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DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS,
DENTIST.
Office Hours
9A. M.to 12 M 104 MM St.,
IP. M.to iP. M. Danville, Pa.
IBCLTZ, M. D.
425 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA.
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines
a Specialty
W. P. ANGLE,
DENTIST
OFFICE: 218 MILL STREET.
Teeth Extracted without Pain.
Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty.
Equipped with the latest and most improved
Instruments and prepared to execute thu
most difficult work.
DR. C. H. REYNOLDS,
(FORMERLY OF CATAWISSA).
DRNIIBI
Offioe, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa
Dentistry In all Its branches. Charge
Moderate and all work Guaranteed
Established 1898.
COMNSEI) SEWS.
St. Patrick's Day next.
Colds are still hanging on.
Merchants were busy on Saturday.
The March lion will soon be heard of.
Franciscns, the great magician, will
appear at the opera house next Monday
night.
Flittings will be numerous in this city
during the next 'e*' weeks.
Many of our merchants are already
displaying spring goods.
Mrs. William E. Gosh still continues
seriously ill at the home of her parents
in Manassas, Va.
Whist has replaced euchre during Lent
and to play it is now quite the proper
thing.
Mrs. John Bird, Riverside, is still con
fined to her bed as a result of a second
stroke of paralysis.
Daily Lenten services at Christ church
are being well attended.
The fair and promising graduates are
getting ready for the season of fragrant
roses and blooming essays.
The Bloomsburg Daily says that trees
on a farm in that part of the country
have begun to blossom, which is taken
as an indication of early approach of
warm weather.
Business conlitions throughout the
country were never brighter at the
threshold of spring than they are now.
It is said that ice on tlie river at many
places is frozen to the bottom. There
are some fears of a flood when a break
up occurs, owing to the low stage of the
water which may be insufficient to carry
off the ice.
The Luther League, the young folks'
society of the Evangelical Lutheran
church of this state will hold its annual
convention in Shamokin the latter part
of June and will be in session two days.
It is expected that over 300 delegates
will be in attendance. Danville will be
largely represented.
John H. Hughes, florist at Castle
Grove, owing to ill health, has resigned
his position.
Architect John Brugler has completed
plans for the new public school build
ing, which will be erected in Berwick
next spring.
The newly elected members of Coun
cil are men of intelligence and they will
work for the city's interests.
During the past few weeks many farm
ers in this vicinity have been extensive
ly engaged in hauling lime.
Danville, it is expected, will receive
some important additions in a building
way this year.
This promises to be a great year for
railroad building and extensions.
Signs of spring are particularly notice
able in the millinery store windows.
Florists say they have a good demand
for carnations.
A marriage license has been issued to
Austin C. Hartman ami Mabel L. Keef
er, both of this city.
Lenten observance goes hard with
some people.
Members of the Grand Army of the
Republic favor the proposed change by
which pensions shall be paid monthly
by check.
Is the ground hog to blame for the
many disasters that have occurred dur
ing the present month?
And now the tempting bargains many
of the merchants are offering make you
wish you hadn't been so lavish in your
Christmas expenditure
Major Edith Marshall and assistant,
Captain HattieCore, will preside at the
Salvation Army barracks, next Saturday
evening.and during the Sunday services.
Major Marshall is favorably known in
Danville and no doubt will attract large
audiences.
All those persons who intend taking
part in the German Reformation and Life
and Times of Martin Luther will please
meet at the Trinity Lutheran church on
Thursday evening at 7:30 sharp
Uanvilie is onj of the most eligibly
seated cities in the state for manufac
lring purposes. Investors should note
lis fact.
The Methodist Episcopal churches of
\ Janville and South Danville will present
excellent reports at the Conference to
be held in Chambersburg in a few
weeks.
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"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS
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GROUND TO IIIM
IMitll THE CABS
Alex. Grimes killed at Milton Sunday Morn
ning- Both Arms Cut Off.
Alex. Grimes, 19-years-old, son of
James Grimes, Sr., of this city, in com
pany with Thomas Huntington, of
Chambers street, Saturday afternoon,
boarded a freight train and rode to Mil
ton;he spent Saturday night with friends
in that place, and Sunday morning
arose buoyant and gay in the flush of
youth and hopefulness.
At seven o'clock Sunday morning
the two young fellows stationed them
selves near the high tower on the P. &
K. railway at Milton to catch the south
bound freight due at, this city at 7:59
o'clock. Huntington, .it seems, had no
difficulty in mounting. Young Grimes,
who attempted to jump on about the
middle of the train, missed his footing
and fell under the wheels, the rear half
of the train passing over him. Doth
arms were severed from his body, his
neck was broken and a terrible bruise
inflicted upon his head sufficent in itself
to produce death.
Huntington, who was an eye witness
of the affair, was completely overcome
by the horrifying spectacle and seemed
to lose I.is head entirely. He jumpei
oil tlie train and, dazed and Lewildered )
I started for (his city, walking the entire
distance. Before he arrived a telegram
was received by Grimes' parents appris
ing them of the awful affair.
The remains were brought to this
city on the afternoon freight, arriving
here at 3 p. tn. in charge of Juhu Dos
ter'sS ns, undertakers.
The deceased was well known about
town. Both of his parents are living,in j
addition to whom he is survived by five j
brothers and two sisters as follows: i
Charles James, Frank, Thomas, Ed- i
ward, Mrs. Matthew Ryan and Miss
Maggie Grimes, all of this city.
To Attend the Inauguration.
Com piny F will leave Sudbury for 1
Washington, D. C., Saturday next at 3 a.
m. The men will wear woollen shirts,
blouse, leggins, white gioves, cap s , thick
shoes, overcoats and probably carry a
blanket roll.
The company will not be furnished j
with food in Washington, but each man
will have to depend upon his individual
resources during the trip. Sleeping
quarters will be provided in the corridors j
of the Army and Navy building, cots j
sufficient in number for the entire com- j
pany have been engaged by Captain
Gearhart.
While no enlisted man is obliged to j
accompany the company to Washington j
those who go will find themselves under |
rigid diecipline, the determination 1
on the part of the commanders being to ,
prevent repetition of the lawlessness ;
among the Pennsylvania troops which j
caused such scandal eight years ago. j
Captain Gearhart states that under no ,
circumstances will men either at Danville I
or Sunbury be taken on the train who
are in the least degree intoxicated.
Caught by a Spindle.
George Albeck, an employe of Howe&
Polk, met with a painful aceident at 10 ■
o'clock Tuesday eve. He was working :
about the machinery when his clothing j
at the back was caught on the end of a
rapidly revolving spindle. In an in
stant his clothing tightened around him ;
with a vise-like grip, which threatened
to break every bone in his body. For- J
tunately a fellow workman saw his plight ;
in time and threw the machine out of j
gear. He suffered severe internal pains j
and Dr. Newbaker was called tot' e !
works. An investigation showed that |
no bones weie broken and that the suf
fering of the injured man was flue to the
shock and tight squeeze that he receiv
ed. He was removed to his home on
West Mahoning street.
Death of a Child.
Karl, the one-year-old son of Mr. and I
Mrs. William Ephlin, Van Kirk s'reet I
died Saturday morning at five o'clock, j
The child died of brain fever and had |
been ill bnt a few days. This family has j
been especially unfortunate recently, j
Mr. Ephlin is slightly convalescent after i
a six weeks' illness of typhoid pneumonia 1
while Mrs. Ephlin is prostrated with an
attack of grip.
Firemen's Parade.
There will be a parade of the Fire De
partment on Saturday evening next in j
honor of the opening of the Washing-i
ton Hose Company's fair, which will be
held in the room formerly occupied by |
Schoeh's grocery, Mill street. The |
Friendship Hose company will be head- !
ed by Stoes' band. The "Washies" will
be led by their drum corps.
Will Speak at St. Paul's Church.
Hon. Daniel VV. McCurdy, of G'loar
field will address the Sunday school on
Sunday afternoon, March 3,at St. Paul's
M. E. church. In the evening he will I
address a mass meeting. His subject
will be "The 20th Century Offering." I
Hon. McCurdy is well known as an en- i
thusiastic and eloquent speaker.
Death of Miss Bank.
Miss Kllen M. Hank died at the home j
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rank
on Van Kirk street Sunday afternoon
at three o'clock Miss Hank was 85
years of age and besides her parents she
is survived by three sisters and two
brothers: Mrs. Ada Sinton, of Forest
Hill; Mrs. Annie Gever, of White Deer; J
Miss Laura Kank and Harry and Clar- i
ence Kank of this oity. Death wascaus .
ed by pneumonia.
F. W. Howe's new residence on East
Market street is approaching comple
tion.
DANVILLE, PA.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28,1901.
OUTLOOK AT
THE BESSEMER
Interview With an Official of the Company.
May Re-Equip the Plaut.
A rumor for some days past has been
current to the effect that the Bessemer
Steel company contemplates rehabilitat
ing its plant here or some portion of
it and starting up in the near future. In
order to determine what grounds there
might be for the run)or an official of the
company, who happened in this city
Tuesday was interviewed.
The gentleman stated that nothing
definite could be announced at this time
but he made no secret of the fact that
there are plans on foot lookinit to a new
equipment for the plant and a resump
tion at no distant day. All this, how
ever, depends.
In the interim since the change in man
agement and under what is practically a
new board of directors much careful in
vestigation has been given to the ques
tion as to what could best be done with
the works. The new management does
not feel that its whole duty would be
•lone toward the stock holders by sim
ply liquidating the business. Sometime
during the month «>f March, a meeting of
the stock holders will be held, when
plans, the result of investigation and
oonsultation with experts, will be sub
mitted, looking to the expenditure of
considerable money in new equipment
for the pl&nt and resumption of opera
tion along lines which give reasonable
assurance of satbfactory dividends. It
is, of cour.-e, conjectural as to the out- |
come of the stock holders' meeting, as j
there seems to be considerable feeling in i
certain quarters in favor of a distribu- j
tion of at least a part of the cash assets. |
Should a cash distribution be insisted ,
upon, it was explained that it would ;
operate fatally against the plans the |
management has in view for starting up, ,
as there would not be sufficient left for
new equipment and a proper working!
capital.
Another feature of the project to be
submitted to the stock holders in case
they decide to favor a resumption along
lines to be indicated win be a reduction
of capital stock to such u sum as will
more nearly represent the assets of
the company in real and peisonal prop
erty. hiuch a reduction of capital stock,
it was explained, will not militate to the
disad vantage of any stock bolder, be
cause it will be a pro rata reduction in
the number of shares only. The cash
assets and other available assets of the
company convertible into cash at short
notice, it was stated, is not much less
than $400,000.
Killed by Palling Tree.
Charles E. Rickerd, an employe of
Curry Bros., Valley township, who are
engaged in clearing a tract of timber
land lying at the foot of Montour Kidge,
about 9 o'clock Tuesday was help
ing to fell a large tree. As it swayed upon
its stump and fell Rickerd seemed to j
lose all presence of mind and ran about
thirty feet forward to a spot where one
of the large limbs struck him squarely
on the head, bearing him to the ground
under its weight. He was carried to a
shanty near by and Dr. Kimerer of this I
city summoned,but the man was beyond j
all help. His neck was broken, death
being instantaneous.
An inquest was held over the body by j
Justice-of-the-Peace J. P. Bare, the fol- |
lowing gentlemen composing the jury: !
William Crossley, Stuart Curry, A. A. j
Falls, Howard Hilkert, William Curry
and Harry Keiser. A verdict in accord- i
ance with the above facts was agreed
upon.
The deceased was 32 years of age and
unmarried. lie came from New Colum
bia, Union county, and was in the em
ploy of Curry Bros, for about three
months. He is survived by a mother,
who resides near Lewisburg, but so far
as can be ascertained he has no other
relatives in this locality.
Argument Court.
Court convened Monday morning i
with Judge Little and Associates Thomp- j
son and Blee on the bench. Owing to
the absence of the defendant's attorneys j
argument on the motion for a new trial j
in the Baron case was postponed until 1
the next court.
Argument in the Thomson case was
also continued, pending decision as to a
new trial in the action for divorce
brought in Philadelphia last week.
In re-estate ol David Clark, dee'd, an
swer was filed to show cause why |
annuity should not be paid widow.
In re-estate of Mary Ellen Gearhart,
dee'd. Exceptions filed to the Audit
or's report and matter referred back to
the Auditor for further consideration.
Fingers Mashed.
Hover Rumfelt, better known as "Col
onel," an employe of the Beading Iron
Works, met with a bad accident on Sat
urday morning, about 7 o'clock. He
was engaged in pushing a car loaded
with pig iron when he slipped and fell,
his left hand striking the rail. The rear
wheel passed over the thumb, index and
middle finger,crushing them very badly.
He was given surgical attention by Dr.
Kimerer, who thinks that the middle
finger will have to be amputated.
Ladies' Camp P. 0. S. of A.
Arrangements are being made for the
establishment of a ladies' camp, P. O. S.
of A. in this city. The institution is an
i auxiliary to the P. O. S. of A. and car
! lies with it sick and death benefit and
I insurance. It is thought that the first
meeting will be held about the middle
of March. Mrs. CUra l'owley of Sun
bury, District Organizer, will install the
camp. 'I he initiation fee is a dollar and
the dues but six cents a week.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends
and Acquaintances.
Mrs. Alex Foster returned yesterday
from a visit among relatives in William
sport.
Harry Lyons attended a party in Ash
land on Tuesday evening.
J. R. Williams, of Milton, transacted
business in town yesterday.
Mrs. D. M. Boyd and daughter, Miss
KUie, left yesterday for a visit among
relatives iu Washington, D. C.
Miss Gertrude Pope, of Bristol, re
turned home yesterday after a visit with
relatives in this city.
A. M. Peters returned yesterday from
a business trip to Scranton.
Harold Chesnut left yesterday for
Chicago, 111.
Rev. Adolph Meyer called on Blooms
burg friends yesterday.
Edward Lee is home from Dußois to
attend the funeral of his father, the late
Philip Lee.
Miss Mary Leamy returned to Will
iamsport yesterday after a visit with her
; parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Lenniv, on
Northumberland street.
Mrs. P. 11. Cotner and young son, Jay,
returned last evening after a visit with
relatives in Snydertown.
Miss Carrie James returned to her
home in Williamsport, yesterday, after
I a visit with relatives in this city.
Ellis Kank and daughter, Miss Olive,
! called on friends in Northumberland
! yesterday.
Mrs. Stephen Johnston visited friends
' in Northumberland yesterday.
Master Douglass Smith returned to
Williamsport yesterday after a visit at
, the Leamy home on Northumberland
street.
Harry Billmeyer passed through tow n
last evening on his way to Bloomsburg.
Mrs. E. C Starick (nee Jennie Hiler)
of Elmira, N. Y., is visiting Mrs. Will
G. Brown, Factory street.
Mrs. Thomas Moran, West Centie
street, is on the sick list.
Miss Maude Christ, of Bloomsburg,
spent Sunday at the home of Levi Boyer
Riverside.
Miss Minnie Wellivor, of Sunbury, is
visiting at the home of James Shultz, on
East Market street.
Lloyd l'eifer, of Wilkesbarie, spent
Sunday in town.
John Haas and Theodore Chester, of
Sunbury, circulated among friends in
this city on Friday.
Miss Grace Furman is visiting rela
tives in Berwick.
Mrs. Edward Mahoney and daughter,
Miss Agnes, left Saturday for Scranton. I
Mrs. F. R. Harner returned from a
visit in Carlisle on Saturday.
Miss Freda Cook, of the Bloomsburg
Normal school, was a guest over Sunday j
at the home of her aunt. Mrs. John ,
Sechler, Ferry street.
Miss Hertha Smith left Saturday for
Philadelphia, where she has accepted a
position.
Rev. Young, of Lewisburg, was the |
guest of the Kev. J. A. Hower, over j
Sunday.
Frank Antrim, of Pittston, spent Sun
day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
L. Antrim, Lower Mulberry street.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cotner and Mr.
and Mrs. P. S. Moser, of this city, were
guests at the home of Col. C. W. Eck
man, Roaring Creek, Sunday.
Miss Josephine Harry and Miss Rachel
Williams and Messrs. Herbert Conrad,
Albert Harry, Jacob Snyder and Frank
Mordan, of Berwick, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. George Myerly,East Front
street, Sunday.
Mrs. E. E Pressman, of New York,
spent Sunday at the home of her broth
er, W. T. Pease on West Market street.
William Winegardner, of Muncy, is
visiting at the home of George Tillson,
Pine street.
MidS Emma Miller, of Williamsport, is
visiting Mrs. James Cruikshank on Pine
street.
Miss Lucinda Leighow is visiting rela
tives in Northumberland.
Misses Margaret and Mame Martin are
visiting friends in Shenandoah.
Misses Maggie and Mabel Edmondson
are visiting friends in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Killian and son,
Huston, of Sunbury, and Mrs. William
Sarba, of Williamsport, visited their
sister, Mrs. Henry Grove, yesterday, it '
being her 4'Jtli birthday.
Miss Ella Duffy, of Williamsport, is a |
guest at the home of .Tames Martin, Mill j
street.
Misses Maine and Maggie Martin re- i
turned yesterday after a visit in Shenan
doah.
J. 11. Bitter, of Newmanstown, called
on friends in town yesterday.
Mrs. Mary L. Kline left yesterday for 1
a visit to Wilkesbarre.
Samuel Kelchner, of Wilkesbarre, is
spending a week with his ,nephew, Geo. j
W. Boat, Fast Market street.
Miss Anna Johnston returned yester
day after a visit among friends in Phila
delphia.
Miss Helen Ramsey returned last
evening after a visit among friends in
Sunbury.
Miss Jane Lloyd left yesterday for a
visit among friends in Washington,D. C.
Mrs. W 11. Ammertnen returned last
evening from a visit in Philadelphia.
I'. E. Maus transacted business in
Harrisburg yesterday.
UNDER THIRTY
TONS OF COAL
Workman Buried iu a Car Head Downward.
Imprisoned 20 Minutes.
To plunge headfirst down a coal chute
with thirty tons of coal rattling after
him, to land upon his head in the car
and imbeded in coal, with heels pro
truding at the fop to remain in that un
natural position for nearly half an hour,
is an experience that a man would not
likely pass through more than once and
live. Such an experience, however, fell
to the lot of John B. Leffler, a laborer
at the Reading Iron Works, who resides
at No. 34 Cherry street, yesterday morn
ing.
About !» o'clock Leltler was put to
work loading the small cars which carry
the soft coal from the dump to the mill.
The coal when shipped to the plant is
dumped from the railway cars on the
high trestling near the canal into an im
mense chute, funnel-shaped with an
opening at the bottom where the coal is
' fed into the small cars. The coal has
been frozen during the last few days and
heh'i fast at the four sides of the chute,
only that which was immediately above
the opening below readily passing doivn
into the mill cars. In order to dislodge
I a portion of the mass Lefller yesterday
| climbed up into the central cavity des
cribed and with his bar began to pry at
i the coal. Overhead on every side tow
| ered an ever widening mass of coal, its
| weight in the aggregate being not less
I than thirty tons. It was a fearful posi
tion for a man to place himself in, but
the peril evidently did not occur to him.
| Without a moment's warning the coal
loosened on every side; the man lost his
| footing and headfirst went down with
the rush of coal.
' A short time afterward John Latnber
son, another workman, passed the spot.
Ilis attention was attracted by the foot
| and leg of Lefller, which protruded out
of the coal at the top of the car. He
; summoned several other employes and
without knowing whether the man was
1 alive or dead they set to work to release
• him. It was no easy task. As fast as
they shoveled away the coal it rolled
| down upon them from the chute so that
: at least twenty minutes elapsed before
a rescue was effected.
Lefller was alive, but painfully bruis
ed, it: addition to which he suffered in
tensely from fright and suspense and
the effect of resting so long in his in
i verted position. He was hardly able to
speak for a while and made no effort to
! describe his emotions, which probably
' can best be imagined. His clothes were
torn from his limbs as be came down
with the rush of coal. He was very bad
ly bruised about the back and complain- j
ed of internal pains in the abdominal re
gion. He was assisted to bis home, ■
where at last accounts his condition re
mained unchanged. Lelller is about fifty
<•
vears of age.
Killed at Shamokin.
John Creglow of Shamokin, who up to
a few years ago was a resident of this
city, met with a shocking death under j
! the cars Monday afternoon. The de
! ceased was a trackman employed on the j
i Pennsylvania railroad. About half past '
| two o'clock he was engaged in cleaning !
ice of! one of the sidings. While he was
I thus engaged engine No. 3040 entered
I the switch. Creglow had his back to
ward the locomotive, which tender first
came running down the siding at a good
rate of speed.
The unfortunate man seemed to be
utterly unaware of the engine's approach
until he was struck and ground under
the wheels. His head was cut off and
his body terribly mangled.
John Creglow, who was forty years of
age and unmarried, resided with his
mother, Catherine Creglow.Third street,
Shamokin. He has a brother and a sis
ter residing in this city: Albert, who
lives on Steeb street, and Mrs. Ifenry
Mentzer, Walnut street. He has many
friends here and his death has proven
a great shock.
Six O'clock Dinner.
William Hunt, West Mahoning street, '
entertained a number of his friends at a '
six o'clock dinner Tuesday evening. Fol- j
lowing are the guests: Misses Minnie
Divel, Grace Ware, Jane Meredith
Lloyd, Mary Fry, Hattie Fry, Sara
Christian, Martha Christian and Miss
McAuall of Berwick, Messrs. Howard
Patton, Will Maiers, Harry Patton,Will
iam Russell, Dr. T. B. VYintersteen and
Charles J. Hunt.
The Small Pox Scare
The small pox scare which originated j
I at Loyalsock a week or so ago has id .
i ready taken in Williamsport [and liar- ;
! risburg. At the latter place there are
1 at least a dozen cases in the heart of the
I city. It has made its appearance in the
! city high school. Universal vaccination
has been ordered,a line of SSO being con
templated by ordinance for refusal to
comply. A number of the legislators
were vaccinated vesterday.
Double Anniversary.
The birthday anniversaries of Mr.
; and Mrs. Alfred Blecher of near Grovan
ia were celebrated together on Saturday
afternoon last. Mrs. Hlecher's birthday
occurred on Friday, February 22, and
Mr. Blecher's on Sunday following. It
was decided to make a joint affair of the
two events anil hold the celebration on
Saturday.
Some 85 guests were present. The af
ternoon, during which an elaborate
turkey dinner was served, was given to
the older guests. The evening was set
apart for the young friends of the fam
ily and was devoted to dancing, which
was kept up until nearly midnight. A
. fine oyster supper was served.
KANK RKSOI.I TION
HSIIORSEII.
Mr. Lunger Presents His Rep"rt How to
Obtain a Collection of Specimens.
The School Hoard held a regular meet
ing Monday night President Fischer in
the chair. Other members responded to
the roll call as follows: Orth, Green,
Burger, Barber, Werkheiser, Keefer,
Fenstermacher, Curry and Lunger.
A communication was received from
the School Board of Kane calling atten
tion to a resolution adopted by that
body on February 4, and asking that it
be endorsed by the School Hoard in l>an
ville. The resolution in question sets
forth that only a small per rentage of
pupils in the public schools avail them
selves of the advantages ofcollege train
ing and the high schools of the stale as
a result are called upon to furnish many
young people-with a final preparation for
the work of life ami that they therefore
call for an unusual expenditure in com
parision with the other schools; owing
to this it was resolved that our legisla
ture be urged to make such special ap
propriation for our high schools as may
be deemed sufficient to carry out the
provision of the act of June 28, IH<»5 .
On motion of Mr. Lunger it was order
| ed that the resolution of the KaneHchool
Hoard be endorsed and that our repres
entative in the Legislature be asked to
give bis vote to the measure.
Mr. Lunger, w ho represented the Dan
ville School Hoard in the convention of
the State Association of School Directors
last week, presented bis report,showing
that the sessions were full of instruc
tion, presenting much that is new in
matters pertaining to the schools. On
motion Mr. Lunger's report was accept
ed and ordered tiled. He was tendered
a vote of thanks.
Mr. Orth stated that the flags, fix 10
feet, ordered at last meeting, had arriv
ed. The flag poles, be said, were fonnd
to be in a decaying condition and that
it was only in two of the wards that flags
could be raised on Washington's Birth
day. The matter of procuring new flag
poles was discussed, when several mem
bers expressed themselves in favor of re
moving the flags from the buildings and
erecting tall poles on the school grounds
where the raising of the stars and stripes
on flag days could be attended with
more ceremony and rendered more im
pressive to the pupils. On motion of
Mr. Lunger the matter was referred to
the building and supply committee with
instructions to see what such flag poles
would cost.
The Secretary stated that through the
efforts of Bepresentative Foster our
High school had been otlered free of
cost by the Philadelphia commercial
museum a fine collection of minerals, 1
woods, fibres of various sorts, cotton,
ginne 1 and ungiiined, &c., to aid in the
study of commercial geography, asking
only that a suitable cabinet be provided
by our district. On motion of Mr. Lung
er the matter was left in the hands of
the supply committee for investigation.
The following bills were ordered paid
Curry & Vaunan, $22.71 ;
Pine Street Lutheran church 3.00
American Flag Mf'g. Co., 26.00
W. E. Lunger, 8.75 I
W. E. Young, 5.00
D. C. Williams, .'>.9o
Leniger Bros., 3.00
I'. S. Express Co 80 I
American Book Co., 10.37
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To Erect a Monument.
B'nai Zion congregation and Hcrinon
lodge, B'nai B'rith, have enlisted in an
effort to raise funds for the purpose of
contributing to the erecting of a monu
ment at New York to perpetuate the
memory of the Hebrew Veterans who j
fell iu the Kevolutionary, Mexican, Civil
and the Spanish-American Wars. The
claim is made that the first standard j
lowered in the Philippines was captured
by Sergeant Morris J. Cohen, a Hebrew;
that Jacob Wilbusky, who was killed iu
the first skirmish of the Bough Biders
in Cuba was of the same faith; that Er
nest Sunt znicli, another Hebrew, was
the first American sailor killed in the
war with Spain Th? first American
sailor—Sergeant Mauiice Justh —to fall |
in the attack on Manila was of the Jew- '
ish faith. Many illustrious Hebrews are
pointed out who fought in other wars |
and died that the Republic might en
d ure.
Death of Philip Lee, Sr.
The death of Philip Lee, , occurred
Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock at
his home on Walnut street. Mr. Lee
was 72 years of age and was one of Dan
vil'e's well known residents. For the
past few years he has been confined to
his home most of the time with rheuma
tism and a complication of diseases, lie
is survived by his wife, live sons, John,
Thomas, Edward, Philip, Jr., and Eu- ;
gene, and one daughter, Miss Mame, all
of whom reside in this city.
The death of Mr. Lee makes the third
that has occurred in the family in less
than four mouths. His daughter, Mrs. !
James Gill, di< d in Brooklyn, N. Y., on
November 10th, and on January 24th
Alice, another daughter, died.
Artistic Decorations.
One of the most attractive things that
will be seen at the Washington Hose
Company's fair will be the artistic decor
tion of the room in which it is held.
Since the beginning of the week the
boys have been hard at work beautify
ing and embellishing the room with flags
bunting, etc.
A variety of amusements have been
provided for each evening. Good music
is also promised. There are three cau
didates for the scholarship to thw Bus
sell business college and the contest pro !
uiises to be a warm one
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Interwiew With Promot
Get More Far
A great deal <
about t<>wn in t
tory and inforn
ject stands is eu,.
lerview was ha I
promoter. Mr. Ha.
two sites have l»een i»
tory free of cost—one in 'south Danvilie
near the station and the other on this
side of the river near .John It. Bennett'*
He is receiving a reasonable amount of
encouragement, but lie would like touet
a larger numlx r of formers interested.»s
it is the latter eta** who wilt be • «pe. tal
ly benefitted.
The factory, which will can l»oth fruit
and vegetables,will employ the hermeti
cal seal system and be conducted on the
toll co-operative plan, it i- proposed to
form a corpoiation to own and ■■[•♦• rate
the plant, the aggregate amount of rap
ital not t»> be less ttian ->1,200. The
shares are to be $1(10 each, issued to *ul»-
seribers in proportion to their pni I up
interest in the factory. The by-laws are
to provide that one-half cent a can toll
shall he set aside a sinking fund and
declared and paid to the share holders
as a dividend on stork an I -hall lie is
sued for no other pnrfßxe.
The farmers, who a« stock holders
furnish raw material are to receive for
their canned product ad it brings b*
the actual expense of canning. Farmers
who are not stock holders will he per
j mitted to contract for acreage or furni«h
raw material only when slock holders
are unable to furnish sufficient for the
factory. The advantage ol being a stock
| holder here is quite apparent and will
n<> doubt appeal very strongly to our
agricultural friends. Such stock holders
can rely upon the factory as a means of
disposing of their fruit and vegf»*able«,
in addition to which they will -hare in
the profits arising from the saie of the
canned product, minus the half a cent
per can toll which w ill come bark to
them in form of a dividend.
Mr Hariand cited some farts and figures
to show what profits might lie expected
to accrue from the enterprise. Tomatoes,
he said, which are sold for 75 rents to 90
cents per dozen c-ins, can be put up for
35 f<> 40 rents per dozen. One bushel of
tomatoes will mule 14 to 10cans, while
the average yield is t" 400 bu-hels
per acre. One ton of yreen corn, which
will bring |'»i 40 to *7.00 at the factory,
will fill 500 to tiOO cans, according to
quality. An acre will yield six tons.
Pioneers of Methodism.
Arrangements are now making for the
Central Pennsylvania Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, which is to
be held at Chambersburg on March 27.
The third day of this conference, on
March 30, the Laymen's Association of
the Central Pennsylvania Conference
will also meet in Chambersburg and the
various churches in the conference are
now busy selecting their delegates.
St. Paul's M. E. church of this city,
will be represented by Hon. James Fos
ter and John R. Rote. The other Me
thodist churches of this place have not
as yet appointed delegates.
The old Baltimore conference, out of
which the Central Pennsylvania confer
ence grew, will meet at Hagerstown,Md.
also on March 27. The two conference*
will hold a reunion, meeting together
each day. During the entire session a
special train will be in service, one day
bringing the Baltimore conference up to
Chambersburg and tlie next day taking
the Central Pennsylvania conference to
Hagerstown. A program will be carried
out each day.
It is interesting to note that there are
but two clergymen now living who were
in the Baltimore conference when the
Central Pennsylvania conference was
formed. These are Rev. John Lanna
han.still a member of the Baltimore con
ference, and Kev. G. H. Day, of River
side, one of the oldest men in the Cen
tral Pennsylvania conference.
Rev. Day has been looking forward to
the next meeting of conference with a
irreat deal of interest and un'e.-s prevent
ed by his increasing infirmities he may
be relied upon to attend its sessions.
Aten-Deutsch.
Edward L. Aten and Miss Martha
Deutsch, both of this city, were united
in matrimony last evening. The cere
niony was performed by Rev. I>. 1.. Fou
leman at his residence, Hloom street, at
8:30 o'clock. The newly wedded couple
will take up their residence in the \ten
homestead, Front street.
Interesting Autographs.
A very interesting batch of autographs
have been received bv the boys at the
\ . M. C. A. during the last week or so.
Among the names are those of Mark
Twain, Alfred Austin, the Poet Laureate
of England, Lew Wallace, Julia Ward
Howe,Edwin Mark ham an.2 John Kend
rick Bangs.
Observed by the Schools.
Washington's Birthday was observed
in nearly all the schools Friday with
patriotic exercises, which occupied the
period between rectss in the afternoon
and the close of the session The pro
grams consisted of recitations,singing.Ac
Into New Quarters.
The (ieruianiu Verein will move into
the rooms formerly occupied by the bicy
cle club tomorrow. The rooms have
been renovated and putin excellent
condition. The Germania Verein i<*
nourishing and new members are being
admitted every meeting night.
■%» i..« puMic «rh->oU of »r»-
M *' states. In Pfiis«TU»ni» it is t*a|h'
in the Normal *chooli and in «*v»eal
private institution* The » to
train the hand anl »y», which w regard
fl min miilitr; in training
the intellect in the technic*! l«at»eh*s mt
now taught.
Manual training in the schoois wilt
include for boy* iMradioa in all wood
working trade*. carpentering, • •Ninef
making, painting, for the girl* »t
wil| include a conr-e in rook n«. with a
study of T'hkl value*, imlrartioa is sew
ing along th<; line* of <ire*«making, mil
linery. *c.
<H course mnnnal training wmikl add
con*iderahly to the eo*t of rnnmng Itte
public school*. a* kH'Ummwl tnckn*
po-essing technical knowledge on the
trsnles to I*' taught would hate to he
employed an I it may. therefore, meet
with Mime <>pf>o«ition from srhool
boards, «-v«*n where there i* a generai
semimrnt in favor of it* introduction.
Several n MBbcra of the ».,cal school
l»o:ir-l were interviewed. Tuesday after
noon, Who -eemed fretty evenly divided
in their view* -,n tbc matter, feourae
nothing can lie done any more during
the present term ami there will be no
agitation of the matter until the begin
ning of another school tear.
Improvement* at tbe Grist Mill
Me-*rs. Fry, I'ietl ami law retire of
Mausdale. who have purrhasetl the Mir.
netonkii mill*, thia city. have begun a
m«l« tn of improvements which when
completed will tive the plant' an equip
ment thoroughly modern ami tir*t c'ass.
The work is in charge • 112 |{. W. Barton,
milling expert, of Kodtester, N. Y.
While it i* true that the mill is om»
employing the "roller process" yet near
ly everything el«e als.ut the plant is old
anil out >f- late,which stand* in the way
of successful competition with i>inre
modern mill*.
The ntiv equipment edl include a
complete new system, n-ing
Xoj>'» sieve machines in connection
with two centrifugal fljur dressers. The
system will include one blending reel,
two purifiers ami one aspirator. A de
vice for tampering wheat before grind
ing, now in use in all modern mills, will
also he installed. Bj a manipulation of
water ami steam the bran on the wheat
is tdnghened, which has the effect of
keeping it, even the small red particles
frequently seen, out of the flour. There
will also IN- a full line ot grain cleaners
and dusters for short* and br«n.
The rolls—l 2 pair in number—will be
sent away to be redressed. They are now
boxed up and reaily for shipment There
is not a bit of machinery which will not
be torn ont and overhauled. When
completed the new equipment will be
found to occupy but little more than
half the space at present tilled, which
will afford much more room for storage
purpose*.
The mill, as is well known, is a finely
built anil roomy structure. Its rapacity
when rc-equipped will be IH) barrels of
Hour a day. or 24 hour*. Mr. Barton
thinks he will have the plant ready for
operation by April 15.
A Successful Meeting.
The hi-county convention of the P O
s. of A . which met at Berwick, Satur
day, was quite an interesting and sue
cessful affair. Ralph Kisner. Ksq., of
this city, occupied the chair. The fol
lowing officers were elected. President,
Ralph Kisner, .'Jb4: vice president, C E
Whitenight.ol!': Master of Form*.Thorn
ton Freeze, "19: conductor, Boyd Mr-
Alistrr, 105; treasurer. Fred Henrie,
inspector. Isaiah Pailev, »P»: s#«cretary,
James V. Wilson, :S*»4; outer guard, I»r.
t shulta, 3»]4; executive committee. W
T. Stioles, 10o: J. I!. Nu*s. 4M. J. F. Pat
terson, 1565.
The nest annual meeting will be heM
at Benton on February 22. Kit's.
Realized a Good Sam.
The housevrarming and lunch of <lood
rieb Post, No. 22, ti. A. R., Washing
tons birthday was well patronized
The proceeds are to be devoted to the
purchase of a new Poat tlag. which will
Co't some $75. The P«>st has been soli
citing subscription* for some time past
for this object, but what ha» been *nfc
scnlntl together with what was realized
yesterday leaves a considerable balance
still to he raided.
Business Change.
William T. Pease has sold out his
cigar and tobacco stand and pool parlor,
the purchaser being l.'harles llaney. The
new proprietor, who will take powe*
sion on March Ist, will continue to ron
duct the cigar bonnes* but will convert
the pool room into a barber shop.
Church Work Convention.
A chitrel) work convention wilt be held
in the churches of Paradise charge, be
ginning on Monday March llth, at
Tnrbotville. afternoon and evening an<!
continuing at Paradise on Tuesday aft»'f
noon and evening Rt*». ♦•eorge l.iti
l>ert. of this city, will pre«i<le.
Orangs M •'ting.
I'omona t»rang>\ N • !»1. re present inv'
Montour and Northumberland r..untie*,
svill meet at the Bed Men * hail, ibis
citv. on MarchHth. at li> a. *>*. Meats
will he proti led at Hotel Mhver
Fvnt« I atvl-■. "Sfi rrt trr.