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THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL.
BOW IT WAS OMERVBDBY BI
0HUBCUB9 Of THIfCItY.
Lirga OeBgrtgatleaa Attsad the Bsrvtees.
Ths Bteele Hendsrsd la All tbe Chaurefcss
of a Bit li ebaraetsrriae Deeeretteaa .
and OUisr features st ths Q astasia.
Ohrtatmat Day, A. D. 1833, wlli pass lata
bin wry with a record of being tbe mildest
within the memory el the eldest Inhabitant
Tbe weather wai springlike, overeoata
ware discarded and tba tdwa waa flllad
with premenaders In the afternoon. On
every aide could b. beard tba greeting "I
-wish you a merry Ghrlitmsa." Tba church
services were well attended ; theee of the
early morning mere, ae than niuil, ter
wbieh the weather waa no doubt respon
sible. .
Hew the day waa observed In the churches
will be found In detail below. At all of
them tnuate waa the great feature, and It ta
gratifying- te note that Laneaater'a mualeal
talent ie of the hlgheat order :
' kern OATuetfti eauBtmaa.
at nan 'a crowded at tka Barry BlerBfag Mass
Wmi fMfcsr usaae' CompeettlM waa Btfag.
Every aeat la Br. Mery'a Oatholle
oho rob waa occupied en Christmas mora mera
Ing before half paet four o'elook, half an
hour before the time noted for the beginning
of the esrvleea. Thete who came late were
obliged te atand In the rear of the pews and
alilea aid many could net gat In at all and
contented themselves with hearing the
singing in the obnreb yard.. The great
attraction waa Father Canes' t new maw.
He being a Lancastrian and hla great
work having been favorably mentioned
by tbeleadlng mualeal critics of the country,
ueia nu great uraire en me pari or me
many frlenda te hear hla prpdnotien ren
deied by the choir of St. Mary's. It waa a
great honor bestowed en this choir, and
they worked hard te de Justice te the msse
of their former townsmen. That they were
aueceaafnl la the verdict of Lancaster's mu mu
aeoal orltiea and ethers from a distance who
came speelally te bear thla maas aung.
Among the visitors was Prof. K, Avlragnet,
director of the conservatory of tnuale of
Bncknell university.
Promptly at D o'cleok the servleea at this
chureh ware begun with the singing of the
Adeite Fldetea by Mlsa Margaret Rellly
and Charles Lay ten. The soles in the mass
were taken by the following parties : Kyrle
Kleleen, Mtia Anna Lewell; Inearnatua
Est, Miss Mazle Malene; Agnus Del, Mlas
Heckle; Rbetds ; Christie Eielsoe, Or. W.
H. Lewell; Benodletus, Frank B. MeOlatn;
Qratlas Ageuius,Wlll Dreppem;Orueiaxus,
Benedlctua and Gretelu, Wm. O Frailey.
At the armory Mlse Mzle Malene sung
for the Christmas hymn Lambllette's
pastersl.
The musle was rendered under the d I I I
reotlen of Mr. Frailey, with hla wife pre.
aiding at the organ and part of Therbahn's
orchestra playing the accompaniment.
The sermon at the G o'clock masawaa
preached by Rev. Dr. McGuIlagh and hla
theme was the great Importance of the
event celebrated, lneldeutally he re
ferred te the great geed the rleh could de
with tbelr money If Judiciously apent In
alleviating the distress cf the destitute,
particularly In this festival Beaten. -
Masses were alto celebrated at 8 and 10
o'clock. All the services at this chureh
were largely attended. There was no
attempt made at decoration of the church.
A few Uhriatmaa trees were plaeed In the
sanctuary, but the large altar was hand
somely arranged and trimmed.
tit. Antbeny'a Cutbolle Obnrcta.
The first maas at St. Antheny's Oatholle
ohureh en Unrlstmas morning waa cele
brated by Father Raul at 5 o'clock. The
choir sang Mozart's Twelfth Mats, and the
choir waa accompanied by l'ef. Burger's
full orchestra. The musle was well ren
dered. Competent judges who have been
attending this churen for years pronounce
the tinging yestcrdsy morning as the best
they ever heard In the obnreb. The solo
ists were Mrs. Jehn Hienieuz, Ferd.
Weber, Harry Draehbtr, 'Jeseph Albert
and Jehn H Faree tiz Thecbelr sung the
same mata at 10 o'clock. Vcapiriwaa
aung at 8 o'clock. The attendance at all
the services was large. Father Kaul
preached from the gospel of the day at all
the mattes. The decorations st this church
were fine. Frem the ceiling te eaeh side
of the altar were heavy festoons of ever-
f irons. Acress the altar In Isrge green
etters were the words : "Gleria lu Exeelals
Dee." The altar waa deoera ed with
flowers aad greens and when the many
candles en it wero lit a handsome effect
was produced.
Bt. Jeseph's Cattiolle Church.
At 8U Jeseph's Uathuhoehuicb the first
mass was celebrated at & o'clock. The
choir tang Millard's mss at 5 o'cleok and
at the late mast at 10 o'cleok Mozart's waa
rendered. The aoleiais at tbe maaaea wero
Mlaaes Kate Winkler, Mary Gene, se-
Jrane ; Misses Kate Gens, Mary Heuaer,
esepblne Judith and Mrs. Annie Matters,
alto ; Philip Weber and Harry Miller,
tsner, and Harry Weber, .baas. Pster.W.
Weber presided at the organ and was ac
companied by three cornets and two trom
bones. Lambllette's pastoral was well ran
dered at tbe offertory.
In the afternoon Flake's Vespers, Mo
zart's Matrnltleal and Lambllette's Alma
Redemptlenla were sung by the obetr.
The decorations at thla chureh were net
elaborate bat In geed taste. In addition te
the greens en the altar tes words "Gleria
In Excelals Dee" occupied a prominent
plaee. The attendance was large at all tbe
service and there were a large number of
communicants at tbe early main.
SI. Jeseph's Hospital.
At St. Jeseph's hospital the obspel was.
decorated with greent and the altar hand
somely trimmed. Mass aa celebrated at
5 o'clock In tbe morning, whleb wai well
attended. An extra dinner wss prepared
for tbe lnreates.and at 3 o'clock the Iroquois
Dand vlatted the hospital and played sev
eral selections.
The musle wss rendered by tbe choir,
made up of the esters of the hospital
augmented by the choir of tbe Sisters of
Bt Frauds.
Tbe sisters received a number nf gifts
and donations, but many mere could be
put te geed use during the holidays.
TUB LVXUKK1NS.
Vina Dccoratlena at Trlnliy and an Appre.
prist, sermon Dj K.v. O. I. fry.
There was a large congregation attending
tbe Chrlatmaa morning servleea it
Trinity Lutheran chuieb. Rev. O. L. Fry
preached an eloquent sermon, referring
pointedly te the lesaent of the day and tbe
benefits te all Cbrlitendem resulting from
tbe oeumon ebaervsnee of tbe great festival.
The singing was of the best ever heard In
that ohureh.
While tbe decorations were net quite as
elaborate aa upon lenner occasion, they
ware tet with exeellent effect. The pulpit
was bidden beneath a festoon of tbe finest
white henrletta clctb, ezquitltelv embroi
dered and fringed with geld ness; and
thla representation of "Peace" oeuid hardly
have been mere oemplete. ,0a eaeh aide
of tbe pulpit was a masalve embankment
of varli tested evergreen, laurel and box
wood, whilst the two lelly candelabras were
made te resemble Oriental palms ; the oon eon oen
traat between the dark sreeu and tbe white
and geld of tbe pulpit being very
striking. Around the galftry and eban
dellera were liberal coverings of ever,
greens, the whole producing a scene
which did net fall te put each person
In harmony with hla turreundlnge, The
decorators, under tbe direction of Rev.
Fry, completed tbelr work about lour
o'cleok uu Unrlslmaa morning and befere
they returned te thalr home steed before
Ibe church and Joined heartily lu a song.
Their musle was beard by a number of
residents of tbe vicinity, and they were
pleased tone ve tbe holiday thua ushered
In.
Tbe Infant department of Ibe Sunday
reboot bcld a) entertainment tbia afternoon,
and thla evening at 7 o'clock the main
school will bold Its festival, wbieh premises
te be a aurpa8taKly beautiful servtoe.
Hundreds of jueilant clear voleo-i will Jim
in rendering tbe lelccted cirile and
antbem&leted by the organ and or ch sit re,
and the entire conduct et the hervles will
be taken by thirteen of the young men of
the school.
Zlen'e Lutheran Cnarch.
Tne regular ccjltUaas eetvlet wm field
ea Tuesday morning at 10:15 at Zlen'a
Lutheran cbureh. Tne aermeB preached
byRsv. Mayaer waa front the texts Luke
2:14 eal Lake lAl aad 85. Hlstbsese waa
the Birth of Chrlat, the greatest miracle of
dlVtae love, wbieh followed a Ohrlstmas
aaUaeaa readered bv the obelr, aader tbe
leadenhlp of Prof. Ben kerf. ' Tba Sunday
Bobeorentartalnment was held In the eve
ning a 7 o'clock, and the pregramme waa
Bsaae up or rscitsuens, aingmi ei unnaimas
fcymasandosrela andreapeaslve reading
SfldK the atreetlcn of Heary Gerbart,
superintendent of tbe Sunday school, sad
aa addraas by Str. Mayte t en the Birth of
Uhrlat At the conclusion of the exerelaea
pretty cards, oentalnlng eetlptaral verses
were given ,te the children of. tka Infant
school, testaments and psalaaa te these of
the lauraaedlasa grade and a large pietura
of outlet te tba members et the Bible class.
Tba eharch waa festooned with ever
greens ; en eaeh. aide of the caaneel was a
larga Christ mas tree. aad)the channel waa
decorated with laurel aad greens. The col
lection taken np at the eveatng servlee was
for the benefit of the Sunday school.
at. Stapta.a'a Latbaiatk oaerek.
Bt. Stephen's Lutheran eharch was hand hand hand
somelydeeeratsdter Christmas, and pre
sents a neat appearanee. Above the pulpit
arc tbe words,' " Each eat hsute der Hell
Ian gsberen," waleh traaalated reads,
" TJate uaaeblld labors." Above the In
scription la a representation of theangel thst
came te the shepherd a, ana above that a gaa
Jst In the shape et a star, te represent the
atar of Bethlehem. Arranged around tbe
altar are six Christmas trees and In front of
the altar en tbe raised platform la a repre.
Natatien of Christ In the meager at Beth
lehem. The servleea en Onrlstmaa morn
ing were opened wl'h the slaking of a
Christmas anthem, wbieh was followed by
liturgical aervleea and a aermen by tbe
pastor. Rev. Melster, frem'Luke 2:10 and
11. Hla theme. waa ' the reasons we are
Jeyfnl te-day." u
In the evening there was an entertain
meat by tbe pupils of tbe Sunday soheol,
alter wbieh the children' were given
presents. The psater was' also kindly
remembered en Uhrlatmas.hsvlng reeelvcd
gilts from his Bible class, tbe tesehers of
tne Bunaay tcnoei and confirmation eiass.
There will be another entertainment
given at this ohureh en next Sunday even
ing, for which there has been a fine mualeal
pregramme prepared. " '
Bt. Jeha's Lutheran.
There were no servleea at St Jebn'a
Lutheran j church I en Christmas. This
evening the cantata "The Night of Glory"
will be rendered. i
Rev. Alleman, tbe pastor of the obnreb,
was kindly remembered by his congrega
tion en Christmas, bavins received from
them a purse oentalnlng fCO. j ,
Tbeehlldren of IheGetwald Mission Bun
day school, will takii pert In tbe eantata te
be rendered at St. Jehn's Lutheran this
evening.
Ctirltt Lutheran.
Chrlatmaa aervices were held at Chrlat
Lutheran eburch at 0 o'elookon Tuesdsy
morning. The sermon wss preached by
Rev. K. L. Reed from 'Jltus 2:11: "The
grace of Ged which brlngelh salvation hath
appeared te all men." The musle was flue,
the ohelr being asalsted by an orchestra of
ten pieces. Among the selections rendered
were Mensrt's Gleria, Betbeven's Halle
lujah te tne Father, Palmer's, "The Angel
Heraldr." The children's entertainment
was given at 0 o'elook and oenslsted et
responsive reading and alnglng. Tbe
Cheral society aang severs! selections with
orehestral accompaniments, after whleh
Rev. Reed made a short address and ti en
followed the distribution of gilts. The
pastor waa remembered by his congrega
tion. Tbelr gift te him oenslsted et an
envelcpj well filled with bank note.
The eburch was handsomely decorated
with greens. On the panels between the
wlndewB were scriptural names of Jesus.
In thsspaee above tbe Christmas tree In
the area were tbe words "Tne World's
Messiah," the title of tbe evening's enter
tainment. .
Grace Lntbrran Ohureh.
Rev. O. E. Houpt preached tbe sermon
at tbe Chrlatmaa morning servlee from
Luke 2: 11. The deujrstlens at this chureh
consisted of greens around tbe pulpit, altar
and ehaneel ; a double atar auapended from
the arch in tne obanecl, in which was a
large eleotrle light ; above the altar waa tbe
word "Nativity," each letter being illumi
nated with a poreelalo fairy lamp. Ten
oateehumens were confirmed.
In the afternoon the Infant's de
partment and Emanuel mUalen gave
entertalnmenta and In tbe evening
the main Sunday toheol (celebrated
tbe day. The pregramme waa made up of
anthems, responsive readingsan address by
the pastor and recitations. These en tbe
pregramme ler the laitnamed were : Laura
Selber, Beaale Hartman, Charles B. Houpt,
Jennie Peel, Washington Nlxderf and
Florence IHennleger.i One of tbe features
et the evening waa the Christmas dialogue,
by Bert and Walter Stelgerwalt.
The annual report of a. A. Habley, su
perintendent el tbe Sundsy school, wss
read, from wbieh It appears there are 600
cfllenra, teachers and schelsrs connected with
the Sunday aoheoL Tbe average attendance
waa 350. Eighteen of the pupils were pres
ent at every session, and aeen (received a
gilt, 10 received favorable mention for be
ing absent en only one Sundsy ;'2 teachers
received Bible dlotlensrles for being present
every Sunday, and 1 received honorable
mention for being absent but once.
At Bl Junu Kptieepat,
One et the musieal events of tbe day waa
the selections rendered at St Jsmea' Kpls Kpls
cepal church at the Christmas morning ser ser
veoe at 11 o'elook nnder direction of Prof.
Carl Mats The following was tbe musical
pregramme : Adeste Fldeles, Veritas'
Ventte, 4.tb and 85th psalms, Whitney's
Te Deuui, Btalner'a Bonedletus, Mendeia
aehn'a Kyrle, A met 'a Crede, Sullivan's
Chrlatmaa Gospel and Ray's communion
servlee. i
The church was neatly trimmed and
presented a handsome appearanee. Small
Christmas trees were urea for decorations,
Instead et greens. These trees were fas
tened te the wall and arranged In front of
tbeobaneel. Around the pulpit and tec
tum holly was plaeed.
The children's entertainment will be
given en Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Hr. Jehn'. Kpltepai.
St. Jehn' Kplaoe pal ohureh was decorated
with festoons of laurel and wreaths nf holly.
The lltat servlee of the dsy waa held at 0
o'elook in the morning, at wbtch Kev. J.
E Patt, thereiter, preacoed the Christmas
sermon. The regular Christmas musical
exerclaea were observed. At the opening
Mesul's Gleria was sung and at the offer
tory the "Adette Fidelea" The Sunday
aoheol celobratlen will be held f morrow
evening. .
Tba rtrat Hatprmed.
The mua'e at the First Reformed church
hat always been a feature of Uhriatmaa
morning and this year was no exception.
Tbe musle was, If anything, finer thau any
preceding year. Tbe principal telectlnr.s
at the early morning service were Ber Ber
tbeld Tours' "Sing O Heavcnr, " Me
zart's " Gleria " from the 12'b mux, W. D.
Williams' " Magnificat " and Dal and a " Te
Deum. " The aolea were suug by Mlsa
Kate Shirk. MltaMsry Lecher and Heward
Werntz. Tbe regular choir of the church
wai augmented by volunteers from tbe
Trinity Lutheran, Bt Paul's Reformed,
Moravian and ether city ohureh choirs,
The eburch la mere elabnratelv decor
ated than any in the elty. Frem tbe cen
tre or tbe celling four heavy festoons of
evergreens run te each corner of tbe
church, In front et the pulpit is a mound et
flowers, aieund the two heavy pillars en
eaeh side et the pulpit evergreena are
twined, back of tbe pulpit It a large green
cress, from the gallery were suspended
graceful festoons of evergreens and en the
gat Jsta en the sides efthecbuicti are
wrestbs of green.
Tbe children's entertainment will be
given next Sunday evening.
The pastor, Rev. Dr. Tlizell, and his wife
were tbe recipient of a number et gifts
from his congregation.
BL faal'alt.lermfd.
The annual Sunday soheol Christmas
cntertslntnent at St. Paul's Reformed
oiureh was given laat evening at 6:50
o'eiock. In tbe presence of an audience thi.1
filled every available Inohet spaas. At the
time deslgnsted tar the beginning et tbe
ezeralaes, the Sundsy soheol entered the
church singing "We oetne before our
King." This was followed l'.b an Invoca
tion by tbe pastor, after whleh there waa re.
spenslve reading, alnalea of favmns. reclta-
I tieaa aad aa address by the pastor, Among
ih selections rendered wsre Ibe recitation
of Provet be by Miss Carrie Flakes end Miss
Viols Bhsuh, "Little Rocket's Chrlatmaa"
by Jehn N. Hetrlck. Tbe Everlasting
Memerial," by Mlaa Minnie Landls; dia
logue donor thy Father and Mether,"
Jacob Byrne and Allea Welehans ; recita
tion, "Tbe Voice of a Star," Miss Mlra
Haverstlek. Oae of ibe features et the
evening was the Instrumental mnsltby the
Sunday school orchestra. The collection
taken np la for the benefit et tbe Bethany
orphan home.
The dosing exercises en the pregramme
was the distribution etprlses te the scholars
and In this connection It may he noted that
the pastor received a puree oentalnlng 150.
and the organist and sexton also received
gifts.
Bt. Lake's Kataraed. ,
Bt. Luke's Reformed ohureh was taste
fully decorated for the annual Christmas
entertainment, held latt evening. Festoons
of laurel from the eelllng te tbe side walls,
with the altar and ehaneel trimmed
with holly and Christmas trees were tbe
deoerstlona The pregramme oenslsted of
singing and selected recitations bv tbe
sobelsts, after whleh gifts were distributed
te every enrolled scholar. The ohureh has
recently been enlsrged, but It was tax ad te
Its utmost oapaetty laat evening te ao ae ao
e immedate the orewd. 1 1
Tbe offerings et this servlee are for the
benefit of Bethany orphans' home at
Womelsdorf, and a handsome sum was
realized.
.. Bt. Jehn's Rsfatmad.
At the Ohrlatmss morning service at Bt
Jehn's Reformed ohureh, Rev. Dr. Jehn
Kuelllnr, tbe pastor, preached from Gal
latlana 4:4. lu the evening the Bnnday
soheol celebration waa held. The pro pre
gramme consisted of serlptural recitation",
singing by tbe soheol, congregation and
ohelr, and an addrees by tbe pastor ; after
whleh candy and oranges were distributed
te the children, The only decorations were
two Christmas trees, one en each side of
the ohaueel.
aTlral Presbjtatlae,
The Christmas festival at tbe Flret Pres
byterian chureh will be held thla evening
at 7 o'elook. Gifts will be bestowed, and
, oarelt and recitations will be rendered by
tuv uuuMicu ui tut, cj.uulu auuuui.
Prctbjurlaa MttnerlaJ.
A morn enjoyable entertainment than
that of tbe Presbyterian Memerial Sunday
school, en Christmas evening, has seldom
been given, and a happier orewd of young
folks would have been bard te find.
At an early hour tbe benss was filled te
overflowing, and standing room was at a
premium. Fer tbe eoeommodatlon of
Santa Claus, who waa en the pregramme
for a visit, a house with a hlgbehlmney
had been built en the pulpit platform. It
was embowered In greens, while snow
oevoreri Its reef and walls. When Old
Krlas Klegle appeared and descended the
chimney the applause waa aemethlng Im
mense; but w hen he made bis way through
tbe room distributing oeufoottons, Ae., it
was simply tremendous.
Tbe following pregramme was exool exeol exoel
lently rendered, tbe gems of tbe evening
being the echo song and the recitation by
little Mlsa Flnrence Yeat :
Slnglnr, "O, Merry, Merry Obrlatmas,"
reading et scriptures by D. H. Bartholo Barthelo Barthole
mew, prsyer, Rev. The. Thompson, alng
lng, "March et the Magi," recitation,
Mamie Garvin, singing by ;slx little boys
and girls, recitation, Florence Yeat, singing
by lulant aoheol, addreas by Rev. Thomp
son, reading of tbe annual report by Lid
ward R. Garvin, aecretary, recitation,
Minnie 7, liener, winging, "Tbe Olden
Gelden Tune," ricllatinn, Mary Bartholo Barthelo Barthole
mew, awarding tbe Kaithelemew prizes,
reading tbe roll of honor, alnelug, "Sellly
tbe Eohec-a Cema snd go," recitation,
Sephie Oblsnder, arrival of Kris Klngle,
singing, "OCome all je Faithful," ben"
dlciien.
Theaeoretary'a report wss of interest as
showing the progress and work et the
school for tbe year, net the ieaat Interesting
statement being tbat 43 scholars had net
mlased one session et the soheol during the
year ; 15 bad mlsed but one ; 18 missed
but two, and 13 only three. The average
attendance waa 215
The "Bartholemew" prlrea for beat les les
eons, oenduct and attendance, were awarded
tn : 1st, Katie Wilsen; 2l,-Wlnena8bank,
Mllleravllle; 31, Edith Bealue.
Tbe musle waa lu ehariie of Prof. Christ
OMender, assisted by Mlas Amelia Ryan
en tbe cornet, and Elgar Herr, en the
Tlelln.
Rav. Thompson, pastor, and H. C. Moere,
superintendent, can wollcengratulsto them
selves ou tbe prosperous condition of the
chureh snd soheol.
Ih Moravian.
The dccoratlena at tbe Moravian chureh
have already been allu led te. The pulpit
aloeve was a mass of greens, laurel and
Bpruce, Over tbe arch In tbe oentrewasa
tranapareney oentalnlng the inscriptien:
"Ohrtst Is born te-day"; a "Wall of Trey"
of evergreens surrounds the pulpit ; the
reading desk, pulnlt and communion table
were deoeratia with holly; wreaths et holly
were ever the doers aed a star et holly was
suspended from the ehaneel areb. The
services opened with a Chrlatmaa anthem
by the obelr and the reading of the liturgy
for Christmas waa followed by an appro
priate sermon by the paater.
Flral M. K. Obur.h.
The praise service at the Duke Street M.
E. church en Chrlstmat morning at 0
o'eiock was oendnoted by Rav. J, R Tsyler
Gray. The Sundsy soheol entertainment
will be held te morrow evening, a feature of
whleh will be the donations by the pupils
for distribution te the peer of the ecnrega
tlen.
St. fani'a M.ttiedist.
At S'. Paul's Methodist ebutch there was
a praise aervlce at 6 o'clock en Christmas
morning. In tbe evening tbe Sunday
school entertainment was beld lntbescbeul
room and it was elaborately decorated for
tbe occasion, lu the Infant's dipartment
there were a large number of Carlatmaa
trees en whleh were bung oranges, and the
room presented tbe appearance of an orange
grove. Tbe pregramme waa made np of
music, recitations, an address by tbe pastor
and tbe presentation of gifts te eaeh uf the
410 Sundty soheol puplla.
OseeDd ETaugellcal.
The Second Evaugellcal cbureh was
hsndBemely decorated lu honor of tbe
festival celebrated. At the evening enter
tainment given by the Sunday school sn
addrtea vtnn delivered by Rfv. A. E
Gobble, president of the Central Penn
sylvania ellege, at New Berlin, leta
Faanncht. Ellen Hilten and Alberte Yett
reelted, Mlsa Nellie Ktauakep and Mary
Fasnacht aang aoles, and the closing ad
dress was delivered by Barbara Burgesa.
Ueveuant V, II, lltuicn.
There worn no epeclal fcervlces at Covenanl
U. B. church en Chrlatmaa morning. The
erilidreu'a euttriHlnmeiitwaH given en Sun
day evening at whleh itv. J B. Funk
preached a Chrlatmaa serinun at tbe con cen con
cluilcnef whleh the children roeelved their
annual treat Oa Christmas evening there
ws a prelun and prayer service oenduoted
by Rev. I. BallzHll.
Uhurcb or aed,
Tbere were ue Bsrvletsst tbe Church of
Ged en Cbrls'mni Their Sunday achcel
entertainment will be given en Thursday
evening.
Atilcan M. X.Cnuren.
There were no droeratlocn at this ohureh.
The only exercises held were by the .Sou .Seu
day school en Chrlstmat evening. The
pregramme was made up of rroitntlena,
tinging, adrire4e by He v. Beth D. W.
Smith and Jonathan Harris, Ibe superin
tendent et tbe school, a tableaux, "The
Boaten Beys," a ienu et the Revolutionary
war, and the presentation of gifts te the
children.
At tba County Institutions.
The Inmates of tbe oeuntv Institutions
were made happy by having "extra" ou
their bill of fare. Tbay greatly enjoyed
tbe channe from the usuat feed served at
these Institution. These Institutions were
vltlled during the day by tbe Ircqueis
band who gave cenctrls at each et them.
The band alae vlsiud St. Jeaepb's hcRpttal
and played aeveral selections. The prison
wat lu addition favored by a visit from
Kendlg'a parlor orchestra.
A QUIK.r ) till HTM A3.
1b.Btr.tti ThreuKtduu Aleurt.jr Nfgnt The
Owl Club's rittt ttall A snoeting Match.
On Monday evening tbe streets weie
thronged by shoppers and ethers complet
ing tbelr preparations ter the celebration et
Christmas, The stores did an lmumsete.
business, and the merchants and their
empleyes were engaged until far Inte the
night In attending te the wants of
thousand Tbere was very little dis
order en Chrlstmat eve, and the
usual number of Ballanlekles were
net around. Nearly all the saloons
were olesed en Tuesday atternoen, but tbe
police were pretty lenient te these who Im
bibed te exeesa. Mere out-deer amuse
agents were expoeted, because the weather
was mild. Besides a few sheeting matches
and skating en iteveral ponds tbere was
little entertainment outside of the homes.
Tuesday evening there were many private
parties, snd calls were made by neighbors
te exeuange tbe oeinpllmsnta of the season.
Belew will be found a brief account et tbe
secular observance.
The Owl emu,
The Owl club held a ball en Chrlstmat
eve In Mannerchnr hall. There waa quite
a large orewd present, and there was a
great deal of fun at times. The affair was
a financial sureear.
There were gieat orewda at the flying
horses en Monday evening and Christmas
day and even leg. The King street theatre
wss crowded sll the time, and the horses
had no time te rest
OIvm a Tea Bat.
The empleyes of H L. Btehmsn'a two
etgar factories. Laneatter and Robreratewn.
presented him with a handsome and
Deautirnuy engraved aitver tea set consist consist
Inget six pieces, which wss purchased
from Chas. H. GUI.
aTuS Beating la tbe Lewer End.
The fox hunters of the lower end eu jeyed
Chrlstmss In great sbsp. They spent the
greater pert of tbe dsy abasing ly Reynard
along the Ooteraro. Hunters were present
from Gap te Buck, sud there were a num
ber et paeks el hounds. Several foxes were
Sut up, snd one was captured by Kelly
uaub, of Qtiarryvllle. In a rather peculiar
manner, lue animal Jumped upon a reek,
Whleh was very high. He waa unable te
get down the ether-side, and he waited
patiently until a ladder bad been procured,
when he was csptured. He wat then
reoegnUed aa the same fox tbat bad
been let go from the hotel et Milten Roop,
at Green Tree, Bart township, en Saturday,
Ittsult et a a&oe'.lna listen.
A sheeting match at live pigeons took
plaee yesterday st Chas. Franclaeut' hotel,
with the following result l
ciark, r e i e e l-a
Anfl.rsen.T e ill l
ITranclscui, u 1 111 1-5
Freaent.d With a Btarat.
Ailer Ihe performance at the opera
nouaeen uenaay evening an or tne em em
peoyes of the theatre gathered en the
atsge. One of thflr number then went le
the front et tbe houte and Invited W. M.
R. Williamson, the manager, te oemo
back. When be came Charles Bewman, a
member of tbe oreheatra, In a speech, pre
sented him with a beautiful Knights Tem
plar mark, whleh was a Maltese cress with
crown. It bore Mr Williamson's name
with that of the oemmzndery te whleh he
belongs. The recipient of the glflmadea
speech, thsnklng the givers.
Harv.r U, Shirk's Accident.
Harvey H. Shirk, of thla city, met with a
serious ace'dent en Christmas Day. He
wanted ta eat his Christmas dinner at his
mother's home at Blrd-lu-Uand, and te get
there bearded a trclRbt train. Near Ranck's
station he attempted te get ett the train
while It was running at a high rate of speed.
In Jumping he tell ou hla besd, which wat
badly out and lu addition he waa seriously
bruised.
Vbarg.s Agatntt Four Yeunc Men
Before Alderman PJnksrilm suits have
been brought against William snd Harry
Werner, Charles Flick sndGeorgeSebaum,
charging them with trespass, disorderly
oenduct aud nther oifenses. Jebn Sas Sas
ehrlst, who roaldes ou Water street, above
Wslnut, sllrges tbat the young men oame
Inte hla house and assaulted him en the
night before Chrlatmaa. All have Rlvsu
ball for a hear Ing.
lighting en Hie Btrast.
Tbcra was a dlagraeeful fight en Water
street, above Walnut, laat nlgbt It eeeiua
tbat Geerge Kehaum aud u young man
named Overly, who had trouble the night
before, met. They at once began a fight
which lasted for at least twenty mlnutm.
Orerly waa whipped and had hla faee badly
battered. Later Overly' brother anil
Mcbaum had a fight at Arch alley aud
Walnut atreet Allet tte tren were hurt
andltlaeald that there waa oenalderable
double teaming." The fight created great
rxottementlnthenelghbernood aud poeplo
kept yelling for pollee tbat were IIke the
famous letter sud never came.
TnJ Ilrcalrel (loud ThlDgi.
Christmas morning Festmesterhllaymakflr
treated the letter-carriera i nd ether em
ployed of tbe postcOiee te a lunea censtating
of fried ey ate ts.it'.
Herr fc Weldler preaonted the members
of the pollen force with a fine box or clKars
and Chief Smelts gave another Chrlstmss
morning. City EugltieerSlaymaker treated
tbe officers te a half bushel of apples from
his farm.
There la no mere liberal man In the town
te his empleyes than Jehn Beat, the well
known boiler manufacturer, and en Mon
day he gave te eaeh of hla rneu a fine large
turkey ler Christmas. This bas been Mr.
Beat'a custom for many jeara aed tbe tur
key a are as aure te come aa tbe holiday.
THE St AVON'S HUAUIMQ
Plant? et Bracks and Htfgara ricktd Up
Over tba Uellu.f.
There was oeosldnrsble drunkenness In
Lancaster between Monday neon and to
day, and many of the men who became full
of whtaky were inclined te Le noisy. Few
Lancaster people weie lakeu in, butatrsnic,
era were gobbled up without mercy. Oa
Thanksgiving day, It will be remembered,
the town wat overrun by tramps, who
robbed aeveral houses and stepped many
people en tbe atreetu. The polleo were de
termined tbat thla should net oeeur again
and they oenoludod te arrest every suspl suspl suspl
oleua looking atranger. The reault wa that
tbe atatleu house waa full by I ait evening.
Quite a number et drunken tramp, who
were begging wero pluked up lu different
parts of the uuy. Several bad te be wheeled
or carried te tbe ala'len house, and tbe
mayor bad a lively hearing this morning.
Thirteen ledgers were discharged.
J as. Kyau and Tnei. O'Brien, who were
arreated while fighting en Water street by
OOleer Flennsrd en Monday, get 30 days
in the werkbeute. Eight drunks aud
twgusrs were sent te the same lace for
SOuujs and ene get 15; two were discharged.
Jehn Cumtninge, who was drunk, waa cent
te Jail for 30 dnja, ai he bad hut one leg
and could net work. Daniel McGee is the
nameefaaawed off darkey of this city,
who was drunk en North Queen street.
He had his band tied up and told people
tbat be had been shot This proved te be
a lie and he waa given 6 daya In JalL
Harry Hnlmsn and William Iecher, two
be j a of thla elty, were neley en Monday
vealug. They attacked a Utile son of
Zicb MeGluul., who was v.alklug quietly
along nu West King street, and bjat him
severely. The mayor seut both down
stairs In the station house until he dbcldea
what te de with thorn.
Death el a Lttttr-Uarrler.
Harry H. .Mber, a popular young man
etthli city, died en Monday night of
brencbltla at the residonceef Jiecjamln H.
Derwart, en North Mulberry atreet, with
whom he bearded lie bad been lu ill
health for Berne time and had been con
fined te the huuse ter several weeks. Tbe
deceaael was formerly u paeker In tobacco
warehouses. In Hep.emher IHi'j, seen after
Peatmaater Slayrnaxer bad taken peases peases
sien of the etUca, he was appointed
a letter curler, lie wai aialgneu te duty
en North Queen street, having what la
known ta tne "abort route" Hlsfalllug
health had Interfered with hla work fur
aeme lime past and he waa obliged te lay
ell for a considerable time. He was a mem
ber of the YnuLg Men's Democratic elub
and a young man with bais of frlenda
Dcceaard was a seu et FrederUk Zesber.
Hla mother died when he was quite young
snd bis father ten years age. He wit horn
February 19 M, lfaOl.
A Llllle Itej'a rIL
A little eon et Frank Mtley was walking
along Duke atreet last evening after dark,
when be slipped and fell into the hole ever
which there was an Ice house, en tbe plot
for the new government building. He
struck en the bottom, cutting hla eye and
bruising bir&Mli ceiuldcnblj,
TWOBTRAMKHS BtlHNBD.
About 30 Lives Lest en tba Lewer Mlaa'salppl
and B.vn Naar Seattle, W. T.
The steamboat Jehn U. Hanns, from
Onaebtta river, which left Menree, La,
early ea Sunday with a number of paassn-
R era snd a cargo of 2 500 baits of oetton en
esrd, waa burned Monday night at
Plaqnemlnts It la stated tbat of the par
son, en beard at the time of the disaster
only It sra known (e have bsen aavfd.
About thirty puaena petlahed, a large
nnmb'r nf whom Jumped overboard and
were dtewntd.
As seen as the fire was dlioevered Engi
neer Merrlman set the steam pumps work
ing, but Ihe lira swept through Ihe beat Ilka
a t)izs en a prairie, and Ihe engine room
waa seen In flames. Then a steam pipe
burst and filled the plsoe with scalding
steam. Merrlman was forced te abandon
hla pest, and he and Ibe stokers and ethsrs
rsn te the sides of the beat aud rushed
through' pelt mtll in order te save thalr
Uvea
Captain Jellea, the pilot, then headed tbe
beat for the shore. A full head of steam
was en st the time, and the beat was seen
run Inte the bank. When she struck tbe
bank she bounded away again and swung
sreund, drilling down sa she burned.
Then Captain Jellea Jumped out ever the
oetton balea and, aprluglng into the river,
aw.m ashore.
Floating oetton, charred timber and
ether debris filled tbe river while many
people were atruggllng desperately In tbe
water for tbelr Uvea Seme were able te
swim ashore, but most et them were se
badly burned or ae thoroughly exhauatsd
that they struggled but a few moments and
sank te rise no mere.
As Ihe burning beat struck the bank et
the river the crew and pasengera who bsd
been sble te reaeh tbe forward end of the
beat sprang ashore, seme et them with
scorehed fite?s and bruised limbs and many
et them with acarc-My any covering.
Among these who managed te get off were
Captalu Holmea. Hn was horribly burned
and In hla frauds dealre te be relieved from
tbe pain be waaautlerlng be burled hla faee
and bands In tbe tell mud and begged
meat plteensly for soma one te help him.
Pilet Beb Smlib wat Jutt behind him, and
waa laid out bv tbe slde of the dying eap
tain. Nothing could be done for tbe softer.
Ing men snd the two dled tegether en the
river bank,
Tbe struggling unfortunates whoreaohed
the shore were taken care of hy the citizens
of 1'Januemlnn.aiKl doctors and ethers came
te their saalattnce snd tried te alleviate
tbelr euflerlngs. The City snd Central
hotels nud private houses threw open their
doera le tbe 111 fated people, and fed aud
elntbed thorn until next morning.
Clerk Powell, who displayed rnueh
heroism m waking up the pittengert by
rapping at the state room doera, was burned
te death and went down with the steamer.
Noatlempt was made te save any et the
ateamei'a books or paper, aud everythlng,
together with the clothes of tbe orew and
paaaengets, was lest Among the erew
who were lest werr : Captain Het mt s, matter
of the beat; Samuel R. Powell, chief clerk;
Beb Smith, a pilot from Sinlthlaud, La ;
Mike O'Nell, night watchman: Jne Crane,
cabin watehuiau) Menreo Deck, flrttoeokj
Jaek Duff, anoend cook) Jen Harvey, cabin
tiey; Jim Watsen, aeoeud bskei; Jebn
Crafton, carpenter.
Among these who are badlytmrned sre:
Dan Carrell, steward; JUn O'Neil. deek
hand; Jehn Gibbens, sailor; Louts Welch,
roustabout
The Jehn H. llanna was built In Madi Madi
eon, Ind , Id 1870, and balled from Louis
ville, Ky. She wss of 377' tonnage, and
was owned by tbe Ouachita river oonsoll eonsoll oensoll
dated line. Hhn waa valued at 118,000, and
waa tnaured ler 112,000 la loeal and foreign
companies.
The officers of tbe beat were as fellows :
Captain J, S. Helmes, master; S K. Powell,
first olerk James Jerdan, second olerk ,
Henry Jenes aud Leuis Rawllnge, pilots ;
William II an ley, first engineer, and
Daniel Carrell, ateward.
The ateamer Lelf Erlckten was burned te
the water's edge near Seaute, Washington
Torrltery, en Monday evening. There
were 33 persona ou beard at the time snd
seven sre missing. Oae theory et the ori
gin of the tire la that a lamp In tbe pilot
house exploded and set fire te the beat, and
another that a demijohn of whtaky In the
pilot house was broken, and tbe wblaky,
running through te tbe boiler, was Ignited.
DKKDS or HEROISM.
New Oklanj, Dm 20 The story of
mauy eets et heroism en the part of tbe
crew of tbe steamer Jehn H. Hanns. whleh
was burned near Pliquemlne, are being told
te-day b the survlveis. Oae story makes
Jamet Glvena tbe here of tbe occasion.
Glvuns was cne of the erew. When
the steamer touehed the bank and
bounded away sud Pilet JelUs left tbe
wheel snd sprang overboard, Given quick
ly realized tee satvstien of sll en beard de
pended upon the Uanna being brought
uack te tbe bank, At this Ume the
pilot house was surrounded by Ibe
flames. Nothing daunted, the brave
fellow sprang te the wheel, brought the
steamer', head again te tbe bank, and In
order le keep her there looked the wheel In
the proper position. While he was doing
thla the fire swept ever the pilot house and
he was Imprisoned by tbe llatnea whleh
had altnady severely burned him. It was
high time te think of his own life new
that he had rendered possible tbe sav
ing of scores of ethers. Te scape It wss
neeeiaary te puth through tbe wall of fire
surrounding him. Glvena made a daah
for the aide of the tteamer aud although
frightfully burned aucceeded in reaching It
Alihnugh a moving mast of fire, he did net
lese bis presence of mind but Jumped into
the river and struggled te Ibe bank where
he wat pulled out cruelly burned snd ex
hausted from hla efforts Given new Ilea st
the hospital In this elty with his eyes
burned out and aeveral ether severe In
juries believed le be fatal. Ne man ever
performed a mere berole aet than that of
Givenssnd It is a matter of universal re
gret that h's gallantry and humanity shall
hare coat hltu se dear.
A Man's Bedy Found.
While Jehn Haaaler, of Reading, and
eoveral ethers were hunting en Stene
mountain en TueHlay, they found tbe body
of a man 1) lug at the feet of the mountain,
near Strnmlt, near Sehuylklll oeunly. He
wsb well dressed, cleanly shaved, had dark
mnustache and goatee, and was about & feet
8 luebes tell. He had t3.ll en bis persjr,
By hla MJe waa a revelver with one empty
chamber. Nothing waa found te Identity
him, or te lend tethe conclusion that suicide
waacemmltted. The coroner's Jury decided
that he had died from exposure and muat
have lain en tbe mountains ever a month.
His appearance Indicated that he waa well well well
conuteted wherever he came from.
A llcy Valla Vruiu a Ladder.
An eVIit year. old son of Geerge Garb!
son, of Locust atreet, met with su aoeldent
which might have been much moreaerlnua
Christmas afternoon. At Loeuat sud
Shlppen streets Jebn Hlemenz la erecting
s new building. A number of boys were
playing areuud It and young Garblaen
crawled up a ladder te tbe second story.
Anether boy shook the lailderand Gar bison
fell te the ground, Fortunately be atruck
en soft ground or he might have lest bit
life. Ah It waa be was taken home unocn unecn unocn
eeloua hut anon recovered. He had a gaab
cut In hla head aud was bruised,
lllg Kail Werts oiesa.
The 1'olUlewn Iren company, of Potts
town, en Monday night closed Its nail
factory aud paid off and discharged all the
empleyes. The average time made during
the past mouth bas been about ten days.
The company complained that they were
net mukiug any money In nails, and about
three weeks age suggerted tbat the men
should sgree te a reduction of wagea for
tbemselvea. Ne action was tukeu by the
meu; bence Ibe notion of tbe company. It
la thought the oeiupany will new fix a
lower rate of wae and reautne with men
who may accept it
Tn.jf OlT. Mall.
Lem Wlley aud William Chandler, wbe
areuhargsd wltli nelogaeoompllcea of Miff
Wellzel aud Cuarlea miner in suveral re
ceut larcenlee, were held lu ball by Alder
man Viiea today.
i '
Waul te Allcntenu,
J. P. Wlnewer, et this city, went te
Allentewu today te Institute P. H. Sheri
dan Council et J unler Awsilcaa MiebarUcs.
ABBLEBKAD IN KCINS,
Tb Eetlrs Butlassa Portion of the Oltf De
stroyed by aTire Mine Acres Burned.
Bosten, Msse., Dee. 20 12:40 a. at. A
oenilagratlon Is raging at Marblshead, the
lsrgsr part el tbe town being en fire. Help
has been sent from Salem, Lynn and ether
places, but the firemen are unable te eheck
the flames. Telephone aad telegraph wires
have gene down.
The entire business portlenfof the ctly Is
In rulna The following firms have been
burned entt J. Creplsy A Bres, E,
a Woodbury, Jehnsen Herner, J. C.
Peaeb, William Stevens, Jr., 4 Ben,
Edward Hathaway, Jeahua Letvaur, the
Boaten and Maine depot and aeieral ether
buildings, The tire started In Power's
furniture store, and Is tbe largeat tbat ever
vtalted this place. The people are paulc
strlcken. Thla d It patch Is sent with great difficulty
ever a hastily Improvised wire, and com
munication la liable te be broken at any
moment
M abblkhead, Meat , Dm. 20. The leaa
by the fire here Isat nlaht la new estimated
at 1500,000 Instead of r200,0O0.
About 2:30 the fire was gotten under
control, having burned ever a tract from
eight te nine sores in tbe business centre of
the town. The burned district eavere the
space en both sides et Pleasant attest from
Andersen street te Spring street, both aides
of Bprlng street, except a toheol house, both
sides et Essex street, Soheol street and a
number of buildings ea Nicholas Hill. The
entire business portion of tbe town Is
burned. A Marblshead gentleman emnted
up Se buildings that he could recall whleh.
had been destroyed, and ha said he knew
tbat there muat be half as many mere.
The number was generally plaeed at about
slxiy outside tbe shoe factories. Tne
buildings oenaumed were all light frame
structures, and tbs only brick building
destroyed was the Grand Army hall ana
fire department headquartera, Tbere were
nnaceldenta. The large hnuse-furnlshtng
stere et D. B. H. Power A Ce., Nellie Hog Heg
era' saloon, Mlat Cellins' millinery, B. H.
Blaney, beets and shee: Red Men's hall,
armory of company C, 8th regiment,
hall of Bamarltana, tent of Raehabltes,
Washington division H. of T American
express cfllee, Palne's express, Lester s'
Union ball, J. J. O. Frest saloon, K, K.
Humphrey's meet market, photograph
gallery, Boaten A Maine depot, Read's
building, containing Stewart's saloon and
G. A. R. Vetetsran elub room. Jehn Celysr
shoe findings, New Englsnd beet and shoe
outlets' protective nulen, Charles A. Hlee,
drugs, Davis Bres previsions. Pleasant
strret srelal club, W. A. Wlnslew barber,
T. T. B. Club, Akerman'a dining room,
Nicholas Putnam's home, Asa Blaney 'a
home, L. W, Farwell's house among the
losses. The total less Is put at from
1500,000 te 1000,000. There sre seme heavy
Insurances. At least 1,500 men, repretBnt
tng COO families, are thrown out et employ
ment
The following estimates of losses In round
numbers are lurntthed by the manufac
turers : F, W. A J. M. Munrer, building,
25,000, machinery, 115,000, Insured t J. M.
Creplny, 180 000, Inaursncs about (50 000;
II. K. Cele, 1100,000, snd J. Hern, 915,000,
Inturance abjut $10,000.
Tbe leaaes at given are tee low and will
reach a million of dollars. Members of
the mllltla armed and uoltermed are
petrelling Ihe rnlnr, snd firemen are
engaged In pulling down high eblmnsja
and dangerous walla. During the fire
beuses ever a mile away caught flre from
sparks and were ssved from destruction
euly by tbe promptness with which hand
linen was need, it Is statsd that at laatt
2 500 persons will be aueeted by the fire,
aud gteat disaster mutt fellow.
A MYStKHIOCS EXfLOglON.
It Wrseks aad Uurua Htere-Tna Brmslns
et Yuuug Man eoead la the Mains.
Chicago, Dee. 20 At 1 (cloak this
morning there wss an explosion In Maty
Bupe's grocery, Ne, 2,814 State street, which
caused tbe lest of at least one life and set
fire te the building. The Bnpe family, con
sisting of the parents and alx children live
above tbe atnre, but none et them were In
the beuae with tbe possible exception of
Fred, they having geno te a Chrlatmaa en
tertainment When the fiamea hnd been ex
tinguished the charred roinatnaef a young
mauwereloundlnthecentroof theatere.Tbe
clothing waa burned away and the rotated
flesh wat falling away from his legs and
arm. It wss atflrst supposed that the body
waa tbat et Valentine Thornten, aa em em
peoye In tbe atere, and when this proved
false, it was thought te be Fred Hupe.
Philip Peles, s young man who wss pats.
Ing the store at tbe lime of the explosion,
wss bsdly burned about the face, hands snd
incuth. He waa taken te the hospital
where Ibe doctors say hla Injuries sre
probably fatal. Nothing definite la known
of tbe eauae of Ibe explosion. There wsa a
stove about tbe centre of tbe atere and near
the stove was a barrsl of kerosene. It Is
supposed thst the barrel of oil became ever,
heated and exploded.
At 8:30 B.m.tbe Hepe family returned home
and aald they did net knew wbese body It
was thst wss dlsoevered. Nene of tbe
family Is missing snd lha supposition Is
tbat a burglary was attemp'ed. The prep
erty was damaged te the amount of about
12,000.
The opinion Is expressed by the pollee
that the man Philip Poles, who stated,
that he waa pasilng tbe atere when tbe
oxpleaion occurred, waa with tbe man
found dead In tbe store, engsged In rob
bing the plaee when tbe explosion
occurred. It Is said tbat Poles was seen te
ruin from the store with his clothing
Bbltsiaud threw hlmtelf Inte the gutter.
It It thought the men accidentally set fire
te tbe kereasne barrel. The dead man baa
net been Identified. Peloe la at tbe hos
pital and Intltls en Ihe truth et hit first
statement. It Is new thought he will
recover,
" MOUODY'S OLS1B."
It la frt taatad at tba Op. ra Heuse te Three
Large Auui.ecc.
Joeeph J. Dewllng opened In Fulton
epers house en Mendsy evening, when tbe
audience was qultelsrge. At tbe Christmas
matinee It was the aame, but In tbe even
leg tbere was a great ruab. Every
coat In the houae was taken and
many peepli were obliged te atand.
The play of " Nobody's Claim" was
fireaented st each of the performances. It
a a sensational drama with the usual
amount of pistol snd cutlery displays. Mr.
Dewllnp las soed actor and In trie char
acter of Ward Devtrtaux, the here, he does
capital work. Mlas Uaasen Is a lively seu.
brette, aemethlng like Annie Pixley. She
has taking manneraand made a hit nut only
by her acting but alae by alngleg aeveral
aonee,OI!tford Demcaey,as Ralph iftndeta,
waa a villainous v 111 Ian ; Charles Masen at
Calladtmu JMpp$, and M. J. Whlttey aa
Majer Me Waddxyun, wsre very funny and
were aeen In sptelsltles. Otte Sbsttuck
had a dlfUeult character In Jorgen, the
dwarf, but iltrt very well. Tneoecnpasy la
above the average presenting this kind of
d:ama
A Ceal Btel.n and Itecevtrcd.
Oa Monday atternoen Themas McGovern,
a railroad laborer, called at the houte et
Michael Rellly, at North Queen and Jsmea
streets. He boldly opened tbe Irent deer
and stelen fine beaver overcoat belonging
te Mr, RelIly,frem the hat rack In tbe hall
way. He then hastily took his deptrture.
When Mr. Rellly dlsoevered hla leas he
Informed the pollee, glvleg them a descrip
tion et the oeat In the evening MoGevern
waa espiurrd near the King atreet theatre
by Otneer Gardner and he wat wearing tbe
coat He waa held for a hearing before
Alderman Deen.
On Friday McJovern called at Mr.
Rellly'a house aud told a pltible atery of
poverty. He gained tbe aympatby of
tbe contractor by telling him tbat he
worked for him yeua age. Mr. Rellly gave
him some money and a geed dinner, aed
then thought he waa rid of him. 'ihe
otneer tbat arreatcd the thief was given a
f5 bill as a Chrlstmss presentby Mr. Rellly,
Tried te Ilr.aa Inte a Hen,.,
Sunday night a thief tried te break Inte
the house et Lavl Landls, en East King
atreet above Plum. He plaeed a akeleten
key In the front deer but broke it off In
trying te turn tbe latch, He then took his
departure but nothing else. Mr. Landls
and son were In the house at tbe time but
Ut Other mataberiei t&f family wart out
A HALL FLOOR FALU.7
WHILE A BBMU 19 nOLDtHS A
.nbAuuiuur uwvan 'tr
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TDrssjuaasrsa reapis Tarawa aTsaa
and Thirty Are ljnraa. avstal
Th.lr Linsbt Braksa i
Upen a Hsa aad ratatty Bi
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Yentr, Dec 20. A terrible
AnWeXi-t tat Bit SWAhIhis la. Uaa " ABB'
w"vm taasv uveiitug, aa lu? wiaaBBSBjv aeawj,
Preapect, this county. "
Tbe band et that plaea were
festival In Haines' hall, a aaeeaat;i
mnm or a irame nniiaing bi wbjsb i
800 persons had gathered, 't
About 830 o'elnok tbe fleer aava
falling te the first fleer, forming la Y I
and piling the assemblages in a heeav' -.
A stove set fire te the bulldlajLMl i
tunsteiyit waa sxtlasulshea bUbtbi
much damage. jy
Many broken limbs, Drama, sprats
enrna were tne result, aenut ae aai
The following are the meat aarkMeafl
jnrset miss neckis Burg, isw nrBBBB
two placet) Mrs, vaienuee aaattH7,t
broken; Miss Flera Wallace, leg M
Jehn Himes, seriously burned. Tba
Is believed te be fatally buraed, I
ft.- ,.. -,-.. MM M,M
MHVUig ,ei-u ua Hint is
Ne News rrem Adaatml Las. .
WAiHinarex, uee. ae, tab
department haa received be advleaa
Admiral Luce ether than the mesgt
pateh aent te Commedore Walker
before laat from Klngatea,Jamalca,aai
elng tbe formal surrender of tat
Haytlen Republic Anether dlspateH
Cempander Hegerman, of tba Ti
dated Santiage, was received MOMar ab
by Cemmsndsr Walker, la Whleb ;
merely reported tne formal at
of the American steamer.
thasa advlnea It wenld see
Admlrsl Luce, after the surrender at I
Haytlen Republic, proeeased wttfctM
catena te Kingsten, jamase,sna
Ysnlle steamed for Bantlaaet bat i
waa aald In theae dlanatehee abesst
delivery et tbe Haytlen RspubUe as .
owners or whether that vessel bad bl
towed te Kingsten or Santiage. At 1
stats aepartment no eaviess ob ibsj
nave eeen received etnsr taaa ins ou
received ny tne navy aspancasaa, ,.--!
TKLCOBapflte tan, $f
TVnn. IT. R. Mmlth 1Url In -Unalrav W31
this morning at tbe eg et 62 years. 1
was an ex congressmen aad exjs
the supreme court W
in Danvuie, ins., while imperaetM
Santa Clana Monday even tar. all
Chrlatmaa fatllvltes, the oestums wrwaV.
F. w. smith csnght nra. Mr. Brnnsv
out or the house a living mass of ;
Before thev oeuld be snbdnad! ba
horribly buraed tbat hla recovery la i
fel -:
The death of General Lerta MallkeC, i
weii-knewn Hutsian oraeer, is new
from Nice. Gee. Mellkeff waa bera la 1
The president haa approved the -b
placing Gen. Andrew J. Health os lhs)
urea list ei tne array wian tae rasaa.
oelnntl. itf.
The Abban flour mllla at WslthaaJ. !
hind, have been bunted, The low
moeo. " w ,
In a fit et temporary Insanity jeba
rosier, aavsnoe agent ter rteary
Jumped from a moving passaaaai
thlrtv miles east of Ohevsnae. W9.1
eveulcir. The train ateuDOd at eshb
Fester, bsdlv brulaed. was Dteksd aa i
taken te Gbevenne. ';.
An explosion yesterday in taai
ammonia weiks. at Terente. Is
killed David Hcxten and aerloealv liti
aeveral ether workmen. Tbe foresaw)
tbe works Is mlaalng and la Buppeaedsal
nuriea in tne ueeris. xne enure enusj
was wreeksd and tbe around shakeal
blocks around. v
The failure et Douglas Henry baa I
annonneed en tbe New Yek ateek ,
ehange. The failures of Tuttls St"4
snd c. Jt T. Ives were anacBsBisx:
upon the Consolidated exchange teaaB
Tne suspensions were attributed ' te raV,
marked dceiina in the ou market, rn
Ibe opening, 00, tbe market aagged de
te esf in tne nrat nail neura Duaiass
tweeu neon and 1 r- m . theaenerald
In tbe market wat W per eent At.a,j
oil wss 89 -t ,
A marriage has been arranged betWH
Archduchess Valerl end DuksFraaesl
TiiicaDy.
The remains of Jebn A. Legan
morning removed from their teatf
rsating plaee where they have been
past two years guarded by United I
soldiers, and were placed la the raHtlaBri
chapel, which haa been ballt by atra.I4Ba j
at insDeiaiera' neme, yvsnuingwav
Jehn M. Stllwell waa badly burned
Impersonating Santa Claus la the 1
dlst cbureh at Geneva, Ills., Monday Bafbt,
nis oeiton oesnime esugnt ere irons a
ateenatree wuteapanioaesasa,
men snd ealldreu running. Bersaes
refw8
Jumping ever the seats. Mr, BUlWi
nxeiy recover. ,
A Mormea BUkep Vardsaad.
Washisotem, Dea 26. The
has pardoned Bishop A. A. Ktaaball,
vleted and sentenced te eight meattta' ba
nrlsenment lattSeetsmber by tkedaotriet
court of Utah for sdultery. The praoMeaa
states thst this pardon is grsniea seisaf
npin lha representations made aa te tee)
convict's health, and tbe reoemmsntsMOB
utjuT,we ure.ftu, euu w. .vwwuavwveaMOft
of ths Judge snd marshal based opea taf
fact that the prisoner la In aa aaveaeaaV
atate of consumption and can survive be,taY
saeri lime in uia priens uuuuaiuapk
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Aa Ex-Jadg Bads Bis Ufa, .
CtNeiRMATi, Dec 20-Kx4udgoRelitaa,i
A. Johntten oemmltted sniolde la feat'.
home In Avendsle about 7 o'eiock tWa"?,
morning by sheeting himself through sel.
head with a revolver. He waa eae of tbe 1
mast nremlnent politicians In Southern H;
Ohie. Depretalen, en account of the deatsiX
, i ! Miirn ! Mint tn hn the nanaA
m i
riv. I'.riena Orewnsd. -t'A
tftn Francisce. Dec 20 A aaJltteaa 'r
containing Andrew and KateBlegel, QietiaatS
Slump and wl Matt Cox aad Utfm
Morales, etpvised in tee bay yeaiswiayi
tternnen. Marv Morales wsa the ealv OBal
et the puty saved. " ff
Bhecksd te Usath.
TetsDO, O., Dec 20. Frsnk J. alyeta,
cook in Ueckenbergsr'a rasUaraat wm"
kiiiAd laat evenlntr bv a shook freaa bbA
.iirin iieht wire arhlnh had nema ! aa 'a
tact with an Iren window shnUer waaaa!
Mvera attemnted te close. i -
WBATHEB IHOlOATlOBg, il-
I i WASHiwarea, D. C, Dee. 2s.JPegl
I I Kaatern Pennsy lvanli i Falr.stslteaary --."1
ttBmn,rttnw. rniinarefi n amiar. eaaaw h'
era! aeutheatterly winds, -
Offlerr. Bteel.a. s,
muA f.nA-t ai... Afn.nlivU V ndsftA ' iH
Ne. 105. Knlcbts of Pythlss, were elaaM ,
laat evening : O. O , Jaoeb Blnkels! V. JA,,
Charles Reth : P. Fred.VeUaisri M. at A.,.
Fred. Neudorf ; L G , HeBry Haux us
Jaceo uiasureuueri utw w-. .--
Schaefer.
BtrackbraaEMteUisUaklWsra, i
IK- J-- - nxmhar or lalmranh Bsaa was '
working Bt the wlresnear the PsaasylvaalB) tH
rstlread ireigni aiaviuu, swnwnnuimis-
iha einetria nuht wire. The latter waa.--
burned cU auu fell down. It BteBekFiesVfJ
Pyler, clerk at Sener'a coal yard, wa WOB"
paaalep, en ths head, burning bat hat east
silgUM iiuuutug uiem
Bait ei av v; j
The fsrm et 17U sere" beloeglng tetae)
eatate el the late isaae v. f -" ,i
township, waa aeld en Saturday te BUabatisl
Henry, ler 1070. --J
A Geed 1 .miliar intartaUSBSBI.
The Geed Tempiara et inweiiywutsKsm - ,
a literary entertainment In tbelr halt, bl ,
Keplsr's building, en Friday evaalBg 00 ' '5
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