i Home Papr -—For the Home Che circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly It will pa)' you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PHR YEAR DR. IRVING 11. .JENNINGS, Offut Hours 9 .1. M.to VI M 10k Mill *'•> I I'. M.to 4 I'. •»/. JJfinville, Pa. Q silll'l/I'/.. M.!>• 42."» MN.I Sr., DANVII.I.K, PA. i)iseuses of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty* jyi. W. I». ASUI.K, DENTIST Of KICK: 21s M M.i. STUKBT. Tuetli Kxtnuted without I'nln. Crown »mt l".rist i,n l ,rovtHl luMtruiiKMits soul pr. | ir<-,I in t-y c elite I 111' most difficult work. DR. C. If. REYNOLDS, -DENTIST Office, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all its branches. Charges Moderate and all work Guaranteed. Established 1892. CONDENSED NEWS. The annual battle with Turkey will be waged today. Farmers are at work on their fall butchering. December weddings will soon be an nounced. Hunters are becoming as scarce as the game. it will be tho barber's turn at the foot ball is t after today. Councilmauic candidates are already beginning to build their fences. Let no one be deceived. Winter will be here indue time. Commencing with today the public schools will be closed until Monday, December Bth. With fair grazing and plenty of fod der,farmers and dairymen report many cows going dry now for inexplicable reasons. Many milk dealers are short in their supply. Pupils in the schools are anticipat ing tho vacation of Institute week. Assistant road foreman of engines have been appointed on the Heading road. Edward Purpur has accepted a posi tion with the Pennsylvania Telephone Company as solicitor in this territory. Christmas goods are already being displayed in large quantities. The, spawning season is now on at tlio Salisbury hatchery, near Allen town, the only one in this section of the State. It is expected that 2,500,000 trout try will be ready c or distribu tion next spring. Some people work harder too keep from working than they would have to work to earn a living. Berwick will haw free postal de livery ou December 1. Coal is still being delivered in half ton lots. The vault for the People's Rank in the Opera House block i- fast Hearing completion. The harvest of death reaped l>y the West Indies volcanoes has been a heavy one. Work was started Monday 011 the uew Episcopal church which will be erected in the flourishing (own of Berwick. The germ theory has obtained a firm foothold in Buffalo, where an attempt is being made by the authorities to en force sanitary regulations in the bar ber shops, by way ot a beginning in the movement to prevent the spread of contagious diseases. A tonsorial artist of Italian descent has been lined for making a single towel do duty on the faces of two of his customers. This wholesome precaution should hr igid ly enforced wherever the bathe.- plies his trade. Miss Irene Litis returned .>!<>udav evening to Milton after a pleasant visit at the home of Mrs. Harry Klase, Water street. In making your plans for Christmas do not leave out the little tots of pov erty to whom Santa Olaus is a strang er. A bracing walk on the mountain side in this weather is a good invig orator. The Danville Defenders will play at Jatawissa ou Saturday December <>, and ,vill endeavor to even things up with hat team. On December 11th the Lackawanna iailroad will sell round trip tickets 0 New York City at regular one way are plus SI.OO. Tickets good on all rains going December llth and re aming up to and including December oth. Harry Frees, foreman ot repairs for le Lackawanna railroad, is preparing 1 install a new pattern of switches in ie yards at this place. About sixteen i all will be putin and the obi ones sod for repairs at other points. The First National Bank, of this ty, has notified its patrons that it ill henceforth pay interest oil time • posits. Public Sale. Dr. C. Shultz will offer for Sale inrsday, Dec. 18th. at 10 a. m., his ill improved farm containing lift res and PERSONAL I'ROPERT\ in lley Township. This is a very desir le property. Machinery and imple ■nt« new and in good condition. "TIIISCOI NTRY WILL NEVH! I'.li . ..\Tlßlil.V FRKK UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DKMANOSWITH ITS OWN Pkobl 'I IONS VOL. 47—NO IS. WII.I. HIT E miHllil: Pinafore is to be revived by home talent in this city. It will be pre sented under the auspices of the Soldi ers' Monument Committee and rehear sals will begin in a week or so's time. The soldier's monument fund lias not grown as rapidly as was anticipat ed, although a few handsome sub scriptions have been received lately- Some ten thousand dollars will be re quired to build a monument such as contemplated and probably two-thirds ot this amount still remains to IN raised. The work of soliciting seemed to lag during the latter part of the sum mer, but the committee have now gone to work with fresh vigor and are hope ful of raising the money required be tween this and next Memorial Day. Soliciting will be pushed as rapidl.v as possible and other means will l»e employed for raising money. Among ttie latter will be a presentation of Pinafore, which will take place about Washington's Birthday. Among the performers will be a number who took part in the well remembered produc tion of this comic opera, in 1879, twenty-three years ago. Danville tal ent then as in later years distinguish ed itself and our Pinafore became i in - mensely popular, local talent playing to crowded houses, not only in our own town for three nights,but also in Shauiokin, Hazletou, Bellefoute and Lock Haven. In addition to those who took part in the former production,the very best of other local talent will bo selected for the east and chorus. There will be an orchestra of 12 pieces, and a chorus of fifty voices, the whole pro duction being under the direction of Prof. Gomer Thomas, who had charge of tlie opera when it was presented the last time. Professor Thomas is ree oguized as an able musician eminent ly successful in drilling large chorus es, as was demonstrated not only when Pinafore was lirst presented,but also in tie presentation of Queen Esth er last summer. It is the intention of the committee to rent a suitable room and to proceed with the rehearsals as soon as possi ble. There is an abundance of time for several rehearsals between the present and Christmas. Thanksgiving Assembly. The Thanksgiving Assembly held last evening under the auspices of Danville Lodge, No. 754 B. P. O. Elks was one ot the most successful affairs ever given in this city. Aside from rhe large number of dancers there was a good sized audience present, at tracted by the magnificent decoration, the excellent concert and the euchre. The many beautiful gowns worn by the ladies, the numerous colored lights and the general ensemble made the scene one not soon to be forgotten. The concert began at 8:15 and the ex cellent numbers on the program were greatly appreciated. The music was of the best. Dancing commenced at o'clock. Those who did not dance played euchre until the lunch hour which was at 11:15. The first ball of the Elks was a grand success and as it is to be an annual affair it will bo looked forward to with much interest each season. On the committee were Edward F. Will iams, Ralph Kisner, Esq., Thomas Murray, Dr. Harry Sober, and Arthur H. Woolley. Eugene O'Hara superin tended the decorating committee and Herbert Wyle directed the orchestra. May Vote on Seweraee. Owing to the persistent agitation of sewerage for the borough some of the more conservative members of council are in favor of submitting the question to our citizens to vote upon at the spring <•] Hon. This would le a measure obviously fair to all and it would :> • interesting to note the result, as the claim is made with a good deal of confidence that a majority of the people want sewerage. There is a sentiment in favor of general improvements in the borough including some street paving, which.it is claimed, is necessary in order to place the borough abreast with other towns of its size. Just where the pre ponderance of sentiment lies,however, as regards the latter could only be de termined by a vote as in the case of sewerage. Rabbi Mayer Re-elected. At a meeting of the B'ne Zion con gregation held at the Jewish Synag ogue on East Front street, Sunday afternoon, Rev. Adolph Mayer,of this city, was re-elected Rabbi for the fourteenth consecutive term. Besides conducting a German and Hebrew school in thiscitv Rev. Mayer aiso conducts a mission at Blooms burg. A large number of the congre gation reside at that place which makes the mission there a very import ant part of his work. The largest part of the Bloomsburg people were in at tendance at the meeting hi Id here yesterday. The congregation also voted to make improvements at the synagogue and at the Jewish Cemetery in this place. May Play in California. The Buckuell team may take a trip %ring the holidays that will make them the envy of the other eastern teams. The Leland Stanford Univer sity, of California, the champions of the far west, want a representative eastern football team to meet them 011 their own grounds 011 Christinas. It being impossible to secure one of the hig four, Buckuell has been chosen I DETAINED 1 IN JAIL Mil ml llenehan ami Winnie Flanag- I an, two young girls of Scrauton, who left 11nino without their parents' con sent, wore taken into custody by tlie ! police last evening. Tlio Henehan girl is sixteen years of i age ami her companion a year young er. They are both well and comfort i ably dressed and have the appearance iof belonging to well-to-do families. They seem to lie witiiout money and were obliged to solicit food and lodg ing from persons eliaritably inclined. Their movements attracted the atten tion of the police, who came to the conclusion that they needed protec tion. The girls were given a hearing be fore Justice of ttii! Pence Bare, about T o'clock. They said they came to tliis city for the purpose of obtaining work, acknowledging, however, that I hey left Sennit >n without their par ents' consent or knowledge. Each in reply to a question was emphatic in the assertion that she WJH well treated at home and had no reason for leaving tiie parental roof. The Justice directed the officers to hand tlx- I wo girls over to the Sheriff. They seemed «|uit• • amused ih they arose and followed the officers, in all probability litlTe realizing that their destination was the county jail. The girls say they reside in Provid ence, a suburb of Seranton. The fatti er of the younger girl i» Daniel Flan agan, Ti.'Sl Theodore street. Justice Bare will communicate with him Ibis morn ing and inform him of the where abouts of the girls. May Realize S2OO on Turkey Dinner. The Ladies' Auxiliary held a reg ular 'meeting at Hie Y. M. C. \. on Saturday night. There was a largt attendance present. Reports were re c ivcd from nearly all r!ticket sell ers. Allowing for the few that still remain to he heard fiom tlx' ladies of the auxiliary feel confident that with al! hills paid they will have about two hundred dollars as net profits of the turkey dinner. The following resolutions were un animously adopted: Resolved, That the Ladies' Auxil iary of the Y. M. O. A. return thanks to Mr. John 15. McCoy, special cater er, for his valuable services at the re cent turkey dinner; to Mr. Eugene O'liara, for decorations; to Mr. Well ington Rote, for use of stove; to the Morning News, for the liberal use or its columns; to the merchants for riietr generostty; to rhe public foi their patronage and to all who assist ed directly or indirectly to make the supper a success. A Horse's Odd Caper. Mrs. Charles Reich, who resides above Boyd's station, on Saturday morning drove down to this city but was obliged to walk home. The horse, which was hitched to a spring wagon was a docile-looking animal with a rep utation for good behavior. Mrs. Reich tied the animal 011 Ferry street in flic neighborhood of Centre street. While she absent the horse became restive. .He began to kick and soon had the dash board reduced to splinters. When Officer Voris found him later on he had both thills of the shafts broken and his hind legs were fast in the platform springs. At Mrs. Reich's direction the oflieor took the horse and wagon to Kelt's black smith shop for repairs, while the woman started 011 her long walk homeward to report the damage. To ward evening her husband came to town and took the horse and wagon home. Mrs. Jolni Jones Injured. Mrs. John .Tones, Cross street, while walking across Walnut street near her home short ly after (5 o'clock Friday night was run down by a two horse team and quite painfully injured. John Jones, in describing the ac cident stated that lie was with his wife and that the street seemed clear when they started to cross, but that Mr. Shult/. 'litis, driven by Emery Sliultz, <• ime I rotting along and he fore his wife could get out of the way she was knocked down by one of the horses aurt thrown under the animal's feet. Mr.Jones flew to his wife's res ; cue and pulled her out from under the horse just in time to prevent tlie wheel from tunning over her. She is quite badly hurt about the hip. Shamokin Merchants Start Company. The Merchants' Protective Associa tion of Shamokin,acting in accordance with the <1 cision reached at the last state convention of the business men at Scranton, his organized an insur ance company. The concern will not only include the business men of Sha mokin, hut all | ropertv owners of Northumberland county who may wish to joi 11 the company. I Persons high in authority of the Col -1 umhi viV Montout Kl l trie Railway ! Co., sav the trolley line between Dan ville and Bio laisburg will he built the coming year. Bio unsburg, Cata wissa and li rwi *k are unite 1 by the trolley. I'll • obstruction of this road would tend t > bring the rural pari of Montour in CIOST touch with Danville, the counivse.it town. lla zh-ton Plain Speakei Express Companies Rushed. Business at the ! il express com panies has i 11cteas 1 perceptibly 011 ac count of the Thanksgiving Day rush. DANVILLE, PA., TIH ItM' W XOVEMISKIi 27. 1002. THANKSGIVING GREETING j F. Hartmau, proprietor of the Silk Mill, yesterday had a very novel Thanksgiving surprise in store for his employes, some three hundred in num ber. He deposited to the credit of each one of his hands o:ie dollar in the Danville National Bank and as a Thanksgiving greeting last evening handful each boy and girl working for him a hank book showing the dollar deposited to their credit and accom panied by a printed slip explaining that lie had secured permission from the bank for the employes at any time to make additional deposits of ten cents or more. The slip further explained that Mr. Hartman in his boyhood days out of a salary of two dollars per week man aged to fiually accumulate the suiu of one dollar with which he opened an account in a hank. He believes in tho habit of methodical saving and trusts that each and every account started with the dollar presented may grow to a substantial nest egg, which may he of greatest value at some future time. The slip concludes by wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving and adding a hope that circumstances may enable Mr. Hartman each year to aid his em ployes in their efforts to save money. Alarm of Fire Saturday Night. A lire al »rin caused by a burning chimney on Upper Mulberry street, about 5 o'clock Saturday evening, brought out tin l entire lire department. The dailies were extinguished in a few minutes without the aid of the firemen. The latter, however, were never more prompt and had the fire liocn of such proportions as to require their services they would have been on the spot in time to do very good work. The fire is attributed to the use of soft coal which causes a thick coat of soot to accumulate in chimneys. Since the anthracite strike bituminous coal has been in pretty general use in some parts of the borough and chimney fires may he expected to occur frequently. A second fire occurred Saturday evening inn house nearby where soft coal is used, but was extinguished with little difficulty or excitement. "The SODS of Hani.'' Avery and Hart a pair of colored ' comedians whoso ability as dispensers j of comedy is well kuosvn throughout ! 11»«> land ap]>ear this season at the head j of their own company and will appear at the Opera House on Friday evening t in Williams and Walker s great corn- j edy success "The Sons of Ham." The j production is bright from beginning to end,moving with a spirit that well make it a model for many companies of white skinned comedians. Songs and choruses, which are given with much swing, vigor and volume follow each other in quick succession and dancing and cake walking are furnish ed as a matter of course. Avery and Hart who are known in the plav as Tobias Wormwood and Hearty Luuglit er provide the greater part of the fun making. They are a pair of side tickl ers that cannot fail to make an impres sion. The one droll, pugnacious and inclined to come out the little end o! tlic horn, the other bei of a lively scheming nntu. The chorused and i quartette sin,;iii.; are ot a finished or- I dor : nd the scenery and costumes un doubtedly the most attractive ever j seen, Lighting Castle Grove. John Jones, W. D. Wilson, R. J. Webb, and W. Tangert, of Philadel phia, expert electricians, are install ing improvements in the lighting of Castle Grove. The mansion in every p u t is being re-wired according to an approved and expensive method. In stead ot stringing the wires along the walls and ceiling inside the apartments where visible, they are run in con duits under the floors where out of sight. This gives the grand building the beuefit of electric light without the usual disfiguiemeut of walls that, goes with such lighting. The electricians, who have already been at Castle Grove some four weeks, will be occupied there about three weeks longer. Squire Bare Entertains. J. P. Bare, the genial Justice of the Peace,who resides on Lower Mulberry street gave a social in honor of his comrade Mr. Phillip Manning, of Rock Island, Illinois. Mr. Manning was a former resident of Valley town ship, and enlisted in the Second Penn sylvania Volunteer Infantry, at the same time that Squiro Bare enlisted, and also served throughout the Civil War with the Squire. Clarence Price, John Marshall, John McClure, R. W. Eggert, all members of the same regi ment, aud J. C. Patterson, of this city, were the guests. Harry O. and Gertrude Bare ontert-ainod the guests with some very delightful music. Clerical Tickets on Pennsy. Pursuant to Its usual custom, the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. will issue clerical orders for the year 14K)3 to or dained clergymen having regular charge of churches located 011 or near its lines. Clergymen desiring such orders shouhbmake individual applica t ion for same on blanks furnished hy the company through its agents. Ap plications should reach the general olli e of the company by December !l, so , hat orders may be mailed Decem ber :>l to all clergymen entitled to re ceive them. | PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Edward Yorks of Cen tra], spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Howard Clark of Bloomsburg, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Clark, South Danville. C. 15. Zimmerman, of Lewishurg, spent Sunday in Danville the guest ot W. 15. Gruhh, on West Market street. William Mapstone.of Sunhury,spent Sunday with his parents on Bloom street. Miss Bessie Drumheller spent Sun \ day with friends in Shamokin. Mrs. George Sandel is visiting ; friends in Berwick. Charles Campbell and wife, of Sun j bury, spent Sunday svith Danville | friends. George Francis and son Harry o I Coffeyville, Kansas, are guests at the homo ot John Keim,East Front str« • t. Dr. aud Mrs. J. Sweisfort went to ! Philadelphia yesterday. A. .T. Leniger transacted business in Berwick yesterday. Misses Ethel and Marion Schwartz lof Plymouth, are guests at the home ;of Rush Yerrick, on West Mahoning j street. Mrs. Nellie Valine of Catawissa.at - I tended the Elks' ball in this city last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Goldsmith, of Dubois, attended the Elks' ball in tliis city last evening. William Hunt, Albert Dreifuss and Arthur Hedder.s, of this city, attend |ed the Americas ball at Sunhury last I evening. .T. Tyler Oberdorf and Herbert Wyle i will assist the orchestra at the Thanks j giving assembly in Catawissa this j evening. Mrs. Harriet KautTman, Mill street, i returned home from Philadelphia last j evening. William Cummings, who built the new Centre street bridge, left for Co lumbus, Ohio, yesterday morning. W. L. Hufford, of Wilke barro, was in this city yesterday. li. W. Culver, of Nanticoko, had bnsine-s in Danville yesterday. William Burrell.of Shamokin,trans i acted busines; in Danville yest' rdav. Edward Czechowicz, of Pitlsburg, arrived in this city yesterday to spend Thanksgiving. Clarence MeMahan,of Philadelphia, j is visiting his mother on Spruce street. ' Mrs. William Manning, of Ea>t Danville, went to Sunbury yesterday morning. \v. i\as(« West, f.s([., went to Sun- j 1 bury yesterday. Mrs. W. F. ZelilT, of Washington ville, went to Sunhury yesterday. Mis- Claire Gross of Bloomsburg, spent yesterday afternoon in Danville. Mis.-. Marv Jameson of Plymouth, is visiting Mr-. Samantha Jameson, Wet Mahoning street. Mr. and Mrs.T. J. Itogers are spend ing Thanksgiving with their daughter, Mrs. S. V. Border at Williamsport. Mis* Sallie Yandiue of Pottsgrove, j visited friends in this city yesterday. Trap Drummer J. C. Wiser, of Sun- I bury, assisted the orchestra at the Armory last evening. Theodore Kimbel.of South Danville ,'out to Sunbury yesterday. Mrs. Charles Shellhammer, of this city, went to Snnhury yesterday morn iug. William Foster, of Smith, Foster & Company, Philadelphia, was in town : yesterday. District Attorney-elect Ralph Kis- j ner, wont to Scranton yesterday af- >. ternoon. Theodore K. Angle attended the I Amerieus Cluh dance in Saubury last evening. Biglcr Mover, West Mahoning street, who is employed in Milton,arrived in this city last evening to spend Thanks giving with his family. H. C. Cornelius of Sunbury, was in this city yesterday. Harry Simons of Wilkesharre is spending a few days in this city. Joseph Patton returned from a trip to Scranton yesterday. Edward Anmierman, a student at Dickinson College, Carlisle, is visit ing at the home of his mother, Mrs. Jesse Ainmerinan, Mill street. Frank Schreyer of Milton, transact ; ed business in this city yesterday. Annand Wyle of New York,is visit ing his parents, Cross Keys Place. I Mr. and Mrs. William Cook are spending Thanksgiving with friends in Lewisburg. Mrs. William Nields and daughters Hazel and Margaret, of Shamokin, ar rived in this city last evening for a visit at the homo ot A. F. Spitler, Front street. Mrs. W. D. Laumaster accompanied by her mother, Mrs., Mary Herman, arrived in this city from York last ; evening. Mrs. Rebecca Brown of Milton, William John and Mrs. Edward John of Scranton, attended the funeral of Thomas Arthur Evans in this city I yesterday. A. 11. Crone transacted business in i Sunbury yesterday. Miss Elizabeth Zielenbach will leave today for a visit with her broth er- William and Joseph Zielenbach in Elizabeth,N. J. New Shoe Shop. Fred Held, Bloom street,is building a new shoe shop adjoining Thomas Evans' barber shop. He has handed the room he formerly occupied in the rear over to Frank Russell, who will use it in connection with his store in i the Held building. jTIIE TEACHERS The school board Monday night took final act ion on the quest ion of changing the hour at which pupils may entt r I the school ground-.adopting th report I of the special committee appointed to ! confer with the teachers and deriding [ that the pre sent rules fixing the hour I at S::>0 o'clock be continued in force. The question has boon very energet ically agitated for a month past. Many of tin; directors seemed to regard the rules at present in force, which prohibit pupils from entering th school grouuds until S;:]0 o'clock, as i ; very hard and unjust restriction and advoeati d changing the hour to i o'clock. This they seemed to thin • would obviate tin' practice indulged iii by pupils of loitering about the streets in .rnximity to the school buildings for !i t' a:i hour h -tore 1 In; oell ring-, I which hi- iincome a great annoyance ! te reside!.*!». The speci il committeo consisting of P. J. Keefer, W. 11. Orth, and Jacob Fischer, in its . port stated that on ! Tuesday night of last week it had held a meeting in conjunction with Borough Superintendent Gorily and the four ward principals. Previous to j the meeting the teachers of each of j the four wards held a mcetin.. at j which the proposed amendment of ; rules was fully discussed and the priu i cipals in advising again-t a change < t ! hour voiced the unanimous sentiment | ot the corps of teachers. No one could j see that the object sought would hi I gained. It the pupils weie per i mitted to enter the school ground ai * i o'clock they would in all probability ■ leave home at T :t?0 and there would he : is much loitering on the street with consequent annoyance as before. Insurance on the Second ward school ! building to the amount of -ii(XMi \\ :; j renewed with Miles, PeiiVr Ar Com pany. The secretary read a reply to one from the Sup* rintendent ask ing for some information relative to representaiion in the State Director.-' Association,of which the-cliool boards of Danville and the several rural ili. - triefs, of the county have decided to become members. The letter stated that the unit of membership i five delegate ;. Of these the borough I entitled to 2 aud the rural district- of the county to During the week of the county in stitute the directors oft lie countv w ill hold a convention for the purpose ot forming an ns-rooiatiou aud uleetino .. iin state Convention. A communication was received from the trustees of the Mahoning Presby terian church with reference to tin action taken at the last meeting of the board, which took the trustee- to task for driving over the school grounds in hauling coal to the church. The communication commended the board for its watchfulness and care in looking after the school property, t\- pressing regret if any harm be done and promising to remove all cause of complaint. The following directors were present at the meeting: Barber, Ortli, Werk lieiser, Harpel, Redding, Curry,Fisch er and Keefer. The following bills were approved for payment: American Book Co sl2 00 Franklin Boyer. D.25 John Duster's Sous 1.7"> Emery Slmltz .. II..") Frank Oherdort. 1.00 P. (' Murray & Son I(>.SO Robert J. Pegg .. *27.20 Miles, Peifer & Co. <50.00 Teachers and Janitors 14. aS Hale and Hearty at Seventy-one. David Ruckel was il years old Fri diy and the event was celebrated at his home, Bloom street, by mem bers ot the family and a few fri nd-. A line turkey dinner was served :md several merry hours were spem by tin gue-ls. Mr. Ruckel is hale and hearty and shows f-w «igns of his age. He was born in Columbia county and has long been a resident of Danville. He was in the army three years aud was a baggagemaster on the Philadelphia & Reading railroad for nine years. He was also connected with the Read ing's express company, now the United States, for five years. For a number of terms he was chairman of the Mou tour Countv Republican Committee. The sruests 'present at Friday** celebration were: Mrs. Frank Rice, Mis. Harvey Rice, Mrs. ('reveling, and Mrs. Dietiieh.of Espy; Miss Fan nie Sweppcnlieiser.of Nescopeck ; i)r. and Mrs. G. A. Stock, Mrs. James Vamlling and Mrs. Otis Knapp, Jr., of this city. Sunbury Hotel Ohanees Hands. Chief Burgess F. I' Dt uinheller, id this city,sold Iho City Hotel to Thom as Hut diinson. The Chief Burgess i- I going to devote himself to run i!i j town and enjoying himself. Mr Hutchinson has had many years' ex perience in the hotel busine.--, and ! will, doubtless, keep up the high standard it acquired under the man agement of the genial mayor ot the city.—Sunhury Daily. Death ot Mrs. Ford. Mrs. Elizabeth M. Ford, 100 Steeb street, died last night about 6 o'clock. The funeral services will be hold Fri day morning at S o'clock in St. i Joseph's Catholic church. The remains will leave South Danville on the !>: 1 I train for Moiitanilon where interment ' will take place. KSTA! »LISII Kl> l\ lsr»r» !!l: I l!IM l:\i\i, .1 sTRFHT Tin tini -honoi. d name of Hough i'-. Headv 'treet, which for a gen. rati*>u or more has design it •! the thorough fare which lies |. twe a the First and •Second Wards with I rid iv night [a- d i out of existence and tit -tr* . t hem - i forth ivill he known as ••Iran -to- f .'' Mr. Divi )i* up th- matt r . the meeting of 'mil il Fndav meht. !H" said th it there ,|p in;»;r. |. .p, ! who do not know how tie str* t i - i e ived it nam an Ito ihein Hough A Ui'ady" has a h .i*sh - land, while i people living ont of town who addr. I ieffers to rli it st; • : it might ere a: • wrong imp- ■••ion a- to th * chara'" •of those r> siding there. IJe u ,. , j tii it the street he recliristt'iie I and he suggest *d the nim ■ ''lron r-.-t." j which ••iiieij ap; opriai • owing t<> ;ts proximity to Curry & Vanuan'- j toundry an 1 lnacliitn -hop and the Structui \ Tubing Works. Mr. Davi ~ii'i he li .ighi the matter up a [ t' ■ I'eipie.s of fh« living on and near ii ; ;'i «v li I fly -1 r« t. S. ,'ei il nth litem . is -!ie\c, coinciding with Mr iJivis. " i one coubl suggest a more -pptop. ,te iianie and on motion i* w;i unanir.i uisly d ,*ided to chang ! tin name from Hough H> a>ly str.- r i Iron street. Mr. Patton of the special commit" ajipointed at tho previon> meeting t.) wair upon tiie Borough Salici *• * determino th -tatiis of affairs ins,. borough as relates to i staldi- ie.l o - legal grades ma i- a r port II ' -ul that'the solii it ir acknowledged to him that the borough i- withoin an> established ginde. He defdar»*«l that niid"r the circumstance- it i-illadvi ed to fmther agitate the repaiiiug of pavements. Mr. Montgomery asked coutiei! , eousidt r what the re-ult might 1 should the borough oblige p'ope.tv owners togo to til.) exjieli- • of lavt!! new pavement* according to gr id ■ available at pre nt,which may he re -1i• < 1 npon to conflict v.ith the r ::»li li.-lied grade ado|ited later. For h. part he thought it was a good way to invite law -mis for dzimap s. Mr. Patton moved thai the bo rough at once procure .* "ton and bottom" grade and -ngg. sted that it might h well to include a w* i grade. In this connection he rel* rrerl to Mr. vfrica's map and h quoted th* opin ion of a townsman, an expert iu i> matters, to show that Africa's bill might not be at all exorbitant il it tin- sixteen mile- of -trc* t-. showing the si/" of pip ' to he used at every point and turiiishetl all tiie informa tion necessary for paving and sewer ag,. Mr Pattou's motion was not s -ootid ed. President Vast in-• agreed that th public demand ii'iprovements an ! that"something will have to he done", >»ut urged that action !>*• post]Kmc•».50 Labor and hauling P ■ 11. B. Patton John Alheck l.(Ht Pettibono Alt jr. Co 1.30 Hepairs on City Hill IlO.i:: J. H. Col. I.M Trumbower & Workheiser -o. Heading Iron Works Hoover Bros . < r >. 11 Foster Bros .tk'i O. B. Swcitzcr. •.' s 01 .Tshu Hixson MM.35 J. H. Cole tVI.Cii! Pursell Montgonicr\ Trinity M. E. church George W. Gardner Washington Fire Co W. (<•. Brown Heading Iron <'o - t" WATFH DFPAI: I'M KM' Hegular employes •■?! la.HO P. & H R. R. Co M. to Labor on streets 10.00 P. P. Swentek 3. la Joseph Lechner -0. lit John Hixson O. B. Sweit/i r Atlantic Refining Co I U Washington Hose Co. T.-la 11. B. Patten it'.oo Explosion in Milton Factory. MILTON, Nov The explosion of a steam hand p*. -.- in tin factory id ihe West Hranch H< i. ry • 'p-any. this nioriiing, caused great excit< metit. "lie explosion occurred on the first floor in an apartment where about tweiitv-five girls and a number of m 1 are employed. The explosion was due to the very high pressure of steam ia the pres-. (.•lem Stick, r, one of ti e 111*11 em ploycd in the room, who wa- close ti> the press when the explosion occurred, was badly scalded about the M. I; and face. A piece of steel from the burst ing machine also pierc d hi- eye so that altogether his injuries are severe. Ho will recover, however. A number of the girls were al-o working quite close to the pr. -s whit the explosion occurred, but the\ all escaped unhurt. \ panic wa- cans d among them, however, and there was a mad rush to escape from the build- JOB PRINTING The o'ftre -»t the . > KIC.VK L*N»G fumhet! wit s n n<>' i-ntcn o i" ; ' >> f r' ' ■nerally, the i'ubli.sh«t announ< to the pubht that he i; I prepare, i at. tiin* * t«» execute u ! the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Of ah Kinds and Drscnoti n J3#' Get our ?»efoie y,> n j place your orders. TIEUOrill As a re-utt of a v» rv d< -tractive fire i that occurred 'taring Monday morn i!ig«a f«w cliairnl atid black* n*d tim [ hers, clime twisted ami torn tin, ami flu' foundation wall- are ail that re main of tlt** hnror o' William Jarksoa m» Avenue C. in Rirersid*. At alinal el» v»i» llnrtr n'i'inrk Mr*, •lackmiii lia'l occasion togo t*» tin- r»ni ili'Wf! of a neighbor by, leaving her three childr* n—two half-grown boys ami an cightetfD-rooatb* old girl at play in fin- hoax*-. SIM* had been gone bat a very tew minute*. Win n a neighbor, Mr . F-ank El» rlv, wli'isc Irnni- i in th>- rear of th*-Jack •on place, ju t a 112» w Btmpm from their hack door.happ tied to step the lions and npon looking toward the Jackson ln*i>i»* was snrpris*d to «■«• the entire first lloor a ma*-- of flame*. Hurrying aero s tie -rr 112 Hi woman -t i* id the alarm and Mien all tie* r -idents of that portion of the town were on hand r»*adv to bnd a hlping hand. Tim children w#»re taken from the hou • by John Sj* rly r. sidein e and the people put forth every i ffort to -• ivi it from in- ••ting a like fat#-. A bucket brigade was formed and tin* roof and sides of the boose were kept a.» wet as Several time* their wo.k seenwd ansae* fnl tint renewed efforts and in'. re water - -ummnO'd and he arrived in time to -ee bis home completely gutted by the flame*. Be sides the loss njwn the entire house hold goods,the totally d« stroyed hou-e, thej, was quite a supply of < ighteeu bushels of potatoes, two bar rels of vinegar and other food stuff stored in the boost' and cellar. Mr. Jackson also Ins. -» a very valuable «»t of machinist's tools, a brand new gun of the latest type and a new «ewing machine. Tie - things with a new (torch and several other recent im vi le nts to th lions* will make the lc-< fuiiy tw Ive hundred dollars, which is only partially cover 1 by in surance. As to the origin of the fire.both Mr and Mrs. Jackson are at a loss to un der -tan 1. It eon Id hardly have •en defective flue or som-- such rom ii »'.! ■ the flames were dis >v red on the first floor and Mr-. .1 t< 1; mis certain that then was noth ing upon this floor that would easily take lire. President Walter Wdl-Known Here. Alt'i Waltei, who has lieen presi dent of the I. diigh Valley Hailr wl since July li'JT. and wiio r«-igueil that office brcsD-i' of a clash with the • known here. Tie was -m .: mi ndenr of the Sunl'urv division of tl»*Phila delphia A Irit and tin- StanAto di- N. rr!. -si I' 'i' : froi , ( I i, •: 11 V ,'fe . "- ' wil ll e- , < It I'i .V. I t I lie went to Baltimore as general sap erintendent »>1 the Ualtiiuon »V Ohio lines east of the Ohio river; After leaving the 15. &< >. he wei»t ; to t!ie Krie road as general mating* rtaml r. signed that \ sit ion to tak of the coal interests of Cose brother*, including the managemeiit of their Delaware. Susquehanna »V: Schuylkill railroad. He left the I 'oil - to l»*- come head of the Lehigh \ alley sys tem. In financial and railroad circles. th»' present finan -i... poli •" of the Le high Valley I- Iw-liev* >1 tot»- the cause of the difference- said to e\ist. President Walter, in hi- last annual report for the fiscal year ♦•»i«l niii June :;o, recently published, .lunoun d that it would I « nee- --ary t*> .*«»< i t some financial plan by which fund inight be -eenred from other sou ret - than from the net earnings ot the company to meet the operating ex pense*. which have frequently IH. II SO great as to result iu a deficit instead of a profit. Freight Rates go op. The advance in wages made by the Pennsylvania and to In- made by the Heading and other railroad- will soon be followed by an increase in freight raies. An inability of the roads in this state to handle the br.sim »- otter ed to them has doubtless had some thing to do with this decision. The freight late advance will, it is a—>*rt ed, suffice to pay for the increae iu wages. Knshiui* Work. Work islH'ing rushed to the furth* -t degree on the new Susquehanna, Hloom-hurg and Berwick railroad. In a few days tune the work train will be aide to run as far a- Mordan*vilie