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The Danville Morning News from Danville, Pennsylvania • 3

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rHE MORNING NEWS, DANVILLE, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1008 NOTIFIES FAMILY-CREMATES SELF NEWS ITEMS FROM 'ROUND THE STATE tetooi Store to Gave Boys His Money and Deed Honse and Sent Them to Mother. Brie! Notes Clipped from the Many Ex changes the Morning Mews. PUNXSUTAWNEY. Pa. July 17.

Crazed by jealousy Stephen Joshua, Mrs. Cyrus Blocker, of Bethel, Berks oounty, who fell from a oherry a mouth ago, has since been without speeoh or hearing. AN IMMENSE R0ADPR0JECT Macadamized Highway From Blnghamton to Baltimore Would Pass Through Danfllle. A macadaimzed road, to be built by the State and to run all the way from Blnghamton to Baltimore, passing through Danville on the way while following the winding course of the Susquehanna, is a dream of automo-bilists that at last is approaching realization. Automobilists of Wilkes-Barre and vicinity, stirred by the efforts to obtain good roads in all parts of the State and by the proposal of State Commissioner of Highways J.

W. Hunter to have the oounty seat of eaoh of the sixty-seven oounties in the State connected by a State road, are proposing the building of a State road from the junction of the Susquehanna river and the northern border of the State and the junction of the river and MADE KINDLING OF WAGON Vehicle Knocked to Splinters Horse Killed Bat Occupants Escaped With Injuries. MIDDLEBURG, July 17. Two men received injuries that may prove fatal when this morning a freight train crashed into a wagon on a crossing near Middletown. The men, who lay for hours without medical attention, are Preston Ginder, a son of H.

H. Ginder, farmer on the S. Cameron Young farms at Voungsport, a quarter mile west of Middletown, and his brother-in-law, wiiose name could not be ascertained. Ginder is the more seriously injured, his shoulders being badly torn when the wagou was splintered by the force of the collision. Both men had a close call from instant death, escaping only by a narrow margin from beneath the engine's wheels.

The horse was killed. Andrew Mueka, of Oarnegie, near Pittsburg, died ou Wednesday of look-jaw, resultng from a wound reoeived on the Fourth of July. proprietor of a store at Wishaw, near here, drove his family from the home, barred the doors and after setting fire to a kerosene saturated bed, shot himself, dying almost instantly. When Mrs. Joshua saw her husband's fury she fled with three small daughters to the home of a neighbor across the street.

Joshua detained his two boys. After giving them $1,500 in notes, $50 in cash and a deed to his property he sent the boys to their mother, telling them he 1 Glenne Egbert, of Sandy Lake Venango oounty, aged 15 years, was accidentally shot and' killed near his home on Wednesday while hunting woodohuoks. ONE HUNDRED ATJHIS PARTY When Friends Tendered Surprise to Mrs, 1. La fine, Front Street, Thursday Evening, A hundred friends planned aud executed a pleasant surprise upon Mrs. A brain LaRue, at her home on Front street, Thursday evening.

The hostess was the recipient of two very handsome rocking chairs. Refreshments were served aud a very enjoyable evening spent. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Edward Albeck, Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Seidel, Mr. aud Mrs. Newton Pursell, Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Irvln, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shick, Mr. aud Mrs. Mont Knorr, Mr.

aud Mrs. W. J. Burns, Mesdames Grant Fenstermaclier, Charles Askins, Jacob Swayze, Arthur Stohler, Fred Howe, Frank Startzel, George Roat, Reuben Boyer, Adam Wagner, Kramer, Warren Roat, Thos. Johns, Thos.

Chambers, Thos. Bedea, Freeze, Arthur Walker, John Forney, William Roat.Sam'l Trumbower, Andy Russel, Jacob Sechler, William Rogers, Frauk Heims, Lydia Davis, Ross Harner, Kinney Evans, Sam'l Heiuey, Willliam Cook, Richard Whapham, Ira Everhart, David Haring, Thos. Johns, David Thomas, William Reese, Joseph Bird, Edward Foley, W. A. Shepper.

son, James Jones, George- Gibbony, W. McCann, George Leighow. Frank Evans, Mary Sheppersou, D. J. Rogers, William Walker, Ellen Jones, David Guest, Gus Meyers, John Bates, E.

Smith, John Hale, Wilheim Margaret Evans, A. Ritter. William Williams, Thos. Thomas, Wilson Yeager, Joseph Ulmer, William Paugh Messrs LaRue Thomas, George Swayze.Rob't Heiney, Lewis Williams. Roy Heiuey, Harold Walker, Joseph Shick, Misses southern border.

The object, they say, The Presbyterian church of Lang-home, Bucks county, is hereafter to be open every day, and all day, for all who may wisli to enter for quiet meditation and devotion. intended killing himself, Fastening doors and windows Josua secured a can of oil, poured the oil over a bed and ignited it. Crawling behind the bed he fired three shots into his brain. Neighbors broke in in time to save the house from destruction. It is said that Joshua had been jealous of a foreigner who boarded with the family and five weeks ago sent the intruder away.

It is thought a letter reoeived by Mrs. Joshua from the boarder last Saturday caused Joshua's action. He is well known and Take Advantage of these Special Midsummer Shoe Values. All Ladies' $3.50 Oxfords and Shoes, $2.95. All Ladies' $3.00 Oxfords and Sho2s, All Ladies' $2.50 Oxfords and Shoes, $2.00.

All Ladies' $2.00 Oxfords, $1.69. 1.75 1.49. 1.50 1.19. Our entire lot of Ladies' White Canvas Oxfords reduced to 98c pair. A railroad train was flagged at a is to make a good road between Bing-hamton and Baltimore.whioh shall on one side of it or the'other follow the course of the Susquehanna river, passing through Danville.

They have developed a great deal of enthusiasm about this proposed road, and it is not unlikely that active measures will be taken to bring the plan to the notice of the State Legislature at the next session. small station near Heading by an unknown man and when it had come to a stop the man coolly asked tlie con-, ductor for a drink of ice water. The accident happened at 9 o'clock. The Ginder family had been trimming a cherry orchard after the crop had been picked, and Ginder and his brother-in-law hauled the brush away. The branches were carted across the Pennsylvania railroad tracks and dumped into the old Pennsylvania canal bed.

It was while driving over the crossing that the wagon was struck. The occupants were thrown to the ground. They were removed to the farm aud a messenger was sent for a physician, but all of the town's doctors were busy and could not be found. Finally, towards noon, Dr. J.

F. Blecher was Becured aud he attended their injuries. conducted a store at Wishaw many years. Another boy train wrecker was arrested at Port Carbon on Wednesday where he was discovered iu the act of piling stones on the tracks of the Eastern Railways company. His name is Joseph Sommers and lie is only 9 jears old.

Men's Working or Buckle, $1.35. Men's $2.00 and $2.50 Oxfords, $1.09. (Sizes from 5 to iy.) Men's $1.50 White Canvas with Leather Sole, $1.00 pair. Men's $1.50 White Canvas Oxfords, with Rubber Sole, $1.00 pair. fe, 4 During a thunderstorm ou Tuesday afternoon the lightning struck the chimney of the home of John Han-way, at Jenkintown, near Philadelphia.

It swept the chimney clean but carried the black, grimy soot into ever room in the house. Rescue Fire Co. Benefit. For two weeks "The Star," will give a benefit for the Rescue Fire Co. Proceeds to go toward buying aohem-ical engine.

It is little things that count. Help the boys along.admission only 5 cents. Tickets on sale at Panles Co. drug store and Reily's barber shop. Mrs.

Joseph Culbert.of Collegeville, Mrs. Susan Mannon and Miss Emma Schuck, of Philadelphia, spent Thursday at the home of Daniel Knorr, Mrs. Albert Kemmer, daughter Miss Kathryn and Joseph Kemmer left yesterday for a weeks visit with relatives in Eastou. Cooper township. Mrs.

A. F. Diener and daughter Josephine and son Frederick are visiting at the home of J. V. Wilson, Pine street.

Miss JNellie Keim will return to Washington, D. today after a visit with relatives in this city. Mr. and Mrs J. H.

Leidv. of Wash- While Tessie Dean, of Lost Creek, Schuylkill county, aged 13 years, was on the porch at her home during a thunderstorm on Wednesday, she was struck by lightning and her clothing was set on fire. There are some hopes for her recovery. Children's Shoes, sizes 4, Ay and 5, special, 29c. Children's $1.00 Shoes.sizes S4 to 11, 89c.

Misses' Shoes, sizes liy to 2, $1.00. SHOE POLISH. Whittemore best shoe polish made. 25c bottle of Gilt Edge, 18c. 15c French Gloss, 7c.

10c box Oil Paste, 7c. 10c box and bottle Russett, 7 c. 10c bottle White Polish, 7c. teta Sfwe Helen Swayze, Lizzie Thomas, Nellie Burns.Eleanor Jones.Raymoud Johns, Jennie Paugh, Emma Smith, Anna Smith, Mildred Albeck, Mildred Knorr, Cordelia Sechler, Ruth LaRue, Etliel Hale, Evelyn Stohler, Nell Griffin. For AH People All the Time.

Some people like a certain dessert sometimes; other people like it all the time, but you cannot get all the people to like it all the time unless it be Nabisco Sugar Wafers, for which you never grow taste-tired. This luscious, palatepleasing confection is ideal for every sort of social function, whether as a dessert or to be nibbled with the punch or the ices. Nabisco Sugar Wafers take the place of candies and sweeta, blending delicioasly with ices and coffee aud most happily completing either a sumptuous dinner or an afternoon tea. Goodwill Festival. A fesitval will be held Saturday evening on the lawn adjoining the Goodwill Hose House, the proceeds to be for the benefit of the 1909 Convention fund.

All the delcacies of the season will be served. Everybody is invited to come and enjoy the occasion. Festival at Kllnesgrove. The Sunday sohool of the Klines-grove M. E.

church, will hold a festival and box social at the church on Saturday evening, July 25th, All cordially invited. The contract has been let for the erection of an industrial school build ing in the lot adjoining the Washington school building, Pittsburg, at a cost of 160,000. The building is to be fireproof and will also have a gymnasium and swimming pool. Mrs. Samuel A.

Soult and daughter Frances, of Tacoma, Washington, are guests of Mrs. T. W. Clayton, South Danville. Mrs.

George Orndorf, Pine street, left yesterday for an extended visit with relatives in Miflliuburg. Miss Bretelle Wolverton, of Riverside, is visiting friends in Sunbury. James D. Kramer, of Pittsburg, arrived yesterday to join bis wife for a visit with relatives in this city. Miss Clara Smith and Mrs.

James D. Kramer will return today after a week's outing at Atlantic City. MILL NEAR COURT HOUSE. mmmmmmmmhmmm The corner stone, of the new 125,000 home for the Young Men's Christian ingtonville, spent yesterday with relatives in South Danville. Adam Weaser and daughter Miss Jennie attended the funeral of the former mother.Mrs.

Catherine Weaser, Sunbury, yesterday. Mrs. Herbert Heurie, of Millville, spent yesterday at the home of her father, J. H. Fry, Lower Mulberry street.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Seidel, and daughter Helen, Honeymoon street, are visiting relatives in Milton. B. W.

Musselman was a business visitor in Scrantoa on Thursday. JMiss Margaret Neal, of Shamnkiu.is visiting friends in this city. Dr. and Mrs. G.

A. Stock and children left yesterday for a visit with the former's parents, at Gettysburg. George Gething and son Roy, Vine street, left yesterday for a visit with association of West Chester was laid on Wednesday afternoon. The new building will adjoin the new $40,000 A Summer Treat is a Glass of gymnasium which has just been built by B. M.

Sharpless for the use of the town. Attention Sir Knights. All members of Montour Castle, No. 186, K. G.

are requested to attend the regular meeting, July 20. Business of importance to be transacted. L. S. FOUST, M.

of R. Music at lieddens' Restaurant. Miles orchestra will unrish musio at Hedden's restaurant Saturday evening from 8 to 11. Skirt Special. SATURDAY ONLY.

Thirty Skirts that sold from $6. 00 to flO.OO. at J4.39. GLOBE WAREHOUSE. MechanlcsvIIle Band Festival.

The Mechanicsville band will hold a festival at their hall Saturday evening. Dancing and other amusements. Music by a six-piece orchestra. Everybody invited. J18.

Band Concert on Sunday. The Citizens' baud, O. P. Elwell leader, will give a Sacred Concert on Sunday afternoon at Paules' grove. Two cars will leave Mill street at 2 :10 and a car every 24 minutes after.

Festival and Dance Tonight. There will be a festival and dance tonight at Sidler Hill for the benefit of Rescue Fire Company. Everybody welcome. MANIA BEEE GEE A 14-mouths-old child of Henry A.verback, of Pittsburg, ou Tuesday fell from a fourth story window to the Mrs. Oliver Hoover.Riverside, spent yesterday with friends in Sunbury.

Miss Blanche Reed, Front street.left yesterday for a visit with relatives in Sunbury and Milton. Mrs. E. Whiteman.of Sunbury, spent yesterday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

William Grove, Hemlock street. ground, a distance of forty feet, but was only slightly injured, some wires beneath the window having broken the fall. It is thejnost delicious and refreshing beverage for a hot weather thirst that you can-find, and will give you strength and backbone to resist the effects of the heat. friends in Harrisburg. The Great Shoe Sale.

Nevpr have such bargains in shoes been offered to you as we are now offering. J. J. POWERS. Prepare yourself for a shopping tour by reading the Morning News Mr.

and Mis. J. W. Wolverton returned to Lawton, Oklahoma, after a visit at the home of the Miss Editli Lewis, Upper Mulberry street, left yesterday for a visit with Sun- former's cousin, Mrs. Oliver Hoover, Riverside.

her aunt, Mrs Richard Smith burv. A Slosfc Valuable Agent. The glyenrinfl In Dr. Pierce's aiedicimvs greatly mhiuiees the medicinal proportit-s which it extracts from native modicinai rur.ts and holds in solution much better limn alcohol would. It also posse.

--ei medicinal properties of it own, a valuable demulcent, nutritive, anti-spptie and antiferment. It adds crreat! to the ef'iicacv of the lilack Chorrv- 1 Delivery CLEARANCE SALE E.G Wagon Always aertner NOT PLAY, Case Goods for the Family JAILED FOR NOT PAYING TAX on the Job bark, Golden Seal root, Stona I BUT WORK -OF ft DeWitt's Park Free Men's and Youth's Suits! root and Queen's root, contained in "Golden Medical Discovery "in subduing chronic, or lingering coughs, bronchial, throat and lung affections, for all of which these agents are recommended by standard medical authorities. In all cases where there is a wasting away of flesh, loss of appetite, with weak as In the early stages of con-sumntipn, there can be no doubt that glycerineacts as a valuable nutritive and aids r.ie Golden Seal root. Stone root. Queries robt and lilack Cherrybark In promting fliecstion and building up the flesh anVtslrength.

controlling the cough and brinf about a healthy condition of the wf tie system. Of course, it must not be eWijocted to work miracles. It will not curelitansumption except in its earlier stages. It will cur sevpre. ohsti- Aiming to Put Citizen Soldiery on Constantly Higher Plane of Efficiency.

Commenting on the annual encampment of the Natioual Guard of the State at Gettysburg this week, the Erie Times says: "The annual encam-pent of the National Guard is an event whose importance is not properly rated by the average citizen. He is apt to look upon it as a summer 'lark'. As a matter of fact the encampment is an event for work, not play. The citizen soldiery is being placed on constantly higher plane. The National Guard is being given the opportunity to become of real, practical advantage to the nation, and the opportunity is beiDg improved.

Time was, and not so long ago, when the National Guard were referred to as "petticoat soliders, and were regarded as a type of tin soldier dandies. All this is passing. The men who make the National Gubrd of the present are men naf. (mgi.s. ami 6.50 SUITS, NOW $4.85 8.50 6.55 10.00 7.15 12.00 8.65 13.50 9.85 tT noss.

In acute coughs iTIs in the lingering It is not so cilective. hans-on couorhs. or those of lona standing, (Always Comfortable Not Always Open) to Sunday School Picnics. Drop a Card for Date and receive Conditions. Park located six short blocks from -River Bridge, fine Water and Accommodations No trolley connection, therefore notiiscress or misery from overcrowded cars.

Bring your tired feeling to the park and we will take care of it. A line ball ground for the u-- -f i -ionics. The children can run wild ni- water, railroad or snakes. All classes of outings and picnics secure your date, a cordial welcome to all. Fakirs, street or cone men or boys butting in will be treated as trespassers.

One Picnic in one day no collision. 20 per cent, to Sunday School Picnics. Trevorton's Tax Collector Sent Delinquent to Jail for Failure to Pay $1.40. Unique in the annals of Northumberland county is the action of John D. Otto, Trevorton's hustling tax collector.

Pushed by officials "higher up'' he has made every effort to collect taxes, both for the present year and those owed prior to this time, and after unsuccessful attempts he hasat last resorted to th8 law. One man is already in jail because he failed to pay after repaated warnings and warrants are out for a number of others. Daniel Berkheiser, formerly of Trevorton.but now of Sunbury. is the first to feel the effects of Collector Otto's determination. He was arrested and upon failure to pay up was sect to the county bastile.

The taxes owed by him amount ed to 1.40 but it will now cost him a larger sum to gain his liberty. Other delinquents should profit by this example aud pay up. LADYWANTED. Honest, industrious woman wanted to introduce our large line of foreign and domestic dress goods, waistings, trimmings, among friends. neighbors and townspeople.

We prefer a woman who has a trade already worked np. Should be able to earn 25.00 or more weekly. Dealing direct from the mills our price are low and pattern! exclusive. No money required. Write us for full particulars.

Standard Dress Goods 100 7th St. Blnghamton. even when accompanied by bleeding from lungs, that it has performed Its most marvelous cures. Prof. I'Inlev Ellinsrwood, M.

of Bennett Med. College, Chicago, says of glycerine: In dyspepsia It serves an excellent purpose. Ilol'linir a tixed quantity of the ptruxlde of h.vdroiren in solut.on. ic Is one of the best manufacture. products of the present time in its action uron onfeehled.

disordered esiM-ciallr if there is ulceration or catarrhal gastritis (catarrhal inflammation of Monia, h. it is a most efficient preparation. Glycerine Kill relieve many cases of pyrosis (heartimm) and excessive gastric (stomach) acidity." 'Golden Medical PlscoverT enriches and purifies the blood curing blotches, pimples, erupt ions, scrofulous swellings and m4 sore or Send to Pr. R. V.

Pierce, of Buffalo. Y- NEVMRN 222 Mill St Block from P. 222 Mill St Block from P. in serviceable suits of khaki, made for wear and tear and dirt and grime.men H. DEWITT, Mgr.

who look upon soldiering as a busi ness. who while they are keenly alive to every opportunity for a "good tt-lltn all pDout the native nedicinal lvts this wonderful ih-rfl no aiconol in iu time" have passed the point where recreation is deemed the one and only A Few Special Bargains for One Week Only. object for enlisting in the citizen sol diery." 2 esterday Scores. msmm. "IV AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Athletics, Detroit. 21. Chicago, Boston. 4. Cleveland, Washington, 1.

St. Lonii, New York. 5. N. Y.

$4 50 Atlantic City Excursions. Via "THE READING," Thursday, July 83rd. Aug sat 6th and SOtb (tea txtra gooJ quality Children School or Play Stockings sizes 5 to 9h, the 13 cent quality at 10 cents a pair or 3 pair for 25 cents. One lot of Black Sateen Petticoats the $1.00 and $1.25 kind at 7S cents. A big lot of all kinds of remnants at the very lowest prices.

E. D. ATEN COMPANY, 344 BULL STREET. day tickets). Stop over allowed at THE HANDY SHUK-OX EYE GLASSES having a rigid bridge holds the lenses in front of the eyes in proper position and never get out of shape.

Try them. DR. I. G. PURSEL NEUROLOGIST 27J MILL ST- DANVILLE.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia. 3: SL Louie. 0. New York. Chicago.

1. Boatoa. Pitubnrg. 4. Brooklya.

Ciaoiaaati. S. Philadelphia going and re to mine. Qatar; Out of Business. All goods mas be old at oaoe at a big redaotloa.

J. J. POWERS..

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