DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL. LXXVII. ALBERT KEMMER EORIU'RGESS The Democrats of the Second Ward held their primary election last night. There was a fairly good attendance, while the usual amount of enthusiasm was uoted that characterize * the cam paign of the spring election. Albert Kemmer was put forth as the choice of the Second Ward for Chief Burgess aud Benjamin Harris as Tax Receiver. The caucus was called to order by County Committeeman Albert Kem mer, who was elected Chairman of the meeting. Samuel Marks aud Hurly Moyer were chosen as Secretaries. Leonard Hawk, C. C. Ritter and Jolui Qibbons were named as candid ates for Councilman. A ballot was tak en when the following vote was re corded : Leonard Hawk, 4; C. C. Rit ter, 11 ; aud John Gibbons, 12; Mr. Qibbons having the majority of votes was declared the nominee for Council man in the Second Ward. Newton Pursel was chosen as the candidate for School Director. There was no other candidate aud he was nominated by acclamation. John Carr was chosen Judge of Elec tion. Joseph Reed, Alexander Ashton, Sr., and Samuel Welliver were placed in nomination for the office of Inspec tor of Election. A ballot resulted as follows: Joseph Reed, 5 votes; Alex ander Ashton, Sr., U votes; Samuel Welliver 12 votes. Mr. Welliver re ceiving the majority of votes was de clared the nominee. Albert Kommer was the unanimous choice for Chief Burgess. He demur red at first, but finally decided to ac cept and was declared the nominee for Chief Burgess. For Tax Receiver the names of James Dalton aud Benjamin Harris were placed in nomination. A ballot was taken, which revealed the following vote: James Dalton, 11; Benjamin Harris, 24. Mr. Harris receiving the majority of votes was declared the choice of the Second Ward for Tax Re ceiver. Grant Gulick was nominated for Borough Auditor. For Overseer of the Poor of the Dan ville and the Mahoning District Theo dore Hoffman, Sr., was endorsed by the Second Ward. P. J. Keefe#and Ira Everhart were chosen as delegates to the Borough ami District Conventions, which will be held ii) the Grand Jury room on Mon day evening,29th iust. ,at 7 MO o'clock. Conference to be Important. The annual meeting of the Central Pennsylvania Methodist Episcopal Con ference will be held at Tyrone, begin ning on March 28. Bishop Joseph F. Berry, D. D., of Buffalo, formerly editor of the Epworth Herald, will preside. The session is expected to be one of unusual interest for the various churches of the conference, because of the largo number of important changes which may be made among the preach ers. Two importaut vacancies will have to be filled—those caused by the death of the Rev. Amos A. Baldwin, presid ing elder of the Danville district, and { by the election of the Rev. Dr. Wil liam Perry Evelaud as the president of Williamsport Dickinson seminary. These will, it is expected, cause ad vancement all along the line. To fill the presiding eldership and the vac- j aucy at Bloomsburg two good men will be required, aud they will be taken, no doubt, from good churches. This will necessarily mean a number of other changes. Three names have been suggested for the vacant presiding eldership. The Rev. Emory M. Stevens, pastor of the Pine Street Church,Williamsport, was known as one of the strongest presid ing elders the conference has ever hail, and great pressure will no doubt be brought to bear upon him to again ac cept such duties. The Rev. B. C. Con nor. pastor of one of the Altoona churches and who has been engaged in a big building effort is also mentioned. The Rev. R. H. Gilbert, pastor of the Berwick church, in which the last conference was held, is also suggest ed. The appointments to be made by the conference will therefore be await ed this year witli unusual interest. Rural Mail Routes. The total pieces of mail handled on the 33,000 rural routes iu the United States during the fiscal year whiph ended June 30, 1905, readied the enorm ous total of 1,000,000,0000, according to a statement just made public. Of this a'nonnt of mai1,775,630,261 pieces were newspapers and periodicals; letters anil liostal cards numbered 462,134,000 pieces; circulars, 121,(01,000 pieces; packages, 26,234,368 pieces, and regis tered mail, 1,257,822 pieces, a grand total of 1,387,(XX),000 pieces. Mail to the number of 1,209,000,000 were de livered and 177,261,511 piece* were col lected. The value of the stamps sold on the r jral routes iu the 12 months was |3,- 438,471,and money orders representing a value of more than 13,000,000 were purchased. The total amount paid the 32,055 carriers during the fiscal year was |10,293,590.91. The total value of cancellations on mail originating on rural routes, dur ing the fiscal year was (3,421,057.01, and, deducting this amount from the amount paid carriers for that year was $16,571,733.90. The muddy crossings in this town are among the tilings which cause mauy people to shatter their New Year resolutions. . THE SINKERS The Sinker Club, a body of young men banded together for purposes so cial, and including on its roll only members of the Y. M. C. A., planned aud executed in a most charming man ner Saturday, a very delightful and out of the ordinary evening's enter tainment—a ladies' night. The painstaking care of the mem bers' preparation was easily discern able in the smoothness with which each of the features of the evening were carried out,and in the never lag ging interest and enjoyment of the occasion. The large auditorium on the second floor of the Association building was beautifully decorated with the nation al colors, aud divided into two rooms by a large American flag; the smaller compartment being the lunch room. Suspended over the platform from a large festoon was the emblem of the club—a string of doughnuts. A brief but most pleasing program had been arranged for the early part of the eveuibg. Prof J. W. Taylor recit ed "The First Battle With the In dians," from"The Courtship of Miles Standish." A vocal solo by Miss Mar garet Ammerinau was followed by a cornet solo by Harry Latimere. •An address by Oeneral Secretary Johnson was the last number. The collation that was served is de serving of a most especial mention,and demonstrated to the young lady guests that their sterner sex hosts were past masters in the art of good cheer. The dainty menu approves the statement: Chicken Salad—Wafers. Sandwiches. Olives. Ice Cream —Cake. Coffee. Mints. Later in the evening Mrs. Arthur L. Pierce, who is a guest at the home of her mother, Mrs. C. F. Johnson, en tertained the young people with a piano recital of the college and popular songs aud national airs, all joining in the singing. The guests of the evening were: Miss Freda Cook, of Renovo; Miss Mary Lyons,of Wolverton ; Miss Emily Voris, of Pottsgrove ; Miss Katherine Vastine, of Bucknell University aud from Danville: Misses Clara Fischer, Florence Price, Hattie Kase, Bertha Kase, Emma Foust, Jennie Woodside, Annie Miles, May Johnson, Etltel Woods, Elsie Bennett, Mary Fry, Edith and Jessie Kramer, Elizabeth Vastine, Jessie Kimerer, Katherine Gearhart, Margaret Ainmerman, Marion Jones, Loraiue Philips, Sara Beaver, Pearl Vastine, Mary Wetzel, Mary Jameson, Florence Trumbower. The affair was in charge of two com mittees. The reception committee planned and served the refreshments and was comjxjsed of Robert M. Ja cobs, Vincent Evans, Jay Sechler, Harry Orth, Ray Hauser and Edwin Maloy. The entertainment committee was as follows: Frank Brown, Harry Lati mere aud Will McCoy. Passenger Bus went Into River. The Pennsylvania Railroad bus at Berwick, which carries passengers between that town aud the Pennsyl vania station at Nescopeck, yesterday morniug, about 7 :80 o'clock met with a mishap which would have resulted seriously for at least some of its half dozen occupants and the driver, had these not jumped in time to save them selves. When the bus had reached the Nes copeck side of the river on the ferry, 1 aud had started up the hill, one of the horses was seized with a fit of ob stinacy. The animal reared aud pluug- , ed, backing the bus down the bank , towards the water edge, and drag- \ ging its mate with it. The bus was occupied at the time t by two men passengers, besides the four ladies composing the Harmony Ladies' Quartette, who gave a concert at Berwick Tuesday evening. The ladies became terrified and in their alarm jumped from the vehicle to the ' ground. The two men more calmly followed their example. The driver was powerless, aud the ; horses aud bus went into the stream. When the bus had reaphed the depth Qf several feet it upset, aud the pas- , seugers' grips and suit cases were set! adrift in the river. For a timo it look-1 ed as if these would be lost, Imt be-| fore they had tinel took tlie view that the system of marking is imperfectly un derstood and is unjustly criticized. He denied that "five" is "taken off" for being absent. The fact is, he said, that the pupil is simply credited with the time present, full attendance counting a hundred. When lie is ab sent, of course, he receives no mark for his recitations, on the principle that the laborer receives no pay for work not done. After Mr. Scarlet's departuro the subject was discussed in all its bear ings, nearly an hour being spent in this way. The Board would like to please the public, which was so feel ingly and ably represented by Mr. Scarlet. At the same time it feels that its own experience and that of the faculty aud Borough Superintendent must not be ignored. The Board is considering the matter deeply and just what course it may decide to pursue in the premises will not be known for a day or so. Ou motiou it was ordered tluit tlie janitor of tlie First ward hereafter at tend to fumigation of school buildings in the First and Second wards, and that the janitor of the Third ward at tend to fumigating tlie Third and i Fourth Ward buildings. There are now two generators em ployed in the district and they are be ing kept in pretty constant use. Some doubt was expressed whether the generators are properly used and the best results obtained. Tlie fact was cited that in several instances janitors have been seen seated in the rooms be ing fumigated while the apparatus was in operation. Under the circumstances it was not believed that fumigation was thorough. A committee representing tlie Senior class, of the High School, appeared be fore the Board, asking the consent of that body to inaugurate a departure at the coming High School commence ment. Tlie proposition is to have a class dav, Which implies a cutting down of the regular commencement program, ami having a class play, : which in all probability will be a ] Shakespearean performance. On motion the proposition was re , ferred to the High School committee !of the School Board, in conjunction I with the faculty of the High School I and the Borough Superintendent. 1 The committee of the Senior class : made the further request that the Senior class be permitted to place its class pennant ou the High School building. The privilege was refused, as it was believed that it would lead to the usual rivalry and contention among the classes that would militate very strongly against the success of the j schools. The following members were pres-1 ent: Adams, Ortli, Harpel, Burns, Werkheiser, Fischer, Train bower, Heiss and Grone. The following bills were approved for payment: H G. Salmon $2.85 Ezra S. Haas 50 O. M. Leniger 6.40 Danville Stove & Mfg. Co 1.05 , Montour Democrat .. 1.50 American Book Company .. 10.88 Arbutus In Bloom. Reports come from Glen Summit, i Retreat, Laurel Run and Dallas that trailing arbutus is already in bloom there. This is indeed a rarity, as arbutus is hardly ever iu bloom before I the latter part fo April. COUNCIL HOLDS BIM SESSION George Kocher, the new Chief En gineer of the Fire Department,appear ed before Council Friday aud call ed attention to supplies needed by the [ fire department. The spray nozzle be longing to the Continental Fire Com pany is out of repair, he said, and can not be used. Repairs are also needed at the Goodwill engine house. He al so called attention to the need of a '' smoke protector'' for use in the Bor ough. At the fire at the Stove Works the need of such a device, he declared, was very much needed aud would have enabled the firemen to render much more efficient servioe. The fire plug at the Stove Works he reported as too low aud said that under certain weath er conditions its efficacy might be much impaired. On motion it was decided that the matter of spray nozzle be referred to the Fire Committee aud the repairs at the engine house to the Building Com mittee of Council. City Clerk Patton was instructed to open a correspondence with dealers to ascertain at what price smoke protect ors could be purchased. Concerning the fire plug at the Stove Works it was the sense of the members that the Danville Stove & Manufact uring Company should interest itself in the fire plug at its plant, raising it to the height required to insure the best service. Mr. Fenstermacher stated that the annual statement of the Borough will be ready for publicatiou in a few days and he moved that the statement be printed in the "Montour American" and the "Danville Intelligencer." Mr. Goeser seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. On motion the Chief-of-Police was ordered to procure new legs for the stove in the lock-up,which happens to be out of repair. * The indemnifying bond of five thou sand dollars given the Borough by the Dauville and Bloomsburg Electric Railway Company was on motion of Mr. Vastine, approved by Council. A communication was received from R. H. Koch, General Solicitor of the Danville and Bloomsburg Street Rail way Company, relative to the iinrove meuts on A street. He proposed that the Borough take the improvement off the Street Railway's hands and for a consideration do the work itself. He asked also that the Borough vacate Cross street. On motion of Mr. Goeri er, seconded by Mr. Vastine, it was ordered that the Borough take no part in the improvements,declining remun eration and that the Danville and Bloomsburg Street Railway Company comply with the original agreement with tl\e Borough and fix up the street according to specifications. In regard to vacating Cross street Coun cil decided that it would not be ad visable to relinquish that thorough fare until the improvements on A street are completed. Borough Treasurer Ellenbogen pre sented a statement of finances to date, which showed a total cash balance on hand of $6230.01. Mr. Fenstermacher reported uuis auce on Nassau street, caused by par ties draining waste water into the street, which lies in the gutter and be comes offensive to citizens. He asked that, something be done to abate the ; nuisance. No action was taken. The following communication was received and read before Council: Gentlemen :—Your attention is here by called to the fact that there is no pavement on West side of Ferry street between property of John Jacobs and that of Erwin Hunter on South side of old canal bed. As to the necessity of a pavement there I think you will agree and give it your prompt attention. JOHN R. WALLEZE. On motion of Mr. Vastine the com munication was referred to the Com mittee on Streets and Bridges. The following members were pres ent: Gibson, Vastine, Sweisfort, Boy er, Dietz, Fenstermacher, Reifsnyder, Goeser, Hughes and Jacobs, Session Will End February |O. If plans now contemplated are carri ed out the present extra session of the Legislature will be the shortest on rec ord. Some time next week a concur rent resolution will be introduced in the House providing for final adjourn i ment on February 10th. | This will make the session just I twenty-six days in length, i From now on every effort will be • made to clear up legislation called for by the Governor, and he is to be con j suited on all bills. As this is the Gov ernor's Legislature the legislators say • he shall have the glory of running it. The Governor is anxious for a short session. He has a number of import ant affairs to attend to that lie cannot do with a Legislature on his hands, and the sooner final adjournment comes the better the Governor will be suit |6d. February 10th. gives time for hear- | ings on all the bills, aud plenty of time for their consideration by both brandies. Revival fleeting. The revival meetings at the Evan gelical church, East Front street, con tinue with unabated interest. There have been a number of conversions, and the deepest interest is manifested. The congregation seems to be fully aroused and with their pastor, labor night after night. The meetings are of the old fashioned type and deeply spiritual. The services, to which the public is invited, will be held every night this week. PERSONAL ■ PARAGRAPHS Mr. aud Mrs. Robert Mapstoue, of Suubury, spent Sunday with relatives in South Danville. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hess, of Bloomsburg, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Rebecca Hess, Bloom street. Lewis Thornton &ud daughter, Miss Laura, Sunday with relatives in Berwick. Miss Elizabeth Bucher, of Suubury, spent Sunday at the home of her par ents, Mr. aud Mrs. Samuel Bucher, Riverside. John Scott spent Sunday with friends at Shampkiu. Mrs. M. Cain has returned to Blug hamton, N. Y. after a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Straub, Ferry street. John Dauuer, who is employed on a trolley survey at Honesdale,spent Suu daj r with friends in this city. Miss Emily Voris, of Pottsgrove, spent Sunday at the home of G. Fred Jacobs, Mill street. John B. McCoy, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Thomas, Mrs. A. M. Butterwick, Mrs. Louisa Nice aud Mrs. Mary Jaue Gartlaud, will leave today for Lewistown where Mr. Mc- Coy will cater for a big party to be given today by Mrs. H. W. Sweigart. James F. Ellis, of Exchange, was a visitor at the Court House yesterday. O. F. Ferris, of Berwick, transact ed business in this city yesterday. John G. Waite left • ,yesterday for a business trip to Harrisburg. Miss Maine Beaver is spending the week end with friends at Berwick. Thomas Samuels, of Bloomsburg, transacted business in this city yester day. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Arms are vis iting their sou Walter in Sunbury. Miss Belle Heudricksou returned yes terday after a sojourn in Philadelphia. W. A. Sechler returned yesterday from a business trip to Chicago. Miss Mabel Hank, who has been the guest of Miss Maud Golder, at Sun bury, returned to Danville yesterday. O. B. Sweitzer yesterday after noon on a business trip to Philadel phia. Mrs. William Pease and daughter Evelyn, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. Fred Smith, Mill street, returned yesterday *to their home in Philadelphia. Edward W. Peters will return this morning from a business trip to Har risburg. J. W. Bishop, of Reading, was a business visitor at the Reading Iron Works yesterday. Miss Elizabeth Good, of Berwick, is the guest of Mrs. Richard Metlierell, Lower Mulberry street. Miss Margaret Breckbill aud Miss Bertha Welliver will leave today for a visit with friends at Muncy. Clinton Shellhamer.of St. Clair,who attended the fuueral of his brother Thomas Shellhamer, in this city re turned home yesterday. Miss Katherine Rea left yesterday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. John Dorris, at Huntingdon. Mr. aud Mrs. Daniel Laßue, of Jermyu, are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Laßue, East Front street. Plot to Kill Pennypacker. WASHINGTON,Pa., Jaii .24.—That Governor Pennypacker, 'of Pennsyl vania, and Governor Pattison, of Ohio, as well as prominent officials in other parts of the country, were marked for death by a band of anarchists was learned yesterday, when Washington county officials raided the headquar ters of a society of anarchists and found convincing proof that assassination had been planned The plot to kill the State's Chief Executive was unearthed while the officers were hunting for the murder ers of Michael Carrazola, a wealthy Italian, who was mysteriously shot at Dunlevy, this county, last week.. The incriminating evidence was discovered i* an old shanty located in a dense swamp at Baird, a small mining town ten miles oast of Washington. Letters and papers were found which implicate anarchists at Paterson and other parts of the country and show that the plot was an extensive one. The first clew to the conspiracy was obtained when George Barli, an Ital ian, was arrested Monday night near Biard, charged with complicity in the Carrazola murder. In his pocket was found a paper on which had been drawn the plan of a small house where evidently he and others had been meeting. Had not the local band bungled in this one respect the plot would probably not have been revealed. PAR REACHING CONSPIRACY. % Officers are endeavoring to suppress the importance of their discovery, but they admit they have evidence enougli to implicate anarchists in all parts of the country. In the room where proof of the plot was discovered were found letters writ ten to leaders of the local society by men from Paterson and other cities. These letters show that the Washing ton band was delegated to get rid of Pennypacker and Pattison and similar bands in other parts of the country yrere entrusted with the assassination of other officials in their territories. It is the untaxed dog makes a nuisance of himself and keeps the citi aen awake at night. OPPOSITION TO FIXING SALARIES Unexpected opposition to the two sjvlary bills came before the House yesterday moruiug when the bill to fix the salary of the Insurance Com missioner at s*>,ooo was on third read ing. Mr. Stroup, of Dauphiu, moved to postpone consideration of the bill. Mr. Fow rose to a point of order that the Governor's call recommeuded abolishing fees only iu the offices of the Insurance Commissioner and Sec retary of the Commonweatlh and that he said nothing about raising the sal aries. Mr. Fow later withdrew his point aud seconded Mr. Stroup's mo tion. Mr. Pusey, author of the bill .replied sarcastically. He said that the Dem ocratic members are all obstructionists. Messrs. Eaton, of Philadelphia ; Bol ton, of Clearfield ; Hitchcock, of Tioga and McClain ,of Lancaster, alf spoke on the question. Mr. Crout, of Philadelphia, said that the present incumbents will not be affected by the present bills. "The proper tiling to do is to abolish fees now," he said, "and allow the regu lar session next year to fix the sala ries." Mr. Creasy, of Columbia; Mr. Hoh man, of Cambria, aud Mr. McClain, of Lancaster., all took part in the dis cussion. When the viva voce vote was taken the Speaker hesitated in his de cision ; a division was called for, re sulting in J29 votes for postponement aud thirty-two against. Mr. Hoke, of Fraukliu, offered a bill providing that no more than $750, 000 shall be spent each year by the Board of Public Grounds and Build ings in erecting or rebuilding county bridges. TREASURY REGULATION BILL . Mr. Jackson, of Armstrong, intro duced the administration bill to regu late the State's moneys. It was prepar ed by Attorney General Carson at the instigation of tlic Governor. The amount in any one depository shall not exceed $500,000; interest is fixed at two per cent. ; using State funds for ulterior purposes is made a misde meanor, punishable by a fine of SSOO aud one year's imprisonment. OTHER SALARY BILL POSTPON ED. When the bill to fix the salary of the Secretary of the Commonwealth came up Mr. Stroup moved to postpone for the present, an he did on the other salary bill. T*ie viva voce votd was apparently Overwhelmingly in the aflirnuitive. Mr. Moyer, of Lebanon, insisted on the yeas and nays. Mr. Creasy, who advocated postpone ment of the other salary bill until the status of the actuary and his fees should be laid upon each member's desk by the State printer,spoke against postponiugMhe Secretary of the Com monwealth's bill, since everything connected witli that department is clear to the House. Mr. Maust, of Cumberland, charged Mr. Creasy with gross inconsistency in his attitude to both bills. The vote to postpone resulted : Ayes, 144 ; noes, 48. "RIPPER" REPEAL PASSED FIN ALLY. The house yesterday morning passed finally the Philadelphia "Ripper" re pealer, which is similar to the Scott bill, passed finally in the senate Tues day. One or the other of the bills will bo sent to the governor immediately, aud within a day or two the Philadel phia charter created by the act of 1885 will be re-enacted and revived. Death of Hrs Thomas C. Curry. Mrs. Phoebe Curry, wife of Thomas C. Curry, West Mahoning street, de parted this life at 8 o'clock last night. Mrs. Curry was in ill health for ten years. For two years preceding her death she was in an exceedingly weak ly state. Her condition during yester day did not seem unusually critical and it was not until a very short time be fore her demise that the family realiz ed that the end was at hand. Heart failure was the cause of death. Mrs. Curry was a native of Montour county. During the greater part of life she resided in Danville. She was a Christian woman, a kind neighbor, a generous and sympathetic friend, be loved alike by the members of her own family and those with whom she min gled in the church and in the commu nity. The deceased was seventy-two years of age. Besides her husband she is sur vived by seven sons and one daughter. The latter is Mrs. Lizzie Fisher, who resides at the parental home. The sons are as follows: Hugh and Ralph Cur ry, of Brooklyn; Dau. *M. Curry and Dr. E. A. Curry and John Curry, of Danville; Thomas Curry, Jr., of Sun bury and William Curry, Esq., of Scran ton. Due notice of the funeral will be given. Surprise Party. A surprise party was tendered Ed ward Dietz, at his home on Chambers street, Saturday evening in honor of ( his 32nd birthday. Those present , were ; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Ashley and daughter Elizabeth, Mr. and Mrs. John Dietz aud son Earl, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shutt, Mrs. Frank Wigermau and son Francis, Mr. and Mrs. Chaun cy Hollister, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kriuer, sou aud daughter, Mrs. Cyrus Dietz, Mrs. Mullen,Robert Dietz, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Everett and son Paul, Kathryn Shutt and Charles Riechline, of Bloomsburg. DETECTIVE GETTING BUSY A P. & R. officer was in this city yesterday endeavoring to detect the party guilty of setting fire to freight cars iu the yard of the Structural Tub ing Works. The latest attempt at incendiarism in the Structural Tubing yards was made on Tuesday when only timely discovery prevented a valuable house car from being consumed by fire. It was a few minutes after 7 o'clock iu the morning when the car, which was standing near the mill, was dis covered burning, the flames having al ready gotten a firm hold upou the woodwork at one corner. Several buck ets of water in the hands of the work men sufficed to extinguish the flames. A few minutes more, however, and the car would have been enveloped and other property, belonging to the Struc tural Tubing Company, probably set on Are. The car will hav£ to be partially rebuilt. j Scarcely two months have elapsed Hince the other fire in the same yard when a house car was nearly half de stroyed and the fije department was called out. Both .fires seem to have started in the same way. in one corner of an empty car. On the first occasion an empty smoke-stained bottle that had contained kerosene was found in the car. On Tuesday there were no such plain evidences of incendiarism, but it is not doubted that both cars were wilfully set on fire, although it is not clear whether the motive was spite or the fire was started by a mere degenerate actuated by a love of mis chief. The full problem will no doubt be solved by the detective. Winding Up his Business. John Hooley, who has accepted a position as General Manager with the Thatcher Furnace Company at New ark, N. J.,is getting ready to wind up business at his foundry on East Mah oning street, which from the present outlook nrny stand idle for an indefi nite time. Mr. Hooley has been doing work for the Thatcher company and between the present and the close of the rr.onth will ship all the patterns that he has been using back to the home plant. By February Ist lie himself will fol low, entering immediately upon his new duties as general manager. Mr. Hooley is unable to state def initely what the future will be of his conveniently situated and finely equip ped little plant in this city. Just as lie is about closing up he realizes that there is an unprecedented demand for the several lines of work that his foundry turns out. Every bit of the product is sold. Uuder the circumstances it would be a loss to the town if the fonudry were to close up for the want of a good ex perienced man to take hold of it. It is hoped that some means can be de vised whereby the plant can be kept in operation. It is a problem for the Board of Trade. Snyder, Too, Has Bridge Trouble. Before the new $62,000 bridge across Penn'a creek, above Selinsgrove, will bo accepted by Snyder county, the con tractors will have to explain some points in its construction. County Commissioner J. G. Lesher said Tuesday that the specifications call for a concrete floor and easy ap proaches. Instead of a concrete, a plank floor was laid, and what is more peculiar, the planks were purchased by the contractors from Harrison Moy er, one of the retiring commissioners. The approaches to the bridge are not up to specifications. Loam and clay were used in their construction, while the specifications called for approach es built according to State road require ments. The approaches are so steep and muddy that a dozen teams were stall ed on them Monday, the horses sink iug in the miro knee deep. Commissioner Lesher says that the specifications must be carried out to the letter before the bridge will be accepted. Conference Announced. President John Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers of America, an nounces that he had arranged a con ference with the oiierators of the an thracite region to be held February 15. The place has not been determined up on but will likely he New York. Mr. Mitchell lias beou in communication with the oiierators since the Shaniokin convention, when a committee repre senting Districts Nos. 1, 7 and 9, in cluding Mitchell, was appointed to meet with the operators. This is the first news of the negotiations having resulted favorably and a date of meet ing having been selected. Small Blaze Causes Excitement. A slight blaze in a back kitchen, on the premises of John Mowrey, East Market street, caused a ripple of ex oitement about 5 o'clock vesterdiiy af ternoon. The family was absent from home at the time. Smoke was seen issuing from the building. Some neighbors made an investigation, found the blaze and extinguished it with a few buck ets of water. Meanwhile the fire bell was rung and the Washington hose company responded. They had their hose unreeled and were ready to apply the water when they were informed that the fire was extinguished. No one can acoount for the origin of the flre. NO 9 TO ERECT FIRE PROOFJOILDING A force of carpenters was put to work at the plant of the Danville Stove and Manufacturing Company yesterday repairing the damage oaus ed by the fire at ttye plant last week. The lire, which originated on the first floor, damaged the story above to sacli an extent as to rander the floor Wholly unsafe in view of the weight that it is destined to carry and it was found necessary to replace it—joists and all —with new. The damaged woodwork yesterday was no irly wholly removad. The Danville Stove and Manufact uring Company lias decided to build a largo fire proof building to hold the ; patterns. At any manufacturing plant the patterns represent the bulk of val ue. Those at the Stove Works could not bo replaced for much less than SBO,OOO and yet as is well known at the recent fire they escaped destruction only by the mere turning of a hand. Under the circumstances it is thought worth while togo to some expense in order to insure their positive safety. Accordingly it lias been decided to erect an entirely fire proof building at a point convenient to the foundry where the patterns will at all times be kept. Where the patterns are stored at present—on the second the wing extending northward—they are neither safe nor convenient. Addi tional room is needed in the ware house and by removing the patterns to a safer place the space vacated can be nsed for storing stoves, &c. The fire proof building intended for patterns will be of brick, 100 feet by 36 feet, one story in height. There will be no windows in the walls, the interior being lighted by skylights on the roof. General Manager W. A. Sechler yesterday stated that the intention originally was not to begin work on the fire proof building until spring, but that in view of the mild weather he did not think it unlikely that they might enter upon the work this winter —probably as soon as ilm repairs now on foot are completed. Cast house in a New Role. W. A. Shepperson is utilizing the timber in the cast house and the eleva tor shaft which he purchased at the Bessemer blast furnace being disman tled in the erection of a barn on his farm, Valley township, to replace the one destroyed by fire a few montlia ago. The timber is as good as new and many of the beams are of extraordi nary length. The trusses supporting the roof, which are held together by iron bolts, are very easily taken apart and can be conveniently hauled to the farm, where they will be put tpgether again and used precisely as in the cast house. The big trusses, sixty-five feet long, lend themselves very convenient ly to the construction of the barn, which will be built on the old founda tion and will be a very commodious structure. The cast house is pretty well dis mantled. The elevator shaft lias not as yet been attacked. The high struc ture contains a vast amount of good timber and will more than suffice to complete the barn, affording not only lieavv timber but also weather boards. Want Passes For Hanging. Sheriff Riddell, of Lycoming connty says that next week he will solve the problem of how he will select from the 800 or more applicants the persons to whom he will give passes to the execu tion of James Salerno, the murderer of Elizabeth Carney, which will take place at Williamsport on February 8. The sheriff will cull out the ones that he thinks proper to refuse and passes will be given to the writers of the ap- I plications that are not relegated to the waste basket, whether the number be large or small. "I will have no idea how many v passes I shall issue," states the sheriff, "until I go through the big pile of ap plications in my possession. The num ber is increasing, too. lam surprised at the large number of requests to see the hanging that I have received from far-away places. There are a number i from residents of Muncy, Montgomery, Salladasburg, Montoursville, Jersey Shore and Sunbnry, and other places - more distant. A Derelict Ferry Boat. The remains of an old ferry boat broken and battered from contact with the rocks came down the river early yesterday morning and was caught by the well known riverman, Frank Ross. The boat is wide enough for one , vehicle only, while in length it is sufficient to accommodate three horses and carriages standing end to end. It is believed to be the boat that was car ried away at Berwick a few weeks ago and was partially wrecked on the rocks 1 that form the riffles a short distance ' below that town. The derelict yesterday morning lodg . Ed one of the piers of the rir j er bridge, where it was boarded by 1 Frank Ross, who piloted it down stream ? and brought it into shore this side of s | the creek's mouth. !| 1 Richard.-Husnagle. s Mr. Cltarles W. Richard and Miss r Bessie Husuagle, of Pottsgrove, were r united in marriage at the Reformed 1 parsonage Wednesday morning by the 9 pastor, Rev. Robert O'Boyle.—Sun bury Daily.