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CONDENSED NEWS.
Do your Christmas shopping this
week.
Shoppers were out in abundance last
evening.
Century watch night parties are being;
arranged.
The little folks are writing letters to
Santa Cl&us.
The present weather has a promise of
winter in it.
The Pennsylvania Railroad officers are
after coal thieves.
Skate dealers are anxious for the cold
snap to continue.
Good sleighing during the holidays
would t>e enjoyed.
The holiday traffic through the post
office has commenced,
Shooting matches are favorable pas
times in the rural districts
l.attimer Ammerman is lying serious
ly ill at his home on Ferry street.
Revised lists of the football campaign
casualties are now being printed.
278 teachers are attending the North
umberland County Institute at Sunbury
this week.
Let some fitting demonstration be ar
ranged for celebrating the incoming of
the new century.
The small boy is watching the ponds
lor evidence of the longed for ice on
which he may skate.
It is a fact not generally known that
calithumpian serenades are against the
law in Pennsylvania.
It gets dark very early now-a-days.
Short days, long nights and big gas bills
i* what's the matter now.
On account of a shortage of muck iron
the «ke!p mill at the Reading Iron
works shut down yesterday afternoon.
Read and laugh "Gaston Griffin,
Country Banker." Price, cloth by mail
sl. For .-ale by J. S. Ames & Co., Bank
ers, Hawley, Pa.
Don't forget the chicken supper at St.
Peter's M. E. church South Danville,
to-night. Free backs will be running
from Davis' store, Mill street.
Don't waste any pity or bread on
tramps. They are in no wise entitled
to consideration from the public. The
Borough authorities will have work for
every "hobo" now.
The Silk mill was compelled to shut
down yesterday afternoon at half past
four owing to a break in the blow off
valve on one of the boilers. Operations
were resumed this morning.
The Friendship Fire Co's fair, with
all its interesting features, will open
next Saturday night in the store room
formerly occupied by H. M. Schoch.
Nothing has been omitted that could be
reasonably included on the program.
Nearly all our Sunday schools are pre
paring for exercises on Christmas and
the little girls and boys who are to take
part are in a quiver of excitement.
They are as much exercised over the
coming event as any fashionable "bud"
for her debut into society.
Creston Clarke, who has a great repu
tation as a romantic actor, is booked to
appear soon at the opera house. Mr.
Clarke,will be warmly welcomed in Dan
ville. His production in this city
several years ago ' The Last of His
Race" is well remembered.
The Bloomsburg Normal school is ar
ranging to take the excursion of the stu
dents to Washington, I). C., December,
17th. The train will leave the Phila. &
Heading station, Bloourisburg, Monday
morning the 17tli and will return on the
following Friday evening. The cost of
the trip is $14.00.
Two fiMtb cuvists in Philadelphia were I
convioted of involuntary manslaughter
and sentenced to jail for three month*.
The law is coming down heavy on these
quacks, and it is ;o be hoped that they
wiil be driven out of business. They
•ause a great deal of trouble in this
world.
C. E. Welliver, the popular liveryman
of Danville, who has been confined to
hit home in Fernville for the past two
weeks suffering from an attack of malar
ia and grippe combined, we are glad to
uote is able to be on the streets again.
He contemplates moving his family to
Danville during the following week as
his business interests are now in that
town.—Bloomsburg Daily.
"THIS COI'NTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 45--NO 00.
ACCIDENT AT
READING MILL.
Bar of Iron run through the wrong "Pass"
of the Roll.
While working at one of the rolls in
the twelve inch mill at the Reading Iron
works about 3:30 o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, Arthur G. Halin, of Walnut
street, was cut on the right arm and
badly burned about the neck, arm and
chest.
Mr. Hahn is employed as a "stran
ner" anil was in the act of taking a bar
of iron from one side of the roll. The
workman at the other end made a mis
take and entered the iron at the wrong
"pass."
When the red-hot bar emerged from
the roll the misiake in passing caused it
to twist and fly around so quickly that
Mr. Hahn could not dodge it.
The iron cut to the bone through the
muscle at the thickest part of his right
arm,not quite half way from the should
er to the elbow.
One of the largest branches of the
main artery of the arm was severed,
causing profuse hemorrhage. The flesh
was also burned for about half an inch
on each side of the cut.
In twisting around,the bar passed over
the injured man's chest, neck and arm,
burning the surface severely; but the
physician states that these burns will
rapidly heal without serious results.
Mr Hahn displayed remarkable nerve.
He assisted in doing up his arm with a
towel, to reduce the hemorrhage, and
then he walked to Dr. T. B. Winter
steen's office, where the wound was
dressed.
Without taking an anaesthetic, the
injured man lay, without flinching, for
over an hour while the physician took
about twenty-five stitchts to draw the
severed muscle together.
Dr. WinUrsteeu hopes that the
injury will heal so that the full use of i
the arm will be recovered; but it will
probably be two months or more be
fore the injured man will be able tore- j
turn to work.
New Departure at Knitting Mill.
A new departure in the manufacture ,
of hosiery will be inaugurated at the 1
Knitting Mill within the next few days.
It is the intention of the company to
manufacture a superior grade of woolen
hose. Numerous experiments have been ;
made at the mill in this line, and with a
few slight changes iu the machinery, |
good work can be turned out. New
five color automatic striping machines
will also be introduced in the near fut- j
ure; and as soon as good help can be se
cured and taught the work, the Ply
mouth finishing department will be
brought to this city.
Mr. Laumaster's Resignation.
It became known Thursday afternoon
that the resignation of Y. M. C. A. Sec
rotary W. 1). Laumaster was accepted at 1
the meeting of the board of directors ,
held on Wednesday evening. The re
signation will go into effect some time
after the first of the year. Mr. Laumas
ter expects to engage in evangelistic
work, but has made no definite plans. 1
Much of the success of the Association
for the past five years has been due to j
Mr. laumaster's excellent work.
Her Seventy-Third Birthday,
In honor of Mrs. Sara Morgan's sev
enty-third biithday, a few of her rela
tives were entertained at her home on
East Market street onSaturdav evening. |
Her son, Elliott R. Morgan and Miss ;
Lulu Morgau, of Kingston, spent Satur- |
day and Sunday with her. The others ;
were Mr. and Mrs. John Keim, of River-1
side; Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Morgan and ;
family and Miss Sadie Morgan of this
city.
Cut Gash in Forehead.
While working at the home of Robert j
Morris, East Market street, .on Saturday !
morning, William I'augh fell, striking
his head against an old iron, and cut a
gash about an inch long on his forehead.
Mr. Paugh is a plumber in the employ
of Jeseph Lechner. He was pulling out
an old pipe, while making some repairs.
The pipe gave suddenly, causing Mr.
Paugh to lose his balance.
For Christmas Entertainment.
Principal Elmer Coxe. of Riverside, is
arranging for a Christmas entertain
ment, to be held in the school building j
on Friday evening, December 21. The
program will consist of recitations, songs
and readings by pupils of the Riverside
school. Tfie school song and several of
the compositions will be written by Prof
Coxe.
Welcome Meeting Tonight.
Ensign and Mrs. Young will arrive in
Danville from Rochester, N. Y., at 2.21
o'clock this afternoon, and a welcome
meeting will be held for them in the Sal
vation Army hall this evening.
First Skating of the Season.
The first skating of the season yester
day attracted a liuge number of boys
and girls and even adults to the
pond near the Danville rolling mills.
Quiet Day Services.
Quiet Day services will be held at
Christ church tomorrow. An introduc
tory service will be held this evening at
7:30 o'clock. An address will be deliver
ed by the Rev H P. Dyer, of Philadel
phia.
The Wednesday evening service at St.
Paul's church was in preparation for
the coming revival meetings. A large
congregation was present.
DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, LOOO.
MI.L AND CHAIN
FOR VAGRANTS.
Council Directs the enforcement of the Bor
ough ordinance.
Hereafter tramps must give Danville
a wide berth or goto work in a chain
gang. So decided the borough Council
at the regular meeting Friday evening
Acting on the suggestion a lew days
ago made in this paper, Council
man Deutsch introduce i a resolution
directing that the police authorities of
the borough be directed to enforce the
existing ordinance, which directs that
vagrants shall be compelled to perform
labor for the borough, while fastened
with a ball and chain.
The resolution was strongly endorsed
by every Councilman present, and was
unanimously passed.
The members present were President
Kemmer and Messrs. Jones, Vastine,
Fetterman, Deutsch, Sechler, Amesbury
and Goldsmith.
Mr. Goldsmith, for the finance com
mittee, called attention to the fact that
the payment of the bills now due will
leave the treasury of the borough over
drawn. Particularly will there be a de
ficiency in the water fund, when the
payment on the new boiler must be
made in a few day. From the borough
fund, $1,200 interest on bonds will fall
dueon January 1. It was the unani
mous opinion that the expenses of the
borough must be kept down. The
Treasurer was empowered to borrow
from the bank until the regular funds
came in, sufficient money to meet any
i bills now due, and the interest coming
| due next month.
On motion of Mr. Goldsmith, the res
j olution was reconsidered which was
: passed at the last meeting granting per-
I mission to J. E. Richard to construct a
I switch to the Minnetonka mill. It is
1 understood that Mr. Richard's purchase
of the mill has fallen through.
Mr. Fetterman suggested that where
ever property owners refuse to trim
shade trees as ordered, the street lights
should be turned out. No action was
taken.
J. C. Heddens was granted permissh n
to build an addition to his hotel.
Action was deferred for the present
on the motion of Mr. Fetterman direct- .
ingthat preference be given to the l
Washington Hose company for doing j
carting for the borough, providing the I
company will do itat the same price it j
is now being done.
The following claims were ordered !
paid:
I
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes $147 30
Sam A. McCoy 20.00
Employes on Annex 208.45
Dr. S. Y. Thompson, trustee 5.(J0
Delantv St Houser 197.05
John Keim 403.13
J.H.Cole • 70.87 :
Silver Spring Quarry Co 34.92
Curry & Vannan 27.30 i
Trumbower & Werkheiser 2'2(>.82
Hoover Bros 134.80
THK MORNING NEWS 15.0 A) j
Montour American 20.00
Standard Gas Co ti 80
A. C. Amesbury 115.2» 1
S. Mills 4.50
A. M. Peters 29.38
Employes, street work 7.85
Joseph Lechner 32.92
D. L. & W. freight 15.59
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular officers $82.50
Employes 44.79 ;
P. M. Kerns & Son 7.80
A.C. Amesbury 38.53
Benton B. Brown 9.00 !
Montour American 14.00
Standard Electric Light Co 470.48
Standard Gas Co 3.80
First National Bank 35.00
George W. Hendricks 3.95
Death Due to "Silver Plate" His Wife
is in Town for the Winter.
For years "Jimmie" and Mary Kane
have been well known characters in this j
part of the country. They have usually
wintered at the Poor Farm, and during
the summer they have tramped around j
the country, for several years wheeling
their small child in a baby carriage on j
their wanderings,
Mrs. Kane has cuuie to town again for
the winter, and says that her husband i
died seven weeks ago at Sugar Creek.
Friday she sought the assistance of j
thecbuntv officials in trying to establish j
her identity, so that she can secure the '
money on "Jiramie's" pension check
that has come since he died.
Mr. Kane died, she says, from"the
same old complaint—silver plate." He
had a silver plate iu his head, where he
received a gun-shot wound during the
war. He always suffered more or less
from this injury, because of which he
drew a pension.
Parry Concert Company.
The Parry Concert company of Kings
ton, promise an exceptionally tine pro
gram at the opera house on Saturday
evening, December 22. The concert is
under the auspices of the Washington
Fire company of this city t and already
many tickets have been sold.
The musicians are under the leader
ship of Prof. Harries. The soprano is
Mrs. Brundage, of Scranton, who has
won numerous prizes. Mrs. Boston
Williams, a member of the Scranton
Welsh Glee Club, won the prize at the
Chicago World's Fair as a contralto
singer. The teuor singers are Professors
Johns and Griffiths; the baritones,
Messrs. Williams and Boston, and the
bass is John I>. Evans, all of whom have
taken part in prize winning glee clubs at
different eisteddfods.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention of the Movement of Your
Friends and Acquaintances.
Mrs. 11. A. Ilarman, of Catawissa,
visited friends iu this city yesterday.
Clarence Seidel, of the Mansion House,
is enjoying a few days vacation with
friends in Williamsport.
Bessie Walters and Master Walter
Robinson returned to Pittsburg yester
day after a visit with their grandmother
Mrs. Hannah Robinson on Grand
street.
Edward Say re Gearhart, Esq.. left
yesterday for a professional trip to
Rochester, N. Y.
Miss Ida Kaufman visited friends in
Sunbury yesterday.
Miss Emily Wilkins left yesterday for
Philadelphia.
Mrs. R. 11. Curtis will spend this week
with Mt. Carmei friends.
Harry Myers, of the Reading Iron
Works, left yesterday for a trip to Al
toona and Johnstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Berger. of South
Danville, yesterday attended the North
umberland county institute in Sun
bury.
Philip Benzbach made a business trip
to Harrisburg yesterday.
W. V. Oglesby, Esq., left yesterday
for a trip to Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. li. C. Shannon are visit
ing friends in Williamsport.
Mrs. Charles Brumtn and daughter
Catherine, of Millville, are the guests of
Mrs. Robert Moody, D. L. & W avenue.
The Rey. Adolph Meyer spent yester
day in Bloomsburg.
Mrs. J. C. H.Lynn, of Philadelphia,
who has been visiting relatives in Ber
wick, was the guest of Mrs. Beverly
Musselman on Church street, yesterday.
Mrs. Ross Milbouse, of Ithaca, N. Y.,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Miles, East Market street.
Mr. and Mrs. William MagilJ, of
Bloomsburg, spent Sunday with Dan
ville relatives.
Mrs. Nase, who has been the guest of
the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. L. 1). Ulrich for |
the past month, returned to her home
in Philadelphia on Saturday.
E. F. Reynolds returned from Pitts- 1
burg on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Yagel.of Exchange
called on friends in this city on Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. William Reed,of Blooms
burg, visited Danville friends on Satur- j
day.
Mr. and Mrs. William Black spent
Sunday with friends in Scranton.
Mrs. Carrie Patterson ami daughter, •
Elsie, returned to Bloomsburg Saturday
after a visit at the Schumacher home- ]
stead on Bloom street.
Frank Antrim, of Pittston, spent Sun- j
day at the home of his father W. L. J
Antrim on Lower Mulberry street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Weitzelspent Sun
day with relatives in Watsontown.
Miss Delia Becker returned to New-
Columbia on Saturday after a visit with I
relati vts in this city.
Nathan Loewes, of Towanda, is visit- ;
ing his daughter, Mrs. R. L. Marks on
West Market street.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fenstermacher, of i
South Danville, are visiting relatives in j
Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. George Rossman pper t .
Sunday in Sunbury.
Mrs. M. 15. Rhodes returned on Sat/- i
urday evening from a visit with friends
in Binghamton, N. Y.
The Rev. Jacob Seid el, of Wilkesbarre, '
visited friends in this city Monday,
The Rev. Dr. Hemingway, of Blooms- .]
burg, called on friends in Danville Mon- j
day.
Miss Simington returned Monday
evening from New York.
The Rev. George E. Limbert is visit- ]
ing relatives in Madisonbnrg, Centre
county.
Hurley Gaskins, of Pittsburg, is visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John I
Gaskins, Mill street.
Mrs. R. I). Hazelet of Dewart, is visit-'
ing her sister, Mrs. Joseph 1.. Shannon, ;
Riverside.
Miss Mary Moyer, of Milton, is visit
ing relatives in town.
Miss Simington is visiting relatives in ,
Sunbury. j
Mrs. Charles Bennett is visiting rela- ;
tives in Harrisburg.
Jesse Klase and daughter, Miss Bessie j
returned last evening from Philadel- j
phia.
Mrs. A. R. Myers, of Pittsburg, is vis
iting at the Uisliel homestead on East ,
Front streot.
Miss Fannie Adams returned last
evening from a visit with friends in
Philadelphia.
Miss Dora Ortirian will lep.ve tomorrow
for Peekskill, N. Y., to visit her broth
er, George Oilman.
Miss Lillian Fisher, of Catawissa, was
the guest of Mrs. L. C. Fisher, on West
Mahoning street yesterday.
Henry Moser of Pottsgrove drove to
Danville yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. A. Dietrich, of Wash
ingtonville, drove to this city yester
day.
Mrs. Annie Acker, of Exchange, is
visiting relatives in this city. Mrs.
Acker was a former member of St. Paul's
M. K. church choir.
Frank Martin left fasf evening for
Wheeling, West Virginia, wi'iere he has
secured employment.
FOR CHRISTMAS
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Programs being prepared by the Sunday
Schools of Danville.
Preparations for Christmas entertain
ments are being made by most of the
Danville Sunday schools. The choirs of
many of the churches are also rehears
ing special music for the services of the
Sunday before or after Christmas or for
the entertainments in which they will
take part.
At the Mahoning Presbyterian church
an entertainment for the primary and
intermediate departments of the Sunday
school will be held on Monday after
noon, December 24. The program will
consist of music and recitations. A
special holiday song service will be ren
dered by the church choir on Sunday
evening, December 30.
At the Trinity Lutheran church a Sun
day school entertainment of songs and
recitations will be held on Christmas
eve.
At Grove Presbyterian church a speci
al musical program will be rendered at
both morning and evening services on
Sunday, December 23. On Christmas
eve a Sunday school entertainment will
be held, consisting of music and recita
tions. Candy will be distributed to the
children of the school.
At Trinity M. E. church the regular
Christmas services, with special music,
will be rendered on the Sunday before
Christmas. The children's entertain
ment will be held on Christmas eve.
At the United Evangelical church the
Sunday school will hold an entertain
ment on Christmas eve.
At Christ Episcopal church three com
munion services will b« held on Christ
mas morning, at six, eight and 10:30
o'clock. At 10:30 o'clock Woodwa'd's
Holy Communion service iu A will be
sung by the choir, which has been re
hearsed for this occasion by Prof. Good
win, of Philadelphia. J. Wellington
Shannon, Esq , of Philadelphia, will
sing a solo. On Friday evening, Decem
ber 28, the "Feast of the Holy Inno
cents" will he observed, and the Sunday
school will hold its entertainment.
At the Pine Street Lutheran church
the Christmas sermon will be preached
00 Sunday morning, December 23, and
on Christinas eve the Sunday school will
hold an entertainment.
At the First Baptist church the Christ
mas sermon will be preached on Sunday,
December 23, and special music will be
rendered at both services on that day.
On Christmas eve a special service en
titled "Thy King Cometh" will be given !
by the Sunday school. The program
will include special music and recita
tions by the children.
At St. Paul's M. E. church a Christ
mas sermon w ill be preached on Sunday
morning. December 23. On Christmas
night a concert and Sunday school en
tertainment will be given, for which an
interesting program of music and re- |
citations is being prepared.
Crescents Beat Third Ward.
The Crescent foot ball eleven won a
closely contested game from the Third ■
ward team, played at "the meadows" j
on Saturday afternoon. The score was
rive to nothing. James' touchdown being
the only points scored. The line-up
was:
Crescents. Third Ward.
Bell L. E F. McCaffrey
C. Howery L. T DeMott (
Roope 1- G C. Lewis j
Yetter C F. Perry |
Reese R. G McKenna
Mauger R. T A. Law
R. Howery R. E Ammerman
T.James Q. B Rogers
W. Raver, Capt.L. 11. B Buck
Shultz R. H. B..McCaffrey, Capt
11. Douglas F. B Mitchell
Touch-down, James; referee, Dough
erty; umpire, McCture; time-keepars,
Herrington and Watkins; two twenty
minute halves.
At Mahoning Presbyterian Church.
At the communion service at the Ma
honing Presbyterian church Sunday
ajorning,eight personsjoined the church, 1
one by letter and seven on confession, j
A hymn service was rendered at that
church Sunday even'g. In addition to the
eoßgregational singing of hymns, Charles
Ljon sang a solo, the male quartet sang
a selection and the choir sang two an- .
thems.
A special collection for Home Mis
sions will be taken next Sunday morn
ing. At the regular evening service
Hon. H. M. Hinckley will deliver an
address on "Heroism Shown by Mis
sionaries in the Recent Chinese Trou
bles."
Women's Belief Corps Election.
At the regular meeting of Goodrich Wo
men's Relief Corps, held Tuesday even
ing, the following officers were elected:
Mrs. Kate Mover, president; Mrs. Mary
A-Sechler, senior vice president; Mrs.
Louisa Angle, treasurer; Mrs. Elizabeth
Cnthbert, conductor; Mrs. Ann Cook,
•assistant conductor; Mrs. Malinda Lan
dau, guard; Mrs. M. A. Hummer, as
sistant guard; Mrs. R. R. Sechler, secre
tary; Mrs. Mary A. Sechler, delegate at
Jaige to Gettysburg.
Beady for the Winter.
Most of the canal boats, tied up in
Danville for the winter, were shifted
around Tuesday. Those that are still
in commission, were moved into the
middle of the canal ready to settle into
the mud at the bottom when the water
is drained fronl the big ditch.
» Several of the boatmen are preparing
\to winter on the boats. They believe
1 that the canal will be operated again
' next season.
STAND BY THEIR
RESOLUTION.
Directors say Schools Must be open on New
Years.
At Monday night's meeting of tbeScliool
Board it was reported that several of
the teachers are strongly opposed to
keeping the Danville schools open on
New Year's day.
Considerable discussion followed, but
the Board finally decided to let the re
solution stand, and keep the schools
open on New Year's.
President Fischer and Directors Reef
er, Orth, Green, Berger, Barber, Werk
heiser, Black and Fenstermacher were
present.
Truant Officer W. E. Young reported
that he has served notices on eleven
parents since the last report, with the
result that all of the children complain
ed of have been kept in school.
Mr. Lunger, for the finance committee
reported that since the last report of the
treasurer $13.75 was received for tuition,
and orders amounting to $249.13 have
been paid, leaving $6,859.21 in the trea
sury.
Prof. Ream's report for the night
school showed that 139 pupils were re
gistered during the month of November
with an average attendance of thirty
five. The large attendance earlv in the
month brought this average up much
above what it is now.
The Directors decided that unless the
pupils are more regular in their attend
ance at this school, and unless their
parents take more interest in compelling
them to be regular, the school will be
closed after this mouth.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Standard Gas Co #1.20
Standard Electric Co 4.48
U. S. Express Co 1.20
W.E.Young 4.38
James Dailey 75
Miles Walsh 75
Peculiar Disease of Cows.
Farmers in different parts of the
county have been alarmed recently about
a peculiar disiase that has attacked
many of their cows. In several cases
cattle have died within five or six hours
of the time they are taken sick. Miss
M. M. Kramer, whose farm is between
Exchange and White Hall, lostfivecows
in this way, and fifteen or sixteen be
longing to other farmers in that section
and around Washingtonville have died.
Dr. J. O. Reed, of this city, who was
called to examine Miss Kramer's stock,
could find no signs of any contagious
disease, as was feared; but believes that
the trouble is a disease of the stomach
that sometimes attacks cattle to which
corn stalks are fed too freely.
Death of Simon F. Seed.
Simon P. Reed, for years a well-known
resident of Rush township, died Tues
day morning. He was seventy-five
j years old. During the Civil War he oper
! ated a woolen mill at Reed's station.
I The funeral will be held from the house
| at ten o'clock on Friday morning. Bur
; ial will be in St. Jacob's cemetery, at
i R>ed's Station.
Mr. Reed's wife died about a year ago.
He is survived by one daughter and
three sons, Miss Clara J. and Norman
.C. Reed, who live on the homestead,
| and Daniel J. and Ambrose, who live at
! Shamokin Valley. He was an uncle of
Mrs. Wall«.ce Hoover of South Danville.
! ~
Death of Mrs. Mary Schram.
Mrs. Mary Schram, wife of Adam
Schram, No. 223 Vine street, died early
yesterday morning at the State Hospit
al. She had been an inmate of that in
stitution for about six years. The funer
al will be held from St. Hubert's church
on Friday morning at nine o'clock.
Burial will be in St. Hubert's cemetery.
Mrs. Schram was born in Westphal,Ger
many, forty-five years ago. She came
; to this country eighteen years ago. She
!is survived by her husband and four
children, three sons and a daughter,
Henry, Joseph, William and Rose.
%
Mrs. Cora Hess Jones.
Mrs Cora Hess Jones, wite of David
B. Jones, of this city, died yesterday
morning at Bloomsburg at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hess.
She was thirty-five years old.
I About four months ago she went
to Bloomsburg for medical treat
ment. The funeral will beheld from the
house at Bloomsburg on Friday morning
at eleven o'clock. The body will be
brought to this city for interment in the
Episcopal cemetery.
Death of Mrs. Henry Kennedy.
Mrs. Henry Kennedy died at her home
in Frosty Valley at three o'clock yester
day morning. She had been ill but a
few days with pneumonia. She was
thirty seven years old. The funeral
will be held from the house at one
o'clock on Friday afternoon and burial
will be in Straub's church cemetery.
Mrs Kennedy is survived by her husband
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Will
iams, of Frosty Valley, and a sister,
Mrs. John Herman, of West Mahoning
street, this city.
Arguing CoLspiracy Oases.
James Scarlet, Esq., returned from
Philadelphia last evening. He was as
sociated with several other prominent
attorneys lor two days arguing for the
! defendants in the celebrated Shamokin
conspiracy cases,which were being heard
in the Superior court.
Associated with him were John G.
! Johnson, Esq., and W. W. Kerr, Esq.,
' of "Star Route" fame, both of Philadel.
phia, Judge Thayer, of Canton, Ohio,
, and several other attorneys.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855.
THEY ATE AND
MADESPEECHES.
Annual Banquet of the Dr. Yeoman's Bible
Class.
A pleasing social event was the annual
banquet of the Dr. Y'eoman's Bible class
of the Mahoning Presbyterian church
held Tuesday evening at the home of J.
B. McCoy on West Market street.
The tables, extending through two
rooms, were artistically decorated with
cut flowers and candelabra. The menu
was an inviting one, to which all guests
did full justice.
The only unpleasant feature of the
evening was the unavoidable absence of
Mrs. Boyd, of Harrisburg, who was to
have been the guest of honor, but who
was unable to attend. Dr. Yeomans,
for whom the class is named, was Mrs.
Boyd's father, and it was at her sugges
tion and owing to her liberality that the
class was organized.
The Rev. Dr. \V. I. Steans, the class
instructor, presided and acted as toast
master.
The toasts responded to were:
"Our School," the Hon. H. M. Hinck
ley; "Our Class," C. V. Ammerman,
E9q.; "Our New Members," D. P. Con
nor; "What about Judas?" D. C. Will
iams; "Resisting the Devil," James
Shultz; "Was Adam a Welshman?"
Williams Evans; "A plain view of us
by an ex-member," Dr. Bobbins.
Miss Margaret Ammerman sang sever
al selections and Charles Lyon enter
tained with stories.
Those present were:
Dr. I. G. Barber, C. A. Jameson, D. C.
Williams, Lewis Williams, William V.
Oglesby, Esq., J. H, Y'orgy, E. W. Wet
zel, C. V. Ammerman, Esq., Jonathan
Deen, Jerome Flood, J. A. Campbell,Dr.
J. O. Heed, W. W. Gulick, Fred Owens,
William Berninger, E. J. Keim, Milton
Ammerman, Charles Hunt, George W.
West, W. H. Ammerman, William Bow
yer, William Evans, George Stillwell,
William Lunger, James Shultz, D. P.
Connor, A. L. Voris, Walter Gaskins,D.
C. Hunt, Samuel Morgan, Edward Lung
er, G. E. Ammerman, John Herick, P.
H. Cotner, Charles Lyon, D. Morgan,
Harry Rhodes, Howard Shultz,Dr. Rob
bins, J. Beeber Vastine and Hon. H. M.
Hinckley.
Council Struck Popular Note,
As far as can be learned the members
of the Council struck a popular note on
Friday night, when they directed the
police authorities to enforce the ordi
nance directing that all vagrants found
within the limits of the Borough be ar
rested and put to work.
The general opinion was that it is a
step in the right direction, for which
the Councilmen are to be commended.
The only criticism of the resolution that
was heard was that made by a city offic
ial, who thought that the Council did
not go quite far enough; but that the
resolution should have specified the na
ture of the work at which tramps are
to be employed, and provided for it, de
signating the officer who shall oversee
the work. The ordinance to be enforc
ed provides that the police officials of
the borough shall arrest all vagrants
found in the Borough, who shall
be arraigned before the Burgess
or a Justice-of-the-Peace; and on
being,convicted of vagrancy they shall be
fined not lefß than $3 nor more than 15,
or be sentenced to the lock-up and com
pelled to work on the street or other
public work not to exceed five days. The
ordinance provides that it shall not ap
ply to females, minors under sixteen
years old, blind, deaf or dumb persons,
nor to any maimed or crippled person
nor to any one who, through physical
weakness, is unable to perform manual
labor.
If the same rule could be applied to
the tramps who seek shelter at the Poor
Farm, much more might be accomplish
ed.
Every night from one to half a dozen
"hoboes" lodge in the old Poor House
building. They are careful to apply too
late for any work. They are furnished
with a supper, but many of them sne3k
away without breakfast, when they
learn that they will have to work for it.
A few of the tramps are crippled or in
firm, but a large majority of them are
able bodied young men from eighteen to
thirty years old. When they make a
mistake and apply too early in the at-
I ternoon, fewlof them will work for their
! lodging and supper, preferring to seek
for assistance elsewhere.
Superintendent Chesnut strongly ad
vocates some system whereby tramps
can be arrested'and put to work in a
i chain gang in the townships as well as
in the borough,• rather than to follow
the present system, which encourages
| tramps to come to this part of the
country.
Registry Books Are Out.
The registry books for the spring elec
tion were yesterday hung out in front of
the polling places in all of the wards of
the borough and townships of the
county. These books will be left for ex
amination by the public until December
18 and 19, on which days the Registers
of th 3 different districts will sit to record
the names of any voters that are omit
' ted from the lists.
"Deestrick Skule" Entertainment.
The members of the Y. M. C. A. are
planning for an old fashioned "Deestrick
Skule" entertainment to be given in the
opera house for the benefit of the As
sociation some time after the holidays.
Ihe exact date has not yet been decid
ed upon. The committee of arrange
ments consists of S. A. McCoy,J. B. Mc-
Coy, Jesse H. Shannon and W. J.
[ Rogers.
JOB PRINTING
The office ot the AMERICAN BEING
furnished with a large assortitieri
of job letter and fancy type and job
material generally, the iPublishef
announces to the public tW he is
prepared at all times to execute in
the neatest manner i
JOB PRINTING
Ofall Kinds and Dedcrption.
Jsif"Get our prices before place
your orders. j
SEARING THE i
CENTURV'S END.
Will Danville Citizens Celebrate the
Event ?—here is a suggestion.
Are Danville citizens going to let the
century end and the new one with
out any fitting celebration to commemo
rate the event ? Jlut eighteen days re
main of ihe Nineteenth century. Al
ready extensive preparations are being
made in many cities and towns of the
state fur celebrations to be held on New
Year's eve, but nothing has been heard
of any such movement in this city.
In several places these preparations
are being made under the auspices of
certain societies'. Is there no organiza
tion in Danville that is willing to take
the initiatory steps in this line?
Such a celebration need not be an ex
pensive one,and it seems as if the resid
ents of the city should be willing to con
tribute sufficient money ,to help show
the importance of the night that ends
what, in many respects, has been the
most eventful 100 years in the world's
history.
Mid-winter parades are not common;
bufrfor this occasion,it ought to be possi
ble to form one for the evening of Dec
ember 31. It could be composed of the
different organizatiousof the city. Music
and fire works would naturally be ac
companiments for such a feature. Fol
lowing the parade a Ipnblic meeting or
meetings could be held in one or more
of the larger churches, with appropriate
music and addresses by good speakers.
The midnight hour could be marked
by a general ringing of church bells and
shooting of fire works.
This is but a suggestion. Actual pre
paration would show just the best plan
for the event.
A large celebration will be held in
Philadelphia; Scranton, Wilkesbarre,
Williamsport, Shamokin, Shenandoah,
Mahanoy City, Tamaqua, Pottsvilleand
other towns are planning for them. Why
not Danville?
Exhibition of Gymnasium Work.
The third entertainment in the tree Y.
M. (J. A. course attracted a fair sized
audience to the Associatic» hall Tue«
day evening.
The exhibition gymnasium work of
Dr. A. K. Aldinger's class of athletes
from the Bloomsbnrg State Normal
school furnished a highly intereiting
entertainment.
The Bloomsburg party drove to Dan
ville early in the evening in a back.
In addition to Dr. Aldinger, the party
consisted of Assistant Physical Director
F. E. Hayes and Messrs. Kilmer, Tem
pleton, Kyland, Funk, Dennis, Arm
strong and Kinney and the Misses Bog
enrief and Charles Brion, the violinist.
Mi.-s Bogenrief acted as accompanist.
The exhibition class work was preced
ed by a short address by Dr. Aldinger,
who explained the manner in which
gymnasium work is conducted and what
benefit is sought to be derived from it.
He explained how good physical de
velopment also assists mental develop
ment.
Under Dr. Aldinger's instruction, and
in time to Miss Bogeuriefs music, the
class was put through a regular day's
order of work in the gymnasium.
The development of different sets of
muscles was shown by simple muscular
movements and then with Indian-clubs,
dumb-bells, the "horse," wand drill,
etc.
As the work proceeded Dr. Aldinger
explained what particular set of muscles
was benefitted by each movement, and
also explained how injury is caused by
improper methods of exercising.
Variety was added to the regular class
work by a scientific fencing bout be
tween Messrs. Hayes and Dennis and an
exhibition in advanced club swinging
by Messrs. Funk and Armstrong.
Following the exhibition a reception
for the Bloomsburg party was held in
the Association parlors and an informal,
luncheon was served.
Smallest Number of Inmates at the Poor
House for Eleven Years.
Superintendent of the Poor Farm
David Chesnut wa9 Sunday afternoon
congratulating Mahoning township, the
Borough of Danville and himself on the
fact that the number of inmates at the
Poor House is the smallest that it has
been during the eleven years of his sup
erintendency.
Since the death of George A. Grimes
last Wednesday, only eleven persons
have been cared for at public expense at
that institution.
The average for the eleven years has
been twenty-four. As high as thirty-two
have been in the Poor House at one
time.
The number of inmates is always much
less in the summer than in the winter,
but during the summer there has never
been less than thirteen to be cared for.
Mr. Chesnut's felicitations were soon
ended,however. Less than half an hour
after he made the statement Sunday
afternoon, Mary Kane and her little boy
knocked at, the gates of the institution,
seeking for their regular winter support
at the public expense.
Pony Pell Prom The Stage.
While participating in the military
drill in the performance at Milton on
Tuesday night, one of the ponies inSipe's
show fell from the stage into the orch
estra. The musicians were surprised t
and lost several notes, but they were
nnhnrt. The pony's leg was broken.
The leg was set and the pony was taken
along with the show.
The poultry buyer or "huckster" is
abroad in the land just now in anticipa
tion ot Christmas.