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DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS,
DENTIST.
Office Honrs
9.4 M.to 12 M. 104 Mill St.,
1 P. il to A P. M. Danville. Pa.
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425 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA.
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a Specialty
pil. W. V. AMULR,
DENTIST
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Instrument* and prepared to execute the
most difficult work.
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"A Country Kid" to-night.
Beware of the icy sidewalks.
Prepare for a merry Christmas.
A white Christma» is peidicted.
This weather checks building opera
tions.
The Holy Communion will be cele
brated at the Grove Presbyterian church
on Sunday morning.
Mrs. Caspar Diseroad is ill at her hot ne
on Grand street.
The present weather is not relish ed
by that class of humanity common ly
called tramps.
The wisdom of cleaning pavements
immediately after the snow falls is ap
parent these days.
The little folks are writing letters to
Sauta Clans.
Committees of the Friendship F ; ire
company are making great preparations
for their fair which opens on Saturday
evening, December 14th.
Watch your water pipes these winter
ttays or you may have to call it the
plumber
Don't trifle with a cold. This is the
•eason when pneumonia gets- in its
work.
Handsome new eucharistic vestments
were recently presented to Christ Epis
copal church as a memorial to Rev. M
C. Lightner.
Mail carriers and expressmen will be
busy this month.
Major C. P. Gearhart will remove his
office frotn the Montgomery building
Mill street, to the ro mi formerly occu
pied by Squire Hunter.No. 18 East Mar
ket street.
The Klark-Scoville Repertoire com
pany will play a th>ee nights' engage
ment at the Opera House beginning to
night. The famous rural drama, "A
Country Kid," will be the opening per
formance. Sixteen capable actors are |
in the cast, the scenery is all special, |
and six very tine specialties are given.
Since the recent exposures by the
state pure food agents regarding adul
teration of milk a public leinand has
arisen for stricter indirection of the pro
duct. South Bethlehem has just adopt
ed an ordtuance providing for milk in
spection and the arrest and titling of
dealers failing to cjinply with the meas
ore.
Daniel Arnwine, of W e st Hemlock
township, died on Monday last, after an
illness of about two years. The deceas
ed was a carpenter by trade and was
widely known throughout the county.
He was r >H years of age atid is survived
by a wife and several children, as fol
lows: William. Martha, Sarah, Jacob,
Jvimber and Harry.
The mystery of many packages will be
■fifiarod tp on Christmas morning.
Many pe jple are suffering with sore
li Croats duetto the damp weather.
Y3ie Dtnville Reserves basket ball
mai will play the Potts College team
jf Williamsport at that place- in the
ieai * future.
M. * W. K Holloway is slowly im
>rov sir after a serious illness.
Re * Dr. McAtee.bas been able to ap
pear) n. the street again after a slight
ittack «tJf erysipelas.
The ?nre.-»ent weather haw a promise of
winter sfl: it.
Chri statin Lowh is ill at his home, 418
L'hnrcl > rtreet.
Ukil . Vrkfctisaw, the most popular mel
odrama i of times, will be seen at the
Opera House. December 13th. The pro
duction come* v> us in its entirety and
will be put on the local stage exactly as
it was produced during its celebrated
record-breaking run in Chicago. Frank
O. Ireson and the entire supporting
company have been retained and will
appear here with the company in their
original roles.
Lyman H. Howe is to moving pictures
what P. T. Barnum was to the circus,
the acknowledged prince of showmen
and the nndeviating creator of new
features of entertainment. As evidence
of the fact that Mr. Howe keeps step
with the lofty demands, his series of
new moving pictures which will be re
vealed to the public at the Opera House,
on Saturday evening, December 14, are
more fascinating than ever.
illontour flSii Immran.
"THIS COl NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. +C--NO I!).
DEATH OF
U. TOBKS
Expires Suddenly While Taking an Even
ing Walk.
Onr town last evening was shocked
by the news of a sudden death in which
the victim was one of our best known
aud beloved citiz ns. S. A. Yorks in
the midst of health, iii the prime of
j manhood without any warning received
} the dread sumn u which called him
j from earth to the lue beyond.
Last evening he took his customary
! stroll across the river bridge. He en
j joyed these walks very much and was
usually accompanied by B. W. "Rhodes,
or some other intimate friend. Last
evening it happened that he was alone.
He was returning when it would seem
that he became ill. He was barely able
to make his way into the office of the
Pennsylvania House, where he sank in
to a chair. He asked for some hot wat
er aud requested that a doctor be call
ed. He was in the act of removing his
j uecktie and collar when 1i» arms drop
ped help ess ti> his side. Mrs. Gillaspy.
who was present when Mr Yo ks en
tered. quickly produced the hot water,
but it was of no avail. The man, al
ready dying, was able to take only a
I couple of swallows. Drs. Curry, Win
tersteen aud Thompson in response to
the call were soon on the spot, but by
that time the last spark of life had fled.
Mr. Yorks was in good health. He
now and then had a spell of indiges
tion aud about two weeks ago suffered
from a very acute attack. Dr. Thomp
son last evening stated that in his opin
ion death was caused by a recurrence
of such an attack, which caused a
functional disturbance of the heart.
The attack two weeks ago came very
near resulting seriously, but the proper
remedies were applied in time. That
the symptoms of yesterday's attack as
experienced by Mr. Yorks were those of
indigestion is evident from the fact of
his asking for hot water, which is the
remedy he was accustomed to take for
that trouble.
Mr. Yorks died at o o'clock. The
news was broken to his wife aud at
about half past six the body was remov
ed to the family residence, West Mark
et street. The news of the sad event
flew through town like wildfire and was
everywhere received with expressions
of profound regret.
Mr. Yorks was a man that every
worthy person could call a friend. He
was a true gent ernan at heart. He j
made no distinctions and the poorest i
person was sure to receive at his hands '
the same civility, and polite attention
as the rich man. He was a public spir
ited citizen and of sterling integrity,
who figured largely in the affairs of the
town; a man of marked intellectual
tastes, whose mind was well stored with
information; a ready and entertaining
conversationalist, which made him a
most congenial companion. i
The deceased was 48 years of age. Ho
was born in Danville, and resided here
during his entire life. At the time of
his death he was cashier of the First
National Bank of Danville, where in
one capacity or another he was employ
ed since seventeen years of age. For
many years he was assistant cashier
He serv d liue years in the borough
council, tor six years representing the
Fourth Ward and for three years at a
Later date the First Ward. He was a
member of the Grove Presbyterian
i n.urch aud for many years secretary of
t hrt .Sunday scho >l.
£&* wife and a son and daughter—
S w»oel A. Jr., and Mary C.—survive. !
Dr. J. B. Gearhart Manager.
The Tktnviile basket ball team has re- I
01 •ganized and is now under the man- i
a peineut cf Dr J. Beaver Gearhart. The
t ovs are awakening to the fact that
t iK-y lEUst get down to business and ac
c 3rdiugly are practicing two hours each
a fternoou in the Armory, and will no
dkmbt notm l>e in good condition. The
manager will arrange for a series of
games here this winter and the visiting
teamfi will include some of the strongest
in the state. There will likely be sev
eral additional players secured. Manag
er Gearhart will mi doubt give us good,
clean basket ball.
Improvements at Bli>ch & Benabach's.
Bkn-h & Beuzbach are making a num
ber of improvements at their factory on
North Mill street. The office has been
torn out and the space t tsed as a stock
room for piece g >ods. An office will be
built at the extreme rear of the room.
A window ha-< been cut in the side of
the buildiug to aft'ord more light. Ten
new machines will be installed, which
will give employment to a number of
new hands. This industry employs now
nearly a hundred hands.
R-moved to Harrisburg.
Fifteen children were taken from the
Holy Family Orphanage in this city to a
•timilar institution at Harrisbarg yes
terday morning. The orphanage at
Harrisburg has been recently opened
and those taken there belong to that
diocese. Several of th« Sisters of Chris
. tian Charity accompanied the little
I charges who though in high glee at the
depot were loath U> depait from the in
stitution Some of them had been there
for three years.
A Stamp Exhibit.
The Red Star Stamp company, of
Newark. N J.. have opened an office in
Foulk & Co's. grocery store and have
placed a handsome exhibit Quite a
number of our merchants have adopted
• this system.
TELEGRAPH POLE
iiy EXPRESS
Shipped to London, England, by Howe 4
Polk.
A telegraph pole, one would think, is
the last article in the world that an ex
press company would undertake to
handle, yet such, and an iron pole at
that, is what Howe & Polk, of this city,
yesterday dipped to New York by the
United States Expreun company. The
pule is a full sized one,skeleton in form,
known as the Electric Tripartite steel
pole, the sole manufacture of which is
in the hands of Howe & Polk. The
pole is a sample consigned to Oliver
Wethered, Swithen's Lane, London,
England. In order to catch one of the
outgoing steamers it was necessary to
make the best possible time between
this city and New York, hence the ship
ment was made by express.
The first of the«e poles was manufact
ured at Howe & Polk 's last summer and
it will be remembered that this paper
last August contained a write-up
wiving a description of the pole, which
is 30 to 32 feet in length, consisting of 3
bars of 'U" iron 2by 2i inches fasten
ed together by seven spreaders or collars.
The pole is the invention of G. V. A.
Conger, of New York. W hen the: rti
cle in question was print< d th>- ii"s» pole
ever assembled in Danvi !>• ,m«i just
been completed and the inventor was in
this city.
Daring August and September several
of the Tripartite steel poles, less than
half a dozen, were sent out as samples.
They were everywhere received with
favor and pronounced superior to the
tubular form of metal pole, the kind
heretofore in use. Orders soon began to
come in and during October and Nov
ember poles have been manufactured
an I shipped away by the carload. There
seems no doubt but that Mr. Conger's
invention will supersede every other
form of metal pole and that the manu- i
facture will crowd Howe & Polk with
work and bring their plant into promi
nence.
In addition to the installing of safety ;
water tube boilers Howe & Polk have
other improvements on foot looking to j
the comfort and protection of their em
ployes. A large shed under which such
work may be done as is usually perform- '
ed out of doors is approaching comple
tion. The shed is 40x45 feet aud will
afford shelter lor a large foroe of work
men.
Montour Lodge Ho. 109.
Montour lodge, No. 109, J. O. O. F.,
which convenes every Monday uight at '
Odd Fellows' hall, Vlill street, Monday
night held a meeting which was con
siderably out of the ordinary The
features of the event were a lodge ban
quet and the initiation of a candidate at i
which the degree was conferred by a
team from Myrtle lodge, No. 858, led by
J. C. Foust. District Deputy Grand
Master. There was an unusually large
number present, many of the old mem
bers not in the habit of attending reg- |
ularly being noticed in lodge.
Montour lodge is the oldest Odd Fel
lows organization in Danville. It was
instituted April 21st, 1845. It compris- |
es in its membership a surprisingly large
number of our middle aged and repres
entative citizens, men prominent in j
business affairs, whose faces are familiar
to every one.
The officers of Montour lodge serving j
at present are: Noble Grand, Emery
Shultz; Vice Grand, W. F. Paugh; Sec
retary, Dr. Jno. Sweisfort; Treasurer, :
Samuel M Trumbower.
Purchased the John B. Rote Property.
John Jacobs of the firm of John Jacob* J
and Sons, Mill street, has purchased the j
dwell ng, 110 West Market street, of (
John R. Rote, who will remov* to Har
risburg in the spring. Mr. Jacobs with
his family will take up his residence in j
the Market street dwelling on April Ist. I
Some improvements are contemplated
about the Jacobs homestead, Mill street,
in order to accommodate the growing
trade of the firm. The store room and
the manufacturing department will
both be enlarged, which will still leave
sufficient room for one family in the [
building.
Jacobs' confectionery has now enter
ed upon its busy season. There are >
eighteen hands employed in the candy i
making department and some 25 in all
about the establishment. The firm has :
three salesmen on the road and in ad- jl
dition to the heavy retail trade it ships
candy of its own manufacture South as .
far as Savannah and North and East to |
Rochester and Boston. The firm hat
also a big trade in New York, Philadel
phia and Baltimore.
Death of Mra Fanny Heimbach.
Mrs. Fanny Heimbach who waa so
badly burned while ooal on
Thursday, died Friday morning at
three o'clock. She suffered greatly and
was conscious to the last. Mrs Heim
bach was about 83 years of age and is
survived by her husband and two young
daughters, Mary aged 8 years and Annie
aged 3 years. The funeral was held
on Sunday afternooD at 2 o'olock from
the residence on Bank street. Inter
ment w«s made in the Presbyterian
cemetery.
Resigned Hiß Position.
H. L Foust has resigned hi# position
a* local agent for the United States Ex
press company, his resignation having
taken effect on Monday evening. Mr.
Foust has been in the employ of this
company ever since it began in this
city and has been in the expr»-t»s bnst
ness for 22 j ears He is succeeded by
. M. A- Higgins, of New York
DANVILLE, PA.. THUItSDAY, DECEMBER 5.1901.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your
Friends and Acquaintances.
ilr. and Mrs. W. L. McClure havo re
turned from H visit wiih relatives in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. John Brand, of Canton, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. David Brown,
Centre street.
Miss Fannie Reese, of Buffalo, N. Y.,
is visiting friends in this city.
Mrs. Elmer Howery who has been
living with her parents, Mr. and Mrn.
Jacob Gearhart, Kaseville, left yester
day for Jameson City, where with her
husband,she will take up her residence.
Mrs. John Henrie and Miss Lizzie
Shepard visited Snnbury friends yes
terday.
Mrs. Mary Thompson, of Berwick,
was a guest at the home of Dr. S. Y.
Thompson, Bloom street, yesterday.
J. S. Miller, of Bloomsburg, was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. George Bachinger returned last
avening from a visit with friends in
Eapytown.
Constable J. A. Moore, of Reading,
transacted important business in this
city yesterday.
Mrs. Harriet Kauft'man was in Blooms
burg yesterday
Dr. J. P. Hoffa and Phineas Lukenb,
of Washingtonville, were in this city
yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Trainor, of Newark, N.
J., who has been visiting at the home
of Bryson Lyons, left yesterday for a
risit with friends in Muncy.
Mrs. Lizzie Latchford returned to
Snnbury yesterday after a visit with
friends in this city.
C. P. Hancock made a business trip
to Snnbnry yesterday.
F. Q. Hartman transacted business in
Berwick yesterday.
William Kester, of Bloomsburg, was
In town yesterday.
Mrs. William Magill returned from a
eisit in Wilkesbarre last evening.
Charles Sidler, Esq., of Snnbnry. was
in towu yesterday.
Mrs. George Kear returned to Milton
yesterday after a visit with relatives in
this city.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Rote returned
from a visit in Harrisburg last even
ing.
Miss Maggie Breckbill left yesterday
for a visit with friends at Light Street.
The Rev A. J. Diaeleamp. of Wilkes
barre, was in this city yesterday.
Mrs. James Martin and Miss Lizzie
Martin visited friends in Mt. Carmel
yesterday.
Miss Anna Frees returned to Grovan
;a yesterday after a visit with friends in
this city.
Mrs. Joseph Longenberger left yes
terday for a visit with friends in Cata
irisaa.
Mrs. George Reifsnyder left yester
day for a visit with friends in Watson
town.
Mrs. Mary Gulliver and Mrs. Eli
Hodge visited friends in Bloomsburg
yesterday.
Reber Mears, of Rupert, was in Dan
ville a few hours yesterday.
Miss Lydia Thomas spent yesterday
with Rupert friends.
Harry Jenkins, of Shamokin, was in
this city yesterday.
Miss Mazie Shepard left yesterday
for a trip to Philadelphia.
Jacob Fry made a business trip to
Snnbury yesterday.
Miss Olive Foulk is visiting friends in
Bloomsburg.
Mrs. Mary Rounsley visited Blooms
burg friends yesterday.
The Rev. A. M. Feezer, of the Holy
Family Convent, was in Snnbnry yes
terday.
Mr. and Mrs. Orvis Oswald attended
a funeral in Snnbury yesterday.
Arthur Jordan left yesterday for Will
iamsport.
Miss Amanda Share left yesterday for
a trip to Philadelphia.
G. Shoop Hunt returned from a trip
to Halifax yesterday.
Miss Charlotte Persing visited friends
\a Bloomsburg yesterday.
Miss Claire Gross, of Bloomsburg, is
vsiting her sister, Mrs. Joseph Heim,
Church street.
Mrs. Steward Smith, of Northumber
land, returned home yesterday after a
visit with friends in this city.
B. P. Harris was in Snnbnry yester
day.
Mrs. William Price, Bloom Road, is
visiting friends at Grovania.
Ephraim Hale. Cherry street, was in
Northumberland yesterday.
Orchestra Concert
The following excellent program has
been arranged by the Penn Social Or
chestra for their concert to be given
at the Y. M. C. A. on Tuesday evening,
Dec. 17th
March,.. "Peace Forever"
Overture, (by request). ..."Bridal Rose"
Trombone Solo "Just a Trifle"
Mr. E. H. Miles.
Waltz "The Charming Flatterer"
Excerpts from Opera "Floradora"
Cornet Solo "LeSecret"
Mr. S. R. Millhouse.
Transcription for Brass "The Holy City"
Song "Carrie"
Miss Margaret Ammerman
i Marches "Blaze Away"
Hurrah Boys"
FIVE SOLDIERS
RETURN
Members of the Tenth Regiment who En
listed in 1898.
Three soldiers,formerly young men of
oar town, who enlisted hern during
March, 181W, have returned home dur
ing the last couple of days while two
more are expected to follow during to
day or tomorrow. The soldiers were all
members of the 10th U. 8. Regulars, a
regiment which saw service in Cuba,
witnessed the downfall of Moro Castle
and did first guard duty in the city of
Havana.
Peter F. Eyerly. son of Daniel Eyerly,
arrived on Saturday. He was a mem
ber of Company Hand was mustered
out at Fort Niobrara, Neb., after being
in Uncle Sam's service just two years,
five months and five days. He is ac
companied by Henry Bellows, of Penn
Yan, N. Y., a comrade, who was must
ered out of service at the same time.
Charles Mottern and Joseph Longen
ger arrived home Sunday. Mottern
is a son of Charles Mottern. Cherry
street. He was a member of Company
F and was mustered out at Fort Rob
iuson, Neb. Longenger, who is better
known as "Smith," was a comrade of
Charles Mottern's audit will be remem
bered during the Cuban campaign was
on one occasion reported in Danville as
dead.
Sergeant Willis L. Lunger, mustered
out ar Fort Crook, Neb., and Private
William Mong, of Company G. muster
ed out at Fort McKenzev, Wyoming,
are expected to arrive in this city dur
ing the next couple of days.
None of the young fellows are lookiug
any of the worse for the experiences of
a soldier 's life. They all won an hon
orable discharge and one or more may
re-enlist.
Victim of a Conspiracy.
The release of Jacob Evans, charged
with and indicted by the grand jury at
the September term of quarter sessions
for the murder of Thomas McHenry, on
the morning of February 3rd last, from
the custody of the Sheriff by the enter
ing of a nolle prosequi in the case by
the District Attorney,and the allowance
of the same by the court at Bloomsburg
Tuesday morning, is an act which will
meet with the approval of the general
public. This young man. thus far,seems
to have been nothing more nor less than
a victim of a conspiracy on the part of
Horace Eveland and Mrs. Alice Mc-
Henry, widow of the murdered man, to
secure his conviction in order to obtain
the reward of #BOO.OO offered by the
County Commissioners, and which, to
them no doubt, seemed a large sum of
money.
Evans' indictment before the grand
jury was secured by perjured testimony
according to Mrs. McHenry s own story
at a later date, but having once been in
dicted by that body he was compelled
to remain in jail until his case could be
properly disposed of.
While his discharge aud the liberty
it afforded was something to be desired,
yet the young man stoutly maintains
his innocence of any complicity in the
affair whatsoever and desired a trial by
jury that he might be acquitted and go
out into the world a free man and with
out a shadow of guilt hanging over him.
This, however, is denied him by the
nolle prosequi and he may again be ar
rested at any time providing the Com
monwealth shall decide that it has suffi
cient evidence.
As yet the real murderer or murder
ers of Thomas McHenry are unknown
and after a lapse of almost one year the
crime is still shrouded in mystery and
with little or no indication of beintr un
raveled notwithstanding the |BOO offer
ed by the county. —Bloomsburg Daily.
A Busy ohri3tmas Tide.
From this date until Christmas morn
ing the advertising columns of thenews
papers will command more notice than
ever. There will be presents for each
of us to buy. and we will depend upon
the advertiser to tell us what will be
the most desirable. The chances are
we will make more real selections from
the price lists in the papers than from
the display counters of the store.
This is going to be a busy Christmas
tide. Already the holiday trade has
commenced. The big stores are display
ing their newest wares and within a few
days the streets will be filled with eager
bnyers. Chances are that these buyers
will find their way into the stores
where, from the perusal of advertisem
ents,they know they will find what they
want.
Then it can be but a natural conclu
sion that the merchant who desires a
prosperous Christmas trade must ad
vertise extensively, early and judicious
ly.
Will Euter Soldiers' Home.
William Wallace who recently kept a
cigar store in the Gillawpy building,
South Mill street, left yesterday for
Dayton. Ohio, where he will enter the
Soldiers' Home. Mr. Wallace has been
a great sufferer from rheumatism and
it is for treatment only that he enters
the institution. He will return to Dan
ville in the spring. J. C. Montgomery
has purchased the cigar store.
The Roof Raised.
The roof on F. Q Hart man 's silk mill
at Berwick was raised yesterday. The
brick work is rapidly nearing comple
tion As soon as the roof is on the
machinery will be installed. The work
so far accomplished has been done in
record breakiug time
THE NEST CHIEF
ENGINEER
Jamea Freeae of the "Washies" Horainat
ed Saturday Sight.
James Freeze of the Washington Hose
company has received the nomination
for Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment. The annual election will beheld
Saturday evening next. As the choice
this year by common consent falls to
the "Wasbien" it in altogether unlikely
that opposition iu any form will de
velop, so that the election of Mr. Freeze
seems assured. His four assistants will
be as follows, although the order in
which they will serve will have to be
determined by the annual election
Washington Hoae company, Benjamin
Livziey; Friendship. Edward Purpur;
Goodwill, Thompson Jenkins; Contin
ental, Alfred Yerrick. The retiring
chief is John G. Waite, who made an
attentive and efficient officer.
The Friendship, .boys on Saturday
evening last made their nominations for
company officers. , The election will be
held on Saturday evening. December
28th. The nominations made are as
follows: President, HarryTrumbower;
Vice-President.George Freeze and Harry
Rupp; Secretary, John G. Waite; Trea
surer, John L. Russell; Trustee, Will
iam E. Young The minor offices, which
yet remain to be filled, have each sev
eral aspirants.
In each of the hose companies dele
gates will be elected during the present
month for the annual State Firemen's
convention which will be held at Brad
ford in October next.
The opening of the Friendship Fire
company'» fair on the evening of Satur
day, December Hth. will be marked
with a parade by the Fire Department.
The Continental boys having received
their new suits, 48 in number, the en
tire department is now nicely uniform
ed and a parade with all the firemen in
lint* under the circumstances would be
very timely just now.
Commissioners' Joint Meeting.
County Commissioners George W.
Miles and Wesley Perry attended a joint
meeting of the Commissioner* of Mon
tour and Northumberland counties at
Sunbury Monday. The object of the
meeting was to take action relative to
the request of the Standard Electric
Light company for permission to string
wires on the river bridge between this
city and South Danville. The three
members of the Northumberland county
board were present at the meeting.
The action of the Montour commission
ers taken Saturday morning last was
ratified. The Electric Light company
therefore has full permission to nae the
bridge in conducting its wires across
the river, so that the only barrier be
tween South Danville and electric light
has been removed.
Hattie Snyder Pauea Away.
Hattie Snyder, the adopted daughter
jf Peter Snyder, died at the home of the
latter, Gulick's Addition, at 1 80 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was
12 years of age and had been sick for
tome weeks. She first passed through a
uege of diphtheria. She had recovered
from that disease and quarantine was
removed, wtoeu rheumatism set in. This
iisease attacked the patient's heart and
*he was very low from Saturday on, her
mffering at times being intense.
Special Meeting.
The special meeting of Wyoming
Classis of the Reformed church held in
Bloomsburg on Saturday was for the
purpose of distributing the apportion
ment of |650 to be raised in this Classis
Tor the building of a Memorial church
it Washington, D. C. The central
jynod in which this clasais is located
will raise SIO,OOO for this purpose. The
•hurch at Washington is too small and
*s it is the place of worship for Presid
snt Roosevelt and family it was decid
ed to build a foO.OOO structure. The
ipportionment at Shiloh Reformed
church iu this city is 188.00. The Revs.
GK E. Limbert and C. D. Lerch were in
attendance at the meeting.
Judge Blee Has a Runaway.
A team of colts belonging to Associ
ite Judge, Frank Blee, ran away on
Lower Mulberry street Monday after
noon The Judge untied them in front :
3f Divel's meat market, but before he j
xmld get into the vehicle the horses j
started and left him behind. They ran
out Lower Mulberry street as fast as
they oould clip. They struck a tree at
the Goldsmith residence where they
were canght. The buggy was a general
wreck.
Whispell-Halderman.
At the bride 's home in this city Mr.
Charles D. Whispell, of Berwick, and
Ida M Haldermau, of Danville, were
united in marriage Saturday evening, i
Nov 30th, by Rev. J. F. Hower They j
spent Sunday in this city but left Mon
day morning for Berwick, where they
will reside. The groom is employed in
the company store at that place
BoyerEveritt.
Frank A. Boyer, of Valley township
aud Miss Agnes Kveritt, of Derry town
ship. were married yesterday afternoon
by Rev. Dr. M. L Shindel at the resid
ence of the latter, Lower Mulberry
street.
The Watsontown orchestra have ar- j
ranged to give their concert at the Y. j
M C A. on Tuesday evening, December
10th They will be followed on De«
18th , with a lecture by Dr. George E.
R«ed and on Dec. 17th , by the Penp
Social orchestra
ESTABLISHED IN 1855.
THE FACTS
OF THE CASE
State of Affairs at Mr. West'? Plymouth
Mill.
A great deal has been printed of late
in the newspapers of this section rela
tive to labor troubles existing betweejj
Thomas West and the employes of the
Wyoming Valley Knitting Mill of which
he is proprietor. In order to obtain
reliable information relative to the
status of affairs at Mr. West's mill at
Plymouth a representative of this paper
Monday called at the Knitting Mill in
this city, also owned by Mr. West, and
was accorded an interview.
No secret was made of the fact that
trouble exists at the Plymouth mill.
But there is no strike. The help be
came dissatisfied, Mr. West affirms, and
rather than experience a strike he de
rided to close his mill The employes
»re members of the Central Labor
Union. The wages paid in Mr. West's
mill, however, are higher than the
anion rates. Indeed, he declares, that
tie was paying higher wages than anv
Jther hosiery manufactory in the whole
ralley.
The supply of suitable help in Ply
mouth, it seems, is inadequate to the
demands of the industries. To over
some the difficulty somewhat Mr. West
installed some very modern knitting
machines. Those in use in this city re
quire a girl for every three machines.
The new ones in Plymouth facilitate
the work so much that one girl and a
helper are able to manipulate six mach
ines. When the helper or learner be
comes proficient she herself is given
charge of six machines with another
girl as a learner and thus hands are be
ing slowly instructed. The amount of
additional work entailed by this ar
rangement, which is hardly appreci
able, is more than counterbalanced by
the increase of earnings. Besides, the
knitter employs and pays her own help
er and topper and thus while she is re
sponsible for quality of work turned out
she is also invested with authority to
direct, to give orders and if necessary to
discharge help. This plan of work
ing, it seems, does not suit the employes
and it is one of the causes of disaatis
faction.
It begins ro look as though Mr. West's
employes at Plymouth have made a
mistake, as through their action the
town is about losing one of its most
valuable industries. Mr. West has be
gun the dismantling of his plant, hav
ing already shipped away from Ply
mouth 160 of his fine up-to-date knit
ting machines. Eighty of these have
arrived at the Danville plant. By mak
ing use of the old fiat school house
which he recently leased Mr. West «x
--pects to clear considerable space in the
big mill, which will enable him to in
stall all or nearly all the new machines.
Thus Danville profits by Plymouth's
loss. Eighty of the machiues shipped
from Plymouth are on their way to the
knitting mill at Millheim, in which Mr.
West holds an interest.
Eighty of the knitting machines, just
one-third of the original number, re
main at Plymouth. Those, Mr. West
has notified the employes,can be operat
ed where they are provided a sufficient
cumber of employes apply in person
and are willing to work at union rates,
which hereafter will be the prices paid,
before any arrangements are made to
place the machines elsewhere.
Mr. West in addition to Danville and
Plymouth owns a Knitting Mill at Nan
ticoke. He says that the trouble at Ply
mouth shall not interfere in any way
with work either at this city or Nanti
coke He insists that he is paying the
highest wages in the state and anticip
ates no trouble on that score.
The people of Plymouth, if they act
promptly, may be able to keep hold of
one-third of their plant, which before
the work of dismantling began provid
ed work for some 300 hands. Mr. West
seems indifferent as to whether or not
the dissatisfied employes goto work and
declares that he will not recede, pre
ferring rather to remove his plant.
The dye plant will probably be brought
to this city. Up to the present it has
been kept in operation at Plymouth, but
if it is found necessary to ship away the
remaining knitting machines, it will
oertainly be removed. The Danville
mill is favorably situated for dyeing
and Mr. West for several months past
has been thinking seriously of establish
ing a dye plant here.
Court on Christmas Week,
The date selected for the convening
of December court is Monday, 23rd inst,
which will bring it on Christmas week.
It is doubtful, however, if many or any
cases, will come up for trial, although
the list prepared is long enough to oc
cupy the entire week. The attorneys
interested not willing that business
shall interfere with the holiday festi
vities have managed to have their cases
carried over to the following term.
None of the civil suits will be tried,
while the criminal cases, two or three
in number, are of a very trivial nature
and may get no further than the grand
jury
Children's Carnival.
Miss Nita Moyer will on Friday even
ing, December 13th, complete the first
quarter of her children's dancing school.
She will conclude the quarter with a
carnival in which all the children will
be given an opportunity to show the
progress that has been made. The
carnival will be open to all who wish to
| attend. These affairs are always most
interesting.
I Liverymen are anxious for sleighing.
JOB PRINTING
The office ot the AMERICAN being
furnished with a large a3.sortn.FK
of job letter and fancy type and jot
material generally, the Publisher
announces to the public that he i*
prepared at all times to execute m
the neatest manner
JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Descrption.
£-gf"Get our prices before place
your orders.
SEW SPIRIT FOR
THE NEW AGE
Fine Lecture by Rev. 6. M. Klepfer in
Y. M. 0. A. Hall.
The lecture of Rev. G. M. Klepfer ou
the subject of the "New Spirit for the
New Age" delivered in Y. M. C. A. hall
ou Tuesday evening was au interest
ing discourse, revealing a breadth of
view and a 112 and of information concern
ing things present and p ist that were
quite remarkable. Rev. Klepfer is a
pleasing speaker and the lecture Tues
day was delivered in his happiest style.
Many beautiful illustrations were em
ployed and many line thought* advanc
ed as he portrayed the greatness of the
present age and tried to conceive a prop
er spirit for it.
We should consider it a privilege he
said, to live at the present time—the
i*reat golden age of human history,
whose features are all new* and not du
plicated by any period of the past The
speaker very entertainingly dwelt upon
the amazing progress of the past cent
ury, the multiplicity of inventions and
the development of industry, when
things not dreamed of by our ancestors
have become the very necessities of life.
We should by no means disparage the
past, he said, the age of thought and
struggle out of which our own has
tfrown. just as our own time is the
Kindergarten age of the still greater
spoch of the world's history that is yet
to dawn, when God shall work out
His great plan for the redemption of the
svholerace. We should esteem it a
privilege to live in this great age of
preparation.
He paid a tine tribute to America's
greatness as a nation, to American in
tellect and progress in learning. Our
mission, he said, is to blaze the path
along which other nations may tread
aut of the shadows into God's greater
lay.
Owing to the snow which made walk
ing difficult, the audience present was
much smaller than it otherwise would
have been.
His Last Message.
The meeting of the Boys' Bible Class
of the Y. M. C. A. was of more than
ordinary importance Friday evening for
the reason that Mr. Laumaster. the
teacher of the class, gave his last mes
sage to the boys. There were 145 pres
ent. A feature of the meeting was the
presentation to each boy by the teacher
of a little souvenir,consisting of a print
ed message and an illuminated card,
containing the names of the books of
the Bible.
The total attendance of the class for
the nearly six years of the present
teacher's experience was 11.402. The
attendance at monthly receptions was
5761.
The contribution from 103 of the
members of the class to the fund rec
ently raised for the Association was
$24.20. The class now has 265 members
enrolled.
The boys' class has been growing in
members and interest from its inception
and its value to the community is in the
fact that as the boys arrive at the age
of fifteen and sixteen they invariably
connect themselves with the Y. M. C.
A. proper. The influences for good can
not be measured in the lives of the boys.
The teaching has been along lines of
simple Bible truths and nearly all of
the boys know the names of the books
the divisions of the Bible, writers of the
different books importaut characters,
leading chapters and other facts that
boys ought to be familiar with.
In severing his connection with the
work of the Association Mr. Laumaster
says that one of the most painful things
to him was the breaking of the ties
which bound him to the Boys Bible
Class.
Be Vaccinated.
In view of the alarming prevalence of
small-pox in surrounding counties every
resident of this city who has not sub
mitted to the operation should lose no
time in being vaccinated. This is the
only way in which the progress of the
disease can be checked. The prevalence
of small-pox has been recognized in
other cities of the State and steps are
being taken to battle with the disease.
While the conditions are not so alarm
ing as to cause auxiety the season
of the year would seem to make it im
perative to do everything possible to
prevent its spread.
Spanish War Veterans.
A meetiug of the Spanish War Veter
ans is called for Tuesday evening, Dec.
10th. Major C P. Gearhart requests a
fall attendance as business of import
ance will be transacted. The meeting
will be held in Grand Army hall. Ar
rangements are being perfected looking
to the holding of regular meetings at
this place.
A Sleighing Party.*
One of the first sleighing parties of
the season was entertained by D. B
Hoddens last night. It came from
Bloomsburg and consisted of the follow
ing persons: Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bloom.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Peacock,. Mr. and
Mrs. W H. Slate, Miss Whitney and C.
W Roys.
New Rolls.
Curry & Yannan are makipg a train
of 19-inch rolls for the puddle mill of
Howe and Samuel. The new rolls will
be installed on Saturday next.
Teachers in several of theljocal public
schools will prepare for the ljeudition oi
suitable Christmas programs by their
pupils at the close of the schools for the
holiday vacation.