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COMUiNSHI) NEWS.
Open up tho gutters on these thawing
days.
The country roads are in a bad conci- j
tion.
March usually produces a big snow |
storui.
i
All kindsofmerchandise stocks bought
for cash. A. Trattner.York, I'a.
The grand j•:»y room in lhe court
bouse has received new paper, which
adds very much t» il s appearance.
The lenien services in the Cut'iolic
ihurches of this, city have been notable
for the interest shown.
Elaborate Easter music is bein* pre
wired by some of the church choirs of
to is city.
The rural schools are drawing near the
lose of the term.
The -stove Works has .55 moulders em
iloyed at present. An unusual number
>r this time of the year.
♦The groundhog and coon have made a
ecord this year that will fix their repu
ations for many years to come. This
me they stand in with Hicks, Coles,
>e\'oe, the goosebone and the oldest
ohabitant, ami together they have 1
iven a Genuine old-fashioned winter.
The Penn Social club has placed in
heir rooms a handsome upright oak
ookcase.
Harry Gable, engineer at the Polish i
•rewerv, will remove his family from i
Vilkesbarre to this city. They will re- 1
de in the Mayan home, Cherry street, i
A. F. Plocbof Frosty Valley, a grad- J
late of Mussel's short hand college, has '
ccepted a position with the American I
hip building Company at Camden, >
S. J-
Preparations are being made on the '
liiladelphia & Heading Railroad and '
s branches for a number of improve- '
ents to the tracks. In many places
w ballast will be laid, and new ties '
ut down. These improvements are '
ways made after the frost is out of the '
.ound. 1
Danyille's health record will show up
ivorably in comparison with any other
•ity of its size in the country.
The annual assessment books aie being
repareJ.at the County Commissioners'
•fice. I
The Rev. Erskine Wright is preparing I
*large class for confirmation on Friday, i
larch 2*hb. * I
There is evidently a hitch between 1
)e man who makes the weather and '
le people who build spring bonnets.
Mrs. Hannah I'itner of Riverside, who
is occupied the Van Nostra n residence (
anbury street, during the past year
ill on April Ist. remove to the Welsh
ansion.
£ome fine Easter flowers are being
town by florists.
Now is the time to agitate the good
jads question.
Miss Lizzie Fonlk, a graduate of Rus
ll's short hand college, has accepted a
osition as stenographer with the We!-
vcr Hardware company.
Miss Mary Mills, who has been ill at
"ie Mt. Sinai hospital, New York, is
uch improved. Miss Mills is a trained
arse in that institution.
Many people admired ttie exhibition
' hand painted china ware iu the win
wof Brown's stationery store Tuesr
iy. The work was done by Miss Kate
•kman, of Roaring Creek, and is very
tistic.
A new maple floor will be put down in
le engine room at the Silk Mill next
»ek. This plant was never in a more
jurishing condition, the silk vaults be
ig completely filled up with stock to be
irown.
9. B Sweitzer, who fell on the ice in
nt of the Best property, Mill street,
January lit, sustaining a bad sprain
• his right ankle is able to leave his
yUse wrt't, the assistance a crutch
Danville ii> well located for business
manufacturing purposes and every
Tort should be made to secure new in
istries.
Mr. and Mrs IL 1?. Bird, of Riverside
ertaimd Mrs. Wesley Morrall and R.
wifp and daughter at dinner
.erilay
drs. Mack O'Connor,of Mausdale.was
en very critically ill last evening. Dr.
v'intersteen was called in attendance.
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Montimr m & Immtun.
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VOL. 40--NO 11.
FIVE .YEARS
AT TRINITY
Ke v. Orlaudo 6. Htck Expects to be As
signed to a New Charge.
Rev. O. G. Iltck with the coming con
ference completes five years as pastor of
the Trinity M. E, church. He has no
assurance that he will be returned to his
charge. On the contrary it is very like- !
ly that he will be assigned to a new field. j
Rev. Heck has no reason to be ashamed
of the work that has been accomplished 1
during his pastorate. The church has I
increased in membership; its finances ;
are in a sound condition and it has pros- j
pered along all lines. Following are ,
some facts and figures gleaned in an in- j
terview with the pastor yesterday:
At the beginning of the pastorate there
were 204 members, of these 170 remain,
the others dying or removing by letter.
The membership at present is 324, being
a uet gain of 120 during the five years,or
an actual addition to the membership of
154. These were practically all brought
into the church through evangelistic ef
forts, very few joining by letter. This j
increase will appear the more marked
when it is stated that during the six pre
ceding years there was an increase of
only 1(> iti membership. A clas3 of 42
probationers was received this winter.'
i The pastor has been his own evangelist,
' receiving no outside help at any time.
Neither has the material side of the
! w>»ik been ripg'ected. During the pres
' ent pastorate new stained glass windows -
I have been placed in the auditorium. The
j audience room has been thoroughly re
| moleed, making it one of the finest in
the city. The carpenter work was all ;
done by the pastor's own hauls, includ
ing rai<in:» of fl jor, changing of pulpit
platform and building choir loft. Our
readers arefamiliar with the improve- j
inents made last summer, which include
the completion of the towers, raising
the large one 30 feet and the small one
10 feet; a new pavement and new stone
steps in front of the church. The im
provements at a conservative estimate
cost not less than $2,000, all of which
has been liquidated. A sufficient sum is
on subscription to paint the exterior of
the church, which will be done in the
near future. Bath the Sunday school
and Epworth League are in a flourishing
condition.
During his pastorate at the Trinity M.
E. church Rev. Heck has married 51
couple, officiated at 90 funerals, bap
tized 90 infants and 10 adults. He has
preached 610 sermons, including revival
sermons, and has made over 3000 pastor
al visits.
For Non Support and Desertion.
Gilbert Fenstermacher, of Valley
township, was arraigned before Justice '
Hunter yesterday charged with desertion
and non support. He was arrested on t
a warrant sworn out by his wife, Abigail , I
Fenstermacber, who was the chief wit- j ;
ness. According to her testimony her
husband has not been living with her '
since 1891* In the interim she has sup- j 1
ported herself anil two children. Her 1
health failing she recently appealed to '•
her husband for help, but he refused. I
Hence the suit.
The defendant swore that his wife had
locked him out of the house and that he 1
considered himself justified in the course , '
he had taken. The complainant was j '
represented by Hon. H. M. Hinckley '
and the defendant by Ralph Kisner.
Fenstermacher was held for court in '
S2OO bail. 1
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Societies All Represented. i
A meeting of committees from all , I
beneficial societies of this city was held j (
last evening in K. G. E. hall, Mill street, '
at 8:30 p. m.to take action in relation >
to Bill 189 before the Legislature, which ]
if passed,would very materially affect all i l
beneficial societies within the state. j i
Information was received to the effect |
that thy bill was given its quietus in the
commiltee and therefore no further ac- j
tion was considered necessary. The ■
meeting adjourned to meet at the call of j 1
the chairman if necessary.
1
Bained as Trustees.
A dispatch from llarrisburg Monday
evening states that Governor Stone has
sent to the Senate the names of the fol
lowing gentlemen to be trustees of the
State Hospital in this city for the term
of three years: F. W. Crider, of Belle
fonte; B. H. Detwiler, of Williamsport;
O. F. Harvey, of Wilkesbarre; Howard
Lyon, of Williamsport; M. 11. Kulp, of j
Sbamoki% and James Scarlet, Esq., W. '
K. Holloway, Charles Chalfant, Esq., '
and W. L. Gouger, of this city.
Mr. West Manager.
At Tuesday's meeting of the Central
Knitting Mills Company of Millheim> !
formerly the Harrison Hosiery Company!
Thomas West was made general manag
er. The new company is composed of
A. Walters, Dr. G. S. Frank, John P.
Coiido, James C. Smith, A. Zerby, of
Millheim;C. I". Hancock and F. C. Angle
of this city, and Thomas West, of Ply- ,
mouth.
Speiser and Phile Take First Money.
The live bird shoot at Berwick yester
day consisted of two ten >.ird events, in
J» i
"ae fost Speiser and Phile of this city,
divided first money with Reed of Ber-
I
wick, each hitting 8 birds out of 10. In
the second match Speiser of this city,
and B.oone of Bloomsburg, each hit 8 out
of 10. The shoot will be continued to-j
day, the targets being blue rocks
Will Pulpits,
The F. S. Vought of St. Peter's
M. E. church and the Rev. A. B.
Bowser of the First Baptist church will
exchange pulpits next Sunday even
ing.
!UII! HUB'S
CARNIVAL
Unique Entertainment at The Armory Fri
day Night.
The carnival by Miss M. Neta Moyer's
' i dancing class in the Armory Friday night
was indeed a most unique entertainment
The class of twenty-eight, some as
! young as four and a half years and none
' over 14, went through with as nice a
• piece of masquerading as one could de- |
j sire to see and that, too, in spite of the |
! fact that they had received only one i
; course of instruction consisting of len ;
j lessons. They are quite accomplished I
j in dancing, their performance in several j
j of the numbers being little short of re- {
I markable.
The costumes of the juveniles was a
I great feature of the entertainment. The
! little boys—nine in number—were all in
' evening dress. That they looked very
cute goes without saying and they were
not lacking in politeness and gallantry,
toward the little ladies, neither, as they
carried through their parts in the dance.
The program of the carnival consisted
| of twelve numbers,staiting with a waltz.
There was a two siep and a polka, fol
lowed by a fancy dance, '"La Violet,"
which was very gracefully carried
! through by Miss Marion Jones. The
next dance was"The Lancers," by the
i class,which was followed by "The Giddy
Girls' Dance," one of the features of the •
evening, in which the performers were 8 |
-little girls arrave I in long white dresses j
and wearing hats covered with I
flowers. There was a "Sailor's Horn-j
pipe" by Reber Moyer and a "Spanish j
; Tambourine," which was executed by
Lorene Philips and Elsie Gulick in a
costume of scarlet organdie. A "Skaters' j
Schottish" by the class was followed
j by a cake walk. Each of the contest
ants was arrayed in a high hat and car
ried a cane. Their movements were
amu-ing in the extreme and most of the
time quite graceful as each one tried to
carry out his or her idea of what a cake
walk ought to be like. Lew's Williams
and Marguerite Evans took the cake.
The "May Pole Dance,"' in which the
participants were ten little girls dressed
in white was very pretlv. The carnival
ended with a two step.
At the close of the program the class
was treated to ice cream and cake by i
Miss Moyer.
Miss May Books presided at the piano ;
during the evening.
Story of the Reformation.
The story of the Reformation dealing j
with the life and times of Martin Luther j
which was produced by Mrs. 11. E.
Munroe under the auspices of the Trinity
Lutheran church in the opera house
last evening was largely attended and
proved to be a most interesting entertain
ment. The .story of Luther's life was told j
by Mrs. Munroe in a vety lucid manner \
and was illustrated by very good stereop- 1
ticon pictures so that all present could ;
form an idea of the environment of this 1
remarkable man. The important events
of his life were given by a series of scenes i
and tableaus in which 200 people took
part. The costumes worn were historic
ally correct and wt re magnificent. The ;
'"Diet at Worms" was well presented
and the exact dialogue used as is given
in the history of this great trial. The
important characters as well as the min
or ones played in an easy manner,
the usual nervousness of amateur per
formances being entirely absent. The
different scenes were all costumed with
great care and beauty. The inarches and 1
grouping in the ensemble scenes showed
the good results of Miss Reningers ex- ,
ceilent training. Appropriate music
was introduced in every scene. No one
should miss seeing thi& performance.
No better opportunity w'll ever be had
to learn this story. The performance
will be repeated this evening.
I
Mission Band Musicale.
The young ladies' mission band of the ;
Mahoning Presbyterian church gave a
musicale at the home of Mrs. J. E. j
Moore, Ferry street, Monday eve. The
following program was rendered:
Soprano solo "The Message"
Miss Atnmerman.
Baritone solo. "A Knight of the
Olden Time."
Charles Lyon.
Tenor solo "Bid me to Love Thee"
J. 15. McCoy.
Cornet solo "The Palms"
Walter Russell.
I Piano solo. .."Grand Polka tie Concert"
Miss Neta Moyer.
| Recitation "Big Sister's Beau"
Miss Lizzie lius^eli.
| Baritone solo "Always"
Mr. Lyon.
! Spring song Choir
| Piano solo Miss Moyer
| Soprano solo "Gypsy Love Song"
Miss Ammerman.
There were about 50 present who en-
I joyed the music very much. During the
evening refreshments were served.
Thought it Was Dynamite.
| Mr. J. W. Lowrie and family, of
Strawberry Ridge, sustained quite a
| scare Thursday night. The household
wiis sudd.aily awakened by a loud report
! accompanied by a sound as of shatter
' ed glass, which shook the entire house.
The report isugueMed nn explosion of
dynamite about the premises and the
! members of the family were soon upon
! their feel. A search failed to disclose I
J any damage until some one happened to
I peer into the dim recess of a bay win
j dow, when it was discovered that a high
' shell' containing a number of flower pots
and jardinieres had given way at its
fastening and with its burden fallen to
the floor. The flowers were very choice '
and the loss altogether is quite to be re
gret ted. _ i
DAN VILLE, PA., THURSDAY, MAIM'II 14,1901.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends
and Acquaintances.
Mrs. Henry Kortenhaus, of Philadel
phia, is visiting her parents, Mr. ami
Mrs. J. W. Farnsworth, West Mahoning
street.
Mrs. Charles Snyder, of Northumber
land, spent Sunday at the homo of her
father, Theodore Hofluian, Sr., Lower
| Mulberry street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Girton and daught
' ers, Cora, Ella and Lulu were the guests
, of Bloomsburg friends over Sunday.
; Mi-s Helen Jameson,of Berwick,spent
Sunday at the Jameson homestead on
West Mahoning btreet.
Mrs. Samantba Jameson returned from
a visit in Plymouth on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Quick, of Rupert,
are guests at the home of James
Shultz, East Market street.
Mrs. Sarah Kimerer of Shi eve, Ohio,
I who has been visiting her son, Dr. J. R.
Kimerer, Bloom street, left Tuesday
for a visit at Beech Creek.
Dr. J. P. Hoffa, of Washingtonvill e j
was in town yesterday.
John R. Winters who has been visit
ing his sister, Mrs. U. G. (iulick, on |
Mowrey street, left last evening for his
home at lowa Falls, lowa.
,
Rev. Diselcamp, of Locust Gap, was a
visitor at the Holy Family Orphanage j
| yesterday.
| Druggist John Waters, of Cataw issa,
j was in Danville between trains yester- ,
! day morning.
I). J. Rogeis transacted business in
| Sunbury yesterday.
Robert Morgan, of Williamsport, was
in town yesterday.
t\ 1). Evans, of Rockdale, attended
the funeral of Mrs. Joseph Ilahn yester
day.
Harrison C. Ka»e, of South Danville,
was in Sunbury yesterday.
Daniel 11. Adams was in Bloomsburg j
yesterday.
Raymond Hummer, of Bioomsburg,
was a visitor in Danville yesterday.
Edward Fallon made a business trip
i to Sunbury yesterday.
Samuel Hartzell, uf Numidia, was in
town yesterday.
S. M. Williams, of Mt. Carmel, had
business in town yesterday.
Mrs Joseph 11. Schwartz and Mrs.
Anna Lindsey, of Plymouth, are guests
at the home of Mrs. Schwartz's parents, !
Mr. and Mrs. Rush Yerrick, West Ma
honing street.
James Connelly, of Wilkesbarre, is ;
visiting James Ryan, Mill street.
Prank Newbaker, who for some time!
past has been taking a commercial
course at Russell's Business College, left
yesterday for Mainviile where he has ac- »
cepted a position.
Miss Ella Peifer and niece, Mary Pitules
returned last evening from a visit in '
Wiikesbai re.
F. C. Derr transacted business in Cat- j
awissa yesterday.
I
Mrs. A. Geisiuger vis'ted Bloomsburg !
friends yesterday.
E S. Gearhart, Esq., was in Blooms
burg yesterday.
Dr. Jno. Sweisfort was in Sunbury yes- |
terday.
James Rausch, of Shamokin, spent :
last evening in town.
E. F. Williams was in Berwick yester
day.
Thomas Murray was in Bloomsburg
yesterday.
Lewis Bloch will return from Chicago
Saturday.
J. E. Moore had business in Blooms
burg yesterday.
Mr. ami Mrs. Henry Grove returned
from a visit in Williamsport yesterday.
Charles Cruikshank, who has been
working in Pittsburg, returned to this
city yesterday. He has secured em
ployment at Curry & Yannan's machine
shop.
Mrs. S. P. Dietrich, of Sunbury, was a
guest of Mrs. J. H. Cole yesterday.
C. C. Fisher, Esq., of Catawis=a, was
in this city on business yesterday.
C. P. Hancock, F. C. Angle, Esq., and
Harry Ellenbogen transacted business
j in Catawissa yesterday afternoon,
j T. F. Moyer spent yesterday after
noon in Bloomsburg.
Rev. Adolph Meyer was in Blooms
burg yesterday.
Chauncey A. Keeley, of Selinsurove,
visited friends in this city yesteiday.
Death of Mrs. J. D. Hahn.
Rebecca, wife of Joseph I). Hahn,died
at her home, Ferry street, on Saturday
morning, aged 55 years, she had been
ill for three years suffering from paraly
sis and neuralgia. The funeral took
place Wednesday at 2 p. in.from Christ
Episcopal church. Interment was
made in Odd Fellows' cemetery. The
deceased is survived by two daughters:
Mrs. James Buchanan, of Philadelphia; !
Mrs. Charles D. Kvans, of Rockdale,ami
Joseph Jr., who resides at lhe parental |
home.
Farewell Surprise.
The following ladies of Trinity M. E.i
church tendered Mrs. Sarah Kimerer a
farewell surprise Monday evening at 14
Bloom street, prior to her departure for
her home in Ohio: Mrs. \oung, Mrs. |
Thompson, Mrs. Heck, Mrs. Hodge, Mrs j
> Stickle, Mrs. Hicketts, Mrs. Rear, Mrs. i
[Lunger, Mrs. llennigen, Mrs. Ooodall,
Mrs. Roundsley, and Mrs. Grove.
I n |
| ' WERE IONEII
Interesting Exercises at St. Peter's M. E.
Ohurch Sunday Night.
St. Peter's M. E. church, of Riverside,
Sunday night celebrated an event,which
while one not wholly unique yet marks
a condition of finances which may be
said to be seldom met with in churches
j nowadays. As set forth in these co!-
! uuinsThursday last St. Peters M. E.
| church is out of debt and Sunday was
• set apart for the burning in the presence
jof the congregation of the two mori
j of s2ooon the church property
and the other of SBOO on the parsonage.
The exercises were full of interest and
: at times impressive.
After an anthem by the choir Joseph
L. Shannon, president of the board of
j tru-tees, delivered an address, tracing
j the growth of the congregation and the
! successes and failures encountered in en
deavoring to acquire a house of wor
i ship. The congregation was organized 30
years ago with a class which worshipped
in the Riverside school house. A church
j was erected and dedicated in l 572. The
i congregation was unfortunate and the
i edifice —which is at present known as
Grace Chapel—in lSTti was sold at sheriff
sale. The congregation then went back
\ into the school house, but it soon de
cided to undertake the building of an
other chinch, which was dedicated in
1878. Six years ago the } arsonagc was
I built. Mr. Shannon paid a fine compli
| ment to the Ladies" Aid Society,through
w hose efforts a very large proportion of
the debt was raised.
Mrs. Eli Hoover, president of the
! Ladies' Aid Society, followed with so ne
J very interesting and felicitous remarks,
dwelling on the methods that bad been j
employed to raise funds, the kind treat- j
ment and generous responses met with. !
Not only Methodists, she said, but rill
denominations, helped them. The en
tire debt wiped out incline I by building
1 the parsonage was SI 1 TO, which inclu 1-
ed parsonage furniture an 1 SSO for a new
roof on !h n church. She concluded with
1 a fervent expression if thanks.
Mrs. Wesley Morrall sang a solo, j
I after which Rev. F. S. Yought made
an address. The debt of £IOOO he said
had been paid oil in five years. At last
conference S3OO remained. I! was on his
| own proposition that lie returned to
Riverside, his desire being to wipe out (
the remaining indebtedness. The trust-'
ees and pastor liquidated >2OO and the j
Ladies' Aid Society SIOO. He now leaves ,
for a new field feeling that his duly is]
accomplished.
There was an anthem by the choir, af- ;
ter which the mortgages were formally ■
consigned to the flames. The trustees j
and other officials of the c mgregation [
took their position in a row inside the i
rail. The two written instruments to be J
disposed of were placed upon a salver j
held by Trustees Joseph L. Shannon and !
T. W. Clayton. The pastor applied the i
match burning each separately. As the j
flames ate up the mortgages the con- j
grcgation joineihin sinking hymn No. 42, j
"My Savior First of All."
At B'uai Zioi; Synagogue.
The li'nai Zion synagogue was crowd- ]
cd Sunday afternoon, the occasion be- j
iug tlie I'uriai exercises of tlie_ Sabbath 1
school. The attendance was very large, |
among those present being a number j
from Bloomsburg and Berwick. The;
Bloomsburg and Berwick scholars were ,
all present ami acquitlel themselves |
very creditably. Miss Gertrude lleiui I
played the "Prelude" most beautifully. 112
No better pianist has Danville ever had. j
After a short address by Rabbi Meyer,
in which lie explained the I'urini festiv-!
al, the exercises began. During the af
ternoon the etioir of the Mahoning Pres-,
byterian church sang two anthems in j
its usual efficient manner. The lir>t j
one, "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem"
was especially well rendered. The en
semble and solo work was perfect. Miss
Ammerman sang a soprano solo with a
violin obligato in a faultless style, ller
sympathetic singing always give- the .
listener much pleasure and Sunday ;
she was in part cnlarly good voice.;
Charles Lyon's rendition of"The Lost i
Shepherd" was excellent. ll:s baritone ;
voice was exactly suited to the song.
Mr. Wyle and Miss lleioi played a Hung
arian Faulasia in very good style. The
exercises concluded with the singing of
"America" by thechildren and congrega
tion. The synagogue was tastefully de
corated with bunting and potted plants.
At the conclusion of the exercises the
children and all taking part were given
a box of candy.
j In the audience were a large number
outside the Jewish faith and it is safe to
say that every denomination in Danville
was repn sented.
Will Give an Entertainment.
The children of the Salvation Army
Sunday school and Band of Love will
give an entertainment on Saturday even
ing, March Hi,in the ballon Ferry street.
A silver collection will lie taken at the
door to help the children raise their Tar
get for "Self Denial" week. A very in
teresting program has been arranged, a
dialogue on the Ninth Commandment,
i being a special feature. Kveiybody wel
j come.
Death of Benjamin Swank.
Benjamin Swank, a well known resi
' dent of Rush township,who sustained a
1 stroke of paralysis Saturday last, died
early yesterday morning aged 79 years.
The funeral will take place on Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. Interment at
I Rush Baptist church.
The deceased is survived by three sons,
I Stephen, of Shamokin George B. M., of
j this city, and Theodore, of Mavberry
' township.
SCHOOL BOARII
IN SESSION
A Policy for $3,000 Insurance Renewed
Monday Night.
The School Board held a regular meet
ing Monday night. President Fischer oc
cupied the chair. Other members were
present as follows: Orth, Green, Burg
er, Harpel, Barber, Werkheiser, Keefer,
Fenstermacher and Curry.
The supply committee reported that
the cost of the two cabinets whose pur
chase was considered at last meeting is
estimated at not less than $32 for both.
On motion of Mr. Keefer the matter was
laid over until next meeting.
Treasurer Schratn presented a state
ment of finances showing a balance on
hand of $9720.00.
J. C. Zea appeared before the Board
in the interest of A. J. Tiffany's nature
cabinet. He occupied nearly an hour
exhibiting specimens of the cabinet. In
illustrating silk culture he showed the
worm in different stages of development,
the skein of raw silk and the manufact
ured fabric into which it had been wov
en. There were cardsdevoted to miner
als, as lead, zinc, copper, bronze, brass,
&c., and the uses of the same. Wheat
was shown along with specimens of the
articles manufactured from both the
grain and the straw The cabinet is
very comprehensive and seems to ex
haust the subject of mineralogy, man
ufacture and art and illustrates every
subject that could possibly come up in
a study of nature work. The price
of the cabinet is $75. The cabinet
seemed to impress the School Board very
favorably and on motion of Dr. Curry it
was referred to the supply committee
for further consideration.
• 1!. I>. Gilbert,a representative of Dodd
Mead iV Co., appeared before the Board
: in the interest of the International Cy
clopedia, which he wishes to introduce
into the schools. On motion of Mr.
Keefer, this also was referred to the
supply committee.
On motion of Dr. Barber a policy for
$."000 insurance issued by W. H. Am
merman on the school buildings was
ordered renewed.
1 he following bills were approved and
ordered paid:
Teachers and janitors $1468.00
Will G. Brown 2 30
W. E. Young 5.00
( Charles Mottern 1.00
MORN INO NEWS 05
B. G. Carpenter (S: Co 4.15
| U. S. Express Co .75
Stin.lard Gas Co 22.20
! American Book Co 4.80
Dr. Geo. G. Groff 1.80
George W. Roat 4.20
:E. W. Peters, com 21.25
William Miller 3.50
Dr. Adams' Big Audience.
The illustrated lecture on Paris and
the Exposition of 1900 given by Dr. W.
Herbert Adams in the Y. M. C. A. Tues- ;
day night was the most successful of the
coarse of free entertainments if the im
mense audience attending may be taken
as a criterion. Seldom was the hall ever
crowded to such an extent before. Every
seat was tilled and available stand- (
ing room occupied, the crowd extending ,
half way down the stairs. And still they (
came, many trying to force their way up (
the steps. They were unable, however, ]
to get through the phalanx of men and |
women and goon gave up, regretfully
leaving the building. j
The pictures, indeed, were produced ,
with splendid effect. As one gazed up- .
on the long vistas of stately and ornate .
architecture displayed upon the canvas ,
it was hard to realize that he did not see (
before him the real objects. Beginning ,
with the imposing gates, or entrances to ,
the exposition grounds, he presented in ,
succession views of the different palaces, j
bridges, government buildings, towers,
fountains, &c. Dr. Adams' mind is well
stored with facts relating to the Exposi
tion and his address teigether with the
fine illustrations carried with it an im
mense amount of solid instruction, giv- ,
in.' a letter id»a of the great event than
e mid be gleaned from any other source. .
He was ab'e to enter upon a full deserip
titm of but few of the world marvels
that were shown at the Exposition. One |
of these, w hieh interested the audience
very much, was the "largest diamond in
the world." This, Dr. Attains said,weighs
K7l carats, is some 3 by 2 inches in size
and is valued at 5 million dollars. It is
owned by a syndicate of capitalists and '
w hen on exhibition was guarded by sev
eral men.
Bell Good.
Miss Naomi Bell and Thomas 11. Good
both of this city, were married yester
day afternoon at two o'clock. The cer- 1
einony was performed by Rev. 1). L.
Fogleman at the parsonage, on Bloom 1
street. Miss Dillie Nungesser acted as
bride-niaid; William Cripps attended the
groom. Mr. and Mrs. Good will goto
house keeping on Ash street in the near
future.
Ensign and Mrs. Heift in Charge.
The handsome home for the Salvation
Army :it Dußois, which was dedicated
by Consul Booth-Tucker on Tuesday is
in charge of Lnsigu and Mrs. Heift re
cently if thi> city, who will reside in the
building. Several of the Philadelphia
newspapers yesterday contained cuts of
the new home.
Finger Mashed.
Leon Moyer who is employed at the
Reading Iron Works had the index fing
er of his right hand badly crushed on
' Tuesday night. He was working at the
shears and was about to pick up a piece
of iron w hen his linger was accidentally
struck by a sledge hammer in the hands
of a fellow workman. 1
ESTABLISHED LN 1855.
lOVEK ZEILOI'S
OFFICERS
Young Townsman's Unpleasant Experience
in Sun bury.
The town of Northumberland early
yesterday morning was the scene of a
stabbing affair, as the result of which an
unoffensive colored man may lose his life
and a resident of this city came near
achieving an unpleasant notoriety.
When the D. L. & W. passenger train
west, pulled into town Tuesday night
among the arrivals was a stranger in a
badly intoxicated state. In addition to
his unsteady gait, and belligerent mood
he was distinguished by chin whiskers,a
moustache and a white hat. He first
went to the Van Kirk House and after
fooling around there awhile he left,com
plaining that the rates were too high. As
he departed he picked up a ladies' valise
which he took with him.
He applied for lodging at Kessler's
hotel. By this time it was quite late
and the only one to meet him was the
colored porter, Harry P. Snively, better
known as "Barnum." He refused to
have any thing to do with the colored
man, swearing that he "wouldn't take
a bed from a nigger.' - He spent a couple
of hours at Kessler's and was very troub
lesome. Shortly after midnight he took
a notion to leave for Sunbury. When
the porter, as was his custom, started
for the train the stranger preceded him
to the station. Upon reaching the rail
road track the man stopped and when
"Barnum" came up he soon found oc
casion for a quarrel and remarking that
he "didn't like a nigger any how" lie
drew a knife and began to assail the de
fenseless colored man. The latter at
tempted to ward off the blows and was
badly cut about the arms, one thumb be
ing nearly severed, in addition to which
he was stabbed twice in the abdomen.
In the fight which ensued the porter
threw his assailant between the cars.
The latter evidently realizing his posi
tion crawled out and ran away, soon
disappearing in the darkness. He left
behind the stolen valise and his hat.
The porter is in a serious condition.
The police of both Northumberland
and Sunbury were soon in pursuit of the
would-be murderer. Some of the officers
in Sunbury got it into their heads that
because the man came down the road he
must have come from Danville and to
wards morning learning that among
those registered at the Packer House
was a gentleman from this city they
went up stairs and called him out of his
room, when they began to ply him with
questions, which were impertinent if
nothing else. The lodger is one of our
best known young men and the officers
could discover nothing that would
tend to criminate him. They were not
satisfied, however, and during the
forenoon took him in hand again,
but finally dropped him. At last
accounts the diligent officers were still in
search of the stranger with but little
prospects of finding him.
Well Equipped Light Plant.
The improvements at the Standard
Electric Light Works are completed
and the plant shows up as ont of the
most conveniently arranged and best
equipped in the state. It has a capa
city of 225 arc and 2500 incandescent
lights. It lias 3 boilers, each of 100
horse power.
The new ."500 horse power engine is
giving very satisfactory service. It is a
monster, with a sixteen foot fly wheel,
and is used only until midnight or a little
after, when a portion of the lights are
cut off. From that hour until morning
the smaller engine of 150 horse power is
used. A Fort Wayne arc and a general
electric incandescent switch board each
of marble with polished brass mount
ings have been installed in the plant.
Observance of "Pasach."
The next holiday on the Jewish calen
dar will be "Pasach,'' which will occur
on the evening of the 14th day of
"Nisan" or according to the Gregorian
calendar on Wednesday evening, April
3rd, at 7 o'clock and will continue for
eight days. The observance of these
days is in commemoration of the exodus
of the jews from Egypt under the leader
ship of Moses. During this period
"Matzos," commonly called the Easter
cake is eaten in place of bread. The
congregation of the B'nai Zion synago
gue will have special services during
this week.
Box Social-
A box social will be held at the Trinity
M. K. church, Saturday evening at 7:30
o'clock. A short literary program, in
cluding singing, recitations and the
phonograph, will be rendered. A uni
que feature will be the reports from all
who have earned a dollar. Following
this will be the box social. All friends
and members of the church are request
ed to prepare boxes and enjoy the even
ing socially. Refreshments including
ice cream, cake and candies w ill be serv
ed.
New Green House.
Two new green houses will be built at
Castle (irove this spring. Each house
will be H2O feet long. J. llutchins of
New York, is the contractor. The work
is toJae finished by April 15. Many of
the smaller buildings and farm houses
will be painted and general improve
ments made over the entire estate.
Notice.
Members of the "Orient," Knights of
Pythias, will enjoy a banquet at the
Armory Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
All members are requested to be pres
ent. Committee.
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN ucing
furnished with a large assortmrn
of job letter and fancy type and job
material generally, the Publishei
announces to the public that he is
prepared at all times to execute in
the neatest manner
JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Descrption.
JjjifGet our prices before place
your orders.
FLOOD ON
MIHONING CREEK
High Water as A Result of Sunday Night's
Rain.
The heavy rain of Sunday night was
followed with a general rise of water,
which at many places during Monday
assumed the proportion of a dangerous
flood, which impeded travel and oblig
ed industries to shut down.
Mahoning creek at this place was on a
rampage, and early Monday morning
the back water began to find its way in
to the cellars on Mill street. The mer
chants all along the thoroughfare were
a busy set during the early hours remov
ing their goods to the upper stories of
the stores. Fortunately the water be
gan to fall before any but the deeper
cellars were flooded.
The entire locality known as "The
Flat" was submerged. On Centre street
the water extended up to the People's
store. About 10 o'clock every cellar was
filled with water, which was on the
verge of entering the first stories, when
the flood began to subside. Apprehend
ing a higher rise the families on Centre
and Bank streets had moved iuto the
second stories of their houses.
The creek began to overflow about 4
o'clock in the morning. John Eisen
hart is deploring the loss of 14 valuable
chickens, which were confined in coops
in the rear of City Hall. A large num
ber were bens, sitting, the eggs being
very choice. The water rose rapidly and
the chickens, coops and all, were swept
away before the owner was aware of it.
At Mausdale the cellars of the two
stores owned by "William Lawrence and
E. S. Delsite were flooded and a small
quantity of goods damaged.
The Cbillisquaque creek at Washing
tonville as usual oveiflowed its banks,
flooding the public roads and rendering
travel impossible or dangerous. The
water was within 4 inches of being as
high as at any time in its history. Eight
poles belonging to the Montour & Col
umbia Telephone Company were wash
ed away. Beyond this, it appears, no *
damage was done.
The Annual Break-Up.
The ice left the river at this place
about half paut 5 o'clock Tnesday
morning on an eight fcot flood, which
during the forenoon rose to a height of
fifteen feet. The breaking up of the ice
is usually a great attraction to our citi
zens, but owing to the early hour at
which it occurred, Tuesday, the best
part of the spectacle was 10-t except to
a very few. During the greater part of
the day, however, the side walk of the
river bridge was lined by men, women
and children watching the big masses of
ice as they drifted onward, breaking in
to fragments with a groaning sound as
they struck the piers or silently passing
out of sight as they Bwept under the
bridge. The ice, which did not seem
more than 10 inches or a foot in thick
ness, passed of! the North Branch quiet
ly euough. Twice during the forenoon
it stopped running here but only for a
short time. At Wolverton, however,
there was a big jam, which did not
break until about one o'clock in the
afternoon.
The West Branch is clear of ice as far
north as Lock Haven.
Pastor and Wife Surprised.
The parsonage of the Shiloh Reform
ed church, Bloom street, Tuesday eve
was crowded to the doors by one hund
red and fifteen of the parishioners, who
had assembled in honor of the first an
niversary of Rev. George E. Limbert's
pastorate. The affair was planned as a
surprise by the ladies of the church and
was very successfully carried through.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Limbert were taken
entirely by surprise. Light refreshments
were served, after which the party with
drew, leaving as tokens of their esteem
an elegant upholstered chair for Mrs.
Limbert and a revolving chair for the
pastor's study.
A. J. Leniger Secretary.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Uganda Cigar Company held at Har
risburg Monday, A. L. Jackson, of Chi
cago, was elected President, N. B.
Shultz, of Philadelphia, Vice President,
A. J. Leniger, of Danville, Secretary and
Treasurer and J. H. Witter, of New
manstown, General Manager.—Sunbury
Daily.
Death of a Veteran.
John Stuart, father of Jacob Stuart of
Frosty Valley, and well known in this
city, died at Almedia, Columbia county,
Thursday, March 7, and was buried last
Saturday at Numidia. The deceased was
a veteran of the Civil War, a member of
Company H, 93rd Regiment, Penna.
Vols. He enlisted September 25,1861,
ami was discharged June 27, 18G5.
A Gift From Mr. Rogers.
St. Stephen's Episcopal church at Mt.
Carrnel was dedicated Tuesday with im
pressive services conducted by Bisbop
Talbot. The church is a very handsome
on 3 and is free from debt. The baptism
al font was a present to the church
from I). J. Rogers of this city.
Business Change.
The grocery store formerly run by
James Martin, No. 310 Mill street, intht*
Lyons building, has been purchased by
Cromwell Bros. The store is being re
modeled and a new line of fancy grocer
ies will be putin. The >to-ew s re
opened this morning.
The Story of the Reformation at the
opera house last night was much en
joyed.