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SHsi NEWS.
(Xial haulers are busy.
The days grow shorter.
Thanksgiving only a week oft.
Fix up v%ir premises for the winter.
Already the storekeepers are begin
ning to feel the impel us of holiday
purchasing. To a great extent pa
trons are devoting a good deal of time
to the inspection of articles they intend
to dispose • 112 as gifts.
ith the advent of colder weather
tramps are becoming more numerous 011
the South side.
Basket ball and indoor sports are re
turning to favor with the waning of
the foot ball season.
Washingtonville should have a lock
up.
There are growing indications that
old Kris will be able to use his sled this
Christmas.
Invitations were leceived in this city
Saturday, for the seventh annual As
sembly of the Americns Cub. Sunbur.v,
to be held on Thanksgiving eve, Nov
ember 27th. The music will be furnish
ed by the Twelfth Regiment band.
The prospect is that Thanksgiving
will not lie wholly a winterless affair.
Parents cannot be too careful with
their children at this time of the year.
See that they are properly clothed.
With a majority of people the mo«t
inteiesting live stock exhibi ju«t now is
a pen of big fat turkeys.
Football rooters have but a few days
left this se ison.
Next Sabbath in a majority of the
Sunday schools in the land a short talk
will be given on the evil effects of cigar
ette smoking, and facts connected with
their use. Pledge cards will be distri
buted for signatures It is expected
that at least one million signers will be
secured, and that the agitation will
greatly assist in the general movement
to abolish the cigarette.
Pbinnev s Baud which appeared at
the Opera House in this city last Friday
night will play in two towns each day
except Sundays and will tour the entire
country by next May.
Miss Margaret Ammerman Danville's
well known singer, will assist at the con
cert to he given by the Penn Social or
chestra in the Y. M C. A. hall on De
cember 17th. Frank Colley. a tenor
singer of Bloomnbur. will also be heard.
Very few houses for rent in this city
at present.
The twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Vincent have recovered from
an attack of fever
Very few tramps reach Danville late
•y-
The wall along thec eek at the Bead
ing Iron Works has been rebuilt.
Skate dealers are anxious for cold
weather
Davis, the confectioner and baker has
purchased a fine delivery wagon.
Shoe dealer Lunger has improved the
front of hi- store with a coat of white
paint
Snow four inches thick was noticed
ou a number of box cars passing through
this city on the Lackawanna road yes
terday.
Storm doors are beginning to loom up
about the city. Certainly a harbinger
of ooid weather
Don't forget the Bazaar to be held on
November 2M. 2!) a:id :}oth for the bene
fit, of the First Baptist, church, in the
room formerly occupied by Schoch's
Grocery store, Mill street. The public
is cordially invited to attend
The housekeeper who persists in wash
ing pavements cool mornings like yes
terday certainly endangers the lives and
limb? of pedestrians
The box social held by the ladies of
the P O. of A. in their lodge rooms last
evening proved a gr at success. A short
lodge session was held before the social.
Danville would lie a good location for
a large shoe factory.
Miss Mary Harris gave a tnusicale at
her home on Lower Mulberry street
last evening The program was enjoy
ed by a large number of guests.
Take a peep at the store windows as
yon pass along. They are already dis
playing mtny articles suitable for
Christmas presents
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•■Tin col NT KY WII.L NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. Mi—NO 17.
FINELY AITDIMHI) |
Holy Family Convent and Orphanage Ap
proaching Completion.
The new bu ldtnj at the Holy bumilj'
Convent ami Orphanage heie, wh ih is
ju*t now receiving its finishing touches,
in point of ariaugement and modern
ami approved appointinen seasdy ranks
as one of the finest ftiuenves of its
kind in this section of the Ma e. I i>e
carpenter work is fi dshed, 'lie plaster
ers are through with their work and hut
little more r< m ins to be done than tlie
pain tint; or polishing of tlie woodwork.
Sio»ni heat i* a I rend v installed an I ilie
structure fr-m t<>|> to hott"in is warm.
The buildma as is well known is of
pleading exterior design and adds one
more to 'he several imposing specimen- j
of architect U'e that makes D-nviile
112 itnous am >ng her sister towns. On the
basement flooi are hath, hakery, kiuli
en. dish «a>hing a d vegetable roon s.
*ll equipped wiih the most modern lab
or saving appliances, a feature of the
hakerv being a l.rea.l mixer run by awa
engine. In a separate b idding a larye
laundry embracing aIM lie latest in « a-h
--ing machinery is being m-ta led. Here,
too, wdl be a seven-horse-power engine
to operate the laundry and 'wo Line
boilers to furti'sh the sieain for beating
and other purposes.
The commodious chapel forming the
southern wing of 'he building is con
st* tic ed with special reference to 'he
comfort of the infinn members if the
sisterhood, who will here have their
home. The chapel, which lakes in !• e
entire height of the building, on a level
with the second story has a gallery com
municating directly with the dormitor
ies, which will enable the aged or the
sick to attend worship without climbing
the stairs.
In the convent proper the tt >orsab>ve
the basement are devoid to sleep ng
apartments, sitting rooms and rooms
for the sick, in connection with which
there are seven large bath rooms.
The treatment of contagious diseases is
«ell provided f>r in the new building,
one department having all tlie equip
ment necessary being effectually isolat- !
ed. Here is a bed room, sitting room,
with a separate kitchen and cooking :
utensils in tlie basement.
Open work plumbing is found through- j
out the entire building, together with t
all that is most modern in steim fining. 1
This branch of the work us well as the
placing ot machinery was done by Jos- :
eph Lechner of this city.
Joseph Gross in the Toils.
Joseph Gross. Hollow street, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon charged with
assault and battery.
Monday night the defendant.who had
been drinking lately, struck Mrs. Lizzie
Seaman, his housekeeper, and shot at
her twice, one of the balls passing
through her clothing.
Gross resisted arrest, locking himself
in bis honse. The arrest was effected
by Officers Mincemoyer and Voris, who
were obliged to kick in the door.
The Thanksgiving Service.
The Rev G. K. Limbert has prepared
a most interestitig program for the I nioii
Thanksgiving service to be held in the
Reformed church on that day. Nearly
every minister in the city will be ap
pointed to take some part. I lie service !
which will be brief, will commence at |
10:30 a. m. sharp. The choir will sing j
several new anthems. C iiigregational j
singing will form a pnrt of the program, j
The assignments have no r as yet been j
made.
Hoffd Brothers Winning Laurels.
Sydney and William Hoff<, siulents
of the Medico Chi. College, Philadelphia
are winning laurels as foot ball players.
On the ninth inst. in the game with the
Philadelphia Denial College Sydnev
made two touchdowns, while Will made
a3O yard run and a touchdown On
Saturd <y last in the game at Carlisle
with the Dickinson Law school one of
the Hoffa boys made aMO yard tun and
j a touch down.
Has Resigned.
O. H. Harris who has had charge of
J. F. Tooley «1* Co s. grocery store ou
Market street ever since the store open
ed for business ()ctol»er 1900 has resigned
his position and II I- Swank now has
1 charge of the store Mr. Swank has also
been with Tooley Co. ever since the
■ store has opened and before coining here
served four years as a clerk in Tooley &
J Cos Shamokin store.— Snnbury Item.
Leg Fractured.
Charles Billm-yer, son of Jackson
Billmeyer of near Exchange, met with a
had arc lent Fridav last. He w«s lea I
| ing a blind horse, which stumbled, the
hoof striking Mr. Billmeyer be|mv the
knee, fracturing one of ihe bones.
Golden Wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. J. If. Jones, Cross street,
celebrated their fiftieth wedd'll4 anni
versary, Saturday night. The guests
were limited to the children and grand
children of the aged couple. A very en
joyable evening was spent.
Thanksgiving at Christ Church.
The Thanksgiving services at Christ
Episcopal church will be Holy Com
munion at 730 a m. Morning pr«yer
and sermon at 10 30 a. 111
Closed the Kindergarten.
The Misses Kase have c'o-ed their
Kindergarten owing to the illness of
many of the little tots attending the
school.
DANVILLE. l'A.. THURSDAY, NOVEMHEIi 21. 15)01.
I'OI.LITION
MUST CEASE
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Council's Impor ant Action Relating to
Blizzard's Run.
The session of council Friday night was
of especial interest, ii being the first
meeting since the citizens' meeting held
111 the C nut House on November 2nd at
which a report was adopted recommend
ing a method of getting rid of the nuis
ance in Blizz ird's run and condemning
the action of council in certain matters
pertaining to seweiage.
As was natural the proceedings of the
session were largely shaped by the re
pott of the citizens' committee. The j
report itself was read by request, which j
Mi. Vastine moved be spread upon the
minutes. The motion was seconded by
M. 1). L. Seehler but was lost by the fol
lowing vote:
Yeas;—Davis, Vastine, M. D. L.
Seehler. Jones and McLain.
Nays:—George Seehler, Fetterman,
Kemmer.Dougherty.Laurer and Brandt, j
Amos Vastine moved that the resolu
tions previously passed by council gran■ • |
ing B. H. Gearhart and J. H. Goeser 1
permission o connect i heir sewers with j
B1 zzaid run tie rescinded and each be
given 30 da,s in which to remove the
drain. The matter was embodied in two
ditierem motions each of which was
seconded by M. D. L. Seehler. Tiny
both carried by the fol owing vote:
Yeas:—Davis, Vastine, Fetterman, M.
1). L. Seehler, Jones and McLain.
Na>s: —tieorge Seehler, Kemuier, Lau- 1
rer, Dougherty and Brandt.
Geoige Seehler said that Mr. Vastine
him-eif was polluting tlie river with sen
age Iruin his residence and he moved !
that he be ordered to abate the nuis
ance.removing the drain within3odays.
Mr. Vastine piotes'ed that his sewer
was far below the Water Works and 110
one had ever been heard to complain of
it. Mr. Dougherty seconded Mr. Seehl
er'.- motion and it cariied by the follow
ing vote
Yeas: —George Seehler, Fetterman,
Kemmer, McLain, Dougherty, Laurer
and Brandt.
Navs:—Davis, Vastine,M. D. L. Seehl
er and Jones.
Mr. Vastine moved that the Street
Commissioner of the of Dan
vil e notify the DanvillePoli-h Lithuan
ian Brewing Company not to throw 01
cause to he thrown, put, run. or cause
to be put, thrown or uin, into what is
commonly known as Sechler's or Bliz
zard's run in the said Borough, auy foul
or noxious liquor, washings from the
brewery, tilth, refuse water,or any other
foreign matter or substance whatever;
also to notify the Danville Knitting
Mills Company, Thomas West, Sup't.,
not to throw, or cause to be thrown,
put.run, or c*use to be put or
run any waste-water, filth or any other
foreign matier or substance whatever
into said stream; also to notify Henry
Divel not to throw or cause to be thrown
put.run, or cause to he put. or run any ,
blood, garbage, entrails, fi th, or any
other foreign matter or substance what- (
ever into said stream; also to notify any 1
and all persons residing along or near
said stream not to throw or cause to be j
thrown, put or run or cau-e to be pur or
run any /vater-eloset or any other tilth, |
dirt, ashes, rubbish, garbage, or any '
01 her foreign matter or substance what- ;
ever into said stream, under penalty of
the law, an 1 the ordinances of the *ai 1 (
Borough o' Danville, in such behalf en
acted.
M. D L. Seehler seconded Mr. Val
ine's motion and it carried by the fol
lowing vote:
Yeas: —Davis, Vastine, M. D. L. Seehl
er, Fetterman, Jones and McLain.
Navs:—George Sec'iler, Kemmer,
Dougherty, Laurer and Brandt.
On motion of \lr l.anrer it was order
ed 1 hat the two policemen be furnished
with winter hats.
George Seehler reported tint re*id- j
ents in the vicinity of Mill and Mahon- 1
ini side's u j ct to Edward Fallon's '
peanut roaster. On motion, therefore,,
the resolution of previous meeting gram- j
mg him permission to remove bis ou'fit j
there 011 certain occasions was rescinded.
,). W Swart/, was granted permission!
to erect a frame store and d .veiling tin- |
der a slate roof on South side of East ;
Mahoning street, ninety feet from the j
M ill street line.
First Number of Star Course.
Phinney's Baud, the first number on I
the Y. M. C. A. Star Course, was heard '
at'lie opera house Friday eve. and the ,
much advertised assertion that this
number would be worth the price of the j
entire course was well sustained. In j
point of modulation, phrasing and style j
no better aggregation of wind instiu
ments has ever been heard here. A well
arranged program, one that suited all
was rendered in a faultless man
ner
Mr Phinney is a conductor of much
112 rce. He made the most of every num
ber and responded readily to encores.
The well known Pilgrim's Chorus from
Wagner's "Tannhau-er" was played
j magnificently. The characteristic Span
! ish melodies by Langley were much
epjoved. The selection from that sue
| ce-sful opera "Floradora" was a most
pleasing number and was loudly ap
pl«u led. Bohumir Kryl, the cornetist
covered himself with glory. He is a
complete master of the instrument, his
wonderful technique and expressive
|i aving being a revelation to everybody.
The reed section of this band is very
strong. Their precision in playing was
an evidence of a good bandmaster. The
Y. M. C. A deserve much credit and
many thanks for giving the music loving
j people of this city so good a concert;
112 r a good concert it surely was. Stand
ing room on'y was available down stairs
. and a good sized gallery also beard the
music.
! PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your
Friends and Acquaintances.
Mrs. B. P. Harris and daughter, Miss
Mary, visited friends in Bloomsbnrg
yesterday.
Miss Emma Gearhart was in Blooms
burg yesterday.
Mrs. Joanna Thompson, of Philadel
phia, is visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs J. W. Ho vies is visiting friends
in Sunbury.
Miss Gertrude Morgan returned to
Shamokin yesterday after a visit at the
home of her brother, Harry Morgan, ;
Front street.
Mrs. Russell Kelly, of Snnbury, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Beaver, Pine street.
Miss Elsie Shnltz, of Roaring Creek,
returned home yesterday after a visit at
the residence of James Shnitz, East
.Market street.
Mrs. D. A. Montgomery visited
friends in Bloomsbnrg yesterday.
Mrs. John Starr, Cherry street, spent
yesterday in Bloomsbnrg.
Harry Eyer, of Williamsport, is visit
ing at the home of William Wertnian.
East Danville.
Mrs. Frank Jacobs returned to Sun
bury yesterday after a visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Keener,
Rough and Ready street
Misses Hettie and Boone Ecknian, ot
Roaring Creek, visited friends in this
city yesterday.
Henrich Dorneuiann, of Hazleton J
was in this city yesterday.
John W. Shnniun. of Mainville, was
in this city yesterday.
Dr. F. E. Drnmheller and Milton
Loeb. Esq., of Snnbury. called 011 Dan- ,
ville friends yesterday.
Miss Bertha Cromwell is visiting ,
friends in Tnrlx>tville.
J. Wellington Shannon. Esq., of I
Philadelphia, is visiting his parents.Mr. 1
and Mrs. Joseph Shannon. Riverside.
A E. Ward, representing 'The Ver- ]
inont Girl," which will be produced at
the Opera House Thanksgiving night, is
in Danville today booming his attrac
tion.
Clyde Heddens, of Washingtonville,
returned from Philadelphia last even
ing
Contractor George W Keeter.of Sun
bury, was in this city yesterday.
Mover Lewis, of Bloomsbnrg, was in
town yesterday.
C. R. Diehl. of Strawberry Ridge,
transacted business in this city yester
day.
McClellen Diehl. of Washingtonville, !
was in this city yesterday.
Miss Mary Moyer. of Shamokin, visit
ed friends in this city yesterday.
Miss Lulu Morgan, of Kingston, is
visiting the Misses Bassett, Mill street.
Benjamin Welch, of Hughesville, was
iu town yesterday.
Mrs. George Sandel aud daughter,
Hazel, are visiting friends in Berwick.
F. Hartman left yesterday for a
business trip to New York.
Edward H. Reynolds has accepted a
position at Sanlt Ste. Marie. Michigan.
William Jones, of Berwick, was in
town yesterday.
Harry Snyder, of Philadelphia, is vis
iting his parents on Grand street.
Mrs. Lizzie Fisher returned from a
visit in Catawissa yesterday.
Mrs tieorge Arms of Milton visited
friends in thiscitv vesterdav.
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Mrs M. E. Williams returned to Mil
waukee yesterday after a visit with
friends in this city.
D. G. Jones returned to Pittsburg
1 yesterday after a visit with his parents,
Nassau street.
Mrs. Mary Caldwell returned to Sun
bury yesterday after a visit with friends
; in Danville.
Mrs William Hughes left for Me-
I Keesport yesterday, after a visit at the
I home of Thomas Bedea East Market
street.
Mrs. Bertha Reed and daughter, Miss
Katherine, of Shamokin, are visiting
! at the home of Harrison Kase, South
I Danville.
! Mrs. Mary Herman returned to her
home in York yesterday, after a visit
with her daughter, Mrs. W. I) Lau
! master. Mrs. Lanmaster accompanied
her mother as far as Snnbury.
Dr. J. P. Welsh, of the State Normal
School, Bloomsbnrg, is a guest at the
home of John Seehler, Ferry street.
Mrs. William Heddens and daughter
Beulah. left Saturday for a visit with
friends in Catawissa.
Miss Margaret McCormick, West Mark
et street, returned from Elmira Satur
day.
Mrs. Ella Rote, of Philadelphia, is
visiting her father, Christian Laubach,
Mill street.
Mrs. .John Jacobs, Mill street, left Sat
unlay for a visit with friends in Hazle
ton
Dr. and Mrs. (J H. Reynolds spent
I Sunday in Catawissa.
Mrs Alva B Luther, of Philadelphia,
is visiting at the home of Frank Scboch,
East Market street
Warren Schultz, of Philadelphia, is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs I). M
Schultz, East Market street.
, Dr. Charle* Jennings,of Philadelphia,
, is spending a few davs with his bro'her,
Dr. 1 H Jennings, West Market street.
IIICII SCHOOL
WINS THE CAME
Milton Tigers Downed at DeWitt's Park
Saturday.
The High school foot ball team won
their first game for this season in a pret
tily played contest against the Milton
eleven at DeWitt's Park on Saturday
afternoon.
The weather was ideal for the sport
and a good sized and very enthusias.it
crowd witnessed the struggle. The im
provement in the playing of the Danville
team was very evident and in point of
iuteiference and ensemble playing they
showed ability above the average
! Danville won the toss and chose the
j west goal. Immediately after the kick
-1 off Leniger made a run of 40 yards
around rulit end. Gross made a touch
, down which was not allowed owing to
j its being made by a forward pass. The
ball was brought bsck to Milton's 10
yard line and soon afterward Maiers was
pushed through centre for the first
! touchdown. Good plays were made
from that onto the end of the first half.
I Danville having it all their own way by
a score of lti to 0. Milion made a touch
-1 down in the second half. The ball was
! on 1) nvdie's 20 yard line when an at
tempt was made to carry Rosenthal 011
I their shoulders for a gain. Rosenthal
! fumbled the ball and Green for Milton
made the goal with tittle interference.
This was all Milton could do and the
game ended with a «-c>re of 2fi to 5.
Leniger played his usual strong gime.
A number of new plays were made, sev
eral without signals which proved suc
! cesslul. The line-up was as follows:
' Milton Danville.
| Showers centre Gorman
I Hause light guard Ang'e
i Snyder right tackle .. .Dougherty
Foulk right end Pegg
Gensel left guard Bailey
| Hankee left tackle Gross
Ryan left end E Imondson
; Bare quarter back ... Rosenthal
! Wands... right half back... McC'ure
j Redcay left half back Leniger
j Green full back Maier.s
Linemen, Fisher and Gaskins. Timer,
1 Oglesby. Referee, Dr. Angle. Umpire.
Sypher. Time of first half, 20 minutes,
second half, 15minutes.
Nine Lives Imperilled.
Bigler D. Moyer's family of nine per
sons came very near losing their lives
by asphyxiation on Sunday morning.
Saturday last a new parlor heater was
installed iu the Moyer home, 240 West
Mahoning street. .Mrs. Moyer.it seems,
had not been properly instructed as to
regulating the stove and during the
night it threw out a vast volume of
sulphur.
About 4:30 o'clock a. m , Mrs. Moyer
was awakened with a violent headache.
She wn> quite dazed but arose from her
bed fur relief. In an adjoining room she
found one of her daughters lying on the
tloor in a semi-conscious state. Hall
way dowu the stairs she found n young
er daughter, Ivy, lying totally uncon
scious.
Mrs. Moyer called for help and threw
open the windows. The entire family,
however, were more or less under the in
fluence of the gas and with one excep
tion it was difficult to arouse them Dr.
Newbaker was called. Several of the
family were found quite sick but they
found relief in vomiting. I'nder treat
ment they all improved.
"The Making of a Man."
A large audience assembled in V. M.
C. A. hall Tuesday night to hear the lec
ture of Rev. J. Henry Haslam, D. D.,
pastor of the First Baptist church ol
Williamsport.
Dr. Haslam chose as his theme "The
Making of a Man." The discourse was
a very fine one, forcible in diction and
keen and analytical in thought. Dwell
ing at length on human greatness and
its function the speaker proceeded in a
very telling way to define the subtle
forces that work upon our natures to
bring out within us the best possible
flower of manhood.
The lecture was preceded with a mu
sical selection by the choir of the Mah
oning Presbyterian church.
Ourry Foust Injured.
Curry Foust met with a painful ac
cident Monday night. He was unharness
ing a team about 7 o'clock when one of
the hands threw a bale of hay down
from the loft, which frightened the
horsei and caused them to rear and
plunge in their stalls. Mr. Foust was
struck and knocked down—how ho
t know—whether with the hoofs
of one of the horses or the animal's
teeth as he threw his head around. Mr.
Foust's face was badly lacerated and he
was obl'ged to take his bed.
Teachers' Annual Excursion.
At the institute Tuesday Dr. Welsh
: announced that the annual excursion of
j the Bloomsbnrg Normal school to Wash
ington, l>. C., will take place next
; month The excursion will leave Blooms-
Hurg, Monday, December lti, retiming
Friday evening following. An invita
j tion to accompany the excursion wasex
i tended to the Danville teachers. The
! expenses of the trip including railroad
fare, hotel charges and a trip to Mt.
| Vernon is only fl4.
A New Lumber
1 The 1). L. AW. railroad company have
recently completed a large wharf along
their tracks at the extreme end of Nor
thumberland street beyond the Reading
> Iron Company mills. This wharf which
» in 300 feet in length and ten feet high is
• for convenience iu loading lumber
WALKED INTO
A TRAP
Insane Man at Large for Over a Year j
Captured Saturday. (
i
Ati insane mau who had been at large
for over a year Saturday afternoon last
walked into a trap in this city. As
Chief-. f-Police Mincemoyer was making
his round he was accosted by a voice
which seemed fam'liar and it took him
only a moment to recognize the speaker
as John Ryan, a former patient at the
Hospital for the Insane at this place
who made his escape when the transfer
of patients was made from this piace to
Retreat last Summer a year ago.
Hyan, wno is about 40 years ol age, is
frum Luzerne county, where a number
of his relatives still reside. Our Chief.
of-Police was formerly an attache of the
Hospital and he knew Hyan well. He
says that although incoherent and
flighty he was apparently not at all dati
getous. But little hope was entertained
of hearing from him again after this
lapse of time until he so oddly turned
up in this city, Saturday.
The poor fellow talked very freely of
his wanderings. Hesaid that he was as
far as Washington, D. C., but that he
spent the most ol the time during the
interval that he was free in and about
Ihe coal regions. He tried working in
the coal mine?, but he said, he had not
the strength for that kind of labor and
found that be could get along better
among the farmers, where the work was
I'ghter. His hardships were many,
sleeping at night wherever he could find
a shelter, which as often as not was in a
station bouse or lock-np.
Chief Mincemoyer says that when
Hvan was in the Hospital his one desire
was to obtain work. '"lf 1 were only
out of here," he would say, "1 could get
a job." His object in accostiug the
Chief Saturday was to enlist his aid in
obtaining work. The officer told him
they would see about work on Monday.
Meanwhile, he explained, he would take
him to the jail where he would be pro
vided with food and a good bed. This
was rather more than the insane man
was acctistomed to and he did not ob
ject.
Dr. Mayberry, the Superintending
physi' ian at Retreat, was communicat
ed with by telephone and he will adopt
what measures are necessary to author
ize the patient's reincarceration.
"'The Personality of God."
Rev. Dr. George D. Penepacker, of
Williamsport, who exchanged pulpits
with Rev. H. C. Hurman, preached a
strong and characteristic sermon at St.
Paul's M. E. church Sunday morning
last.
Dr. Penepackeris looking exceeding
ly well. Ho is still in the vigor aud
prime of intellectual and physical man- j
hood, and his sermon Sunday morn
ing, which had a 9 its theme. "The Per
sonality of God," takes rank with the
best of the many masterpieces of thought
and eloquence which have been preach
ed at St. Paul's during its long history.
Logical, convincing in the argument
advanced to prove the existence and
divinity of Christ it was at the same
time a powerful and effective plea for a
personal Saviour. In the personality of
Christ he saw reflected the personality
of God and he dwelt upon the theme in
such a way as to drive many cherished
truths home to the hearts of the con
gregation.
The sermon, which was preached
Sun lay morning for the first time, # as
one on which Dr. Penepacker has been
working for four years. It represents
the best thought and most profound
study of his life. Its delivery occupied
•one imur and ten minutes, yet during
the whole time the large audience pres
ent sat rapt without the least evidence
of weariness.
Tested and Found Satisfactory.
The five hundred feet of new "Fire
King" hose purchased for the Friend
ship Fire jompany ol Wise A Bailey,
Philadelphia, was tested at the Water
Works, Saturday afternoon, iu the pres
ence of several members ol the fire com
pany and Messrs. Dougherty and Brandt
1 of the Fire Committee of Council.
The intention was to use the borough
steamer, as the hose could thereby be
subjected to a heavier strain than with
the pressure obtained at the Water
Works. The steamer was brought out,
but before the test could be applied the
suction pipe burster, which put the
engine out of business. The hose was
then connected with the fire plug at
Factory and Front streets, and by test
ing 100 feet lengths at a time the pres
sure—;hat of 110 pounds—was found
suflicient.
The hose stood the test very well, with
out any indication of leaking at the
couplings where the others rejected,
were found defective. They were ac
cordingly accepted by the Fire Commit
tee into whose hands the matter had
been placed.
The test was conducted by Otto J.
Welp, of Philadelphia, who illustrated
the use of the new cut-off spray no*zle
recently purchased by the borough.
The Jewish Thanksgiving.
The Thanksgiving services at B'nat
Zion synagogue will be held in the even
ing at 7 o'clock. Rabbi Adolpb Meyer
will read the English service and will
preach an English sermon. His text
will be from the r )oth Psalm, 23rd Verse:
> "Who so offereth praise glorifieth me
: and to him that ordereth his conversa
tion aright will I shew the salvation of
; God." The choir w ili sing special music.
1 J.J Newman will sing a solo and Her
n bert W>le and Miss Gertrude Heitn will
render a selection from violin and piano
ESTABLISHED IN 1855.
Th U HI ItS
IS session;
Oounty Institute Op ned in This City Mon
day with a Large Attendance.
The thirty-sixth annual session of the
Montour County Teachers' Institute
opened in the High school Monday
afternoon under the most auspicious cir- j
cums'ancea. Seventy-four of the seventy
eight teachers employed in the county
enrolled their names, while aside from
the attendance, which was unusual for
the first session, there was a degree
of z-al and interest manifested which
augurs well for tha geneial success of
the remaining sessions fluring the week.
The Institute was called to order at 2
o'clock by County Superintendent VV.
D. Steinbach, who assisted by Borough
Superintendent U. L. Gordy, will pre
side duriug ihe week. Fred Ream was I
cho-en secretary. Messrs. Clem. Wag
ner and D. N. Dieffenbacher are enroll
ing clerks.
Devotional exercises at the opening
session were conducted by Rev Dr. W.
I. Steans. The institute joined in sing
ing "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name."
Miss Viola Young officiated at the orwan
while Professor E. B. Barnett, Principal
of the Third Ward schools, led the sing
ing. The music is in good hands, and
the singing, in which the whole instit
ute joins, oris expected to join, will no
doubt prove a pleasing aud inspiring
feature of the week's work.
Pro'. C. H. Albert, of the State Nor
mal school, Bloomsburg, was expected
o occupy a period Monday, but be
was unable to be present. Tnis gave the
whole afternoon to Dr. S. D. Fess, of
Ada. Ohio, who delivered two introduc
tory talks, one before and the other af
ter recess.
Dr. Fess combines with ripe scholar
ship and experience in teaching, a most
pleasing personality, a gracious manner
and the happy faculty of making him
self understood. He will dwell largely
on History and Civics and Monday
merely outlined his work for the week,
embracing the opportunity, however, to
weave in many practical truths relating
to the work of teaching.
In teaching history, he said, the text
books afford an opportunity for falling
into error as to method, the facts being
generally arranged in chronological or
der without any regard to the relation
which naturally exists between fact and
fact, so that history becomes difficult to
memorze and equally hard to retain.
One fact, it should be remembered, is
only one in a chain of facls. The law
of cause aud effect is to be observed
ami any attempt to teach history with
out observing this law and the law of
the mind will end in failure. He would
take a principal, say slavery, and in
connection with it he would teach all
the f.icts that relate to it, although they
might cover centuries of time. Under
the topic chosen as an example are
many leading facts of history which can
never be forgotten if studied in their
proper relation. They include the in
troduction of slavery, the various com
promises, especially the compromise of
IS2O, the Omnibus bill, Dred Scott de
cision, John Brown's raid, Secession,
Civil War, Emancipation proclamation,
Fifteenth Amendment, &c.
After recess Dr l ess gave a decidedly
instructive talk on the "Personal Side
of History."
County Institute reconvened Tues
day morning at nine o'clock with
nearly a full attendance of teachers pres
ent.
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rabbi Adolph Meyer. The institute
joined in singing, after which Borough
Superintendent F. L. Gordy indulged in
some remarks relating to the excellent
results attained in teaching the Pollard
system of reading.
His talk was followed with a class
drill by Miss Jennie Lawrence to illust
rate her method of teaching reading dur
ing the first year. There were some fif
teen little ones in the class, all wide
awake and thoroughly familiar with the
subject.
Dr. F. G. Bible, of Fast Stroudsburg
and Dr. J. P. Welsh of Bloomsburg.
made their first appearance before the
institute during the forenoon
Dr. Bible gave a very edifying talk on
"Expression in Reading." He is a man
of splendid attainments and a most
pleasing speaker. His address was well
received.
Dr. Welsh dwelt on"The Personality
of the Teacher." Personality, he said,
is greater than the idea, and makes the
j work a success or a failure. He dwelt
upon the essential elements that enter
into personality, accentuating scholar
ship and agreeableness.
The last period of the forenoon was
occupied by Dr. Fess on "Tfce Evolution
of Political Parties." He said that while
partisanship should be avoided in teach
ing history, yet it is necessary to teach
politics. Our government will always be
ruled by two great parties, while new
i parties, which will arise from time to
! time, have a noble work to do in culti
vating public opinion. In this connec
j tion he showed how both the Democratic
i and Republican parties have reversed
themselves, finally espousing the same
issue, which earlier in their history
they strenuously opposed. Our country
is safe in the hands of any political
party only when watched by the jealous
eye of the opposition. By using the
black board Dr. Fess very clearly
illustrated his method of arranging the
ditlerent topics making up this subject
of history.
Dr. O. P. Bible spoke on Literature,
taking as the basis of his remarks "A
Trip to the I.and of Evangeline," giving
the historical incidents of the settle
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TEACHERS'
RECEPTION
Delightful Event in the High School MOB
day Evening.
The reception tendered the teaeher*
from the rural districts by the corpa of
borough teachers in the High school
Monday night was unquestionably one of
the most enjoyable functions of ftDy sort
that was ever held in connection with
the county institute. It was a purely
informal affair. Half an hour or more
was spent in band shaking, during
which the teacher# were brought face to
fac« with each other ia a very pleavant
way, as well as with the instructors of
the week and others who have the cause
of education near at heart.
Dnring the evening the following In
teresting program was rendered:
Piano solo, "Leybaob."
Miss Anna Divel.
Recitation, "Firat Suow Fall,"
Florence Trumbower.
Piano Duet, "Escamillo,"
Miss Moyer and Reber Moyer.
Duett, "Dream Faces,"
Miss Sanders, violin.
Miss Ritter, piano.
Piano solo, "Gypsy Rondo,'
Miss May Books.
Recitation,. "Miss Edith Helps Things
Along,"
Miss Florence Price.
Piano solo, "Torch Light Dance,"
Miss Moyer.
At the conclusion of the exercises re
freshments consisting of ice cream and
cake were served to the entire assemb
lage. This was a feature by no means
the least enjoyable and helped to round
out an event which on the whole was a
manifestation of good feeling and fel
lowship most highly esteemed by those
whom the reception was intended to
honor.
Following is a list of teachers in the
county, the most of whom were present
at the reception: Borough Superintend
ent I*. L. Gordy, Principal of the High
school J. C. Carey, assistants D. N.
Dieffenbacher and Mrs. E. A. Coulter;
Ward Principals Frederick Ream and E.
B. Barnett; Misses Sallie M. Musselman,
Rose Gallagher, Katharine Bennetts,
Racial Goodall, L. Malissa Bloom, Wini
fred Evans, Mary Welsh, Elsie M. Wil
son. Sarah Moyer, LauraS. Divel, Barab
Pritchard, Blanche Lowrie, Tillie James,
Janette Pickard, Mary Williams, Sarah
S. Wilson, M, Alice Bird, Catharioe
Cunningham, Viola Young, Jennie Law
rence, Sara Cunningham and Nellie
Gregory.
Anthony township—Jas. A. Ellia,
Clemens Wagner, G. W. William*, Moot
Derr, Belle Derr, Hannah Sechler, Ho
mer Smith, Mollie Johnston.
Cooper township—Edith Kellar, Lil
lian Hidlay.
Derry township—Amandus Shultß,
Annie Lowrie, J. C. Bogart, Nora Hed
dens. Annie Wentzle, Bertha Crosaly.
Limestone township—Elmer Schnure,
Herman Schnure, A. C. Feinour, Kathr
yn Wagner, A. M. Clapp, Isaac Acor.
Liberty township—John Long, G. M,
Bobbins, Mabel Robinson, Maggie Rob
bins, Lizzie Moore, Hattie Boudeman,
Mary Love, Lewis Rout, Annie Roat.
Mahoning township— Maggie C. Mad
den, W. S. Diebert, Samuel Ktumm,
Blanche Campbell, Gertrude .Mapstone,
Clark Enterline.
Mavberry township—Lillian Gotshall,
Bessie Mettler.
Valley township—Bertha Appieman,
Mazie Wintersteen, James Curry, Min
nie Roberts, Carrie Flick, Annie Ridler,
John Mack.
West Hemlock township— Park
Moore, Effie Arnwine.
Two Brothers Seek Death.
A shocking suicide occurred on Rivet
Hill this aide of Catawissa early Tue*»
day morning. Young Ray Hartman,
nineteen years of age, arising from bis
bed between 3 and 4 a. m., proceeded to
the barn and hanged himself on the
same spot where his elder brother, Frank,
committed suicide two years before.
The two brothers employed precisely
the same manner in seeking death, that
of hanging themselves with the hay
rope.
The news was telephoned down to
some acquaintances in South Danville
yesterday morning and caused quite an
excitement, as the family of the deceas
ed boy is well known not only in Soutb
Danville, but in this city also.
No cause can be assigned for the sui
cide, except that the young man was
laboring under;» fit of temporary in
sanity. Along with his father and
younger brother he retired about mid
night on Monday Ho was then in the
best of health and in his usual good
spirits.
About 4 o'clock Tuesday morning
the younger brother awoke and found
that Kay was not in bed. The boy
aroused his father and a search was in
stituted, which resulted in the discov
ery of the lifeless body suspended from
the overhead in the barn.
Nursing e Sore Foot.
Spencer Vastine, now a studeilt at
Dickinson College, Carlisle, arrived in
South Danville last evening. Mr. Vast
ine was accidentally strnck in the right
foot by a ten-pin while iu a bowling
alley at Carlisle la«t week. The brui»«
he received developed an abscess which
has become very painful, rendering him
quite lame and obliging him to relin
quish his studies for the present. Mr.
Vastine will remain at the home of hi»
parents, Mr and Mrs. Hugh Vastine.
South Danville, until able to return to
college.
Miss Jennie Williams, of Williatna
port, returned home yesterday after a
visit with friends iu this city