MEETING OE STATE SCEOOL DIRECTOR'S Oity Superintendent Gordy is in re ceipt of the following explanatory letter from A. M. Keifer, Correspond ing Secretary of the Directors Dopart meut of the State Educational Associ ation : The School Directors' Department of the State Educational Association will meet in tenth animal oonventiou in Assembly Hall, high school building, Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday and Lri day, Febraary 9 and 10,11)05. The pro gram of this meeting will be mailed to you in a short time. It has been prepared with a view of impartiug in formation and inspiration to the school directors who may attend. The Execu tive Committee desires to enlist your interest iu this meeting,and,therefore, takes the liberty to a*k that you cause a notioe of this meeting to b3 publish ed in your local papers; that you use your influence t3 have delegates elect ed to attend this meetiug by the school boards ot your district; that the names of all deleaates, with their post office addresses,be sent to the Oorrespondiu a Secretary as soon as the election is held. Oome to this convention and try to get others to come. Arrangements have been made with the railroads for re duced rates as fellows: Fare and ouo third for round trip from Trunk Line point* in Pennsylvania on card orders; ticket* to be sold and good.goiug Feb ruary 5-10; returning, to Fobruary 12, inclusive. These orders will be fur nished upon application to the under signed, and must be presented to the ticket agents at tho starting point,and will be honored by the agents of any of the liues belonging to the Trunk Line Association. Also, fare and one-third on certific ates from Central Passenger points in Pennsylvania, west ot Eiie, Oil Ciiy, Pittsburg. Each person purchasing re gular one-way tickets from such poiuts to Harrisburg, should ask for a Ceu tral Passenger certificate.which, upon being endorsed by the Corresponding Secretarv of the Directors' Association at the meeting.will bo honored for re turn ticket by agent at Harrisburg at one-thiid fare. BERWICK MAY GET THE COLLEGE The final disposition of the question of the removal of Albright College which was expecte 1 to be made on Tuesday by tlie Board of Trustees at Meyerstown in a session there, will iu all probability be delayed for several months in ordor to give the people of Berwick a chance to secure moro funds to insure the final location of the col lege in their town. At Tuesday's meeting a committee of four of the most prominent citizens of Berwick were present and asked the trustees to allow them sixty more days in which to carry on their subscription fund required for the removal of the college fiom that place. The commit tee reported the most favorable pro gress was being made and that busi ness meu and citizens were working with their best efforts to eventually secure the college. The railroad and street railway compauies are strong faotors in the work of raising the sub scription and the committee claim that there is no doubt of the town raising even more than tho amount required by the Board of Trustees. Preparing for Christmas. All Sunday schools were largely at tended Sunday. At many of them considerable time was devoted after the regular exercises to rehearsing Christmas carols and programs. These programs will be published iu the News this week. They have been well arrauged, all the music and selections chosen with the view of having every thing strictly appropriate to the oc casion. Officers, teachers and Sunday school scholars are all doeply interested in the success of the coming entertain ments, aud are sparing no efforts to make them tu h. As usual the Christ mas exercises will not all be held at the same time. Some will take place on Saturday evening, others on Sun day afteruoon and evening and still others on Monday evening. Conse quently people will bo afforded an op portunity of witnessing several of fchese interesting entertainments besides their own. The usual treat is in store for the little folks, aud they aro im patiently awaiting the time when it shall be given them. | Heets With an Accident* A lot of worthless dogs running at large through the street, bumping against and annoying people is a suffi cient nuisance without the canines forming a combination with icy side walks to trip people up. Through suoh an association of forces Miss Alice Fry, daughter of Alfred Fry, North Mill Bfrreet, sustained a bad fall, on Mill street, at about 4 :siO o'clock yesterday afternoou. The young lady was ahout to cross the D. L. & W. railroad track, when two dogs, one chasing the other, dash ed up behind her and before t-he could get out of their way, ran agiinst her. The force of the collision, assisted by the icy sidewalks upon which she was walking,caused her to fall heavily,the back of her head striking the ice She was assisted to her feet aud into a store where attention was given her. Miss Fry was considerably dazed for awhile, but in a short time had recov ered sufficiently from the severe shoek she had sustained to return homo un attended. Negro Student Honored. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Doc. 21. —W. C. Matthews, the negro foot ball aud base ball player, was elected yesterday one of Harvard's senior class day offic ers one of tho highest honors in tho gift of Crimson undergraduates. Mat thews will serve in the class day com mittee together with A. C. Travis, of New York, presideut of tiio Harvard Crimsou, L. M. Thornton, manager of the base ball; Walter Harrison,captain of the water pool team and H. B. Webster, the oarsman. TEE THIRD OF JHE SERIES Sunday afternoon, William D. Laumaster, General Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. gave the third of a series of addresses ou "The World's Fourth Sunday School Oonventiou, and a trip to the Holy Lands." Mr. Laumaster began his remarks by giving a short review of his two form er addresses. Then he gave an inter esting and vivid account of his ex perience at the first lauding place, the I<l aud of Madeira. He spoke of a re ception given to tho tourists in the theatre at Funchal, which was man aged by the missionaries of that placo —the Rev. Mr. Patterson, of the Scot tish charge,and the Revs. W.G. Smart aud G. B. Niud, of the M. E. church mission. At the meetiug interesting addresses were made by Dr. Potts of Canada aud Mrs. Wilbur Crapts, of Washington, D. O. A uumber of brief talks were also made by the mission aries and Christian residents of the plaoe. The theatre was crowded and the proceedings of the most in terest to all present. A number ot English and Scotch inhabitants of tl.e place were in attendance through out tho eutire session. In describing the Island of Madeira the speaker said that there was no more beautiful panorama imaginable, than protrayed by a sail along its maguifioent coasts for 30 miles. The precipices, water falls, mountains, cliffs aud ravines make the scenery wild aud graud in the extreme. Ev erywhere vineyards, meadow land, beautiful gardens and picturesque streams are to be seen in all their en chanting and soul-stirriug grandeur. On fthore the lavish profusion of flow ers is simply indescribable, epecially when contrasted to the bleak landscape just left behind in the United States. Funchal has 50,000 Inhabitants. The >climate is equable, the average sum mer heat being 74 degrees, aud the wiuter 04. Frosts aro absolutely uu known. The temperature is rarely be low 52 or above 88. It is a favorable resort for invalids, especially oou sumptives. There is little disease of any kiud and pulmouary trouble, ex cept in extreme oases, soon disappear. Tho usual mode of travel is by bul lock sledges or "oaros." These con veyauoes hold four people. They are drawn at a speed of 2 or 3 miles au hour, over cobble stoues set on edge aud very close together. Oue of the teamsters keeps the oxou moviug with a sharp pointed stick, while another at iutervals,places a piece of cloth sat urated with oil under the ruuners, sc as to facilitate progress aud keep the stoues smooth and slippery. Mr. Laumaster then described a thrilling toboggan slide down a hill two miles long, over cobble atones and guided by two men. Part of the time these fellows rode on the runners of the swiftly speeding toboggans, guid ing them from that point, aud again they would be ruuniug alongside. The speaker, also described an in cline railway. This asceuds the moun tain side aud passes through beautiful gardens aud terraces. An intonating account was given of the people, their mauners and customs ot living aud their preseut condition from a social, physical and religious standpoint. Mr. Laumaster spoke of the church os and missionary enterprises,and con cluded his account ot Madeira 1-1 tud by referring to au exhibition given by a uumber of expert divers. Oue of these brown skin, bare backed swim mers oamo on board of the bo.it aud for a shilling jumped from the deck of the ship, which was about 30 feet above the surface, into tho sea, aud came up without damage to himself. The address closed with au accouut of childhood as it was seen In Pales tine, Syria, Asia Miuor, Greece, aud other places. Boiler Explosion Killed Four. Four meu lost their lives in a terri ble boiler explosion which occurred at Redline's saw mill, near Rohrsburg, Columbia county, about two o'clock yesterday afternoou. The dead are : William Rodline, who leaves a wife aud one child. Irviu Kline, a single man, who liv ed with his mother,ou Frank Bogart's farm, Rohrsburg. Charles Wright, a brother of J. W. Wright, of Bloomsburg, who is surviv ed by a wife aud three children. Elias Ash, of Rohrsburg, aged 68 years. Survived by a wife aud two children. The boiler whioh exploded was cne of thirty-five horse power aud was cousidered in good condition. The cause of the explosion i« not kuowu. The suddenness and horror of the eveut was appalling. The foui meu killed were terribly mangled iu the ex plosion. They were the only ones about the mill iu such a position as to be caught, all others that might have been abont the mill escaping iujury. The explosion was hoard for many miles arouud. Bartley Albertson was working in the woods nearby. Whon the explosion occurred he ran to tho mill. A terrible sceue presented it- self. The boiler, which was of the portable type, was nearly blown to atoms, while the mill was little better than a pile of ruius. The mill was owued by Benjamin Redline, father of William Redline, who was one of the victims. The mill is located on the timber tract of I. P. Smith, situated about two miles above Rohrsburg. A Shooting Affray. Au Italian named John Doniike is alleged to have been shot in the leg by Charles Battaglia, at the latter's ho tel, in Bloomsburg shortly after mid uight Sunday morning, Deniike aud two other Italians upon beiug refused drinks, are said to have become enrag ed. One story is that the Italians as saulted Battaglia aud that he shot in self-defense, and the other is that the landlord shot without any provoca tion. Demike was taken to the hos pital at Hazloton, where it is said that his leg will have to be amputated. Bat taglia is the contractor who furnished supplies to the Italius euagaged at work in Bloomsburg and Danville. Tiiere is a warrant oat for his arrest. TEE MORDER WAS i 11l PLOT After a thorough investigation tho conclusion is drawn that the decapit ated victim of tho most brutal murder ill the annuls of the anthracite ooat region,whose headless bod; was found in the louelv cluoip of brush above Hiokory Ridge ou the morning of Nov ember 9th, was the victim of the dread Italian organization known as the Ma fia. Up to this time the identity of the murdered man has not been revealed, although it is believed beyond a doubt that wern It not for fear, at least a dozen Italian residents of Natalie and Shamokin, aoulcl name the mm, his business and why the awful crime was perpetrated. A view of the head proves conclus ively that the ctoad man was an It alian. His curly, dark brown hair, the peculiar features and the olothing at onoe established the faot that he was a native of Suuny Italy. Notwith standing these evidences, at least two prominent Italians have endeavored to impress it upon the newspaper men that the dead victim is au American. They told precisely the same story and both endeavored to create the im pression that the man was not au It alian. A portion of the right ear of the victim had been sliced otf some years ago and tho mutilatiou was pro bably OIIH of the many that Italiau orooks ur marked victims have of iden tifying their enemies. It is firmly be lieved that the dead man was killed by the "Mafia," a murderous organ ization which has a large membership iu this country. If tho murdered man was a stranger iu this seotion, he was probably in duced under some businoss pretext to visit his enomies at Natalie. He was met by two members of the Mafia while on the way to the village aud a bullet ou the right side of the head . sent him iuto another world. In order j to cover up the identity of the murd- I ered man and following a revengeful J custom of the Mafia, the head was sev- j ered. oarried to a point near Marion . Heights and hidden under a pile of j stoues. COLD STORAGE BIRDS IN REGION Farmers iu the vicinity of Herndon have made a big deal in cold storage ' turkeys aud the markets in Shamokin | promise to be flooded with ancient but j well preserved birds ou Thursday aud i Sturday. A few of these progressive husband- | meu, believing turkeys would be as high if not higher in Yuletide than they were at Thanksgiving time, re cently bought a oar-load of cold stor age birds from Wisconsin. These were quickly disposed of to neighboring farmers aud four more oar loads were ordered. These arrived a few days ago and were sold to farm ers in the Mahanoy. Mahautongo aud neighboring valleys, some reaohiug Irish Valley. The whole south-west ern part of Northumberland county is flooded with the birds. Many of those delectable birds,most of them from four to eight years old, will find their way into the Shauiokiu market ou Thursday aud Saturday, j i Farmers will tell the housewife that | they thought they would dress their ! j turkeys this year instead of bringing j j them in alive, aud iu that way may j : dispose of mauy. Village Hay Disappear. MAHANOY CITY, Dec. 20.-Tho lower part of the village of Jacksous, ' near here, was stauding ou uncertain ! ' ground aud au hour may arrive when ' it will disappear into the earth. | Huge fissures have opened in the surafce,iuvolving the homes of Francis Benediot, Jacob Lambert, Joseph Weir and Frank Oollius to suoh au extent that they are left uninhabitable. Tho , summer kitcheu attached to Benedict's house lias been entirely engulfed. Settling of the surface commenced shortly after midnight, while the oc cupants of the house were slumbering peacefully. Heavy rumbling accom panied the subsidence which rocked and tilted buildings in the disturbed area until they threatened to topple into the street. The inmates, in Bcant attire, fled panic-stricken. The village is owned almost entire ly by the Philadelphia and Keailing Goal and Iron Company, whose Mines honeycomb the site upon whioli the hamlet iB built. Save Santa. There be persons who insist that all of life shall bo laid out with rule and square aud spirit level, and nothing outsido their measurements shall be permitted. These people, whose con tinuous demand is for facts aud noth ing but facts, demand that no re cognition bo giveu to Santa Glaus. They iusist that Santk is a myth aud that to give him auy recognition is bound to weaken little children's love of truth. Any ohild whose tendency truthward is obstructed only by belief in Santa , has a better chauoe of immortality than many another who has not been friendly with His Graoe, Veracity. Coming to a showdown, as the old cattleman would say, do we, all of us, all the time, set the little ones an ad mirable example in the tolling ot truth? Do our "not at home" fibs not influence them? Do our pretensions of regard, publicly delivered to the reoipieut aud privately withdrawn with accompanying disparagement and back-biting, leave the little hearers nnmoved? Is the—but why continue? The man or woman whose veins nre filled with rel blool aud who is not without the love of children, which is the one mnndaue evidence of the high er feeling—a boon if vou would but know it—sooh a man or woman must know that Santa Clans is the personi fication of the Christmas Spirit—aud he who should deny the Christmas Spirit would jjeny much more. But, say Bome ot the gentlemen of rule and compass,Sauta Clans is a relic of pag anism and therefore pernicious. Go to! Or, rather, goto your books and learn how many of your cherished festivals are of hoary age, but none the loss respectable therefor. FERRY BOAT WUDLDN'T MOTE The ferry boat whioh long did ser vice as a transport across the river, is still anchored in the ioe abont 300 feet from the South side shore, where it has been ever sinoe the water froze over. Present indications are that it will likely stay there for souie time to oome,unless other and greater pow er is introduced to haul it from its mooriug than that already tried. Mon day afternoon an attempt was made to draw the boat from its icy bed and theuoe to shore, witli a view of stor ing it in a plaoe of safety for the wint er. But the method adopted to do the work was not a success. After cutting the ioe away from around tlio boat and releasing it from its strong fetters, a windlass and a set of double tackle blocks were gotten in shape with the intention of pulling the water soaked bargo to shore with out the slightest difficulty. The boat fouled thein. It refused to move an inch, apparently. The windlass occupied a position just on the opposite side of the road loading from the river to the top of the bank. Consequently the inoh and a half rope extending baok from the windlass to the tackle blooks, orossed the road and blocked trafllo. The blooks were anchored to a pole by a light wire cable. When everything was roady for business several men grasped the cranks whioh manipulated the windlass, and began to spin them. They turued easy at first,but after the rope had raised 4or E feet above the roadway and became tightly stretolied, I the cranks turned less rapidly. Sorne | tiling was pulling back—pulling hard, | too. The first gaug of men were re | lieved by another. They soon became weary ami turned the grinding busi ' ness over to a fresh orew. Still the boat didn't move. The rope snapped aud oracked like a whip, the men at j the wiudlas* putted aud groaned and I those out ou the ice with pries, trying |to coax tlie boat togo at least a little bit, heaved and pushed with a ven geance. But all efforts were in vain. Then to make matters worse for the nnfortuuate boat haulers the drivers of whose teams were grouped together on the South side of the rope aud extending half way across tlrt riv .er on the North side, bogan to shout unpleaasnt things into the ears of the I workmen. Some of them had been held ; up for about 15 minutes and they want |ed to move on. They finally beoame very determined in their demands for au opening for their teams, and It is | doubtful what would have happened had not the great strain on the wire ; cable caused it to break and remove { the barrier. Au examination of the : boat showed it had rosistud all efforts ! and hadn't moved an inoh. Then came ' a debate as to what move to make | next. TO HAKE A CHANGE IN GOOD ROADS LAW j State Highway Commissioner Hunt er will make au effort at the ooming ! session of the legislature to sooure the j passage of a bill amending the road law of 1903 so as to make It obligatory | on the part of supervisors to give their ' approval when a majority of the prop erty owners along a proposed road have ' petitioned for the improvements, j Under the present law the supervis ! ors of a township oau use their own judgmeut iu approving an application for a stretch of good road, and uuless they do so the road oanuot be con structed. Oovornor Penuypacker is said to fav or the change audit is expeoted the bill will be auioug the first to be pass ed aud signed by the governor. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. Wo hear rnuoh about membership privileges, aud surely there are inauy of them, for the small price that is paid,—namely fu.oo per year. But there are also membership duties that should be taken into consideration. In the light of what bnsiuess men contribute to the work of the Y. U. O. A. and considering that the Associa tion is 00-operative, and that every oeut which goes into the treasury goes out in beuefits to members, every man who beoomes a member thereby in curs au obligation. It is his duty to be familiar with the Association activities and depart ments. It is his duty to point out defeots in management. It is his duty to protect the good name of the Association by rebuking uuseemly acts and language in the building. It is his duty to protect the property of the Association. It is his duty to propose improve ments wherever he sees the need of them. It is his duty to interest other men in foatuies whioh have helped him. Theso are the simple duties of any member. We fail to see how an As sociation man oan do less than this. The directors and the secretaries welcome such help. Shipping Christmas Presents. Those of our readers who intend sending Christmas presents to distant parts should do so ut as early a date as possible in order that the parcels may arrive indue time. There i* al ways a groat rush during the holidays aud the express companies are taxed to the extent aud sometimes beyond their abilities to haudle the Roods as promptly as shippers expect. It is not too early to forward them now, mark ing them "not to be opeuod uutil Christmas." This early forwarding of Christmas parcels insures their distribution in a vory much better manuer than if they are all handled duriug four or five days prior to Christmas. Being better distributed results in more careful handling and vastly better delivery, aud avoids the keen disappointment that arises from failure to receive on Christmas Day, or prior to it, a pack age that is known to be on the way. Our prices on Uandy. Fruits and Nuts are positively the lowest in town. OWEN. BOYS' GHRIBBMAS 1 RECEPTION The members of the Thomas Beaver 1 Boys' Bible Class, of the Y. M. C. A. ' held their regular monthly reception Tuesday night in Y.M.C. A. Hall. The 1 class, numberiug nearly 200, were out in full force and also a large number ' of persons who oauie to enjoy the oc casion with them. 1 It being the Christmas reception, there wan more tliuu usual interest,on 1 account of the treat that is provided for the members of the class by the Ladies' Auxiliary, consisting of a box of candy, which, of course, is always 1 eujoyed by ttie boys. Mr. Laumasttr, the teacher of the olass,presented each member with a card,containiug beauti ful pressed flowers from the Holy Land, which were highly appreciated by all. Mrs. W. H. Andy and Mrs. O. R. Schilling were a committee on enter tainment for this reception, aud they provided a most excellent program for the pleasure aud profit of those pres ent. Aside from the gift feature of the evening, the singing of the olass was greatly enjoyed by the audience. The program follows: Recitation "Harry's Xmas" Holen Seidel. Piano Solo "Old Folks at Home" Mary Rogers. Reoitation "'Merry Xmas" William Schilling. Recitation "What I Can Do" Katharine Whapham. Song "O Wonderful Day" Ethel Foust. Recitation "Today Merry Xmas" Beatrice Pursel. Reoitatiou. ."Me Want a Xmas Troe" Laura Wiutersteon. Song "Rook a Bye" Thelma Dietfenbacher. Recitation "My Dolly Kathleen MoCarty" Louiso Reynolds. Song "Good Bje Little Girl" "Blue Bells" Mary Miles. Reoitation "Bud's Fairy Tale" Florenoe Trumbower. Song "Many Little Children" Regiua English. Christmas at St. Hubert's. The Christmas services at St. Hub ert's German Cathotio church will bo especially elaborate this year. The male ohoir is carefully preparing the following program to be rendered at the early morniug mass and at vesp ers : Early morning Mass at 5 :30 o'clock. Prelude--"Schonstes Rindein" Chorus Kyrie, Sauctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei from the Mass in Honor of the Child Jesus. Welkens Gloria and Credo... .(Mass iu G) La Hache Offeratoiy Adeste Fidelis in A Reading Veni Creator Stook Vespers and Benodictiou at 7:8<) o'clock Vespers G rcgorian Hymn—Adeste Fidelis Roading O Salutaris—Tenor Solo Weber Tautum Ergo Selected The musical program for the Christ mas day servioes at the Sluloh Reform ed church is of uu unusually high order. The following numbers will be rendered: Morniug Service 10:30 Anthem "Arise Shiue" Carol . "Come Hither Ye Faithful" Carol... ."Joy to the World, tlie Lord is Come" Carol."Hark tlie Herald Angels Siug' Carol. . ."Holy Night Peaoolul Night" Carol "Brightest aud Best" Carol "Angels, From the ... ... Realms of Glory" Carol "Beautiful Savior" Carol "Hark I A Burst of Hoaveuly Hoaveuly Musio" Carol "Carol, Carol Christians" Eveuiug Service 7:30. Chrißtmas Carol "Ring On, Sweet Rells" Hymn. .. ."The Silfer Stars Shone Bright and Clear" Gloria Patri Nevi n Solo.. "The Light of Glory" Miss Bertha Miller. Carol "Shiue, Oh Star of Christmaatide" Christmaatide" Solo.. . ."Hark ! I Hear the Glor- ions Song" Miss Thelma Dieffenbacher. Carol "We Hail Thee, King! We Bless Thee, Lord" Anthem "There Were Shepherds" Carol "Star of Bethlehem .Brightly Shining" Carol "Jesus the Lord is Born." Basket Ball Friday Evening. Tomorrow evening the Old Timers j Basket Ball team will play the strong Wilkesbarre Mouarohß. The Monarchs are coneidered ono of tlie fastest bask et ball organizations iu the State. Several members of the Ninth Regi- ment team,that played here some time ago are on the Monarchs' line up. On Monday tlie Old Timers will play the Friendship FiremeD of Bloomsburg in the Company's new hall in that city. 1 2 Friends of the Rev. Dr. Eckel, of Williaiußport, rector of Christ Epis copal churoh, are nowurgiug his elec tion to the bishopric. He is emineutly fitted for the episcopal duties. A MATTER OF HEALTH ftOYfo Ejjgf &AKINO POWDER Absolutely Pure JMS MO SUBSTITUTE THE ICE ROAD GOOD JS A PIKE Travel across the river on Saturday and Sunday was the largest in a long time. Ttie condition of the ioe brought many people to Danville from the Northumberland oounty side, who haJ not favored the town with their pres ence for a good while. "The drive way oompares favorably with a first class pike road," is the way a farmer expressed himself concerning the pres ent bridge ovor a hitherto difficult stream to cross. Crosßiug was a pleasure and devoid of any dauger, either to pedestrians or vehicles on Saturday. Farmers with heavily loaded wagons could cross on a trot or gallop as they pleased. Eggs could have been hauled over lying loosely iu a wagon box, without dang er of cracking a shell. As a resnlt of this excellent roadway there were more | farmers from the Soutli side at the curb stone market Saturday,than have ventured over this winter. And they brought lota of produce aloug with them and took home mauy purchases that they made in the difforent stores while here. South Danville people,too, were not conspioious by their absence by any means. They came aoross in largo numbers to buy household and Christ mas supplies, aud see to what extent, if auy.Danvillo had changed tince they were here last. These people and all otliors interested in orossiug the river are hoping that no breakup will occur ! in the river at least until after the holidays. During the illness of Ned Harris,G. R. Kavanaugh of New York city,will' be in oharge of Mr. Harris' ofiioe iu the Leniger building. JURORS FOR DECEHBER COURT For tlie Docember term of Court, December 27th. 1904, the following Jurors have been drawn: TRAVERSE JURY. Danville, Ist Ward—Harry E. Trum bower,William G. Maiors, William G. Kramer. Danville, 2nd Ward.—Edward Aten, Gilbert Voris. i'anville, 3rd Ward.—Henry Grove, Samuel Werkheiser, A. J. Hiatt,James j Dailey, E. S. Miller, Seth O. Lormer, Richard Metherell, Wesley Bodine. Danville, 4th Ward.—Frank Yeager, I Henry Kneibler, James Edgeworth, > Frederick Henry, Samuol Mortimer. 1 Anthony township.—Peter Rishel, William Flora, Lloyd W. Welliver. Derry township.—William L. Moore, (Mark Boone, Frank B. Cromley. Liberty township.—J. J. Hoffman. Limestone township—Ambrose Mill er. Mahoning township.—Edward Wert tnan, Thomas Johns, Morris Leighow, Ralph Leighow,William Houser, John Weaver. Mayberry township. William G. \ Kase. Washingtonville. —H. S. Mosor. R. B. Seidel. West Hemlock township. Paul Maustellor. GRAND JURY. Danville, Ist ward.—-Joseph Keely, John H. Garnet, Samuel W. Arms, D. | G. Hunt, William E. Limberger,Frank 1 G. Sclioch, U. L. Gordy, George Mot teru. Danville, 2nd ward.—Willard Fet terman, Gliver B. Sweitzer, D. R. Williams. Danville, 4th ward.— Charles Mot tern,Thompson Jenkins,Charles Deihl. Anthony township— William Rishel. Liberty township. William G. Ford, Victor Vincent, William J. Leidy, William E. Patterson. Limestone township.—Calvin Deeu, Thomas Schuyler. Mahoning township—Joseph Baylor. Valley township.—Thomas H. Ben field, Peter Yorks. KUISTKH'S NOTICKS. To ALL CREDITORS, LEGATEES AND OTHER • . PERSONS INTERESTED— Notice In hereby given, " that the following uamed persons did on the aatvaffixed to their names, flle the accounts of their administration to the estate of tiio.su persons, deceased, and Guardian Accounts, Ac. whose names are hereinafter mentioned, In the office of the Register for the Probate of Wilis and granting of Letters of Administra tion, in and for the County of Montour, aud * that the same will be presented totheOrphans* Court of said county, for confirmation and allowance, on Monday, tlie tttttli day of Dee. A. I)., 1004, at the meeting of the Court in the afternoon. 1904. Oct. 16.—First and Partial account o Mary Ellen Rote, Ueorge L Koto and Sallie K. Pierce Exeoutors of Christian Lau bach, late of the Borough o Danville, deceased. Nov. s.—Fiual aooount of David D Williams, Trustee appointee to sell real estate of Evan E Davis, late of the Borongl of Danville, deceased. Nov. 15—First and Partial accoun of James B. Pollock HIM Charles E. Shires, Sr., Ex ecutors of William S. Pol lock, late of the Borough ol Washingtonville, deceased. Nov. 25—First and Final account ol Charles Uottern, Adminis trator d. b. u. o. t. a. ol Lydia Lormer, late of the Borongh of Danville, deoeas ed. Nov. 26 —First and Final account of It. H. Simington, Adminis trutor of William N. Siming ton, late of the Township of Liberty, deceased. Nov. 28—First and Final account of Ella V. Hitler, Administra trix of Daniel Biller, late of the Township of Anthony, deceased. Nov. 2G —First and Fiual account of Caroliue Rieck,Executrix of Frederioka P. Rieck, late of Ihe Borough of Danville, de ceased, and also Trustee ap pointed to sell real estate of said decedent. Nuv. 20 —First «nd Final account of James R. Carey anil Uownrn O. Welliver. adimuiatriitois of Mark H. Carey,late ol the Township of Anthony, de ceased. WM. li. SIDLEIt, Register. Register's Olltce, DjnvilJe, Pa, Nov. 26, 11)04. Ajjer'sl You can hardly find a home without its Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Parents know what it does for children: breaks Cherry Pectoral up a cold in a single night, j wards off bronchitis, prevents pneumonia. Physicians ad* vise parents to keep iton hand. " The best couch medicine money can buy ti Ayer'i Cherry roctoral. For the coughs of children nothing could poMihly he better." JACOB ailt'LL. Saratoga, Ind. 2fte.,50e..f:.00. j.c. aterco., A " for j Throat, Lungs ; Ayer's Pills greatly aid the Cherry Pectoral in breaking up a cold. Stockholders Expect Dividends. | It is a gelf-evideut proposition that the stockholders of a bank expect the bank to do LasinesH. An a prerequisite they very reasonably expect the offic ers of the institution to get bnsiuesa. j In these days of keeu competition it is ' necessary to ask for business. These few observations are troe and | correct in every particalar. Yet there be bankers who seem to proceed upon ! j the assumption that they are in some j way lifted up above the ordinary level of busiuess men and occupy a place peculiarly their own. They seem to bo moved of a belief that there is a peculiar dignity that hedges them j about. That is to say, some of them j do. | There are others who know and ap- ' preoiato tiie fact that a banker is but ' a business man as other business men i are. They know that stockholders j everywhere expect dividends, ti e big- ' ger the better. They know that the best way to pay fat dividends is to get cus j tomers, or patrons, or clients, as they . prefer in the naming,and that the bes v*ay to get them is to ask fur them. Tiie bankers who know their boai* uess, and want to do busiuess aud to { make some profit out of their business ; ask for business. We use this word j "business" because we want to em- ! I phasize, and make clear, the truth ! | that a banker is not a darliug of the j I gods, but a plain, ordinary business ! man whose profits, like those of other j men in business, depend solely,partic ularly aud altogether upon the pat i ronage of the public. Aud, to cou ! tinue, the wise banker knows how to j get business. Other Clubs Should Act. The Danville Hod and Gun Olub isn't waiting for the Pennsylvania Legislature to stock Montour county j with ouail and other game birds. The club will purchase twenty-five or thirty dozens of Western quail and I j turn them lcoso on its own account. llf every town of of Danville | had such a club there would be good i shooting and Ashing in Pennsylvauia 1 or the next century. —Philadelphia j Record. , BEST FOR THE BOWELS If you haven't a regular, healthy movement of the bowels every day, you'ro ill or will be. Keep your ! bowels open, and bo well. Force, in the shape of violent physic or pill poison, is dangerous. The | smoothest, easiest, most perfect way of keeping the bowels clear and clean is to take EAT 'EM LIKE CANOV Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good, Do Good, Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe; 10, 25 and 60 cents per box. Write for free sample, and book let on health. Address 433 Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York. KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAN i Patronize A. C. AMESBURY, Best Coal in Town. J. J. BROWN, Mix THE BYE A SPECIALTY- Eyes tested, treated and fitted with glasses. No Sunday Work. 311 Mariet H, - - Eituslmg. F Hours—lo to 5. Telephone. Take your prescription* to ROSSMAN & SON'S PHARMACY, 345 MILL STREET, DANVILLE, PA, Two lUglit«r«4 Pharmacists In eharga Para Fresh Dray* and full Una of Pateat Medicines and Sundries. FINK CIGARS. GOOD GOLD IODI, DR. J. SWEISFORT, DENTIST. Uses ODONTUNDER for the painless ex traction of teeth. Dentistry in all its branches and all work guar anteed. CHARGES REDUCED. Opposite Opera house, Danville. CHICHESTER'S ENGUSH PENNYROYAL PILLS Mafe. Always reliable. Ladles, aak Drurfftßt for (HICH>:«itKRN ENOLINII In Red and Uold metallic boxen, sealed with blue ribbon. Take no «»th#>r. Keffciae dangerous *ub«tl tntlonsnnd Imitations. Buy of your Druggint, or send -ie. in Htampn for Particulars, Testi monials and "Belief Tor Ladle*," letter. by return Mall. 10,000 Testimonials. bold bv i *ll Druggist*. OHICHBSTBR OHBIfIOAL GO. MH ■alius IMinam, PHU/L. WAm 1 MiaHiaHisaaMa. _ . Philadelphia and Reading- RailwhT IN EFFECT NOVEMBER27th, |Wi« TRAINS LEAVE DANVJLLK For Philadelphia 7.08, 11.2b A. m. and «.N For New York 7.53. 11:18 a. in.and f1..-* p * For CatawlHaa 11:13 a. m, and 6.35 p. iu For Hloomshurg ll:i8 a. in.and O.BL y. at For Milton 7:68 a. in., und 3:66 p. m For Wllltainsport 7:58 a. rn.. aud s at * r. TRAINHKOR DANVILL*. Leave Philadelphia 10:21 a. m Leave Wllllanisport 10:00 a. in., 4:80 i a Leave Milton 10.87 a. m..5.1H pin. Leave Bloomabnrg 7:87 a m., 8.83 pro ! Leave CatawlHsa 7:40 h hi.. gf|B p. m | A faat ezprefa train from Kt-adint, 1 a»m ' Philadelphia to New York every h» or t. w i 7.00 a. ra. to7.oUp. m. Maine servic* roims j lng. ATLANTIC CITY R. R. From Chestnut Street Ferry. For South Street see Timetables at Stations WEEKDAYS. ATLANTIC CITY-7.80a. ra. Lcl. 9.00 a. in. Ex. 10 60 Exp. 2.00 p. in. Exp. 4.00 :p. m. Exp—6o minutes. 6.00 p. m. Exp. 6.00 p I in. Lcl. 7.16 r. m. Exp. CAPE MAY and OCEAN CJTY—B.SO a, m. 4.15 p. m SEA ISLE—B.SOa. in. SUNDAYS ATLANTIC CITY—7.BO a. in. VI Ex. 8.00 a ra. Lcl. 0.00 h. m. Exp. 10.00 a. m. Exp. 600 rt. m. Lcl. 7.15 p. m. Exp I I CAPE MAY and OCEAN CITY-7 80 a. m. 81 Ex. rt.45 a. in. SEA ISLE—7.BO a in $1 Ex. Detailed time tables at ticket offices, 18tt and Chestnut StreetH, 834 Chestnut S raati 884 Chestnut Street, 100 a Chestnut Street, I South 3d Street, 3902 Market Street and at tlons. Union Transfer Company will call for i check baggage from hotels and residences. A. T, DICE. EDSON J. WEEKS. J Gen'l. Supt. (ien'l. Passr. Ac* I T ACKAWANNA RAILROAD. U —BLOOMSBURG DIVISION WEST. A. M. A. M. A. M. P. to New York lv 2ou .... 10 00 1 4 Scranton 6 17 ... 1 so P. M. Buffalo Iv 11 80 248 * M. Scranton ar 558 10 05 .... A. M. A. M. P. M. P. f* Scranton lv tb 8b *lO 10 fl 56 •« If I Bellevue Taylor 844 10 17 108 fl 64 Lackawanna 850 10 24 210 fl 5( Duryea.. 663 102b 'i 13 68 I i Plttston 668 10 88 217 86! , Susquehanna Ave 701 10 87 219 06k | West Plttston 706 10 41 228 701 i Wyoming.... 710 10 46 227 7 Forty Fort 281 .... Bennett 717 10 52 284 714 Kingston ar 724 10 66 240 72t Wllkes-Barre ar 710 11 10 250 78> Wilken-Barre lv 710 10 40 280 ?1« 1 Kingston lv 724 10 56 240 781 Plymouth June I Plymouth 785 11 05 249 7 | Nantlcoke 743 11 18 258 7 Hunlock's 749 11 19 806 741 Khlckshlnny. 801 11 31 820 74! : Hicks Ferry .... 811 (11 43 830 ft Oi I Beach Haven 819 11 48 B#7 80» Berwick 827 11 54 844 ! Brlarcreek f8 82 :. .. f8 50 ... l Willow (Jrove fb 30 fBS4 II ft« 1 Lime Ridge 840 M2 09 858 ftj Espy 846 12 15 406 bit 1 Bloomsburg 868 12 22 412 Fit Ku pert 857 12 2ft 416 Ml Catawlssa 902 12 82 422 M Danville 915 12 14 483 V Cameron 924 f!2 67 443 Northuinber'd ar 986 110 465 EAST A. M. A. M. P. M. P " Northuin Deri' *645 flO 00 tl 64f • ;j i-ameron 8 57 f2 01 Danville.. .. 70? 10 19 2 L ft Catawlssa 721 10 82 223 » • Rupert 726 10 37 229 < 112 Bloomsburg 783 10 41 23b •« Espy 78b 1C 4< 240 tit Lime Ridge 744 fl( 6 U46 112» l« Willow Grove f7 4b f2 50 Hrlarcreek 762 ..... f258 112 cdt Berwick 757 11 06 268 6 I Beech Haven 805 fl 113 * 808 'I Hicks Ferry 811 til 17 309 841 Sliicbshlnny 822 11 8) J2O f6 51 Hunlock's 838 381 f7 08 Nauticoke 888 11 44 338 711 Avondale 841 342 788 Plymouth 845 115'i 847 7*9 Plymouth June 847 ... 852 ... Kingston ar b fts 11 59 400 781 Wllkes-Barre ar 910 12 10 «10 78C Wllkes-Barre lv 840 11 10 350 788 Kingston lv 866 1169 400 7 8 Luzerne 858 al2 02 403 7 4 Forty Fort f9 0C .... 407 Wyoming 905 12 08 412 741 West Plttston 910 417 71 Susquehanna Ave.... 918 12 14 420 78 Plttston 919 12 17 424 80) Duryea 928 429 808 Lackawanna 926 482 811 Taylor 9H2 440 817 Bellevue Scranton ....ar 942 12 35 460 881 A. M. P. M P. M Scranton lv 10 25 1155 .... lilt A. M Buffalo er .... 756 .... 7Of A. M. P. M P.M A.Bf Scranton l- 10.10 12.40 J8 85 *2 I'l P. M. P. M P.M A. M New York ar 330 sou 735 888 •Dally, tDally exoept Sunday. StopH on signal or on notice to conductoi □ a Stops on signal to take on paHsengera tor New York, Blnghamtou aud point* west. T. K.CLARKE T. W. LEIf <ien. Hiipsrlntanrtsnt Nun. WM. KASE WEST. ATTORN FY-AT-LAW, No. 860 MILL STREET, DANVILLE. CHARLES CHALF ANT. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, RA 110 MILL STREET, DANVILLE. WILLIAM L. SIDLER» ATTORNEY.AT.LAK, COI. RILL AND MARKET STRUTS, •ANVILLI. THOMAS C. WELCH, ATTORN EY*AT-LAW. DUtrlot Attorn.7 of MOD to Ooanly, Na. 107 MILL STRBBT, DANVILLB. G. SHOOP HUNT. PRESCRIPTION DRUBOIST, Opposite Opera HoUBe. DANVILLE, - - f-ENN'A Subscribe for THE INTELLIGENCER Wo promptly obutiu U. 8. and Foreign^ } Bend model, sketch or photo of Invention lor \ / free report on patentability. For free book, 112 Ig^TRADHjARK^^I
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