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(ONDEJiSED SEWS.
Clean the gutters.
Clean the pavements.
Overshoes are jiopular.
February 's last week.
Telephone linemen are busy.
Plenty of business for the snow shov
ls.
Poor roofs are making themselves ap
arent.
Biisket Ball at the Armory on Friday
ight.
Garden making has been indefinitely
ostjKraed.
Mrs. Joseph Shultz is ill at her home
nB street.
Old-fashioned winters can now "go
••ay back and sit down."
Building of fences for the fall cam
aign in this city is now under way.
George Herb, of Sliamokin. has been
hosen by C. H. Dickernian.of Milton,
) act as private secretary and stenog
ipher during his campaign for congress.
The oldest inhabitant is now racking
is brain for something to beat this la
•st snow storm.
Staiuer's mass will be one of the
•autiful selections to be rendered by
le choir of Christ Episcopal church on
aster Sunday.
Miss Desda Campbell, Church street,
installed as the new "Hello" girl at
ie exchange of the United Telephone
id Telegraph Company.
SPECIAL SALE every THURSDAY
tly, a bottle of SHOEMAKER'S RYE
'HISKEY and a bottle of CALIFOR
IA WINE for SI.OO Shoemaker's Liq
>r Store. No. 7 Mahoning street. Opera
ouse Block.
Calumet Lodge, No. 279, I. O. O. F.
ill meet at Odd Fellows' hall Thurs
iy afternoon at 2 o'clock to attend the
neral of Brother P. G. Angus Wright
om his late residence on Upper Mul
•rry street. AH Odd Fellows invited.
The rough weather of the past few
,ys has put a stop to building opera
jns.
Something must be wrong with Uncle
nil's weather bureau. The predictions
•e not near as reliable as they used to
. The warning of heavy rain Monday
as modified later by a notice of snn
ine.
Traffic on the Pennsylvania and Read
g lines is slowly resuming its normal
ndition. but the effects of the storm
ill be felt for several months. On
'.nday both systems were in a more
moralized state than at any other
ue since the great storm of IHBB.
The Ladies Aid Society of Trinity M
church will give their annual Easter
pper Thursday, March 27th.
Next month will lie a month filled
th notable Jewish religious days. On
;irch 9 and 10 will fall the Rosh Hod
: I Adar Shenee, on March 20, the Fast
Esther, while the great feast of Purim
lis on March 23 and 24. Purim is one
the great days in the Jewish calendar
d is observed Hniversally by the faith-
V telegram from Harrisbnrg dated
bruary 22, says"The selection of
rant Gretna for the division encamp- j
•nt of the National Gnard of Pennsyl- ,
nia will lie officially announced by j
jutant General Stewart as soon as the |
te of the encampment has been fixed,
jor General Miller and other general
icers prefer that the encampment be
d in July rather than in August.and I
■ prospects are that the time agreed
on will IM* the second week of July.
\ Minstrel show will be given at
ondike Hall. Washingtonville, on Sat -
lay evening.
drs. Susan Young, who resides near i
seytown is nursing a broken arm as
result of a fall on the ice a day or so
)ehorning of cattle scientifically and
•cessfully done by Thomas Gething,
oessor to Geo B. Kase.
'he East Danville schools taught by
w Maggie Madden and Miss Gertrude
pstone have organized an anti-pro
ity society, pledging themselves to
tain from and endeavor to suppress
evil of swearing at every opportun-
The girls have formed an endeavor
ety pledging themselves to do and
all that lies in their power to pro
te the good reform.
iUonlottr jßjj Imrrican.
-TINSCOI-NTKV WILL SBVKR IK ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITSOWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 47—NO 11.
IN ELECTOR'S
i.iis; iiitiii 1
Elevator Falls Forty Feet, Bearing with it
William Liuker and John Foster.
William Linker, shipper and John |
Foster, assistant, who fell with a load
ed elevator from the third story of the i
warehouse, had an experience at the
Stove Works Friday that few men
would covet. That they were not killed
is a wonder in itself; that they escaped
serious injury is still more remarkable, j
It was about half past o'clock. The ;
two men mounting the elevator went up
to the third story and loaded six Prize ;
Beaver ranges. All was ready to des- |
cend. The shippers climbed onto the
elevator along with the stoves. The
load was heavy, the aggregate weight
of the ranges alone being 1800 pounds, j
which allowing 5150 pounds for the men '
ran the weight up to considerably over ,
a ton to say nothing of the heavy elevat
or itself, which added c nme four or five j
hundred pounds.
Just as they were about to start the !
heavy cable snapped asunder and ele- |
vator. men and stoves took a drop. A i
heavy crash rang through the big ware- j
house and the employes ran to the spot
only to find the platform lying at the
bottom of the elevator shaft, with the j
stoves shattered to pieces, Mr. Linker |
lying insensible and Mr. Foster badly
dazed and unconscious of what had tak
en place. Mr. Linker quickly revived,
but neither man had any recollection of
anything after climbing onto the elevat
or. The fall was one <>f forty feet and
the heavy elevator shot down the shaft
like an arrow.
There were two circumstances that
combined to save the lives of the ship- J
pers. < )ne of these was that the men I
were in a standing position and the otli- ■
er that at the lower floor the elevator j
was checked by the bed or socket lmilt I
to receive it, but which under the force I
of the fall was torn loose and carried j
down under the platform some four feet j
farther and embedded in the soft earth j
at the bottom of the shaft.
Council Meeting Friday Night.
Council held a short session on Friday
night Chairman Kemmer was absent.Mr.
Yastine being chosen President pro tent.
The only important business on hand
was the appointment of a member of
the health board to represent the Second
Ward, in place of Harry Sliick who de
clined appointment.
President Kemmer through secretary
Patton recommended W. H. Woodside
as member of the board of health for
the Second Ward. M. I). L. Sechler ap
proved of the choice, whereupon Mr.
Woodside was duly appointed to till the
position.
Mr. Brandt stated that the new suc
tion hose for the borough fire engine
had been examined by the fire commit
tee and approved as satisfactory.
The following members were present:
Yastine, Dougherty, McLain, Jones, M
D. L. Sechler, Brandt and Gibson.
The rollowing bills were approved for
payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes $82.50
W. H. Animennan 135.00
Labor and hauling l(i. 18
William Sechler 2.00
Frank Boyer 4.75
John Patton .85
Mineralized Rubber Co !)»».!)♦;
WATER DEI'ART.M KNT.
Regular employes $1:57.00
John Patton 2.00
H. B. Patton 20.00
Progressive Euchre.
* )ne of the most enjoyable social events
of the season was a progressive euchre
given Tuesday evening by Mr. and Mrs.
John Jacobs. Sr.. at their home on West
Market street. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. John Jacobs, Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. George Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. John
M. Geise. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Czech
owicz.Mr. and Mrs. Edward Peters, Mrs.
Herbert Wvle, Mrs. Samuel Bloch, Mrs.
Henry Lyon. Mrs. Alex. Dielil, Misses
Malissa Bloom, Cora Dreifuss, Dora
Meyers, Clara Jacobs, of this city, and
Miss Mabel Edgar, of Wilkesbarre;
Messrs. John Brugler and Harry Deiff
enderfer.
Basket Ball Friday Night.
Manager Gearhart has secured at ad
ditional expense the all-star team of
Philadelphia to play the local team on
Friday evening next. As the Y. M. C
j A. Concert is on the same evening he
j deemed it advisable to have the game
, immediately after the entertainment,
j This team is composed of professional
players who are playing a series of
' games throughout this locality and come
here from Wilkesliarre.
The Last of the Star Course.
The fifth and last entertainment of
Y. M. C. A. Star Course will be given
in the Opera House next Friday evening,
February 2Hth, by the Central Grand
I Concert Company. The program will
be one of the best of the season.
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Preliminary Inspection.
Pursuant to directions from Col. C.
M.Clement, 12th Reg't., N G. P., a pre
liminary inspection of Company F will
be held at the Armory on Saturday even
ing, March Ist.
Presented With a Medal.
The Montour county Fishing and Gun ,
club held its annual meeting Monday
The President, W J. Baldy, Esq..
was presented with a medal, which was
forwarded to Mr. Baldy who is sojourn
, ing in Florida.
DWVIIXK. PA.. THI TSSDAY FEI!1!UA1!V 1902.
lIIEITH OF
j ANGUS WRIGHT
A Well-Known Citizen Passes Away j
Tuesday Morning.
In the death of Angus Wright, which :
took place Tuesday morning at 9:30 ;
j o'clock, Danville loses another well j
known and representative citizen, who t
will be widely mourned. The deceased I
i who was afflicted with asthma and j
heart trouble, had not been a well man i
! for years. He worked, however, up to
; six weeks of his death. For a number j
'of years past he was engineer at the j
water works. He was a competent and j
reliable workman, faithful to the duties j
of his position, well read, intelligent and
of a tolerant and generous disposition a ;
mau in short who held the full confi
dence and the esteem of his fellows in i
| every walk of life. He was (52 years of j
age and is survived by his wife and one j
! daughter, Miss Sallie.
j He was 1M >rn in Scotland, but came to
| Danville when quite young. He served
as a member of the borough council, j
! During the Civil war he saw service |
| with Company A, 132 regiment. He
; was a member of Goodrich Post No. 22, \
J G. A. R.. as well as of Calumet lodge, !
I. O. O. F. The funeral, which will
I take place Thursday afternoon at 2:30
I o'clock will be in charge of Goodrich j
Post and cf the Order of (>dd Fellows. '
A Patriotic Sermon.
Notwithstanding the bad walking, l (
which kept attendance down at most of j ,
the churches the congregation at St. (
Peter's M. E. church, Riverside, Sun- |
day was one of the largest that ever |.
i crowded within its walls. Rev. R. J. j
! Allen preached to the <». I'. A. M.and
the P. O. S. of A., taking in the two .
| lodges of the latter order in South Dan
| ville and this city. Rev. Allen is be
| coming widely known for his sparkling
J and practical discourses. The people
| expected a treat and they were not dis
i appointed, judging from the favorable
| comment that one heard on every side
in South Danville and Riverside Sun- 1
(lav afternoon.
The two lodges turned out in full
force, there being something over a j
hundred members present at the ser- j i
. mon. |'
Rev. Allen founded his remarks on
Second Kings, second chapter, 10th and
loth verses. He referred to the birth
day of Washington, dwelling upon his (
career as a soldier, as a statesman, as a
Christian. Then addressing the mem- ,
bers of the two orders be described the
character of Washington's patriotism
and the kind required today to meet
problems that face Americans. Among
these are the rum problem, the prob- 1
lent of labor and capital or rule of mo
ney. marriage and divorce law. the nec- 1
essity of education, dwelling more par- 1
ticularly upon the character of the edu- :
cation needed by the American bov.em
phasizing the necessity of a Christian
education, appealing for an open Bible i
in the schools, and for men and women
as teachers whose faith is in the Man of
Galilee. i
Flood Danger Continues.
Many Danville people were making
preparations for the flood Tuesday,
and though the fair weather of Mon
day abated to some extent the danger
of river floods the indications are for a
continuance of the high temperature
and rain. This would mean the break
ing tip of the ice on the river and tri
butary streams.
If the weather continues fair for sev
eral days or if the temperature drops to 1
a point below freezing the danger of '
floods will practically be over. As it is,
the days grace given will lessen the 1
damage of the floods should they come, 1
to a slight degree, as much of the snow !
has been carried off.
The ice on the river is in condition to
break np rapidly in case of warm weath- '
er continuing with rain and if the
weather indications are fulfilled trouble
may be expected in the low lying parts ■
of the town.
Signals are up giving warning of an
other storm which may break at any ,
moment, and which threatens squalls
along the North Atlantic coast region.
The forecast says that the storm will
meet shifting southerly winds off the
Central Atlantic coast. Thus the first
news that comes with the restoration of
the service of the Weather Bureau is
not assuring.
Funeral of John J. Hughes.
The funeral of John J. Hughes, took i
place Tuesday from the home of
his sister. Mrs. Samuel Mortimore,
Rev. Dr. W. A. McAtee officiat
ing. The pall bearers were: J. B. Cleav
er, W. C. Williams, William Russell and (
Thomas Evans.
Those from out of town attending the
funeral were Mrs .T. B. Daniels, of
Taylor, Mrs. Henry Powel. of West
Pittston, Mrs. John Clark, Mrs. L. D.
Rtinyan, Mrs. William McCloud and
Mrs. Frank Wilhelm. of Snnbury, ami
the Misses .Tones of Bloomsburg. In
terment was made in the Odd Fellows
cemetery.
In Honor of Miss Roth.
A few friends assembled at the home
of Miss Rella Adams, East Front street,
Tuesday eve in honor of her guest, Miss |
Edna Roth, of Sliamokin. The occas- i
ion was an informal affair and a few
! pleasant hours were spent. Those pres-
I ent were Misses Desda Campbell,Sarah
Clark, Blanche, Lizzie and Mazie Hard
er. Messrs Harry Cromwell, Arthur !
Heddens, Albert Dreifuss, James Ben
nett, Joseph Lowenstein, of this city,
| and H A Lawrence, of Klinesgrove.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your
Friends and Acquaintances,
Miss Ruth Gearhart. of this city,
spent Tuesday in Snnbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson, of
I Philadelphia, returned home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lees and son,
Robert, returned to Philadelphia Tues
day after a visit at the home of Christ
ian Lanbach, Mill street.
Mrs. C. H. Hand, of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
and Mrs. D. J. Waller, of Indiana,
Peuna., spent Tuesday morning with
Mrs. L. C. Lane, Walnut street.
Bert Mettler. of Chambersburg, who
is the guest of Mrs. Margaret Mettler,
East Market street, spent Tuesday in
! Bloomsburg.
Mrs. Edward Littleton, of Hazleton,
returned home Tuesday after a visit
with her father, W. P. Barr, on Clinton
street.
Miss Madeline Kremer, of Waverly,
N. Y., left Tuesday for Hazleton after
a short visit with Miss Laura Miller.
Mrs. Ella Suieck and daughter, Miss
Katharine, of Sliamokin, returned home
Tuesday after a visit at the residence
of Charles Guest, Railroad street.
Mrs. William H. Joues and son,
Ralph and Mrs. J. B Marshall, and
daughter, Katharine, of this city, left
on the 12:15 Pennsylvania train Tues
day for Trevorton, to attend a party
given to George W. YanGilder in honor
of his 74th birthday.
George Zeber. of Reading who has
been employed at the Reading Iron
Works left Tuesday for his home to as
sist in the erection of the Colonial Trust
building.
Mrs. David Guest, of Nicholas Ave.,
returned home Tuesday after a visit
with friends in Bloomsburg.
Willets Beagle, of Bloomsburg, was
in town Tuesday.
Miss Mae Girton, of Catawissa, re
turned home Tuesday after a visit
with Mrs. John Marshall, South Dan
ville.
Mrs. Harriet Evelaud, of Roaring
Creek, returned home Tuesday after a
visit at the residence of William Eve
land, Lower Mulberry street.
A.M.Peters returned Tuet day from
Lebanon, where he installed the officers
of the Improved »)rder of Heptasophs.
Joseph 11. Baird returned Tuesday
to Miltou after spending a few days
in this city.
Thomas Irland returned Tuesday
from a visit with friends at New Mil
ford.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Sechler, of Phila
delphia. who are the guests of the form
er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
Sechler, Church street, spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Jameson in Plymouth.
Miss Harriet Werkheiser, Pine street,
spent Tuesday with friends in Blooms
burg.
William Utt, of Rohrsbnrg, spent
Tuesday at the home of Raymond
Ikeler. Nassau street.
David R. Davis, of Pottsville, and
Fred Davis of Norristown, were in this
city Tuesday attending the funeral of
James R. Davis.
Mrs. Katharine O'Brien and son,
Michael, Northumberland street, spent
Tuesday with friends in Snnbury.
David Foust and son. of Limestone
ville, was in this city Tuesday.
Miss Margaret Hendrickson, of River
side, left Tuesday for a visit with
friends in Wilkesbarre.
Mrs. Samuel Boyer, of Plymouth, re
turned home Tuesday after a visit at
the residence of Miss Mary Rishel, Pine
street.
Miss Kate .Tones and niece, Miss
Floreuce Jones, of Bloomsburg, attend
ed the funeral of the late John Hnghes
Tuesday.
Miss Elfriede Weiss was a Snnbury
visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. William C. Davis and Miss
Jennie Alexander, of this city, left on
the it: 14 Pennsylvania train Tuesday
for a visit in Philadelphia.
Charles W. Zaner, Church street, was
in Snnbury Tuesday.
Jacob Bloom, of this city, was in Snn
bnry Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fensterniacher,
Riverside, left Tuesday morning for a j
visit, with friends in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Jacob Ward and son, Howard,
Centre street, left Tuesday for Phila
delphia to attend the funeral of a rela
tive.
Mrs. James J. Clemens, of Pottsville. ■
is visiting her mother, Mrs. John Sheriff j
on East Market street.
William Jones, of Berwick, was in j
town Tuesday.
Harry Williams, of Suulmry, was in j
town Tuesday.
George A. Croft', of Nescopeck, spent
several hours in this city Tuesday.
John Fritzinan left Tuesday for a
short visit in Miftiinville.
Miss Hettie Eckman, of Howelville, !
was a visitor in this city Tuesday.
Mrs W. C. Frick and daughter, Bes
sie, returned Tuesday to New York
after a short visit with relatives in this j
; city.
Mr. and Mm Charles D Bansch,
Railroad street, returned home Tuesday
evening from a short visit with friends
in Wilkesbarre.
Walter and Robert Farley, of Cherry
street, gave a phonograph entertain
ment Tuesday in the Lutheran church
i at Catawissa.
i
11V TIIF, SNOW
Many Buildings Fall Under The Enormous
Weight of Snow.
The great snow storm of Friday which
created wholesale havoc throughout the
state, blocking thoroughfares of travel,
leveling telephone and telegraph wires
and thus cutting off communication be
tween cities and towns did not wholly
give Danville the go-by. although, as
usual, it escaped the worst features of
the storm.
After the snow here attained some
depth it turned to rain, while elsewhere
it continued to snow. Thus while the
greatest depth in Danville was from 14
to lti inches in other localities as near as
Washington ville the snow lay 20 inches
upon the level,rendering the roads prac
tically impassable and isolating farms
and villages.
The snow here was bad enough and
served to remind one of the great bliz
zard of 'BB. Nearly the consistency of
slush it dressed the trees in a foliage of
white; it lay in the streets in immense
mounds and was piled high upon the
roofs while the buildings groaned under
the weight.
The snow was a heavy tax upon the
awnings on Mill street and these at two
points gave way—at Charles Haney's
barber shop and at Nelson Woods' shoe
store. The old car shop belonging to
Grove's furnace at this end of the "tar
pavement'' fell in a pile of ruins, taking
with it the large bill boards belonging
there. A portion of the sheds of A. C.
Amesbury's coal yard as well as the
sheds of Shepperson's coal yard gave
way beneath the strain and fell. Dur
ing Saturday night the chimney on the
e ist side of Trinity M. E. church gave
way before the heavy pressure of snow
sliding down the roof and a mass of
brick and mortar fell to the side
walk below. Many other roofs about
town were on the verge of succumbing
but were saved by shoveling off the
snow.
Throughout the county where the
snow varied from two feet to 28 inches,
in depth the loss is heavy. The large
barn on the Frazier farm this side of
Washingtonville now owned by George
Bogert was completely demolished. Just
before daylight Saturday morning with
a loud crish the roof fell in. while the
four walls unable to resist the pressure
fell outward, the whole barn in a few
seconds of time being reduced to a pile
of ruins. Mr. Bogert loses a quantity
of grain, a buggy and a heavy wagon
which were housed in the barn.
Among other structures demolished
by the snow were the building belonging
to Mowrer Ar Son at Strawberry Ridge,
used for housing Champion binders and
• farming implements in general; a hay
shed on the farm of David Watts a mile
north of Washingtonville; a barn in
Washingtonville belonging to William
Pollock and a straw shed on one of John
R. Bennett's farms near by. There was
in a manner ti" travel throughout the
northern part of the county yesterday
and the roads were practically un
broken.
A sled load of young people from this
city who were entertained by Edward
Hoffman near Alex Billmeyer's farm,
Friday night, were snow bound and did
not get home until Saturday night. They
started for Danville about two o'clock
Saturday morning. The two horses were
unable to drag the sled through the
deep snow which, heavy an:l wet, form
ed big balls before the runners and
made it difficult for the horses to walk.
They got as far as the Frazier farm
when the horses gave out. The party
called up Mr. Bogert who kindly fur
nished two horses which were hitched
to the end of the tongue and thus the
four horses managed to drag the sled
back to Washingtonville, where the
party took lodging at Fanny Heddens'
hotel.
The sled and team belonged to Livery
man Welliver of this city, who in re
sponse to a telephone message about 0
o'clock Saturday morning started for
Washingtonville with extra horses to
assist in bringing the party home. It
required three hours for him to make
the trip over the unbroken roads and he
came very near not getting to Washing
tonville at all. It was."> p. m. before he
got back to Danville with the sled.
Funeral of James R. Davis.
The funeral of James li Davis took
\ place from his late residence, on East
Market street. Tuesday afternoon at
2:HO o'clock. Rev. Erskine Wright, cf
Christ Episcopal church, officiating.
Several members of Christ church choir
! rendered the hymns, "In the Hour of
; Trial" and ".Testis Lover of My Soul."
i The pall bearers were Benjamin Cook,
| Thomas Price, John Jenkins, Evan
1 Jones, Thomas Bedea and Daniel Jones.
| Interment was made in the Episcopal
I cemeterv
i
Entertained by Miss Yorks.
I The following friends were entertain
ed Monday at the home of Miss Ida
Yorks. Church street Mrs R. J. Pegg.
Mrs Sechler. Mrs. Wellington Rote,
Mrs. \V <«. Steinniiller. Mrs. Thomas
Bartholomew, Misses G. Sechler, Nellie
Gregory, Melissa Bloom. Nettie Henrie,
Mary and Emma Kelso and Miss Wands.
Card of Thanks.
I desire to express my sincere thanks
to the unknown "Friend of Education"
I for a substantial expression and a kind
appreciation of my essay on"The Part
Pennsylvania took in the Revolution. "
CHARLES A. HARTT,
Class 1904, Danville High School.
CAPS AND GOWNS |
Disown
Rev. Cleaver Will be Invited to Preach
the Baccalaureate Sermon.
The school board held a meeting Mon
day night, the following members re
sponding to roll call: Fischer, Orth,
Green, Burger, Barber, Werkheiser,
Keefer, Byerly and Black.
Dr. Barber stated that he visited the
high school last week and that he found
everything working very satisfactorily.
Along with another member of the high
school committee he consulted the
graduating class on the subject of caps
and gowns for commencement. Of the
class he said six—including two girls
favored caps and gowns, while eight op
posed them. Under the circumstances,
he said, the committee would report in
favor of dispensing with caps and gowns
for commencement. On motion the
committee's report was accepted, and
the order issued that the girls wear the
regulation white at graduation.
On motion of Mr. Keefer it was or
dered that the baccalaureate sermon
this year be preached in Triuity M. E.
church. ()n motion of Mr. Green it was
ordered that the graduating class be re
quested to invite Rev. N. E. Cleaver,
the pastor, to preach the baccalaureate
sermon.
On motion Borough Superintendent
Gordy was granted a leave of absence
to enable him to attend the convention
of school Superintendents held at Johns
town on March .~>th, (ith and 7th.
The attention of the board was called
to the recent visit of the factory in
spector to this city who. it appears, ex
pressed doubt as to whether we are liv
ing up to the law relating to the em
ployment of children. At one establish
ment he saw 50 or 60 boys and girls at
work whose ages his judgment convinc
ed him were below the limit that would
permit them to leave school.
Under the act of 1901 it is provided
that any person employing a child or
children shall furnish on or before the
:ird Monday of the school term and
quarterly thereafter to the Superinten
dent of the schools, to the Secretary of
the school board or school directors or
controllers of the district in which such
child or children reside, the name, the
age. place of residence and name of par
ent or guardian of every person under
the age of 16 years in his employ at the
time of said report.
Neglecting the duty imposed by this
section constitutes a misdemeanor aud
the persou guilty shall forfeit a fine not
exceeding |2 for the first conviction ;and
a tine not exceeding $5 for every sub
sequent conviction.
Borough Superintendent Gordy ex
plained that he has received but one re
port from the factories thus far during
the season and that was at the beginn
ing of the term.
J. K. James representing the Kuhn
Formaldehyde Generator Co. appeared
before the board. He had the appara
tus with him and showed how to operate
it. It generates formaldehyde gas dir
ectly from wood alcohol and seems to be
a cheap and efficacious method of fum
igation. The board was not ready to
purchase an apparatus on the spot but
referred the matter with power to act
to the Committee on Sanitation, com
posed of Drs. Barber, Curry and Harpel.
The borough Superintendent present
ed the following report for the month
ending February 11.
Male pupils in attendance during the
month, ."(79; female pupils, 580; total.
1159. Average daily attendance—males,
508; females, 510; total 1018. Percent- i
age of attendance—males, 90; females,
90; total, 00. There were 70:5 pupils
absent during the month. There were
445 cases of tardiness, which is about <
three hundred less than during the
same month last year. Two hundred
and seven pupils were sick. There were
sixty-two visits to the school.
The following bills were ordered paid:
U. S. Express Co * .40
E. W. Peters, commission 30.00 i
Reading Iron Co. 40 1
I). C. Williams 8.00
Emery Shultz, 95
W. E. Young 5.00 ;
Mrs. Bitler's Bad Accident.
Mrs. Daniel Bitler, of Ottawa, met
with a bad accident in this city Mon
day forenoon. Accompanied by her
son, Sherman E. Bitler. she drove into
town to dispose of some farm produce.
In front of William Seidel's store. Mill
street, they encountered a large snow
bank, which the son thought was soft
enough to offer no resistance to the sled
and accordingly drove up on it. The '
snow however was nearly that much ice
and the result was that the sled upset,
Mrs. Bitler, who occupied a high spring
seat falling out and striking her head
upon the curb. She was picked up in
sensible anil carried into Mr. Seidel's
store. Dr. J. R. Kimerer was called,
under whose treatment the woman soon (
regained consciousness. The injuries
about her head did not seem serious,
but her left shoulder was found dislo
cated. The injury was reduced by Dr
Kimerer after which Mrs. Bitler was ,
able to proceed home.
An Old Document,
Gouger Lenhart, of this city, owns a .
I very interesting relic in the form of a
baptismal certificate belonging to his ,
great grandfather, Philip Lenhart, who
was born in Brunwitsch township,
Berks county, on November 2, 1760 It
is a picturesque-looking document, very
much time worn and written in German.
The Philip Lenhart alluded to is the
father of our townsman, Oliver Len
hart 1
ESTABLISHED IN 1855.
I THE INMCTMENT
WAS PSIIEII
In the Oase of OommonwealtL vs. William
L. Gouger.
February court convened Monday
forenoon. R. R. Little. President Judge,
and Frank Bl<'e, ass iciate, occupied the
bench.
The constables made their returns,
none reporting any neglect or violation
of law. Davis A. Steffin was appointed
tip staff to wait upon the grand jury
and Joseph Acor and Thomas Bailey for
the court William Deutscli was sworn
in as foreman of the grand jury.
The case of Commonwealth vs. Will
iam L. Gouger, in which the charge is
bribery and attempted bribery, was call
ed for trial Monday afternoon. James
Scarlet with District Attorney Welsh
represents the commonwealth and Hon.
H. M. Hinckley and Edward S. Gear
hart, the defense. Over an hour was
consumed in selecting a jury. Each
juror was placed under oath and sub
mitted to questions to ascertain his com
petency to sit on the case. Twenty -two
men were called, the following twelve
being selected out of the number: Charles
Connolly, Harrison C. Diehl, Frank
Rowe, George J. Cotner. John McClure,
Amos Johnson, Thomas Wclliver, Miles
Farnsworth, Isaac Moser. William Mc-
Donald. Bryan C. Dennen and Eugene
Moyer.
Before the jury was sworn Edward S.
Gearliart moved to quash the indict
ment and in an hour's speech set forth
his reasons. He based his contention in
part on the fact that the office of County
Chairman, for which the defendant was
a candidate, lias no statutory or legal
existence, that in the Act of Assembly
of hi he finds 110 provision relating to
the office of County Chairman. The
provisions there relate to offices, candid
ates for which are voted for at the elec
tion. The County Chairman, lie held,is
not voted for at the election but bv the
delegates in the convention. Therefore,
he claimed, the office was not contemplat
ed by the act of 1881.
True bills were returned by the grand
jury in the cases of Commonwealth vs.
Joseph 11. Gulick and Commonwealth
vs. Charles Heimbach.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
The indictment was quashed in the
case of Commonwealth vs. William L.
Gouger, the charge being bribery and
attempted bribery. Mr. Scarlet made a
lengthy speech Tuesday morning in
defense of the validity of the indict
ment. He was followed in rebuttal by
Hon. H. M. Hinckley, who occupied an
hour in the afternoon. Mr. Gouger
was held in bail to be on hand at next
term of court, if wanted.
Joseph Gulick, of Mooresburg, ar
rested on the 15th inst for chicken steal
ing. was found guilty and sentenced to
six month's imprisonment in the county
jail.
The prosecutor in this case was Wil
iani Simington, a farmer residing near
Mooresburg. Chickens were stolen from
his premises on the night of the 14th
inst. Foot prints accompanied by marks
of blood were traced in a roundabout
way from Mr. Simington's barn to the
premises owned by Mrs Catharine Shires
in Mooresburg where the defendant
resides. Mr. Simington s evidence was
corroborated by Cyrus Bowers and J. C.
Dietrich. Jonathan Stahl and Jacob
Ivlash also testified for the Common
wealth.
In the case of Commonwealth vs.
Philip Lee. the grand jury ignored the
bill and put the cost upon the prosecut
or, the D. L. & W. railroad company.
On the strength of a petition presented
by the citizens Isaiah Yought was ap
pointed supervisor of Mayberry town
ship.
The case of Coninicm wealth vs. Francis
Woll was continued, owing to the fact
that James Qninn, one of the most im
portant witnesses, could not be found.
The case of James Frazier vs. P. C.
Newbaker was also continued. In the
case of Commonwealth vs. Thomas
Trainor a nol. pros, was entered.
Naturalization papers were granted
to George Schneider, Anthonv Jarocy
and Carl Sudol.
The case of Commonwealth vs. Clark
Heimbach went on trial Tuesday after
noon. The prosecutrix in the case is
Auua Knarr, of Cooper township.
William Watkin Wins the Prize.
The exercises c< mnnemorative of Wash
ington's birthday held in the various
schools of the borough on Friday were
of a very interesting character
In the high school a very tine pro
gram was rendered which opened with a
duet, "(4vpsy Dance," by Miss Cousart
and Miss Books. Mr. Hartt and Mr.
Watkin each read his essay,after which
Mr. Keminer rendered a violin solo, "On
the Waves, which was followed by Mr.
Herrington's essay. As stated before
the subject of these essays, which were
written to compete fur a prize of five
dollars offered by the Daughters of the
American Revolution, had as their sub
ject "What Pennsylvania Did in the
War of the Revolution.
The essays were all of decided merit
The one written by Mr. Watkin was
selected as the best. On behalf of the
D. A. R. he was formally presented with
the prize by Miss Amanda Gearliart. of
South Danville.
In the Third Ward the schools were
dismissed at 2:80 o'clock, the pupils of
all the grades assembling in the halls
and stairways. On the landing at the
first floor the program was rendered,
which was a joint affair taking in all
the rooms of the building and consisted
of recitations, Hag drills, dialogues,
music, instrumental and vocal, and an
address by Borough Superintendent
1 Gorily.
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN being
furnished with a large as>sortmen
of job letter and fancy type and job
material generally, the Publisher
i 1 announces to the public that he is
prepared at all times to execute ir.
the neatest manner
JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Descrption.
our prices Wefore place
j your orders.
HISS MS
IHEIIIFBL PERIL
Her Hair Confined in a Plat Drawn Into
the Machinery.
A singular accident occurred at the
Knitting mill Friday, which but for
the rare presence of mind of two girl
employes would have been
with most serious results.
Lulu Girton, aged 14, and Evelyn
Lunger, a couple of years her senior, are
employed as winders in the third story.
Friday afternoon about 2 6'clock,
having their ends all running tliey sat
down on a bench between the machines
for a short rest. They were having a
good time laughing and chatting when
Miss Girton gave her head a toss which
brought the long plat in which her hair
was confined in contact with the winder.
In an instant it caught fast, the rapidly
revolving shaft drawing in the plat and
jerking the girl's head backward with
violence. Realizing what had happen
ed. Miss Girton gave a scream. A few
more revolutions and the girl's head
would have been drawn down to the
shafting and the scalp probably torn
from her head when Miss Lungar taking
in the situation threw off the belt,which
stopped the winder. The heroic girl
did the right thing at precisely the right
moment and then, girl-like, she fainted.
While this was going on Miss Sue
McCaffrey, who was working near, hor
or-stricken at the spectacle reached out
and threw of the driving belt and then
she fainted.
Miss Girton was badly frightened but
once released from the machinery she
was in a much better state than either
of her companions. She was able to re
sume her work, while both Miss Lunger
and Miss McCaffrey had to be excused
for the day, the latter being unable to
walk home.
An Artistic Organ Recital.
Despite the inclement weather the
organ recital given by Prof. J. J. Alex
ander, of Wilkesbarre, at the Mahoning
Presbyterian church Tuesday night was
well attended and the entertainment was
certainly an enjoyment to the music
lover. The program was arranged with
a compliance to the artistic only, the
classical composers being represented.
Prof. Alexander is a musician of wide
reputation and his work last evening
fully sustained it. The second number
a ' 'Nocturne" from Mendelssohn's ' Mid
summer Night's Dream'' was played
most exquisitely. His technique was
wonderful. The pedal work in several
numbers showed the practice of years.
As a celloist Mr. Alexander is probably
the best in central Pennsylvania. His
Goltermans La "Reve" was excellent.
It was an interesting number.
Miss Persing accompanied him most
ably. The concert was made doubly in
teresting from the fact that Prof. Alex
ander was formerly a resident of Dan
ville. Besides being a fine organist and
celloist he is a composer of great note.
He is also the conductor of the Ninth
Regiment Band of Wilkesbarre, one of
the finest military bands in the state.
The following was last night's program:
I J a.—March
S b.— Chorus from "Tannhauser"
Wagner.
2—Nocturne—"Midsummer Night's
Dream" Mendelssohn
3—Overture—' 'Norma "
Bellini.
4—"Pilgrims Song of Hope"
Batiste.
5— I Cello Solo—"La Reve"
Golterman.
i a.—Canzonetta —"Allegroetto
f> : Grazioso'' Hollaender.
' b.—Andante —"ln Paradisum"
Dubois
7—Offertoire—"St. Cecele"
Batiste.
s- Moilerato — "Last Rose of Sum
mer'" Gounod.
0 -Allegro—"Fanfare"
Lemmeus.
to—March—"Funerale"
Chopin
11—Cello Solo—"Andante"
Popper
Notice.
All members of Goodrich Post. No.
22. G. A. R., are requested to meet at
the Post room, Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock sharp to attend the funeral of
Comrade Angus Wright. By order of
Post Commander.
W. M REDDENS.
HARRY KKARNS, Adj.
Succumbed to the Snow.
A barn belonging to Oscar Craig, of
Ottawa, collapsed under the weight ot
snow Monday. A windbreaker be
longing to Clarence Risliel. Strawberry
Ridge, also broke down.
Baker-Dunn.
Miss Dora B. Dunn, of Mayberry
township, and Horace M. Baker, of
Rush township, Northumberland coun
ty, were married Tuesday morning at
nine o'clock at the Pine Street Lutheran
parsonage, the Rev. Dr. Shindel officiat
ing.
Washington HoseOo's. Fair.
The members of the Washington Hose
Company are preparing to open their
fair on Saturday evening, March Bth,
in the store room formerly occupied by
H. M. Schoch.
Another Barn Destroyed.
A barn belonging to John Seidel, of
Derry township, collapsed Tuesday un
der the weight of the heavy snow.
The ladies of St. Paul's M. E. church
will give a chicken and biscuit supper
on Thursday evening, Feb. 27, from 5 to
8 o'clock. Everybody invited.