mi ijer. - -Mr lie Home Ihe circulation oi this paper is in creasing rapidly. It wil pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR OK. IRVING H. JENNINGS, D EXT IST. OJfice J fours 9A. M.to 12 M 104 MM 1 P. M to 4 P. M. Danville, Pa. sm i.r/., m. i>. 4 MI LI. ST., DANVIU.E, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty | yi. \V. P. AKtiLK, DENTIST OF KICK: 21$ MII.L STKKKT. eetli Extracted without I'ain. Crown ami Bridge Work a Specialty. Equipped with the latest and most improved Instruments and prepared to execute the most dllGcult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, —DENTIST.— Office, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all its branches. Charges Moderate and all work Guaranteed. Established 1892 CliSliBSHIi MS. Beautiful snow. Now for a sleigh ride. Keep the side walks clean. Have you been vaccinated t This weather checks all building oper ations. Trim the trees and grape vines this month. Jackson day was not celebrated in Danville. Thomas Trainor has joined the Dan ville basket ball team. The revival services at Trinity M. E. church are being well attended. Mrs William Pollock.of Washington ville. is very ill of pleurisy. There are three prisoners in the coun ty jail at present, all doing time. The caucuses in the several wards of the city should be well attended. The newly organized Lodge of Elks held its first meeting last night. The real smallpox danger comes trom those who have not been vaccinated. All members of Myrtle Lodge, No. 85*, I. O. O. F., are requested to be at the meeting on-Saturday evening. The New Year resolutions" have been felt in police circles this week. Very few drunk and disorderly men so far this year. Those holding orders on the poor dis trict are requested to present them at once to the Treasurer. J. P- Bare, for payment. Emerson Adams is building a two story frame building in the rear of his lot on Church street to be used as a paint shop. The second of the series of Star course entertainments will be given at the Opera House tomorrow night. The members of the senior class of the High School are already looking forward to commencement exercises. Some of the finest ice of the season, nine inches in thickness, is being haul ed from Bennett's ponds. Secret Service officials have discover ed in circulation a new counterfeit one dollar silver certificate of the series of 1*99, check letter C. The counterfeit is signed Lyons, Register; and Roberts. Treasurer. The back of the note is printed upside down. The paper contains no silk, and the word "Washington"on th»- face is printed ordinary script type. Christian Loeli, winner of the watch at the Friendship fair, wishes to thank his many friends for their assistance dur ing the contest. It's a good sign when a city wakes to the importance of selecting good men for its municipal officers. There is going to be a lively election in Danville in February. W. II Brooke, of Bloomsburg, gener al agent for the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance company, was in this city yesterday and made payment of £">000 to Mrs Cornelia Yorks, widow of the late Samuel A. Yorks, the same being in full payment of the policy Mr Yorks carri ed in the above company. Services at the Mahoning Presbyter ian church,held each evening this week, are well attended and are proving very interesting and full of profit. The eminent romantic actor. Robert B. Man tell, will appear in this city on Monday evening, February 10th. Hurley W. Sidler has changed his post Office address from < )akford to Three Tuns, Pa, Mr. Sidler recently accepted the management of the large and hand some country estate of J. H. Ringe, Jr. in Montgomery county. Hurley spent several days last week with friends and relatives in and about Danville, his old home. Reports indicate that this season's of fering of John W. Yogel's idea of mod ern minstrelsy has outclassed any effort previously made by that up-to-date pro •lticer, the critics having waxed almost enthusiastic over the performance rend ered by his big minstrels which will soon be seen at the Opera House. Much stress being laid ujjon the beauty of the scenery, the gorgeousness, of the cos tumes and the general excellence of the performers. Vogel is reaping a well merited success, the anticipatory in terest manifested here demonstrating the fact that a packed house awaits them. <• '' L J g TIIIS CO I :XTKV WILL NEVER BR ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. IT-NO TWO Mil Si MUSICIANS Charley Baker, Colored, in the Toils of the Law. The borough bastile held in durance yesterday afternoon two young colored men, each of whom ran up against ar rest in the most unexpected manner. The first to fall into the toils was Char lie Baker, of this city, who was wanted in Milton; tlie second was \\ iliiam Bra dy, alias Settles, who was arrested on a warrant sworn out by his wife in Sha mokin, the charge being desertion and non-support. Charlie Baker was a mem ber of the colored band of Milton, which it seems disbanded some months ago. and his arrest grew out of his failure to hand over his instrument as directed. It is hard to get at the facts of the case. A couple of colored gentlemen represent ing the band were in this city Monday who stated that Charlie persistently re fused to band over the instrument- When the band was organized each member, they said, entered into an agreement to attend rehearsals regular ly and to turn out with the band when ever it held an engagement. In case of neglect he was to return the instrument to the band. Charlie soon became in different. neglecting both rehearsal and turning out with the band. Neither did he comply with the rule by return ing the instrument—a cornet—but brought it over to his Danville home. Charley in defense of his apparent neglect declares that the baud agreed to pay one-half of the car fare, which it failed to do. He does not deny that several gentlemen representing the band called upon him on Monday and de manded the instrument, explaining that on Tuesday night, .lan. 7, the baiul would meet for reorganization. Charley refused to hand over the cornet, but states that it was his intention to take it over to Milton in person Tuesday night and to be present at the meeting. Owing to illness, however, he was un able to leave home. Shortly afternoon yesterday Chief-of- Police Mincemoyer received a telephone message from Milton authorizing the arrest of Baker, who was taken into custody soon after by Officer Voris. Chief-of-Police Samuel Clements, of Milton, arrived in this city on the 6:05 P. & R. train last evening, returning on the 8:40 D. L. & W. train accompanied by the unhappy musician in the role of prisoner. The officer was accompanied by a member of the colored band who took charge of Baker's horn and un iform. Brady, alias Settles, will be taken to Shamokin this morning. He claims to hail from Columbus, Ohio, and has been leading a free and easy life about town for several days past. He plays the banjo and was usually found about the saloons at night. He was arrested by Chief Mincemoyer in David Boley's bootblack parlor. Rev. Fogleman Departs. Rev. D. L. Fogleman and wife left on j the4:3l Pennsylvania train yesterday! afternoon for their new field of labor. j Through the columns of this paper they desire to say good-bye to their , many friends whom they were not en- j abled to take by the hand on leaving, as ! well as to return thanks to the public j for the many courtesies and favors of ' which they were recipients during their i sojourn of nearly fourteen years in Dan ville. Rev. Fogleman did a good work in Danville. He was pastor of four Luth- ; eran churches as follows: St. John's at j this city, St. James at Ridgeville, St. j Peter's at Grovania and Trinity at Oak Grove. During his pastorate, here, he . baptized 400, confirmed 350, married 110 couples, officiated at 200 funerals, and delivered over 2000 sermons at the Sunday services. Each of the four churches is in a prosperous condition, without debt and has money in its treasury. A pastor has not as yet been called to succeed Rev. Fogleman. The four pul pits will be tilled by synod for the pres ent. Rev. Fogleman s new field will com prise four charges as here: Denver, Lincoln, Schoenecke and Blainesport. Denver, where he will reside, is only twelve miles from Womelsdorf, Rev. Fogleman's old home. Important Contract Awarded. T. L. Evans' Sons of this city have been awarded the contract by a wealthy coal operator of Wilkesbarre for a granite burial vault, which in point of design and finish, we understand, will eclipse anything of the kind that this firm of skilled workmen have heretofore undertaken. The vault will occupy a site in one of 1 the cemeteries at Wilkesbarre ami its completion will require at least four months. T. L. Evans'Sons have a wide reputation and have erected many im posing burial vaults in different parts of the country. Harness Stores Consolidate. Charles E. Beyer, harness maker, 201 Mill street, has sold out his saddlery to John W. Swartz who is at present in the harness business at the corner of Mill and East Mahoning streets. Mr. Swarts will at once remove his harness store to the room vacated by .Mr. Beyer. Will Remove to Troy, N. Y. Lewis Steinbrenner, who visited his mother in this city Sunday will this week remove from Wilkesbarre to Troy, N. Y. Mr. Steinbrenner has been one of the most successful eye specialists in i Wilkesbarre. ! .\ MAN (IF RESOURCES A "Farmer" Who Spent Saturday Night in the Lock-up. Au individual posing as a good nat ured and simple minded German, but strongly suspected of being a fraud of the first water is giving our police more or less trouble. Although dressed to impersonate a farmer,a conspicuous fea ' t lire of his costume being a pair of soil ed blue overalls, yet the fellow would seem to be a tramp, at least he did not object to the lock-up Saturday night. He represented himself as owning a farm near Washingtonville and that with his family he had recently emigra ted from Germany. During Saturday afternoon he suc ceeded in raising quite a little sum of money by working new acquaintances he formed about town. One of his sons, he said, had just arrived from Germany and along with others of the family had driven out to the farm. The German said he was badly in need of money, which he had on deposit. He had not expected to find the bank closed and would be obliged to tarry in Danville until evening when he understood the bank would be open for a short period. Meanwhile he wished to get his son's trunk from the depot and to give his story a plausible color he produced the check from his pocket. Unfortunately, he said, there were storage charges and he asked for a small loan. Upon draw ing money from the bank a couple of hours later he promised to repay it. The scheme worked well and he suc ceeded in getting a good bit of money. Ttie banks opened and closed and the confiding German neither repaid his new found friends nor returned to his home in the country, but chose the shelter of the lock-up. On Sunday morning Chief Mince moyer became convinced that the Ger man was a fraud and ordered him out of town. Before night, however, he re turned. It was learned Monday that the fel low spent Sunday night at the Railroad House, kept by Mrs. Reick and that on leaving he neglected to pa}' his bill; also that he left a bill unpaid at Frazier s hotel contracted last week. . E Mrs. Mary Bobbs and Mrs. Mary Martz, of Paxinos, are spending a few days at the home of Daniel McClow, Lower Mulberry street Mrs. J. E. Ilaupt, of Wilkesbarre, re turned home last evening after a visit with Mrs. Oscar Ephlin, Front street. Exchange of Tenants. William W. Diehl, farmer for J. H. Cole, near Cameron, next spring, will take charge of James Magill's farm just outside the borough limits, Bloom street. John Hartliue, farmer there at present, will succeed Mr, Diehl on the Cole farm. AT READING IRON WORKS New Mill May be Ready to Start up Last of the Month. The management at the Reading Iron Works are now quite hopeful that the new mill will be completed and started up in full by the end of the present month. The fifty and the seventy-five feet spans are already finished while the middle or large span of eighty feet lacks only ten trusses of being complet ed. The roof as far as the building has advanced is ready for the spread ing of the felt, a branch of the work which will not occupy much time. The water, steam and blast pipes are being installed as building advances, so that by the time the carpenters complete their work the mill will be nearly ready for starting up. The milder weather of the last few days has made it possible to push the work along very rapidly. Work Monday was begun on a new building to contain the offices of the time-keeper, the master mechanic and the mechanical draughtsman. The building is opposite the mill at the scales on Northumberland street, two stories high and the exact dimensions of the old and out-of-date structure it sup plants. thirty-one by thirty-eight feet. In addition to the offices the new build ing will contain a room thirty-one by twenty-five feet for storage purposes. Workmen Monday were busy tear ing down the old office, which is quite a landmark, generally conceded to be one of the first buildings erected about the works. Among other evidences of its age were a number of hand-made nails which were found inserted in the win dow frames. Cablegram Brings Bad News. Mrs. John Reese, of Pontardawe, near Swansea. Wales, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Anne Roberts. North Mill street, this city. Along with her husband Mrs Reese left Wales last .July, first locating in Ottawa. Canada. At present Mr. Reese, who is a stone cutter, is tempor arily employed at New Castle, this state. Mrs. Reese has just received a letter from her husband containing very bad news. ()n Tuesday he received a cable gram from Wales, stating that his fath er and mother, Mr. and Mrs. William Reese, had both been killed in a rail road accident. Mr. and Mrs. Reese will return to Wales, where Mr. Reese's presence will be needed in settling up his father's estate. Uncle Tom's Cabin at Washingtonville. Washingtonville is on the tiptoe of de light and expectancy, as the town is to have a performance of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" on Saturday night next. The bridges over the Chillisquaque, fences, &<•., are ablaze with posters, on which Topsy and the blood hounds with other traditional features figure prominently. It is the first time such an event was ever booked for Washingtonville. The good people of the town, how ever, are inclined to think there must be a mistake somewhere. The com pany billed is Stetson's, a good sized ag gregation while the only hall available known as the "Klondike" in which the performance is to be given will furnish but little more room than is needed for the performers. The company will re main in Washingtonville over Sunday proceeding thence to Benton and Wilkes barre. Mr 3. Newbaker's Oondition. Mrs. Caroline Newbaker, mother of Dr. P. C. Newbaker, this city, whose serious injury sustained by a fall down stairs at Shamokin Monday evening, we are informed, is doing as well as can be expected. Her right w r rist and right shoulder blade was fractured. Ow ing to the extreme age of the patient eighty years -recovery will no doubt be slow. Sleighing Party. A sled load of young people from this city took advantage of the present snow and drove out to the home of Miles Bit ler residing at "Pilgrims' Rest" near Mooresburg. The following were in the party: Misses Gertrude Robson, Daisy Robinault, Bessie Moody, Nora Diehl, Bertha Driscoll, Katie Foust, Lena Campbell: Messrs. Thomas McVey, Thomas Hunt, Charles Pursell, Albert Diehl, William Dougherty, Frank Love, and William Bausch. Gnke Walk Aud Dance. Prof. John Weber, of Williamsport, will give a grand cake walk and dance at the Armory on Friday evening, Jan uary 2b Many people from surround ing towns will participate. New Tin Store. Danville will in all probability have another (in store next summer. George W. Freeze, of Washington, I). C , who is visiting friends in this locality, was in this city yesterday looking up a room. Grant Sowers in Charge. Grant Sowers, at present clerk in W. .T. Rogers' shoe store, on Monday next will assume charge of the Walkover Shoe store, succeeding Walter Kennedy. Mr. Sowers at Rogers' store will be suc ceeded by William Reese. Injured by a Fall. Mrs. Englebert Albert, Spring street, while going down the cellar Bteps at her residence, on Saturday slipped and fell, injuring her side quite badly. I Ice harvesters should waste uo time. If they want a crop now is the time to 'get it. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS Water Commissioners Polk and Foster Tender their Resignations. The borough council held a meeting on Friday night, the following mem bers responding to roll call: Davis, George Sechler, Vastine, Fetterman, Kemmer, M. D. L. Sechler, Jones, Mc- Lain, Dougherty and Gibson. A special meeting was held Tuesday night when all the business was trans acted up to that date. Naturally there fore, Friday night, there was little to be done. Communications were received from R. K. Polk and James Foster, each of whom tendered his resignation as water commissioner. The communications read as follows: Danville, Jan. 3, 1902. To the President and Borough Coun cil. Dear Sirs. —I beg herewith to submit to you my resignation as a member of the Water Board of Danville, Pa., the same to take effect at your earliest con venience. Owing to my enforced absence from home I feel that I can not give the dut ies of the position the attention that they deserve. Respectfully Yours, R. K. POLK. Danville, Jan 3, 1902. To the Town Council, Borough of Danville. Gentlemen:—l hereby tender my res ignation as Water Commissioner to take effect at once. Permit me to say in explanation that my time will be so occupied this year as to prevent me giving the position the at tention it requires. Thanking yon for the unsolicited hon or vou so kindly conferred upon me and trusting you may find one who can de vote more time to the work I am. Very Sincerely Yours, JAMES FOSTER. Mr. Vastine proposed that the resig nations be laid over for consideration at the next meeting. Meanwhile coun cil could give some attention to the matter of successors. Thus nothing would be done with undue haste. It was decided otherwise, however, a mo tion to accept the two resignations im mediately being carried by the follow ing yea and nay vote: Yeas -George Sechler, Fetterman, Kemmer, M. D. L. Sechler, Jones and Dougherty. Nays—Vastine, McLain and Gibson On motion of Mr. Vastine it was de cided to postpone the election of water commissioners to succeed the two mem bers who have resigned until the next meeting. The vote was as follows: Yeas —Vastine, M. D. L. Sechler, Jones, McLain and Gibson. Nays—George Sechler, Fetterman, Kemmer, Dougherty. On motion of Mr. Dougherty it was ordered that a book be purchased for the Chief of police in which to record arrests and other matters pertaining to his office. Borough solicitor R. S. Ammerman appeared before council and advised that au order for $597.08, be drawn in favor of H. M. Hinckley, Esq., repres enting judgment and interest recover ed against the borough in the Blizzard damage suit. Attacked by a Vicious Horse. Mrs. John Reinhart, No. 614 Pine street, met with a serious accident Sat urday as the result of being attacked by a vicious horse. She had been to market and was returning along the side walk at J. H. Cole's hardware store, Lower Mulberry street, where a number of horses were tied, when she was seized at the shoulder by one of the animals and thrown violently to the ground. As she fell her head struck the brick pave ment while the contents of her market basket were scattered over the side walk. The injured lady was assisted to her feet by Mrs. Rebecca Hess, who was accompanying her and by Miss Koch, daughter of Augustus Koch, Valley township, the owner of the horse who had done the mischief. Mrs. Reinhart is an aged lady and very tottering upon her feet. Injured by the | fall and suffering from the fright and shock she was hardly able to walk home. She was seen by a representative of this paper soon after the accident. She said she was walking along in conversation with Mrs. Hess, utterly oblivious of dan ger until she felt the grip of the horse's jaws upon her shoulder. At the time of the visit she was suffering greatly from her head as well as from internal pains, the result no doubt of a bad wrench her body received in falling. Lower Mulberry street at Cole's hard ware store is a favorite spot with farm ers for tying their horses, the pavement on market days generally being lined. Here the horses are left standing by the hour while the owners are transacting business in other parts of town. It fre quently happens, as this morning, that one or more of the animals are of a vic ious disposition, which exposes pedes trians to danger. For awhile on Sat urday the sidewalk was almost impass able, several of the horses having crowd - ed up on the pavement. That the thing has become a nuisance that ought to be abated, is evident enough after what oc curred Saturday morning. K. of G. E. Sign. The Knights of the Golden Eagle have hung a new sign on the exterior of their lodge rooms in the Lyon building. The sign is of handsome design and is illum inated with electricity ut night. It at tracted much attention Friday evening when it was used for the first time. ESTABLISHED IN 1855. WALNUT STREET IMPROVEMENTS Work on the Iron Fence Completed Fri day Afternoon. Friday witnessed the completion of the extensive improvements on Walnut street made necessary by the Howl of August last when the arch at Blzzard's run collapsed under the pressure of the swollen waters and the street caved in. In addition to the new culvert, which will stand for all time and prove ad equate to carry off the waters of the greatest flood likely to occur, a high re taining wall, solid and of most artistic workmanship, three hundred and thirty feet long, has been erected on the south side of Walnut street along the entire length of the Blizzard property. The wall is surmounted by a very sub stantial iron fence. It is constructed of tubing, and consists of two rails. It is quite artistic and along with the broad side walk the retaining wall etc., it gives the locality quite a changed ap pearance. The fence was nearly com pleted by noon Friday. The work on the culvert, which was begun toward the last of September was finished over a month ago. It was a big job in itself. A concrete bottom was laid, upon which ten feet apart solid walls of masonry were built ten feet high. The top of these was bridged by iron rails upon which the roadwav was built. The improvements in all cost about The fence, itself, manufactured by Curry & Yunnan was an item that cost $101.75. The work on the whole is a credit to the borough and incidentally to Peter J. Keefer, under whose super vision the improvements were made. It is thought by next spring the P. & R. railway company will decide to build an undergrade crossing at that point, which is an improvement not on ly needed to accommodate travel but also to assist in carrying off the water in times of heavy rain. That the culvert under the P. & R. track is inadequate to the purpose has been demonstrated over and over again. A civil engineer representing the rail road company met with council on Octo ber 4th, and asked that the borough furnish him with certain grades to as- j sist in perfecting plans for the contem plated under grade crossing. Before the grades could be obtained and for-1 warded the season was far advanced and the railroad company decided to postpone further action in the matter until spring. Leniger Bros. New Store. E. C. Welliver of this city has been awarded the contract for the brickwork of the new store building of Leniger Bros., Mill and East Mahoning streets. Work on the walls will begin next week. John Keiin will furnish the brick. The building will be completed by spring and Leniger Bros, will open store in their new quarters, April Ist. Mr. Wel liver, who has the work, has completed a large contract for the American Car and Foundry Company of Berwick. Beautiful Views. A number of large photographs in the window of Brown's book store represent ing views about town are attracting a good deal of attention. Among the scenes portrayed are three below town, one in the vicinity of the Hospital for the Insane and another at Mausdale. They are all executed in the highest perfection of art and seem to be an exact and natural counterpart of the several familiar spots portrayed. The pictures represent the efforts of local photograph ers afterward enlarged. Must Attend School. There is no use fooling with the truant officer. He is bound to get the truant some time, and when he gets him, the truant must make up his mind togo to school. The School Board believes that there is no use of having a truant law if it is not enforced. Hence the persis tence of the truant officer hunting down offenders. Fanners' Institutes. A Farmers Institute will be held at Washingtonville on Wednesday and Thursday, February r>th and 6th, and at Oak Grove, Friday the 7tli day of Febru ary. under the auspices of the Depart ment of Agriculture. Prominent speak ers from a distance will be present, also a number of practical local workers. Farmers, their families, and the public generally are invited. All sessions free. J. K. Murray, Member Board Agricul- ! ture, Chairman. Denied a New Trial. The Moser heirs, of which there are a number in this county, have been re fused a new trial by Judge Bechtel, of Schuylkill county. Of the 175 plaintiffs Judge Bechtel declares, only one, Henry Moser Pyle, of Pottstown, established his relationship with Bnrkhart Moser. The fact that eighty years passed be fore the suit was brought makes it im possible for the plaintiffs to prove their claims. Making Improvements. The partition separating the two apartments in the United States Ex press office. Mill street, has been remov ed and the desks, &c., rearranged. The improvements when completed will af ford a good bit more room than form erly. Elected Officers. The following officers were elected by Moneta club, Monday night, to serve the following year: President, John 11. Brugler; Vice- President W. G. Pursell; Treasurer, J. W. Favnsfworth, and Secretary, John M. ' Geise. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large as>sortmcn of job letter and fancy type and jot? material generally, the Publisher announces to the public that he is prepared at all times to execute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Descrption. (r-gPGet our prices before place your orders. Hum IIIIIECTOIIS ORGANIZE David Chestnut Re-elected Stewart of Alms House. The poor board of the Danville and Mahoning district held its annual elec tion on Monday. William M. Russell and J. P. Bare as Secretary and Trea surer, respectively, were re-elected. David Chesnut, steward, was also re elected for another term. Dr. George A. Stock aud Dr. T. B. Wintersteen were chosen as physicians for the Dan ville and Mahoning poor district, Dr. Wintersteen succeeding Dr. I. G. Barber. All three members of the board were present at the meeting—Theodore Hoff man. Sr., and P. M. Kerns, represent ing the borough, and Jonathan Rudy of Mahoniug township. Bills accumulat ing during the year were passed upon and orders drawn for the amounts. There are less than a dozen inmates at the poor house at present, the cost of whose keeping is very nearly balanced by the proceeds of the farm. In the course of a year, however, the poor dis trict is obliged to expend a good deal of money in administering' 'outside relief.'' A family through illness or loss of em ployment may be temporarily in want and a half of ton of coal or a small bill of provisions purchased at the public expense may tide the family along un til more favorable conditions return. There are, however, a number of fami lies always anxious for assistance and will take all they can get. These among the pcor board are known as "regulars'' and there are some eight or ten in Dan ville. The biggest item of expense that the poor district has to meet is ir/curred by the keeping of indigent insane. The number of insane charges we have at the Hospital does not exceed sixteen, yet the poor district annually pays for their keeping a sum not less than $2500. James Fisher's Tragic Death. James Fisher, a former resident of this city and a brother of Mrs. Thomas Pascoe, No. 510 Bloom street, died in Chester Friday morning as the result of a shocking accident sustained Thurs day night while at work in Cruni Lynn Iron Works, of that city. Mr. Fisher, who was in charge of one of the rolls, was pushing a mass of heat ed iron through the machinery with a rod used for that purpose. The rod was caught in the rolls and jerked upward. Before Fisher could escape, his jaw and forehead were crushed, the bone of the former being forced up through his left eye, which was torn out of its socket. Fellow workmen hurried to the side of the injured man, but he was al ready unconscious, andbloodfwas stream ing out of his head. He Wj}s conveyed to the city hospital, where, as above stated, death came to his relief the next morning. The deceased, who removed from this city fourteen years ago, was a skilled and well-known iron worker. When in Danville he resided on Spruce street and was a member of the Continental Hose Company. He is survived by a wife and eight children, the youngest about ten years of age. Workmen Must Keep Sober. When the employes of the Reading Iron Works opened their envelopes on Saturday last along with* their semi monthly pay they found a printed an nouncement headed "Conditions of Em ployment in the Reading Iron Com pany," which read as follows: I.—Sober, honest, and industrious men only will be given employment Any employee found under the influence of liquor, whether on or off duty, will be discharged. 2.—This company will always give a patient hearing to any of its employees in relation to any matter affecting their interests, but it will under no circumst ances recognize or treat with representa tives or committees of auy labor organ ization, or with any person not an em ployee of the company. These conditions shall be read and a printed copy handed to each person asking employment, and going to work shall be an acceptance of the conditions. Opera by Local Talent. The pupils of the Hit;h school have a very praiseworthy project on foot, their object being to assist the local Y. M. C. A. Tliej propose to give an opera, which will no doubt be a success, as it is well known that there is a great deal of budding talent among the young la dies and gentlemen of the High school. The opera, "Miss Bob White ' will in all probability be selected. The cast and chorus, will be restrict ed to members of the High school and the entertainment will be given under the direction of Miss Sue Miller and Herbert Wyle. Rehearsals will com mence next week while the ojiera will be presented early in February. Penu social orchestra will furnish the music for the entertainment. Telephone Rates Revised, Bv a recent revision of the tariff rates of the United Telephone and Telegraph company, Danville subscribers are al lowed additional service without paying extra toll. Heretofore calls beyond Ash land eastward and Milton westward toll was charged. Now the free privilege is extended to Watsontown, and Middle burg westward and Girardville east ward. This improved condition was brought about through the persistent efforts of Sujicrintendent Wright, of Sunbury. The days have gained in length s'even minutes