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Danville Montour American (Newspaper) - September 25, 1902, Danville, PennsylvaniaA Home paper a for tile Home l lie circulation of this paper is increasing rapidly. It will pay Yon to advertise in the american. Subscription $1 per year or. Irving 11. Jennings office hours 9 a. A. To 12 m 10i Mill ht., i 1�?~. M. To 1 1�?~. M Danville a. C. Sell /. M. In. 4�?T_ 5 . St., , in a. Diseased of the stomach intestines a special to d h. A. P. , dentist office tils . Wetli extracted Plum us pain. Crown Anil la Lilii work a specially. Equipped will the latent Anil most improved and prepared in exert Leslie most Doltl. Not work. Do. C. H. Reynolds a dentist a office opposite Boston store Danville a. Dentistry in nil its branches. Charges moderate and All work guaranteed. Established 1892. William 13. Reeve organist of Christ episcopal Church Williamsport formerly organist of the episcopal Church. Danville has accepted a triple position at Shreveport la.,beginning oct. 1. He will be organist and choirmaster of St. Marks episcopal Church Aud of the jewish synagogue and the instructor of music in the Public schools. Danville merchants Are preparing for the most prosperous fall in the history of the City. Those who make use of the newspapers will have no trouble disposing of their goods. Food inspector simmers caused the arrest of seven dealers in Allentown last week on the charge of soiling impure milk and Cream it was alleged that i Kirasic acid and formaldehyde were found. They were each fined $50 Aud the costs. Since the beginning of the Cool weather Many Oil stoves have been sold by the local dealers and Are being substituted for Coal stoves owing to the difficulty in securing a Supply of Anthracite As a result of tin suspension at the iut Pes. The great Allentown fair will attract people from All parts of the state this week. There will to a big Joraand for tickets for the y. M. C. A. Star course of entertainments. The Stork visited the Home of Paul p. Street sunday morn aug. Our genial townsman is the father of a healthy baby girl. Jesse Wyant Lias opened a restaurant in the Foust room. Mill and front streets. From the seventh to ninth of october the convention of the Epworth league of the Danville District will be hold in Shamokin and the sessions will take place in the first m. E. Church. Between Oue and two Hundred delegates Are expected and one of the Best conventions Ever held in the District is anticipated. The Montour and Columbia Christian Endeavor Union will hold their by county convention oct. 23rd Aud 24th, at Berwick. An interesting program is being arranged by the executive committee and a Tod speakers Are expected to be present. All endow voters Are urged to attend. Many of the front Yards Are being dismantled of their Flowers and plants the school children of this City Are making Good records for themselves in attendance. The chestnuts Are coming Down. The mountains Are donning their autumn hues. The Man with a full Coal bin has taken the place of the Man with the new Panama in the scale of wealth and Creaturo comforts. The Danville High school team will open the foot Hall season on saturday afternoon with a stunning Good game. There will he plenty of excitement on the Park Gridiron this fall. There will he quite a difference this Winter Between a Coal House and one that scaled. Autumn is Here according to the almanac hut. The real thing might have held off until the Coal strike is settled. The Equinox is due to do some knocking. Many mail boxes have already been put in place on the Rural delivery routes. The majority of those living on these routes have taken advantage of this service. Coal Shipin d As Salt is the latest extremity to which Consumers Are driven As a result of the Coal strike. This week a Sunbury merchant received ten barrels of the precious fuel which was picked from a Coal Bank Lay it. Carmel strikers and shipped in barrels labelled a Salt. A a the members of Trinity m. E. Church will hold their annual noting on William suters farm Friday sept. 96th. Hacks will he Mil from the Church All Day. In Case of rain the Outing will be held on saturday. Many Danville people will attend the fair at Milton next week. John c. Foulk of Limestone township is in this City attending court. The base Hall scores of the american association Are watched with great interest by the local enthusiasts. This country will or ver or entirely free untie it supplies ale of it sown demands Viii its own productions vol. 47�?no 39. Danville i�a., thursday sep Temli Elk 27�. 1002. Established in i Munich i 4 11 w r it of pm tin water com Mission inns object to the notion of Council Tullen on the evening of september Lluli which requested them to Grant a weeks vacation to the employees of the water works with pay. A from that body was read before Council Friday eve acknowledging the receipt of the notice. It stated that the water commissioners upon consulting sections 2 and 3 of the Borough ordinance and getting the opinion of the Borough solicitor feel firmly of the opinion that they Are powerless to Grant councils request a a As Long As the above sections of the ordinance Are in Force. A by the sections quoted they claim they Are empowered to appoint a a five persons at the water works one As superintendent employed Liy the month two As engineers employed As such by the Day and two As firemen employed also by the Day. Or. Kempner called attention to the fact that sections 3 and 3 quoted by the water commissioners were repealed on August 3, lilo and the Power of appointing the employees at the water works was delegated to the Borough Council. He took the position that the ordinance being repealed and Council having the Power to appoint that body is not limited to president Vastine held that whether the sections in question were repealed or not the limit of a five Quot persons to be employed set in the ordinance still holds Good and Council has no right to employ a greater number. Water superintendent Keefer being called upon declared that he never heard of Day men getting a Day off much less a week with pay. He asked that no such a precedent be established while he is superintendent. While the men employed Are Good men he reminded Council that they have Good jobs and receive pay for All overtime. Or. Doyd said the proposition made by Council at its previous meeting was can dug much dissatisfaction among tax payers. Borough solicitor Gearhart agreed that it would be establishing a had precedent and advised against it. Or. Kemmer declared that the motion to Grant the vacations with pay was legally made Aud carried by Council and that until repealed under its provisions the employees at the water works Are entitled to their vacations without loss of pay. At this Point the question was dropped without any attempt to define the position of affairs relating to it. The new pavement at the Grier building Mill Street elevated a foot higher than the Side walk at either end name in for a full share of Ilis Nisi of. Which was participated in by Borough solicitor Gearhart Borough Surveyor West Burgess Pursel and the members of Council. A special meeting will lie held within a week to take some action to solve the difficulty presented at this Point. Meanwhile an inclined Footway will he erected at each end of the new pavement to prevent accidents by falling. Or. Swank reported the sidewalk Between the shovel works and the upper canal Bridge As Hadly in need of repairs tin motion the matter was referred to the committee on streets and Bridges. The following Bills were approved for payment boat Usu department regular employees. $82.50 labor and hauling. 50.34 George Reifsnyder. 24.50 Harman Leupp 1.00 water department. Regular employes.$144.30 labor and repairs 75.44 Hoover Bros. 2.40 Atlantic refining co. 3.75 Harrison Bros. Amp co. 150.00 structural tubing co. 16.94 Harry b. Patton. 20. X May organize Basket Ball team. An Effort is now being made to organize a Basket Ball team for the Winter and it will he composed of players who will put up the same Quality of Hall As the champions of several years ago. That team West through an entire season without the loss of a game. Danville would support such a team Aud it would to much in demand throughout the state. This City is looked upon As being celebrated in athletics and the name of Danville always draws big crowds. The preliminary Steps for the organization of the team Are now being taken Aud the list of players will be announced within a Short time. First game of foot Ball. The font Hall season in this City will open next saturday with a game Between the teams of the Northumberland and Danville High schools. The game will lie played at Dewitt spark and a big turn out is anticipated. The Danville team under the captaincy of Mearles Leniger has been doing Good practice work and expects to lie victorious in this opening contest. The local eleven will line up in this order Centre Haver right guard Campbell left guard Jones rigid tackle Snyder left tackle Slattery right end Edmondson left end Pegg right half Hack, Captain left half Hack Harman Quarter Hack Rosenthal full Hack Leniger Captain. A return game is scheduled at Northumberland on sat urday october i. The wedding of miss Jane g. Long daughter of or. Aud mrs. 0. O. Long this City to Valentine Chester Trout of Philadelphia has furnished Oue of the most attractive social events of the week. It took place yesterday afternoon at 3 of clock at the residence of the brides parents West Mahoning Street. Rev. Harry Curtin Harman officiating. The ceremony employed comprised the entire marriage service according to the methodist episcopal Church including the ring ceremony. Mendelssohn a wedding March was rendered by miss Lillian Corkins of Berwick. Messes. Conway Dickson Aud Charles Housenick of Berwick Aud Howard Patton and Joseph Divot of this City worn Ushers. The Bride was dressed in her travelling costume. The newly wedded couple left on the 4 31 Pennsylvania train for the Homo of the grooms parents at York where a wedding reception will 1m. Held tonight. Or. And mrs. Trout will reside in Philadelphia where the Groom holds the position of Hook keeper under the Knickerbocker Lime company. Among the presents were two checks each for $100, one from the father of the Bride and the other from the father of the Groom. Many other valuable presents were received. Among the guests were the following or. And mrs. J. W. Trout or. And mrs. Thomas Trout of York or. Pulou of Philadelphia or. And mrs. Donval Dickson Aud Sou Clark or. And mrs. S. W. Dickson and son David or. And mrs. J. P. Long Aud son Clark or. Aud mrs. John a. Kepner miss Grace Fon Steinacher Aud miss Ada Hans Uick of Berwick or. And mrs. E. B. Kepler of Memphis teun., or. P. D. Werkheiser of Limestone township this county mrs. Trench of Bloomsburg or. And mrs. Thomas a. Adams of South Danville. Danville i having its share of fall weddings. House burglarized. While or. And mrs. George a. Ort Mau who live in Valley township wore absent from Home their House was ransacked by burglars. They went to Bloomsburg tuesday morning Aud on their return late in the Day found the doors open Aud the whole House showed that Tho intruders had made a thorough search tor Booty. A suit of clothing belonging to or. Ort Man a bed room clock and a pocket Hook were taken. Xuy the pocket Hook was a negotiable note for $95.13. There is no clue that will Lead to the discovery of the burglars although the authorities of this City Aud Vicinity have been notified. Going Over Rural routes. The carries of the tour Rural mail routes which Are to he established in this county on october 1, Are preparing for duty. They have All gone Over the routes in company with postmaster harder and will make auth a trip to get Tho names of those to he served. The wagons have been ordered Aud Are expected to arrive Here soon. They Are manufactured at Adrian Michigan and Cost $43 each. They Are built especially for Tho service and Are approved by the government. They Are closed with a Glass front and Are similar in appearance to a Dairy or laundry Wagon. There Are sliding doors and a desk drawers and Pigeon holes Are inside for the distribution of mail. Small stoves can be put in the wagons if needed. Or. Wortmann a Odd injury. Edward Wertman water Street has been confined to his Home for a period of twelve weeks As the result of a very singular injury. He was employed As wheelman at the shovel works. His employment necessitated frequent stepping Down from a platform Aud in this Way Tho big too of his right foot was constantly pressed against the end of his shoo which happened to to a Little too Short for Comfort. A soreness developed in the joint at the Hall of the foot which has now settled into a Case of stubborn inflammation. Or. Wertman is very much discouraged. N Early run Down by train. Margaret Moody aged a year and a half was nearly run Down by Tho special train which went through Danville sunday. She is a laughter of Robert Moody who lives on d. L. Amp w. Avenue and was on the track when Tho special came up from Northumberland running at a High rate of Speed. The Little girl managed to get out of the Way just As the train Rusli a by and her escape from being struck was very narrow. Presented with a sword. The officers of the twelfth regiment on sunday presented colonel g. M. Clement with a handsome Gold Aud Silver mounted sword. The presentation speech was made by general Goh in at tie Columbia Park. The colonel was taken Liy Surprise hut in a neat speech thanked the officers and the general after which All sat Down to a Hearty meal in Camp. Notice to enforce ordinance. Or. Benjamin Lee Secretary of the state Hoard of health is sending out notices to Tho effect that the Hoard Lias adopted a Resolution requiring cities and boroughs to in Torch the ordinance prohibiting the spitting on sidewalks floors of cars and Public places. The penalty for a violation of the ordinance is $5 to $35 Fine or mrs. Anna Freeman Ash Street spent sunday with friends at Bloomsburg. Miss Bertha Keefer of this City is visiting Lior sister mrs. Austin Hartman at Berwick. Miss Hattie sterner of Bloomsburg spent sunday with miss Gertrude Robson d. L. Dec w. Avenue. Miss Mabel Hartline of Sunbury is visiting or. And mrs. H. C. Slope lower Mulberry Street. Mrs. Mary Barrett Railroad Street spent sunday with friends at Ortli Lum Horland. Mrs. Carrie Ammerman Bloom Street is visiting relatives at North Lui Uhrland. General Secretary w. D. Maui Nastor was in Sun Bury yesterday of business connected wit i the y. M. O. A. Or. Abernathy of Tampa fla., arrived in this City from Baltimore last evening. He is a guest at Tho Homo of Butler Edgar Mill Street. Miss Rosa Gresli of Hazleton returned Home last evening alter a visit with or. And mrs. George a. Moyers Walnut Street. Mrs. Peter Geisli until recently a resident of this City left last evening for Hazleton where she will take up her residence wit i her daughter. D. R. Williams Ami daughter. Miss Anna Nassau Street returned Home last evening after a visit at Orangeville. Rev. And mrs. G. E. Limbert returned Home last evening after a visit at Orangeville. Or. Aud mrs. P. L. Tanallon of Buffalo were visitors to this City yesterday. Benjamin Harris returned from har Lisburg yesterday. Or. Ami mrs. William e. Boyer of Liberty township were visitors to this City yesterday. Or. Aud mrs. W. J. Parting of Harrisburg Are spending a few Days in Danville. P. M. Dietrich Aud Kent a. Butler of called on friends in this City yesterday. Miss Isabel Edgar of this City took a trip to Sudbury yesterday. Kharlos p. Hancock was a passenger of the 9 14 Pennsylvania train yesterday morning tor Williamsport. The Rev. Diselta Invof Wilkes Barre visited the Rev. Feezer at the holy family Convent yesterday. John Gorman Sou of water commissioner Edward Gorman left yesterday for Philadelphia to enter the University of Pennsylvania where lie will take a course in dentistry. Miss Marie employee of the state Hospital left last evening for Hughesville to visit her parents. Mrs. Austin Hartman f Berwick will arrive in Danville Day Lor a visit with her parents or. Aud mrs. Abram Keefer Nicholas Avenue. J. J. Murray manager of the Danville station of the Atlantic refining company was in Suu Loury yesterday. W. A a. Pursel of this City spent yesterday in Williamsport. Miss Coletta Goeser of this City left yesterday morning for a trip to now York City and new Haven Conn. Sergeant m. L. Landau and Ambrose Vought of company of came from Manila Park yesterday morning and will spend several lays at their Homes. Edward Caso of Sunbury was a business visitor to this City yesterday. Or. George n. Noling of Sunbury spent yesterday in Danville. Mrs. M. Richmond and daughter of Philadelphia who were in this City for several Days left yesterday for Bloomsburg. At Bill Cyert spark. It. Is estimated that at least Oue thousand persons assembled at Billmeyer spark sunday. Parties were present from this City Milton Lewisburg and All surrounding towns. Or. Bill Oyer a game preserve As autumn approaches takes Oil additional interest the wild animals showing increased activity and life. The old Elk is the principal attraction. He is very vicious at this season and is penned up alone to prevent him from doing harm. With each succeeding year the Park assumes some new attraction and it never appeared More interesting than at present. Growing late raspberries. Calvin Koefer of South Danville brought to the morning news office monday evening a Lino lot of raspberries from his fathers farm in upper Augusta township Northumberland county two Miles West of Snyder town. Berries Are being picked from fifteen Hughes ill a Large Patch and All will he fully grown within a Short time if Tho favourable weather continues. Of the Street again. Councilman m. D. L. the second Ward convalescent after his Long siege of illness was on Mill Street saturday for the first time since last March. Although still weak he is improving at a rate which encourages his Friou ils to Hope that lie will soon fully regain his health. Y. M. 0. A. District conference. A conference of the fourth District of the Young menus Christian association of Pennsylvania was held yesterday at Sudbury Aud it was decided to hold an annual convention on october 30. 31 Aud november 1 at Berwick. The Danville association was represented by w. D. Laumaster Gen eral Secretary. The Story current for some time past relative to the establishment of a savings Hank in this City is by no Means Idle gossip. The charter notice has already been printed the principal part of tiie capital Stock has been subscribed Aud Tho Bank is considered an accomplish i d fact. The prime mover in the Enterprise is or. J. B. Watson of this City. Or. Watson who has had eighteen years experience in the first National Bank of Scranton was not slow to discern the Fine opportunities which present themselves in this Field for a Hanking Enterprise such As lie had in i it has required Only a Short Ca As to convince him that the idea t a savings Bank is popular in Danville. Encouragement comes in rom every Side not Only from those who will he depositors hut also from those so circumstanced As to he Able to invest in Stock. It is a fact therefore that of the Stock subscribed the greater part is held Danville people. The charter notice states that the institution will lie known As the a a Peoples Bank and that it will have a capital of $50,000. While the intention is to do a general Hanking business the proposed institution will he distinctively a savings Bank where the savings or earnings of the humblest person May be deposited and put. At interest. In Crost accounts As Small As Oue Dollar will he opened at the Hank. It is a fact that there is no just Ltd Tion Between Wilkes Barre Aud Harrisburg that pays interest on deposits. In a town such As ours there is at present no special inducement for people to Deposit their savings. It. Is estimated that the amount of Money placed ill Hank Here is 50 per cent below what it would to if interest were paid on deposits Aud what it is actually found to he in other towns similarly situated where savings Hanks Are maintained. Although the now Hank can not be started before december 30th, the Date set for the application of the charter yet in the very near future Tho subscribers will he called together Anil a preliminary organization effected. It will not he until then that a location will to selected for the Hauk. The greater part of the Stock being held by citizens Here there is no doubt but that the treasurer Aud Hoard of directors chosen will All he Danville men.11.1. Iii it Host House to be rebuilt. Our Borough fathom Timve Handon Elt a the idea of building a Hose House for tin Continental fire company. The shortage of funds makes it necessary for tin Borough to pursue a policy that shuts out any improvement that is not absolutely necessary. While unsafe in its present condition architect Krugler and other experts who condemned it agree that by partially rebuilding the present Hose House it might he made perfectly Safe and durable. The difficulty lies with Tho poor foundation under a portion of Tho building which Rosta on Sand. The rear Wall and probably a part of the Side Wall it is stated must be torn Down after which an excavation will have to i made deep enough to Lay Hare a solid Bottom to build upon. Once of a proper foundation the Wall removed can he rebuilt at Little expense the whole Cost probably not exceeding $800. The first proposition was to abandon Tho present Hose House and build Oue on a wholly new site. By tie plan adopted Tho Borough will save considerable Money. Work of Tho rebuilding necessary will be begun in the a re near future. Or. And mrs. Cornelison bereaved. Or. And mrs. Robert Cornelison Valley township Are called upon to mourn the death of their son Raymond who departed this life sunday morning after a Short illness. The deceased was 12 years of age a very Bright and affectionate child whose untimely death proves a sad blow for his parents to Bear. To was ill hut Little Over a week the cause of death being abscess in the jaw. The funeral was held tuesday at 10 a. In. From tin family residence on the Washingtonville Road. Interment taking place in Odd follows cemetery. Quail on our streets. Our local sportsmen Are much interested by the appearance of a considerable number of Quail in town. Sunday a flock of half a dozen took Possession of one the Trees at the Montour House. A similar number were flitting about the Trees in Market Square while at other parts of town they were to to seen in greater or loss numbers. The presence of the Quail in town Doos not necessarily indicate a superabundance of the game in the country As they Are often known to seek the haunts of Man when pursued by Hawks or other enemies. Quail come into season on october 15. W Lloyd Savidge i eat. W. Lloyd Savidge a former resident of Sudbury died at the German Hospital in Philadelphia tuesday. Deceased was aged 48 years. He was a sen of s. G. Savidge of upper Augusta township and a brother of mrs. W. D. Bachman of Sunbury and mrs. W. O. Deise of Cleveland. He is survived by a widow and one daughter. The subject of fuel for the school buildings came in tor a full share of discussion at a meeting of the school Hoard monday evening. A couple of the buildings Are already in need of fuel of some kind. It was decided to begin with the use of Wood which it was thought could he made to answer the purpose during the mild weather of the present month and october. As colder weather approaches it was decided to Experiment with tin use of soft Coal in Tase the miners a trick is still on. Tho Hoard was in communication with p. H Cotner and j. H. Johnson of this City both of whom have been dealing in Wood on a Large Scab. The prices quoted Range from $1.80 per net ton to $4.60 per Cord. It was ordered that several loads of Wood at the former figure be purchased of or. Cotner. Bids for the revolving chairs which the Hoard decided to Purchase at the previous meeting were received from John do store a sons George w. Roat and Frederick Ream. On motion the order was placed with John do store a sous at $4.75 Pei chair. Ralph Kinsei attorney for the school Hoard was present at the meeting. On Friday last he said he received a visit from the factory inspector representing this District col. J. K Robison who is looking after the enforcement of the Law relating to the employment of children. The inspector took occasion to commend the Danville school Board for the pains it has taken to see that Tho school Law As it relates to attendance is obeyed Aud assured the attorney that the Hoard court always rely upon his support Aud co operation. The attorney reported that he had investigated the Stream at Welsh Hill which threatens to undermine the Public school building at that Point. In his opinion he said the Borough is responsible for whatever damage May occur through the water there and not the Reading Iron company As was supposed. He found that a portion of the Stream had at one time been cobbled which establishes the fact that it was adopted As a system of drainage by the Borough which makes the latter responsible. On motion or. Kisuer was requested to notify the Borough authorities of the condition of the Stream. The following members of the school Board were present at the meeting Barber Orth Curry Keefer Beverly Werkheiser Harpel Green Burger Redding and Fischer. The following i is were approved for payment american Book co$206.14 a. G. Harris 60.82 c. H. Schmidt. 50.27 Washington Hose co 2.05 p. H. Cotner. 3.00 Werner school Book co. 2.00 Adams sex. Co. 2. To Reading Iron co. .77 John p. Lester. .50 Ginn amp co. H.34 Charles Scribner a sons 4.20 educational pub. Co 12.06 Mcmillan too. 8.70 Maynard Merrill amp co 110.04 Butler Sheldon amp co 4.20 Danville stove co. 132.35 George w. Roat. 12.00 the first school Mouth closes with the end of the present week and of motion it was decided that an order he drawn for the payment of teachers and janitors amounting to $155s.Job printing the Rogice. The Ami Mica Boa furnish Rel with a Lar to Assn tar of Job letter and fancy Type and Materia m rally the in us list announces to the Public that he prepared at All times to execute the neatest manner Job printing Ofahl kinds and Dosco ratio fact our Pri 1 for it y place your orders. A a his a rom Many go Chest Nutting. In these Beautiful september Days the Chest Nutting party becomes popular and already Many can in seen wending their Way in search of chestnuts. It will require about two More weeks before the burrs crack and the nuts drop so that those who succeed in getting them now do so by climbing the Trees for them. Noticeable about this years crop is the abundance of burrs and freeness from Worms. The squirrels and Chipmunk. J Geu rally made their appear. It this time Are conspicuous by v absence. Presbytery will meet. The presbytery of Northumberland will meet in the presbyterian Church at Lewisburg beginning monday sept. Gtd. It is expected to be in session four Days. Wednesday oct. I Lias been set aside As a special Day for devotional exercises. Delegates from this City will attend representing the Mahoning and Grove churches. Missionary in India. Miss Anna Suesholtz a missionary in India spent sunday in this City As the guest of miss Gertrude Mapstone Bloom Street. Miss Seesholtz whose Home is in Northumberland arrived in this country from India last Spring. She will return to her missionary labors yet during the present month. Surprise party. Miss Lizzie Everhart lower Mulberry Street was tendered a Surprise party on Friday night. About forty guests wore present among them 1m-Iug or. Fry of Williamsport Aud or. John Van Houston of Philadelphia. Miss Everhart was presented with a handsome rocking chair. Miller Wolf. Or. Harry Miller and miss Lillian g. Wolf both of Milton were married in this City yesterday. The nuptial knot was tied by Rev. Harry Curtin Harman at his residence at 2 30 of clock in the afternoon. Court convened monday morning at ten o clock. President judge r it. Little and the two associates or. S. Y. Thompson and Frank g. Hie a were on the Bench. Thomas Bailey of Limestone township Mcclellan Diehl of Washingtonville and g. W. Bennett of Valley township were apm it int de tip staffs the first mentioned to at tend tin grand jury and tin two latter to wait upon the court. M. 11. Sehr Atn was sworn As Foreman of the grand jury. Diehard Rogers Boss role r at the Reading Jroud works drawn As grand juror was excused. The session of court opened with a mild sensation. The constables of the county were presenting their returns when Thomas Bailey of Limestone township reported neglect on the part of supervisors. The roads he said Are in had condition at Many places being full of Loose stones and in need of impair. The Plank on Bridges were reported a. Unsafe and Index hoards As Down or so badly defaced by time As to be of Little service. The court thought this a serious matter and instructed the District attorney to present a Hill of indictment against the supervisors of the township. The action of trespass brought against the Lorna a ? w. H. J. Blizzard which was a come up for trial at this term has on carried Over to next court. Judge Little decided upon a continuance in order to consider a petition presented by Edward s. Gearhart attorney for the Borough praying that a Rule be granted upon w. H. J. Blizzard to show cause Why the several suits untried and indisposed of shall not he consolidated into Oue action for the purpose of trial. In this connection it May interest our citizens to know that of the several actions of trespass brought against the Borough by or. Blizzard twelve Are still pending. Ali Are upon precisely the same cause of action namely the alleged maintenance and continuance of a certain nuisance in the alleged use pollution Etc of a certain Stream of water flowing through the premises of w. H. J. Blizzard. The first of these damage suits was tried in september 1881, when a verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $375. Subsequently actions were tried and disposed of As follows March term 1887, which brought a verdict of $275 in favor or the plaintiff october term 1897, which malted in a verdict of Flo ofor the plaintiff june term,1898,in which a verdict was rendered on october 2j, 1901, in favor of the plaintiff for $590. The aggregate of these verdicts is $1340, All of which has been paid. Add to this the heavy items of Cost incidental to the several actions and it will be seen How dearly the Borough Lias already paid for the alleged nuisance in blizzards run. Or. Gearhart in his Petiti m states that in the said actions brought to a of. 44, 45, 46 and 48 of september term 1901, the summons were issued but 24 hours apart for the avowed purpose of oppressing the said defendant and of mulching it in useless unnecessary and burdensome costs Ami expenses. He reminded the court that a separate trial for each of the twelve actions pending would still further involve a vast Aud unnecessary amount of the Public time of court and still further entail Large burdensome and unnecessary outlays of Money for witness fees and other expenses. Further the petition explained since the last trial the Lyons Drain has been removed which in that action constituted and still constitutes the sole basis of complaint. It was therefore asked that the causes of action remaining untried and indisposed of be properly joined in the same declaration or statement. Hon. H. M. Hinckley for the plaintiff addressed the court opposing the measure and urging that tin trial proceed the present term. The Enort however decided to hold tin matter under advisement. The traverse jurors drawn for the september term according to instructions put in their appearance at court tuesday morning. The Case of Commonwealth is. Francis Woll proceeded promptly to trial. The defendant was charged with violating the act of 1899 which prohibits tin Purchase of brass or junk in any form from minors or from unknown or irresponsible parties. On september 23, 1901, Wollus residues was searched when a Small Box of brass or Spelter such As is used for brazing at the structural tubing works was found in a Chest in Bis liar testimony was adduced to show that at tin bearing before Justice of the peace Bare the defendant stated that in had purchased the brass of a meddler whom lie did not know when placed on trial tuesday Woll testified that he purchased the sch later from a Well known local junk dealer whom in named. The trial occupied tin Forenoon. The defendant was represented by Harry Bare. District attorney Welsh looking after tin common wealth. Tin jury returned a verdict of nor guilty dividing the costs equally in swoon tin defendant and the prosecutor. Thomas j. Price. The afternoon was mainly occupied with tin Case of Commonwealth is. Jacob Engle tin charge being the same As tin Case above. Simon i. Wol Vert on jr., representing the i. A r. Railway company assisted District attorney Thorn w. 1-1�, while i. S Gearhart and Larrv bar appeared of a or the defendant. During last Winter tin i Ltd h Kail Way Ron Jinny innit Ann Ltd re Lay the theft of Bra from it rolling Stock. Daring the latter a it of april the has valve of Tho air Brake in longing to car on the a iding attly in City were wrested Loos from tin Irb and stolen. Special officer of the p. \ Way e l. Simmer and w. A vol a were a it to Thi City. In their Effort to locate the Thieve a search warrant was sworn out and on april Fath and May 2nd tin Prem of Jacob Engle. Hemlock Street were searched a brass valve from a i. A h. Car was found in eng a junk shop and identified by the officer. Among the wine of in tin Cash tuesday in addition to the two pc Ial officers were chief of poll of mine motor and j. Y. Whalen Foreman of the p. A r. Shop at it Atawi a a tie latter confirmed officers Simm r and Persley in their testimony identifying the valve and other article Foaud on Englee premise As p amp r. Property officer Persley testified that on the occasion of the search when tin valve was found tin defendant stated that he had purchased the bras Bat did not know of whom. Being placed us a the stand tuesday Engle testified differently. He stated from whom he purchased the brass giving tin name of a Well known Man of the third Ward. He explained Why he told tin officers that lie did not know from whom he had obtained the lira undoubted their motives he said and was afraid that they came then Merly to get him into trouble. To prove that he kept a record of the Purchase of brass As required by Law. Engle referred Tho court to a Small memorandum Hook a a his Possession. The entries however were All in hebrew Aud the Hook was not admitted Merid ence. The Case was Given to the jury Al out 5 of clock. At 9 of clock tuesday night a verdict had not been reached. Janies Mccoy Joe Rogers and Richard Wilson the three men arrested for burglar izing a car on the i it l. A w. Railroad on August 16th, a re next arraigned they were represented by Ralph Kisner and Harry Bare. Spec Ial officer j. M. Caney represent leg the d. L. Amp w. Railroad was present As prosecutor. The three defendants who have been in jail since the Arr to were brought into court handcuffed. The Mast important witnesses were Chi Al of police i Nee mover. Who made the arrest and Norman Nagle conduct or of the local freight who testified As to the contents of the car broken open the record of eals Etc. Judge Little decided to hold court tuesday. During the evening session Mccoy Rogers and placed a ism the stand. They swore that they Wen not guilty of the Burg Lary but that the whiskey bog ring ringers a. Found in their Possession which had been stolen from the rail Road company had been Given them by another gang strangers to them. The Case was Given to the jury shortly be fore 9 of clock after which court adjourned. The jury in the Cam of common wealth is. Jacob Eugle. Which a tired about five of clock tuesday evening returned a verdict yesterday at 2 p m. They found the defendant not guilty As charged and placed the Cost upon the prosecutor. Officer w. A Persley representing the p it r. Rail Way company. With reference to the disposition of costs in the Case judge Little said he would sus and sentence. He regarded the prosecution As a meritorious one brought in Good Faith and be declined to direct the prosecutor to pay the costs. James Mccoy Joe Rogers and Rich Ard Wilson charged with breaking in to a car of the d. L. It w. Railroad were found guilty. They will Bent ended of sat Rilay morning John Small charged with the Lanny of Oats pleaded guilty he was int ended by the court to pay the costs of prosecution and a Fin of ten Dollar restore the stolen property Ami under go an imprisonment of thirty Days in the county jail. In the Case of Commonwealth v us. A a was assault Aud Battery the jury re turned a verdict of nor guilty and placed the costs upon to prosecutor Andrew b. Magi 11 the Cas of Commonwealth is Joseph diet Rick was tried daring the afternoon. The charge was vagrancy Tho defendant bring without runs i the court appointed William \ Oglesby and James Mark to apr ent him daring trial. The Jarv re turned a verdict of guilty. Die tick was remanded to jail until saturday morning when sentence will he paed. A Bill of indictment against to Lyl Biddle and Charles gouger. No Xvi ors of Limestone township charged with neglect in office a directed by the court monday a presented to the grand jury. Yesterday a True Bill was returned. The District Alternet however a unable to proceed with the action this term and that a was carried Over until dry Rober court. Court adjourned at 4 of clock yester Day afternoon to re Convene on sat or Day next at 9 30 a. To. Many pears on on brain1 h. Lloyd Kru Niin. Of East Danville bad on exhibition sat inlay evening at Colet a hardware store a Branch from a a tree about three Fet Long which contained sixteen full grown pears these Weir the Milf pears on the Tret and the v or w at the very top

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