DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
• VOL. LXXVII.
AUTO LICENSES WILL
ENRICHJHE STATE
Yesterday was the day set for the is
suing of licenses for automobile oper
ators and tags for automobiles from
the State Highway Department, under
tl'9 law passed by the last Legislature.
Up to the present there have been
about 800 applications for licenses, but
none have been issued for the reason
tliat the tags have not yet arrived.
They were shipped some time ago, but
were delayed on the road.
The first license issued will be to
Harry S. Beidler, of Doylostown, a
constituent of Senator Grimm, the fa
ther of the automobile bill. Senator
Qrimm made the request that Mr.
Beidler be given license No. 1.
The division has been fully organiz
ed and is in charge of Roy D. Beman,
with H. M. Gutshall, of Meadville, as
assistant, and William Linn, of Phila
delphia, as clerk. A stenographer will
bo announced later.
Mr. Beman says the distribution of
licenses will begin in a few days, or
as soon as the tags arrive. After Jan
uary 1 all operators of automobiles
must have a license, obtaining it from
the State Highway Department, for
which they pay $3, which entitles them
to a tag for the automobile they drive.
The applications come from all over
the State, the most of them from the
big cities.
The revenue of the department, de
rived from the sale of licenses, will
amouiU annually to about $25,000, from
which the expenses of the department
will be defrayed. As soon as the law
is fully understood the rush for li
censes will be something enormous. It
is said that in Philadelphia alone there
are several thousand automobiles, and
the police will take good care that the
owners pay the fee and display only
the tag issued by the State-
Descendant of ominent hamily.
The death of John C. Fuller, one of
Williamsport's well known citizens
occurred at the State Hospital for the
Insane on Monday night. He was
brought to this city on March 81st
last.
The deceased was born at Auburn,
N. Y., on December 28, 1839. His
father was Jerry Myron Fuller, a
brother of the father of Chief Justice
Fuller. His mother's maiden name
was Lydia Newliu, a cousin of Mill
ard Fillmore, who succeeded to the
Presidency on the death of General
Zachary Taylor.
Mr. Fuller was at Galveston, Texas,
when the Civil war started. To escape
being pressed into the military ser
vice of the Confederacy lie did not
wait to collect a week's wages due
him butficd to Chicago. He had work
ed in Galveston as a clothing cutter,
having followed the business since he
was 17 years of age.
The deceased located in Williams
port in 1874 and secured employment
with Henry Ulman, father of the Ul
man Brothers, conducting the Star ,
Clothing House. Mr. Fuller was a
charter member of the First Congrega
tional church, Williamsport. He is
survived by a widow, who resides in
Williamsport, and one daughter, Mrs.
Harriet Hemingway,of Auburn, N. Y.
Danville has 27 Hotels.
Next Wednesday, December 27th, is
the last day on which application can
be made for license. License court will
be held on January 19th.
The matter of liquor licenses is al
ways oue to which considerable in
terest attaches. Up to the present noth
ing has • ccurre 1 to show that there
will be any new applications this
year. In this connection it may be put
down as morally certain that all those
at present holding licenses will apply
for renewals. So far as known there
will be no remonstrances.
Danville,with its population of some
9,00(), has twenty-seven hotels. Ac
cording to this it should be a rare oc
casiou indeed when our town has
more people within its gates than it
can take care of. Twenty-seven is the
number of licensed drinking places in
Danville and they are all down as ho
tels, as coming fully up to the require
ments as such.
Washingtonvilie has two hotels. In
the county there aro thirty-six licens
ed houses. In addition there is oue dis
tillery, two breweries aud two whole
sale liquor dealers.
It is not known as yet whether His
Honor Judge Little or Judge Staples
of Mouroo county, who sat during last
term, will preside at the license court.
Lincoln Society.
The Lincoln Literary Society.of the
High School, heh! a regular meeting
yesterday afternoon. The following
prounm W.»H
Violm solo—"Angel*' Sen nade"
Mr. Campbell.
Recitation—"The Praitieon Fire"
Miss Reif-nyder.
E-say " Aunt Tabit ha" Mis* Alice
Dreifoss.
The debate wan upon the question, '
"Resolved. That the Uni'ed States
fihoold mainraiu a large navy." Afflr
mative—Mr. Hendricks aud Miss Po'a
Jenkins. Negative—Mr. Dreifnsn and
Mis* Elizabeth Magill. The judgis
decided in favor of the affirmative.
Piano solo—"Serenade" MIHB Pearl
Vastine.
Declamation—The "Wren's Nest"
Miss Ethel Shannon.
Vocal solo Miss Loni-e Jamenon
Reading—"The First Xraas Tr« e"
Miss Lorena Goliok.
FILLING THE
JURY WHEEL
The Jury Commissioners of Montour
County—Curtis Cook of this city and
W. B. Moore of West Hemlock town
ship—Tuesday completed the task of
filling the jury wheel for the year
1906.
Few persons have a correct idea of the
modus operandi, and of the amount of
work involved in the above operation.
Pursuant to order of Court the Jury
Commissioners have selected three
hundred names for 1906 as against four
hundred for 1905. The term of court,
which will meet in January is the
term which under the old order con
vened in December. The change was
only ordered last month and the jur
ors who will serve are those drawu
out of the 1905 wheel.
The number of names selected from
each district bears the same relation
to its whole number of voters as the
three hundred names to be drawn sus
tains to the whole number of persons
in the county that may bo called upon
for jury duty. In some districts the
number Of names selected of necessity
becomes very small.
In selecting these names the Jury
Commissioners have a fine opportunity
to serve the county by exercising care
and discrimination, to the end that
none but names of the best qualified
men are put into the wheel. Tho very
aged, tho deaf, or men physically un
able to stand the strain of jury service
should not bo among those placed in
the wheel, as such at the last moment
would have to be excused by the court,
which likely as not would lead to em
barrassing circumstances. To the above
might be added the headstrong man,
the man known to be blindly prejudic
ed and the one whose moral percep
tions'are dulled,all of whom our pres
ent Jury Commissioners declare they
have no use for.
The Jury Commissioners find noth
ing in the mere list of voters that con
veys any idea of tho man's fitness for
jury duty ;it is only by being thorough
ly acquainted throughout the couuty
that they are enabled to steer clear of
undesirable material and make the
best selection.
So much for theory. It would be too
much to say that mistakes are not of
ten made. Neither does it follow that
men whose names are not putin the
wheel are undesirable as jurors, as the
fact must be borne iu mind that only
a limited number are needed iu each
district.
Operations Discontinued.
A. R. Freeman, of Erie, a represen
tative of the Maryland Construction
Company, took his departure from
this city yesterday. All operations
have now ceased on the State highway
between the Borough aud the Valley
township lino, as well as on the sec
tion beyond endiug at the Mausdale
hotel, which latter section is in the
hauds of Fiss & Hart man.
Mr. Freeman was at work on the
Maryland Construction Company's
contract for some weeks. But little
more was accomplished, however,than
work that pertained to drainage, which
together with some improvements
made on the State highway under Mr.
Atkinson last spring, leaves the road
in a fairly good shape to weather the
winter. Probably nowhere in the State
is there a highway that forms a bettor
criterion to show whether the State's
present approved method of road build
ing is iu all cases efficacious than the
stretch of road between Danville and
Mausdale. Aside from the heavy traffic
to which it is at all times subjected
winter springs regularly make their
appearance under the road bed, with
the result that from time immemorial
the highway every spriug has been a
slough of mud, cut up iuto deep ruts
aud ploughed over and over by the
wheels. Whether the drainage will
prove of the right sort aud the road
bed in its unfinished state, heavy
enough to hold its own remaius to be
seen. It would bo better for all parties
if the road could have received its ad
ditional course or crown aud been
fully completed before winter.
Celebrated Golden Wedding.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
K. Purse I, Mill and Center streets, was
the scene of a very happy golden wed
ding last evening, in which the couple
who had traveled together half a cen
tury as husbaud and wife were Mr.
and Mrs. John F. Pursel. The affair
was iu the nature of a surprise, gotten
uj) by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin K. Pursel,
sou and daughter-iu-law of the vener
able couple honored by the event.
Mr. and Mrs. Johu F. Pursel were
for many years residents of Blooms
burg. As advanced age crept on they
came down to Danville to spend their
declining years at the home of their
sou. The goldnu weeding brought to
gether a large number of friends rep
resenting Danville aud Bloomsburg. A
delicious dinner was served and the
evening on the whole was one whose
memories will linger throughout the
rest of life.
Among the guests wore the follow
ing : Rev. and Mrs. Reimensnyder, of
Miltoii; Rev. L. D. Ulricli and Rev.
C. D. Lercli, of Danville; Miss Anna
Nace, of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Pursel, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Pursel, Mrs. Susan Kuhu, of Blooms
burg; Mrs. W. H. Kahler.of Williams
port; Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Jones, Mr.
and Mrs. I. T. Patton, Mrs. D. A.
Montgomery, Miss Edna Pursel and
Miss Mattie Pursel, of Danville.
If you make others happy on Christ
mas you'll be happy yourself.
•fLBDOBD BUT TO TRUTH, TO IJBKBTT AHD LAW—WO FATOB BWAYB TO » FMAJI SHAU AWI"
DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1905.
DAVID FOIST
BAIILV INJURED
David Foust, the well known fanner
of Limestone township, while engag
ed in shelling corn Tuesday, fell a
victim to a most unusual accident.
One of his fingers was caught in the
cog wheels, a of it was sever
ed from the hand and along with it a
tendon nearly eighteen inches in length
was pulled out of his arm.
Mr. Foust is the owner of an im
proved corn sheller, which is operated
by a traction engine. He does work
for his neighbors, passing from farm
to farm with his enginaand corn shell
er, as his services may bo required.
Yesterday he was engaged in shelling
corn on the Lobach farm near Lime
stonevillle.
Mr. Foust is unable to explain how
the accident hap]>eued.* He was feel
ing indisposed and he is inclined to
believe that he fell forward onto the
corn sheller. At all events the index
finger of his right hand was caught in
the cogs, which cut through the thick
glove that he wore, mangled the fing
er and completely severed it at the
first joint,at the same time tearing tho
tendon loose, which has its origin near
the elbow and pulling it out of the
arm. It was a most shocking injury.
Mr. Foust nearly collapsed under the
shock, while those assisting him
nearly overcome by the sickening
spectacle.
The injured man was taken to his
home and Dr. Snyder of Washiugtou
ville was summoned. The latter upon
ascertaining the serious nature of the
injury sent for Dr. Patten of this city
to assist him.
Dr. Patten loft * town shortly after
noon and returned about 4 o'clock.
During an interview lust evening he
stated that the injury is one of the
most remarkable he ever heard of and
he has no doubt that the case is with
out a parallel in the experience of
most other physicians.
Assisted by Dr. Snyder, Dr. Patten
Tuesday afternoon amputated the
finger midway between the first and
second joints. As to just what the ef
fect will be Dr. Patton would venture
no positive opinion. That the stiunp
of the index finger will be stiff is al
together probable. A more grave doubt
exists as to whether or not complica
tions may not arise affecting the health
of the right arm. The physicians took
every precaution to prevent infection,
but all is doubt as to whether or not
the antiseptic applied will be potent
enough to prevent putrefaction,which
might originate and spread through
the long duct in the anu'which now
exists where the ruptured tendon lay.
The phyisciaus aro hoping for the
best. Meanwhile Mr. Foust endures
the most excruciating pain, not only
where the finger was amputated but
all along the arm from the elbow
down.
Appointed Committees.
A well attended and enthusiastic | j
meeting was held at the Washington (
Hose House last night to arrange the
preliminaries to the mummers' parade.
Those present were not limited to ,
members of the Washington Fire Com- ,
pauy, but took in citizens in general.
D. C. Williams was chosen president |
of the meeting and A. C. Roat, secre
tary Hie matter in hand was talked
over in a general way for a few min- L
utes, when the following committeesj
were appointed:
Fiuauce, Seth Lormer,George Koch
er and D. C. Williams.
Prizes. James Freeze, James Wilson •
and Harry Rupp.
Music, R. W. Fettermau, Grant
Gulick and Thomas Rouey.
Printing, J. G. Waite, William A.
Reed and A. C. Roat.
James Tooey, former Chief of the
Fire Department, was chosen Chief
Marshal with power to appoint his
own aids.
OJI motion it was decided to invite* i
the fanner l>oys from Montour and
Northumberland counties to partici
pate in the New Year's purade.
The meeting adjourned to reconvene
on Friday night, when the committees
will present their reports.
Will Break Ground Today.
George Reifsnyder has been award
ed the contract for the building of the
annex to the Danville Knitting Mills,
a full description of which was given
in these columns a week or so ago.
Mr. Reifsuyder will break ground this
morning. The annex will be of brick
and will be located north of the mill
between the latter and the creek. It
will be occupied by office and as mend
ing room, which room is now on the
upper floor of the mills. The space in
the present building occupied by the
office and mending department will be !
utilized for manufacturing purposes.
Mr. Reifsuyder will put as many men
to work this morning as apply, his in
tention being to push the annex to
completion in record-breaking time,
unless the weather changes so as to
render building operations out of the |
question.
Oppose the School Journal.
Because they persisted in the publi
cation of a newspaper, known as the
Senior, after they had been warned by
the School Board to desist, five mem
bers of the Allentown High School
were suspended. All are members of
: the graduating class, and they were
[ notified that expulsion will follow
their insubordination if continued.
The suspended pupils must also sever
- their connection with the school journ
al, Canary and Blue.
JOHN MURPHY JR.
LOSESJIS LIFE
Jo! 11l Murphy, Jr., a bright and
highly esteemed youug mail of this
city, met a horrible death iu ail ex
plosion of dynamite near Shamokin on
Saturday morning.
Tho dceeased was the son of Johu
Murphy, Sr., of Upper Mulberry
street, the well-known railroad fore
mau. The latter, who was'formerly em
ployed by the P. & R. Railway Com
pany, at a later date had charge of a
gang of men on the construction of the
Danville and Bloomsburg trolley line,
whero be was recognized as ono of the
most skillful men of his class. He was
also employed ou the Danville and
Sunbury trolley liue as well as ou tho
Bloomsburg and Millvillo trolley road.
When work was stopped ou the latter
lino lie re-entered tho employment of
W. F. Pascoe and took a position as
foreman on the new Shamokin and
Sunbury Electric Railway.
When Mr. Murphy accepted a posi
tion ou the Danville anil Bloomsburg
liuo in the summer of 1904 his son who
lost his life Saturday, then a lad of
some sixteen years, went to work witli
him. He began by carrying picks and
doing other work such as usually falls
to boys and in a short timo by his
courtesy, his gentle and accommodat
ing manners he won his way into the
hearts of all connected with the road.
He followed his father working with
him on the vaious lines in this vicin
ity anil under Mr. Pascoe at Shamokin.
The construction crew on the Sun
bury and Shamokin line at present are
working at a point near Cameron col
liery, just outside of Shamokin. At
tho foot of tho hill Saturday morning
a firo had been built to thaw out some
dynamite. Twenty-four sticks of the
explosive wero arranged around the
fire leaning against the dinner buckets
belonging to the workmen.
Ou the hill above three hundred feet
away a gang of sixty men under John
Murphy, the father , wero busy at
work.
The morning was chilly and John
Murphy, Jr., complaining of being
cold ran down to the fire. He remained
seated within three feet of the blaze,
whiie'anothor workman who had been
warming himself got up and walkod
away. The latter was only twenty
feet distant when the twenty-four
sticks of dynamite exploded with a
loud report. The last named workman
escaped serious iujury,'although badly
shocked, but John Murphy, Jr., was
dreadfully mangled. Both feet and
ono hand were blown off and as was
natural in the dreadful concussion sus
taincd injuries in every part of his
body, internally as well as externally.
Ho was found lying upon the ground
unconscious.
Ho was tenderly picked up and cur
ried into an empty building near by.
Here after about five minutes while
his father was bending over him lie
dimly regained consciousness for a
moment. The next minute, however,
death came to his relief and he peace
fully passed away.
The cause of the explosion will for
ever remain a mystery. The thawing
out of dynamite is a very common
process and is not supposed to be at
tended with any danger whatever. A
heavily loaded freight train just at
that moment passed at a high rate of
speed and some incline to the opinion
that the jar on the heavily frozen
ground caused the dynamite to explode.
All the deadly explosive went off at
ouce'aud did terrible execution. The
tin dinner buckets, flattended by the
force of the explosion, lay scattered
about on every side.
The mutilated remains wore taken to
the undertaking establislunont of Mal
colm Farrow, Shamokiu, where they
remained until ovoniug when they
were shipped to Danville. The body
arrived at South Danville on the 5:50
train, accompanied by the father, and
William Murphy, uncle of the deceas
ed, John Danner aud Goorge Maiors
of the Engineer Corps, besides several
others couuected with the construc
tion crew.
The shocking event cast a deep gloom
over the entire force of workmen.
T!io father's grief indeed was pitiable.
The parents have the heartfelt sym
pathy of everybody. Several years
jvgo another child was killed by acci
dent, a mere babe—wliich strolled out
of the rear gato of the yard aud sat
dowu on the projecting edge of a tie
on the P. &R. Railway. The little
one was 011 the outside of the rail, but
not beyond reach of the locomotive,
which came along aud struck it, caus
ing it to roll down the high embank
ment. Injuries were sustained which
caused the death of the child iu a
j short time. The second tragic death
on Saturday leaves the stricken par-
I outs childless.
Work is Progressing.
| A."A. Barr, of the Shamokiu Street
Railway Co., was in this city today
; aud says that work is progressing fine
| ly ou the Suubury & Shamokiu Street
Railway, and that they have oue
hundred and thirty Italians now at
j work this side of Tharptown and more
j men will bo put ou as soon as they can
I bo obtained.—Suubury Daily.
Christmas Reception.
j The Thomas Beaver Boys' Bible Class
will hold its Christmas reception and
entertainment Friday evening, Decern
! her 22, at seven o'clock. Au excellent
I program is beiug arranged by the Wo
. men's Auxiliary aud every member of
1 the class should make a special effort
to attend.
MAY LEASE
PAULES GROVE
There is a rumor abroad, which seems
pretty well substantiated, to the effect
that the Danville and Bloomsburg
Street Railway Company is negotiat
ing for the leasing of Dr. Paules'
grove some two and a half miles east
of town, at which it is proposed to es
tablish a finely equipped pleasure re
sort.
Paules' W T oods seems to possess an
irresistiblo charm and people of Dan
ville and Bloomsburg in summer in
stinctively turn to its inviting shade.
Already last summer when the woods
wero distinctively private proi>erty
there was scarcely a trip made that
the cars did not stop to let i>eoplo off
who wished to picnic in the woods.
With such accommodations as the trol
oy company would install the success
of the place would be assured.
It is well known that tho officers of
tho trolley company came up from
Pottsville some time Jigo and looked
carefully over the ground ; also that
they were well pleased with the spot.
It is stated that an agreement has been
practically reached between the part
ies, although the paiiers have not yet
been executed.
Should the trolley people lease the
woods, as seems likely, it may be as
sumed that there will be no half-way
work in the matter. Au elaborate sys
tem of buildings, will bo erected, in
cludiug one of the finest pavilions in
this seciton,while all the manifold at
tractions that goto make up a success
ful pleasure resort, will be installed
in the grove.
Alarm of Fire on Saturday.
While three little children in the
Second Ward during the temporary
absence of their mother Saturday af
ternoon were home alone the house
took fire. The little ones raised a big
outcry,which brought help iu the nick
of time to prevent a bad fire.
The blaze occurred in a small house
occupied by Mrs. Leidy and owned by
W. A. Shepperson abutting on the al
ley between East Front and East
Market streets. The house is directly
opposite Mr. Shepperson's large ice
house ami is in the midst of a number
of inflammable wooden buildings.
On Saturday afternoon about 2:30
o'clock Mrs. Leidy's children were in
the house alone. What occurred among
the little folks is not exactly known,
but iu same way a fire started in the
building, which soon took a firm hold
of the woodwork and threatened to de
stroy the 1 louse.
The outcry was fortunately heard by
Mr. Shepperson who happened to be
near the rear of his lot on the opposite
side of the alley. Seizing a bucketful
of water he ran to the rescue of the
children. The blaze had entered a
cupboard and was making rapid head
way
The fire was soon extinguished
but had not help been promptly on
hand there is no telling what the re
sult might have been.
The bell of the.Washington Hose
Company was rung and that company
responded but by the time they preach
ed the houso the fire was extinguished.
Sodality Reception.
A Sodality rocoptiou was held at
St. Hubert's Catholic- church, Sunday
night, which had many pleasaut fea
tures and was 011 the whole one of the
most interesting eveiits that has taken
place at that house for worship for
some time.
Twelve new members were received
into the Sodality. The services were
conducted by Rev. Father Foin,assist
ed by Rev. Father Feeser of the Holy
Family Convent. Father Foin preach
ed a sermon 011 "Devotion to the
Blessed Virgin."
During the services the now Sodal
j ity banner was blessed by the priests.
The banner is an especially rich and
beautiful one imported from France
by the Sodality. It is of silk moire,
four feet by six feet, the body being
pure white trimmed with gold. On
one side is the medallion of the Vir
gin Mary and on the ot her side oue of
St. Aloysius, the patron Saint of the
Sodality.
The decorations on the interior of
St. Hubert's church will not be wholly
completed for several days. Gas light,
which has done service for so many
years is boiug replaced by electric
light. The offect of the new light on
the brilliant decorations is very fine.
Excursion Struck Cold Wave.
With the mercury in the thermom
eter flirting with the decrees common
to early Fall, with the weather condi
tions such as to necessitate street spriuk
ling, and to make even light overcoats
a hurilen, a big delegation of Blooms
burg anil Danvillo citizens left las)
Monday morning on the Normal ex
cursion to Washington. That after
noon they arrived at the National Cap
ital, to find that city, to their great
amazement, wrapped in the hoary arms
of winter. The streets, plazas, and
other open spaces with which that
placo abounds, were covered with sev
eral inches of snow and sleet. The
difference in the weather there and at
[ 11/ Hue was most striking and is only
! intensified by the difference in lati
! tude.
I When the seism is considered—four
days before Christmas—the weather is
most remarkable, nud can hardly be
complained of even by those who dis
like a "Green Christmas."
Start in early this morning and do
• your Christmas buying.
POLICEMEN AS
POLEJNSPECTORS
The two policemen Borough
are engaged in making their somi-an
nual inspection of the electric light,
telephone and other poles in the Bor
ough to determine how many may be
yielding to decay and unfit to remain
in service during the wiutor.
Poles have become a very imi)ortaut
factor iu the Borough. Asked to guess
the total number that lino our streots
and alleys very few persons would go
as high as a thousand, yet this is said
to be the probable number of poles all
told. There are 110 less than nine cor
porations maintaining polos in Dan
ville.
Decay is constantly in progress and
I the total danger to which citizens
would be exposed from falling poles
would bo considerable were not pre
caution employed.
The Borough Ordinance provides
that it shall be the duty of the Chief
once in every six mouths to
make a thorough inspection of all tele
graph, telephone and other polos with
in tho limits of. tho Borough. If any
are found defective or unsafe tho own
ers are to be informed of the fact and
they must replace them with safe and
suitable polos within forty-eight
hours. For neglect a penalty of five
dollars is attached.
The two officers have beeu'seon me
andering up aud down the.avenues of
tho Borough for several days past
armed with a stout eudgol in tho form
of a heavy sledge hammer handle in
end of which is inserted a
long pointed spike. It is this odd look
ing implement that ouablos them to
do"satisfactory work in inspecting the
poles.
Tho officers state that~a good deal of
exjjorieuco is necessary to make a good
inspection. Tho weak point of a pole
is apt to bo found under grouud at a
spot immediately below the surface.
It is here that the handle and the long
pointed spiko come " into play. With
nothing else could they so well pene
trate the ground and determine wheth-
polo under tho [surface is solid
or fast yielding to decay. Tho work of
course is tedious and slow but tho
officers]have*covered (the greater] part
of the Borough.
In nearly every thoroughfare poles
are fouxid that are unsafe. The system
of marking and numbering insisted
upon by the Borough enables the offi
cers at a glance to tell to which cor
poration the condemned pole belongs
and a record is made accordingly.
Congressman Keeps Busy.
Congressman E. W. Samuel, of this
district, continues his activity as a
representative in our national legisla
tive body. Last week he introduced
two important bills.
Tlie first is a bill to regulate the sal
aries of letter carriers iu towns or
cities of less than 75,000 population
and provides:
"That in cities and towns contain
ing a population of less than seveuty
five thousand the letter carriers at free
delivery postoflficos shall consist of
five grades as follows: Carriers of the
fifth grade being those in the first year
of their service, who shall receive an
i annual salary of six hundred dollars ;
j carriers of the fourth grade being those
who have served one year, who shall
receive seven hundred dollars per an
num; carriers of the third grade,being
those who have served continuously
two full years,who shall receive eight
, hundred dollars per annum ; carriers
of the second grade, being those who
have served continuously three full
years, who shall receive nine hundred
dollars per annum; carriers of the
first grade, being those who have ser
ved continuously four full years, who
shall receive one thousand dollars per
annum ; Provided, That carriers now
serving at a salary of eight hundred
and fifty dollars shall not have their
salaries decreased : And provided, fur
ther, That the provisions of this act
shall be in effect on the first day of
the fiscal year beginning July first,
nineteen hundred and six, and that it
shall then repeal any or all acts incon
sistent therewith." The other is "a
bill to provide for employes of
first and second class post offices."
The bills were referred to the commit
tee 011 the post office and post roads.
Work Stops on Berwick Bridge.
Next week all work on the Berwick
river bridge will come to an end for
the rest of the winter, and it may be
three mouths or more before opera
tions are again resumed.
Contractor Stebbins, who has in
charge the erection of the bridge, says
that by the end of next week work 011
the Berwick abutment of the bridge
will bo completod'aud that everything
else will have to bo held over until
Spring.
Two piers are yet to be built in the
river before the erection of the super
structure can be started., but the win
ter weather, and the uncertain condi
tion of the river at this season are
botli detrimental to advantageous j
work.
The stream is constantly rising and
falling, floating ice is often abundant,
and the river is liable to freeze up al
most any time—all of which makes
satisfactory progress impossible.
McKee—Hester,
H. P. McKeo, of Jersey Shore, and
Miss Imogene Hester, of Watsontown,
were married by Rev. M. L. Shindel,
D. D., at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon. The nuptial knot was tied at the
Shindel residence, Lower Mulberry
street.
BURGLAR SHOOTS
THROUGH WINDOW
Tho farm owned by Georgo Edmond
son and tenanted by Albert Snook about
three miles east of Danville along the
P. & R. Railway yesterday morning
was twice visited by burglars. Oueach
occasion the robbers were discovered
by tho tenant and driven off, quite a
number of pistol shots being exchang
ed between the parties.
What adds to the boldness and au
dacity of the attempt is the fact that
tho Edmoudsou farm was visited by
burglars—presumably the same parties
—less than two weeks ago.
Thoy might have escaped with a
considerable quantity of booty yester
day morning had it not been that Mr.
Snook was suffering from an injury to
his arm and could not sleep soundly.
About one o'clock he was aroused by
the sound of a stone falling into the
cellar. Remembering tho former visit
of burglars he called his son, Charles
Snook, who is employed in this city
but who on account of his father's in
jury, was spending the night at homo.
Tho two men got up to investigate
and while walking around the house,
came upon the burglars as thoy were
about leaving the cellar with a well
filled bag containing a quantity of
canned fruit and other goods. The men
were defiant and were loath to leave
without their booty. Mr. Snook was
armed with a pistol, which snapped
several times before it went off, while
the burglars opened fire ou the father
and sou, the bullets fortunately flying
wido of the mark.
The burglars finally left empty hand
ed, when it was found that thoy had
broken through the outside cellar door
tearing away a portion of the masonry.
It was the falling of one of tho stones
looseuod when entrance was effected
that aroused the farmer. It is believ
ed that the burglars did the most of
their work while frieght trains wero
passing, which undoubtedly drowned
the noise.
The most audacious part of the story
remains to be told. Iu about a half an
hour, after the farmer and his son had
unpacked the bag of stolen goods and
restored order as far as possible the
two burglars returned. The farmer
aud his son then were in one of the
rooms of the first floor. The first in
timation they had that the burglars
had come back was hearing the report
of a pistol outside and at the same mo
ment the crash of broken glass aud the
whizzing sound of a bullet, which came
iu through the window.
By this time Mr. Snook had his pis
tol in better trim aud lie unceremon
iously opened fire 011 the men, who
could be seen retreating. To say that
Mr. Snook and his family are alarmed
is putting it mildly. They are able to
partially describe the burglars, oue be
ing a tall, slim man wearing a brown
overcoat. The other was a smaller
man.
About two weeks ago when the first
attempt was made to rob the Snook
family, the house on the Hyde farm at
Edgemout was burglarized and a large
quantity of butter aud other articles
were stolen from the cellar.
Architect Will be Present.
Philip H. Johnson, the architect, who
has charge of the new work at the
Hospital for the Insane at this place,
having returned from his southern trip
will bo at Danville today on business
connected with the Hospital. There
will be a meeting of the Board of
Trustees at the institution today aud
Mr. Johnson will be present.
Just what may take place at the
meeting is not exactly known. Ac
cording to the report given out at the
last meeting 011 November 10, the plans
of the Heat, Light and Power plant,
did uot fully meet the approval of the
Trustees. On that occasion the pro
posals were to be opened. There were
a large number of these on hand, ac
companied by men representing the
firms bidding. It was decided finally,
however, not to oi>en the bids, the
trustees later explaining that they de
sired to add a few tilings omitted in
the specifications and to re-arrange the
location of some of the appurteuances.
Their plan was after changing the
specifications to readvortise for bids.
Ninety-one thousand dollars is avail
able for Heat, Light and Power plaut.
Philip H. Johnson was architect for
Hospital work in Philadelphia. He is
a much talked-of man at present and
no little interest attaches to his visit
to this city today. None of the trus
tees believe that affairs will assume
such shape as to permit work on the
new buildings to proceed this winter,
eveujif proposals should be rcadvertis
ed for aud contract awarded.
/lore Serious Than Thought.
The injuries received by Dr. Bier
man, the well known Bloomsburg phy
sician in the D. L. &W. wreck at
H unlock's Crook proved more serious
than he at first anticipated. It has been
necessary for him to undergo treat
ment since the wreck,an injury to the
clavicle having caused him pain and
annoyance ever since the wreck. Dr.
Biddlo recently made an examination
of Dr. Biennau aud treatment under
his direction has followed.
Officers Elected.
Danville Lodge No. 224, F. &A. M. t
Tuesday night elected the following
officers to servo for the ensuing year:
Worshipful Master, E. D. Peutz; Sen
ior Warden, Dr. C. Shultz; Junior
Warden, William V. Oglesby ; Secre
tary, Robert J. Pegg; Treasurer, John
C. Patterson ; Trustees, Amos Vastine,
W. H. Ammerman and Hugh Purse 1.
NO 5
LACKAWANNA ROAD
SUFFERS BIG FIRE
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The two
new ferry houses and slips of the Cen
tral railroad of New Jersey and the
Delaware and Lackawanna near the
foot of 23rd street, were practically
destroyed by fire this morning.
The fire started near the waiting
room of the Delaware and Lackawanna
ferry house, the more notherly of the
two, and which ran from Twenty-Sec
ond to Twenty-third street, along the
North River. A brisk wind was blow
ing from the north, spreading the
flames with remarkable speed through
the entire structure.
The building was soon a mass of
flames, which communicated to the
Central ferry house,'located along the
river front from Twenty-first to Twen
ty-second street.
The ferry boat Hamburg, on which
there wero 500 passengers was in the
| Lackawanna slip when the fire broke
out but its pilot quickly pulled out in
to the stream away from danger. A
number of painters were at work on
this structure and they had to run for
their lives. It is thought that one of
the lamps used by the painters explod
ed, and started the fire.
John Horner, the ticket agent for
the D. L. aud W. is the only person
injured so far as known. He carried
out $41,000 in money aud tickets from
the safe aud had to make a couple of
trips to do it. Ho was burned and
scorched about the face and arms on
his second trip, an incident which
shows the rapidity with which the fire
spread.
The loss will probably exceed half a
million of dollars.
A Real Santa Claus.
Who is Saiita Claus, and where does
lie live?
If yoit love him—if he is real to you
—you know who he is, for he lives in
the depths of your heart.
Do you write him letters telling him
what you want? Do you see his rein
deer scudding across the starry sky in
your dreams? Does his jolly round face
peep in at your window to see if you
are good and goto sleep early? Will
you listen for the patter of his feet on
the roof Christmas eve, as lie scram
bles to your chimney?
No?
Then you are not. one of his little
folk.
Does his sweet name call to your
mind the dearest little face in the
I world, with its perfect faith shining
I out of its big, serious eyes, as it told
you what to tell Santa? Aud as you
cheerfully work your way through the
throng of shoppers, never minding the
jostling and pushing, does your heart
swell almost'to bursting with just the
pure delight of finding what Santa
will bring? As you sec thin, wistful
faces pressed against toy-shop wind
ows, do you wish that you could buy
for the whole world full of children,
so that every little face, of rich or
poor, might be radiant with gladness
on Christmas morning? Do you bur
den yourself with bundles and sneak
around to the back door to evade cur
ious little prying eyes, and feel no
jealousy because their jubilant thanks
will be all for Santa Claus and none for
yourself?
You do?
Then you are a grown-up child, in
whose heart the jolly old elf still makes
merry ; the spirit of love and good-will
is still within you; you are Santa
Claus.
If you give just because you know
your friend will give and you must
pay ujr; if you give what you have no
right to afford aud feel no pure joy iu
the giving; or if you do not give at
all—then something is wrong; your
childish image of Sauta Claus is dim
and faded or gone.
Don't give him up!
Seek out some little friend,some lit
tle acquaintance, or better still, some
little child of misfortune, aud make
him glad. His touching belief will
bring back your own.
Be to him a Santa Claus; your gain
will be greater than his.
New life will throb through your
being.
The bells will ring in sweeter chime ;
the holly berries will gleam with a
brighter hue; all the earth will be
good and at peace, if you look through
Santa Claus eyes. There will be heart
in your "Merry Christmas."
Entertained Friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John Moug entertain
ed a number of friends at their home,
Upper Mulberry street, Tuesday even
ing. Music aud games occupied the
oveuiug. Refreshments were served.
Those present were: Misses Flora
Kasliner, Eva Manning, Anna Man
ning, Vernie Morrison, Dora Morri
son, Florence Blecher, Florence Hart
line, Mary Kasliner, Maggie Kasliner,
Viola Feru, Annie Kaslmer, Messrs.
Frank Kasliner, Norman Krumm, Jas
per Stettler, Frank Hartliue, William
Lockhoof, Hurley Cotuer, Clarence
Cotner, John Dell, Walter Dell, Stuart
Hartman, Roy Fern, Walter Kasliner,
Mr. ami Mrs. John Kasliner.
Will Pay Reward.
No official action lias been taken, but
the Northumberland County Commis
sioners have expressed themsevles as
being willing to pay a reward of SIOO
for the capture of Shultz and Burns,
who escaped from the Snnbury jail
Monday morning.
The adulteration of food products is
next to murder for money.