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License Court to-morrow.
Dr. Harpel is recovering from a sever- ;
al days' illness. ]
The evening train north on the D, L.
& W will arrive in this city earlier on
and after January 26. The exact time
will be announced before Sunday.
Edward Sainsbury is ill at his home
on Grand street.
The inclement weather of yesterday
interfered to a great extent with Vogel's
street parade.
A meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary
will be held in Y. M. C. A. parlor to
night.
Bricklayers are making good progress
with their work on the Leniger build
ing.
As Lent begins February 12, many
social events will be crowded in the
next few weeks.
The "Brown and White" a newspaper
pnblished twice a week by students of
Lehigh University is one of our bright
exchanges.
Work on the roof of the Reading Iron
works has been interrupted by the in
clement weather of the last few days.
The Woman s Benevolent Association
will hold their regular meeting in the
public library building this afternoon.
Local Expressman John Patt >n lacer
ated the thumb of his left hand very
badly yesterday while delivering a large
box at the knitting mill.
Lester, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Campbell, Klinesgrove, still continues
very ill.
The water covered the D. L. <sfc W.
track at a point between Almedia and
Lime Ridge, Tuesday night, to the
depth of a foot and a half.
Ambrose Vought, South Danville, is
ill of pneumonia
The Susquehanna University basket
ball team will play Williamsport Y. M.
C. A. to night. Danville will arrange a
game with Williamsport in the near
future.
Don't forget the Mozart club's concert
at the < >pera House to-morrow night.
Many contributors to the Y. M. C. A.
are signing the petition to recall former
secretary W. D. Laumaster.
A fine lot of ice which had been cut
by John Wintersteen on the meadow
dam was carried away by the flood on
Mahoning creek.
A marriage license was issued yester
day to Christopher Vought and Miss
Cora Hile. both of Mayberry township.
On Friday evening the strong Dan
ville team will play the Milton team in
the Armory. The game will commence
at eight o'clock. A's both clubs are de
termined to win and both think they
can win. a very interesting game is
promised.—Milton Standard.
The U. S. Civil Service Commission
will hold examinations at several places
in each state during March and April,to
secure young men and women for the
government service, 9,889 persons se
cured positions last year through these
examinations. Probably 10,000 api
pointments will be made this year. All j
appointments are for life and for most
positions only a common school
education is required. Salaries at ap
pointment vary from $660 to SI2OO a
year with liberal promotions afterward.
Politics is not considered. This affords
a good opportunity for people between
16 and 45 years of age. Those desiring
places of this kind can get-full informa
tion about them, free.by writing to the
Columbia Correspondence College,
Washington, D. C. and asking for its
Civil Service Catalogue, number three.
In one hour, the other evening, at a
public meeting called by the William
sport Board of Trade, the citizens of
Williamsport raised $140,000, securing
for that city the location of a large mer
cantile establishment which will ulti
mately employ a large number of men.
That is the way they do things there and
the example of the eity of mills and fac
tories is worthy of imitation. This lit
tle affair at Williamsport also shows the
amount of hustle, necessary, nowadays,
when wide awake towns wish to secure
industries that will bring more people
to town, increase the amount of money
in circulation in general and put cold
cash into the pockets of the business
men
"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREI UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS.
VOL. 47--NO I.
WILL RECALL .
MR. LAI'MASTLIt
Former General Secretary Will bo Asked
to Return to the Post
Those anions onr citizens who have
the best interest <>f the local \ . M. C. A.
at heart will be glad to learu that ac
cording to all indications XV illiam D.
Lanmaster, former General secretary,
iiiav be recalled to the responsible posi
tion which he tilled with such signal
ability for many years.
The vicissitudes of the Y. M. C. A.
here are well known but of all the
changes affecting it there was none to
be so much deplored as the resignation
of Mr. Lanmaster. It is true, since his
retirement the welfare of the institu
tion has been carefully looked after by
William V. Oglesby, Esq.. acting secre
tary. But his election, as is well known
was only a temporary provision, while
the best interest and the permanency of
the Y. M. C. A. demand a general sec
retary trained to his calling who can
give all his time and his undivided at
tention to the work in hand.
The board of directors have bt*eu
looking over the field very diligently,
but a man possessing the peculiar quali
fications of heart and brain essential to
the position is not easy to obtain. At
this juncture it is not strange that all
thoughts should turn to the former sec
retary with a hope that he may be pre
vailed upon to return to his old field
where he is familiar with every detail
of work and has so many warm friends
who would gladly welcome him back to
their midst.
All those who have contributed to the
Y. M. C. A. —and their names seem
legion—in the grand and successful ef
fort to wipe out its indebtedness are
uniting in appeal to Mr. Laumaster to
accept the general secretaryship. Over
a hundred of the contributors during
yesterday found an opportunity to affix
their signatures to a paper urging his
recall. In a day or so all the contribu
tors, approximating a thousand, will be
on the list.
What Mr. Lanmaster may decide to
do upon receiving this most flattering
call remains to be seen. He is at pres
ent engaged in evangelical work at
Spring Mills, Center county.
First Euchre of Series.
A number of well-known ladies of
this city have organized a progressive
euchre club to meet every Thursday af
ternoon. There are twenty in the party
and they all will entertain the club in
their turn. The first euchre will be held
this afternoon at the .home of Mrs.
Samuel Bloch, Lower Mulberry street.
In the club are Mrs. Edward W. Peters,
Mrs. John M. Geise, Mrs. John Jacobs,
Jr., Mrs. Thomas J. Price, Mrs. Evan
Jones, Mrs. Joseph Heini. Mrs. Herbert
Wyle, Mrs. Edward Czechowicz, Mrs.
William Cairn, Mrs. Alex. Foster, Mrs.
H. D. Lyon, Mrs. Oscar Leniger, Mrs.
F. (}. Peters, Mrs. Alex. Deihl, Misses
Clara Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Clara Smith,
Cora Dreifuss and Dora Meyer.
Will Install Blood Hounds.
Francis Woll who recently establish
ed a skunk farm on Montour Ridge has
ordered two large blood hounds to keep
away intruders. It will be remembered
that some miscreants recently invaded
his premises, slaughtering and carrying
away the pelts of all the skunks install
ed.
The skunks hereafter, will be confin
ed in a central enclosure which will be
surrounded by a circular range, also en
closed. for the hounds. Under the cir
cumstances it would require an individ
ual with a good deal of nerve to tres
pass upon the premises so as to inter
fere with the skunks.
Jacob Winters' Gold Bath.
Jacob Winters, East Market street,
narrowly escaped death by drowning in
Mahoning creek yesterday morning.
With some others he was engaged in
catching ice near the steam grist mill
when he fell into the stream and was
carried away by the force of the cur
rent. Fifty feet further down the
stream he succeeded in gaining the
shore, but not until he was nearly over
come bv cold and exhaustion. The
creek at this point was six feet deep.
A Position Abolished.
A local ear inspector will no longer be
maintained at the I). L. «Xr \v yards at
: this place. The position here has been
! filled by George W. Lenhart for the past
! thirty-five years. Cars if found serious
'ly in need of repairs will hereafter be
sent to Kingston or Scrautou: if only
; slightly out of order they will be repair
ed here by a mechanic sent from the
shops. Traveling Car Inspector Hum
j by who announced the change when
! in this city Tuesday, has been transferr-
I e<| from Scranton to Dover. N J.
Burned a 20-Dollar Bill.
George Sandel of Mahoning township,
! is twenty dollars out of {xx-ket owing to
a curious mistake. On Tuesday lie took
an envelope from his pocket containing
, his last pay. Removing, as he thought,
' all the money, which was in bills, he
threw the envelope into the tire. After
i
ward, counting the money he found
j that he was twenty dollar* short. He
!is led to the conclusion that a 20-dollar
j bill remained in the envelope and was
iburned.
Gollection of Curios.
Harry Albeck who has recently re
turned from the Philippines has a fine
collection of curios at the shoe store of
Nelson Woods, Mill street. The collec
tion comprises weapons of various sorts,
i oriental fancy wurk, &c.
I'M RELIEF
OF THE POOR
Annual Election of the Womans' Benevo
lent Association.
The Womans' Benevolent Association
of this city held its annual election at
the residence of Dr. S. Y. Thompson
Thursday afternoon. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
President. Mrs. S. Y. Thompson
Presidents, Mrs. Mary Kline, Miss Pe
nina Bright. Mrs. R. K. Polk, Mrs.
Jasper Gearhart, Mrs. George M. Gear
hart. Miss Maggie Murray: Treasurer,)
Mrs. .T. Persing; Corresponding Secre
tary, Miss Katharine McCorinick; Re
cording Secretary, Mrs. L. D. Lanmast
er.
The following ladies were selected as
managers:
Mahoning Presbyterian church—Mrs.
R. D Magill and Mrs. Sophia Mowrey.
Grove Presbyterian church—Mrs. B.
R. Gearhart and Mrs. Thomas J. Rog
ers.
Pine Street Lutheran church—Mrs. J.
H. Johnson and Mrs. Frank Sohoch.
Trinity Lutheran church—Mrs. L. D.
Ulrich and Mrs. Ed. Y. Seidel.
Christ Episcopal church—Mrs. George
M. Gearhart and Mrs. R. H. Woolley.
St. Paul's M. E. church—Mrs. Mary
Jones and Mrs. James Foster.
Trinity M. E. church —Mrs. John
Gulick and Mrs. S. F. Ricketts.
Shiloh Reformed church—Mrs. George
E. Limbert and Mrs. W. 11. Orth.
United Evangelical church Mrs.
Minerva Brader and another to lie
chosen.
St. Joseph's Catholic church —Miss
Maggie Murray and Mrs. William
Cairn.
St. Hubert's Catholic church —Mrs. J.
H. Goeser and Mrs. Joseph Lechner.
Bn'i Zion Synagogue —Mrs. Simon
Dreifuss and Mrs. Samuel Goldsmith.
The officers and managers of the Wo
mans' Benevolent society vote d thanks
to the Friendship Fire company for its
donation of bread —27 loaves—for dis
tribution among the poor at Christ
mas.
Some time was spent in a general dis
cussion dwelling upon the necessity of
organized relief and methods of work in
helping the poor. At no time is the
borough so prosperous that cases of des
titution do not exist. Funds are always
needed. In order to raise money the
borough will be cut up into districts and
solicitors will pass from house to house.
It is reasoned that if every family in
Danville would contribute the insignifi
cant sum of 25 cents per year enough
money would be realized to euable the
Womans' Benevolent Association to
meet all the demands made upon it.i
The ladies of the«ociety meet every
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in a
room of the public library building,
where a couple of hours is spent in sew
ing for the benefit of the poor.
The following report was presented
showing the amount expended during I
the year for the relief of the poor:
Groceries s2*. 18
Coal, 11.45 j
Dry goods 15.87 ;
Meat 8 88
Milk 1.98!
Medicine and postage stamps,... 1.85 i
Removing patient to German
Hospital, Philadelphia 25.00
J. M. PERSING, Treasurer.
Revisiting His Old Home.
11. L. Kramer, brother of Mrs. Frank '
G. Schoch, and Will G. Kramer, who
left this city in IHS2, accompanied by j
his wife, arrived in this city Tuesday
afternoon for a short visit.
Mr. Kramer,whose Post Office is Kra
mer, Warren county, Ind.. is treasurer
and general manager of the Mud and
Lithia water baths, a popular resort
known as "Mudlavia" located near At
tica, Ind. Mr. Kramer had many friends
among our townspeople who are glad of
an opportunity to take him by the hand
after his long absence.
Interesting Photo.
Samuel R Waite, a recently returned
soldier from China and the Philippines,
now in Philadelphia, has sent his friend
John C. Moyer, of St. Elmo Hotel, ;ui
photograph representing a very inter- I
♦•sting group. In the party in addition
to Mr Waite are the representatives of
different nations as follows: Herman,
French, Russian, Japanese, British, In
dian. Australian and American.
The River Bank Gave Way.
Arthur Pront, Grand street, sustained
a bad fright yesterday morning. He
was standing along the river at the foot
of Nassau street, when the bank gave
way precipitating him some six feet
down among the big cakes of ice that
the rising river had crowded in ujK>n
shore. He" luckily escaped injury in
any form.
Bitten by a Do?.
| R. I). Magill was badly bitten in the
I hand yesterday while trying to separate
, | two dogs that were fighting near his
residence. The belligerents were his
own well-known black dog and a canine
, of the bull dog variety following R. B.
. j Diehl. Mr. Magill required surgical at
: tention which was given by I)rs. New
baker and Shultz.
Ran Agaiust a Clothes Line.
Art M Peters while walking across
> the back yard of the homestead. Grand
street, early yesterday morning, ran
. foul of the family clothes line. As a re
sult of the collision he carries a bad
bruirtf on the left side of the forehead
DANVILLE. PA.. THURSDAY, J AMAKY 2:s. 1002.
PERSONAL
I'AIIAUAI'IIS.
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your
Friends and Acquaintances.
Miss Margaret Rote, of Harrisburg,
arrived in this city last evening for a
visit with Miss Emeline Gearhart. West
Market street.
Miss Reba Griffin, of Warren, arriv
ed in this city last evening for a visit
with her mother, Mrs. Patrick (iriffin,
Foust street.
Miss Grace Haag, of Wilkesbarre. is
visiting at the home of U. Y. James,
East Market street.
Mr. and Mrs. David Grove, Ash street,
left yesterday morning for a visit with
relatives in Shamokin.
Miss Rella Adams. East Frufct street,
returned yesterday morning from a visit
with friends in Klinesgrove.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Russel, East Mar
ket street, spent yesterday with friends
in Bloomsburg.
George Rainier, of Harrisburg. re
turned home yesterday after a visit with
his mother, Mrs. Winifred Rainier, on
Northumberland street.
Mrs. William Heddens spent last
evening with relatives in Catawissa.
W. H. Snyder of Roaring Creek cir
culated among friends in this city yes
yerday.
G. W. Armstrong, of Bloomsburg,was
in town yesterday.
F. H. Vannan returned last evening
from a business trip to Buffalo.
John Brinhart, of Catawissa, was in
town yesterday.
Miss Boone Eckman.of Roaring Creek,
visited friends in this city yesterday.
D. R. Williams transacted business in
Sunbury yesterday.
Dr. J. Sweisfort spent a few hours
in Sunbury yesterday.
Mrs. J. Sweisfort and '.daughter,
Mrs. Erskine Johnston and Miss Fanny
Hartman, of this city, left on the 12:15
Pennsylvania train yesterday for Or
lando, Florida.
John Gfoves was a visitor in North
umberland yesterday.
W. Y. Cruikshank, of Berwick, called
on friends in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Jacob Swayze, of Catawissa, re
turned home yesterday after a visit at
the residence of Hiatt Montague. Grand
street.
Rev. Adolph Meyer went to Blooms
burg last evening.
Joseph Weidman, East Market street,
was in Bloomsburg yesterday.
Miss Gertrude Heim, East Front
street, left yesterday for Pottsville,
where she attended a dance last > even
ing.
John Campbell and J. C. Heddens
spent yesterday with Philip Moser, at
New Columbia.
Pursell Hummer, South Danville, was
a Sunbury visitor yesterday.
Hiram Woodruff and I. W. Hoffman,
South Danville, spent yesterday in Sun
bury.
George Bachinger transacted'business
in Sunbury yesterday.
J. Harrison Kase and J. Hudson Kase,
of South Danville, attended court in
Sunbury yesterday.
Mrs. Butler Edgar. Mill street, spent
yesterday at Lewisburg.
Miss Ida Herring, of Bloomsburg, vis
ited friends in this city yesterday.
Mrs. A. B. Bowser and daughters,
Isabel and Ada, of Millville, N. J., ar
rived in this city yesterday for a visit
with Dr. and Mrs. Harry Sober, Mill
street.
Mrs. William Bowyer, East Market
street, left last evening for Sunbury,
where she will attend the funeral of her
brother.
Dr. Edward Davis, of Berwick, visit
ed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Davis. Mill street, yesterday.
Mrs. John Jones, Gulick's Addition,
left yesterday for Marysville in response
to a telegram announcing the serious
illness of her sister, Mrs. Erwin Jones.
Mrs. Grant Herring, of Bloomsburg,
visited friends in this city yesterday.
Mrs. George Irvin, of Catawissa, re
turned home last evening after a visit
with Mrs. William Ephlin, Lower Mul
berry street.
Mrs. Edward Czechowicz returned
last evening from a visit with friends in
Berwick.
Mrs. Walter S. Marshall and niece.
Miss Yirgie, of Wilkesbarre, returned
home yesterday after a visit at the res
idence of John Albeck, on Upper Mul
berry street.
Mrs. Harriet Kauffman and daughter,
Mrs. William Magill, have returned
from a visit with friends in Scranton.
Benjamin Harris left Tuesday for
Nashville, Tenn.
Miss Minnie James, of Bloomsburg,
spent yesterday with her mother, Mrs.
Mary James, Mill street.
Mrs. J. M. Stratiff left yesterday
morning for a short stay in Sunbury.
Fred Keiser, of Philadelphia, an ex
pert shovel finisher, has accepted a posi
tion at the Shovel works this city.
Percy Biddle, of Briar Creek, spent
several hours yesterday at the home of
his mother, Mrs. Anna Biddle, this
city.
Miss Georgie Derry, of Philadelphia,
returned home yesterday morning after
a visit with Miss Cora Jordon. Spruce
street.
Edward Czechowic* returned from
Uorwicfc yt'stw'day
CHILI!
iIADLV 1U RNEI)
Clothing Took Fire While Playing at the
Stove Monday.
James, the tliree-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. James T. Magill. Vine street,
was very badly burned Monday as
the result of his clothes taking fire. The
hand of Providence was clearly visible
in the affair; had the flames been given
a few seconds more the child would
have been burned beyond the hope of re
covery.
It happened about 4 p. m. Mrs. Magill
and little James were at home alone.
The kitchen fire needed replenishing and
the mother carefully closing up the
stove in front went down to the lower
end of the lot for a bucket of coal.
She was on her way back when she
heard a terror-stricken cry from the
house, which she instinctively felt in
dicated that some terrible misfortune
had befallen little James. Dropping the
coal she ran up the walk and opening
the kitchen door was horrified to find
her child on fire, the flames having al
ready eaten away his apron and dress in
the region of the breast.
Mrs. Magill. who was washing, had a
tub of water near by and seizing the
child after smothering the flames with
her hands as best she could dashed wat
er upon his burning clothing. In this
way the fire was extinguished before
the little fellows underclothing was
consumed, but not until he was very
seriously burned on each side of his face,
his forehead and lips by the cruel flames
which were fast enveloping his body.
Dr. Wintersteen was called who soon
succeeded in easing the pain. Unless
the child inhaled the flame, which Dr.
Wintersteen hardly thinks has occurr
ed, the little fellow's recovery hardly
admits of a doubt.
The child's clothing, it is thought,
took fire from the stove. The ash door
which Mrs. >1 closed when she left
the room was open when she returned,
which would indicate that little James
was playing with the fire during her
absence.
Danville Wins.
The game of basket ball in the Ar
mory Friday between the local team
and Susquehanna University was cer
tainly a hard fought if not a closely con
tested one. There was more than the
usual amount of rough and tumble; sev
eral of our boys sustained abrasions of
the skin and blood was much in evid
ence, although no one was seriously
hurt. The score, with its wide margin
in favor of Danville, shows, however,
that in point of skill the visitors were
hardly in it with onr boys, who as usual
distinguished themselves by their ex
cellent team work, the passing of the
ball between Bedea, Klase and Gaskins
being an especially admirable feature.
The visiting team with more practice
might have done better. A long throw
made by Battersby evoked applause,
and showed that he was capable of good
work. There was a large crowd pres
ent with plenty of enthusiasm. The
score at the end of the first half was 22
to 6in favor of Danville at the close of
the game. 51 to 22 in favor of the home
team.
The line-up was as follows: —
DANVILLE SUSQI* EH A NN A
Bedea attack Battersby
Gaskins attack Benfer
Dmgherty. \ centn ' Auchmuty
Sechler guard Sinclair
Oberdorf guard Squire
Trainor guard Ketterinan
SUMMARY Goals from field—Bedea,
8: Gaskins. s Klase, 7 : Sechler, 1: Bat
tersby, 6; Auchmuty, H Benfer, 1. Goals
from foul —Bedea, M: Battersby, 2. Um
pire, Newbaker. Referees. Davis and
Czechowciz.
A Fine lot of Souvenirs.
The window of Woods' shoe store,
which contains a lotof souvenirs brought
from the Philippines by Oscar Thorn
ton. proved quite an attraction to those
who passed yesterday. The collection,
which consists exclusively of Japanese
and Philippine handiwork, possesses an
especial interest, differing as it does
from the general run of curios hereto
fore brought home, by the returning sol
diers, which were mostly in the line of
weapons, flags, coin, coarser wearing
apparel <Src.
In Mr. Thornton's collection are found
handkerchiefs, table covers, shawls and
like articles, all hand-made.of the finest
silk, elaborate in the extreme ami
beautiful beyond anything ever dis
played for sale on the counters in this
country. In the collection is a Ik shirt
ami a pair of white kill shoes made in
Manila. Then are a number of articles
including a spoon made of pearl, while
amoug other things may be seen an um
brella and a can which represent a
great deal of value The returned sol
dier has certainly displayed a gre it deal
of taste in the selection of aivenirs
Gearhart Primaries.
The Republican primaries <>f Gear
hart town iip will be held on Monday
• evening. January 2?th at Dietrich's
hotel. South Danville
The Democrats of South Danville will
hold their primaries on Saturday even
; itig at the usual voting place
Will Install a "Heater."
The lmard of Water Commissioners
yesterday decided to install the new
"heater for the older of the two engines
at the Water Works as recommended by
Superintendent Keefer at the Cominis
j sioners' meeting, Tuesday night.
, High School Literary societies meet
1 to-mOrrow aftvrw'un.
('(MAN
ANII GROSS
Elected Water Commissioners Friday Even
ing to Succeed Polk and Foster.
The borough council held a regular
meeting Friday eve. The principal busi
ness on hand was the election of two
Water Commissioners to fill the unex
pired terms of R. K. Polk and James
Foster, whose resignations were accept
ed at the last meeting.
To succeed Mr. Polk, H. L. Gross was
nominated by Mr. Vastine and un
animously elected. To succeed Mr.
Foster the names of Edward Corman
and George D. Edmondson were placed
in nomination, Mr. Vastine nominating
the former and James Dougherty, the
latter. A vote resulted as follows:
Corman—Davis, Geo. Sechler, Vastine,
Fetterman, Kemnier, M. D. L. Sechler,
Jones, McLain, Brandt and Gibson,
Edmondson—Dougherty.
Mr. Corman receiving a majority of
nine votes was declared elected to suc
ceed Mr. Foster.
A communication was received from
George Laurer, councilman from the
Fourth Ward, stating that he had re
moved from Danville and would hence
forth be a resident of Elmira. N. Y. Un
der the circumstances he tendered his
resignation as a member of the borough
council. On motion Mr. Laurer's res
ignation was accepted.
Mr. Brandt, member from the Fourth
Ward, at once introduced the subject of
successor to Mr. Laurer, advocating the
election of one immediately. Mr. Jones
called attention to the near approach of
election, explaining that a member now
elected would have but two or three
nights to serve. Others took the view
that the Fourth Ward was entitled to a
full representation no matter how short
the time and it was decided to proceed
with the election.
Mr. Brandt nominated James Connol
ly and Mr. Gibson, Charles Pusey. Two
votes were taken, each of them result
ing in a tie, after which the attempt to
elect was abandoned. The vote was as
follows:
Pusey—Vastine, M. D. L. Sechler,
Jones, McLain and Gibson.
Connolly - George Sechler, Fetter
man, Kemnier, Dougherty and Brandt.
Mr. Davis at his request was excused
from voting.
Borough Treasurer Harry Ellenbogen
presented his rej»ort, which showed a
total balance on hand of JH604.84.
President Kemnier announced that
the terms of two members of the Board
of Health have expired—O. B. Sweitzer
of the Second Ward and Dr. J. R. Kim
erer of the Third Ward. To succeed
Mr. Sweitzer, who wishes to retire, the
president appointed Harry Shick Dr.
Kimerer was reappointed.
The following bills were approved for
payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes, $82.50
Labor and hauling 15.41
B. Miller 8.38
D. C. William? 6 00
J. H. Yorgy 9.90
Costs in Blizzard damage suit,.. . 15.65
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes $137.00
Harry B. Patton 20.00
William Vastine 5.62
E. Corman 4.10
O. S. Janney & Co 4.19
MORNING NEWS 5.50
Berwick's New Building.
The new building of the Berwick
store company which has been in conrse
of erection for many months past is now
completed. There are two reasons why
our citizens are especially interested in
this big establishment in which Berwick
justly feels so proud. The first is that
it is one of the largest ami most finely
appointed store buildings in this section
the second, that it was built under the
supervision of ami over thu plans fur
nished by our townsman. Architect J
II Brngler.
The building, which is a four story
structure of brick and stone, 100x1*0
feet, consists in part of the old store
building, which was thoroughly re
modeled, and a large annex. It is equip
ped with hydraulic passenger and
freight elevators from the first to the
fourth floor, in addition to a "pavement
drop" from the sidewalk to the cellar.
On the first floor, in the centre of the
room, near the elevator. Is a large and
very ornate soda fountain.
It is distinctively a department store
and as such will compare favorably
with many of those in onr larger cities.
The departments are entirely separate
and comprise groceries, green grocer
ies. meat, flour and feed, stoves and tin
ware. dry goods, millinery, shoes,tailor
ing, gents' furnishing good*, jewelry,
furniture, house furnishing goods, car
pets and drugs. In connection with the
green grocery and meat department is a
cold storage room of sufficient capacity
to hold several car loads of fruits There
is also a department for butter and eggs
and another for fresh meat which will
i liable the company to kill a whole car
load of cattle at a time and placi them
on cold storage, the beef lieitig run in
on overlie id tracks and suspended along
the sides.
The storo when rightly down to busi
ness will employ clerks The Am
erican Car and Foundry company alone
employs some Hooo men and the store
does a business of fwOO.INX) annually *hi
a -ingle day recently business to the
amount of $16,000 was transacted The
store is under the superintendence "112
Ray H Davenport.
Third Ward Primaries.
The Democratic primaries of the Third
Ward will be bl'ld Friday cWuiof?
at 7 o'clock.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855.
REVIVAL
AT ST. PAI L'S
The Meeting Last Night one of Tremen
dous Power.
The revival services at St. Paul's M.
E. church announced on Sunday morn
ing are now in full swing. The result*
are most gratifying and the meeting
last night as well as on Tuesday night
was of tremendous power Speaking of
last night's meeting one of the oldest
members of the church remarked that
"it possessed more of the evidences of
an old fashioned revival than he had
seen for twenty years."'
This allusion to the "old fashioned
revival ' suggests the fact that within
recent years there has been a disposi
tion in the Methodist church to drift
away from the old landmarks relating
to conversion which have always been a
distinguishing feature of the church.
Recognizing the fact that the old meth
ods were passing the question was tak
en up by the general conference at its
last meeting to determine whether they
should not be eliminated from the dis
cipline of the chnrch. After a prolong
ed discussion covering many days, the
advocates of "old fashioned"' methods
came off victorious. Methodism must
retain the old way of increasing mem
bership.
In this connection it is interesting to
note that Rev. Harry Curtin Harman.
pastor, and all the people of St. Paul 's,
regardless of what the attitude of some
of the former pastors may have been,
are squarely on record in favor of old
fashioned revivals, which implies deep
penitence for sin, the coming to the
altar or mourners bench and confessing
Christ as Saviour.
It is conceded on all sides that St.
Paul's chnrch is in need of a revival.
Rev. Harman's ministry li;is been emin
ently successful along financial lines,
but a beautiful church with a rapidly
diminishing debt are not all that are
needed. An am—ion of memberships
also essential. To bring this al»mt p-ts
tor and people stand unit* d and ' old
fashioned"'methods will be employed.
A cordial invitation is extended tothe
public to attend tin' revival meeting- at
St. Paul x.
Democratic Nominations Made.
The Democrats of the Fonrth Ward
held their primaries on Saturday even
ing last. The meeting was called to
order at by Committeeman Michael
Mullen. Thomas Welch. Esq was
chosen chairman, and Nichola- Hofer
and A. L. Brandt, secretaries.
James Connolly and Patrick Scott
were placed in nomination as candid
ates for Council. The former received
38 votes and the latter Mr. Connolly
therefore was declared the nominee A.-
candidates for school director W. O.
Green and John Bruder were nominal
ed. Mr. Green receiving 4:> votes as
against Mr. Binder's 13, was declared
the nominee Nicholas Hofer was chos
en as judge of the election and Thuma-
MoCaflferty as inspector Willian
Shnltz received the nomination as con
stable. George Bachinger and Thomas
MoCaflferty were selected as delegates
to the district convention. They were
instructed to vote for Jonathan Rudy
as poor director.
Tearing Down the Bridges,
Several farmers between this city and
Northumberland are tearing down the
bridges over the canal erect.sl by the
Pennsylvania canal company on their
farms Many of the?*- bridges are be
coming much the worse for tiiue and
wear and the canal company gave the
farmers permission to tear them down,
offering them a« a compensation for
their labor the timber and stone in
the old structures. As the bridges an
necessarily high with a steep approach
at each end necessitating a heavy pnll m
crossing, the farmers are glad enough
to get rid of them and are not much
disposed to reject the proposition of the
canal company. Th-.se who wish to
cross the canal, according to the com
pany's terms, will of course lie obliged
to build culverts at their own e\j.. n
which they may locate at any pint the
most convenient. By spring it i« thonght
most of the bridges will !»• removed
The canal company offer* the land
embraced by the canal and t «w path
for sale, reserving"the right 112 way 112 r
a railroad.
Improvements at Huuter's Park.
Erwin Hunter will inak- a nmnK'r 112
improvements at hi* Park tl ming
spring. Among other changes content
plated will !>• i new v •}
will lead t<» the park fnun > > ir » >
ated point thereby obvia! 1 ; t'• -t»-» j.
hill which at pre-nt his ) > i utls !
An additional 1 c.i 1 md u ■ r
cottage will al- )»• built
The NI'WT IIII|I rt ELL .. •M
--however, will con-ist in clearing -wveral
spot* on the summit "112 th* m< 'tntaia
where a most delightfnl 1 > liv
obtained of the countr- 112« r main mi"
around I.* ading t • th. timif * >ll l*
several well-made r ad- cut through th.
thick growth <>f pin tre. - Tin- 112» »tur»
will add ver> much ' tl I
value of the park
Registering Mail With Carrier*
A number of Danville p. >pl. <]. r t
know that they can rtui-ter.t l< tt* r
with any carrier en hl» regular r nn.N
for delivery or collection just as w< 11 as
by taking their letter or ptickag* to thi
postofßce Each carrier -an tt k• and
receipt for registered matter, 1 • raided
the letter or pack;tg* :• ; rly seal' I
or done up and th' postage t r registry
together with th' regular j* tage L- «t
fixed. or the correct change i- read*
JOB PRINTING:
i
The office of the AmekicUn being
furnished with a large assof 01
ot job letter and fancy type and ,0:
material generally, the J'ublishir
announces to the public t|iat I is
prepared at all times to execute in
the neatest manner <
JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Desprpti^n.
our prices before place
your orders.
THE WATER
COMMISSiuXERS
Organized Tuesday Night by Electing
Henry L. Gro«?s President.
The board of water commissioners or
ganized Tuesday by electing Henry L
Gross president. The first Mondav of
each month at 3 o'clock in the after
noon was selected as the time for meet
ing.
It wa« decided that water takers wh
have complaints of any sort to make
should be required to be present at the
monthly meetings and to place their
grievances directly before the board. « >ll
motion the newspaper*- were requested
in printing the reports of ---
meeting to call attention t this pr vi
ion that the public who may wish to
reach the board will know how to pr*
ceed.
Water Superintendent I*. J. Keeter
addre&sed the board describing the con
dition of things about the Water W'»rk-t
and recommending several improve
ments abont the plant. Nothing very
expensive was a-k **d for with the ex
ception of a heater for the older •»f th.
two large pumps in nse. which wa« in
stalled some twelve years ago and is
minus a heater a modern device attach
ed which utilizes the exhaust in bat
ing the water sent to the boiler. Th*
pump recently in<talle<l is eqnipjied with
a heater and while the old pump -end
water into the I toiler ice cold the new
one heats it up to nearly tw> hundred
degrees, which effects a big sa\ ing in
fuel.
(Wring to the absence of a heater the
old pnmp which wa< purchased - m*
twelve year* ago at a big ,-t in* tu
iil much at prt-M-nt. «Wli entails a
pretty heavy -train upon tie remaining
pump.
By the expenditure of >mu» <■-•»> Mr
Keefer thought a heater coul-1 be at
tached which wonkl furnish w.«r.-r t r
the boiler heated t*» the ;5->.g ; •
and thereby eflf.-ct a saving In c> al wni •
might approximate r»o cents per day
New meter rate- for water tak* -- w ,
go into effect next -pring but a namd*
eration ot this snbje.-r w .,- j -r;. t... :
until next meeting.
Improv-m-nts at D Witt's Park.
Dr. A. T DeWitt has decided np rt
many improvements for hi- ;>ark at
Riverside the <*>>miug year which ni
not fail to increase the popularity «<f
that r—■ >rt The -t import *-.r«■f ti, ■
departures compris. - the sal.* 112 I r- f>r
the purpose of building -unim-r co*
ta ges.
A Jiap of the park. made by < • If
Oatraader, is already in th. hat .is . *
Dr. DeWitt. Thefts thirty inn*
her, -"»xl5o feet. fr>nt on th» l- .wer or
northern bonndary *>f the park The-.
are divide.l tifteeu on a side by a new
driveway. •$»» feet wide which will lead
from the u- rth in t> th rac- ;r- A*
the rear of the strip IVf feet wile r
sene<l for lots and just b» ! w th* c* r.
tral track another driv- way will inter
•*ect the i>ark.
There is no doubt that the I t« will
find a ready ■♦ale The sp«.r is ea-nly ac
cessible. while its elevati n the natura
l«eauty of the surri-nnding* the pnnty
of the air and water, the quiet and tn
seclusion all combine t»- make an td- »?
summer m«>rt In thji v«ntnr» Dr
I)»*Witt has be*n encouraged not a n»*
by I<a"al resi<lents wh>> wi«h have a.-
oommodatkiM of their wn at th [ »rk
but also by city people wh .
late erecting lh l- DeWitt w 1
in afl probability lead <f by baild mr ■»
summer home fir at the r
sort
Among other impn>vem» nts at the
park. l>r DeWitt comt. tupi i?e« rh-' 1
stallnient of a miniature railway wr
locomotive, lender and ten car- the
drawing mpacify t«» be '<•"*' | mi N
equal to Kiine 'JO pa**rntr»r« T1 r*-
will also b»> a merry-g»eronnd pkae»»
the little one# while the pavii-..* will
be still further enlarge ! th* lacy« 1»
path widened, and the numer ns walk*
that intersect the park re-covered wr 1
gravel.
Last year in a»iditi »»to the W»I <.
A. K 1 mi—|»an lit «»venly-live p - «
were held at I>>Witt « park
A Bpir.ted Debate.
Th.- regular meeting -f th. Hith
S*-h«»>l debating clnb was h> Id it; th>-
High fVh.*l r«s>ni Fri«Uy, William
Bailey was ele»t«l
Mamnel Miller. *e r-tari T • iften
ance was larg. and a very *p!nfe.f i|r
bat ■on the »nte«ti<»n R»*S>»lT D TLI t
the l .trl>ariau t« hapv «*r t in •
iifilii!'*! man" wa« enaaged a A** r
the question haul >e. n th r»mgh"v I
'Tin MMI the I» r . 112 Kq r
1.
A Change of Hour>.
Tb. board of direct.** of th- V K
C. A. h'dd a meeting -s«tnr iar nnfh* It
was decided, pending th- mpl ». nf
1 fort h 1* open . -nly as feßr»ws
Fr>»m S »»p. m.to »:e» p. in
: m
He*t Tueetky Cvemsg.
Tne Blooms bore formal «rH>» > t r
j .-bestra a**t«ted |.v weral *•«**! si4o«sla
will give an enteetamruenif in V W <
\ kail •ii !"n< • ; > e\< i.l
This is the rchestra.tha* r»nd*r* I «*i u
a delightful pr •gramme last «*•*>•« ?I<
more favorable !i:aS cowld
' given them than that !♦ was a
-equ»"«t up»n the part .<f *h» music
.ovtng ps*ron« Iknuik that lb*
*' 'uwwlttee seenre them aemn Ha ft
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