Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, November 22, 1900, Image 1

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appcvprvate fv* tbe winter aea
m u» finding a rvady sale
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day (T(ain< Mill street was crowded
with pro pie.
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bta fuontT, dw to m*rkfi«. A f*riwr
with sucne trucking (ipnwwr and
plenty of help perferred Addre*s boi
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A son has arrived at the home of
Councilman William Deutsch on Water
street
A month of variable weather, mostly
of miki temperature, is predicted.
Game is being thinned out rapidly an 1
the hunter* season will be short.
The brick work on the new annex at
the Water Works ia nearly completed.
The Thanksgiving period is now near
at hand, and the proper way to observe
it ia to make somebody happy.
Chicken thieves are again at work in
thia section. A shot gun heavily loaded
may be used toinumnlste iLewr riw«l« ,
The days are getting unpleasantly
short.
Now ia the season when complaints |
about gas bills are in order
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ia about to change its schedule, adjust
ing it for the winter, but whatever
changes it may make, it is wife to say
that they will all be for the accommoda
tion of the traveling public. This great
ruad ia always on the watch for any
thing that will make matters comfort
able for it* patrons.
That dreadful disease diphtheria is
prevailing to a great extent in many
sections of the state.
Basket I*ll and indoor sports are re
turning to favor with the waning of
the foot ball season.
A religious census will be taken in
tsunbury on Thanksgiving Day.
An increased attendance is noticed at
all the Sunday Schools. Christmas is
coming.
Already local politicians are casting
around for candidates for borough of
fice*.
Steady rain for a week will 1* needed
to fill the streams and moisten the earth
sufficiently before winter sets in.
Shooting matches will soon afford fun
and amusement for sports throughout
the county.
The hunter who mistakes another
hunter for game has been unusually ac
tive this fall.
Hens are wearing feathered oollarett !
•sand taking a needed rest. They seem !
to be relying upon turkeys, geese and
docks to claim the attention of hungry
maws from now on until after Thanks
giving. Maybe they are right in doing
ao—but hen eggß are wanted all the !
time.
The first real touch of winter weHther
makes you ask yourself what you did
with last summer's earnings, and sends
you on a still hunt for the ticket which
•alls for your overcoat, doesn't it?
During the past few months painters
have been busily employed in all direc
tions bnruishiug residential exteriors
and revealing- that people are putting
out money in worthy improvements.
Prof. F. J. Ross, of Willismsport, will
■oon open a Dancing Academy in this
city.
The Grier building on Mill street is
being re painted.
The extensions demanded for 'hi- lines
of the Montour A Columbia Telej hone
Company are coming in so rapidly that
the erection force cmi not keep pace
with the demands. The business of the
Company has grown beyond all antic
ipations.—Bloomsburg Hepublican.
See that the doors and windows of
your homes are Been rely fastened as
thieves are operating in this locality
nearly every night.
H. E. Parsons, of Nescopeck, has se
cured the position of draughtsman at
the Howe & Polk structural tubing
works. Mr. Parsons is a student of the
Scranton International Correspondence
schools and it was through their influ
ence that he secured the position.
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AnII yiwt s all tl\pt is brautifu'.iiv
pure and holy, an.i who should direct
the act.vity of the school in *u<-h a man
ner as to secure interest.
Miss Pat ridge -aid that in teaching
language the power of spontaneous ex- |
pre*sion in children ahoald be stu lied,
and a li-t should l»e made of the «rrors
of speech from which to correct Ihe er
rors in phraseology.
l)r. Croswelldevoted his Nature Study
talk to birds, with the habits of which
he advised teachers to become better
ac-juainte 1.
Rev. (». K. Umbert conducted the op
ening devotional exercises yeaterday
morning.
Dr. Darst c-utinued his talks on pe-l
agogy, speaking of the four stages of
uiruul gtuwtii, whwli h«- « ob
servation, or the acquirement of know- :
le«lge; assimilation, or the arrangement
of knowledge into systems; expression,
or teaching other»; and application, «>r
putting knowledge into practice.
Miss Welsh, of the Bloomsburg Nor
mal school, spoke on reading, urging
teachers to give more attention to ex- j
pression. She said that many children
read poorly because teachers fail to rec- i
ognize the importance of the subject
and l»ecause tbev lack the appreciation j
of the literature- Mia# Welsh then gave
a recitation.
Miss followed with a talk on i
primary reading urging that language j
woik should precede the reading, and
that these studies should be used to
correct the errors in the language of
children.
Dr. Darst closed the forenoon session
with a talk on poetry. Heal poetry, he
said is in the heart, and written poetry j
is siuiply its expression in words.
Miss Pat ridge occupied the first period
of the afternoon session, with another |
talk on language. This subject should |
be taught, she said, so as to develop the j
powers of the individual in the way of |
expressing thought and pupils should
write language lessons so as to obtain
practice in the art of writing and then
they should correct their own errors.
Dr. Darst delivered another address
on literature, devoting himself to a de
scription of the different kinds of poetry,
giving illustrations of each and quoting
freely from familiar poems that come
under each class.
Miss Welsh closed the afternoon ses
sion with a talk on elocution, the ele
ments of which she classified as force,
| time, pitch, quality, stress, inflection
. and volume. She described the <lifler
[ ent kinds of each of these elements,
i illustrating the manner in which they
1 should be used and taught. The ele.
■ ments of stress, she said, should never
| be u'-ed in teaching small children.
The only evening lecture during the
I Institute will be delivered in the lliuh
school room this evening, when Dr.
Darst will deliver a public lecture on"I,
the Heir of All the Ages " Dr. Darst,
by his interesting talks on literatuie
and pedagogy,has proven himself a deep
student and a pleading speaker, and it
is believed that this lecture will be high
. ly entertaining and instructive.
Death of Mis. Thomas Mensch.
Mrs. Thomas Mensch an old resident
of Roaring Creek died at her home early
1 yesterday morning aged about sixty
I years. On Tuesday she suffered a stroke
of paralysis and her condition grew
rapidly worse until her death. Mrs.
Mensch was well known in this city and
South Danville. The funeral will be held
from the residence on Saturday morning
at ten o'clock. Interment will be in
Mount Zion cemetery.
Freight Agents in Town.
Traveling Freight Agents Samuel Kil
pittrick, of the Chicago, Milwaukee anil
St. Paul; John J. Coyle, of the Erie Dis
patch and Wilson S. IJarnhart, of the
West Shore, called on Anient Philip H
Foust while looking after business along
the Heading yesterday.
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The Building and Fire CoßWnittees
were directed, res|>ectiv» iv. to have
e»sary re|<a!rs uiade t>> tbi st.ive at t >is
tinental llos*- C> mpany - r«»«m* and in
vestigate to del* nnine what -upj .«> ap
nt-crvsiry f««r the tiie department.
The following bills wer«- orilere I paid
RORot 1,11 I»n-*KTMINT.
Regular employes 50
Street work NLM
S J. Welliver SJ9
WATKK I»KI-\KTM| VT.
Hegulnr employes frili TO
S. A. McCov in on
Labor ' 5V7.28
Hugh Oliver, Sr JI '.«■">
Km Hank 7.89
P.J. Keefer, extra work
S. A. McCoy, extra work <•*> m»
11. H.Moore 19.45
S. J. Webiver 1«» - I
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P. A K. Co, freight .4."»
Hiram Ble<dier S;» ttli
(•eorge F. Heifsnvder 'JO f*i
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Death of One of Danville's Most Popular
Young Women.
Mis* Kdith Frances Hunt, laughter 1
Franks. Hunt.died Tuesday night sit 7:1"»
o'clock at the home of her uncle, Davul
C. Hunt, No. 101 West Mahoning street.
Miss Hunt was i.iic of the be>t known
and most popular young women in this
city. She possessed a cheerful disposi
tion and was the central ligure iu many
social gatherings.
While on a visit to Brookhn. N. V.,
in August she was taken -a-it and after
she came home her illness developed
into a fever, which iu turn developed in
to consumption. Shcua* able to be up
for a time while she was convalescing
from the fever. At that time she was tak
en from her fat her V house to the home
of her uncle, on W. Mahoning street.
Consumption rapidly developed, and
for several weeks she has been gradual
ly failing.
Miss Hunt was twenty-six years old on
October 3. She is survived by her fath
er and one brother, Charles J. Hunt.
Her mother died on July 2'.», 15',17.
The funeral will be held from the home
of her father, No. 21 East Center street
this afternoon at two o'clock. In
terment will be made in the new Pies
bvterian cemetery.
Election of Officers.
The stockholders of the Safety Spindle
and Manufacturing Company held a
meeting for the purpose of completing
an organization, at the Montour House
Monday morning.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are: F. Q. llartman, presi lent;
John Eves, of Millville, secrelarv; A. II
Orone, assistant secretary ;•). 11. <i.ie-er,
treasurer, and t*. <i. Smith, manager.
The board of directors consists of the
officers and J. I!. Watson, J. A. Weit/.el
and John Dyer.
The Kemmer foundry on East Market
street will be arranged as soon as pos-1
sible for a factory to be used by this
company in the manufacture of spiud- j
les. In the meantime their goods will 1
be manufactured outside to fill the or- |
tiers already being Veceived. The first !
spindles made for this company were
placed on the market last week.
Death of an Old Res : dent.
Miss Mary Young died yesterday noon
at her home on Spruce street. Death
was due to old age. She had been fail
ing for some time, but was actually ill
only three or four days. She was eighty
one years old and spent most of her life
in Danville. She is survived by two
brothers, James of this city and John of
Marshal, Michigan. The funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock
from the home of her niece. Mrs. Elmer
Himes, No. 422 E. Market street. In
terment will be in the new Presbyterian
cemetery.
0. A. R. Oyster Supper.
About 200 people were served at the
oyster supper given by Goodrich Post G
A. R. in the Armory on Saturday even
ing. Stoes' band furnished music. The
veterans were assisted hv the members
of the Helief Corps. A good sum was
netted for the Post.
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Arthur «i>d Wil.iam I rijlms, of I
\ itia.ltr an' were in this cily ye*-
teiday
Mrs Wi.haui M. Ile*ldeuaand daajtht
er Itealah, W< »t Muhoaiug street,are
visitmg Mi« lleddens' daughter. All*.
J. 11. schaoiaa, at Jtreylsvi.
Mr. J"hn 1 uhuer, of Heading, is a
guest at the home oft unoltuan W K.
II >llowav. Bloom strict.
t»eorg«- lloiitunl s«>n Alex. »»f Al
t'Kina, Arthur Alward. of Be!lw<»od, Mr
and Mrs. fharks McAnall andMMvr v and
Mrs. J«»lin McAnall. of Berwick, will at
tend the funeral of Mi»- Edith Hunt
today.
Mrs c p. Hancock left yesterday for
a visit with friends in Philadelphia.
Harry Mean>, of Hupert, was in this
city yesterday.
Mrs. <• eorge Washburn, of Northiim.
berland, spent yesterday with friends in
town.
Mrs. D. M. Boyd and Mis« Ksther
t?ottrell left Fiiday 112 >r a visit in Wilk
insburg.
Mrs. R. D Addis and Miss Ida Hofl
inan, of l'iitladelph a, are visiting tlo ir
parents Mr. and Mrs. <•. \N . llotfinan,
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Miss I.ou llortoii is visiting frien Is in
Nort hum t>er land.
G«'oree Wilson, James Brown and i
Joseph Hoy, who have been employed
at Castle Grove the past few years, re
turned to New York on Saturday.
Miss Eleanor Frick, of New York, is
visiting her parents Mr and Mrs. Alex.
J. Frick at the Montour House.
Miss Gertrude Savage, of Bloomsburg,
was the guest of the Misses Brown, West
Market street, on Saturday.
Mrs. Jacob Fry and Mrs. James Foster :
left on Saturday for a visit with relatives
in liollidaysburg.
.Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman spent
Sunday at the home of Joseph Robinson,
East Danville.
Miss Gertrude Brown and Miss Harriet
Strieker, of Shamokin, are guests at the
home of Erwin Hunter, East Mahoning
street.
The Rev. Dr. W. A. McAtee and wife
are attending the Christian Endeavor
Convention in Philadelphia.
Mrs. R. 11. Woolley and daughter,
Miss Cordelia, left Monday for a visit
in Philadelphia.
Mi-s Maud Bennett is visiting friends
in Sunbury.
Mrs. George Hullihen is visiting reia-'
lives in Shamokin.
Mrs. Jennie Jordan, of the State
Hospital, left Tuesday night for a trip to
Haxleton and Bethlehem.
Mrs. Matilda Sheriff is visiting rela- j
tives in I'ottsville.
General Superintendent Befler, Super- j
indent Dice, General Freight Agent Bell, I
Assistant General l-'reiglit Auents Auck ;
and Crossley, Divison Freight Agent
Grattev and Freight Claim Agent Hus-j
1 sell, of the Philadelphia & Reading Rail-1
way, passed through this city Tuesday j
at 12 o'clock on a special train from !
Williamsport to Heading.
i Charles Wilson, of Mt. Carmel, was in
i town yesterday.
Miss Katie lleiiiie, of Berwick, is vis
iting relatives in this city.
li. D. Lunger, of' Harrisburg, trans
acted business in town yesterday.
Mrs. George Morgan, of Williamsport,
is visiting relatives in this city.
I>. J Rogers transacted business in
Wilkesbarre yesterday.
Henry Braun, of the Hotel Baldy,call
ed on Bloomsburg friends yesternay.
Samuel Dreifuss, of Milton, called ou
relatives in Danville yesterday.
Robert Caldwell and Frank Morgan,of
Elysburg, drove to town yesterday.
B. C. Sterner, of Liberty township,at
tended court in Danville yesterday.
A. C. Courson, of Wasbingtonville,
was in town yesterday.
George Jacobs will return to Tamaqua
today after a visit with friends in this
city.
Frank Y'erriuk is visiting relatives in
Wilkesbarre.
Bruce Jietrich, of Berwick, was a vis
itor in this city yesterday.
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u( lien'Mtu.'. and .lame* >carlet, K«|., ,
aii<i CharW* Chalfant, Kw|., represent
th«* (hmi) pany.
'Hi- action i* brought In iwo»« SSo.-
i*** foi Uk* death of the infant child of
Mr ami Mrs Catron, which was killed
ultra the piece ol the rxplixliil boiler
from the Bending Iron work* was blown
tlirou.*li tin- Carroll house about four
year* a."i. The next c:i«r on theeourt
ii-t i- that of Mr. and Mr*. Barron i
against the Iron Company to recover
t_*o.»Mi for injuries which Mr*. Itarron is
«•'« .me I toll ivc * list Mined at the same
time that her child wa* killed.
The jury ir.iwn 112 r thi* «•»*« consists
of t»e-irge F. Beifsiiyder, I'eter J. Reef
er, Klward Mills, Leslie McClatn.Josiah
Johborn, lie nj am in F. Foulk, Benjamin
Sterner, Charles Bobbins, James I leek
endorn, Isaac F.Saul, .1. 11. I.eidy an<l
IViliiaui 11. Camp
Five witnesses were sworn before the
adjournment of <x»tirt. They were Sup
erintendent Theodore F. Patterson,
Robert Heed, Lew is Morgan, l-evvis Will
iMlii'* AH I .Ml/i cK, nil <>f
were employed at the Ircn Works on
the afurnoon that the iMiiler exploded.
They were examined simply to show
' the work that was being done at the
mill that afternoon.
It was not until afternoon that evid
ence of interest was introduced. I'll to
that time witnesses were placed on the
stand to simply tell of the work beimr
: done on the afternoon of the explosion,
October 8, l*y«;, and t<> descrilie the
events of the afternoon.
When the plaintiffs attorneys called
W. 1.. Brown, of Philadelphia, to the j
stand, the large crowd of spectators in
I the court room slirred expectantly. Mr.
lirown ii the young iron testing engine
er appointed by order of the court last
May to test pieces of the exploded boil
er to determine whether the explosion
was due to defects in the iron.
Much time was occupied by Mr. Scar
let in his objections to the evidence of
this witness. Mr. Scarlet wished to show
that the witness made his tests only
across the grain of the iron, and that
such work proved him incompetent asan
expert, and made his evidence ineffectu
al in proving the point sought for. The
court permitted the examination of the
j witness.
j .Mr. Crow n testified that in a test for
| tensile strength, the piece of iron that
, he took from the boiler broke under a
i strain of".> 7,000 pounds. Another piece,
subjected to a cold bending test, showed
signs of fracture when bent thirty-two
i degrees ami broke entirely at forty-two
degrees. He testified that these tests
! showed the iron of the boiler to be of
I poor quality.
I Mr. Scarlet objected to all of this testi
mony, claiming that it was incompe
tent, but Judge Little overruled theob
i jeetions.
No more expert testimony was in
; troduced. Mr. and Mrs. Barron were
j both sworn, an interpreter being u*ed
to take [tart of their evidence.
It was decided yesterday that none of
the other damage suits against the Bead
ing Iron Company will be tried at this
term of court and ail of the jurors not
sitting in the case now on trial were dis
charged.
The evidence for the plaintiffs was all
presented in the case of Barron against
the Iron company and a motion for a
non suit was argued. Judge Little re
served his decision on the non suit mo
tion until this morning.
The only evidence of importance in- '
troduced yesterday was that of W. Bar- !
nett LeVan, a boiler expert of Philadel
phia, who examined the boiler after the
. explosion. He testified that he believed
the accident was due to defects in the
boiler, caused by its improper support.
While the attorneys were arguing the
motion for a non suit the jury was tak
en to the mill to examine the pieces of
the boiler and to see the Barron house, ,
through which part of the boiler was
blown.
Mr. Scarlet argued for a non suit, con- |
tending that the expert testimony in
-1 troduced by the plaintifls was incompe- J
tent Judge Hinckley made the oppos- j
ing argument and Jefferson Snyder,Esq. ,
of Reading, replied to him. >
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«» Mi, I ..tin «« ei began by giving a
getHwai report if tin- «oik of V. M, C.
\ « thioughout Ihe worbl.sboaing their
Iwnetit to young men and their value as I
a»«i«tants to churelie*.
lie explaiiiet the work of the local as
s<ieiation, with it* men's and boy's Bible
clas«e«, reading and game rooms, parlor
and gymnasium, which oHer attractions
to invite young men who might other
«!«»• seek diversion in harmful ways.
Mr. Laumasterexpre»*ed his apprecia
tion of the a-.istaiice in the work ren |
deml bv the officers and managers of
the \ssociation, members of the Ladies' ,
Auxiliary and the local newspapers.
The Ladies' Auxiliary report showed .
that during the year the ladies held I
twenty-three meetings, assisted at the
members' receptions, held a Christmas i
entertainment and raise<l f472..T0 in ad- '
ditiou to the $115.79 iu their treasuiy at
the beginning of the year. They paid
f.ir repairs made to the building,
and now have $2*22.11 in the treasury.
Treasurer McClure's rejiort showed the j
total receipts during the year were S2,- !
1515.1 M and the expenditures L- j
71). The receipts include<l an increase to
the debt of s.">o, which was borrowed.
The indebtedness of the association at
the clo-e of the fiscal year was $9X1.75.
Dr Heisler delivered an eloquent ad
dress from tne text: ••me gmry or '
young men is their strength." He urg
ed young men to develop their strength 1
along ail lines, physical, mental and
spiritual.
Dr. Jennings Did Not Have Monopoly on
Market Street Burglaries.
The sequel to the burglary at Pr. Jen
nings" residence Friday morning was
not known until after daylight. Then
it was discovered that the thieves had
been in two other West Market street
residences and made attempts to en
ter two others.
When William T. I'e.ise arose Fri
day morning he could find no clothes to
put on. Investigation showed that two
suits of his ami Mis. Pease's dress were
nrssing. The clothes were found in a
liist floor room, where the burglars had
left them after searching the pockets.
Mr. l'ea-e's silver watch was stolen. The
burglars broke off and left attached to
the ve>t a solid gold chain and charm
worth much more than the watch.
During the night Mr. Pease awoke
and uoticed that a lamp that had been
left burning on the dresser was not to
be seen. He awoke Mrs. l'ease and call
ed her attention to it. She replied that
she guessed the lamp hud "gone out."
It had. The burglars had gone entirely
around the bed, taken the lamp to as
sist them in their search, and carried it
down stairs with them.
Entrance to the dining room was gain
ed through the only window on the first
floor that was not bolted.
When Mrs. Marie B. Rhodes retired
on Thursday night, she left a dish of
baked beans and other food in the
refrigerator. Friday morning she
found the dish on the kitchen table.
The food had been eaten by the burglars
who gained access to the house through
a window. Nothing else was taken, al
though the thieves had thoroughly
ransacked all parts of the house.
The thieves also attempted to gain an
entrance into Arthur H. Woolley's re
silience, West Market street, as indicat
ed by the marks on the wood work of
the tool with which they made an un
successful attempt to pry up several
windows.
The burglars also attempted to open
several windows at the residence of Dr.
C. Shultz, No. 100 West Market street,
but they did not gain an entrance there.
Orchestra for Social Club.
The Penn Social club will have an or
chestra iu the near future. Many of the
members play various musical instru
ments, enough to makeup a fair orches
tration.
An organization of this kind will add
to the social side of the club and will
afford much entertainment. Kehearsals
will begin in a few days.
Bids for Coal.
The undersigned will receive bids un
til Saturday, November 24, at ten a. m.
for thirty tons of Nos. 4 and 5 and
twenty tons of Nos. 2 and 3 coal.
POOR DIRECTORS,
i W. M. HusSkl, Clerk.
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the boys in a shanty llml they occupied
for * dub room.
Dr. I. II Jennings, one of the Vestry
men of Christ church, swore mil • war I
run! for tin- l*»ys. The oilirers foun<l I
tin-in early on Saturday rrrnmx in the I
cellar of a house on Sprint; street near j
lln« brewery. They were in the house '
an I when they heard the olHcent com
ing they nought to hide in the cellar.
When arraigned before 'Squire Hart*
the l»oys »t first admitted the tbeft.eacli i
one trying to "hlauie it onto" the oth- !
er« After they told several contradic- j
tory stories, they denied that they stole ,
the stove. They were committed until
the January term of court. Bail wan
fixed at fciW).
All of the boys have had reputations.
The records show that this is the fourth
time that Burke has been in jail and
that Fillinjrer has been locked up twice
before. They have several times been
charged with stealing chickens or some
such kind of theft. The Keefer boy has
never before been in jail.
Last June the Burke boy was before
the Court on the charge of chickeu steal
ing. The Judge adjourned his case for a
week. As Sheriff' Maiers was taking him
back to jail the youth slipped from his
grasp ami escaped. He was not seen for
svuic iliuo, Uuil» 8 wlii.li lila puruntstiA
ed up the case so that the charge was
not to he pressed pending the boy's
good behavior.
Robbed of His Dinner.
The question of daily bread seems to
be an important one with the tramps
and thieves who have been making mis
erable the lives of Danville citizens for
several weeks. In addition to the bur
glaries and hold-ups-raids on refrigera
tors, pantries, chicken coops, etc., are
made almost every night in town or in
the snrrouuding districts.
A new method of obtaining eatables
was pursued by three fellows Tuesday
morning.
While Harry Haverly, one of the men
employed in dismantling the Bessemer
steel plant, was going to work about
six o'clock, he was held up and his din
ner pail was taken from him.
Mr. Haverly was walking along the
Lackaw anna track and was just about
passing the Danville Rolling mill when
three men confronted him and demand
ed his dinner pail.
Mr. Haverly could not see the fellows
very well in the dark, except to deter
mine that they looked like tramps.
They took his dinner pail away from
him, and disappeared in the darkness in
the sanie direction from which they
came, from a secluded part of the mill
property.
Changing the Grade.
The work of raising the main track of
the Lackawanna railroad between the
round house and the State Hospital is
about completed. The switches adjoin
ing this section will also be raised and
graded. The maximum change in grade
w ill be two and a half feet. The section
crew lias also completed there-building
of the switch running into the North
Branch mill. The yard crew of this road
is again working steadily. After the
coal strike was declared of! all hands re
turned to work.
Demand for this Specialty.
The Welliver Hardware Company is
' meeting with great success in the sale of
: the Edgar stove pipe radiator and large
| shipments are made daily. General
agents and selling agents are being ap
pointed in desirable localities and sev
eral salesmen representing the Welliver
| company are making a specialty of this
j patent. The radiators are manufactur
ed in W'ilkesbarre, but next season it is
the intention of the company to make
; them here, provided that it can be done
economically.
Death of Helen Rempe.
Helen, the four-years-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rempe,died Sunday
I after a week's illness with diphtheria. She
j wasa bright and winsome child. Her
death will be deeply mourned by all
friends the family who sympathize with
the parents in their altiiction. Until
taken with this illness, the child had en
joyed excellent health, and it was not
supposed that her case was dangerous
' until Saturday.
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN oeing
furnished with a large assortmen
of job letter and fancy type and job
material generally, the Publisher
announces to the public that he is
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the Uitfr ins furniture Isctory iu Ibis
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wversl houses in sr the I tir ground*.
The large slack of the eUctric light sta
tion w«* blown down niskiugit luipossi
ble to operste the plant. The town is
accordingly in darkneks tonight
Blown Over River Bank.
Milton, I'*., Nov. 21,—A rear wiug of
the build lug u»ed for llama' restaurant
was blow n off and over the river bank
during the storm this afternoon. A
large plate glats window in the leader
grocery was blown out.
Chnrch Was Unroofed.
I'otts'grove, Pa., Nov. 21. —During the
severe storm this afternoon the roof was
blown from the Lutheran church in this
village. Part of the ceiling of the church
was displaced and fell into the auditor
ium, causing damage that will require
some time and cost several hundred dol
lars to repair.
Mr. Maus Took Hand-Ai to His Un
welcome Guests.
Three burglars, who wanted whiskey,
entered the house of Charles Maus at
Washingtonville on Saturday night.
He was awakened shortly after mid
night by the men in the house. As
soon as they saw that he was awake.the
intruders demanded that he give them
some whiskey. Instead of complying
with their request, Mr. Maus, who is
about, seventy years old, seized a hand
ax and starieu rui Thoj
"stood not on the order of going, but
went at once," forgetting their thirst in
their haste. Mr. Maus had never seen
any of the men before.
Died at Ooffeyville.
On Sunday evening a telegram was re
ceived by Mrs. Mary Freeze, of Water
street, informing her of the death at
Coffeyville, Kansas, of her daughter,
Mrs. George Francis, who died from
heart disease. Mrs. Francis was fifty
three years old, being the oldest of nine
children. Besides her mother and broth
ers and sisters in Danville, she is sur
vived by a husband and four sons, all of
whom live in the West. Mrs. Francis
spent last summer with her mother in
this city.
His Seventy-First Birthday.
Jacob Blecher was pleasantly surpris
ed by a number of friends at his home
near Buckhoru yesterday. It was his
seventy-first birthday. Those present
from this city were: Mrs. F. H. Cotner,
Mrs. S. Books, Mrs. W. G. Brown, Mrs.
W. H. N Walker,Mrs.Kmma Mapstone,
Mrs. H. Blecher, Mrs. Cora Pitner, Mrs.
B. Foulk, Mrs. Charles Cloud, Mrs.
William Steinmiller. Mrs. C. A. Reese
and Mrs. George Edmondson.
Death of Esther Krum.
Esther, the fourteen year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Krum, of Grov
ania, died on Thursday afternoon at
four o'clock. She was ill of diphtheria
but a few days. The funeral was held
Friday morning at ten o'clock from the
family residence at Grovania. The Rev
D. L. Fugleman officiated.
Mausdale Gun (Jlub Shoot.
The Mausdale gun club has arranged
for aday's sport at Mausdale on Thanks
giving, beginning at ten o'clock, con
sisting of rifle and shotgun target shoot
ing, blue rock and live bird trap shoot
ing and contesting for choice poultry.
Thieves Got no Chickens.
Thieves broke into the chicken coop
of Samuel Scott,who lives on the Bloom
road near the Mechanicsville school
house on Tuesday night. They were
heard and frightened away before they
secured any fowls.
Death of an Infant.
John, the five-months-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. John A. Fox, Cherry street,
died yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The funeral will be held from the resid
ence tomorrow afternoon at two o clock.
Interment will be in the Odd Fellows'
cemetery.
TV ill Have Sunburj Guests.
Beaver Lodge No. 132 K. of P. will en
tertain the K. of P. lodges from Sunbury
on Thanksgiving night. A special tram
will probably be run from Sunbury to
South Danville on that evening.
Death of Henry Jenkins.
Henry Jenkins died on Saturday even
ing at his home in Washingtonville. He
was about eighty years old, and death
was due to old age.