the said Danville
and Bloomsbury electric railway COM
pany be permitted to cross the ira 3ks
of the said Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad company in the bor
ough of Danville.
Then follows several pages of sign
atures starting out with W. j. Rog-
ers, burgess, and Il. j. Price, of the
Danville Structural Tubing company.
The list contains nearly every bust
ness man and manufacturer in Dan
willie and in proof of the Importance of
each, opposite his name is set forth the
business which he represents. On the
whole it is hardly likely that such a
petition will be without it's effect and
it would not be surprising if it should
play very important part in induc-
ing the d. Is. q w. people to recede
from their position. should it finally
occur that the trolley company is
given permission to cross the d. l.. &
w. tracks on Mill street.
The merchants and manufacturers in
Danville have gotten up this petition
purely on their own initiative, believ-
ing that if the railroad company could
be made to see the thing purely as it
affects the inhabitants and the bust
ness interests of the town it would the
more readily aggree to let the trolley
company cross it's tracks.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
CHILD'S BODY
NOT IDENTIFIED

Chief of Police Clifford, of Wilkes
Barre, went to Berwick Yesterday
morning bringing with him the sup
posed mother of the child that was
found in the river near Mifflinyille
Tuesday afternoon. The woman upon
viewing the remains denied that it
was the body of her babe.
When the woman viewed the body
she displayed not the least emotion,
and declared that it was not her child,
rs it was larger than her babe. The
authorities believe the child is hers,
however, and attribute it's size to its
being bloatad from being in the water
since Friday.
The jury that had been empaneled
heard the testimony of DR.. Hensyl, of
Berwick yesterday afternoon at 80
O'Clock, but rendered no verdict. He
had performed an autopsy, and stated
that it was his opinion that the child
was dead before it was thrown into
the river. 1t therefore devolved 1pon
Briar creek township to bury the re-
mains, which was accordingly done
last evening.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
AGED WOMAN
Objects TO TRAIN

An aged woman, who had never rid
den on a railroad before, becoming
frantic with terror as the train rolled
along, making it necessary to stop and
let her off before she had gone half
mile from the station, was the strange
and pathetic incident occurring on a
b. q S. train from Benton Saturday.
The woman was Mrs. Charles Skin
ner, of Jackson, where she has resided
all the 70 years of her life. her home
being not four miles from the rail-
road. All her years, she made very
few trips from home, and then only on
short journeys with horse and carri-
age. She had never been ON a railroad
or trolley car, until the day in ques-
tion when she set out with her son
John to make trip to Danville. The
b. & S. train was boarded at the Ben
ton station. The train had not more
than started when the aged woman be-
came terrified by what was to her such
strange experience, and as speed was
gained and the rumbling increased,
while the landscape flew by the win
dows, she became actually frantic and
began to scream to let her off. The
train was stopped at Maple Grove,
about a half mile from the Benton sta
tion, where her son assisted his moth
er to get off, and they returned to their
home, the woman being on the verge
of collapse.
Witnesses to the incident say they
firmly believe the aged woman would
have actually died of fright had not
the train been stopped just when it
was.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
A STRANGER
PURCHASES SILK

The local police ON Saturday were
searching the town for a man about
five feet, three inches high, with curly
hair and wearing black stiff hat and
a blush suit with square cut coat.
The man was wanted in connection
with little business transaction at
one of our stores during the day.
During the forenoon the stranger en-
tered the store and purchased piece
of silk valued at $3. 70. There was moth
ing at all suspicious in his manner and
after having the silk wrapped up said
he would call for it during the after
noon. The silk was taken care of and
about four O'Clock the man, true to
his word, made his appearance.
In n very business-like way in pay
ment he produced check on a Sun
bury bank. At the same moment it
seemed to occur to him that there
might be some hesitancy about accept
ing the check under the circumstances
and viewing the paper musefully for a
moment he remarked: ''Well I'll get
it cashed myself" and turned and left
the store. 1t was observed. however,
that he did not forget to take the silk
with him. The mans whole manner
was so natural that no suspicion was
aroused in the minds of the clerk
When reasonable period of time had
elapsed, however, and the man did not
return it was another matter. The
manager of the store was notified, af-
ter which the police got busy; but at
last accounts there were no develop
ments.
Whether the curly headed stranger
did business elsewhere in the borough
Saturday, employing his peculiar me-
thods, has not been learned, but it is
pretty evident that the opportunity y
was open and he might have operated
in several stores.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma will enter the Union as
the thirty third new state to be adj
mitted to the circle originally formed
by the thirteen colonies that revolted
against Great Britain. No other state
has entered the Union with so large a
population at the time of it's admis-
sion, none with so great an aggregate
of wealth, none with SO many schools
and churches. Since Utah was admitt-
ed in 1896, period of ten years has
elapsed, which is longer than the aver
age interval between the admissions
of new states, though it has been by
no means the longest interval. From
the time when the eleventh new state,
Missouri, came in, in 1921, to the ad
mission of the twelfth, Arkansas, six
teen years passed and thirteen years
intervened between the admission of
Colorado, in 1876, and that of the two
Dakotas, Montana and Washington, in
1889
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
ICE IN JUNE.

The Titusville Courier is authority
for the statement that during the cold
spell last week great deal of damage
was dc"2 by frost. In portions of Ven
ango county ice formed on standing
water, the earth was slightly frozen
and even leaves on trees and grass
were blighted. A gentleman who
claims to have been close student of
the weather for the past twenty-five
years, informs the Courier that there
have been two occasion in that time
upon which the month of June passed
without more or less destructive
frost
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
Death Harvest of Fourth.

The people of Milton and other towns
of the country have begun to prepare
for the annual harvest of lives of
Young Americans upon the occasion
of the celebration of the anniversary
of the signing of Declaration of In
dependence on July 4th. Every year
thousands of lives, old and young, are
sacrificed by the custom of celebration
like the torture and sacrifice of the
heathens of darkest Africa, who burn
women and children as token of
their appreciation of some great event
in their lives. The dynamite cracker,
whose sale has been stopped. was per-
haps the most deadly, but the toy
pistol during the past several years
has been the more popular form of
death with which the parents permit
their children to tiirt. The street car
tracks are already covered by the lit
tie explosive bombs, the firecrackers
are already swapping in the streets
and soaring horses, trolley parties are
shooting the balls of colored fire from
Roman candles into the houses along
the route, and the day for the tragic
celebration is less than three weeks
distant. 1t has been agreed time and
time again that the celebration is not
worth what it costs in lives lost, but
those who have sought to stop the
buteheries have been tagged fogies. "
During the past seven years the fol
lowing deaths have been caused by the
use of fireworks on July 4th, COM
mencing with 1899 and concluding
with last year: l,740, 1.767, 1903,
2,796, 1866, 3, 1871 Milton Standard.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
Entertained on Flag Day.

On Thursday. Flag day, the Sunbury
chapter of the Daughters of the Rev
olution were delightfully."- entertained
at the home of Mrs. Charles A. Sidler,
in that place. Twenty-Five ladies were
present.
The occasion was also the 15Oth an
niversary of Fort Augusta. Mrs. Sid
ler's children recited and raised the
flag. Mrs. Engle and Miss Smith each
read fine selection pertaining to the
flag of our country. Mrs. f. X. Hahn,
of New York City, read paper on the
"Origin of the Flag
The Slider home was decorated in
the national colors. The occasion pro-
we'd most delightful.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
TO ABSORB
THE SILK MILLS

The Srcanton Times of recent issue,
contains the following editorial that
is of interest in this community as it
commentaries upon the Gigantic silk
trust" that would, if it plans success
fully materially affect one of Danville' S
most prominent and valuable indus
tries
The Times last evening noted that a
gigantic silk trust had been formed
and the Management was engaged in
securing options or figures for which
the present owners of mills in Scran-
ton and other places in the State would
dispose of their plants
The remarkable growth of the silk
business has been due to competition,
and the establishment of small as well
as large concerns, all over the country,
wherever there was opportunity to Sc
cure female labor, which is used most
ly in the mills
Scranton has several mills, one the
largest in the United States, and in
creased business, have required addi-
tions, and recently new factory was
started in West Scranton, which is al
ready adding room, and increasing it's
force.
In the towns throughout the valley,
silk mills have been established, and
are prospering, giving employment in
ta fn fI,nncnn1S nf hnn
and adding to the general prosperity.
The fact that the mills, as rule,
work full time, the year around, and
frequently overtime, and the increase
of help and additions to the original
buildings are evidence of the prosper
| ity of the mills, and that they are n
paying institution
The mills have proved a great boon
to the region, as they afford a means
for the surplus female labor to secure
employment, and during the dull per-
| iods in the coal business, aid the
| families, whose heads are miners, and
| the amount of money distributed
| through wages, is material help to
general business.
The trend of the trusts or concentra
| tion of any business, has been to close
small concerns, and to bring the manu-
featuring or business to large centers,
and avoid the expense which attaches
to many separate establishments.
While the wages now paid, would not
allow of females going away, from
home, pay their board and expenses
elsewhere, and the manufacturing is
dependent upon female labor, yet we
would find if the trusts get in control
that many of the small concerns would
be closed. and in the opinion of The
Times, the city and valley would not
be gamers by trust control of the silk
mills.
OF course, if the owners of mills get
their price, no one will blame them il
they sell their plants. Trust control
will mean control of the raw material
as we'll, and the American public
which has been enabled to buy and
wear silk and use it in innumerable
ways in beautifying their homes and
adorning their person, will find the
cost of the fabric greatly increased
within a year under trust control OF
the mills of the country.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
Death of Samuel carp.

DIR. Samuel carp, well-known
Episcopalian divine and former resi-
dent of Danville, died at his home at
Oil City, Sunday after a short i'll
ness. DR.. carp was aged so years.
The deceased came to Danville in
boyhood with his father, William carp
from Staffordshire, England.
He attended the Danville academy
and completed his education at st.
James college, Maryland, and the Cen
eral Theological seminary, New York.
He ,served charges at Williamsport,
Sweickley, Washington, Pa. and Grand
Rapids, Mich. He founded Trinity col
lege for boys at Washington, and for
years has been the head of private
academy at Oil City.
He is survived by wife, one son
and daughter. Mrs. Jane Camp, of
this city, is a sister and Archibald
carp, of Riverside, is nephew.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-22
CHARMING
Church WEDDING

OF charming simplicity and per-
meated with dainty and graceful beauty
was the wedding Tuesday morning of
Miss Isabelle May Baldy, of Danville,
to Albert Alexander Erdman, of Allen
town.
The ceremony took place at ten
O'Clock, and was performed by Rev.
Edward Haughton, while the stately
appropriate setting for the happy
event.
In the bridal party, beside the bride
and groom, were Miss Maud Elder, of
Harrisburg, the maid of honor; the
groomsman, Rodger Erdman of Allen
town; and the ushers, William Stark,
of Williamsport Joseph Gross, of Sha-
mokin; Stanley Theis, of Wilkes
Barre and Charles Woods, of Dan
Vile Miss Badly wore a dainty crea-
tion of white Persian lawn ard lace
and a hat of lace with lilacs; she car
ried shower bouquet of white roses
Miss Elder appeared in robe of pink
batiste and pink and white picture
hat she carried pink roses.
Miss Lois Boyer, of Plymouth, rem
dered Lohengrin's S wedding march as
the party entered the church. Mrs.
Ida b. Baldy, mother of the bride and
her daughter and the bridesmaid were
met at the entrance to the church and
escorted by the ushers up the center
aisle to the entrance to the choir stalls,
where the party was met by Mr. Erd-
man and the groomsman.
The impressive ring ceremony was
used Just before the plighting of the
troths the bride and groom, with their
immediate attendants proceeded to the
altar rail, and there beneath the soft
glow of the altar lights, were spoken
the reverential words that welded two
lives into one.
During the ceremony Miss Boyer
played 80 Promise Me-" and as the
bridal party was leaving the church,
Mendelssohn' wedding march. The
gifts to the bride occupied entirely one
room in the Badly apartments. Mr..
and Mrs. Erdman left on the l2 :lO
Pennsylvania train for a bridal jour
ney to the thousand islands.
Among the guests from a distance
were Mrs. John Erdman and Miss
Blanche Erdman, of Allentown; Miss
Hazel Murray, of Brooklyn; Miss
Frances Greene, of Milton Miss Myr
tie Slider, of Catawissa; Miss Bessie
Drumheller, of Sunbury, and Harry
Haas. of Berwick