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ISSIiT
Here it is November, A. D. 1900, and
two persons were overcome by the heat
in different parts of the country on
Tuesday.
The small boy is announcing what he
expects for Christmas.
Here is a man in Scranton who com
mitted suicide because his wife obliged
him to get up first in the morning to
cook his breakfast. There are probably
some men in this vicinity who are in the
same boat, but we doubt their committ
ing suicide on this account.
Murder and attempts at murder by
means of carbolic acid have become so
frequent of late that some special pun
ishment ought to be devised to fit the
crime.
The residence of Heister Foust on
Front street is being re-painted.
Remember the poor on Thanksgiving
Day.
Patrick Welch and family, former resi
dents of Youngstown, 0., are occupying
the Lane residence on Church street,
formerly occupied by Thomas Jones.
Tb«? Methodist Episcopal church, of
Milton, will be dedicated December 9th
by Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, D. D. LI- D.
The eleventh annnal convention of
the Northumberland County Christian
Endeavor Union will hold its session in
Shamokin in St. John 's Reformed church
on November 29th and 30th, and the
gathering promises to be the largest
and moet successful in the history of
the union.
It is gratifying to note the interest a
majority of the property owners in this
section have taken in the matter of
cleaning away the rubbish which ac
cumulated about their premises during
the fall.
No such fall weather has been experi
enced in this section for many years and
the ' oldest resideuter," that mythical
person always appealed to for verifica
tion of events climatic and wonderful in
a meteorological way, has been as much
suprised as the ordinary individual and
wayfarer.
Edward Foley, the well known roll
turner is ill at hii home on E. Front
street.
William DeWitt, of Riverside, passed
through Sunbury on Monday on a hunt
ing expedition down to his old home in
Lower Augusta. He looks as young as
he did thirty years ago.—Sunbury
Daily.
The Ladies Aid Society of St. Peter's
M. E. church, South Danville, will give
a chicken supper in the basement of the
church on Thursday evening, December
lit Tickets 25 cents.
It ha* been generally decided that the
century ends with the last day of this
year and in oonsequenoe, many towns
are preparing to celebrate it in a sig
nificant way.
Thanksgiving will be more generally
uhserved this year than for many years,
;va it marks the close of a oentnry.
D. H. Burt, of Carbondale.was in Dan
ville Tuesday, when he sold machinerv
made by the Wilson Laundry Machine
company,of Columbia, for the new laun
dry to be opened by Ralph Hodge and
Harvey tkringer in the building in the
rear of Kickett's clothing store on Mill
street.
Miss Mary K. Snyder, a descendant
of Governor Snyder, who died at Selius- i
grove recently, left amung other lie
quests the following: To the Incorporat
ed Trustees of the Diocese of Central
Pennsylvania of the Episoopal Church,
the Ail Saints C'hnroh building being
erec-ted at Selinsgrove, also lot on which
it stands with two story house and out
buildings. also her Pennsylvania Rail
road stock, 10.1 shares, and all uth<-r
money invested, also her honse and lot
at Selinsgrove and house and lot on the
corner of and Aroh streets, in
Sunbury. To the rectory honse at Selins
grove, library furniture, carpets, pic
tnros *nd fixtures. All the rest, residue
And remainder of her estate, real and
personal or mixed to the said Incorporat
ed Trustees forever.
The plays at the Opera House
this afternoon aud evening will no
doubt be first class. The company is a
capable one aud well worth seeing. You
will hear all that is new in songs and
music and the entire program will be
sure to please.
"" IIS COIJNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 45—NO 48.
PrfOGRAM FOR
THANKSGIVING
Sunbury K. of P. Members Will Visit This
City To-Night.
Arrangements have been completed
for Thanksgiving amusements in Dan
ville to suit all tastes.
The members of Beaver Lodge, No.
132, K. of P. are planning to entertain
seventy-five or more members of the
Sunbury lodge at a regular meeting in
the evening. Following the meeting the
members of the two lodges will enjoy a
banquet at Armory hall, prepared by
Caterer G. Fred Smith. The Sunbury
lodge has arranged to run a special ex
cursion train from that place to South
Danville,leaving Sunbury at6:3o o'clock.
Returning the train will leave South
Danville at 12 o'clock, midnight.
The committee in charge of the en
tertainment is: Simon Hoffman, John
G. Waite, William J. Williams, Keel.v A.
Ream and Edward Purpur. All lodge
members are requested to meet at the
lodge rooms at six o'clock to be escort
ed byStoes' band to the South Danville
station to meet the visitors.
A strongly contested foot ball game
is promised at DeWitt's park this
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, between the
Danville and Catawissa High School
teams.
Good trap shooting, both at blue
rocks and live birds, is announced for
sportsmen by the Mausdale gun club.
Two plays will be presented at the
Opera House by the Maude Ilillman
company "Charity Bess" will be the
matinee bill, and "Blackmail" will be
played this evening.
Some of the younger people are ex
pected home from schools, and several
Danville families have arranged to spend
the day and eat Thanksgiving turkey
with friends out of town.
Numerous social gatherings will beheld
this evening. The well fattened tur
key is the only one who can find noth
ing for his satisfaction in the plans for
the day, and even he is inclined to
think that he will be '"in it."
Ulinton Willett Spilled Molten Iron With
Which He Was Working.
Clinton Willett, oldest son of Mrs.
Rebecca Willett, of Riverside, burned
hisfoot badly while working at the Stove
Works about three o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.
Young Willett was carrying a ladle of
molteu iron from the cupola to the
molding room of the "dog shop" when
he struck the ladle against a mold, spill
ing the metal over his left foot.
He was taken home and the injury
was dressed.
On October 25, 1899, Clinton's brother !
Frank was run over by the cars and
both of his legs were cut off.
Interesting Chemical Experiments.
The Y. M. C. A. free entertainment
course was auspiciously opened in As
sociation hall Tuesday eve by the chemi
cal experiments made bv Prof. J. C.
Carey, of the Danville High school.
The entertainment was well attended
and it was enjoyed by all present. The
experiments were both interesting and
instructive.
Prof. Carey 'illustrated many of the
simple laws of nature, showing the
chemical changes that are frequently
necessary to produce certain results.
These entertainments are free to the
men ofDanville. The next one will be ;
on Tuesday evening, December 4, when
Miss Augusta Gilmore, of Williamsport,
will give readings.
Plucky Woman and Burglars,
Another attemptat burglary was made
early Tuesday morning at the residence
of Mrs. William J. Deen, West Mahon
ing street.
The thieves first attempted to get into
the cellar. Failing in that they pried ■
open the shutter of one of the first lloor
windows.
Mrs. Deen was awakened by the noise.
She took a lamp and a revolver and went
down stairs to investigate.
Her appearance frightened away the
burglars just as they were raising the
window.
Preparing for the Fair.
Preparations are being made for the
fair to be held under the auspices of
Friendship Fire company. From the;
present outlook the fair promises to be a .
great success. It will probably be held j
in the store room formerly occupied by j
the Schoch grocery. it will be opened .
about December 15. Many displays will
be made by Danville merchants and in- !
teresting contests will be field. Stoes'
band will furnish music during the fair, j
which, if successful, will be continued!
two weeks.
Spike in Horse's Foot.
J. B. Cleaver's valuable horse was bad- j
ly injured Tuesday afternoon by run
ning a large spike into his right hind,
foot. Mr. Cleaver was driving on Mill
street near the flour mill when the horse
stepped on the spike, which was driven !
into the frog of his foot about two and .
a half inches. The nail was removed'
and the injury poulticed. It is believ
ed that no permanent injury will result, j
Starting Up the Saw Mills.
Owing to the long drought, Bailey &
Shepperson have had their Glen City
and Tomhicken saw mills shut down for
several weeks. The heavy rainfall the
past few days has filled the small streams
and they will put the mills in operation
i this morning. Sawing will be resumed
! at many other mills in this part of the
state.i
DANVILLE, PA.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29,19(H).
IN FAVOR OF
THE COMPANY
Verdict for Defendant in Boiler Explosion
Damage Suit.
For thirteen hours the jurors wrestled
with the case of Barron against the
Reading Iron Company and at three
o'clock on Saturday morning they reach
ed a verdict of no cause of action, or "in
favor of the defendant," as it was an
nounced, when court convened at 10:30
o'clock on Saturday morning.
Following this verdict, much curiosity
was manifested concerning the delibera
tions of the jurors and what caused
them to take so long to arrive at a ver
dict.
It is understood that from the time
the jury-retired, all twelve of the men
were in favor of rendering a verdict in
favor of the plaintiffs, if they could con
strue the law so that such a verdict
could be given without proof that the
accident was caused by neglect on the
part of the company, and that at first
six of the jurors were of the opinion that
such a verdict could be found. But dur
ing the night these six became convinc
ed that the law, as explained to them in
the charge of the Judge, precluded a ver
dict for the plaintiffs unless the evi
dence proved negligence on the part of
the company. On this point the jurors
were all agreed, believing that no evi
dence was produced in the trial which
proved such negligence. It is under
stood that the amount of damages,should
a verdict have been given for the plaint
iffs, was not considered, the only ques
tion being whether any such verdict
could be found at all.
As soon as the verdict was rendered,
the attorneys for the plaintiffs made a
motion for a new trial. They were grant
ed two weeks in which to prepare a case
with exceptions.
A Peculiar Accident.
Peter Fisher, of Third street, an em
ploye of the Reading Iron Company,
walked for some distance, after his leg
was broken at the iron mill on Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. Fisher was employed at the large
scrap shears. At about 4:30 o'clock a
large piece of boiler plate was being cut
at these shears. Six or eight men were '
holding the iron, but as th<? shears be
| gan to cut, the men were unable to keep j
I the heavy plate from fiying up on one !
side.
The iron grazed Mr. Fisher's chin,and
as it descended it fell across his thigh,
breaking bis leg a few inches below the ,
hip.
It was uot known at first that the leg
was broken, and Mr. Fisher got up and j
walked some distance to a seat. He was
then taken to his home in a carriage.
Dr. Newbaker was summoned and re
duced the fracture.
It is unusual for a person to walk on a
broken leg, as did Mr. Fisher, although
this does rarely happen with what is !
termed an impacted fracture, where the
splintered parts of the bone are closely
fitted into each other.
A Prodigal Father,
At the meeting of the School Board on
Monday evening one of the Directors
told of a case of paternal degradation
and selfishness that is hard to realize.
According to tiiis statement, William
E. Young, as truant officer, reported to
the Board some time ago that a certain
child, was unable to attend school be
cause he did not have clothing that
would permit him to come. A few days
after he investigated the case, Officer
Young found the father of the child on
the street badly intoxicated. The offi
cer took the man to task for not working
and for spending his money for whiskey
when his children could not have clothes
togo to school. To this the father re
plied that he did not have to work, that
he had two children working in local
mills who earned what money he
wants.
Brigadier Miles Tells of Salvation Army
Work in Many Climes.
A good sized audience heard Brigadi-!
er Miles' lecture at the Salvation Army j
barracks on Saturday evening. "My
Army Wanderings Half Around the
World" was the subject. The lecture was
profusely illustrated by stereopticon
views of scenes in different parts of this
country and Europe. It was an inter
esting discourse and was listened to at
tentively by all present.
Brigadier Miles officiated at the Shiloh
Reformed church Sunday morning. A
large congregation was present. The
meetings in the Army hall Sunday
! were also well attended. The Brigadi
er's visit to Danville was beneficial to
the Salvation Army work.
Death of Mrs, John Reedy.
Word was received in this city on Sat
j urday evening of the death at Berwick
of Mrs. John Reedy,a former well known
resident of Danville.
Mrs. Reedy was the daughter of the
late James Wright, who, for a long time
was employed at tfie Reading Iron works
{ and a niece of Engineer Angus Wright
of the Water works. The family moved
I to Berwick several years ago. Mrs.
I Reedy is survived by a husband and one
j daughter.
Entertained at Dinner.
Mrs. George Hartline entertained a |
number of friends at a six o'clock dinner
at her home on Blojm street Thursday
evening. Those present were: Mrs. Mary
A Hower.Mrs. A. V. Hower and daught
er Ruth, Mrs. Amos Wohlfarth, Mrs.
Webster Foust and daughters Ethel and
Mabel, Mrs. David flaring, Miss Alice
Hartline and Mrs. Jerry Hess and
| daughter Edna, of Bloomsburg.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention of the Movement of Your
Friends and Acquaintances.
Clarence Fisher, of Utica, N. Y„ was a
guest at the home of Mrs. M. L. Fisher,
West Mahoning street, Tuesday.
William Robinson, of Mooresburg,
drove to this city yesterday.
Charles Shires, of Strawberry Ridge,
called on friends in this city Tuesday.
C. P. Haucock transacted business in
Bloomsburg Tuesday.
Mrs. John Rebman left Tuesday for
Philadelphia, where she will make her
home.
Miss E. A. Reed, who spent the sum
mer and fall with her sister, Mrs. H. J.
Ilerrington, East Market street, left Sun
day afternoon for San Antonio, Texas,
where she will spend the winter.
Miss Nellie James, of Exchange, has
returned home after a visit at the home
of S. M. Trumbower, Market street.
John Rogers, Esq., of Williamsport,
spent Sunday with Danville friends.
Miss Fannie Wilson, of Wilkesbarre.is
visiting at the home of S. M. Trumbow
er, Market street.
Harry Conway, of Bucknell Universi
ty, was a visitor in this city Tuesday.
Mrs. John Frederick returned to Pitts
ton Tuesday after a visit at the home
of Joseph Mayan, C street.
Mrs. E. Beyer, of Washingtonville,
left Tuesday for a visit with relatives
in Westmoreland county.
Dr. A. T. DeWitt, of Riverside, left
Tuesday for a few days hunting near
Sunbuiy.
J. L, Evans left Tuesday for a busi
ness trip to Lewistown.
William E. Seidel, son of Edward Y.
Seidel, accompanied Oeorge Hunt, of
Altoona, as far as Lewistown, Saturday,
where he will visit his aunt, Miss Myrtie
Elliott.
Miss Mary Moyer, of Milton, is visit
ing relatives in this city.
Mrs. Henry Bierman, of Bloomsburg,
spent Saturday with relatives in this
citv.
Frank Shelbart transacted business in
Bloomsburg Tuesday.
F. C. Derr went to Catawissa Tues
day afternoon.
E. C. Cotner, of Washingtonville, re
turned Tuesday from a business trip to
Philadelphia.
W. J. Mohr, of Exchange, was in
town Tuesday.
Miss Grace returned to Ber
wick on Saturday.
Miss Mattie Morrall, of Kipp's Run, is
visiting relatives in Philadelphia.
Daniel Billmeyer, of Washingtonville,
was in town on Saturday.
James Seesholtz, of Berwick, spent
Sunday with Danville friends.
Howard Billmeyer, of Strawberry
Ridge, spent a few hours in Danville on
Saturday.
Herbert Moyer returned to Coates
ville on Saturday.
Albert Harry, of Berwick, is visitirg
at the home of George Myerly, on East
Front street.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gulliver have re
turned from a visit with relatives in
Centre, Cambria and Clearfield counties.
Dr. Edward Davis, of Berwick, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Davis.
Harry Allen,of the Bennett & Moulton
Bepertoire company, visited friends in
this city Tuesday.
Miss Sarah Hoover, of Sunbury, called
on Danville friends Tuesdav.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Harris and
daughter Emma and Miss Martha Caw
them, of Shamokin, spent Sunday with
friends in this city.
Miss Laura Peyton spent Sunday with
Bloomsburg friends.
Mrs. C. P. Hancock ami son, William
K., returned Monday from a trip to
Philadelphia.
Mrs. W. 11. Evster and son Robert, of
Chambersburg, are visiting at the home
of her brother, 11. li. Moore, on Bloom
street.
Mrs. Maud Schatz, of Carlisle, is a
guest at the Keiner homestead, Mill
street.
Miss Ada Bailey returned on Tuesday
from a visit in Philadelphia.
T. A. Butkiewicz, of Nanticoke, was
the guest of Edward "Czechowicz Tues
day. Mr. Butkiewicz 'is a substitute on
the Princeton foot ball team.
Miss Mary Reber, of Milton, spent
Tuesday with friends in this city.
Mrs. Isaac Pursell, of New York, is
visiting her father, Hon. James Foster,
Walnut street.
Miss Mary Baker, of Mt. Carmel, is
visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs. Ray Good, of Newberry, is visit
ing Mrs. J. C. l'eifei, on West Market
street.
Curry Fisher, of Lehigh University, is
spending Thanksgiving with his mother,
Mrs. M. L. Fisher, West Mahoning
street.
Mrs. Hannah Wyle is visiting friends
at Lime Ridge.
Mrs. H. McKillup, of Bloomsburg.call
ed on Danville friends Tuesday after
noon.
John Fisher of Catawissa, spent a few
hours in this city Tuesday.
Mrs. James Fausnaught, of Milton,
called on friends in this city Tuesday.
YOUNGSTER IS
STILL GROWING
Montour and Columbia Telephone Company
Adding Many New Subscribers.
For a youngster that was supposed to
have attained its growth, the .Montour
& Columbia Telephone Company is still
a growing and lusty infant. When the
construction company turned the sys
tem over to the local management less
than six months ago, it was supposed
that the community had been thorough
ly canvassed and that about all the
'phones possible had been installed.
But since that time the demand for
the service has taxed the capacity of
the company employes for introduction
and building new lines. And the de
mand seems to be growing greater in
stead of decreasing. Since October Ist,
fifty new 'phones have been installed.
On Friday contracts were signed for
three new 'phones in this city. They
were for the Kev. Dr. VV. I. Steans.John
R. Bote and the United States Express
Company.
New lines are being constructed to
reach all parts of the towns in which
the service has already been in
troduced and the company is all the
time reaching out to enter new terri
tory.
The company now has 205 subscribers
connected with the Danville exchange;
105 with Bloomsburg, twenty-lour with
Catawissa, fifty with Berwick, twenty
lour with Benton and twenty-three with
Millville, making 491 telephones operat
ed by this company, with all of which
each subscriber has free connection.
The lines of this company are also con
nected with the exchanges of several of
the other independentcompanies in this
part of the state, with which the sub
scribers of the Montour & Columbia com
pany are given free communication.
This service reaches Milton, Lewisbursr,
Sunburv, Northumberland, Shamokin,
Mt. Carmel, Selinsgrove, Ashland and
many other smaller towns within a
radius of forty or fifty miles.
Woman Was Satisfied, But Still Has a
Broomstick Handy for the Officer.
The last act of a melodrama in real life
was played in 'Squire Dare's office Mon
day afternoon.
A few days ago a woman living sever
al miles out in the country entered a
complaint, charging her husband with
brutal and inhuman treatment. Mon
day afternoon the principals appeared
at .lustice's court, anxious to settle the
jase.
"You see "Squire," explained the wo
man, "it's all the d'ink that does it.
He's as good a man as ever was, when
he's sober, but he was drunk and didn't
know what he was doing when he done
it. lie's promised me to let the stuff
alone, and so I'm willing to drop the
case."
'Squire Dare expressed his satifaction
at such an arrangement, providing the
$3.50 costs were paid.
That was a discouraging feature, but
the reconciled couple finally adjusted
matters by each paying part of the
costs.
They started to leave the office ap
parently satisfied, when the woman
stopped and looked at the three officers,
who were present.
"I guess none of you be the man that
made me walk five miles in the mud to
day to fix this up," she said after a care
ful scrutiny. "And lucky it is for you
that you aint; for I'm going to take a
broomstick to that officer the next time
I see him."
Read Your Home Paper.
The local paper should be found in
every home. No children should grow up
ignorant who can be taught to appre
ciate the home paper. It is said to be
the stepping stone of intelligence in all
those matters not to be learned in l>ooks.
Give your children a foreign paper which
contains not one word about any person,
place or thing, which they ever saw or
perhaps ever heard of, and how could
you expect them to be interested ? But
let them have the home paper and read
of people whom they meet and of places
with which they are familiar and soon
an interest is awakened which increases
with every arrival of the local paper.
Thus a habit of reading is formed and
those children will read the papers all
their lives and become intelligent men
and women, a credit to their ancestors,
and strong in the knowledge of the world
as it is to-day.
Salvation Army Notes.
Special services will be conducted in
Salvation Army hall on Sunday after
noon and evening. This will be Ensign
and Mrs. Heift's last Sunday in Dan
ville. In the afternoon Kev. Dr. \V. I.
Steans will speak and the Y. M. (J. A.
quartet will sing. In the evening Ensign
and Mrs. Heift will speak of the work
during their stay in Danville.
On Tuesday night will be the final
farewell. The officers from .Milton and
Sunbury are expected to be present. A
Thanksgiving service will be held at the
hall tomorrow eveuing.
Chicken Supper.
The ladies of Golden Link Temple,
No. 122 K. G. E., will hold a chicken
supper in Armory hall on Saturday
evening, December 1. Price of tickets
25 cents.
Basket Ball on Friday Night.
The Mahatioy City basket ball team
will play the Danville boys at Armory
hall on Friday evening. A good game
may he expected.
HOLIDAYS FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Decided Upon at Monday Night's Meeting
of the Board.
The public schools of Danville will be
closed on Thanksgiving and on Friday
of this week. They will also be closed
for the week beginning December 24,
but school will be held all of the week
beginning December 31, including New
Year's. This was decided upon at the
regular meeting of the School Hoard
Monday evening.
President of the Board Fischer and
Directors Keefer, Orth, Burger, Barber,
Harpel, Werkheiser, Black and Fenster
mricher were present.
Dr. Barber reported that the commit
tee on buildings hopes to have the rail
ing at the Second ward school fixed be
fore the next meeting.
The treasurer was directed to draw an
order for the payment of the teachers'
salaries for November.
The question of closing the school on
Friday as well as .on Thanksgiving
brought to light the fact that some of
the teachers desire to have the schools
closed for the two davg, and some of
them do not. On Mr. Orth's motion,
the question of closing was decided as
already stated.
Dr. Barber called attention to a set of
mathematical blocks that were recently
purchsed by Professors Gordy and Carey
for the purpose of helping pupils to bet
ter understand the calculation of sur
faces and solids, both in the study of
arithmetic and geometry. Prof. Houser
explained the working of the blocks.
On motion of Mr. Keefer, $lO was ap
propriated to reimburse Professors
Gordy and Carey for the purchase of the
blocks, which will be owned by the
schools.
The following bills were ordered paid:
<). B. Sweitzer $21.80
R. L. Myers & Co., 18.00
Standard Electric Light Co., 11.96
Frank Schram 7 40
Willurd Miller, 2.00
Seidel & Bausch, 5.50
P. M. Kerns & Son 1.25
William Quigg, 2.50
William E. Young, 4.37
Giun & Co., 5.00
Werner School Book Co., 4.80
American Book Co., 3.20
P. & R. freight, 45
Joseph Gross 50
Danville Basket Ball Players Badly Beat
en by St. Clair.
St. Clair, forty-eight; [Danville, seven
teen. That tells the story of the down
fall of the local basket ball.team at St.
Clair on Saturday evening.
No one knows what caused it nor how
the St. Clair boys made such a large
score. Gaskins, one of the defense men
was not feeling well and Substitute Ob
erdorf was played in the first half, which
at the end stood thirty-two for St. Clair
and two for Danville. In the second half
Gaskins was putin and the Danville
players did much better.
The St. Clair boys put up a much
better game than the local team expect
ed, and the fast plav completely de
moralized the Danville boys.
Arrangements are being made for an
other game between the same teams to
be played in this city in the near future,
and at that* time the Danville boys hope
to turn the tables on the visitors.
The teams lined up as follows:
Danville. St. Clair.
Klase Attack Johnston
Bedea Attack Titus
Newbaker Center Hughes
Oberdorf | n 112 } .
Gaskins i Defense [ ltt >' ,or
Sechler Defense Ray
Summary. Goals from field—Hughes,
9; Johnston, 7. Titus, 3; Ray, 3; Taylor,
1; Newbaker, 4; Sechler, 3. Klase, 1.
Goals from foul—Titus. 2; Bedea, 1.
Reese, Referee: Diehi, Umpire.
Instructive and Interesting Lecture of Dr.
Darst at the High School.
The High school room was crowded
Thursday night when Dr. Darst delivered
the only evening lecture of the Institute.
His s ibject was"l, the Heir of All the
Ages." It was an eioquent and instruc
tive lecture, treating of the advance of
the human race from the Creation. He
pointed out the creative energy of the
Divine Being that enters into every
thing.
Four principal racial forces were tak
en, as the basis from which the modern
race has inherited its advantages. They
were the Hebrew, with its- genius for re
ligion and enduring strength; the
Grecian, with its artistic and classical
culture; the Roman with its laws, and
the Teutonic, with its development of
liberty, which was carried from the Ger
man forests to England and from there
to America.
This tide of creative progress, he de
clared is still moving on.
At Christ Church.
At Christ Episcopal church the
Thanksgiving services will be a celebrat
ion of the Holy Communion at 8 a. m.
and Morning Prayer and sertr.on at 10:30
a. in. The < Hiring will be for the bene
fit of the Packer Hospital, Sunbury.
Ordered to Ship Boiler.
Orders were Monday sent to the
Babcock & Wilcox company to ship at
once the boiler for the Water Works an
nex. Work on this building is progress
ing rapidly. It will be ready for the
slate roofers this week.
Don't forget the Shooting match at
Mausdale today.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855.
PRIED OFF THE
MONEY DRAWER
Thief Tapped Till With a Meat Cleaver —
Secured Seven Dollars.
Some thief, who tapped the money
drawer with a cleaver, secured about $7
from the butcher shop of Theodore Hoff
man, Jr., No. 708 East Market street,
early on Saturday morning.
The theft was committed between six
and seven o'clock. The men had all
gone out with the wagon, and Mr. Hoff
man was down town at market. The
door was locked and the key was left
for Theodore Hoffman, Sr., in a place
known]only to people connected with
the shop.
It was still dark when the theft was
committed, but it is supposed that the
thief watched the man who locked up
and after every one was gone took the
key and unlocked the door. When he
went out, after taking the money, he
locked the door behind him and put the
key back where he found it.
Evidently he could not work the com
bination of the money drawer, failing in
which he took a meat cleaver and pried
the drawer off. He left three cents. As
near as is known he secured §7. No clue
of the thief has been discovered.
Deaf Mute, Looking for a Man, Started
Eumor of a Bobbery.
Sunday afternoon it was rumored
that an attempt to commit a robbery
had been made at G. Fred Smith's re
staurant on Mill street. The rumor
started from the fact that about one
o'clock a stranger was found in one of
the second 'floor rooms. When Mr.
Smith tried to learn what he wanted.the
stranger made signs to indicate that he
wasuleaf and dumb. He wrote on a pad
saying that he was looking for George
Watson. Mr. Smith knew of no such
man, but he emphatically ordered the
fellow to leave the place. Whether he
understood or not, the man grasped the
restaurant keeper's * meaning and
promptly went out.
After he left the restaurant the strang
er applied at several places for directions
to tiud the man for whom he was look
ing.
If he was shamming that he was a
mute, as some of those who saw him be
lieved, he played the part well; for no
ruse commonly used to expose sham
mutes worked in his case.
Chain Gang Remedy Badly Needed in
this County.
Josiah Flynt, the well known "hobo"
author and student of social economics,
oncewrote. "Justso long as the Amer
ican housewife continues to feed every
tramp that begs at her door, just so
long will she have tramps to feed."
It can as well be said that just so long
as the authorities of Danville and Mon
tour county follow their present meth
ods of dealing with tramps just so long
will they have tramps to deal with; and
more than that, just so long will the pre
sent epidemic of chicken stealing and
petty pilfering continue, to say nothing
of bold-ups and more serious crimes.
According to the present system,
tramps who make themselves too obnox
ious in their begging are given a night's
lodging in the lock-up and are turned
loose in the morning to again prey on
the public. Many others are furnished
with a free night's lodging, with per
haps a breakfast thrown in, at the
tramps' hotel at the Poor farm.
In this way the fellows are insured a
comfortable place to sleep, and they can
easily beg or steal their food with no
fear of severe punishment. The tramps
like this system, as their numbers in
this vicinity indicate.
Let the Council of Danville and the
Montour County authorities pass ordi
nances, directing that all tramps, found
within the county limits, must serve at
least ten days in the county jail, such
sentence entailing ten hours work each
day in a chain gang at breaking stone
or on the public highways. Then let the
authorities see that the law is rigidly
enforced.
It is safe to predict that within thirty
days from the passage of such ordi
nances there would be few "Hoboes" in
Montour county, and the present epi
demic of petty thieving and more ser
ious crimes would be a thing of the past.
The few tramps who still remained in
the county would be forced to accom
plish considerable toward the better
ment of the public highways, without
in any way keeping honest men from
their regular labor.
The honest citizen and tax payer
would like this system, the tramps
would not.
His Birthday Anniversary.
Charles Livziey was pleasantly sur
prised by a number of his friends on
Monday evening, the occasion being his
21st birthday. Those present were the
Misses Irene George, Dora White, Lena
Ryan, Elsie Elliott, Cora Hendricks,Lil
lian Hendricks, Hattie Reilly, Lizzie
Mnginlev, Emma Hunt, Bertha Rielly,
Mrs. Livziey and Mrs. Rowe. Messrs
Charles Woolridge, S. Welliver, J. Ell
iot, Edward Lovett, Arthur Woolridge,
C. Rosencrautz, Ezra Hendricks, Abra
han Hiatt, James Kielly and A. C. An
trim.
Realized Nearly Twenty Dollars.
The cake and apron sale of the Ladies'
Aid society of Christ church, held at the
home of Mrs. C. Kobson on East Mahon
ing street Tuesday afternoon |and even
ing was well patronized. Most of
the articles on sale were disposed of.
Tea was served. Nearly S2O was realiz
ed.
jyjo rmiiiiiiu
The office of the AMERICAN being
furnished with a large assortmen
of job letter and fancy type and job
material generally, the Publisher
announces to the public that he is
prepared at all times to execute in
the neatest manner
JOB PRINTING
Of all K inds and Descrption.
JQgPGet our prices before place
your orders.
IS WELL KNOWN
IN DANVILLE
Rev. D. E. Stuart Who is Under Cloud at
Wilkesbarre Conducted Meetings Here.
The publication of the picture of the
IJev. D. E. Stuart in the Philadelphia
papers Friday confirmed the belief
that the young minister now under a
cloud in Luzerne county at one time
figured prominently in Danville church
circles.
Mr. Stuart is the clergyman who is ac
cused of malpractice in connection with
the death of his girl wile at Plymouth a
few days ago, and against whom it is
stated that the charge of murder will be
preferred. He was arrested at Philadel
phia and taken to Wilkesbarre early in
the week.
While a student at Bucknell Univer
sity at Lewisburg a year ago last spring,
Mr. Stuart conducted a series of revival
meetings at Immanuel Baptist church
on Walnut street. At that time he was
also acting as supply for the church at
Montandon.
He preached here several times both
before and after the revival meetings.
Immanuel church was without a pastor,
and several members were very anxious
to extend a call to him.
He was popular in Danville and his
evangelistic services were successful,
about twenty-six conversions resulting.
He pretended to take a great interest
in the work here, one of his favorije ex
pressions, frequently repeated, being:
"How I do love this little church and its
people!" i
Suggestions for School Work Made by
Able Instructors at High School.
Secretary W. D. Laumaster, of the Y.
M. C. A., conducted the devotional ex
ercises at the opening of the Institute in
the High school room Thursday morn
ing.
Miss Patridge occupied the second and
third periods of the forenoon sfession,
continuing her talks on language study.
She said that children make errors in
written language because of ignorance
and carlessness. Teachers should not
point out errors made in the written ex
ercises, but should keep all papers ex
amined and make a list of the mistakes
made by each pupil. Children must get
the thought before they can properly
use language in writing and they should
first be taught orally, and then the writ
ten lessons should be corrected by oral
exercises. The children should copy
lessons, and strict accuracy should be
required in this work.
Dr. Croswell continued his nature
study talks, using plant life as his sub.
ject. In studying plants, he said,teach
ers should lead children to become
thoroughly acquainted with a single
plant, its growth, habits and life, and
the pupils should be encouraged to grow
plants at home.
Dr. Darst again spoke on pedagogy,
saying that all knowledge, all thought
and all ideas must be acquired through
observation, and these must be woven
together by the child for future use.
Mrs. A. R. Ramsey, of Philadelphia,
organizer of the Congress of Mothers,
addressed the afternoon session of th 3
Institute in the interest of the cause she
represents. She said that the great
force in making the home is the school,
and that the teacher's view should be
brought into contact with the mother's
view in order to accomplish the best
results.
The Congress wants to put kinder
gartens into schools throughout the
State, especially to save the children who
have depraved mothers, or no mothers
at all.
Mrs. Joseph H. Johnson and Mrs. W.
D. Laumaster sang a duet.
In her afternoon talk, Miss Patridge
spoke of general school work, and the
duties of directors, saying it is not good
business for directors to employ teach
ers and then never visit the schools.
Dr. Darst directed his address to dir
ectors as well as teachers, saying that
the development of boys and girls is a
subject worthy of the earnest attention
of thoughtful men. He then spoke about
the combination of art and literature in
to poetry.
Peculiar Accident.
William \l. lleddens, who is employ
ed at the Structural tubing works, met
with a peculiar accident on Saturday
evening. He was working on an emery
wheel and was cutting a piece of twine
on it when one end of the string caught
in the wheel. The other end was wound
around his Before he
could loosen the cord the thumb was
broken below the joint. Dr. Newbaker
reduced the fracture.
Cut by Chip of Iron.
While James Mcßride, Jr., of South
Danville, was emplojed at the Curry &
Yannau machine shops, on Saturday
afternoon, a deep gash was cut in his
face by a piece of flying iron that had
been chipped from a casting. Dr. Smith
dressed the wound.
Fire Department Election.
The election of officers for the tire de
partment will be held next Saturday
evening at Friendship Engine house on
Ferry street. The polls will be open
from 0:30 to 8 o'clock. A chief and four
assistants will be elected.
Notice.
An adjourned meeting of the Montour
County Agricultural Society will be
held at the California Grange Hall on
Monday, Dec. 3rd at 2 p. in. The ob
ject of"the meeting is to complete the
organization and elect officers for the
ensuing year. All farmers in Montour
county are requested to be present and
take partiu the proceedings.
J. K. MURRAY, Pres't.