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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
Half a Billion Fish this Season.

In order to give all the impetus pos
sible to the unprecedented plans of the
State Fisheries Department, Commits
sioner Meehan is at Mt Pleasant for a
stay of three weeks No State in the
Union ever proposed the propagation
and distribution of fish on such an ex-
tensive scale as Mr.. Meehan has just
engaged in. His plan to hatch 800, 900, =
900 perch and pickerel fry, and stock
the streams of Pennsylvania with them
in the next three months, has challeng-
ed the attention of fish culturists all
over the United States. The immen-
sity of the task can be imagined when
it is remembered that last year the en-
tire output of the Pennsylvania fisher
les was 144, 900, 600. The force at all
the hatcheries of Pennsylvania, includ-
ing the plants at Pleasant Mount, Belle
fonte, CORY, Erie, Torresdale and
Union City, will be required to help
in the work. The spawn of both the
pickerel and the perch will be collect
ed in Wayne county. The pickerel
spawn, which is collected about two
weeks ahead of perch spawn, appeared
within the last three days. A force is
now busy collecting it under the per-
sonal direction of Mr. Meehan. 1t is
put into receptacles and will be sent
to the various hatcheries, in proportion
to their capacity, for Matching in jars.
The same will be done with perch
spawn. AS nearly as possible $50, 600, :
600 fry of each variety will be produc-
ed to be distributed in every clean
water stream of the state. The fry
hatch in about seventeen days and
grow to be four inches long in as many
months. Mr.. Meehan figures that
within few years this policy will re-
suit in making Pennsylvania an angl-
er's paradise.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
MT. CARMEL HAS
STARTLING FIRE

The residents of Mt. Carmel were
aroused from their slumbers shortly
before four o'clock Saturday morning
by the ringing of bells and blowing of
whistles sounding general alarm of
fire and learned that the large union
station OF the Pennsylvania and Le-
high Valley railroad companies was Oh
fire.
The fire department responded very
quickly but so fiercely did the fire
burn that the building was soon a
seething mass of flames and beyond all
hope of control. The building was an
old frame structure and burned so fast
that the fire fighters were able to save
only some of the records and number
of tickets. The rest of the contents
along with the building were entirely
destroyed. The fire was caused by de-
fective insulation.
Three freight cars and one passenger
coach which were standing on the rail
road track near the building caught
fire and were badly damaged. The fire.
men by hard work prevented the flames
from spreading to other nearby build
ings.
The business men of Mt. Carmel
will now make an effort to have the
railroad companies erect a new station
in more central part Of the town, the
recent location being near the borough
limits.
The Pennsy officials in Sunbury state
that plans will be made at once for
the building of new station.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
Large Hail Stones.

The towns of the west branch were
deluged in the biggest storm of the
year last evening. The storm center
seemed to be at Muncy and Williams
port, where the downpour lasted for
several hours, and the hail stones at
times being of the size of walnuts.
The rain and hail was accompanied by
terrific lightning and high winds.
The storm passed to the north of
Danville and:.for a while it looked as
if this city was OH the map for a storm
of.unusual severity. 1t turned out,
however, that not drop fell here.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04

THE QUESTION
OF A PARK

Notwithstanding that summer is
coming on apace there is no especial
stir at any of the parks and the people
of Danville are beginning to wonder
where they are going to enjoy their
outings the coming summer. The troll
ley lines by influencing travel gener-
ally revolutioniae things relating to
sport. The local lines as yet have CIV
ell no intimation of what they propose
to do in the way of selecting and
building up resorts.
1t is "A well-known fact that as early
as last fall the Danville and Blooms
burg line and DR.. w. r. Paules, the
owner of the fine grove between this
place and Grovania. came to full un-
derstanding and that the trolley COM
pany held an option OH the resort. Up
to the present, it seems, nothing has
been done and the matter rests precise
ly where it was last fall. The scheme
embraced the erection of fine pavil-
ion and several other buildings, the
whole necessitating the expenditure of
some four thousand dollars. 1t is pretty
evident that if any such improvements
are to be completed before the season
opens the first step will have to be tax
en- in pretty short time.
Neither has anything tangible been
accomplished with reference to estab-
lishing base ball ground at Grovania,
on which clubs from this city and
Bloomsbury were to cross bats. In
view of the travel that the Danville-
Bloomsbury games would attract it
was thought that some concessions
might be obtained from the trolley
company.
During an interview last evening
General Manager W. r. Miller stated
that the trolley company had not been
approached on the subject as yet.
Neither have owners of land at Gro
vania, so far as Mr. Miller can learn,
been seen with reference to the matter.
Mr.. Miller did not commit himself as
to what the trolley company might do
in the premises, but he seemed to think
that the first step should be to secure
the land.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
rlany Nonresident Pupils.

The importance of our local high
school with the grades leading up to it
as factor in this vicinity will be bet
ter understood when it is stated that
there are some sixty non resident pu-
pills attending school in Danville and
that the aggregate of tuition paid to
the borough by these pupils this year
amounts to about eight hundred dol
lars
1t is probably superfiuous to expati-
ate upon the general excellence of the
Danville schools and the fine opportu-
mites afforded the children of the
townships of Montour and Northum-
berland counties who under the law
are permitted to attend our high
school. 1t is we'll enough, however,
that the prospective pupils should
know exactly how to proceed in the
matter of examinations required to
gain admittsnce to the end that they
may make the best possible showing
and that valuable time may not be
lost.
AS in the past next year number
of boys and girls will complete the
will be candidates for admission into
the local high school, What Borough
Superintendent Gordy would like to
impress upon these pupils is that it
would be much to their interest to
come into town on the week Of May
2lst and take the regular examination
with the borough pupils instead of
postponing the matter and requiring a
special examination next fall. 1t
should be very evident to them that
having recently left school they are
much brighter now than they will be
some four months later and will be
able to do themselves full measure
of Justice. Again, the regular exami-
nations are continued during the
| whole week, say one branch day,
while in the fall the examinations are
crowded into one day, which makes
| tilelu muCn ulOTe WedTlSOiuc. iioioeo-
fore no especial pains have been taken
to call attention to these facts. There
is only one way to look at the matter
and there are probably few young peo.
pie in the townships who contemplate
a course in the borough schools, but
will be glad to take Borough Superin.
tendent Gordy's advice and attend the
spring examinations.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
LETTER FROM
MRS. BAUSCH

Mrs. William @. Williams, of Hotel
Badly, was the first person in Danville
to receive a letter from stricken San
Francisco. 1t arrived Saturday and
was from Mrs. Caroline Bausch, a
former Danville lady concerning whose
welfare since the earthquake there was
so much doubt and suspense.
The letter was written on April Gath
last Tuesday, and like all letters sent
out from San Francisco, since the
dreadful calamity, it bore no postage
stamp. The epistle contains only a
few hastily written lines, as follows:
"We are all safe. We had to run to
the hills and we(just got back. Our
house is badly damaged but we can
live in it. Please tell all our friends. "
The brevity and the tone of the let
ter plainly indicate the tension and
the excitement under which the peo-
pie are laboring. The letter, written
last Tuesday, states that they had just
got back from the hills, where they
ran when the earthquake occurred,
nearly a week before. 1t would seem
likely, therefore, that they experience
ed many OF the discomforts and priva-
tions that fell to the lot of the great
army of refugees Mrs. Bausch's resi-
dence is ON Sutter street, which ex-
tends through the burned district. The
number she occupies, 224l, while out
side the area of fire was dangerously
near the line.
The Morning News is in receipt of
a few lines from our former towns
man, George H. Smith. the jeweler,
who with his family is at Los Angeles,
California. Mr.. Simth and family,
therefore, wholly escaped loss. The
letter was accompanied by copy of
the Los Angeles Times of Saturday,
April 2lst and contains the first views
of San Francisco, and graphic write
up by the first newspaper man to get
within the troop patrolled limits OF
San Francisco. The incidents describ-
ed and the illustrations which possess
ed such deep interest in Los Angeles
ON the date of their first appearance
by this time have become the common
property of newspapers and are no
longer new to the general reader
None of the views printed in the East,
however, are quite as striking as those
in the Los Angeles Times.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
Cold Storage Completed.

The cold storage built for James 4.
Findley, the Mill street bother, is
practically completed and yesterday
was filed with ice and beer
The building located at the rear of
Mill street was erected by George +.
Reifsndyer 1t is e2x22 feet, two stories
in height. The building is scientific
ally constructed, the outside walls,
which are sileeted with steel in i'm
itation of brick, contain three separate
air chambers and are nearly foot in
thickness.
In the upper story car load of ice
is placed, which has the effect of caus-
ing nearly "a freezing temperature in
the apartment below. where the beer
is stored. The cold storage is already
ON duty and the bottling of beer has
begun. All the modern appliances are
installed. Work by hand is wholly dis
carded and the bottles are washed, fill
ed with beer and corked, all by mach
inery.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
Pleasant Surprise Party.

A pleasant surprise party was given
at the home of Dallas Hummer, ON
Ash street, Friday evening. Ice cream
and cake were served for refreshments.
Those present were: Mrs. Dallas Hum
mer, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Raver, Mrs.
Jacob Hummer, Mrs William Miller,
Mrs. Rebecca Lovett, Mrs. Black, Mrs.
Randall Scott, Mrs. Henry Haukey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Shultz, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Magill, Misses Katie Hau-
key. Emma Garrow, Mrs. Frank Hum
mer, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Miller, Miss
Stella Cook, Mrs. Henry Johnson, Mrs.
Jacob Miller, Mr.. Edward Hummer
and Miss May Gay.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
POLICE AGAIN
PATROL STREET

Word from Mt. Carme. last night in
dicates that everything is peaceful and
quiet and that no trouble Of any ma
ture occurred yesterday.
1t was reported that the members of
the State constabulaIy had received
orders to arrest number of men who
participated in the riots on Monday
and that serious trouble would surely
occur if these arrests would be made
If the members of the troop received
such orders they must have been coun-
termanded later for no attempt was
made to arrest the men whose names
it is said have been learned and for
whom it was reported warrants had
been issued.
1t was feared that if members of the
State police force would leave their
barracks and enter the town their pre-
sence would cause more rioting. Early
yesterday morning, however, number
of troopers rode into the town and
patrolled the principal streets and
there was not the least semblance of
any trouble. When questioned the
troopers stated that they were merely
exercising their horses and they were
not stoned, Missed or molested in any
manner. Later they rode in body
through the main streets of Locust Gap
and no interference was met with at
that place.
The chief burgess and citizens of
Mt. Carmel are of the belief that the
trouble of Monday will not be repeat
ed unless strike is declared and at
tempts are made to work the collier
les.
Strike breakers and deputies have
been steadily arriving in the Shamok-
in-Mt. Carmel region. In all there
have been 8 car loads of strike break
ers to come in during the past several
days. Most of these men are from the
bituminous region about Cleartield,
and they will be held in readiness so
that an attempt can be made to operate
the mines if the Scranton convention
declares strike.
Captain Groome, of the State con-
stabulary, arrived at Mt. Carmel last
night and proceeded to the troops
camp at Sarge shaft
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
Funeral of Solomon Cherry.

Solomon Cherry, the well-known
engineer on the S. H. & W. division
of the Pennsylvania railroad, whose
death occurred at Nescopeck Tuesday,
will be consigned to the grave in the
new cemetery at Sunbury on Friday.
The remains will be taken to Sunbury
on the train that passes South Danville
at IL :15 p. IN. The funeral will be
held from the residence Of Mrs. Haupt,
Sunbury. at 2 O'Clock
The deceased was former resident
of Danville, his wife before marriage
being Miss Emma Clara Albeck of this
place. Besides his wife two daughters,
Florence and Clara. survive.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
Surprise Party.

A pleasant surprise party was held
at the home of Frank Hendricks, Maus-
dale, on Tuesday in honor of the
eleventh birthday of his daughter,
Lillian. Refreshments were served
during the afternoon. The young lady
was the recipient of number of gifts.
Those present were: Mary Weitzel,
Trease Weitzel, Jennie Dyer, Elsie
Delhi, Mary Shut, Martha Shut, Ruth
Farnwalt, Anna Farnwalt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Marr..a children Marion
and Harry, Gertrude Hendricks, Eliza
beth Reeser, Iona Hendricks, Charles
Weitzel, Earle Dyer, Clyde Delhi,
Eugene Delhi, Robert Delhi, Charles
Herr. Leslie Bennett, Reece Hendricks,
Robert Hendricks and Herbert Hend-
ricks.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
TO KEEP
DOWN SPEED

The police officers have just finished
measuring off all the principal streets
of the borough and establishing courses
for the purpose of timing automobil-
lists, drivers of vehicles and others who
violate the Law or the ordinance as to
speed.
The authorities are now prepared to
enter upon a crusade not only against
the fast running of automobiles, but
against fast driving also. 1t is said to
be fact that no one any longer seems
to think it worth while to observe
police regulations. Not only persons
out for pleasure, but drivers Of delivery
wagons and others, even on Mill street,
let their horses go just as they please,
and often reach pace that is sugges-
tive of the race course Even the
wheelmen, who appear in increased
numbers this spring, seem to have for
gotten wholly what the ordinance pro-
vides According to complaints en-
tered they not only show Indifference
as to the speed regulations, but are
negligent in the matter of alarm bells
and lamps and even are known to ride
on the sidewalks. For violation of
the ordinance in either of the above
respects fine of five dollars is provid-
ed and the officers insist that some one
before long is going to get into trou-
BILE.
The speed limit for bicycles as fixed
by the ordinance is ten miles per hour
for driving, eight miles per hour.
Automobiles are limited to ten miles
an hour by the State law.
The courses measured off on all the
streets are 100 yards in length. In con-
nection with these a schedule has been
prepared showing the l00yards rate
per hour. Thus at the rate Of miles
an hour vehicle will be 25. 56 sec
onds, or nearly half a minute, in pass
ing over the 100-yard course marked
off. The speed, which limits automo-
biles to one mile in six minutes, is
much slower than many automobiles
travel. By the aid of printed schedule
and their stop watches used in connec-
tion with the courses marked off the
police officers hope to be able to do
effective work and compel obedience
of the regulations.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS

Mrs. William G. Bowyer and son
James spent Sunday with relatives in
Sunbury.
Mrs. William F. Pattison, of Phila-
delphia, is visiting at the home OF her
brother w. G. Kramer, West Mahon-
ing street.
Lloyd W. Welliver, of Exchange, was
a visitor i'll this city yesterday.
E. J. Coxey, of Sunbury, was a Wis,
itor in this city yesterday.
B. p. Harris returned to Plymouth
yesterday after spending several days
with friends in this city.
w. E. Gosh, Charles and Frank Wat
son, of Philadelphia, left this city yes
terday for fishing trip to Pocono.
J. 7. Findley was a business visitor
at Jerseytown yesterday.
Griffith Billmeyer, of Mexico, trans
acted business in Danville yesterday.
Myron Ewes, of Millville, was Dan,
vile visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. j. Vastine and
daughter, Mrs. John Ryan. of Sun
bury, attended the funeral of Shadrach
Fry in this city yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. A. Davis, of Sunbury, spent
yesterday with friends in this city.
Mrs. Peter Diehl, of Berwick, spent
yesterday in this city as a guest at the
home of Howard Reppert, Church
street.
Miss Agnes McCloughan left Tues
day for trip to Washington, d. @.
and Philadelphia.
Mrs. Fanny Heddens, of Washing
tonville, called on friends in Danville
yesterday.
Mrs. w. L. Myerly returned to Mid
dletown, N. Y, yesterday after visit
at the home of her sister, Mrs. F. E.
Harpel, Ferry street,
Mrs. Edward Haughton returned
yesterday from visit with friends in
Baltimore.
Howard Lunger has returned to this
city from Montreal, Canada, where he
has been employed during the past
winter Mr.. Lunger has accepted a
position with the A. O. & f. company
at Bloomsbury.
George w. Albeck, of Wilkes Barre,
spent last night at his old home in
this city.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
B, e, Club EntertainS.

The B. E. club, composed of a num-
ber of young ladies of town, entertain
ed at a progressive luncheon and euchre
Friday evening. During the evening
seven houses were visited. The menu
was as follows:
Cream of Corn Soup-Breadstick
Miss Clara Detwiler.
Oysters on the half shell-Wafers.
Miss Annie Steinbrenner.
Potato Chips-Veal Loaf.
Miss Lorine Phillips.
Deviled Eggs-Olives.
Miss Sara Beaver.
Chicken Salad-Sandwiche
Miss Marion Jones.
Fruit Gelatine-Nuts-Mi
Miss Florence Price.
Ice Cream-Cake.
Miss Grace Shepperson.
At Miss Shepperson' home the
guests we're given progressive euchre.
In addition to the young ladies men-
toned there were present Miss lucille
Evans, Messrs. Thomas Fultz, Will j..
Mccoy, George Jacobs, Jay Sechler,
Will Jones, Harry Woods, william
Hancock aud William Books.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
COMMISSIONERS
PLAN CHANGES

The county commissioners at their
regular weekly meeting Saturday, de-
cided on system of very important
improvements at the court house, which
together with new paint and several
other necessary repairs will give Mon
tour county a building, which Will
compare in all respects with the best
in this section.
1t is proposed to fix up the lawn all
around the court house to correspond
with the northern side, where the
ground has been carefully graded and
grass seed sown, while the whole is
temporarily enclosed by neat wire
fence. The wall will be rebuilt at the
rear of the grounds and a gravel drive
way provided for bringing coal into
the building.
The outbuilding southwest of the
court house will be abolished and a
lavatory system will be installed in
the southeastern part of the cellar.
The improvements of course make the
OF the court house unnecessary and the
space there will be devoted to other
purposes.
The county commissioners have plan
ned to connect the building with the
sewer which extends westward out
Market street and at the court house
grounds turns southwark traversing
the alley toward the river. A pipe
will be sunk in the lower lawn, ex-
tending from the front of the court
house diagonally to the southwest cor
ner Of the grounds where connection
will. be established. This will make
it possible to sink the drain leading
from the court house at such depth
as may be required in order to insure
successful operation of the system.
The contract for painting the court
house has not as yet been awarded. On
Saturday little more was done than to
discuss the color of the paint to be us
ed. The commissioners seemed to be
unanimous in the view that some 9TH
ar color than red or brick color should
be employed in order to afford change
for the eye. The color that will most
likely be selected will be stone col
OF. The work of painting as we'll as
work ON the new lavatory, it was stat.
ed Saturday, will begin in short
time
It was reported to the commission
ers that loafing at the approach to the
river bridge on the Danville side has
become very great nuisance. During
the evening crowds of young men and
boys assemble there and by their pro
fame and obscene language make il
very unpleasant not only for families
living near but also for persons pass
ing backwards and forwards over the
bridge. On motion it was ordered thai
the clerk lay the matter before the
borough council at its next meeting
and that that body be asked to have
the police take the matter up.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
Two Killed on Railroad.

Struck by an east t-bound freight train
on the Pennsylvania railroad, above
Nescopeck, yesterday morning, about
O'Clock, Samuel Cocklin, watch
man at the West End Coal Co. wash
cry at.Shipkshinny was instantly kill
ed and considerably mangled.
How he came to his death is not
known, but it is supposed that he
crossed the river and while waiting
the coming of a train dozed into a
sleep, from which he may have been
startledlby the train, and bewildered
stumbled on the track in front of the
engine.
He was seen by the train hands when
too late to save him. The cowcatcher
caught the unfortunate man and flung
him several feet into the ditch along
side the track. When picked up he was
dead, and badly cut up.
The remains were at once taken to
Shickshinny, where he resided with
his wife and child. A brother and sis
ter live at Berwick. He was man
| 3S years old.
SUICIDE AT BRANDONVILLE
Throwing himself in front of a fast
p. & r. freight,a a man whose identity
is not known committed suicide at
Brandonville early yesterday morning.
His body was terribly mangled.
The train was running at the rate of
between fifty and sixty miles an hour,
when the engineer discovered man
standing between the cars along the
track. AS the train approached with
in few feet of the person he sudden
ly threw himself forward on the rails,
and the engine and several cars passed
over his body. The man was instant
ly killed and parts of his body were
strewn for several yards along the
track. The remains were gathered NJ
and taken to Ringtown, where an eff
fort was made to identify the man, bu
there was nothing about his clothe!
that would lead to Identification. HI
was man of about 80 years of age
and by the clothes he wore was though
to be man of limited means.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
Invented High Explosive.

Peter A. Kline, Bloomsbury man,
is now in Washington, d. c., on bust
ness connected with the patenting of
a new kind of explosive powder that
he has discovered. Mr.. Kline claims
that quantity of his powder will do
more actual work than double the
quantity of any other powder made
1t can be sold at 6 cents pound