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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
FISH WARDENS'
WAR OF PROTECTION

John w. Criswell chief warden has
made his first annual report to Fish
Commissioner Meehan. There are
seven regular wardens including him
self and 1866 special waIdens. Five reg
ular wardens and So specials made ar
rests in the year for violation of the
fish laws.
The arrest from December /, 1905, to
December /, 1905, numbered 495. There
were AL convictions. 54 acquittals, 80
committed to Jail, $14, 1862. so imposedin
fines, and $S522. 90 collected. Forty
two cases were appealed to the county
courts, IA were otherwise disposed of,
and 4 were appealed to the Superior
Court. OF the 1876 arrests 26O were
made by the regular wardens, 2o3 by
special wardens and 81 by the State
police and constables. The regular
wardens obtained the conviction of 23l
and the collection of 1885. The speci-
al wardens obtaind 1888 convictions and
the collection of $4637. so in fines.
State police and constables brought
about 23 convictions and the collec-
tion of 1896 in fines.
In many of the counties, some OF
which year or more ago the enforce
ment of the fish laws was opposed the
people seemed to realize the good that
ia being derived from the work of pro-
lection and urged further protection.
The resistance to wardens was great
ly diminished among native citizens,
but class of the unnaturalized for
eign element is still very persistent
and defiant, and must be approached
with care when arrests are necessary,
Many put up stubborn fights to scare
arrest. and it is often a hazardous un-
dertaking to take them into custody.
During the year one warden was muir
dered and two others seriously wound
ed while arresting unnaturalized for
eigners
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
SNAKE COLLECTORS
CAN MAKE MONEY

An interesting correspondence is on
foot between Major Gearhart, our dis
trict Attorney, and Professor Surface,
State zoologist at Harrisburg, relative
to the mooted question whether or not
snakes swallow their young for pro-
lection.
Our district Attorney, who is quite
a naturalist and has observed snakes
closely, is convincedthat certain snakes
under some circumstances do swallow
their young. The State zoologist con-
siders Major Gearhart's contribution
on the subject as very valuable and in
letter received Friday invites his
cooperation in carrying the research
to point that will establish the fact
beyond all controversy.
Professor Surface has made the fact
known that if any person in Pennsyl-
vania will be able to kill and send
him snake which has been seen swal-
lowing its young he will be we'll paid
for his trouble. Surface says he wishes
the snakes sent dead, but with the
young in the stomach just as they
were swallowed at the time the obser-
walton was made and the parent kill
ed.
1.-THE many stories that are told con-
cerning serpents swallowing their
young for protection must have truth
as their basis" said Surface, "but by
the most careful efforts we have been
unable to find any evidence of this,
excepting from the reports of other
persons. In more than 200 specimens
which we have examined at my Office
we have never yet found any young in
the stomach of the parent"
Surface also said the stories some-
times told about garter snakes attempt
ing to choke persons are entirely with
out foundation and that there is no
reason why superstition and ignorance
should combine to crush outthe life of
this animal, which is perfectly harm
less and unable to inf1ict any injury
whatever upon mankind.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
Miners Best Paid Workmen.

According to the statistics presented
in the annual report of the secretary
of internal affairs of the State of Penn
sylvania only two classes of labor in
Pennsylvania are as highly paid as the
mine workers. Last year the hard coal
miners received, on an average, $500. :
"a each. The average annual wages of
the skilled and unskilled employees of
"a manufacturing industries, repre-
senting 7l0 establishments. were tabul-
ated in only two of them, the tool
steel and steel pump industries, did the
wages of the employees exceed those
of the anthracite miners although they
are popularity supposed to he under
paid. In 50 out of the 81 industries
cited the average earnings of the work
ers fell considerably below those of
the anthracite miners, and AZ pay their
employees at leasts. $500 less year than
the coal companies pay the miners.
The miner pays much los for rent
than the employee of factory who
generally lives in a city,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
Death of Mrs. Aaron Sober.

Annabel, wife of Aaron Sober, a
woman most highly esteemed and be-
loved, departed this life at 2 O'Clock
Monday morning after a siege of
suffering covering a period of several
years.
Mrs. Sober was in her seventy third
year. Before marriage she was Miss
Annabel Murray. She was born and
spent her early life near Dewart,
Northumberland county, and was the
last survivor of family of twelve
children. Along with her husband she
was resident of Danville for nearly
fifty years. For about the same period
OF time she was member of the Bap-
tist church of this city.
Mrs. Sober's whole life affords a
beautiful example of Christian woman
hood. She was fond and devoted wife
and mother and yet her kind ministra-
tions were felt beyond her family
circle. In homes darkened by sickness
and sorrow, where help and sympathy
were needed the most, there Mrs Sob
er was always found. Her kind min
istrations and gracious motherly in
tluence was felt throughout the entire
community. That such woman will
be sorely missed, that her death will
cause poignant grief, not only in her
own family circle, but among all those
who knew and loved her, is a fact
scarcely necessary to add.
Mrs. Sober was afflicted with an
ailment of the heart, the especial type
of the malady which resulted in death.
being the Stokes Adams disease of the
heart, which was the identical affec-
tion which caused the death of A. J.
Cassett, president of the Pennsylvania
railroad.
The deceased is survived by her hus-
band and six children: DIR. Harry M.
Sober and Mary (Mrs. w. W. Davis
of this city; Louisa (Mrs. Henry Bier
mani, Bloomsbury; Margaret Mrs.
John Armstrong; Grace MRS. william
jones' of West Pittston, and Judson
Sober, who lives in the west.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
GOLDEN WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY

The golden wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hummer was very
pleasantly celebrated at their home, ON
Dewart street, South Danville, Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hummer are among
the Oldest and best known residents of
the south side. Mr.. Hummer was born
near the spot where with his wife he
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of
his married life. Mrs. Hummer, who
before marriage was Amanda Ziegler,
was born in Catawissa.
Four generations were present at
the golden wedding anniversary. Seven
children-four sons and three daugh-
ters-were present, along with twenty
grandchildren and eleven great grand
children. The children were: Mrs.
Elizabeth Miller, Riverside; Mrs. Will
liam b. Hoover, Sunbury Dallas Hum
mer, Danville; Alfred Hummer, Villas,
Pa. Frank Hummer and John Il.
Hummer, Riverside. Mrs. Edward
Hoffner, Elyria, Ohio. Many valuable
presents were received by the vener-
able couple, among them being a bag
of gold from Riverside friends.
Following were the guests: Mr. and
Mrs. Adam Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Jones, of Scranton; Charles
Mendenhall and daughter, of Berwick ;
Mr.. Isaac Hummer, Mrs. Charles Mil
Ter, Paxinos; Mrs. William b. Hoover,
Mrs and Mrs. Rosencraus and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miller and chill
dren, Mrs. Frank Buoher and daugh-
ter. Mrs. Cora Shipe and John Christ
ian, of Sunbury; Mr. and Mrs. Bryon
Getkin and daughter, Mrs Jerry
Meyer, Mrs. Mary Heacock, Mrs James
Hartzell, Mrs. Perry Heacock, and
daughter, of Catawissa Mrs. John
Landau, of Washington, d. c.; Mr..
and Mrs. A. b. Hummer and children,
of Villas Mrs. Henry Engle and sons,
of Selinsgrove Mrs, Hannah Pollock,
of Muncy Mrs. Edward Hoffner and
/ uuuBIlteI, VI Ely Iltti w. MI anu uhls'
Dallas Hummer and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Abby Snyder and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. John Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Miller and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Abram Angle and Bradley Nc.
Lain, of Danville; Mr.. and Mrs. w.
r. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. W. Clay
ton, Mr.. and Mrs John e. Hummer
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Shan
non, Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Bird, Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Morrall and son, Mr..
and Mrs. John McCloughan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. O. Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. PhiliI
Pollock, Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Hummer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hummer, Joseph
L. Shannon, DR.. n. NJ. Smith, Mrs.
Emma Shannon and daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Miller, Mrs. Rufus Yastine,
Mrs Edward Cuthbert, Mrs Elizabeth
Pegg, Mrs @. @ Shultz, Mrs William
Kimbel, Miss Mary Pitner, Mrs. Katie
Hazalett, of Riverside.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
A Session
OF COURT

A session of court was held Fri
day afternoon with his Honor, Judge
Evans, and Associates, Blee and Wag-
ner, ON the bench. The object of meet
ing was to hear argument on chang
ing the route of public road at the
farm of J. G. Benfield in Limestone
township.
The matter at issue involves only
short section of highway 12l rods in
length, on the road leading from Lime.
stoneville to California. 1t is long
enough, however, to stir up consider.
able feeling, to cause vast amount of
controversy and invite exceptions from
several different sources, which have
resulted in holding up the matter for
over year.
On March 2, 1905 viewers were ap-
pointed on petition from citizens,
which set forth that section of high
way at Mr.. Benfields was "inoon-
venient, useless and burdensome" and
prayed for relocation of the same.
The viewers reported in favor of
changing the route of the road. re-
locating 10 so as to intersect the farm
of j. @. Bentield, thereby avoiding the
hill which at present makes the road
burdensome'. The report of the
viewers was filed May, 1905, and con-
firmed nisi, and the width of the road
fixed at 33 feet
On September term following peti-
tlon was presented to court praying
for review, which was granted. To
the report of this review exceptions
were filed from two different sources.
one being citizens or tax payers OF
Limestone township and the other the
county commissioners. Hon. r. S.
zimmerman represented the exceptions
and Hon. H. NJ. Hinckley and Charles
V. Amerman, the original petitioners.
The argument Friday did not en-
| ter into tie merits of the case-as to
| whether or not there are grounds for
changing the route of the road as pro-
posed-but was restricted to the single
question of whether or not as the case
stands exceptions can legally be filed.
Mr.. zimmerman opened the argu-
ment contending that there are err
rors of record, which are fatal to the
whole proceeding. Mr.. Hinckley fol-
lowed assigning number of reasons
to show that the petitioners have
no grounds for asking for rule.
Mr.. Gearhart appeared for the county
! commissioners.
The court to'k the papers and will
hand down an opinion on the phase of
the question involved at the earliest
possible day, after which another date
will be set for argument on the merits
of the case.
j. O. Benfield and Ambrose Cromis
of Limestone township were interested
spectators at court during the progress
of the argument.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
A New Years Surprise.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Hartman, Derry township, was the
scene of very pleasant surprise party
ON New Years day. The occasion was
given in honor of Mrs. Hartman's 59th
birthday and was complete surprise
A fine dinner was served and the day
was spent with music and dancing.
Late in the afternoon the guests re.
turned to their homes wishing Mrs.
Hartman many returns of the day and
a Happy New Year.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Sebastian Delsite, Mr.. and Mrs. H. j..
Artley, of Ottawa; Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
jamin SPOTS, Mr.. and Mrs. Latimere
Whipple, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hollo-
baugh, Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Dietrich,
Mr. and Mrs. William Hollobaugh,
Mr. and Mrs. p. NJ. Cotner, Mr. and
Mrs. William III. Hartman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer ID. Phillips, Mrs. G.. NJ.
Werle, of Danville Mrs. Frank Whip
pie, of Montgomery Mrs. Augustus
Ortman, Mrs. Samuel Britain, Mrs.
Harriet Stackhouse, of Pine Summit
Misses Mabel Foust, Katherine Diet
rich. Sarah Whipple, Anna Werle,
Anna Cotner, Messrs. George Werle,
Alonzo Phillips, Lester Werle, Lee
Artley, Albert Ortman, Thomas Stack
house. Reuben Lobach, Charles Shap-
pell. of Ohio; William Britain, Ralph
Ware, William Lormer, Harvey Whip
pie, Francis Delsite, Charles Dyer,
Lester Cotner, Edward Delsite, Paul
Cotner.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
d. J. Rogers Heavy Contracts.

d. J. Rogers, who has been award
ed the contract for paving and street
construction in this city, has no less
than four important contracts on hand
for next summer, with the possibility
of receiving couple in addition.
During the fall he has been work. ng
on a contract in Shamokin, which en-
braces the paving of Independence,
Market. Centre, and Shamokin streets
of that town. Some three-fouIth of a
mile, embracing one half of the whole
Job, was completed when winter set
in and work was suspended.
Mr.. Rogers has also been awarded
the contract for constructing mile of
macadam road in Dauphin county, and
will enter upon the work in March
In Lebanon county he has been
awarded the contract for a Telford
road, which will be completed next
summer.
In two other instances Mr.. Rogers
is the lowest bidder, but in view of
tn. work he has ON hand he is not sure
that lie will accept the contract
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
ONE ON THE MINISTER'S.

Some of the State papers are chuckl-
ing over an incident which is said to
have occurred not long ago at Sun
bury. An attorney was invited to ad-
dress the ministers at their weekly
meeting. He accepted the invitation
and proceeded to tell them that "they
ought to leave the higher criticism,
art, politics and outside subjects gen
orally alone that men who work all
week and go to church ON Sundays
generally want to hear the holy word.
They are anxious to hear it and when
they do not they go away disappoint-
ed" 1t was his opinion that sermons
shoudbe carefully studied out and then
delivered extempore and not from the
written manuscript. 1t is said that
few Of the preachers agreed with the
speaker, a statement we can readily
believe.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
WIFE BEA TERS.

Commenting upon the dogmatic de:
claration of that Butler murderer that
he "had the right to kill his wife if
he wished to, the Bradford Era de-
clsres that he sis certainly a person
of brilliant originality. 1t adds :
MANY husbands believe that they
have the right to blacken their wives
eyes, compel them to struggle in do
mestic slavery and to make their lives
a small edition of shoel, but it remain.
ed for the Butler individual to discov-
er that husbands ownership of a
wife includes the death as we'll as the
life of the woman The fact is, a
country which admits to its shores
thousands of men who honestly believe
their wives are their property, just as
though they were beasts, is going to
reap the whirlwind presently.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
SAN JOSE SCALES
FIRM FOOTHOLD

A W. Stephens, orchard inspector.
called at this office Saturday and gave
some account of the progress of his
work and the exact state of affairs dis
covered as it relates to the ravages of
the San Jose scale in Montour county.
Mr.. Stephens has now covered every
section of the county with the excep-
tion of Mayberry township, which
will be taken up at an early day. The
fact has now been discovered that
while the scale is not as bad as in
some counties, yet there is not sec
tion of Montour county that may be
said to be wholly exempt from the
pest. The orchard inspectors arrived
here just in the nick of time to catch
the scale before its ravages assumed
the most dreaded form. The orchard
owners will be able to exterminate the
scale, but to accomplish this they must
act promptly, following directions i'm
plicitly, employing all the means plac-
ed in their hands by the State.
Mr.. Stephens came to this county
last July and since then he has most
of the time been in the rural sections.
conducting, it might be said, "camp-
aign of education" among the farm
ers Mr.. Stephens is man of winning
personality, who impresses one on
short acquaintance with his sincerity
and trustworthiness as we'll as with
his grasp on the subject and the effic-
acy of the methods he employs to ex-
terminate the scale. Under such a
teacher the farmers of the county have
benefited much and have learned how
to detect the presence of the scale and
how to make and apply the mixture
so as to secure the best results.
Mr. Stephens speaks very highly of
the farmers of Montour county. He
finds them intelligent and progressive
ly inclined. He was everywhere re-
ceived in the most kindly and hospit-
able manner and when he leaves he
will carry away with him none but
the most pleasant recollections.
Mr.. Stephens gave his last demon
stration in Rush township at the farm
of Amos A. Geary near Rush church.
This farm is located ON the outer edge
of the peach growing section of Rush
township, where every farm for sever
al mile has peach orchard of greater
or less dimensions. Especial interest,
therefore, attached to this demonstra-
tion, as it was expected to reveal
whether or not the San Jose scale has
begun its ravages among the fine peach
orchards.
The demonstration was generally y
attended by the farmers owning peach
orchards, nearly all bringing with
them specimen branches from theiI
peach trees for examination by the ex.
pert The result of it all was that not
only was the scale found in Mr..
Geary's orhcard, but in nearly all the
! fifteen orchards represented by farm
I ers that were present.
/ That the state of affairs discovered
was reNeiaIloH u tHe peach orchdru
owners goes without saying and the
task which these men have now ad.
dressed themselves to is the extermina
tion of the pest. Mr.. Stephens says
that the owners seem very much in
oarnoot and with tho slight foothold
the pest has gained as yet he thinks
that if they carry out instructions and
enter upon systematic work of spray.
ing they will have no difficulty in get.
ting rid of the scale.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
flake Use of New Yerr.

When one comes to the last day of
the year solemn thoughts are apt to
intervene. The birth and death of a
cycle of time and the attendant me-
mories that crowd upon us at this sea-
son of the year tend to make us re-
Prospective and thoughtful aud if the
thoughts ara not all that they might
be, we are apt, for while, to be sad.
The end of a year, the beginning of
another, what does it all mean? New
Years day is not a bit different from
any of the rest of the days of the year,
in reality. One year is ended and an
other is begun simply by an arbitrary
division of time, and one might as
we'll make good resolutions on the first
of June as on the first of January.
And yet, this arbitrary division Of
time does make an impression upon
the most stolid mind.
With the close of year one seems
to make an ending Of some definite
division of time and to be ready to be-
gin all over again. And II 1t is really
true that one is possessed with
thoughts of amendment more strongly
at the beginning of the year than at
any other time, it may be a gracious
dispensation of providence that we are
given this recurring chance to recoup
our conscientious scruples, and take n
fresh start in the battle of life. The
most of us need new chances at rather
frequent intervals. Certainly once a
year is not too often for any man to
20 apart with his conscience and talk
to it face to face. He who is too proud
for that sort of thing does not put the
end of one year and the beginning of
another to the best use.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
ABOUT THE YEAR 1906
CONTINUED d fl ON page y

DR.. Ospwald of Germany, confirmed
Loeb in the chemical creation of life.
Beebe of Cornell, found cure for
Graves disease, and Ballabone of
Italy, Unidentified the germ of rehum-
atism. At John Hopkins matter was
found to be synonymous with electric
ity. Novy of Michigan, found the
germ of the sleeping sickness. Ernst
of Harvard, photographed live disease
germs. Cobalt was disclosed as the
basis of Edisou's revolution izing cleo
trical battery.
Simplified spelling was taken up by
President Roosevelt.
The Nobel peace prize was awarded
by Norway in December to President
Roosevelt, and the $4,000 proceeds
was devoted by him to the creation of
a permanent Board of Labor Arbitra-
tion at Washing on.
The nations rstatue of Mckinley
was unveiled at Columbus.
The American people showed lot
of interest in the marriage of the
Presidents daughter Alice to Repre-
sentative Longworth, which took place
at the White House February II.
The soil gave us an output valued
at s6. 794, 900, ooO,a total of 1924, 900, 900
bigger than last years In the crop
realm, corn was king at valuation
of:$1, 100, 900, 900. Agricultural reports
reached the highwater mark of $685.
600, 900.
The railroads did the biggest bust
ness: lin their history, increasing.d .divid-
ends. and making vast Improvements.
The coal operators and miners came
together and made a three years
truce. Wages were increased by the
big railroads, steel and oil trust, cot
ton and other manufacturers.
The Simplon.tunnel, under the Alps
was in operation January %. The
Steel Trust bought land for the erec-
tion of the greatest plant in the world
on the lake shore in Indiana, the place
to be known as Gary. Lines were laid
for the Lake Superior and Hudson Bay
canal Chicago Einaugurated its new
freight subway August 10. The New
York Central ran its first suburban
electric train October /, and started
the system December IL.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
TEMPERANCE LAWS.

One hears almost anything these
days. There is a story atioat that two
local option bills have been prepared
by the temperance people and that
both are to be Introduced. One pro-
poses local option by counties, the 9TH
er by precincts or election districts.
Another story tells us that bill is to
be enacted giving landlords the right
to sell to guests during meals on Sun
day. Another declares that the State
is to have an excise board by whom
the licenses are to be granted. Along
about April 1 the people will know
just how much of all this is pure in
vention and how much truth.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-04
d "CIsTER,s NOTICES.

To ALL CREDITORS, LEGATEEs AND OTHER
PERSONS INTEREsTED-Notice Us hereby given
that the following named persons did on the
date afhXed To their names, file the accounts
of their administration to the estate of those
persons, deceased, and Guardian Accounts, &c
whose names are hereinafter mentioned, in
the Office of the Register for the Probate of
Wills and granting of Letters of Administra-
ton, in and for the County of Montour, and
ohat the same VIII be presented to the Orphans
Court OF said county, for confirmation and
allowance, on Monday, the 18th day of
Jany A. d., 1907, at the meeting OF the
Court In the afternoon.
1906.
Dec. /, First and Final account of
John Hendricks, Executor of
the last Will and Testament of
Lucinda E. Thomas, late of
Valley Township Montour
County, deceased.
Dec. 4, First and Final account of
George ID. Arnwine udCharles
s. Arnwine, Administrators of
the estate of Effie J. Arnwine,
late of West Hemlock Town
ship, Montour County, deceas-
ed.
Dec. 10, First and Final account of
Charles s. Heilman, Admins
traitor of the estate of Elias
Heilman, late of Derry Town
ship. Montour County, deceas-
ed.
Dec. 10, First and Final account of
Benjamin L. Diehl, Executor of
the last will and Testament of
Rebecca Wright. late of NAH
oning Township, Montuur
County, deceased
VIM. L. SIDLER, Register.
Registers Office,
Danville, Penn'a. Dec. 10, 1906.