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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-20
FOURTH OF JULY RATES,

company will sell round-trip tickets
from Walla Walla to any point on their
lines within a radius of two hundred
miles at a one and one-third rate.
These tickets will be good for the re-
turn up to and including July 9Th.
ROBERT BURNS,
District Freight & Passenger Agent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-20
CALIFORNIA P3UNE WATERS

A pleasant and agreeable laxative,
painless, yet EFFECTIVE. Prescribed by
physicians, and recommended by all
druggists as an invaluable substitute
for mineral pills and castor oil.
100 WATERS IS CENTS
Sold by L. L Tallman.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
Birthday Surprise Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Robinson, of
near Mooresburg, delightfully."- enter
tained a number of young people at
their home Monday evening in honor
of the twenty first birthday of their
son Clarence. Those present were
Samuel Robinson. of Rochester, N
Y. Mrs. Charles E. Giger and daugh-
ter Arzella and Clarence Giger, of
Bloomsbury; Mrs. Effie Umstead, Miss
Agnes Robinson, Thomas Robinson,
Joseph Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. John
M. Robinson, Misses Emma Robinson,
nellie Stahl, Emma Mauger, Amelia
Mauger, Harriet Burns, Alice Burns,
Jennie Dewald, Clarissa Cuthbert,
Mary Young, Sara Young, Rebecca
Ritter, Bessie Shade, Grace Shade,
Annie Robinson Messrs. Joseph James
Bert James, David James, George
Bower, Thomas Bower, Elmer Dewald,
Fred Wohlheiter, Jesse Boyer, Harry
Cuthbert, Hilary Cuthbert, William
Stahl, Clarence Robinson, Charles
Young, Charles Henninger, John Shol-
ly, William Simington, Clarence Shol.
ly, Fred Sholly, Wilbur Auten. Sam,
eul Shade and Harvey Raup.
Many handsome presents were re.
ceived. Refreshments were served af-
ter which all returned to their homes
wishing Mr. Robinson many happy re-
turns of the day.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
Birthday PARTY.

A pleasant surprise party was ten
dered Edward Cuthbert at his home,
Riverside Heights, Saturday evening,
in honor of his 74th birthday. The
Riverside orchestra furnished music.
A delicious supper was served. The
guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Reed, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Cuthbert and children,
MFR. and Mrs. John McCloughan, Mr..
and Mrs. George Bennett and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hummer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joel Raebuck, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Herman, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Swank, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Huber,
Mrs. r. b. Bird, Mrs. William Kim
bel, Mrs. Hazelet, Mrs. Emma Shan
non, Mrs Lewis Crick, Mrs. II. Fet-
terman, Mrs. John Geist. Mac Hum
mer, Jennie,Dyer, Emily ana Irene
Herman, Mimic and Hezie Yeager,
Flossy Fetterman, Marion Shannon,
Florence Reed, Nellie Raebuck, Nellie
Cuthbert, Joseph Shannon, Charles
Mills, Edward Hummer, John Herrick,
Charles Shepperson, Walter Chapman.
Clark Fowler, James and Charles Reed
Ammon Cuthbert, Ernest Bennett and
Lloyd McCloughan.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
Feature of Old Home Week

A number of our citizens have re-
ceived personal invitations to the old
home week celebration, which will be
held at Pottsville from September end
to September Sth inclusive. Arrange
ments are made for very big time.
Sunday, the End, will be given up
to special church services; Monday,
the 3rd, opening day exercises and
Labor Day parade; Monday, evening,
a grand ball. Tuesday, the 4th, in
dustrial, civic and secret society par
ade Tuesday evening, fireworks; We'd
nesday, the 9th, military and firemen S
parade; Wednesday evening grand
street masquerade demonstration, and
the balance of the week for gatherings
of social character.
Danville has good many residents
who formerly lived in Pottsville among
them being W. r. Miller, general man
ager of the Danville and Bloomsbury
electric railway, who belonged to the
Lotus Glee Club, of the mountain
city, a musical organization, which
won fame in the past and stood second
to nothing in the State. The members
are now all scattered and many OF
them have risen to positions of much
prominence. One of the features OF
old home week will be the reunion
and the singing of the old time mem.
bers of the Lotus Glee Club.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
A BIG APPLE CROP.

We trust the promise of a big apple
crop will be fulfilled. There is no fruit
grown which will equal the apple, to
eat from the hand or table, so many
different ways may it be served, and
withal no fruit has greater credit for
healthfulness,
Reports from the extensive apple
orchards of western New York show
that the crop will be heavy and profit
able. This apparently holds good all
over the country, and it is being pre-
dicted that the crop may be as great
as that of 1896, which has hitherto
held the record. There is larger acre
age of trees now than there was then,
the trees are quite as heavily fruited,
and the quality is said to be unusual
ly fine. 1t is not to be expected that
prices will run so high next Winter as
they did year ago, but without there
should be an unexpected slump in the
market, the farmer who has bearing
apple orchard may expect to make a
nice profit out of the crop.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
NEIGHBORS SHOW
GENEROSITY

The farm of Clarence Shultz, West
Hemlock township, on Friday present.
ed busy scene when the whole neigh
borhood turned in to assist to harvest
the oats crop. The barn of Mr.. Shultz
was destroyed by lightning last Mon.
day, along with nearly all his wagons,
his farming implements, harness, etc.
and the timely assistance rendered to
harvest his oats, we'll illustrates the
generosity and the fine feeling of fel
lowship and sympathy that prevails
among rural folk.
The oats covered field of twenty
five acres and the entire crop was cut
and shocked with no other cost to Mr..
Shultz than the furnishing of supper
to the men engaged The "frolic"
lasted from to o'clock p m. Five
self binders were employed along with
fifteen men who were kept busy shock
ing the oats, which was very heavy.
OF the self binders used three were
Deering and two Plano machines.
Naturally there was a good deal of
rivalry between the owners of the
different binders to see which would
make the most headway and do the
best work among the heavy oats.
Mr.. Shultz has not as yet formed
any definite plans as to rebuilding
Along with his barn seventy tons of
Il t,n. I j..
were burned His loss in all was some
$4,000, which is less than one half COW
cred with insurance.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
HARRY FELIX
PHYSICAL DIRECTOR

Harry Felix, OF Reading. has accept
ed the position of physical director at
the Y. M. O. A. of this place and will
enter upon his duties the first week in
September.
Mr.. Felix arrived in this city Satur-
day afternoon and left for home on the
II :23 p. & r. train Monday morn
ing. He is young married man 27
years of age, his family containing a
little daughter. He is we'll recon-
mended as physical director and has
had five years experience in gymnasium
work in connection with the Y. M. g.
A. of Reading. He stated Monday
that he is well pleased with Danville.
He will be on hand about the first of
September, his family following short
ly after.
Mr.. Bernhard, tine new general sec
retary, has been joined by his family
and has gone to house keeping at No.
1l2 East Front street. By the last of
the week. Mr.. Bernhard stated Mon
day. he expects to be nicely settled in
his new home and ready to receive
callers
The beginning of September the
gymnasium classes will be organized
and the bible class of the Y. NJ. @. A.
will resume.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
Farmer Injured by Savage Bull.

Henry Martin, a well-known farmer
residing about four miles from Dan
vile on the Shamokin road, was bad
ly injured by savage bull Tuesday.
The bull is a two-year-old Jersey
animal, dehorned. Although OCCASION
ally very quiet the bull at times gives
evidence of an ugly disposition. Ow-
ing to the fact, however, that he was
divested Of his horns until Tuesday
he was not regarded with much dread.
Tuesday just before noon Mr. Mar.
tin entered the barn yard where the
bull was confined with basketful of
grass. The animal, which was in a
very ugly mood, charged upon the
farmer, knocking him down and maui
ing him in a dreadful manner. Mr..
Martin is seventy-nine years of age
and although not feeble man, was
unable to free himself and lay on a
pile of straw while the bull rammed
his head into his side and tried his
best to kill him. The cries of the man
at last brought succor and the infuri-
ated bull was beaten off.
Mr.. Martin sustained two broken
ribs and is very badly bruised, but his
injuries are not considered dangerous.
Had the bull possessed his horns it is
not likely that the farmer would have
escaped with his life.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
VIII Dismiss the Operators.

A sweeping change is soon to be in.
augurated by the ID. l.. & W. railroad
in the management of the system, and
this road will be the first in the coun-
try to adopt system that is in vogue
in Europe. All the telegraphers along
the entire line will be dispensed with,
the operation of trains will be con-
Quoted solely by the use of a block
signal system, which will be supple
mented somewhat by telephones
Official announcement was made
the general offices of the company at
Scranton Saturday of the proposed
change. The automatic block system
will be installed at an early date not
only on the main in but on all the
branches. The main line is already
equipped with the block system and
the change can be inaugurated there
in short time.
The new method will not be employ
ed on the local branch for some time,
however, as this branch is not yet
equipped with the block system, but
work on the same, it is understood.
will shortly be commenced.
Under the new regime, trains will
be controlled under rules like those
practiced in England where train OPP,
orators are unknown.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
MISTAKEN FOR
A BURGLAR

Night watchman W. E. Young was
mistaken for burglar ON Saturday
night and came very near receiving a
bullet in his body.
Photographer James N. Irland on
leaving his studio Saturday evening
thoughtlessly left his bunch of KEYS
behind. 1t was not until toward the
hour of midnight that he missed the
keys and he needed them badly. In
leaving his studio he closed the lower
front door after him, which fastens
with spring lock. The key to this
door, however, along with every other
ey the photographer owned, were ON
the ring up in the studio
Hunting up night watchman Young
commodating gentleman. Mr.. Irland
told him his trouble. In an instant the
watchman had an idea. A few min
utes later Mr.. Young appeared in
front of the studio with a ladder.
This, however, proved too short to
reach the window in front part of
the studio. 1t was long enough, how
ever, to reach the much lower awning
next to it belonging to the building
owned by II. L. Gross. In moment
the officer saw how it could be done.
He would climb up on the avn
ing, drag the ladder up after him and
with its assistance reach the higher
window through which he could easily
climb and obtain the coveted keys.
The plan worked all right and the
| officer was crawling over the avn
ing when all at once at his very
ar, in an angry and excited tone he
heard some one shout:
"Get down out of this or I'll put a
| bullet into you"-or words to that
precise effect. The night watchman
had just time to look up when he
found himself staring into the barrel
of revolver, which almost touched
his face. The watchman, however,
doubted the wisdom of getting down
in too big hurry and he shouted
back: Don't shot, I'm the night
watchman I'm Constable Young I'm
no burglarr'
But the man with the pistol, leaning
out the window evidently didn't un-
derstand and still angry or excited
while the night watchman begged,
ordered the intruder to get out and
kept on renewing his threats and brand
ishing his pistol until it seemed cleal
that something was going to happen
and the photographer as best part of
valor sought refuge under the awning
and John Eisenhart, who had just re-
turned home, leaped inside his store
to get out of the range of bullets.
By and by the facts dawned upor
the man with the pistol. There was G
good laugh, in which even the night
watchman Joined, after which the mar
who caused the trouble lent helping
hand and the keys were recovered.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
Bad Freight Wreck on Reading.

A bad freight wreck occurred on the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad at
Halls station Saturday morning about
8 o'clock, blocking the tracks all day.
No one was hurt. the engineer and fire
man of the one freight jumping when
they saw that the collision was inevit-
able. An engine, three cars, and a
caboose are practically destroyed.
One of the trains wrecked had back
ed down on the curve just below the
station to make way for the Williams
port and North Branch tram. The
engineer of the second freight, which
bound. did not see that his track was
blocked until too late to stop his train.
Both he and his fireman jumped, es-
Gaping uninjured.
The caboose and three last cars of
the first freight were smashed to pieces
and scattered over the two tracks. The
engine of the second train was twisted
squarely across the track. Fortunate
ly the wreck did not catch fire. The
accident happened about . o. clock Sat
urday morning, and wrecking crew
was at once dispatched to the scene,
but it was late in the evening before
| even one track could be gotten clear.
Passenges were being transferred over
the Pennsylvania road. The passenger
trains on the Catawissa branch were
all late Saturday.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
Trolley Interests Merged.

At meeting of the stockholders
of the Shamokin- Mt. Carmel Transit
company held last week it was decided
to increase the capital stock of the
corporation from $500, 600 to 81 600, 600
for the purpose of absorbing the Ash
land and Centralia Railway company
The concern owns sixteen mile line
from Shamokin to Ashland, by way
of Mount Carmel and Centralia.
The Ashland and Centralia Railway,
money maker from the start, was
owned by separate corporation com
posed of favored stockholders of the
Shamok in Mount Carmel Railway com
pany, now the Transit company This
latest move has been simply merger
of the two companies, with no increase
in bonds, common or preferred stock.
A semi official announcement has
been made that the purpose of the ill.,
crease is to better the condition of the
existing road, and to run a line to
Locust Gap, two miles from there.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
RIVER BRIDGE AS
A RACE COURSE

That the trotting of horses ON the
river bridge is not prohibited is we'll
enough established. At the same time
it might be proper for the county COM
missioners to decide whether they are
going to permit the bridge to be used
as a race course, where neck to-neck
races are pulled off at rate of speed
very nearly equal to the best trotting
records.
This is precisely what is being done
nearly every day much to the annoy
ance OF the general public which has
a right to the use of the bridge with
out exposure to any of the dangers in
cidental to such use of the driveway.
Saturday evening afforded an instance
of the extreme to which the practice
of speeding horses is frequently carri-
ed
1t was during the interval between
sunset and the lighting of the bridge,
just as dusk was coming on. The side
walks were filled with people. mostly
women and children. Two men, both
of whom are known, drove upon the
bridge very nearly abreast With a
sharp word of command, which the
horses, trained animals, we'll under
stood, the two men started in for a
race. The horses literally flew over
the paved drive way. 1t is not hard to
picture what might have occurred if
the horses plunging along side by side
occupying practically the entire width
of the bridge had come in contact with
a wheelmen in the dim light or if a
child had wandered from the sidewalk
into driveway just as the race was on.
The utmost Indignation was expressed
by persons on the bridge and the at
tention of the chief of police was call
ed to the matter.
If the welfare of the splendid bridg,
doesn't enter into it at all, it is OBJ
vious enough that the safety of the
public demands that racing on the
bridge should cease The matter will
be laid before the county commission
ers at their next meeting. Meanwhile
the chief of police, who feels sure OF
his authority, so far as one half of tn {
river bridge is concerned, will make
arrests if there is any repetition ot
Saturday nights racing.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
THE SNAKES MUST GO.

The crop of rattlesnakes over i'll Col
umbia county is creating more inter
est than the buckwheat crop. The
Bloomsbury Daily says the yield of
rattlers in the upper end of the coun-
ty is unusually prolific. In two days
the men engaged by lumber firm
near Elk Grove killed nine of the
snakes. one of which in tantrum of
reptilian ire, jumped against one of
the woodsmen's legs, but his heavy
trousers proved an effective sheath
against the serpent's fangs The Elk
Grove snakes must have especially bad
manners and irritable dispositions, and
the public owes the woodsmen a debt
of gratitude for killing them off SO
lively. A rattle snake so selfishly in
clined as to want the whole woods to
himself, ought to meet violent fate.
The temper of the snakes in the fam
Gus Fishing creek district of Columbia
county is so widely at variance with
the delightful hospitality of the people
of that section that the two are very
naturally at enmity.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
MANY CHILDREN
Being VACCINATED

The public schools will start up this
year with the compulsory vaccination
law fully in force. Even in the rural
districts, where at some places the
schools last year were practically clos
ed owning to opposition, all parties by
this time have become convinced as to
the soundness of the law and under
stand that it will be enforced.
The provisions are pretty we'll un-
derstood by this time. No pupil shall
be admitted to the schools unless fur
nishing a certificate from physician
setting forth that the child has been
successfully vaccinated. This, of
course, applies only to new pupils who
present themselves at any particular
school for the first time. Such certifi
Gates, it is hardly necessary to add,
are not required of pupils who attend.
ed the school the previous year, as the
fact that they were then enrolled will
be taken as sufficient evidence to the
careful teacher that they were vaccin-
dbou otllOi w loO Noult ipb iiaNO
been admitted.
Now that the compulsory vaccina-
tion law has been sustained q more
determined effort than ever will be
made to enforce it and those parents
whose children have not been success
fully vaccinated had better attend to
the duty at once if they do not want
them to lose valuable time when the
schools open. The time intervening
between the present and the beginning
of the school term is just about what
is required to secure good results in
vaccination. The local doctors have
been doing considerable work in this
line already, but there are no doubt
still many children throughout the
county who have not been vaccinated.
The child must be successfully"
vaccinated. Heretofore it frequently
occurred that the pupil presented a
certificate setting forth that he or she
had been successfully vaccinated when
an examination would have shown
that the certificate was given too soon
and that the vaccination was not a
succesms. In the majority of instances,
it is only fair to state that the physi-
clan withheld the certificate until
positive the vaccination was success.
The law as in effect, however, pre-
vents neglect from any source. A coun-
ty medical inspector is provided who
must visit each of the schools in a
given district and personally inspect
the children to see whether they have
been successfully vaccinated.
The county medical inspector for
Montour county is DR.. E. A. Curry OF
this city.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
BLACK HAND SLASHES
BERWICK MAN

A murderous assault on a respect
able Italian citizen of West Berwick,
was made at an early hour Saturday
morning, by five Italians, who are
thought to be black hand agents, but
after receiving several severe slashes
across the face from stilettos, the man
succeeded in driving his assailants
away with stick of wood.
Friday evening five men were seen
lettering about the home of Peter
Montefuco, in West Berwick, but lit
tie was thought of the matter and the
family was unmolested during the
night.
Montefuco is driver for the Home
Brewing company, and Saturday morn
ing at 3 80 O'Clock went out to the
barn. Five men entered with stilettos
and jumped on him. He grabbed
large stick of wood and after desper
ate struggle duringiwhich his face was
badly slashed with the stilettos he
drove his assaiiants off. They fled to-
wards the d. L. & w. tracks, and
Montefuco followed, but on account of
his injuries he gave up the chase after
ly informed the police of the attempt
ON his life and the officers were soon
securing the county for the men.
Thinking they would take the freight
train that passed through Berwick at
about ten o'clock Chief Clayberger of
Berwick went to Bloomsbury, and with
Chief Knorr of that town and officer
Freeze, went to the ID. l.. q w. sta
tion to look for them, but the train
men informed the officers that on ac-
count of the speed it was impossible
| burg and Berwick. One of the brake
| men said no had seen men at Briar-
| creek who acted suspicious, and Clay
berger at once went to that place to
try to get them, but as yet no arrests
have been made.
! Montefuco's wounds are not serious
but his face will probably be badly
disfgured
There are good reasons to think that
the men who attacked Montefuco are
black hand agents, as he has often as
sisted the authorities in laying bare
the crimes committed in that neigh
borhood. Only about two months ago
while returning to his home one night
he was set upon by some strange men,
but he succeeded in driving them
away.