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CONDENSED NEWS.
More like winter.
Sneezing is excused.
Danville haa many visitors from the
surrounding country this week.
Now let tke Legislature conduct its
business with promptness and dis
patch.
Now is the time when the bad roads
movement gets in its work.
The masquerade ball to be given on
he evening of Jan. 21st. at Enterlines
3all in Bloomsburg promisee to be a
;reat success. A number of Danville
oung people will attend.
The "Standing Room Only" sign
?ould have been of good use at the
ourt house yesterday.
The contract for the construction of
he Columbia and Montour Electric road
rom Bloomsburg to Berwick has been
warded to F. D. Scanlon & Co., of
.'arrisburg.
The ice has been considerably thinned
y the mild weather of the past few
»ys.
A prominent physician gives some
>od advice about avoiding pneu
onia. He says: "Keep the top but
n of your ooat buttoned." i
Danville has some splendid sites for 1
)w industries and they should be free
offered.
The übiquitous drummsris sgain with
in force and is crowding our hotels,
of no other use he at least may be
>oked upon as a harbinger of good
mea for when business is poor he is
jsent.
The grip is putting many people
> bed sgain and making walking ter
ra of others.
CQ. F members are anticipating a fins
ip to the inaugural at Washington in
(arch.
Applications for fre* transportation
t the inauguration at Washington are
ready pouring into the railroad ot
;es.
Railroads are losing money on their
low plow investments.
Two «eeks of the new century have
>ne into eternity and with it many good
solutions.
Don't worry about winter weather,
ibroary haa made a record for blis
>ds.
The great moving day April Ist this
ar oomes on Monday.
A number of tenant farmers in this
Ttion will change residences in the
ring.
Rural landlords will not mak<)a great
al of money this winter from alelgh
i parties.
It is only seven weeks to spring,
dnk of that and throw all your sur
ges of a long, blustering wint arfco the
uds.
Cradle Newbaker, of this city, was a
•mber the Bloomsburg Wheelmen's
iket ball team that defeated the Nor
ds on Monday night.
Superintendent James Mailer* of the
nville Rolling mill is suffering: a MV
i attack of grippe at his home ia Phila
phia.
The annual meeting of the State Let*
Carriers' Association will be held In
banon on Washington's "birthday,
bruary 23d.
V large proportion of theunale popula
u of the country districts of Montour
inty was iu Danville Monday, drawn
jurors, witnesses or spectators at the
inty court.
Cdward B. Kepner, of Berwick, a sou
iaw of C. C. Long, West Mahoning
eet, has secured a position with the
yt A Wood in Lumber Co., of Winter
y, Miss. Accompanied by Mrs.
pner be will leave Berwick on Friday
rniog for Memphis, Tenn., where
>j will take up their residence.
.very other man yow asset km a rem
f 'or the grip. Tkey tell yon to
ce quinine, to drink hot water, to nan
>mo-quinine, to drinJc lem&u juice, to
:e a thousand aai one other things.
1 they are willing to bonk on their
nedies, for didto/t iit <nu» them t An
1 physician saya that the beßt thing
r grip is to get ia a wains corner, cud
t down and stay there mil the thing
ea away, and if you keep quiet it wOl
tbe kog before the good effects, of
s ''resting up" will b© apparsut.
Montour American.
"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 46—MO 3.
READ! TO BUILD
TROLLEY LIKE
Contract Awarded at Harrisburg for Three
Sections.
At the meeting of the stockholders
' of the Montour A Columbia Railroad
Company, held in Harrisburg, Mon
day, the contract was awurded for
the construction of the trolley line
from Catawissa to Berwick. It was
decided to award the contract and pro
ceed with the construction of the line
from Rupert to Danville just as soon as
the right of way can all be secured.
The contract is awarded in three sec
tions —from Catawissa to Rupert, Rup
ert to Bloomsburg and Bloomsburg to j
Berwick. The contract price for the I
three sections is $850,000.
Hon. B. F. Myers, of Harrisburg, was
elected president of the company; Hon.
Rutus K. Polk, of Danville, vice presid
ent; D. K. Waller, of Bloomsburg, trea
, surer, and C. R. Miller, of Bloomsburg,
secretary.
PRIMARIES ON JAN. 25.
A meeting was held by the members of
the Republican borough committee at
Hotel Oliver Monday tvejto decide upon
a time for holding the primaries for
nominating candidates lor borough of
fices, to be voted on at the election in
February. George R. Sechler presided
and H. £. Seidel acted as secretary. A
motion was carried directing that the
primaries be held at the polling places
in the different wards on Friday evening
January 25, between the hours of seven
and nine o'clock.
Interest In Ooort.
It is seldom that any session of county
court arouses so much interest as is be
ing shown in this week's Bession. A
side from the Wintersteen trial, many
other cases are attracting much atten
tion. It has been but a few months
since the jail has been without a prison
er and the officials were congratulating
themselyes on the lawful state of the
county. But the jail has been filled up
to a great extent in a short time and
several of the prisoners who have al
ready spent several weeks there await-
I ing trial, now have to go back to serve
sentences.
First Visit in Fifteen Years.
Thomas C. Hunt, of Laramie, Wyom
ing, a former Danville resident, arrived i
Monday eve. for a visit with his uncle i
Charles M. Johnston on Grand street.
This is Mr. Hunt's first visit to Danville i
in fifteen years. During the war with ;
Spain he served with Torrey's Rough
Riders, Company C, Second Regiment, i
Wyoming Cavalry. i
Death of a Bright Ohild.
John, the two and a half years old son ,
of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Tooley.Mill street, (
died at 3:80 o'clock yesterday morning,
from spinal meningitis. This death is a j
particularly sad one, for he was the
only son and an exceedingly bright little ]
fellow. The funeral will be held on Fri- (
day morning at eleven o'clock from St.i
Joseph's church. Interment will be in ,
the Catholic cemetery. j
Will Olose This Evening. i
The last of the revival services at St. I
Peter's M. E. Church, South Danville, <
will be held this evening. As many of
the congregation hold tickets for the Y.
M. C. A. entertainment Friday evening
it has been decided to close the meet
ings to-night. During the three weeks i
of the revival the attendance has been
very large. I
Sketch of Bev. 0. H. Day.i
Thursday's Philadelphia Inquirer con- 1
tained a photograph and sketch of the
Rev. Gideon H. Day, of Riverside, who
is spoken of as the oldest Methodist
clergyman in Pennsylvania. He is
eighty-four years old and is commonly
spoken of as the "father of the confer
ence," although he has been on the
| superannuated list for twelve years.
Jury of Inquest.
A jury of inquest sat in one of the
offices in the courthouse yesterday to
take evidence concerning the property
and alleged lunacy of Samson Pickens,
an inmate of the State Hospital, to de
termine what disposition shall be made
of his property.
Basket Ball on January 25.
Manager Frank Newbaker has arrang
ed a basket ball game to be played at
Armory Hall between the first team of
Dickinson College and the Danville
team on Friday January 25. This will
be a very interesting game.
Bookmiller—Barnhart.
William B. Bookmiller and Miss Har
riott Savilla Barnhart were married by
the Rev. O. G. Heck at the Trinity M.
E. parsonage at six o'clock Tuesday eve.
They were attended by Charles Barn
hart and Miss Margaret Bookmiller.
To Execute Deed.
Judge Little yesterday granted an
order directing Sheriff Breckbill to ex
ecute a deed for the property of Cyrus
Bardole, of Anthony township, which
was sold by Sheriff Maiers while he was
in office.
Question of Finances.
The board of directors of the Y. M. C.
I.A. held a meeting in the Association hall
llaat evening to arrange for raising the
money necessary to pay off the indebted
ness of SI,OOO and to plan for the run
ning expenses for the ooniing yea*-.
DANVILLE, PA.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1901.
CONTRACTS EOR
MAIL SERVICE
) Returns Daily Expected From the Post Of
fice Department.
i Returns are daily expected from Wash
ington awarding the contracts for the
rural mail routes centering at Danville.
■ Bids for thesa contracts were closed on
December 4 and they must be awarded
i before February 1. The contracts are
for carrying the mail for four years from
t July 1, 1901. Several new propositions
enter into these contracts that mean
much to the people living along the
routes, to the carriers and to senders of
mail.
There are three rural routes centering
in this city, along which daily return
trips are made. The one starting at
Paxinos includes Elysburg, Quitman,
Bear Gap and Union Corner. The one
from Snydertown takes in Rushtown,
Stonington, Klinesgrove and Riverside.
The third is to Kaseville and return.
Heretofore a person living iu any part
of the United States could hold these
contracts, sub-letting them to the car
riers. The Snydertown route contract
is now held by a man living in lowa.
According to the new rules, the success
ful bidders must live along the routes
on which they bid, so that they can di
rectly oversee the work or do it.tbem
selves. This will give the persons carry
ing the mail an opportunity to contract
directly with the governmant, without
giving some rich contractor an oppor
tunity to make a middleman's profit.
Ail of the contracts also call for the
free delivery by the carrier of mail at
any house along the route where a box
is placed beside the road, or to any box
placed beside the road by a person who
may not live along the direct road.
This will mean practical free rural de
livery for many families living along
these routes, permitting them to have
their MORNING NKWS delivered daily at
their doors.
Applications have also been made re
cently to Hon. R. K. Polk, requesting
him to use his influence with the postal
anthorities to have a regular free rural
delivery established in Montour county.
This would include a delivery at country
houses that are not located along regu
lar routes.
Elected United States Senator With Maj
ority of Five.
Harrisburg, Jan. 15. —The great Sen
atorial fight is ended at last. Hon. Mat
thew Stanley Quay was elected to the
United States Senate on the first ballot,
shortly after the two houses convened
at three o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Quay received a majority of two
in the Senate and three iu the House,
making a majority of five on joint bal
lot. During the last two days several
Republican members, who have been
counted in the anti-Quay ranks, went
over to the other side.
The interest in this contest has been
intense in this city for the past two days
After the Democratic caucus was held
last night,with several prominent Demo
crats absent, and the announcemsnt of
the desertion from anti-Quay ranks of
several Republicans, the excitement was
increased. When the result was an
nounced this afternoon the pent up feel
ings found an outlet in the wildest
bursts of enthusiasm by the supporters
of Mr. Quay.
Beadjustment of Wages.
A new notice concerning the re-ad
justment of wages at the Howe & Polk
Structural tubing works was posted yes
terday morning. This new schedule
gives an advance of live per cent in
wages over the one posted several day*
ago, and which was to have gone into
effect yesterday. The notice posted
Tuesday read:
"Danville, Pa., Jan. 15, 1901.
"After careful consideration, the lol
lowing change in wages has been adopt
ed. Except in few cases, the same wages
will be paid as were paid prior to the
ten per cent advance in July, 1899. This
makes a reduction of just about nine
per cent. It makes common labor ten
and a half cents an hour. Engineers,
watermen and firemen will receive the
same wages as are paid for similar work
elsewhere in this vicinity. The few in
dividuals whose wages are not changed
exactly in accordance with the above,
will be promptly notified by Mr. Price.
"HOWK & POLK."
Death of Mrs. E. B. John.
Mrs. Virgenia John died Thursday af
ternoon at four o'clock at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Mill
er, on East Mahoning street. For sev
eral years she has guttered from con
sumption, being confined to the bed
much .of the time for the past five
month*. She was twenty-seven years
old and is survived by her husband, Ed
ward B. John.and her parents. Several
years ago she was a student for some
time at the Pennsylvania Bible Institute,
Philadelphia, where she studied with
the intention of going to Central Ameri
ca with her husband HS a missionary.
For the "Deestrick Skule."
The committee in charge of the pro
posed "Deestrick Skule" entertainment
met Thursday afternoon. This com
mittee consists of Charles S. Ly on, Will
iam J. Rogers, Jesse H. Shannon and
Sam A. and John B. McCoy. The en
tertainment will be given for the benetit
of the Y. M. C. A. and it was decided to
hold it in the opera house on the even
ing of February 14. The cast will be de
cided upon in a few days. This is an
nounced as an interesting aud amusing
entertainment, and has been given with
great success iu many other place*.
PERSONAL
! PARAGRAPHS.
• Brief Mention of the Movement of Your
Friends and Acquaintances.
Mrs. John Taber is visiting friends in
i Bloomsbnrg.
The Rev. J. F. Hower attended the
funeral of Mrs. A. S. Baumgardner in
Lewisbnrg yesterday.
Miss Lou Kahler. of Williamsport, is
visiting her aunt Mrs. Edward Pursel,
North Mill street.
Miss Myrtle Snyder spent yesterday
, with friends in Bloomsbnrg.
Thomas Curry of Sunbury visited his
parents on West Mahoning street yes
terday.
Frank Case, of Bloomsburg visited
friends in Danville yesterday.
Ralph Seidel, of Washingtonville, at
tended court in this city yesterday.
A. H. Pierce left yesterday for Vir
ginia on a business trip.
Amandus Heddens, of Washington
ville, was in town yesterday.
Frank Boyer, of Grovania, transacted
business in town yesterday.
James Steckley, of Sunbury, spent
yesterday in South Danville.
Miss Julia Kaufman returned to
Bellefonte yesterday after a visit with
friends in Rush township.
Miss Aid* Bassett returned from a
visit in Kingston yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. William McCloud, of
Sunbury, were in this city yesterday at
tending the McCloud-Ditzler wedding.
Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Welsh and Mahlon
Saeger, of BloomsbuJg, will be guests
today at the home of I. A. Persing on
Centre street.
Dr. Harry Sober attended a party in
Northumberland last evening.
Mrs. W. A. Ditzler and daughter Miss
Eva, of Muncy, attended the McCloud-
Ditzler wedding in this city yesterday.
J, M. Heddings will return from a
business trip to Philadelphia today.
Miss Mary Hoffner left yesterday for
a visit in Washington, D. C.
Mrs. George Vastine of Catawfesa
visited friends in Danville yesterday.
Bingham H. Gearhart of Williamsport
Bpent several hours in Danville yester
day.
Theodore Kimbel of Riverside trans
acted business in Sunbury yesterday.
Miss Irrna Thompson, of Philadelphia,
who is visiting her sister, Mrs. Richard
Hullihen on Mill,street, spent yesterday
in Sunbury.
George Stahlnecker, who has been
employed at the Bessemer steel plant,
left on Saturday for Johnstown, where
he has secured a position with the Cam
bria Iron company.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson, of
Philadelphia, arrived in this city Satur
day evening for a visit with relatives
and friends.
Silas Alexander, Esq., of Socorro,New
Mexico, is visiting his sister Mrs. W. C.
Davis on Mill street.
Mrs. Roy Foulk,of Williamsport,spent
Suuday at the home of B. F. Foulk,Mul
berry street.
Ralph Levy, of Scranton, is a guest at
the home of Joseph Heim on Church
street.
Miss Annie Elwell, of Chicago,lll. and
George Elwell, of Cleveland, Ohio.,who
attended the funeral of their father,
George Elwell, Sr., on Friday, left for
their homes on Saturday.
John Wolverton, of Sunbury, spent
Sunday at the home of Samuel Bucher,
Riverside.
Miss Katie Dempsey and Miss Myrtle
Sweitzer visited friends at Roaring Creek
Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fletcher returned to
Bloomsburg Sunday after a visit with
relatives in this city.
Miss Coxey, of Philadelphia,is a guest
at the home of M. E. Mcllale, Lower
Mulberry street.
Miss Rebecca Titley spent Sunday
with Roaring Creek friends.
W. H. DeLong, of the Blue Springs
farm, near Washingtonville, is attending
court this week.
Miss Sarah Hughes left Monday for
her home in Morris Run, Tioga county,
after a visit with her aunt, Mrs.
Thomas Andrews, corner Spruce and
Ferry streets.
Miss Ella Jones, of Milton, is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Jones,
on Eaat Market street.
Mrs. John Wolverton, of Sunbury
spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Bucher, Riverside.
Mrs. Ross Millhouse returned to Itha
ca N. Y. Tuesday after a visit with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. George W. Miles
on East Market street.
Miss Nellie Jameson left Tuesday for
a visit with Mrs Isaac Pursel in Brook
lyn.
Miss Stella Mausteller, of Milton, is a
guest at the home of James Shultz, East
Market street.
Mrs. Thomas Cook, of Berwick is a
guest at the home of Benjamin Cook on
East Market street.
Miss Minta Shultz left Tuesday for
Hummelstown where she will spend
about ten days after which she will
leave for a visit with friends in Nevada,
lowa.
Solomon Books of New York is visit
ing his family on West Mahoning street.
Mrs. Emanuel Shipe, Mrs. Peter Eck
man, and Mrs. T. J. Vastine, of Sun
bury, spent Tuesday with South Dan
ville Irietid*.
GRIP ON ITS
ANNUAL ROUND
Plenty of it in Danville But its of a Mild
Form.
This is the season of the year when
the grippe is expected to be abroad in
the land, and from the press reports
from many places, expectations are be
ing realized. Danville is no exception
to the rule. All of the local physicians
report a prevalence of the disease in this
city and surrounding country.
Aside from the grippe, the doctors
say that there is comparatively little
sickness now, considering what is usual
ly expected at this time of the year.
With few exceptions the cases of grippe
are of mild form, in many cases not con
fining the sufferers to the house.
About this time every winter for the
past ten years there has been a recur
rent epidemic of this disease, and each
year it seems to appear in a slightly dif
ferent form. The peculiar feature of the
season is usually noticeable in every
case.
The feature this year in which the dis
ease differs from past seasons is an ac
companying abdominal trouble. In
other respects it is much the same as
heretofore, in a mild form. All cases
are accompanied by aching bones, a
general lassitude, cold in the head, etc.
While physicians differ in opinion as
to whether the weather is responsible
tor the disease, they all agree that such
weather as has predominatsd for the
past two weeks and particularly for the
past two days, tends to increase it,
Assigned to Attend President's Inaugura
tion in Washington.
The members of Company F are hap
py. For some time they have hoped
that they would be included iu the
Pennsylvania troops that are togo to
Washington on March 4to witness the
inauguration of President McKinley.
Now they know that they have been as
signed for that pleasant work. Three
regiments will go out of the Third bri
gade, and it has been decided that the
Fourth and Twelfth shall be two of
those regiments, it being undecided
whether the Ninth or Thirteenth shall
be the other one.
This is always looked upon by mem
bers of the National Guard as one of the
most pleasant assignments. It gives the
members of the company free transpor
tation to the national capital and their
board while they are there. It also gives
them an opportunity to witness the in
auguration, an event which many peo
ple are willing to pay their way across
the continent to see.
New Chapel and Other Improvements at
Holy family Orphanage.
Ground was broken on Saturday for
an import&nt addition to the group of
buildings comprising the Holy Family
Orphange. The most important im
provement will be a new chapel building
forty-two by sixty feet in size, to be
erected south east of the main building.
The chapel will be a handsome struc
ture, with elaborate interior decorations
on both the side walls and ceiling. It
will contain a two manual pipe organ.
An addition will also be built to the
main building. It will contain twenty
eight rooms, and will be used as a home
for the sisters and some of the children.
It will contain all of the modern im
provements, with a steam laundry and
drying room in the basement.
The plans for these improvements
have been drawn by the Kev. Henry
Dissellcampe, of Wilkesbarre. Rev.
A. M. Feeser is in charge ot the Orphan
age. The contracts have not been award
ed yet, but it is expected that they soou
will be.
Interesting Addresses at Mahoning Pres
byterian Church.
Two large congregations at the Ma
honing Presbyterian church Sunday
listened to interesting addresses deliver
ed by the Rev. J. 11. Laughlin, a return
ed missionary from China. Mr. I.augh
lin's mission was located in the Shan
Tung province, the hot-bed or the Boxer
movement. At the evening service he
gave an instructive account of the recent
troubles in China, and described the
thrilling experiences of several of the
missionaries with whom he was former
ly associated.
In regard to the causes that Ie«I up to
the troubles, he said the stories were
false which claimed that one of the
things that incited the Chinese against
the Christian nations was the fact that ■
some of the Missionaries had cheated]
the natives. He said that in the end he i
believes the recent troubles will be a |
good thing, because it will result in a
more settled condition, making it possi- j
qle for a rapid advance of missionary
work.
Large Congregations.
The meetings at the First Baptist
church this week have aroused much in
terest and the audiences are growing
larger every night. The Rev. Joseph A.
Bennett of the Baltimore Avenue Baptist
church. Philadelphia,preaches a sermon
on popular themes each night, and all
who leave heard him, are very well
pleased. These meetings will be con
tinued every evening next week.
High School Athletes.
At a meeting of the High School Ath
letic Association held yesterday after
noon it was decided to purchase a large
picture of the football team, which, af.
ter being neatly framed, will be present
ed to the High School. A committee
was appointed to audit the accounts
after which the meeting adjourned.
FIRST TERM OF COUNTY COURT
IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Important Cases Being Tried Each Day.
To-day. The Attendance at
Seven cases disposed of, two of them
tried, was the record of the first day
of the first term of Montour county
court of the Twentieth century. This j
leaves five cases to be tried before the
Wintersteen murder trial is reached.
Judge R. R. Little is presiding and As
sociates Thompson and Blee are with
him on the bench. The court room was
crowded most of the day, all of the seals
in the ladies' gallery being occupied.
When the court convened Monday
morning Associate Judge Frank G. Blee
occupied his seat on the bench for the
first time.
All of the Grand Jurors answered to
their names, except Thomas B. Schuyler
of Limestone township, who was excus
ed. Patrick Kerns was appointed fore
man after which the jury was sworn and
instructed and retired to consider the
criminal cases. McClellan Diehl, John
E. Krum and George W. Bennett were
appointed tipstaves.
The witnesses in the Wintersteen case
were notified to appear in court on Wed
nesday morning.
During the forenoon petitions were
granted and orders were entered in
several civil cases relating to estates.
Several orders were entered confirming
acconnting of the administrators of
estates, unless exceptions are filed
within four days.
Wheu court convened in the afternoon
one witness was examined in the case
against Peter Roden, charged with as
sault and battery and who is held on a
peace warrant. The Judge held the case
open, without permitting it togo to the
Grand Jury, and he will render a de
cision later.
During the forenoon the Grand Jury
returned an indictment against Edward '
Burke.Clyde Keefer and Charles Filling
er, charging the larceny of a stove from
the tool house of the Episcopal cemetery 1
When a jury was called for the trial of 1
the case in the afternoon, the three 1
boys appeared without counsel, and the 1
Court appointed C. V. Ammerman, Esq. |
to defend them.
Alter a consultation with the boys, '
Mr. Ammerman stated that they
were ready to plead guilty to the charge 1
The Court would not accept the plea, 1
and ordered the trial continued. The
request for a postponement of the case 1
was denied, as was also a second request
of Mr. Ammerman to permit the entry 1
of a plea of guilty.
On the trial A. N. Ammerman,Officers
Mincemoyer and Voris and Justice-of 1
the-Peace Bare were examined for the 1
prosecution They told of the loss of
the stove, finding it in the possession of
the boys and arrest aud hearing of the 1
defendants, as it was published in this
paper several weeks ago. No witnesses
were sworn for the defense.
The jury soon returned a verdict of 1
guilty and the Court pronounced sent
ence as follows: Burke and Fillinger to
each pay a fine of SSO and undergo im
prisonment in the county jail for four 1
months, aud Keefer to pay $25 and be
imprisoned in the county jail for one
month.
The Court refused to grant an order to
send to the Grand Jury the case agaiiist
William llonghton of-Exchange,charged
by David Mitchell with violation of the .
excise law.
The next case called was that against
William 11. Messer, indicted on the
charge of larceny. William Oglesby was
appointed by the Court to defend
Messer.
Messer was charged by D. R. Eckman,
with keeping and refusing to give up
goods that were delivered to the house
of the defendant by mistake. The goods
were valued at $7.20.
This case did not go the jury until
just before court adjourned, and Judge
Little instructed that a sealed verdict be
handed in if a decision was reached be
fore morning.
A nolle prosequi order was entered
dismissing the case against the Super
visors of Mahoning township, charged
with negligence in not keeping a road in
repairs.
During the afternoon the Grand Jury
returned a true bill against Wellington
Rote, charged by Mrs. Catherine Brown
with assault and battery.
TUESDAY'S SESSION.
Only three cases were tried in county
court Tuesday. Two or three other
cases have been considered by the Grand
Jury, in which no reports have been
! presented. It was the intention to try
j all of these cases before the Wintersteen
I murder trial, but it is probable that
some of them will be put over until after
! (hat cane is out of the way.
Thejuryinthe case ofWilliam H.
Messer charged with larceny D. R.
Eckman, handed inn verdict of guilty
i when court convened in the morning.
The court postponed sentence until lat
er.
The next case tried was that of Well
ington Rote, charged by Mrs Catherine
Brown with assault and battery. The
trial occupied but little time, and the
jury returned a verdict of not guilty, but
the defendant to pay the costs.
Thomas -»aul was next tried on the
charge of stealing foti. from John J.
Dietrich.
The jury found Saul guilty but recom
mended him to tlie mercy of the court.
Judge Little said that the recommenda
tion was considered, and sentenced Saul
to restore the property to the owner, to
pay a tine of S2OO and undergo imprison
ment in the Eastern Penitentiary for
one year.
The neit rase called was that against
ESTABLISHED IX 1855.
The Wintersteen Murder Trial May Begin
Each Session Unusually Large.
Harvey Lamberson, who was indicted on
the charge of assault and battery with
attempt to kill his wife.
This case attracted much interest, every
seat in the court room and ladies' gallery
and all of the available standing room
being occupied.
The first witness was Lamberson's
brother, Lloyd Lamberson. He testified
thai on the evening ot the trouble, he
heard some oue calling for help from
his brother's house,and that he respond
ed to the call and rescued his sister-in
law from her husband.
Mrs. Lamberson was the most im
portant witness. Her testimony in sub
stance was as follows: When her hus
band returned from town on the night
of the assault, he was partially intoxi
cated, but not drunk. He became abu
sive at onee, and accused her of unfaith
fulness, something that he frequently
did, without reason. She said little to
him, and scon went up stairs to change
her dress. He followed her, continuing
his abuse, to which she did not reply.
He then seized her, threw her upon the
bed, struck her several times on the
head, calling her names. By that time
her brother-in-law had responded to her
calls, entered the room and seized her
husband, pulling him from her. As he
was pulled away he kicked her in the
side,and as she started togo down staiis
he kicked ber again in the back, partial
ly knocking her down stairs. After she
and Lloyd Lamberson left the house,her
husband followed her and threw a large
stone at her. He then returned to the
house, setting tire to her clothing, from
which the house was destroyed. She
said that Lamberson had sometimes
abused her when he was not intoxicat
ed.
Mrs. Lloyd Lamberson testified that on
the night of the trouble she heard
screams and cries of "Help! Murder!"
coming from her sister-in-law's house,
aud that her husband at once hurried
over to assist Mrs. Lamberson. She
afterwards saw black and blue marks on
Mrs. Lamberson's body, where her hus
band had struck and kicked her.
The only evidence introduced by the
defense was that of IJoyd Lamberson
and his wife,by whom Mr Kisner sought
to prove that the defendant was insane
at the time of the crime. They both
testified that Lamberson frequently be
came intoxicated, at which times he ap
peared to have no knowledge of what he
was doing, although at one time he man
ifested enough will power to abstain
from the use of intoxicants for a year.
Judge Little charged the jury that in
toxication is no eicuxe for the commis
sion of a crime, although insanity may
be a defense, and it rested with the jury
to determine whether Lamberson was in
sane at the time the crime was committ
ed.
The jury had not come in when court
adjourned, and Judge Little instructed
that a sealed verdict be handed in, if a
decision was reached before Wednesday
morning.
Because of the illness of one of the
witnesses for the defense, Dave Bar
rett's attorney, Charles Chalfant, Esq.,
asked that the case go over the term.
Judge Little, however, directed that a
jury be drawn and the case begun. True
bills, of several counts each, were re
turned by the Grand Jury against Bar
rett on four charges of robbery.
WEDNESDAY'S SESSION.
Interest in the proceedings of county
court yesterday was greater than on the
two preceding days, the court room be
ing crowded to listen to the testimony
in the trial of Dave Barrett on the
charge of highway robbery.
When court convened in the morning,
the jury in the case of Harvey Lamber
son.charged with assault with attempt lo
kill, handed in a verdict of guilty, with
a recommendation for the mercy of the
court.
Judge Little then suspended sentence
against Lamberson, permitting him to
goon his own recognizance, for his
appearance at the next term of court.
The trial of Dave Barrett was then re
commenced. The entire jury list was
nearly exhausted in securing a jury for
this case, Mr. Chalfant, Barrett's at
torney, freely exercised his prerogative
of challenge, and the District Attorney
refused to accept several men that were
called to the box.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Greenawalt was the
first witness called to the stand.
She told of the manner in which a man
entered the house of Jacob B.Cole, of
East Danville.on the evening of Novem
ber 11, and held up her aud Mr. Cole at
the point of a revolver, compelling her
togo up stairs and get her pocket book,
and taking the knife from Mr. Cole's
pocket. The man had a haudkerchief
tied over the lower part of his face.from
his nose down, but she got a good look
at the upper part of his face.
She escaped from the house and noti
fied a neighbor, IJoyd Krum, who start
ed back with her to the house, when
they met a young man, whom Krum
compelled togo back with them. When
Krum held the lantern up to his face,
she recognized this man as the one who
had robbed her and Mr. Cole, and she
told Mr. Krum that it was the fellow.
She then testified that she recognized
Dave Barrett, when he was arraigned be
fore 'Squire Bare a few days ago, as the
man who had robbed her.
On cross examination she said that
1 she could not have been positive of this
latter identification at first, because
• Barrett was dressed differently than the
man who robbed her, and she had never
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10 CLOSE THE
NIGHT SCHOOL
Unless More Interest is Taken in it Before
January 30.
Unless the average attendance at the
night school is largely increased before
January 30, the school will be closed at
that time. Director Reefer introduced a
resolution to that effect at Monday eve'
session of the School Board, and it was
unanimously carried. All of the mem
bers express regret that such action is
necessary, but they f e el that they have
no right to keep this school open when
it is costing at the rate of $3 or $4 a
month for each pupil taught.
President Fischer and Directors Reef
er, Lunger, Fenstermacher, Orth, Bur
ger, Green, Barber, Harpel, Werkheiaer
and Black were present.
The report of Director Longer for the
finance committee, showed that the
school fund will contain enough in ex
cess of tli2 amount necessary to pay the
expenses of the school foi the year to
warrant the paying of! of $1,500 of the
school indebtedness. On Mr. Lunger's
motion it was decided to pay otl three
of the outstanding bonds for SSOO each.
These three bonds were drawn by lot,
and were No. 12, held by Joseph Long
enberger; No. 2, held by MissC. Wands,
and No. 115, held by Miss Simington.
This leaves only |. r >,ooo indebtedness out
standing against the school depaitaient
of the city.
The Superintendent's report for the
night school for the period from Novem
ber 26 to January 3 showed that the
total number of pupils registered to date
is 142; number in attendance during the
month, 37; average daily attendance,l3;
left school duringtwo months, 106.
The following bills were ordered paid:
William E. Young $5.00
D. L. & W. freight 35
S. M. Trumbower 9,34
Perry Pictures Co 2.94
B. G. Carpenter 7.80
Standard Ele.-tric Light Co 3.84
Standard Gas Co. 1.80
A. M. Peters 1.00
Welliver Hardware Co 45
Thos. J. Rogers & Son 1.40
H.G.Mowery 1.15
Joseph Lechner 8.25
Frank E.Sperring 33.25
J. 11. Cole 87
William Waterall & Co 5.59
Charles Uttermiller 3.46
S. J. Welliver 2.02
William Miller 2.35
Boyer & Baker 7.41
Will G. Brown 90
Adams Express Co 1.51
Taxes on house in Fourth ward... 6.30
Mrs. Haas' Sudden Death.
Mrs. Amelia Haas died suddenly at
her home on Mowery street at 10 o'clock
on Sunday evening after being ill but a
few hours. Mrs. Haas was thirty-nine
years and ten months old. On Saturday
evening she attended a party at the
home of Mrs. Benjamin Cook on Market
street. On Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock she complained of a pain in her
head. At three o'clock she became un
conscious, and did not regain conscious
ness until she died. The only trouble of
which she complained was rheumatism.
She is survived by her husband, Ezra S.
Haas, and nine children, Charles, Ida,
Lizzie, Annie, Harry, William, Thomas,
Jennie and Mabel.
Death of Hon. E. M. Tewksbury.
Hon. E. M. Tewksbury, died at h : s
home about two miles from Catawissa on
Monday afternoon. He was stricken
with paralysis last Wednesday. The
funeral will be held from the house on
Friday afternoon at one o'clock. Mr.
Tewksbury was sixty-three years old.
He has long been a prominent granger,
and lias taken an active part in Demo
cratic politics in this county. He serv
ed two terms in the State Legislature
from 1891 to 1894. He is survived by a
wife, one son and a daughter, Eugene V.
Tewksbury, who lives at his father's
home, and Mrs. J. S. Souser, of Fleming
ton.
Many Braves Were There.
Alexander Ayers, of Peckville, great
sachem of the state for the Independent
Order of Kedmen, visted Mahoning tribe
No. 77, on Saturday evening. A grand
pow wow was held while all the braves
smoked the pipe of peace. A small feed
(known as lunch by pale faces) was serv
ed, and Chief Ayers gave a big talk. A
large number of the members of the
tribe gathered at the wigwam.
Hickey-McOaffrey.
Miss Ellen McCaffrey and William
Hickey were married Sunday after
noon at St. Joseph's Catholic church
the Rev. M.l. O'Reilly officiating. Miss
Rose I'delhofen attended the bride and
Joseph Hickey, a brother of the groom,
was groomsman.
Died at Mazeppa.
News has been received »112 the death
at Mazeppa of Mrs. A. S. Baumgardner,
who died on Monday morning. She
was the wife of the Rev. A. S. Baum
gardner, who was formerly pastor of the
United Evangelical church of this city.
Will Have Double Store.
Foulk & Co. ate preparing to branch
out on February 1. They have rented
the store at No. 321 Mill street, former
ly occupied as an annex by Seidel &
Bausch. The store is being repaired and
an arch will be cut through connecting
with the grocery of Foulk & Co. This
will give the firm attractive double stores
Several new lines will be carried, includ
ing stationery and woodenware.