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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
Live Stock Brings Good Prices.

The public sale on the farm of our
townsman, William Vastine, located
half mile below Cameron, took place
yesterday and was very largely attend
ed, upwards of a hundred persons from
Danville and immediate vicinity being
present. Some fifty persons took the
8 10 ID. l.. & w. train, which on this
occasion was permitted to stop OPP
posite the farm.
Public sales are not nearly so conf
mon this season as during years past
when there was less profit in farming.
Yesterdays sale. therefore, which was
large one, had some of the charms of
novelty and big crowd was the re-.
suit.
Bidding was quite spirited and as
general thing good prices were secur
ed. Horses sold as high as two hun
dred dollars, ranging between one hun
dred and forty dollars and the former
figure. Cows sold as high as fifty dol
lars.
Mr. Vastine, whose home is on West
Market street, formerly managed this
farm himself. The frequent trips back
ward and forward over distance of
five miles or so became very weari
some, however, and Mr.. Vastine de-
cided to rent out his farm. He will
henceforth live retired.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
TRYING THE MILD.

One would think that about the last
thing to venture upon the country
roads in their present state would be a
traction engine, yet one of the +. f. d.
carriers last evening related that he
found one section of his route very
badly cut up yesterday morning by one
of these cumbersome machines, which
had ploughed its way through the
mud. The heavy wheels had cut down
to rock bottom and the road, bad enough
before, was well nigh impossible for
a light vehicle after the traction ell
gine had made its trip.
The above suggests that automobiles
are not taking very long trips now
adays, even though the rear tires are
equipped with chains to help them ov-
er slippery places. The river bridge.
Mill street, with it's pavement and the
State highway would afford IA pretty
good speedway for automobiles, even
in winter, were it not for the section
of Mill street not yet paved, which
just now is in nearly as bad condi-
tion as the country roads. Notwith-
standing the mud automobiles have
been covering this run occasionally
during the several weeks past.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
D. L. s. w. r1ay Go to Ashland. +.

According to the Mt Carmel Item"
it would seem that the ID. l.. & w.
Railroad may possibly have in con-
temptation the building of line
through the Schuylkill region to Ash
land. On this subject the Item"
speaks as follows:
"The corps of surveyors that has
been at work between Ashland, NAH
anoy City and Tamaqua and is now
proceeding through West Penn town
ship is unquestionably surveying a
route for railroad. In fact. the en-
gineers no longer deny this but they
will not say by whom they are en-
ployed. 1t is estimated that the sur
vey that has already been made has
cost $40. 900.
"The officials of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna e. Western Railroad will neith-
er deny or affirm the published report
that it has established a tonnage in the
Schuylkill region and is planning to
extend its line from Stroudsburg to
Ashland. "
Many think that the work is being
done in the interest of the Wabash
Railroad, which is trying to get line
through Pennsylvania between Pitts
burg and New York.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
Surface Will Demonstrate.

State Economic Zoologist H. A. Sur
face will be present at two San Jose
scale demonstrations to be given in
Northumberland county next Monday.
Monday morning "A demonstration
will be given by Prof. Surface at O.
b. Winners place, in East Sunbury,
and Monday afternoon he will demon
strate at William L. Nesbit's at East
Lewisburg. 1t is thought that a num-
ber of people from this county will at
tend the demonstrations. DR.. Croft,
Prof. Surfaces professional antagon-
ist, will be present at the East Lewis
hurg demonstration.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
For Uniform Fish Law.

The legislative commission to CO.
operate with fish commissioners of
other. states will hold a conference
with similar commission of the State
of Maryland at Annapolis today. This
Pennsylvania commission exists un-
der "A joint resolution of March 1, 1905,
and was created in order that uniform
Legislation might he arranged with
New York, New Jersey, Delaware
Maryland, Canada, Ohio. etc. in order
that fish in boundary waters might be
given equal treatment by the several
States and the dominion of Canada.
The similar commission in Maryland
recently invited the Pennsylvania COM
mission, through Secretary Hudson, to
meet in Annapolis today and the
meeting will be held Numerous mat
ters i'll connection with the lower
reaches of the Susquehanna will be
taken up and Commissioner Meehan
says that the meeting is very likely to
poduce very important results.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
ROADMASTERS
In DEMAND

The township supervisors, three in
number, elected under the Sproul' S
good road act of April ls, 1905, met on
the 5th inst the first Monday of March.
for the purpose of organization, &c. as
required by the act. Just as was pre-
dicted by many they have no easy tim e
of it in finding suitable persons for
road masters.
Associate Judge Frank G. BIee, who
was in town Saturday explained some
of the difficulties that his own town
ship-Derry-has to contend with and
he ventured the opinion that every
other township of the county will have
the same problem to solve.
The Derry supervisors divided the
township roads into four sections re-
quiring four road masters. OF this
number up to Saturday only one road
master was obtained and the worst
art of it was that no one could see
where the other three are to come
from. Not only in Derry, but in other
townships of the county, Judge Blee
stated, there is scarcity of men suit
able for the position so situated that
they can give their time exclusively or
even to any considerable extent to
work on the roads Men in the coun-
try generally live on land, which re-
quires about all their time, or they
have other business, which they could
hardly be INDUCED to relinquish fr the
position of road master with its re-
muneration of probably 81. so per day.
At the same time, Judge Biee states,
the people of the county realize that
the State is very much in earnest and
that to keep up with the general prog
ress of the times improved methods
will have to prevail in road building.
Every effort is being conscientiously
made, he said, to comply with the
Sproul's good road act of April IL,
1905, and he has no doubt notwith-
standing trouble in finding road mast
ers that the demand will be met even
cidental to the change of the system
will be adjusted.
Instead of repairing the highways as
has been customary in the past, by fill
ing up the middle with ground thrown
in from the sides of the road repeat
ing the same process year after year,
from now on probably section of
township road each year will be en-
tirely rebuilt employing approved
methods of construction. Those who
favor this plan believe that the long
stretch of bad roads in Derry town
ship extending from the foot of Dan
vile hill" around through Washing
tonville to Strawberry Ridge in this
way in few years time could be much
improved and that the additional out
lay would be scarcely perceptible.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
To Burn all Wooden Cars.

The Pennsylvania railroad company
is about to start IA huge bonfire in II
field adjoining its Lucknow shops, just
west of Harrisburg, which will burn
indefinitely, as long indeed as there is
left on the road wooden coal car
Orders have been placed at the shops
that no more wooden cars of 40, 600 or
80, pounds capacity shall be repair
ed. All are to be run out at the end
of a siding and burned. No effort will
be made to save any of the woodwork,
as the expense would be greater than
the profit to be realized therefrom, and
the scrap iron will be gathered up af-
ter the cars have been burned.
The company is building no more
wooden coal cars and those in service
are fast wearing out They have been
weakened by being hauled between the
big steel cars now used in the coal
traffic and hundreds of them have been
crushed by sudden stoppage of trains.
causing wrecks that have cost the COM
pany hundreds of thousands of dol
lars. The officials have decided that
it will be cheaper to destroy all of
them than to pay for the damage caus-
ed by their breaking, so all of them
are to be burned.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
Garfield Literary Society.

The Garfield literary society held its
regular meeting in the high school
room Friday afternoon. The fol
lowing program was rendered
Piano Solo-Misses Mary Jenkins,
Mary Finnigan and Nan Connolley.
Recitation-"N Natures Orchestra, t"
Miss Alice West
Reading" Ace" Miss Mary
Gramm
Oration-"G Growth ut IA Nation
Miss Laura Mann.
Piano Solo-Beaver Hollobaugh.
Debate" Resolved, That the Orange
and Purple is a detriment to the high
school and should be discontinued. "
The affirmative, Harold Mcclure and
Miss Katherine Kemmer; the negative,
Miss Florence Zeisler and William
Breitenbach. The judges, Miss Ethel
Chestnut, Jesse Tannehill and Miss
Lydia Woods decided in favor of affir-
NATIVE side.
Essay Unsuccessful Capers of a
Hallowe'e EN- Party" Miss Ada Lunger
Defamation - MARK Anthony s
Speech" Mr., Stanley Morris.
Song by the society.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
ILLUMINATED
BY ELECTRICITY

The arc lights are now practically
all installed in the big mill at the
Reading Iron Works, by last evening
some twenty-seven being in position.
Eight or ten more will be installed on
the outside or possibly on the inside
near the edge of the mill. In addition
to these nearly fifty incandescent lights
will be distributed about the mill and
in the machine shop and other build
ings belonging to the plant.
The big mill, lighted up by electric
ity, is indeed m interesting sight,
which will become Ill the more strik-
ing when the incandescent lights are
all added 1t is nearly as light as day
and presents wonderful contrast to
when the darkness and gloom of the
big plant at night was relieved only
by the fitful glare from the furnaces
or the dull light of the coal oil torches
borne hither and thither by the work
men. Naturally the employees appreci-
ate the change. One of them remark
ed last evening that he could not un-
derstand how they got along before
electricity was installed. Where before
they stumbled about the mill in
the dark now at every point where the
least danger exists an arc light sheds
its brilliant rays upon the spot. At
most portions of the mill the arc lights
are not more than twenty-five yards
apart.
The Reading Iron Works here is one
of the best equipped plants in this sec
tion. 1t is running full, with the ex-
ception of the skelp mill, and has been
in steady operation all winter, which
is record to be proud of, as it has
seldom occurred in the past that there
was a winter when halt did not oc-
cur during the dull months.
In this connection it might be stated
that Notwithstanding that it is the
dull season there are probably no idle
men in Danville who are able to work
and want employment. 1t is stated rs
a fact by gentleman in position to
know that there is scarcely day but
the various departments of our big in
dustries are handicapped for the want
of the right kind of help.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
RIVER CO AlNO
LONGER A FACTOR

The water commissioners, who dur
ing the last miners strike relied al
most entirely upon river coal, realize
that in the event of another strike the
river article will prove poor sub
stitute to depend upon. 1t is the con-
sensus of opinion among those who
are in position to know what they
are talking about that the days of riv-
er coal are practically over.
Up to the time of probably the last
strike it would seem that methods
bordering upon the wasteful were prac-
ticed at the mines. On the culm banks
along the river and the mouth of the
creeks were dumped with the coal dirt
not only vast quantities of the very
smallest sizes Of coal but also n pro-
portion of No. and even larger sizes.
With each flood, the culm banks were
cut down by the water, the coal dirt
and coal alike being carried down the
river.
Since the last strike, it seems, the
coal companies have practiced methods
of greater economy and have been
much more careful to extract all sizes
of coal, no matter how small before
placing the culm on the dumps. The
evidence of this lies in the fact that
during the last couple of years river
coal, especially of the larger sizes, ha S
been becoming scarcer and scarcer.
Last season Mr.. LeDuc of our town
found the river bottom practically bare
for miles above and below the bridge
and in order to secure any return for
labor and Investment was obliged to
take his coal digger up stream, in the
vicinity of Bloomsburg, where little
coal had been extracted and where sew
eral extensive beds remained that were
deposited there on previous years. 1t
is the general opinion that in that
section as we'll as in the river here in
the future will be found only widely
scattered deposits and these will be
made up almost exclusively of coal
dirt
In case of a strike among the anthra-
cite miners the water commissioners
do not expect to find river coal either
satisfactory or an abundant substitute
for the regular graded article shipped
from the mines, now in use. They
have, however, taken care to have IA
large supply of good coal on hand.
One of the water commissioners last
evening said that in the event of a
strike little coal could be made to go
great way and a plan would be ad
opted, if necessary, whereby the water
works could be kept in operation prac
tically all summer with the supply of
coal now on hand.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
The lineup:
Happy Ending of Pretty Romance

The Cherryvale, Kansas, Journal, +"
of March 9th contains the following
interesting article about the marriage
of two young people we'll known
this section:
"A very pretty wedding was solem-
nzed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. G. Ellsworth, OH East Fifth street
at seven O'Clock last night, when Mr..
+. Eugene Hagenbuch, of Cherryvale,
was united in the bonds of holy we'd
Danville, Pa.
But two or three friends of the
groom and the members of the Els
worth family witnessed the ceremony.
Promptly at the hour the bridal party
entered the parlor to the strains of the
wedding march from Lohengrin, play
ed by Miss Metcalf. Rev. Vanorden,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, then
spoke the words that made them man
and wife. After the congratulations
fine wedding supper was served Mr..
and Mrs. Hagenbuch will reside on
East Third street, where the groom has
neatly furnished cosy cottage for the
reception of his bride.
"Mr. Hagenbuch and Miss Robbins
were betrothed i'll Pennsylvania. pre-
vious to Mr.. Hagenbuch' $ coming west
six months ago and the wedding last
night was the elimination of a happy
romance.
Mr.. Hagenbuch is the manager of
the undertaking department of ID. @.
Ellsworth & Son. Miss Robbins is the
second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Robbins, of Danville X. r. ID. No. l.,
and has large circle of friends and
acquaintances. Mrs. Hagenbuch is a
native of Milton.
1.-THE young couple have the best
wishes of host of eastern friends. "
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
Pleasant Party.

A pleasant party was given Tuesday
evening at the home of Noah Stump,
Liberty township. Those persent were :
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Acor, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Reichard, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Blue, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Starner, Mr.. and Mrs. David Hine,
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Dye, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Stump, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Long, Mr.. and Mrs. William Clewell,
Mrs. Jane Stump, Mrs. Nora Clark,
Misses Carrie Long. Wilda Sheets,
Sallie Neiss, Lizzie Sheets, Messrs.
Thomas Perry, Raymond Acor, Sam
uel Stump, Walter Reichard, Luther
Riechard, Franklin Stump, Harry Gle
we'll, Paul Clewell, Peter and William
Starner. The evening was spent with
music and games. A sumptuous sup
per was served
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
Valuable Dogs Poisoned.

A dog poisoner is plying his nefar-
ious vocation in Danville. One of the
last victims was Bounce, the fine brin-
die bull dog belonging to George W.
Hoke, the liveryman, which gave up
his life on Mill street yesterday morn
ing.
Bounce was most intelligent canine
and was a general favorite along the
street. He had formed quite an at
tachment to the policemen, newspaper
reporters and others seen daily on the
street and it was his delight to trot
along with these men rs they made
short trips about town in the perform
ance of their duty.
Yesterday about II O'Clock the dog
made his appearance on Mill street but
he was sick. In short time he was
seized with spasm. He recovered ap-
parently and trotted up the street as
far as the Badly house where he was
again seized with commissions. He
later made his way to the Montour
House where he died.
Up to the present we have not heard
of any one unkind enough to say that
Bounce was mad, nor that in his case
there was the least symptom of rabies.
All who examined the dog seem con-
vinced that he was poisoned.
On Tuesday valuable bull dog be-
Longing to George Gross, West Market
street, died under circumstances
that could be explained only on the
theory of poison. Other dogs about
the first ward have also died myster-
iously and on the whole Chief of -Po-
lice Mincemoyer feels convinced that
a dog poisoner is abroad.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
THE LOCUSTS ARE COMING.

Prof. H. A. Surface, state economic
zoologist, is authority for the state
ment that this is the year for the ap-
pearance of the seventeen year locusts.
These locusts are among the most mys
terious of natures productions in the
insect line. Every seventeen years
these cicada emerge from the earth,
screech through the summer, lay their
eggs and give up the ghost. The noise
they make is anything but pleasant
and resembles somewhat the music
made by rapidly drawing a cross-cut
saw across the edges of wash boiler.
1t is enormously supposed that the
locusts do great damage to fruit trees
and shrubbery by eating the buds and
leaves. Nobody has as yet been found
who will swear that the cicada eats
rasping out his unearthly sounds that
he hasn't time to eat. The only dam
age the locust does is to bore holes in
to the limbs of trees and deposit eggs
therein. This kills the limbs. When
the young get big enough they bore in
to the ground and keep on boring un-
til they get so deep it takes them
seventeen years to get back to the sur
face.
People in this section of the country
need not be alarmed over the prospec
tive appearance of the seventeen year
locusts. The worst uhing about them
are the names applied to them by
bugologists. The life of locust is
brief and full of trouble. He is regard
ed as delectable morsel by many
kinds of birds and his eggs are sought
by the gourmands among the insect
trihn
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
GUARDSMLN GET
new UNIFORMS

The members of Company f, 18th
regiment, N. G. p, as we'll as guards
men in general are delighted over the
news that all order has been issued
from guard headquarters announcing
that the several organizations of the
guard will be furnished with the
United States standard Khaki uniform
consisting of blouse and breeches. The
issue will be made prior to the sum
mer encampment and special forms
will be issued for the requisition.
The old duck or fibredyed service
uniform may have filled the want at
the time of it's adoption, but the
guardsmen became very tired of it and
have been clamoring loudly for a
change. What has been especially
wanted is new summer uniform.
The old suits in use are hot and dirty /;
no air can get through them. AS
guardsman said, "they don't fit and
can I be made to fit. You can wash
the color out, but not the dirt. y While
unbearable in warm weather the duck
material is uncomfortable in cold
weather.
The national forces are fully
equipped with the standar rd Khaki
uniforms. The State troops now come
in for the service uniforms as fast as
they can be supplied. AS the military
administration of Pennsylvania has
never heretofore been slow in getting
what it wanted it is quite certain that
our State will be among the first to re.
ceiye its allotment of much desired
clothing.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
Pushing Trolley Extension.

Work on the extension of the Sha-
mokin g. Edgewood trolley line is
again in progress and will be pushed
rapidly to the objective points-Trev-
orton and Sunbpry.
The present contemplated terminus
is the Weigh Scales to. reach which
will mean the building of about one
and one-halt miles of track from the
present terminus at Uniontown. A
gang of forty men are engaged grad
ing the route much of which must be
made through deep cuts of heavy she'll
rock. On account of these conditions
the road will not be completed before
the first of May. Then the construc-
tion of the Trevorton branch will be
commenced which will take several
months to finish.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
Game Was Cancelled.

The basket ball game that was to
have been played here last night be-
tween the Danville team and the Old
Bucknell Stars was cancelled yester-
day morning by j. Beaver Gearhart
upon receipt of message from mall
ager Thompson of the Stars stating
that three of the men advertised would
not appear III the game. The three
men who would not have been able to
play were Anderson, Griffith and Nc
Cormack. They were compelled to stop
playing on account of business.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
Killed Valuable Horse.

Hugh Oliver, the contractor, lost Il
valuable horse between this city and
Milton Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. oliver
was hauling load of household goods
to Milton and had gotten to point on
the other side of Pottsgrove when the
horse fell and broke his leg. He was
compelled to shoot the animal. Mr..
oliver hired another horse from a
farmer and proceeded on his way.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
Cave In Feared.

The Lehigh Valley Goal Company
has ordered all the occupants of prop
erty ON Locust Avenue, at Centralia,
to vacate as soon as possible as they
fear that section of the town which is
undermined is seriously threatened,
Locust avenue is the principal business
portion of the town and large
amount of money has been invested
which it is believed will be lost.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
Order for 200 Cars:

The Bloomsbury plant Of the a. G.
s. r. Company has received an order
for 1900 cars from Argentine Republic
government. The cars are to be gon-
dolas, fiat, box and cattle, all with
steel underframes. The capacity of the
department that makes these types of
cars is 100 per month so that this Or
der alone will keep the department at
work for year. Another department
is filling an order for 100 dump cars.