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COSUENSED SEWS.
More like winter.
The liverymen are happy.
Enjoy the sleighing while it lasts.
Very few tramps reach Danville lately
This weather checks all building opera
tions.
The value of the ground hog as a
weather prophet is already apparent.
The Riverside Social club is in a flour
ishing condition.
One of the busiest places in Danville
is the Knitting mill.
The thirty-third annual convention of
the State Young Men's Christian As
sociation will be held at Lancaster, Pa.,
February 21-24. The local if.M.C. A.
will be represented at tbe convention.
The political pot will be boiling hot in
this city within the next few days.
Levi Alleger is confined to his home on
Spruce street with a severe attack ot
grip-
Undertaker George Roat is re-paper
ing and painting his store room on East
Market street.
A party of twenty ladies from this city
enjoyed a sleigh ride to Sunbury yester
day.
Rev. F. S. Vought and wife are both
confined to their home by an attack of
grip.
Phoebe Curry, the little daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Curry, who is ill of
diphtheria, was much better last even
ing.
Tinsmith George W. Hendricks is
convalescent after an attack ol pneu
monia.
James Martin has placed a new floor
in his grocery store 310 Mill street.
Councilman William Amesbury is con
fined to hi 9 bed by a protracted siege of
illness.
According to precedent February
ought to get to work now on blizzard
weather.
Grip and pneumonia have been reap
ing an unusual harvest this season.
Keep tbe sidewalks in good condition.
Don't permit the ice and snow to en
danger the life and limb of pedestrians.
Benjamin K. Shoemaker, who was
granted a wholesale liquor license, is
stocking up his store in the opera home
block.
WANTED -Boy or Girls from 13 to
15 years of age. Apply at Danville Knit
ting Mills.
Tickets for the "Deestrick Skule"
production in the Opera House on the
12th of this month should command a
ready sale.
John Kisenhart is confined to his bed
by an attack of rheumatism.
William Secbler has resumed his for
mer position as bus driver on the Mc-
Cormick line.
A dance under the auspices of Wyle's
orchestra will be given in Armory ball on
Thursday evening February 14th.
Don't forget tbe game of basket ball
at the Armory on Friday night. The
Danville Reserves will play the Milton
V. M. C. A. team. This will be the lirst
appearance of the Reserve! in Danville
this season.
Tbe fair under the auspices of the
Washington Hose company which be
gins on Saturday evening, March 2nd,
promises to be a big success.
Local stationers are displaying var
ious kinds of valentines for St. Valen
tines day which falls on Thursday of
next week.
J. B. Cleaver, of this city, has pur
chased a fine team of horses for general
use. The team —a pair of Cleveland
bays—was purchased in and
brought to this city yesterday by Mr.
Cleaver and Samuel Mortimer.
George Zeifl», shipping clerk at Ihe
Structural Tubing works, is off duly on
account of illness.
Foulk & Co. have about completed the
improvements on their double store and
will open the dry goods, willow-ware
and granite ware department in a few
days.
Four new members were admitted to
the Peno Social club at Monday night's
meeting. The present membership of
the club is 92.
WANTED ! to Interview ex-sol-
dlers and gather
statistics. A member of the <i. A. R. or Vet
eran's son preferred. Good pay and perma
nent employment. Address t;. ft. A., No. 334
C St.. N. W.. Washington. D. C.
"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 46—N O C>.
TOOK A HOSE
OFJILT PETRH
Richard Fogle's Nearly Fatal Mistake
Monday.
Richard Fogle, of Riverside, h>si a
very close call Monday as the result of
taking adose of saltpetre in mistake
for Epsom salts. Mr. Fogle is suffering
from an attack of grip. He was consid
erably worse Monday morning and he
believed that what he needed was a dose
of salts. lie retired to bed and request
ed his wife to prepare the dose. Mrs.
Fogle took a glass jar from the cup
board and measured out four teaspoon
fuls o( what she supposed to be salts.
Mr. Foile swallowed the drug and was
j almost instantly seized with violent
cramp, which increased in severity un
til the man's condition became most
alarming and it was thought he would
die. Mr. Sassaman, a neighbor, ran for
Dr. N M. Smith, while his wife remain
ed with Mrs. Fogle. Before the doctor
arrived the sick man found some relief
in vomiting. The neighbor woman be
gan to suspect that a mistake might
i have been made and asked Mrs. Fogle if
sbe was certain that she hail given her
husband salts. She was quite sure, she
said, but proceeded to investigate, when
to her horror she discovered that she
had used the wrong jar—one containing
salt petre. A dose of saltpetre is most
distressing in its effects and in cases
where not fatal the patient is often an
invalid or wreck for life. Mr. Fogle's
vomiting together withtiinely help prob
ably saved his life. As it was he was a
very sick man Monday af ernoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fogle buried a child last
week, that di' d of membraneous croup.
New Boilers in Operation.
The new two-hundred and fifty horse
power Babcock and Wilcox boiler in
stalled at the Water Works, were
fired Wednesday The floor of the
annex has been concreted and the ceil
ing lined with hard wood boards. As
soon as the new boiler is brought into
service the plasterers and painters will
begin work on the new portion.
As soon as the old boilers can be dis
pensed with they will receive a general !
overhauling so as to be ready for use in
any emergency that may occur. They
will be thoroughly cleaned and the
brick work in front rebuilt.
The wall in the rear of the boiler
room, which shows signs of giving way
will be strengthened, or, if necrssary,re
built.
Dangerous Pavements.
Many pavements throughout the city
just now are in a dangerous condition.
There are a number of places where the
water from the melting snow came down
from rain spouts and is allowed to flow
over the pavements and freeze. The
water from these spouts during freezing
weather should be kept from the pave
ments, but if this is found to be impos
sible the owners should scatter coal ashes
over the ice, which would make walking
much safer and probably save some per
son from being badly hurt.
Approaching A Finish.
The work of dismantling the Bessemer
steel plant will probably wind up next
week. The machinery and all the appur
tenances of the plant, have now been re
moved with exception of the largest of
the two blowing engines, which is about
half torn down and pi: ced on the cars. '
This engine was the last piece of
machinery installed in the plant. It
was scarcely more than placed in posit- j
ion when the plant shut down and nev. '
er was used.
Entertained at Edmondson's.
A jolly sled load of Milton People I
was entertained at the home of George j
D. Kdmondson, East Market street, j
Tuesday night. The following were in
the party: Mr. and Mrs. Will. Blecher,
Mr. and Mrs. Batdorf, Mr. and Mrs.
Fordsman, Mr. and -Mrs. Rhoan, Mr.
and Mrs. Gouger, Mrs. W. Blecher and
daughter, Minnie, Mrs. Lina Koch, Mrs.
Mensch, Miss Myrtle Gibson and Mrs.
Sue Berry, the latter of New York.
Fractured Her Wrist.
Miss Henrietta Maus, residing on j
t.lit» Mooresburir road, just beyond Maus
dale, a day or so ago, while walking be
tween the house and barn, tripped over
a stone and fell fracturing her right
wrist. Dr. Kimerer is attending her.
Milton vs. Danville.
The Danville Reserves will play the
Milton Y. M. C. A. basket l all team at
Armory hall on Friday even ng Feb. 8.
This will be the first appearance of the
Reserves this season.
Its Effect.
Public opinion seems to indicate that
the escape of Boyd Wintersteen from
the hangman's noose may have rested
on the wind of the assassin of Thomas j
McHenrv that he might be fortunate
enough to escape in a similar manner
Bloomsburg Daily.
In a New Field.
W. S. Andress, formerly mill manager
at the Reading Iron woiks.this ci<y, has
accepted a responsible position with the
Consolidated Lake Superior Company at
Sault, Ste. Marie.
Teaching School.
Morgan l'egg, a High school graduate,
class of 11)00, is teaching the public
school on Sidler Ilill. He succeeds Miss
Boudman, who resigned last month.
In His New Position.
Frank Straub, formerly druggist at
Lore's pharmacy, assumed his new posi
tion as druggist at the State Hospital,
Friday.
DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBISUAIiY 7,15)01.
A SHORT SESSION
OF COUNCIL
All Business Was Transacted With Dis
patch.
Council met in regular session Friday
evening with the following members pre
sent: President Kemmer, Councilmen
Vastine, Sechler, Deutsch, Fetterman,
Jones, Goldsmith, Brandt and Lauer.
On motion of Mr. Goldsmith the mat
ter of printing the borough statement
was left in the hands of the Printing
Committee, with the understanding that
the cost of printing is not to exceed the
price paid last year.
Mr. Waite, Chief of the Fire Depart
ment, appeared before Council asking
that 4 joints of stove pipe,l elbow,l zinc
stove mat and a sprinkling can, be pur
chased for the Washington Fire Com
pany. On motion, the matter was plac
ed in the hands of the Fire Committee.
On motion, the Secretary was instruct
ed to draw up new leases for the pres
ent tenants in the City Hall: The Odd
Fellows' Association, George E. Roat
and Frank Schram, rent to be the same
i as last year.
On motion, Secretary McCoy was in
structed to purchase a copy of the new
directory of Montour and Columbia
counties.
The following bills were ordered paid:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes $82.50
Standard Electric Light Co 4G8.G0
Street work 10.38
A. C. Amesbury 9.60
: Standard Gas Co 4,20
| Geo. Hanford 3.75
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes {137.00
S. A. McCoy 20.00
H.G. Mourer 9 90
Edward Wertman 1.40
A. C. Amesbury 129.80
Atlantic Refining Co 4.38
S. Mills 4.50
Geo. F. Reifsnyder 52.14
Keystone M'f'g. Co 5.53
Hoover Bros 17.00
Standard Gas Co 7.10
H. R. Moore 13.24
H. M. Schoch 3.45
Burning of Old Bonds.
Though the weather was quite winter
like Fiiday night and it was necessary to
keep the fires well stirred ap, Council
chamber was an exceptionally warm
spot for some time after the adjourn
ment of the r< gular meeting. The burn
ing of a great pile of borough bonds
caused a quick, hot fire. The reduction
of interest from four to three per cent
on theentire issue of water and borouiih
bonds, necessitated a re-issue of bonds
and the destroying of the old ones.
The water bonds were originally issu- i
ed July 1, 1872. On January 1, 1883,
they were called in and a re-issue
These bonds represent a value of §BI,BOO.
All but S2OO worth were in Friday eve. |
The borough bonds were originally issu- j
ed May 1, 1874, and re issued on Novem
ber 1, 1882. These bonds represent $12,-
900 and this amount was all in but $llOO
Friday evening.
High School Students Debate on the Clos
ing of West Point Academy.
An interesting program was rendered '
at the regular meeting of the Garfield
Literary society of the llifli school,held i
Friday afternoon. It follows:
Vocal solo, Miss Marion Jone«.
' Domestic Current Events," Miss j
Harman.
Composition, "Oueen Victoria," Miss j
Roberts.
Declamation, "Sacredness of Work,"
Mr. Brown.
Piano solo, Miss Harter.
Following the program an interesting
debate was held on the question "Re
solved that in view of the present con
dition, the West Point Military Acad
emy should be closed." The affirma
tive debaters were: Miss Rote, Mr. Mc-
Caffrey and Mr. Metier. The negative
side was favored by Miss Riffel, Mr.
Diseroad and Miss Woodside. The
judges Messrs. Corman and Gaskinsand
Miss Argrave decided in favor of the af
firmative.
The following officers were elected:
President, Miss ArgravejVice President,
Mr. Gaskins; Secretary, Mr. McClure;
Assistant Secretary, Mr. Dougherty;
Chorister, Miss Rote; treasurer, Mr.
Gross; Assistant Chorister, Miss Foulke;
Marshal, Mr. Hart; Assistant Marshal,
Mr. Metier; Attorney, Mr. Maiers; Re
porter, Mr. Geise.
Only Four Left.
Since the removal of Wintersteen and
Burk there is not much interest shown
in affairs about the county jail. There
are, however, four prisoners left. Ben
jamin Severcol, held for larceny, whose
case was not called last court, is one. He
will have to remain in prison until March
term. Clyde Keefer, Charles Fillinger
and Edward Burke, convicted of steal
ing a stove from the Episcopal cemetery,
are doing time. Keefer, who received a
sentence of one month, has only a few
days more to serve. Burk and Fillinger
who are in for four months, will hear the
robins sing bef re they are released.
Well-Known in Danville.
Thomas Mcllenry, the victim of the
mysterious shooting near Rohrsburg
Sunday morning, was well known by
several persons in this city, among
thttn Attorney Ralph Kisner, whose
home is only a few miles distant from
the sc>-ne of the tragedy. All agree that
the deceased was most highly esteemed,
although he hail some enemies.
It is rumored that the dead man's
family will offer a reward of SI,OOO for
the arrest and conviction of the mur
derer.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends
and Acquaintances.
Mrs. E. F. Jackson, Mrs. North and
Mrs. Watts of Berwick, were guests yes
terday of Mrs. A. 11. Woolley.
G. P. Furman, of Bloomsburg, trans
acted business in this city yesterday.
C. A. Wagner, of Ottawa, was in town
yesterday.
J. W. Mausteller, of Bloomsburg, was
in Danville a few hours jesterday.
Benjr.min Dieflenbacher and J. H.
Leidy, of Washingtonville, circulated in
town yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson left for
Hazletm yesterday, where they are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sharpless.
Dr. and Mrs. George A. Stock visited
friends in Sunbury, yesterday.
L. V. Cooper, of Washingtonville, left
yesterday for a trip to Washington, D.
C.
Miss Bessie Courson, of Washington
ville, called on friends in Sunbury yes
terday.
Edward Wolfe, of Pottsgrove, visited
relatives in town yesterday.
Arthur Peters transacted business in
Plymouth yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Hoffman enjoyed
a sleigh ride to Jerseytown yesterday.
Miss Lucy Peters returned from a visit
in Allentown yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Reger, of Philadel
phia, are guests at the home of C. VV.
Zaner, Church street.
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Dowd, of Wilkes
barre, visited friends at the State Hosp
ital yesterday.
Mrs. R. H. Curtis is visiting friends in
Mt. Carmel.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Welliver, of Ex
change, were guests, Sunday, at th«
home of Charles H* Ammerman, South
Danville.
Miss Anna Kester, of Sunbury, spent
Sunday with South Danville friends.
Frank and Landis Deisher, of Boyer
town, Berks county, were guests, Sun
day, at the home of H. M. Trambower,
East Market street.
Miss Gertrude Russell, of Lewisburg.is
visiting Mrs. Joseph Itearick on Lower
Mulberry street.
Robert Harlan, of Scranton, is a guest
at the home of D. C. Jones, Lower Mul
berry street.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Everett, of
Bloomsburg, enjoyed a sleigh ride to
this city Saturday.
Miss Clara Smith spent Sunday with
friends in Williamsport.
G. H. Everhard, of Wilkesbarre, and
Miss Margaret Laubach, of Bloomsburg,
were the guests of Miss Martha Woods,
Lower Mulberry street, Sunday.
Morris Ellenbogsn, of Wilkesbarre,
spent Sunday at the home of his mo ther
Mrs. Moses Ellenbogen, Lower Mulberry
street.
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Dyer, of
Pottsgrove, were guests, Sunday at the
home of William Amesbury, Bloom
street.
Miss Annie Lovett spent Sunday with
relatives in Lewisburg.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Gulick, of South
Danville, returned from a trip to Phila
delphia on Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. Seidel and
little son, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles I).
Bauscb, of this city, enjoyed a sleigh
ride to Limestoneville, Sunday, where
they were entertained at the home of D.
F. Gouger.
John Bachinger, of Plymouth, is vis
iting his parents on Upper Mulberry
straet.
Mrs. Annie Biddle is visiting her son,
Percy, in Adamsburg, Snyder county.
Miss Bessie Evans, of Watsoutown, is
visiting relatives in this city.
George Stahlnecker and family left
Tuesday for Johnstown where they will
reside. Mr. Stahlnecker, who was the
night superintendent at the Bessemer,
has accepted a position with the Cam
bria Iron and Steel Co.
Miss Jennie Williams, of Williamsport
is visiting friends in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. McCoy left yester
day for a trip to Philadelphia.
Henry Billmeyer, of Pottsgrove, was
in town yesterday.
Mrs. John Jacobs and Mrs. Georee
Jacobs visited friends in Sunbury yes
terday.
William Coleman, of Washingtonville,
left yesterday for a visit in Baltimore,
Md.
Dr. W. R. l'aules left yesterday for
Philadelphia.
Miss Chrissie Wands visited friends in
Sunbury, yesterday.
Warren W. Welliver was in Blooms
burg yesterday.
Rev. R. \V. Mottern left yesterday for
Salona after a visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Mottern, on Cedar
street.
W.J. Maxwell of the Sipe Dog and
Pony Circus, spent a few hours in this
city last evening.
Carbon Seebold of Sunbury transact
ed business in Danville last evening.
Mrs. P. M. Kerns returned last even
ing from a visit in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Jesse Beaver visited friends in
Sunbury yesterday.
Calvin Shultz and family, West Hem
lock township, drove up to Bloomsburg
yesterday where they were entertained
by the Misses Sidler, Centre street.
BROKE HIS
COLLAR BONli
John Lehman Thrown from the Brewery
Wagon—Struck by a Beer Keg.
John Lehman, who drives the Polish
Lithuanian brewery wasjon, is confined
to his home on Sidler Hill as the result
of a sii.gular accident. lie was return
ing from a trip to Grovania on Friday
afternoon when at a point about mid
way he met a heavily loaded sled. The
roadway at that point is narrow and in
turning out the wheels on one side slid
down into a deep gutter which near
ly upset the wagon. The driver, who
occupied the high seat in front, was un
prepared for the sudden lurch and was
thrown from his perch. He fell to the
ground followed by an empty beer keg
from the top of the load, which struck
him on ihe right shoulder, lie was bad
!ly injured by the blow and suffered
' intense pain.
The occupants of the sled rendered
: him what assistance they could, after
I which he managed to drive back to the
brewery. He proceeded at once to his
home,where he was given surgical atten
tion by Dr. I'aules. The clavicle or
shoulder blaile, on the right side, was
found to be broken. Mr. Lehman will
be incapacitated for work for some tine.
Two Alarms of Fire.
The First Ward was the scene of two
small fires yesterday. The first blaze
occurred about 7 o'clock in the morning
in the rear of the Friendship Engine
House and was started among some
shavings, which had been deposited on
the ash pile, where they came in con
tact with some live coals. It was easily
extinguished by a couple of buckets of
water. Tbe blaze was in close proxim
ity to the fire company's new stable and
but for its timely discovery would no
doubt have communicated to that build
ing.
The second fire, which occurred about
one o'clock in the afternoon, was in a
coal house belonging to the Voris pro
perty, Church street, occupied by Evan
Jones. It was started by some hot coals
among a bucketful ol ashes thrown on
the ash pile, which touched the build
ing. The fire bells were rung and both
the Friendship and Washington fire
companies responded, but the blaze was
extinguished before their arrival.
Our town has enjoyed an immunity
from fires during the last couple of
months. The two alarms yesterday,
however, serves to remind us that dan
ger is always present. It is worthy of
note, too, that in each instance the fire
owed its oiigin to burning coals deposit
ed with the ashes. Care should be tak
en that none but dead coals are thrown
out, especially, when the ash heap con
tains other ignitible matter or is piled
agaiust a fence or a building, which in
nine times out of ten is the case.
The Central Pennsylvania Conference Will
Meet in Chambersburg.
The Central Pennsylvania Methodist
Episcopal Conference will meet in an
nual session in Chambersburg on Wed
nesday, March 27th, and continue in
session for one week.
The Central Pennsylvania Conference
is one of the largest in the connection,
having 62,878 full members and 5,803
probationers. There are 248 pastoral
charges, but many of these are circuits,
with from two to five preaching places.
In addition to those in active service
there are a goodly number of veteran
preachers who have retired from active
service, but who always come to confer
ence. Besides these there will be the
young candidates for admission to the
ministry and also the secretaries of the
missionary and other benevolent socie
ties.
Chambersburg gave delightful enter
tainment to this religious body in 1873
and 1883, and although it has grown to
be much larger than it was at that time
it is confidently expected that it again
will be equally well cared for.
With the superannuates and super
numeraries, the young candidates for
admission and the official representa
tives of the church and benevolent so
cieties, there will be almost, if not quite
three hundred whose entertainment
must be provided for,
He Saw His Shadow,
February 2, Candlemas day, more
commonly known as "ground-hog day,"
was fair, the sun shining with warmth
and brilliancy. Tbe ground bog, if
tradition is to be relied on,upon awak
ing from his hibernal slumber came forth
and —saw bis shadow. Accordingly we
may expect six weeks more of cold
weather, before winter breaks up.
As Mill Manager.
Elmer Ilimes during the past ten
years mill Superintendent at the works
of tbe North Branch Steel Company,this
city, has accepted the position of mill
manager at the Reading Iron Works.
He entered upon his duties Monday.
Music By Telephone.
A widely scattered audience was that
which listened tu a rehearsal of the Penn
Social club orchestra held in their rooms
in the opera house block on Sunday af
ternoon. Many people in ruany towns
heard the sweet strains. Bloomsburg,
Grovania, Washingtonville, Shauiokin,
South Danville and this city being con
nected by telephone.
Death of Mrs. Moyer.
Mrs. Martha M. Moyer, wife of Will
iam S. Moyer, one of Bloouisburg's lead
ing citizens, died yesterday morning,
aged 55 years, her death resulting from
a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Moyer is a
director of the Montour and Columbia
Telephone Company and is well-known
in this city.
A BAD FIRE AT
_ELYSBURG
William Pensyl's Big Tannery Burned to
the Ground.
The little hamlet of Elysburg early
Sunday morning was the scene of one of
the most destructive fires that ever visit*
ed that section. The tannery of William
Pensyl, along established and flourish
j ing industry, was entirely destroyed,
j The plant was composed of two adjoin
ing buildings, one of brick and the other
of frame, each forty by about eighty feet
and two stories high.
The fire was discovered about 5 o'clock,
j The greater part of tbe tanneiy was then
i a seething mass of flames. It was im
! possible to save any of the contents,
j Every part of the building was filled
: with a dense volume of smoke which
| threatened to suffocate any one who dar
ed to enter.
The entire village was aroused and in
I a few minutes a hundred or more per
j sons were on the spot. These at once
bent their energies to saving the sur
: rounding buildings, several of which, in
; eluding a barn, were in dangerous prox
| imity to the burning tannery. The
j snow, however, was a good protection to
the roofs as well as other exposed spots
' about the buildings where the fire was
likely to take hold. Where snow had
blown from the roofs water was applied
by a bucket brigade. Thus the fire was
confined to the tannery.
The building burned for six hours. In
this time many thousand dollars' worth
of property, consisting of hides in pro
cess of tanning or finished product in the
form of leather, went up in smoke. The
entire loss including the building may
approximate $15,000. It is said that
there was no insurance on either the
tannery or its contents. The origin of
the fire is attributed to a stove wh'ch be
came over heated during the night.
A portion of the plant was burned
down thirty years ago, and it was to re
place the part destroyed that the brick
portion of the tannery was erected. It
is thought Mr. Pensyl will not re-build.
Invited Guests Royally Entertained at the
Heddens House.
PhilipS. Moser. landlord of the Hed
dens House, who intends leaving Dan
ville the coming spring, yesterday gave
a tine turkey dinner, at which the invit
ed guests were a large number of rela
tives and others on his list of personal
friends, residing in Danville, Washing
tonville and at other points in the
county. The old hostelry rang with
nerriment for several hours during
midday, while the dinner went on re
cord as one of the most sumptuous that
was ever served on the premises. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Perry
Mourer, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Vognetz of
Strawberry Ridge, Mr. and Mrs. Will
iam Boyerand Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Moser of Mooresburg, Mr. and Mrs.
Aniandus Heddens, Mr. and Mrs.
George Moser; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moser
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cotner, Mr. and
Mrs, Peter Dietrich, Mr. and Mrs. An
derson Vought, Mr. and Mrs. George
Cotner, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Oyster,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moser, Mr. and
Mrs. Wellington Moser, Mrs. Henry
Moser, L. V. Cooper and John Moser of
Washingtonville, Mr. and Mrs. John
Ashenfelder, of Ottawa, Mr. and Mrs.
Lorie Eckman and Col. C. W. Ecknian
of Howellville, J. C. Campbell, J. B.
Deen. Elias Lyon, Elias Maier, John
Sissinan, Mr. and Mrs, Albert Kemmer
and Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Mincemoyer.
On April first Mr. Moser will take
charge of th 3 Union Hotel at New Col
umbia. J. C. Heddens, proprietor of the
Heddens House, will assume charge of
that hostelry, himself.
Extempore Debate.
Thirty-five pupils of the High school
attended the regular meeting of the Ex
tempore Debating Club Friday evening.
Howard Lunger was chairman and Blaine
James, Secretary. Misses Florence Voris,
Blanche Riffel and Luella Werkheiser
acted as judges. The question was:
"Resolved that there should be ed
ucational and proper qualifications for
voting." The affirmative was champ
ioned by Walter Payne, Clarence Derr,
Arthur Campbell, John Magill, William
Watkin and Charles Mortimer. Joy
Brader, William Bailey, Benjamin Dise
road, Charles Hart, Joseph Divel and
Randall Jacobs took the negative. The
question was deftly handled by both
sides and made an interesting debate.
The judges decided in favor of the nega
tive.
Purchased a News Stand.
S. Ross Millhouse has purchased the
post office news stand from G. W. Beal.
The sale was consummated this afternoon
and the new proprietor will take im
mediate occupancy. The news stand is
one of the oldest in the city of Ithaca. It
has been established 25 years.—lthaca,
N. Y. Daily News.
Mr. Millhouse was born and raised in
Danville and is a son-in-law of Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Miles, East Market
street.
Y. M. C. A. Star Course.
Persons holding course tickets for the
Y. M. C. A. Star Course of entertain
ments are reminded of the change in the
date of entertainment. Instead of the
lecture by Hon. .Limes M. Beck, on Fri
day evening, Feb. Bth, the date has been
changed to Wednesday evening, Feb.
13 h, (after prayer meeting) when Rev.
Robert Mclntyre. of Chicago, will de
liver his famous lecture on "Buttoned
Up People." Dr. Mclntyre is one of the
most popular lectuieis on ttie American
platform, and will please bis hearers.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855.
AN ASSASSIN'S
DEADLY AIM
Thomas McHenry of Rohrsburg. Shot Down
at Midnight.
The community about Rohrsburg, Col
umbia county, Sunday morning was the
j scene of a cold-blooded murder. Thomas
' McHenry, a farmer residing a mile from
| the on the Bloomsburg road, be
! tween 12 and 1 o'clock heard a noise in
j his barn, which he attributed to a sick
i horse. He started out to look after the
animal and was within twenty five feet
[ of the barn when he was shot down. He
j lived an hour after the shot, and was
able to explain how it occurred. He bad
just passed around the corner of the
| corn crib when he was confronted by a
mudket protruding from a door of the
j barn and at the same instant the shot
J was fired. The murderer was entirely
j concealed wi'hin the barn and easiiy
made his escape.
The victim was 38 years of age and is
i survived by a wife and six children. So
far as known he had no enemies and a
! veil of deep mystery enshrouds the
I whole affair. A <letective will be em
ployed to run down the murderer, if
; possible.
The late Thomas McHenry, who met
his death at the hands of an assassin,
j Sunday morning, was buried yesterday.
The funeral was one of the largest ever
| seen in that section. The services were
conducted in the Christian Church at
i Rohrsburg,of which the deceased was an
active member, at 10:30 o'clock in the
forenoon. Rev. S. A. Creveling officiat
ed.
The assassin has not yet been appre
! bended, although, it is said, suspicion
i points to at least one person. Now that
the funeral is over it is thought that ac
tive measures will be taken to bring the
j murderer to justice.
A Pine Lecture.
A good sized audience attended the
lectnre of Rev. Thornton A. Mills in Y.
M.C A. ball Tuesday night, was repaid
j by hearing a most excellent discourse,
j sound and practical in its views of life
j and abounding in good advice. Rev.
: Mills is a speaker of striking personality,
fluent and pleasing in manner. Life is a
! race, he said, and the object of every
, man should be to win.
No one need fail. He cited the exam
! pies of Vanderbilt, Lincoln, Livingstone
and others to show that a man, no mat
j ter what obstacles interpose,can be just
what be makes up his mind to be. Have
a definite aim in life; do one thing, do
it well with a determination to succeed.
Some men think that one deviation from
the path of virtue doesn't connt. The
first glass of beer may seem harmless in
itself; but the poor inebriate would not
have died a drunkard if he had not tak
en the first glass. So with other ex
cesses. It was the first evil thought en
tertained; the first indulgence. Seek to
know what God has designed you for
and press forward to win the prize.
We regret that want of space prevents
us from giving more than a brief out
line of Rev. Mill's remarks.
Sudden Death.
Mrs. Reuben Lobach, of West Hem
lock township, who had been spending
some time at the home of her son-in
law, William Lormor, Railroad street,
died very suddenly about 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning. The deceased had
been in poor health for some years past.
She was, however, as well as usual yes
terday morning and was moving around
with the rest of the family, when she
sustained a stroke of paralysis, dying in
stantly. The deceased was 65 years of
age. A husband and seven grown up
children survive her: Mrs. Mary C.
Lormor, Mrs. Florence Hartuian, Mrs.
Ida L. Renner, Misses Melissa anil Cora
Lobach, and Harvey and William Lo
bach.
The funeral will be held Thursday,
leaving the residence of William Lor
mor, 539 Railroad street, at Sa. m.and j
proceeding to Strawberry Ridge ceme
tery.
Fire at Bloomsburg.
The grocery store at No. 46 East Second
street, Bloomsburg, belonging to our
townsman, J. F. Tooley, was gutted by
fire about two o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. The fire originated in Anderson's
confectionery, which occupied the same
building and was separated from the
grocery by a wooden partition. The
flames bad gained considerable headway
when discovered, but by dint of hard
work on the part of Bloomsburg firemen
the fire was not permitted to spread be
yond Mr. Anderson's side.
Mr. Tooley's entire stock is a loss.
The heat played havoc with the canned
goods, while the smoke and water ac
complished the rest, rendering the en
tire stock of goods unfit for use.
Mr. Tooley had his store partially in
sured. He estimates his actual lose at
some s<>oo.
Are Enjoying Good Health.
Samuel Waite, Laurel street, yester
day received a letter from his son Samuel
R., who is serving in Co. M, 9th Regi
ment U. S. Infantry in Pekin, China. In
his letter Mr. Waite speaks of the gener
al good health of the entire command,
but complains of the extreme cold weath
er they are having. His enlistment will
expire next August, after which he ex
pects to return to Danville.
A 1901 Bicycle.
M. 11. Schram has a new model 1901
chainless Columbia bicycle on exhibi
tion at his cigar store. The wheel is
built with the finest materials and has a
new coaster brake attachment.
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN oeirg
furnished with a large aisortmen
of job letter and fancy type and job
material generally, the Publishei
announces to the public that he i c
prepared at all times to execute in
the neatest mamer
JOB PRINTING
Ofart Kinds and Deecrption.
JjgT'Get our prices before place
your orders.
DANVILLE
RAMS THIRD
Turbotville Relief Committee Makes Its
Report.
The plucky little borough of Turbot
ville, which last summer was swept by
fire and nearly one-third of its buildings
destroyed, is already arising from its
ashes. Several houses are in course of
erection and at least three are approach
ing completion. A large number of
those who lost their homes are planning
to rebuild next spring, but another
year will probably elapse bpforv the
burnt district will be built up.
The report of the Relief Committee
which was made public yesterday, shows
that the sum of $2303.22 was received
in response to the appeal for help.
The amount was distributed among
twelve needy families and individuals
in proportion to the estimated loss each
sustained. In addition to the money
there was an abundance of clothing,
provisions received and distributed by
an auxiliary committee composed of
nine ladies and three ministers of the
town.
At a recent meeting, in view of the
generous response from neighboring
towns the Relief Committee adopted the
following resolution:
That our grateful feelings be and here
by are expressed for the disinterested
labor of love given us by the burgesses
of the several town 9 in heeding our ap
peal, by the papers in publishing the
same and by the solicitors and for the
substantial assistance given UB in our
efforts to care for the needy and to re
lieve the distressed.
The different towns contributing to
the relief with the sums donated by
each are given below. It will be observ
ed that Danville ranks third in the list.
Sunbury $ 498.00
Milton 491.76
Danville 361.78
Muncy 50.00
llughesville 69.50
McEwensville 30.00
Mililinburg. 57.55
Pomona Grange, No. 31 24.00
Turbut Grange 15.56
Lewisburg 7.05
Watson town 172.36
Turbotville and other places and
individuals 519.36
Death of Benjamin Meyers.
Word was received in this city Fri
day of the death of Benjamin R. Meyers
which occurred in the Jewish Hospital
Philadelphia, sometime during the
morning. He had been ill for nearly a
year and was taken to the Jewish Hos
pital from the Mary Packer Hospital,
Sunbury, in December.
Mr. Meyers was born in Baden, Ger
many in 1849. He came to this city
when quite young and for many years
was in the wholesale shirt and overall
business. He is survived by a wife,three
daughters, Bertha, Ella and Gertrude
and one son, Jacob, all residing in Dan
ville.
Republican Penary.
The Republican primary election of
Gearhart township was held at the Sus
quehanna Hotel, South Danville. Fri
day morning at ten o'clock. E. W.
Young was chairmau and C. R. Morrall,
secretary. The following nominations
were made: For School Directors, Lafa
yette Sechler and Samuel Gulick; Judge
of Election, W. R. Clark; Assessor, 1L
L. DeWitt; Inspector of Election, S. D.
Wiand; Overseer of the Poor, Harrison
Kase; Supervisor, J. R. Scbafer; Justice
of-the-Peace, E. W. Young; Auditor, Dr
N. M. Smith.
Pleasantly Entertained.
Mr. and Mrs. Grier Meyerson Tuesday
evening entertained a merry party at
their home No 10 Montour Row, in hon
or of their son l Edward's eighth birth
day. Those present were: Nellie Miller,
Ella Meyers, Annie and Maggie Payne,
Maine, Julia and Josie Dougan, Aggie
and Ella Leamey, Edna Newberry,
Mabel Ammerman, Margaret and Kate
Ileilly, Irene, Katie and Bertha Davis,
Anna Brown, Elsie and Alice Meyers,
Esther and Mabel Jones, Harold Keillv,
(Irier, Frank, Joseph and Eddie Meyers,
Duiiiel Dougan, Frank Grimes, Frank
Keiner, Frank and Vincent Payne,
Arthur Reedy, Robert Law, John Gip
ple, Earl and Willie Ammerman, Harry
Meyers, Thomas Davis, Mrs. Frank
Meyers Sr., Mrs. Anna Gipple. Re
freshments were served during the even
ing- ;
Gun Club Organized.
The Black Powder EbgleEye Gun club
of East Danville, has organized with
the following officers:-
President, S. B. Kocher; Secretary,
Joseph Baylor; Captain, Edward Rudy.
The new club will hold weekly shoots
on its grounds, East Danville. A chal
lenge will be extended to the Danville
Gun and Rifle club in the near future.
Seats on Sale.
Reserved seat board of the "Deestrick
Skule" will be opened at Grone's book
store, Thursday morning, February 7th,
at 8 o'clock. Tickets can be had at Y.
M. C. A.,Gione s book store,W. H. Am
merman's Insurance office, at C. C. Rit
ter's, East Market street, and the store
of A brain La Rue, East Front street.
Black-Christian.
Seron W. Black and Miss Martha A.
Christian, both of near Danville, were
married on Thursday evening at the
Shiloh Reformed parsonage by the Rev.
George E. Limbert.
The weather at present is seasonable
and will no doubt check the spread of
the "grip."