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
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