on papr —For the Hone e circulation of this paper is in reasing rapidly. It will pay you .o adve: rise in the AMERICAN. IBSCRIPTIOf) $1 PER YEBR )R. IRVING H. JENNINGS, DENTIST. ce Hours t. M.to 12 >/ 10i Mill St., M.to iP. M. Danville, J'a. tUDLTZ, M. D. 425 MILL ST., DANVILLK, PA. iases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty |H. W. P. ASOLK, DENTIST ORNCK: 218 MILL STUEKT. th Extracted without Pain. Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty, lipped with the lateHtund mom improved Instrument* and prepared to execute the most difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, (FORMERLY OF CATAWISSA). DENIIBI fioe, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa itistry in all its branches. Charge Moderate and ah work Onaranteed. Entablisbed 1892. MESSED SEWS. lolly and mistletoe have the call. These are busy (lays for the Express ill. he holidays will be upon us before kuow it. i9Ol calendars are putting in an ap irance. low will Danville welcome in the w oentnry T i'here id jnst enough frost in the air make pedestrianism a pleasant rec ition. Jouncilmanic candidates are being jken of in the Wards. a number of quarantine card" s noticed. Columbia County Teachers' Institute 1 be held at Bloomsburg this week. I'he second monthly session of Com ny F's military school will be held on ursday evening. )o your purchasing for the holidays ly before the stock is reduced. i eorge C. Hauptof Scranton, has pur ijsed the restaurant, formerly conduct tpy W. D. Stratitt in the Sechler block. .' Htratitf will take charge of his moth t restaurant in Sunbury. 'he holiday displays in the windows of ny stores in this city have been ar lged with very pleasing and artistic iCt. "he record of deaths from foot ball ideuts on Thauksgiving day, up to present, Is four, but there are a good ly returns to come in. The crop of or accidents, such as broken legs, nched knees, gouged eyes, etc., was y large but they don't count. Washington will now be the news tre of the nation. he Pennsylvania Legislature ballot* a United States Senator to succeed n. Matthew Stanley Quay, January, h. 'he recent rains were quite welcome .he iceman, who has to depend on forces of nature instead ofammon anks for the manufacture of the sim pure article; for even nature can't Ice ice without water, and of the latter ;ood quality, there was quite a scar r in the streams in this vicinity, lany of the lawns about town still sent the green appearance of summer e. he teachers' institute of Northum and county will coovene next Mon be Danville basket ball team has ar jed a game with the Quaker City n of Philadelphia in the Armory 1 on January 9. fter April 1, 1901, Philip S. Moser, run the Union House at New Col* >ia, which he purchased last spring, ner Landlord J. C. Heddens will n take charge of the Ileddens v ! s*. Long, of Danville, purchased Hazle Bottom Farm of the John A. ston estate near Jersey town on Hat ty for $6250.00 any Morgan, a lineman employed he Montonr and Columbia Tele le company has removed his family i Shamokin to thus city. i iristmas Sabbath school entertain- 1 to are now ooenpying the minds of ' t children. ae largest pay the miners of the Haz « region have ever received will l>e e to them the middle of this month. ! le collieries in the immediate vicin •f Hazletou it will amount to some g like $46,000. .mtary 1 will mark the inaugura of a new century. Let ns have a light celebration. Ie Pennsylvania State Legislature meet for organization on New r's Day. This is the fourth time this occurred under the new Cons ion adopted in 1873. Ie wells and cisterns are now pretty filled up and the mnch talked of r famine has been declared off. jht more days of hunting before Mtsoii closes. Let all the nimrods d as much sport into the remaining as possible. e Sipe Educated Animals and Lili in shows, combined with Prof. V. ormwood's noted congress of dog nonkey comedians and acrobats, •lay a return date at the opera eon Monday evening, Dec. 10. "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 45-NO 40. A VERY ABLE ■ ELOCUTIONIST Miss Gilmore's Versatility Was Thoroughly Enjoyed. The popularity of the Y. M. C. A. free entertainment course was well demon strated by Ihe large audience that, in spite of the rain, Tuesday evening list ened to the recitations of Miss Gllmore, of Williamsport. Every number on the program, both Miss Gilmore's recitations and the sing ing of Mrs. Scarlet and Messrs. Shelhart and Russell, was thoroughly enjoyed. Miss Gilmore is a versatile elocutionist whose interpretation of all classes of work, from humorous to pathetic and back to ridiculous formed an interesting entertainment. Her rendering of several of James Wnitcomb Riley's best poems brought out the full pathos and humor of the "Hoosier" verses. The "Lesson to Gossipers' was an in teresting satire for everyone from "maid en ladies" to preachers and editors, while she preached quite a sermon in her interpretation of Rose Terry Cooke's "The Deacon's Week." The entire entertainment was one that would have been creditable to any high priced course. Other Actions Against Iron Company to Be Moved for Trial. After the verdict of no cause of action was rendered in the case of Barron against the Reading Iron company, it was stated that the decision in this case would decide all of the other damage Buits now pending against the company growing out of the same boiler explos ion. Hon. H. M. Hinckley, one of the at- 1 torneys for the plaintiff's in these ac tions, says that this is not so; hut that the other cases will be moved for trial at the first opportunity. On account of the Wintersteen murder trial, it is not , expected that any of the cases can be tried at the regular January term of court. The plaintiffs' attorneys were granted until January Ist to prepare their case with exceptions for their motion for a new trial. They cannot tell until cfter this motion is decided whether the Bar ron case will be appealed to the higher , court, if the new trial is not grunted. G. A. K. Officers. The annual election of officers of Post No. 22 G. A. R. was held Monday even ing. The following were elected. Post commander, John M. Sechler; Benior vice commander,Ellis Best; junior vice commander, Levi B. Sechler; quart er-master, A. C. Angle; chaplain, Jacob ! Reeser; officer of the day, Robert G. 1 Miller; officer of the guard, C. S. Baker; delegates to the department encamp ment to be held in Gettysburg next June, J. C. Miller and Michael Shires; alternates, Robert Morris and Samuel Morrall. Mr. Young's Good Work. Only four cases of untxeused absence of pupils were reported from all of the schools of the borough yesterday. In vestigation showtd that all four child- ren had good excuses for non-attend- : ance. When officer W. E. Young was 1 appointed truant officer by the Board of Education six weeks ago over 300 , cases of unexcused absence from school were reported. Extinguished by Employes. A slight blaze in the roof of the main 1 building of the Howe & Polk Structural Tubing works was extinguished by the | workmen without calling out the fire, department about midnight on Tuesday j night. The fire was directly over one t of the heating furnaces, and is supposed j to have caught from the stack. The mill i is well equipped with hose, with which I the employes quickly put out the lire. Missed in Making Connection. The city water was shut off from the j Third and Fourth wards for some time last evening, beginning at 9:30 o'clock. While workmen were tapping the main in Spruce street during the afternoon, they missed the connection, making it necesary to shut ofT and draw the water from the pipes in that part of the town to complete the work in the evening. Mr. Waite Is Chief. The annual meeting of the Danville Fire Department, for the election of of ficers was held at the Friendship Engine house on Saturday evening. John G. Waite was elected chief; Charles E. Gib bons, first assistant; Cornelius Connelly, second assistant; Dallas J. Hummer, third assistant, and Edward I'urpur, fourth assistant. Wedding on December 26. Invitations will be issued in afewdays for the marriage of Miss Blanche, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gross, of Bloomsburg, and Joseph lleim of this city. Miss Gross is a granddaughter of Henry L. Gross and is t>ell known in Danville. The wedding will occur at noon on December 20. The Rev. Adolph Meyer of this city will officate. Aged East Danville Resident Died. David Foust died on Saturday morn ing at 8:30 o'clock at the home of his daughter Mrs. John Uttermiller, East Danville. He was seventy-nine years old, and resided at East Danville most of his life. He is survived by one son, Henry Foust, and by one daughter, Mrs. Uttermiller, both of whom live at East Danville. DANVILLE, PA.. THUBSDAY, DECEMBER <>, 1900. THEIR WORK IS APPRECIATED Departure of Ensign and Mrs. Heift Much Regretted. The two farewell Sunday meetings of Ensign and Mrs. Heift at the Salvation Army hall Sunday afternoon and even ing were largely attended. At the afternoon meeting the Kev. I)r W. I. Steans made an address. He voic ed the sentiments of most of the church people of Danville when he said: "I am very sorry to part company with Ensign and Mrs. Heift. I was glad that they came, because 1 believed a ! work was here for them to do, and now 1 I am glad to say that during the year I they have been doing that work. It has been one of the greatest in Danville;and though there may be many things that would indicate that we have not ap preciated them, we have done so. Every where we have heard the kindest things said of Ensign and Mrs. Heift. We be lieve them to be worthy of it. They have lived sober, Godly, righteous lives in this community. They have been examples. Their earnestness, zeal and consecration have been an inspiration to us." In addition to the regular address at the evening service, Knsign and Mrs. Heift made brief addre-ses of farewell. They said that in ninny nspects this is the hardest par tin/in their Army ex perience, because they bewail under dis couraging circumstances, luit have been able to accomplish much, with the kind assistance that has been accorded them by the people of Danville. The Ensign said that he was aware that he had been criticised and misund erstood in some quarters;but he has not tried to please everybody;he has simply tried to live right before the people of this city. He and Mrs. Heift expressed their sincere thanks to the many citiz eus who have encouraged anil assisted . them in their work. During the meeting Ensign Heift pre- j sented to Ralph A. Phillips his commis sion, sent from Army headquarters, as | junior soldier sergeant major. Trinity Lutheran Church Filled —Sermon by the Rev. George E. Limbert. Trinity Lutheran church was filled Thursday morning at the union Thanks giving service. All of the churches un iting in this service were well represent. | ed. The pastors were all in the pulpit, , several of them taking part in the ex- \ ercises. Miss Sechler, the organist, played the voluntary and John B. McCoy sang a solo. The Kev. Dr. YV. 1. Steans made the opening and closing prayers, and , the Rev. L. D. Ulrioh presided. Kev. O. 1 G. Heck read the scripture lesson and the Kev. H. C. Harman offered prayer. ! Kev. Dr. Shindel read the President's Thanksgiving proclamation. The Kev. George E. Limbert preached | the sermon taking as his text the verse j from Revelation: '"The kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our Lord and His Christ." The general \ thought of the sermon was the kingdom j of the world transformed into Christ's kingdom. The Kev. F. S. Vouglit offer ed the benediction. "Ice in the Pulpit." Satire and humor were intermingled with helpful suggestions in the lecture on "Ice in the Pulpit, and Who Put it j There," delivered at the First Baptist church on Saturday evening by the Rev , Dr. Oscar F. Flippo, of Philadelphia. Dr. Flippo believes that both the ! preacher and congregation often furnish I the ingredients for the "freezing" that j result from preaching. His lecture contained many sugges tions for church .goers and pastors, lo iielp and prevent cold preaching. These suggestions were presented in an interesting manner that made the lecture highly entertaining as well as helpful to the large audience. Her Ninth Birthday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lore gave a sur prise party for their daughter Ada, at their home on West Mahoning street on Saturday afternoon, in honor of her ninth birthday. Those present were llattie and Ruth Kase, Abbie and May McKinney, Phoebe Curry, George Hunt, Henry Leisenring, Clarence Lloyd and Curtis and Margaret Lore. Mrs. Stillwell's Good Guess. Mrs. Edward Still well was the winner of the pair of shoes offered in the shoe buttoner contest at the Boston store. Her guess was 1,457 and 1,4(55 buttoners were on exhibition in the window. Over 1,100 guesses were registered ranging from 300 to 1,500,000. To Drill Church Choir. Prof. W. A. Goodwin organist of St. Clement's Episcopal chuiuh,Philadelphia arrived in this city Monday. Prof. Goodwin will drill the choir of Christ Episcopal church for the special Christ mas services. Met With Mrs. Sechler. The Foreign Missionary society of the Mahoning Presbyterian church met at the home of Mrs. J. M. Sechler on Ferry street yesterday afternoon. After the devotional exercises Mrs. Sechler served light refreshments. They All Ate Chicken. The chicken supper given by the ladies of Golden Link Temple, No. 122 K. G. E. at the Armory hall on Saturday even ing was a decided success, About 1500 people were served during the evening. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention of the Movement of Your Friends and Acquaintances. The Rev. J. B. Grier returned yester day from Tioga, Tioga county. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Everett, of New Ringgold, Schuylkill county, have been spending several days this week with Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Startzell, Sunbury street, South Danville. Mrs. Jacob 11. Vastine, of Catawissa is a guest at the home of Hugh H. Vas tine, South Danville. Miss Emma Johnson of Quitman, is visiting Mrs. Jas. W. Johnson, Cherry street. Miss Lulu Morgan of Kingston, is the of the Misses Bassett, Mill street. C. W. Haslet, of MiffliUburg, transact ed business in this city yesterday. Joseph Snyder of Philadelphia is I visiting Danville relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Doster will leave on the 4:50 P. R. R. train this af : ternoon for Los Angeles, California, where they will remain during the winter. The Rev. Adolph Meyer was in Bloom burg yesterday. Mrs. J. R. Bennett returned from New York last evening. Miss Maize Cleaver, of Wilkesbarre, left vesterdav for Lewisburg after a visit with Mrs. Joseph P. Kearick, Lower Mulberry street. Mrs. F. Gearhart, of Bloomsburg, and her grand-daughters, the Misses Haines, of San Antonio, Texas, are the guests of Mrs. I. H.Torranceat Riverside Heights. Dr. J. J. Kline made a business trip to Catawissa yesterday. W. C. Farnswortli is visiting friends in Wilkesbarre. Mrs. Henrietta J. Angle is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Buley, at Syra cuse, N. Y. Thomas Lawrence returned to New York Sunday evening after a visit with his parents at Mausdale. Miss Neidig returned to Sellersville Saturday after a visit with the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Ulrich on Church street. Mrs. M. F. Gulick, of South Danville, is visiting in Philadelphia. Eugene Doyle, of Bethlehem, Bpent Sunday with friends in town. The Rev. Dr. O. F. Flippo who lectur ed in the First Baptist church oil Satur day evening was the guest while in this city of the Kev. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Bowser. Harry Billmeyer, of Washingtonville, returned from a trip to New York on Saturday. Mrs. Charles Knapp returned to Nan ticoke on Saturday after a visit with Danville friends. 11. E. Wertman, station agent for the Lackawanna road at Lime Kidge, was in Danville on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Krebs and daugh ter Miss Leah, of Somerset, are guests at the home of C. I'. Hancock,West Market j street, Mrs. Willian: E. Young and son Lewis of Pine street, went to Natalie for a visit | on Saturday. Mrs. M. B. Rhodes left Monday for a visit with friends in Binghamton, N. Y. Mrs. Eliza Schug, of Ilugliesville, and daughter Mrs. Henry Sturdevant, of Colorado Springs, Col., are the guests of Mrs. J. M. Brader, Ferry street. Mrs. P. C. Newbaker is visiting rela tives in Shamokin. Miss Annie Spotts, of Riverside, re turned home Saturday from a visit with Shamokin friends. Ihe Rev. and Mrs. R. W. Mottern, of Mt. Holly Springs, are visiting Mr. Mot tern's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Alot tern, on Cedar street. Mrs. Thomas Vincent returned last Monday evening from Philadelphia. Miss Marie Ege, of Philadelphia, is visiting Miss Olive Thompson, Bloom I street. Miss Sadie Laidaoker of South Dan ville is visiting Northumberland friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hoover, of South Danville, returned Tuesday even ing from a trip through the West. S. M. Guise, of Williamsport, is a guest at the home of 'Squire Ilaugha wout, South Danville. Miss Emeline Gearhart is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Sharpless, at Hazle ton. Miss Margaret Clark, of Williamsport, I is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Clark, South Danville. Miss Jennie E. Hancock and Miss Leah Krebs, of Somerset, went to Roar ing Creek yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Rebecca Hess and Mrs. Elias Lyon returned from Luzerne last even ing. Miss Fannie Wilson of Wilkesbarre who has been the guest of Mrs. D. S. Smith East Market street left yesterday for a visit in Lewisburg. Mrs. Heber L. DeWitt and daughter Sarah left yesterday for a visit in Harris burg. Miss Charlotte Persing spent yester day with friends at Kipp's Kun. Miss Jennie Fordsman, of Northum berland, spent last evening with lriends in this city. Miss Bessie James who has been visit ing relatives in this city returned to her home in Scranton yesterday. Miss Irene Salzman returned from a visit iu Bloomsburg last evening. ENTERTAINED SUNBURY GUESTS Beaver Lodge Members Were Capable Hosts. About 100 guests,members ofSunbury lodges K. of I'. and the Sunbury band were entertained Thursday evening by Beaver lodge K. of I'. The visitors reached South Danville at seven o'clock on a special train. They were met at the station by a large dele gation from Beaver lodge, headed by Stoes' band. The hosts and their guests marched from South Danville through Mill street to Bloom street, and then to Beaver lodge rooms. Red tire and fire works made a . rilliant scene along the line of march. At 7:30 o'clock the visitors were enter tained at a social gathering at the lodge rooms. Ilarry VV. Fields called the meeting to order and Frank Lee Miles made a cordial speech of welcome, to which William I'enn Roberts respond ed for Sunbury lodges. After a musical selection by the Sun burv band, (jporge W. Miles made a pleasing address. Following ihe social, the * visitors and members of Beaver lodge were entertain ed at a (sumptuous banquet spread at Ihe Armory ball, and prepared by Cat erer G. Fred Smith. The tables were ar ranged so that all could sit down at once, over 200 being served. After supper several hours were pleas antly spent socially. The visitors re turned to Sunbury at midnight. The evening's entertainment reflects great credit on the committee of arrange' ments of the local order. Beaver lodge is recognized as one of the strongest in this part of the state, both in numbers and financially. R. S. Ammerman, Esq., Was Principal Speaker at Exercises Conducted by Shamokin Elks. R. S. Ammerman, Esq., of this city, delivered the principal address at the tirst annual memorial day service Jield by Shamokin Lodge of Elks in that city on Sunday. Elias Maier, of Danville, attended this service. The only member of the lodge who died dining ihe past year was Dr. R A. Kennedy, of Shamokin. Exercises in bis memory w ere held in the lodge room L. S. Walter, of Mt. Carmel, making the eulogy. Mr. Ammerman uave a hrief history of this order, which has grown from a small society, formed by a few players in New York, whocalled themselves the Actors' Jolly Corps. From this beginning order has in creased until it is one of the recognized strong secret societies, whose objects are charity and benevolence. Mr. Ammertnan's address was highly commended by all who heard it. Things for Which Ensign and Mrs. Heift Will be Remembered in Danville. The following statistics will be of in terest to the many Danville friends of the Salvation Army. During the past year Ensign and Mrs. Ileift spent 7SO hours in visitation,mak ing 1,300 visits. They held 7(>'J meetings in the hall with a total attendance of 50,583. There were ltX) open air meetings held. At the 80 junior meetings there was an attendance of 2,392. The Army corps is clear of debt and all running expenses are paid up to date. The last meeting under the direction of Ensign and Mrs. Ileift will be held this evening. They leave on the 12:38 Pennsylvania R. R. train tomorrow for Dußois to which place they have been assigned for the coming year. Ensign and Mrs. Young of Rochester, N Y.,will have charge of the Danville division. Surprised Their Pastor. The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. H. C- Harman were tendered a Thanksgiving-rsurprise party by a number of friends on Thurs day evening. Refreshments'were serv ed and a delightful evening was spent. Those present were: Dr. anil Mrs. P. C. Newbaker, Mr. and Mrs, F. Ross Harner, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Evans,Mr. and Mrs. Jo-eph Jones, Mr. and Mrs. CharlesJA. Jameson, Mr. and Mrs. Will G. Brown, Mrs. C. S. Books, Mrs. J. J. Kline, Mrs. J. W. Lore, Mrs. John Hunt, Mrs. (L S. Hunt, Mrs (ieorge D. Edmondson, Mrs. John u C( J y '# J Oberdorf Newbaker Center Foley Secbler Defense Clayberger Gaskins. j Oberdorf"/ Defense Costello Referee, Czechowicz; time keeper, Diehl. Baskets for Danville—Klase, 15; Newbaker, 8; Sechler, 5; Bedea, 4 and 1 on a foul. For Mahanoy—George, 4; Clayberger, 1. Two Men Locked Up. Two men,charged with vagrancy,spent last night in the lock-up. They were arrested late yesterday afternoon by Chief Mincemoyer and Officer Voris. One of them is comironly known as "Foot and a Half" from the fact that one of his feet is partly off. The other tramp wears colored goggles. They pre tended to sell lead pencils, but the officers claim that their principal means of se curing a living is by begging. As Officer Voris was taking the man with goggles to the lock up the fellow explained : "I aint no beggar nor thief, but I wish I was a first class thief." Krumm Family Reunion. A large Thanksgiving dinner party was entertained at the home of J. L. Krumm, East Danville, who got away with the turkey were Mr. and Mrs F. E. Krumm, Montandon; Mr. and Mrs. Amos Krumm and Mr. and Mrs. Eilward Krumm, Bloomsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Kruni and Mrs. Rebecca Brobst, Catawissa; John E. Krumm and family, Turbotville; Lewis Krumm and family, Watsontown;William A. Krumm and family. Strawberry Kidge; Mrs. Thomas Cole, Mrs. J. 11. Cole, Mrs. Liz zie Greenawald, Mrs. Margaret Cole and Harry Cole, Danville. In Honor of Miss Althouse. Mrs. Samuel Cressman entertained a number of friends at the Montour House on Thursday evening in honor of her guest Miss Tillie Althouse,of Sellersville. Those present were: The Kev. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Ulrich, Mrs. Nace, of Philadelphia, Miss Nidig, of Sellersville; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mc- Coy, the Misses Ann.Cal and Ella Lyon, Mrs. James Scarlet, Miss Schoch, Miss Nellie Jameson, Miss Nita Mover, W. V. Oglesby Esq..Charles Lyon and Howard Shultz. Farmers have no kick coming on the rains of the past few weeks. jud mm i inb 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 prepared at all times to execute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Ofall Kinds and Descrption. trgf*" Get our prices before place your orders. HELPED OLD MAN JJOIMV Aged John Nelson Wished to get From Scranton to Sunbury. A sad case of helplessness and home lessness came to the attention of the local authorities yesterday when John Nelson alighted from the 12:38 west bound Lackawanna train. Mr. Nelson said that he is eighty yearn old, and that for over seventy years be was a resident of Sunbury. For some time he lias been living with a married daughter in Scranton. She died suddenly a few days ago, leaving him with no one to care for hira. He has several other children, but he does not know where any of them live. He claims to have friends in Sunbury, who he believes, will care for him. The poor authorities of Scranton ac cordingly started him on his way to Sunbury and bought him a ticket for Wilkesbarre, getting him into Luserne county, so that he could not become a Lackawanna county charge. The Wilkesbarre authorities helped him on and got him out of Luzerne county by purchasing for him a ticket to Danville. The Danville authorities helped him over the last stage of his journey with a ticket for Sunbury. Officer John Grier Voris placed him on the 4:38 Lack awanna train. Unknown in Sunbury. Sunbury, Pa., Dec. s.—lnquiry in this place fads to show any trace of 6uch a former resident of Sunbury as the John Nelson, who was sent here this after noon by the Danville authorities, and who claims to have been a resident of Sunbury for nearly three-quarters of a century. Musicians Who Will Take Part in the Uonoert for Fire Company. An attractive program is promised by Dr. Parry's Concert company, of Kings ton, for the concert to be given at the Opera House on Saturday evening, De cember 22, under the auspices of the Washington Fire Company. The musicians are under the leader ship of Prof. Harries. The soprano is Mrs. Brundage, of Scranton, who has won numerous prizes. Mrs. Boston Will iams, a member of the Scranton Welch Glee Club, won the prize at the Chicago World's Fair as a contralto singer. The tenor singers are Professors Johns and Griffiths; the baritones, Messrs. Will iams and Boston, and the bass is John D. Evans, all of whom have taken part in prize winning glee clubs at different eisteddfods. Master D. J. Williams, of Edwardsville, will act as accompanist. He has won prizes for piano playitig at eight eisteddfods. Miss Persing of this city, will also assist the soloists as ac companist. Vacancies Caused by Resignation of Messrs. Meek and Barry. Warren E. Meek, whose resignation as druggist at the State Hospital went into efiect last Saturday, left the Tuesday for a visit with his sister at Liverpool, Perry county. Mr. Meek has been at the Hospital for over seven years. He has not yet decided what he will do in the future, further than to at first take a well earned rest. No one has been appointed to succeed Mr. Meek as Hospital druggist nor to succeed Joseph H. Barry,whose resigna tion as boss carpenter at the Hospital went into effect on the first of the month. It is believed that no successor to Mr. Barry will be appointed until spring, oue of the other carpenters at the Hospital acting in the capacity un til some one is appointed- Mr. Barry was employed at the Hospital for twenty seven years. Hag-Weed or Goose-Bones? Yesterday's Philadelphia papers con tained the annual prognostications of Elias Hartz, the Heading "goose bone weather prophet." From a careful ex amination of the breast-bone of his Thanksgiving goose, he predicts a se vere winter, with much snow. In opposition to this prophecy, a Dan ville resilient, who has carefully studied the weather for years,predicts an "open sloppy winter," basing his calculations on the dandelion and rag-weed. He claims that when dandelions are in bloom until December, as he says they are this year, and rag-weeds are low, the following winter never fails to be open. Hag-weed and dandelion or goose-bone which will you trust in ? Banquet for S. S. CIPSS. The "Dr. Yeomans" Sunday School class of the Mahoning Presbyterian Church, of which the Rev. Dr. W. I. Steans is president and teacher will hold a banquet at the home of J. B. McCoy on West Market street next Tuesday evening. A good musical program is being prepared. Mrs. J. C. Boyd of Har risburg will be the guest of honor. Marriage License Issued. Prothonotary J. C. Miller yesterday is sued a marriage license to Thomas Sber in and Miss Annie Martin, both of Au thony township. Banquet of the Kickers. Prof U. L. Gordv will give a banquet to the high school foot ball team at the Hotel Oliver tomorrow evening. Elected Surgeon. Dr. P. C. Newbaker was elected sur geon of Post 22 G. A. R. at the annual meetiug on Monday evening.