Home Caper - For lie Home ! lit- circulation ol tlii'- paper in- : reusing rapid!}' It will I' ,l > > 011 . > advertise in the Ami kh w SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DU iU\ INii II .IKNMMi^. / > F. A 7 />/. upi. e H '*ti s I |/ to /l' '/ K'i •/'" ' Sf -. j //' 1/ /(»i /' 1/ Ihmcil'i'. /V , i , -.111 I.T'/.. .11 l>. * 1"". Mill -1 . Mtvvnii. r< ih-e ne-of tie Stomach :iin! lote-iinc -11 Spfriult v j y, \\ «•. * M.1.1 , DENTIST OM'II I -I s Mill "TKKKI reth I \trH.-te.i without I'll'h. t row 11 ml Work i> -|'t-• :il» v , I n*i 1 ; a,' 1 nil ; >•!»:■ "11 ■ ' 1 1"* most fhttiei 1 work. DR. C. H. KKYNOI.DS DENTIST 2KS Mill -- m m iMinvtlle, l'a. I>- uti-'ry in H;I it.- branches. Charget- Moderate and work (inaraiifeed j Established 1 IM\|.|:\>||l NEWS. Ml th" -urroumling country tor a r 111111» of ten milt -. IIMS been i" 1 re - Mini 111 tin' throng ol shoppers that ha- vi-ifed Danville stores th" past w.ck. Few towns of its -1/" can boa-t , n pretty -tores and h mdsoiue displays of holiday goods. lilt eeii nun .-tor- of tin* gospel liavr > b eu 1 hoseu a- jurot- in Dauphin I : i'\ as the result of .l movement to J have sate and 1 e-.j 011-11 1" nieu drawn fiii- jury duty. Hem's some good advice from one 1 nr 1 -\. hange- that applie- to every i al, Don't waste money or time 011 strange jitddlt i- when the -ame or 'ipiallv good goods can he had frotu your IO'.VM merchants,who help to pay the taxes and do their share toward making the town what it really 1- An Au-tralian "gent," staying in ''llll igo, called tor 30 pounds of ice 1 pi in hi- hath the other morn ■ ll' must he real '' hot stu tl It th re i- any blessing in -now this |M, ot the state seems r«» be particu- Itr 1 v tavoied ti; 11 - early 111 the winter. \ . » uihli <l-posit of tiu- clay—not the ordinary clay—but the kind used 111 tile making. is known to exist in t' t ighborhood of Mt. (irove. A hig akiug tirui of Perth \mhov, N. .1 , has lit' 11 investigating tin- matter quietly tor some time. it is tie- wise man wh 1 eb.a:- the snort It (mi his -idewalk while the -tuff i- soft and easily handled 11. HI t forgo 1 that vour ho:-" will be mo 1 < omtol table it \ou put a blanket on ! i 111 111 cold wea:her. I»• r.mher I-, showing lis what a white ( I ri-lmas will look like if the wii'i 1 111 111 111 ulilaiiis the pace. Lli-t t'hiludelphia & Reading Hail v. i\ < mpauy h »v> recently complet ■ 1 at their He 1 ling shops a handsome -• i \ >t inn •-ngine for the u-e of the oili 1 il- of tin l Shainnkin division. The ••ngino. which 1- numbered 10:5, 1- a target tvp.» than tic Tran-it, 'vhich lr« I !>■ fii in 11-• tor many year-, and is huil' strong enough to haul any of th- private cat - ol the road and main tain !i e 1 ot -eventv mile- J«'i hour. I'lie full which sets trout I- finished II •; 1 *11• • ie, 1 oak and t!ie -> ats thtee on • 11In : -.i le are nphol.itcred in dark gremi leather. The tank capacity of the engine 1- 1,1; M) gallons which Will enable them to run from William-port to Taiiiaqua with hut one srop Hon Charles M Palmer, of Shenan doah, fatle rof the hill pu-.-ed by the I i-t h gi-lature ci. ;»ting 1 miner*' I, in", denies that there are con stitutional defects in the measure and »i\-. that the home will be a reality I t toi 11' close ol another ye n . The Republican National cnnvi n tion will lie held at Chicago, begin ning on th - 'il-t of June next. Hon is ha- the exposition to fall 1 1 k on, ev 1 if she didn't get the conveulion. M i!;e your plans to give happiness ib.iiing tic Christmas season to those to whom many pleasures do not come. Danville 1- remarkably free from the tramp nui-auen. Tin- citv seems to be an unpopular stop for that frati rnitv. \S illiamspsort will be one bundled vi 1 - 'ild on the Ist of March ISKV. Tin -e are the days wln n skating a< cideiits will occur While the river 1- II g. xlf/late to enjoy a ovor sin'' lii ire, 1 ue should !■ ■ taken to a- 1 certain before venturing thereon that the I- covi riny ! thick enough tor safi 1 v. While tho cold wave cane- 111 011 time son: ;ie(iph would have preferred the wet'l r huieau to bliver balmy brof/.es. t'p to date 711 applii *tioiis foi Injuor licensed have been tilt <I m Schuvlkill county. lie re is much encouragement for th • ii e harvesters A • poit from Wilke*harre say* that lb large coal companies inten I elo mg th * mines between t'hrisfnias and N \ Ve u's The suspension h - n<l to be pi Willi I because there would likely lie .isldeiable voluntary mlloih-s anv hovv. When tie- goose hang- 1 high every thing ii w> ll When the tuikey is triced too hi ».> h every tiling is deeper ttl 111 H Well ***? ■ * A --*^- v "THIS (Ot NTRV WILL NHVIiR BK liNTIRHLV FRHL UNTIL IT SUITLIHS ALL OF ITS OWN DHMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS: VOL. IS-NO ,"iO. S.\lK\l.\\ 0\ TILL! KO.VI* The lii-i test has hi II ipplii '! toib tci mine the value c 1 I; 1111 •• - i 1 winding clock a- a -■ Ib i and the i;ir i;ir pxct t'tl.'' tlii' most -JIMLTII I n » 1 expectations A. P. Hitchlerof Wilkcs barre. i- salesman lot tie K'lnpe M uiuf i till ing Company, has been on tin road ju-t titteen d;r. - and the -ah - made in tin- initial • llori represent moi'i hi- Us tli in the present small tact 'ry can turn out ami tin l.i t ha beconie apparent that hmi much bu-incss can be done tln >• >iti| any will have to douhb O! treble tie - i /•' ' t it- plant. The response met with in the first effort to - 11 the sell winding clock i all the more remaikable ill 1 ice ot tin tact lit it the salesman'- \isit occurr ing as it does just hctoi' tli holidays finds the jewelers all b re d uj' wit h holiday good- and naturally more con cerned in tho disposing ot thesi than in making investments for tlcir gen eral trade Put lit tit more was e\ pected of the first tour of the territory than to thoroughly advert i-e Mr Rempe's invention, the He lit t hi ing that the general merits ot the clocl. would do the rest and that -ab - would follow later. The immediate ri -pen- 1 in the form ol order- has inspir 1 the . utmo-t conlideiice in the future of the enterprise. i'lie lull n: a-ure ol sue ces- which must follow when tie busi ness bee.noes thoroughly est ihlished atnl the whole country is covered b\ salesmen is a matter which can easily lie compute 1. Surely if i- no Pile dream to foresee in th- manufacture ot Mr. Rempe's wonderful eh • k a great and a growing itidu-i ry for Dan vi lie, wheh will bring die town lame and enrich its people. The tests which Mr lt« mpe con tinues to apply to hi- -elI -w' imlilift clocks are mo-t severe and exacting in j their nature. Among then self- worthy ot note is the remarkable record ol one Of the cheap five dollar clocks, which has not varied m re than livi seconds per week during a period of j over two months. The signiti .nice ol this lies in the tact that among tin ordinary old-fashioned clock - -u h a record could be obtained only iu n style of timepiece which would cost j at least one hundred dollars. Some improvements about the l:r t ory to facilitate the work are t.ow un del contemplation by the Reinpe ' Manufacturing Company. Tin en largement of the plant will "• the next thing considered Handsome Clock Case; Some veiy handsome designs in cb k cases'are to be seen at the fa> tory <>! the Reinpe Manufacturing '' nn|imy , this city. The latest moded- urived yesterday from Hoover Pros , South Danville. These are original iu <h - sign and very beautilul casting into shade many ot the other mode!- One of Hoover Pros.' conception- l- a hil! or oil ice (lock made ot oak and finely finished, which in general ell'ect -ug Rests a grandfather's do; k Thesi , one should think, would b come v ry | popuhir witii tho trad' Suitable cases for Mr. Reinpe'- - i winding clock con-titut a matt' i h\ no means unimportant Ihe c itnpany is .anxious that th ■ new clock in ap pearance as well a- in make-up and const ttu t ion shah omit nothing that w ill give it an i 1 > ant age a is - llcr The company has reeciv 1 a large number of models and in selecting cases will have plenty "I material to ' liot'se from Jerome Tlootl a Heuodict. A wedding which was look' I for w *rd t ) with a good deal of intent took place at Riverside last ■ veiling. The contracting parties wei Mrs. Sadie Kennedy and Mr. .Jerome flood, both well-known residents on that side of the river. The nuptial knot wa tied ; y the Rev R. .1 Allen, at tl • par.-oii ige I St Peter - M K chin di. Kiv< r- at -even o'clock The uewly wedded couple lei Ton I!I i "il Pennsylvania train foi a trip to Philadelphia and Wa-hingtoii U< turning they will t »U> up tin i le-i l | dice in Riverside. Mr. Flood for a number of y< ira ha- | been with J. H. lia-' . tin South Dan vill> ni' i bant Potli I i id' and gr- •in are exceedingly populai md i iv. the WeII-wishes of hosts ol fii' ii.l as they 1 eml irk togetln rim tl nrf inn.n .1 sea. Eml of Finder Amputated. P'lijamin Vorts, an apprentice in the machine shop of Curry Ov \ iiiiian, ■ ed oil y. terdav afternoon If w i- feeding the 1 lam rand wliib at work its, i ni- stumbb I.tailing tor wa id n sut b i wiv tit t b linger of his right hard wa- < aught bet ween the . og- 1 l,e cud of the linger was badly mangled the l oin being crushed Dr. Curry wa- • ailed.who implicat ed the finger about midwav In t v.• *ll the end and the fiist ,i unt The in piled hoy is the -on ol Ml'- William Voi is, Mill .-tie t During I i-t <'■ • h ing he -ufTercd inten- : run ■ th i suit of the.in cident. Il will he -uvi lal Weeks I ' tic I'e w ill h t'ec t'i line work .1 icob II (toss lei- bought out th'' harbor shop "t She rill -hi ' < 1 Mai- t - lb too!. p< - m of tl shop at 10 o'c lock es 1 erda\ liiornitg. j Mr (10-s for many v< us wt- with jII II pyeilv at I Mill -H I 11 i 1!t go id t. II 111 I Old 11II11i pi pill II SEITMII IN MILL EEL.L.LLWS Hc\ Dr Mi l"oima. k Sunday moriniig pri u-l d a -ermoii to the oi dcr ot ' hid Pel low A good represent at ion of th - order was present in j bracing members of t'e lour lodges ot Danville. The hn tliren marched from ; the lotlg' i mill to the c!iurch in a bod\ : Hid occupi* d - its ill tin fore part of tie auditorium R. v. Dr M uin i"i, is In in - di' ii ; IMd Fellow ill hi- -ei moo wi- ail eloquent and niasieily etl'ort, reveal mg 1 his sympathy with the objects of the j I raternit> an Ihi •• pre ;-it ion of th• exalted principles on which the otdei is 1 miide I llis theme wa- ' Friend -hip. Love a i 1 Truth." f'lie - «riuon was i mnded oil - ■ r-il pa--ig - of - -I'ipturo emhra lin Luke 10 and in First Samuel, •joth > hapt.-r, Irom the I 1111 to tie l-lt I verse inclusive : Aft T thiiiki-ig tli ■ 11 1-1■ tlt:. afm tic j kin I .' i;• ir ■•; i' io:i w i di g iv- hi in an opportun ty to s(ieak our - line e.irii' stand he hoped some helpful t bought - oil I Ii- diaraeter an I obliga ti-ansol llieir beloved order he pro ceeded w'Hii ti which wain part as follow - : K very in-titu'ioii making cdai ms up i on mankind iiic-t hav> a reason for lt e.xist net Tin tea-, n tor < nltl Felb-w ship's exist*': •' j, the training and , eh vation of an intellectual and moral inanhood. The motto td Udd Fellow - ship i- Friendship, Lo\c and Truth "Friendship" i- seen in -tcat'v tail hfulti' -s aini •iv ici.--i tocies for fuii' !'li tru lt oid i- born for ad veisi'y. T' nacitv is mte cl.ataet-«risti ol true ft i 'lidship. It- grip i- like -teel. It- bonds an adamant Pri - perity, wealth, success, power—these I change with tie weatliT. l'rue fi i'-nd j ~hip t• • . ; ie t the idiangi of eon lit ions ; it i- ro.ite i iii charaef r, "truth"i- : the fasis and bond of t'r:* nd-hiji Where there i- no trnih tlier-* is no trust . where there i- n i trust tl r- is no eo oni ration : w • tlieri l- P<l i o onera t ion tin ■ ■ no ci vi 1 i /.at n Truth is ( honor : IK'! i tng 11-' \v u - All hail, j then, to an v order Ih it pledges it-I ne nbe - to trutlifulii. --. •' Lnv ' Tin- i- tl '- i,i|,-tuiii 11 i- the friiil of tin root, Frit nil-hip it- ■ stem l- truth and tin gioden fruit as I well; Love, which -ptiin- limitutinus and i alls • very mail m igliboi what ever hi-cr >cl. c nidit.an, calling oi c nintry: Live gaining that .t may gi ve.inaking i;- chant »!-I•- in out udg- i ne lit.-, forgiving in cur dispositions, gentle in tur temper.-, gt nerou- in oc sympat hies, - 11-foigett ng and --It sacrificing f' i tie weal ol other- . la ve that Is eye-. IO tie blind and te ' to the lame ; l.ovt that hear- hurtlt lis, I shale- icproicli - and Wf-p- w i tlt them j that w< -p An i inasnni' h tl oiigb made to love. -in 1 i- mad u- sellish : though iu lib fort; ndship, in I:a --ln eh us eilemi' -. ill con 111-ion b t m. ! -iv something tnoi' i- u • s-arv and ; that, the religion ot Jesus Christ, lit , wa- Fri' lid-hip ' 1 I iv called ym; lrieinl- He was truthful Full o! gc ■ and Ti ut h Hi as I. ive \ I Have Love 1 Von." In 111- gloriou gi is pel, the-> three Friend-b ip. L v. and Truth art provide 1 for and 1 would urge you to h come | o- --or-. W. M. H-,lieu Recivc- Honor. Willi am M Heibleii- of th i- it y i been ajipoinl.d on - < I tin Aides de 1 .1111 j oil the -1.111 ill lielC'l.ll Plat iv. Coium.uider in-Chiel <tl tl. tirand Army ot the Republic and ha- b > ti issigned to duty in hi- departm- nt. At the ii' \t Nalional Kncanipment, ; which w ill 1" held at Po-ton, llie Aid- de Camp will have the honoi ot I ing mount' don burst I »cU and ot a-.-isting the ('oiniii tiub r-;n <'11i• 112 in dii 'ft ing movt meat - Meanwhile then duties will be "to visit depart mt- nr.- ami posts within their vicinage or on the lines of their ; tr iv I,to . .siry i" tin m all go -i new.-, ito cheer them in all laiulabb t nt•• r 1 ; | :i-es, to ,-p' ak words of Fraternity, i 1 .'harity an 1 Loyalty U| m all o-cas i ions,to work for the good ot the order j hy example ami counsel, to he ilwaysi on duty and to report faithfully! j through tin Chief of Sta'!', to the' it'ommamlei ;n-Chi'f tho-e things i which mav in '«l consideration.' I i-iliitig Through Hole ia the Ice. 'I lie time of year at jiieseut i- beio | wl en fi-le rmen often i' -ort to li-liing through luil - in tin tee. Da.iville has « few who v ry sue --fully angle in ! this way, tl • river in the vicinity ot ' th' ''reek - Mouth I • iiJg » favorite | 1 grouml tor this -poit \\ i nt■ i fishermen w■ M h inten -tol jto barn th il ad, ' t-ioil of Attorney i lent ral Hani] ton I < atson n ndered ' :,»s| -ituidiv nl i' ■ - soiie important i resf.ri't ion- upon li-l.ing through holc ! iu the ice. Hep ifter lisheriie ii can fish through i one hole only. The Attorney Gem ral ; iv- lit ' !!'•■ ! that on ii ■ hole i- t u ; rifely constitution »l. but tl it a ,-erii ot hole-, through which hand line aie u-i I. ci nil eted a- lln v are bv the .-olid ma-- of ice and multiplying llie baud 'I tli- own i in t iking ti-h, i ammo t- in • tic t to a set ih v n e.w hn b i is not pi rmi 111 • I by * \ i-t ing ait A)uiroa''tiiii:.'i (JoitijU' t inn. I: , lilt i plant it (• i If 1111 11 I■■ th fi ane l- appi' aching com; h lion md the institntinu boubl have fill' t ' I water by New Y--ai -or teiti aft r A 'ar load of -and tor the lilt' r I tl ,i |IV '• I \- tel.! »v It II quilt s I II too to iipi I < one tUh DANVILIJ:. IV\., TiirnsDAV DKCKMP.KU IT» hhki. Tllli IIIII.IIWI It was decided at a i gnlar m ting of the Schoc I Board Motnbiy in t cbise the - hools for th. Christmas \ t itioti on Wednesday, Drtcember'.Mnl md to reopen them on Momlav. -I m uary I tli. Porough S u pet iII I elide nt (Joidv jire -' ntcd a petition from the teachers ol the Porough a-king tor a vacation cov ering the period between the two date- named Tho reason a.--igited for i-kittg that the schools close Wednes day instead ol Thursday, the day im mediately before Christina* was two fold. Clo-ing as late a- Thursday, it w i- held, will not allow the teachers who live out ol town sufficient time to reach their respective homes in time for the Christina- dinner Again, on tlied iv before Christina- the pupils are so ah-'orbed with the idea ot the festivities that it i- impossible to ac eomplish much in the wav of school work. The motion to close on December !rd w is in ide by Mr Wcrkln iser ami carried un iniitiously. Porough Superintend nt Cordy ex n mil I that the Christmas exercises, which will he held Wednesday after noon will not be elaloiat- ami will te Mipy hut an hour or so, the idea be ing t t have them a< plain ami simple a i i-sible -o a- not to lead the mind of th- pii| 11 a wav t: om the true -lgni 112 - icatice of the event <ln motion of Mi (ireeti, the Secre tary was iiistrutded to notify the ('hit t-of-Police hereafter to collect th one- tlii" lie -cbool di-triet from tie various Justi >s of the Borough and to | ay tin tn i vi r to the T'ea-ui' ; ol the School Peard. Borough Su] •11 ll t -lldt II t (ioi.lv pr. - en'e 1 In- report for the month ending Novetuh r !rd, which on motion wi a • epted Number of male pujiil- in at temlau '■ during month, HI 2 ; female, t'.: . ti ral, I'ili Ave rag daily attend ance, malt . .»*.! fctnale. .V.i:l : total ll'.'.' Pei 'iitage ot attej.dance, male-. !U. f"malt s, ii.'. tit tl, '.lf Number ot '■ast - ot tardi n --.lln. n urn bet of pup lis sick, 124. Ti - a-u r ■ r > brain j resented a state m- nt of finam -to date which show'd a balaut • on band of 712. C.H. The following directors were present at !a-1 night - meting: Keefer, (Jrth (if "ti Burns, Pur-' l, Ifarpel, Von B1 ■'lln, Ei eht-r and Byerly. The following hills w'Mf approved for payment Jo-eph Lechner * I' 2. '2i i \ M Peters 1 <KI Mile- Walsh J. 11. Cole .. 40.(is Danvill" Stove Co .'70.00 i T. w. Hale 24.-1:5 E. K. Hale 13.i1l William King-ton Coat Co |t11.:!4 (ieorge Sec 11 ht r I.'hi Wclliver Hardware Co . Standard ' ia- Co I ♦»(> j E/ • a S. 11 lis 7". ; "Weary Willie Walker." 'fie- ' in dy fare. " Weai v Willie j Walk' r" has been staged under the I dir- -lion ot the author of tic play lie I is ad ipted the grote-i|uc c.irica Iu p of tin- now famous character of li tit n, that ha- achieved notoriety through the talented drawing- ot the mo • ' !• •b: at -d cartoonist-. [ J h>-iiom ell a I sut *' - attended the produc tion. This i- explained by the tact tlc.it the public i- familiar, through the humorous publications, tin- ev piloting on the stage of this humorous individual ha- been made the para mount feature ol the production, which gives a faithful representation of ln manv comicalities m deeds and at titude-, supplemented by an liitelligi bh plot ill which many other original ' liaract'T creations of a farcical kind are pio.luced The play i- called a coined v fate" to ditfep nt iate it from ihe ■ oiiiinoiiplaci; class ol plays,which limb i the di-ignation of farce comedy have fairly inundated the country with poor plavs Weary Willie Walker combines the - am* elements of farce which have made this class of comedy so popular. Tli production will be seen at the op"ra house"ii Christmas night. Sidewalks Are Treacherous. Then in only a few pavements about town that are clear ot i- '. Slip- I iv sidew ilk- are the rub and many I• i sons fall every day. That more bom - are not broken stain- a wonder. At some places it 1- impossible to keep tin sidewalks free from ice no matter how eareful residents ar- in shov. ling off tie snow Such persons h iv. only om- more dut\ to perform in ti pp mi-es ami that i- to scatter alt, tw dust or -one thing -imilir ill etfect upon the en t<> prcV' lit falling Pavements now very dang' rous by a littb attention in this way could be rendered perfect Iy -at" \ broken bone im an: much In-- and sutleriug and nothing .•-boubl he too much trouble that would reduce danger ot falling to i miniinum Mr-, Farley Critically 111. Mr- Margaret Farley i- lying liti Clip, ill it the II 'III' 'it ll'l son, \\ 111 - iain Farley. No .1, Front street, She ; is -ev. Nt v tonr y•at - ot age and ha sustained several strokes of paralysis La t i t mug -In wa- unconscious and then i- slight hope- ot her surviving V, v long Mrs. Farley i- the widow ,1 'f| . ophilll- Fai b v who died some ih"'. \. at ago.and i- also the mothei of Boh. at Mi it by, I night ipeiit at ■ the I* i l *. R lallwti.v -tat lin i PERSON AI. PARAGRAPHS M. Illtl Mr- (ieolge Ln.sc til West f'ltt-tiei -oi nt S'r'.diy with lebitiv - in Danville. Thomas James of Perwiek, -pent Sundav with hi- parents, East Dan ville. Mr. and Mr- Palph Foulk of Wilkes baric, spent Sunday with relatives in 1 ibis city Mrs. Isaac Pui-d of Perwiek, spent Sunday at the home ot Alex, hoster, Ploom street. Mi-.- Julia A Gorman a trained 'nurse of William-port, returned home i yesterday after a several weeks' stay hi this city. Mis-Tillie Keener vi-itcd friends in Sunbury yesterday. Henry llenipe transacted business iu Money yesterday I <). li. Drumhelb-r was in Williams port yesterday. Edward Yeager is transacting bu-i --ti- in Philadelphia. (i. 11. Cochran of Newark, >. J., was a visitor in this city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Liuuiaster left yc-teiday for York where thev will attend the fuenral of Mrs. Lauuiast er'- brother, William Herman. Keese Edmondsou transacted busi ness in Perwiek yesterday. Mr. and Mr- Joseph Heim are visit ing relatives iu Ploomsburg. Frank Mitchell of Berwick, -pent -everal hours m this city yesterday. Mr. an I Mr- Edward Ltdim in of Milton, were visitors at the State Hospital yesterday. James T. Magill was in Sunbury yesterday. Simon Dreit'uss tiansacted husiness in Ploomsburg yesterday George M Gearharf left yesterday for Philadelphia Mrs. W. (1 Powyer vi-ited friends in Ploom.-hurg yesterday Mis- Kati'- Snyder visiteil Perwiek friend- yesterday I. I) Snyder of Ploomsburg, wa- a j visitor in tin- city yesterday Henry Krieger sjit'iit yesterday at Catawissa. Constable li D. Ohl of Muncy, transacted business in this city yester day. ltev. H. J. Allen returned home from a vi-it to Williainsport yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs Georg ■ Sweislort of \tlantic (yity, are the guests of Dr. and Mr-. Sweisfort, Mill street. Peter Hurgt r. School Director ot fie irliart township, attended the North uinbi rland County Teachers' Institute at Sunbury yesterday Miss Atla Peck ley leturned to Shii niokiu yesterday alter a few days vis it in tin- city Fiank (,';infiel 1 of .lain-son City, siieut yesterday in this city. Dr. C. C Sliultz wa- iu Sunbury vt sterday. Music of the Great Ootu|»o.sers. Tho early euchari-t on Christinas tnoining in Christ Episcopal church has conic to be one of the marked relig j ious features of the year's services in that parish. This early service seems to meet the convenience of a large numbei tif pt ople who keep a religious Christinas belore the duties "112 the day itself begin. One ot the largest con gregatioiis of the year gat hers in Christ churcdi for this service which will be made very impressive this year by the ■ hoir'- rendition of Eyre scommunion service. Tin- service begins at li :110 o'clock The following is the pro gram : Processional Hymn "Hark the Herald Angels sing." Anthem "Sing oh Heavens'' Clark. Communion Office. Kyrie Eb-istin.. Heed. Gloria Tibi Heed. Laus C'hristi Heed. Credo Eyre. Offertory "It came upon the midnight clear". Presentation of Aim- Humphrey. Sur-ipn t 'orda .. Eyre. Sanctus Eyre. Penedietus Veiiit Eyre. Agnus Dei . Eyre. Gloiia in Excels!- Eyre. Heces-iotial Hymn "<> come ;tl 1 ye faitlifu 1 Tie- children's service w ill be held on Christmas afternoon at I o'clock and v. ill con-ist of hymns and carols Birthday Party. Mrs. Edwaid Fra/.ier entertained a liunih' : ot little folk- at her home m Valb v township last Friday in honor of the fifth birthday of her -on Lake. A turkey dinner wa- served. Those ! present were Chrissie Fra/.ier, Eva i Mown r, Margie Nephew, Winnie Cor ! indison. Mollie Mowrer, Laura Fiirns i worth, Florence and Mabel Mowrer. Palph Crouiis, Atwood Ashenfehh r, ' Charles Herr and Robert Farnswortb. Mu-i was furnished by Mi.-s Pelb Low ri' and Mis- Eva Mowrer ot Straw , beriy Knlg". A rhuhtened Horse. Running like mail down the street dumping the occupants, or a hundred nth i accidents, ar. every day occur rences. It behooves cvi ivhodv to have a reliable Salve handy and i here's I none as good as Bucklen's Arnica Salve Hum-, Cuts, Sor. s, Eczema j and Files, disappear quickly under its Hoothingilf. it .' .. .at Pilules ,V Co s ' di ug ' tore. M IN'HEATH Mr- Margaret Oa-kitis, an old ,uid J well known resident ot Danville, dt parte 1 this life shortly before the noon lion; yesterday after nearly eight y-i tr ot infirmity and sußi ring 'i'lie deceased wa- the widow of the late William <L (iaskiiis, who died about 1 s'.i.">. l'lirc months after her husband's death Mr.- (iaskins fell on the ice ami sustained a fracture of her hip. From that day until her death life during most of the time, was a w< ary bntdeii. She never recov ered from the effects of the accident and passed through a long siege of suffering in which there was a com plication of diseases that kept her I much of the tune confined to her bed William ti. (ii-kin-, hu-lainlot tli" deceased, wa- a repp - ni itiv- of one of the oldest families in this section, who weie the original owners of the land on which the Cliula.-key furnace stands and several tracts adjoining. The maiden mine of the decea- d was Margaret Wright. She was born in Northumberland in IS\!4 and was then fore in her T'.»tb veai. Ou M«rc!i srh, 184<>, she was married. With her hu-hand she began her mar ried life in Danville. Very soon after her husband beca ne landlord of the Montour Hou-' and the obi hostelry then in the eaily days ot n- history was tli ■ home of Mr. and Mrs Ca-kins for some i ime The funeral will lv held at the residence of Walter (iaskins, sou of the deceased, We-r Mahoning street,at 1 :iJO o'clock, Saturday afternoon. The interment will take place in Fairvit w Cemetery. Three sons survive, Walter and John of tlii- city, and Arthur of Noithuin beiland funeral of Mrs. B. B. Brown. Mrs. Benton H. Brown wa- laid away in Iter lasr resting place, Odd Fellows cemetery, Tuesday after noon. The funeral took place at 2 :o<> o'clock from the family residence on Walnut street. The services were conducted by Rev. Harry ('urtin Hanuan, pastor of St. ! Paul's M. E. church, assisted by Rev. N. K. Cleaver, pastor of Trinity M K. church. The floral offerings were numerous ami Leautiful, representing tribute from many individual friends. The pall bearers were: Joseph R. Patton, I). P Eckman, Jaco!) Fry, .1 B. Cleaver, Alfred Forney and John Pat ton. The obsequies were very largely at tended. among those present from out of town being Mr. ami Mrs. H. H. Yorgy, ot Wi lkesharre; E. R. Morgan, Charles (112. Morgan, Misses Ruth and Lulu Morgan. Miss Ruth Weaver and i Miss Ella Swainbank of Kingston ; Dr. Kline of Catawissa; Mr. and Mrs George Kline ot Winfield; Mrs. Cath erine Rockafeller, Mi-. David Rocka feller, Mrs. Sarah Seesholtz, Miss Nelle Osniun, Mt- Norman Amies, J. rre Kline, Esq., I. ('linfon Kline, Esq., of Sunbury. Local Company May be Foruit'd. A few of our business men have be come interested in a project to man ufacture vitrified brick in Danville. The extensive deposit of shale w.ltose excellent quality ha- been -o well demonstrated and the git at demand tor paving hi ick which i- sure to follow here in a year or so serves a-a big in ducement to enterprising men who can command capital. It is said to be reasonably sore that next spring a local company will be formed to take bold ot the work and manufacture building ami paving brick from the shale. Removing the Coal Digger. W. A. Shepperson ha- contracted to j removt Mr LeDuc's coal digger out jof the river. Mr. Li Due, himself, I worked at it list Saturday,hut be wa i forced to abandon it as a bad job, al j though lie succeeded in removing it ! out of the water. The river rose Sun | day and floated the digger and the cold | wave following threatened to lock it ! in the ice. I • Mr. Shepperson yesterday madt con siderable piogress with the work and succeeded in pulling it half way up the i bank. The object is to hind it high 1 and dry on the river bank at Water street. Surprise Party. \ pleasant surprise party wa- tend ! eretl Mis- Bertha Mott -rn on fu -lav evening at her home on Ci rami street in honor ot her fourteenth biitlnlav anni ver-aty. Those present were Misses Nellie Griffin, Edith Mii 'liell. Blanche Lut/, Jennie Waite. P.ertha | Evans, Mae Pivnr, and Maiy Lut/., Scott lleini. .lames Paugli, \lbert Swauk, Harry Percv Hallm in. ' Edwin Jenkins, (ieorge Rt-b d, L«la ' yette Marshall, Calvin Marshall, Ralph j White, Willi un Summons, an I M i-t. r Miles Mottern Workman Fails Into Reservoir. Charles Miller, an employe at the i tiller plant at the Hospital n 1 ' with i narrow c-cape on MontlaN If wa ' walking over tin top ol t! • n - : voir when a plank tilted and he fell to the | bottom a long with a ho\ ot tt ol- vvbieli stood near. Mr Miller landed upon Ihe hard cement bottom striking bis -boulder, while the t iilltents ot lite tool l-ox. hatchet, -aw - and t hist Is rained down upon him. lie fortunately e taped all iiijit iy ) * \«>i i«! :i 111% ilit ii I hniist* u|»ou 1 the shouldel KSTA I»UslI Kl> IN 1855 ll\ini:SUMi 1(1: l!V STHAM William S. Lawrence ot Man-dale yesterday started up hi- ice plant- at the <1 ri in nil Million inn creek just north ot the Borough ami i- harvesting iee a Id it thick of an excellent quality. This i- unusually early in the reason for Hitting ice The equipment of the plant foe. i- >uc(i a> to merit especial notice. In tlie lii-tory ot Danville it 1- prob ably the lirsf time that -h tin w .- ever employed in ha: v '-tug iee i Morse power was previously employed ;it tho plant on the cinder tip The ilam on Mahoning creek at this I point forms a rest rvoir of pure water, tlt i convenh otto the borough ami ' lie- exposi (I in such a way that iee forms early ami continui - to freeze longer than 011 many other ponds. The ilam is especially desirable a> an ice pond but it has one detriment: It cuts right into the big cinder tip, which from the water'- edjjc on each side slants uj ward at an angle of 45 de grees for a distance of some HO feet. ; It is impossible to get to the water's •:lge with a wagon and some means had to he devised for getting the ice expeditiously into a position where it could he hauled away Tn accomplish this a very original device has been in use tor a couple of years past, which consists of an end less chain arrangement extending from the bottom of the dam to the top of the cinder tip where it is connected with tie motor. Tie- chain, which is double in form, is equipped with long -pikes,which as they emerge from the water catch the c ikes of ice and carry them to the top ot the cinder tip, where they are dropped onto a plat form whence they are conveniently loaded onto the wagons. The hors • power previously used to keep the chain in motion was not sat isfactory and Mr. Lawrence this year conceived the idea of using steam as a motive power and has installed a portable engine and boiler on the cin der tip. Yesterday's experiment was wholly satisfactory and steam will henceforth take the place of horse power. Mr. Lawrence has also introduced something new in tiie form of an ice cutter. It is an implement resem bling a farmer's cultivator. Instead ot the teeth there are two rows of knives which cur into the ice; it is drawn by a lorse and manipulated by a man who follows holding on the handles. The plant is such that one horse and a crew of eight or ten men can cut icc and land it on the platform as fast as four teams can haul it away. Yester day Mr. Lawieuce was tilliug the ice houses ot A. M. Peters and Elias Maier. Northumberland Directors-. The public school directors of North umberland county met in annual ses sion in court room No. 2, Sunbury, Wednesday morning. John Crossley. ol Uearhart town • hiii, was elected secretary and John Rine called the meeting to order. O. C. Fuller, of Lewis township, was elected chairman for the coming year, and upon being called to the chair made an appropriate speech. .1. F. Kissel, ot East Chillisquaque, and Harry Kiup.ot Turhotville, were elect ed vice presidents. S. P. Meiiges, of Lewis, was chosen treasurer. John lline then made a report of the at tendance of directors elected to attend convention at Harrisburg last Feb ruary. After a short address by President Fuller the roll was called. The at tendance was very gratifying, but the only district in the county to be rep resented by the entire board was Lewis township. A. S. Hoffman, of Point;. John Ford, of Shamokin township ;< > C. Fuller, ot Lewis; Charles Crick, of Ralpho, and B. M. Bubb, <it Dalmatia, were chosen to attend the directois' con vention to be held at Harrisburg in February, li>oJ. Tie l lirst Monday in March. 15104, \\;is chosen as the date for holding the first annual conven tion of dii-i t is to meet in Sunbury. E\-Supt. P■ iwei'sox . of Snyder county, made an addr«-s. Hon. Henry Hoock follow d and in bis i.aracteristie way offer- 1 many valuable suggest ions A Pointer foi Danville. The Altoona Tribune is tryiiiu to convince h ailing business men of that city that it is their duty Jto accept election to councils This is the right time of year for su ban undertaking and it ought to succeed, not only in Altoona, but ever-y.vhei. else Men engaged in a -tivi- business affairs and who pay a large share of taxes are the ones best titled to act a- official tiu ti s i.t ibe people Philadelphia Press Rev. Gilbert - Misnap. Rev. H i<i Ihert, ot Berwick, who i !i,-d in t Ml Carnn I M. E church Sunday morning, met with a painful accident shortly after noon. He was being entertained at the home nt H S Fagely. and 111 reaching tora towel in the bath lonn hi- head vio lently cam in contact with a towel rack 1 lie blow was received on the torch ad and a long, deep gash was inflicted which bled quite profuselv. Finishing- Mills Idle. The twelve and flu* sixteen inch Mill along with tie skein mill of tle> Reading Iron Works are closed down thi.- week Hoth puddle mills are in op. i at ion JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN l>ein<; furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy type an<l job material generally, the Publisher an nounce- to the public that ha is prepared at all times to ex cute in the neatest manner JOP> PRINTING Of all K Inds and Description PLEASANT LOVE ROMANCE Mis- Louisa Sliultz ot this city will leave tomorrow for Los Angeles, Cali fornia, where she will become the bride of George Wciser. The marriage is the culmination of a pleasaut little love romance which began in this city and in which two hearts remained constant to each other although separated by nearly the en tile width of the continent. Mr. Wciser, the prospective groom i- i prosperous young business man of Los Angeles. He was a native of this -ectioii and lor a period ol four years or so was with John Jacobs & Sous of tin- city, where he served an appren ticeship as baker and confectioner. It was during these days that he became acquainted with Miss Shultz. Completing his apprenticeship Mi Weiser went West locating in Los Angeles, where he is now associated with his brother in business. Miss Shultz, from the time she was a very little girl lived with the late Miss Chrissie Wands. At present she is spending a few days with the par ents of her intended husband near Pott-grove. The wedding will take place about Christmas. Change in Method of Examination. The Civil Service Commission has adopted a new plau for holding ex aminations in the various cities of the state. Under the old rule examinations were held yeaily in each town for clerk and carrier, and were conducted by a board composed of employes of the local post office. All those can didates receiving over 70 per cent, were accepted and placed on a wait ing list until rtiere was a vacancy. The new system divides the post offices of tiie country into districts. In stead of the local board conducting ex aminations alone it is re-iuforeed by an examiner sent out from the district headquarters, who has charge of the test. The most important change is the abolition of examinations except where there is a vacancy. Those placed on the waiting list after the yearly ex aminations under the old plau were compelled to undergo examinations every year until they secured a posi tion. Many waited years for a vacancy. With the establishment of the new system examinations will be held only when necessary. He who makes the highest average will get the position, and those who fall below will not be kept on a waiting list hoping some one will quit, but will forget it and wait until there is another vacancy, when they can try again. Expense of Smallpox. An item of the cost of smallpox is suggested by the anual report of Dr. Lee, of the Pennsylvania State Board of Health. The value ot human lives, the cost of death and of illness have often been estimated, and the results are convincing arguments that the public should, for purely politic and fiuaucial reasons, do all in its power to eradicate disease and prevent un necessary death. In the last year there were, accord ing to Dr. Lee (5,504 cases of smallpox in the state, with 50:5 deaths. A somewhat careful calculation bas ed upon these reports,leads to the con clusion that in the counties reporting about 1,500,000 school days were lost during the period reported on. This does not include the great cities of the state, which would swell the figures enormously. In Philadelphia for in stance, eleven elementary schools, with an enrollment of more than 5,000 pupils.were closed in a single day be cause ot smallpox in the families of pupils. In rouud numbers we may therefore place the number of lost school days in the state, from smalt pox, at not less than 2,000,000. It we take 200 as about the average number of actual school days a year, ot each pupil, :f there were no loss of time, it follows that the waste of the scholar's time by smallpox and the teacher's salary,interest on the real estate,etc., must be calculated on the basis of a loss of 10,000 school years. As smallpox is a preventable disease the expense is a preventable expense whenever the community cares suffie iently to authorize the prevention. Gas Meets With Demand. George M West, manager of the Standard Company, states that the demand for gas i> unprecedented and that to supply the demand a new bench of retorts will he connected to day. The improvements,which have been on foot foi some days, have now reach ed a stage when It i- necessary to shut olt the gas for brief intervals. Be tweeu the hours of !• p. m.yesterday and t; o'clock this morning there was no gas. Gas will also bo turned oft today between o'clock this morning and 4 o'clock this afternoon. Successful Revival Meeting. The most successful revival meeting in the history of the Methodist Epis copal Church of Waynesboro is now in progress. One hundred persons have professed faith, and ninety have join ed the church during the last six weeks. The pastor. Rev. O. G. Heck, ha- had sole charge ol theMservices. Rev. Mr. Heck was toinJrly pastor Of Trinity M. E. church, tltis city. Death of George Shires. George Shires, a well known resid ent of this county, died Monday night at the home of his brother, Charles Shires, Strawberry Ridge.
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