flume Papr -—For Hie Home the circulation ol this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you io advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IKYING 11. JENNINGS, DENTIST. Office Hours 9 A. M to 12 Ah 10.', Mill St., Il\ M.to U I'. M. Danville, /'</. SIU Ll'/., fll. I>. 425 MILL ST., DANVII.IK, PA. i)ise:tses of the Stomach mi'i Intestines a Specialty | yt. W. P. AMiLK, DENTIST OFFICE: 21S MII I.STRKKT. eetli Kx traded without I'airi. Crown ntxl l!ri>k r < Work a Specialty. Kqulppeil W illi the latest aud most improved liiHtrc. niee.t- ami prepared i<> execute the most dttlieult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, —DENTIST Office, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all its branches. Charges Moderate and all work Guaranteed. Established 1892. CONDENSED NEWS. A long winter is before us. The ice cutters are mere hopeful. Winter is not due until the 21st. Mr. Cold Wave is paying us a visit. The shortest day will soon be with us. ' The Christmas tree dealer is spruc ing up. The plumber will be the busy man henceforth. It will be Congress' busy week now right along. Edward Snyder is ill at his homo on Spring street. The littlo folks are writing letters to Santa Claus. King Winter and the cold wave are hero hand iu hand. This is the busy season for mail car riers and expressmen. The small boy and his sled monopo lizes the hill sidewalks. Even the snow had to come to liolp along the freight congestion. Extra blankets, foot warmers and ear muffs are now iu demand. It begins to look like Christmas weather, hut it is really not needed. Physicians say that the recent change iu the weather is responsible for con siderable sickness among adults and children in the city. Berwick is being overrun with mer chants from various parts of the state, who, having heard of the great im provements and general prosperity of the town by reason of the steady opera tion of tho car and steel works, hope to improve their condition by locating there. Tlii wisdom of cleaning pavements immediately after the snow falls is ap parent these days. As Christmas approaches tho lather of a large family begins to wear a worried look. Postal cards which havo been spoil ed aud not sent through the mails, if c itire, are now redeemed at all post ( Jices under a sliding scale of valua tions, by which the postmaster will pay 7 cents for 1(1 cards, 1H cents for > 2.1 cards, :}7 cents for."> 0 cards,7s cents for 100 cards. The cards are to be wrapped in bundles of '25. A baby boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mr-. Charles Clark, Grand street, oil Saturday. A public benefactor is a man who keeps his sidewalk free from ico and snow. Danville has a great many who are not benefactors. This is the kind of weather our merchants like to see. Sensible temp erature means buying of winter cloth- 1 ing and wares by tho people. With many coal bins empty and peo ple unable to secure coal the cold | wave will cause untold suffering.-. The energetic boy is now adding to i Christmas fund with the aid of his \ snow shovel. Never before were the Danville | stores so well supplied with many j beautiful articles aud such large stocks i of seasonable and varied novelties. Miclnel Ryan, Daniel Frazier, John | Tooliig and Ira Seidcl returned yester- ' day from a hunting trip to Muucy j Hill*. They succeeded in bagging rabbits. 8 pheasants and 5 quail. David Hoese, for tho past five years employed as clerk in the drug store of j Dr. W R. Faules, h;»s resigned to ae- j copt a position in the First National j Hank. The feast of the Immaculate Con ception of the Virgin Mary, mother of our Blessed Lord, which was celebrat ed Monday in all tho Roman C itholic ■churches throughout the world will last eight days. tyuiet day services at < 'lirist Episcop al church tomorrow. A service will also bu hold tonight at 7 ::><> o'clock. As tho mercury in tho thermometer inclines toward / ro the scarcity of fuel becomes more diaphanous. The anthracite minors are suppos'd to have gone back to work and the bitumin ous miners are as busy as ever. Wiio, then, is in fault? The goose-bone man has had things pretty much his own way since winter weather began, but there is plenty of time, before the end of the season, to prove that he is a wonder of mendacity. 4 112 i-irii* Tl in 4110111 HIT nil it*> 1 - "THIS COl NTRY WILL NEVHR HI ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PI VOL. 47--NO 10, SHII.IM IT CAMIiKON Then? I.i :i case of smallpox at Cam eron, about five miles below Danville i and to make the matter worse the dis easo exists in the postmaster's family, iu the very buildiug in which the post office is kept. The disease was uot diaguosed as smallpox until yesterday afternoon. The patient is Mrs. Clayton Hassing er, of Tamaqua, daughter-in-law of Samuel Hassinger, the Cameron post master. The unfortunate woman is but twenty-two years of age. Her hus band is a railroader running between Tamaqua and Philadelphia. Mrs. Hassinger arrived at Cameron quite recently for the purpose of spending a few weeks with her husband's parents. The woman was taken ill during the latter part of last week. Dr. H. W. Burg of Northumberland was called, hut did not suspect smallpox until lat er. Yesterday he called up Dr. J R. Kimerer of this place and asked him to meet him at Cameron for the pur pose of holding a consultation. Dr. Kimerer complied and the result was that all doubt was removed and the disease was diagnosed as semi-conflu ent smallpox. The effect produced on tlie quiet farming community hj- tin* discovery liiat it had a bad case of smallpox in its midst can easily be imagined. The case exists in Point township, North umberland county, where in common with other farming communities there is no organized board of health. The school board is supposed to assume the function of the health board and to employ all approved precautious when contagious diseases exist. The worst feature in the present case is the fact that the disease exists in the same building with the post office. The two physicians yesterday advised tho post master to hold the mail until advised by the post office authorities how to act. After the consultation the physicians drove to tliis city and last evening held a conference with Postmaster Harder rf-lativo to tho j fumigation of mail, etc. Whether the quarantine over the in fected family shall be effective or other wise will depend on the Point township authorities,but one tiling that may be ' relied upon is the fact that no precau tion will be omitted by the post office department and none need fear that the mail going out from Cameron will be permitted to assist in the spread of the disease. Fast in a Snow Drift, That the dritted roadstorm quite nt. obstacle to travel was demonstrated yesterday by the experience of William Gething, of Frosty Valley, who un dertook to drive into town before day light. He had scarcely proceeded a mile before his horse became fast in a snow drift. In floundering about he sue- j ceeded in stripping the harness from his body. Mr. Gething caught his horse but a moment later as lie turned to pull the sleigh out of the snow the animal dis covering that he was free took to 11is heels and ran all the way homo, Mr. i Gething following on foot. Half an hour later man and horse were again on their way to town, a I new set of harness taking tin- place ot' i the old which H'ere completely ruined. . Evangelist Before Workinginen. The evangelist Schiverea held a ve r >" i successful meeting at the Structural! Tubing Works yesterday noon. This I was the evangelist's second visit to the i Tubing Works :uid that he had a Wel come on his return was clearly indicat ed by the interest and cordial manner of the employes. The talk was one that was calculat ed to trike home to the hearts of the worki men and before the evangel ist parted three had signified their int ition ot taking Jesus Christ as their Savior. Today at noon a meet ing was hold at the Stove Works. Discovered Just in Time. Fire broke out in tho residence of j Emanuel Young yesterday morning | and but for timely discovery it would i no doubt have destroyed the house and ; imperilled the lives of the occupants, j It was before daylight when the ; | house was found full of smoke and a j | hole burned in the floor beside the j | kitchen stove. The fire was extinguish- j j ed without much ditficulty, but a few i minutes later the entire rear of tho j liou-ic would have been enveloped in j flames. Tho lire is supposed to have started from the kitchen stove. School Board Fortunate, The Danville School Board has j been more fortunate in the matter of coal than their Snnbury brethren,who are comp -lb' i to extend their Christ mas vaeition because of a lack of ; fuel for their schools. An order was placed for three bun dled tons November 20th and already It ilf that quantity has been received j and i- stowed away in the school house bins. Centre Street Bridge Completed The new iron bridge over Mahoning ! ('reek on Centre street is at last com pleted. the finishing touches being j given Saturday. The bridge in build I ing was left in the hands of the Bor j ougli surveyor to sec- whether all the specifications were fully met and Council is now awaiting his report. The bridge will not be open to travel until approved by the proper authorities and formally taken off the contractors hands, by tho Borough. jllllW TO SI 11 Til. : Cllllll SIDEWALKS How best to secure good sidewalks is always and everywhere a pu/./.ling question for municipal authorities. That it is a most important one there will he no gainsaying. Everybody uses the walks to a greater or less ex tent. The people so comfortable fixed as to be able to own carriages and >ai tomobiles are few and far between. Hence, good walks ar ■ appreciated generally—even more tlciugood roads, since so many morn people walk than ride. The laws regulating walks are some what peculiar iu that they lay the re sponsibility for their condition on the municipality,yet compel the prop erty owner to bear the oxpeine. Let a sidewalk get out of repair an 1 some body, as a result, suffers injury, the municipality is called upon to make recompense for the damage. That i a just provision, perhaps, since the town authorities are given the power and are required to coaip 'I property owners to keep their walks in repair. Nevertheless the system, in practical operation, results in no end of bad walks, not infrequent accidents and endless friction between property own ers and town officials when the latter attempt to enforce flu provisions of the law. Some more efficient plan with re gard to walks is badly n edt d, an!, as a stop toward the practical solution of the vexed que-tion, the scheme ad [ opted by the authorities of Palmyra, N. J., is attracting attention. The promoters of the scheme are working along the excellent rule, that if should be the aim of the municipalities to encourage and aid, as far as possible*, the laying of good walks, rather than to .antagonize property owners, many of whom find it somewhat of aburd"ii to provide good walks, such as tlioso of flagstone or concrete. Palmyra's plan is for 111 > town to lay walks; wherever needed. Those already laid under the plan are of concrete. The work being done under con tract, the cost is reduced to a min imum, while the uniformity of tho walks adds materially to the neat ap- j pea ranee of the streets. Tho expense j of the improvement is charged to the 1 property owner in front of whoso lot | the walk is laid, but the bill is paid j at once by the town,the property own- j er being given ten years in which to | reimburse the municipality,ah annual payment of ten per cent, being re quired. Bonds are issued for the puipose ot tl.o. ». 1 , y ~112 fl) f » outset, when a large number of walks are laid. It is expected that within a few years the number of new walk- to be laid each year will become so few that sufficient money, to carry out the novel sidewalk plan e.m !>• taken from the general fund. This is considered a nios excellent . plan. It requires simply that tho mun icipality shall advance a few thousand dollars to the property owners, free of interest. When the great advantage gained is taken into consideration, it seems that the weight of evidence is strongly in favor of the plan. Pal myra has suddenly jumped into favor as a residence town, on account of its superior streets and walks. Christmas Services. The choirs of our churches are ar ranging elaborate programs for Christ mas services and are holding many rehearsals, preparing music appropri ate to tho day. Most of the churches will have their song services on Sun day, December 21, and the Sunday school execrises will he held from the 22 to the 25th. Each year has marked an advance along the line of Christmas music. The programs of music at our churches along with the church services to he held during Christmas week, will ap pear in this paper next. wck. At Christ Episcopal Church the music will be unusually good. The choir has been augmented by a num ber of voices. A new mass by Eyre will ho sung on Christmas morn ing at 10:30. The services for that day are as follows: Celebration of the Holy Eucharist at (5:80 a. m. Second Celebration at Ba. m. Choral Celebration and si rmon at 10;:{0 a. in. His Services in Demand. Georgo Heed, the well-known base ball player who with his wife has been spending tho winter in Danville has in tin* past few flays received a I number of flattering offers from sev eral western clubs, among them being lone from Little Hock, Arkansas, and ; one from Spokane, Washington. Mr. ! Heed has decided to'neeept the latter j city's proposition which will include ; the management of the team at a liand- I some salary. Mr. Heed's services are I in demand in many of the lai ger minor i leagues, not alone as a player but also for his reputation as a careful and conseientioo- busin> -s manage;'. Connection With Philadelphia. The United Telegraph and Tele phone Company and the Key stone | State Telegraph ami Telephone Com- I pany Saturday executed a traffic a gree ment tor a connection with Philadol- I phia. ft will take a fow weeks to com plete all nec( "iiry arrangements and when completed Danville subscrit'iers will be placed in dir.rt communica tion with alio 12,000 subscribers «>t tho Kevstone ( oinpany in !'lii 1;n 1«■ I - DAXVIIXK. I\Y.. Till "IiSDAY PKX'EMKEK !1. in coimtiL The borougJi council held a regular meeting Friday eve but no business was transacted.. The proceedings were held up for i over two hours by a .stubborn dead : look, with the members on one side j and the President on the other who ( refused to put Mr. Patten's motion. The proceedings had hardly begun when Mr. Patton renewed his motion of the last meeting which was uu seconded on that occasion, namely, i that the Borough proceed to procure an established grade. Mr. Keminer seconded the motion but President Vastino declined to put the question, explaining that the motion was only :i part of a scheme looking to the payment of Mr. Africa's bill aud that ho as President of council had a right, to refuse to put any ques tion which he considered detrimental to the borough. Those favoring tho motion vigorously contested tho Pres ident's position aud declared that tho members should bo given an opportu nity to vote on Mr. Patton's motion or that no other business should he trans acted oven if they had to remain in session until morning. Mr. Patton was especially emphatic on that point. He reminded the Pre sident that he was one of a committee appointed to wait upon the borough solicitor to see what could be done looking to a uniformity of grade and that Mr. Gearhart had informed them that legally speaking the borough has no established grade. He affirmed that he was not working in the interest of Mr. Africa or any one else. He calle 1 attention to the deplorable state of affairs existing in the borough, the la<*k of uniformity in the matter of grades, which on the pavements amounts to positive pitfalls and stated that sooner or later an accident^will occur, as the result of which the bor ough may be mulcted in heavy dam ages. He protested that the President had no right to ivfu.-e to flut a motion which had been duly made and second ed. In order to hold his point he had remained standing. President Vastine declared that the ~resent was not the time to take action and requested Mr. Patton to sit down. The latter declared that he hid the I floor, and that he intended to hold it until th i question was put. Thus the timo passed, periods of silence iu which council resembled a Quaker meeting alternating with noisy periods, when hot-headed words were spoken that, would nor look well in print and the members to express their 1 1 *• 45 • * Mi • cLa 1 skUJj tboir clenched fist*. Iu addition to Patton and Kemmer, .Dougherty, Montgomery, Brandt and Sechler wero iu favor of the motion. Messrs Lloyd and Swank wero non committal, while Mr. Davis made an wldress defending the President's position. J. Murray Africa appeared before •Uouueil and asking the indulgence c»i Air. Patton who still held tho floor stated that he had come at the request of several members to answer what ever quostions might be suggested with re ferenco to his survey of the borough and to s"e what obstacles lay in the way oc the payment of his bill. The President-asked him by vlnt at.thority h had 1111 ie a survey of tlie li.ironpjiMr. Africa stated that bo had been duly employed and seem ed satisfiod with the authority. He would like to havo his money, aud in timated in pretty plain terms that if his bill were not soon paid he would proceed to collect it by law. Mr. Patton aked Mr. Africa if his map included a top and bottom grade. Ho replied that it does not. but stated that he has all The information neces sary in order t*> give a top and bottom grade anil that he would furnish the same at no additional cosi' to the bor ough. Tho dead lock continuing nt S»:15 o'clock Mr. Africa arose and left tho council chamber in disgust By this time ono hour had passed. Mr. Patton still had the floor, and ho killed time as best ho could by walk ing about, and tugging nervously at a cigar. Notwithstanding; the bitter tirade of criticism and censure hurled at him the President remained obdurate de claring that he would remain in tho chair until morning before he would put tho question. Another hour passed and tho unique proceedings of tho early part of tho session repeated themselves with Mr. Patton still pacing up and down the floor,and each side still declaring that it would never give iu. Important business was pending in form of paying bills for labor, etc. This made it especially desirable that the dead lock should be broken. But it was not to be so and labor wont unpaid. Tho President scat out for his over coat and leaning back in his chair closed his eyes. He might havo boon | dozing. When ho opened his eyes ! many of the members had vanished and those -cmaiuiug did not constitute j a quorum. Holding Change of Schedule Back. It, is reported that tho fall schedule Pennsylvania railroad will not ' go into effect until tho last week in December. It has been tho custom of ihe company to change tho schedule twice a year, in May and November, aud tliii reason for not changing at tho regular time, is that it would further increase tho freight congestion i along the line. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Miss Anna Blcchor of C.itowissa, spent Sunday witli friends in this city. Mis.ii's Jennie Fox and Emma Shook of Cat.jwissa, spout Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Herbert Clayton. Riverside Austin Hartman of Berwick, spoilt Sunday in this city. Ralph Broad* of Pittston.spenfc Sun day witli his parents at Grovania. Frank Kear of Berwick, spent Sun day with his parents in this city. David Sechler of Berwick,spent Snn day iu this city. Mrs. Sarah J. Winters left for Sun bury last evening. Rev. J. M. Harman returned to Orangovillo, Saturday evening after a Ti-it with his son, Rev. H. 0. Har man, West Market street. Elias Hopper and wife returned to Berwick yesterday after a visit with relatives in this city. Mi::s Carrie Everliart of Bloomshnrg sj)ent Saturday in tliis city. Miss Mary Hoi low ay has returned from a visit with friends in Philadel phia. Arthur Lloyd of Stockton, England, arrived in this city 011 Saturday. Mr. Lloyd will take up his residence at the home of Mrs. William R. Evans, Wat er street. Mrs. T. J. Price returned from a trip to Philadelphia on Saturday. Miss Sallie Mussulman returned from a visit in Philadelphia on Satur day. Miss Anna Davis returned from a trip to Philadelphia Saturday night. Mi.-s Alma Kimhel of Soutli Dan ville, spent Suuday in Bloomshnrg. Miss Stewart of Orangeville, and Mrs. Sterner of Bloomshnrg, were in this city Saturady to attend a meet ing of the D. A. R. J. W. Hippousteol, of Bloomshnrg, was in Danville yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. John Fox, returned to this city Saturday after a visit at Scranton. Mrs. Thomas Trainor, .Jr., spent ( Sunday with her parents at Berwick. Hugh Bennett, of Northumberland, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bennett, Church street. Miss Elizabeth Horton, Lower Mul berry street, spent Sunday with rela tives at Northumberland. Harry Swank, of Philadelphia, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ' nr ~ wfroot Mt-. Margaret Grimes and Miss Em ma Grimes, of Catawissa, returned home Saturday evening atfer a visit with Mrs. Jacob Swayze, East Front street. Miss Mary Kowiski returned t> Scranton Saturday after a visit iu this city. Katherine Hoffman, Pine st i t, spent Sundav in Northumber land. W. L. Met'lure and wife returned yesterday afternoon from a trip to Philadelphia. Miss Elsie Patterson of Bloomsburg, returned home Saturday evening after a vi-dt with Mrs. Sarah Shoemaker, Front street. l)r. Harry Sober, of this city spellt Suuday with friends at Pitfston. Mrs. Alfred McHeury of Blooms burg, called on friends in Danville Saturday. A. W. Pierce,who has returned from a New England trip, spent Sunday with his family in this city. W. H. Lattimere came up from Philadelphia, Saturday, to spend Sun day with his family. Howard Clark returned from State College Saturday, after a short visit with the students. John Voris of Pottsgrove, has been visiting relatives in this city during the past couple ot days. Miss Harriet Reese left Saturday morning for Pittsburg. Amnion Koiser, operator at tint D. L. &W. depot, spent Sunday with hi> parents, at West Milton. M. F. Cook attended a meeting of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Agents at Bloomsburg yesterday after noon. F. M. Ilerrington transacted busi ness in Sunbury yesterday. Charles Ohalfaut, Esq., returned yesterday morning from Philadelphia. Mrs. Eugene Mover and Mrs. C. ( . Mover spent yesterday afternoon with friends in Sunbury. Mrs. Margaret J. Ammerman left yesterday afternoon for a visit with relatives at llarrisburg. Attorney W. K. West spent yester day afternoon in Sunbury. Mrs. H. V. Cobb, returned yester day from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Beckley, at Miflflinburg. .Miss Sara Va-tine spent yesterday afternoon with friends in Sunbury. E. G. C. Cline, of Bloomsburg, was in tliis city yesterday. Mi~s Rose Henrie, of Catawissa. I called 011 friends in this city yester day. Miss hillie Seiger returned to Mah : anoy City yesterday After a visit at the homo of Mrs. George Moser.Wash ! ingtonville. Mrs. Caroline Miller, of East Dan ville, spent yesterday afternoon with t Sunbury friends. SCIIIVHIIIU'S TALK To HEX Tlie efforts of Schiverea, tho busl ines man's evangelist,in this ntv,cul minated Sunday in a mosr original and telling address delivered to men only ill the Opera House at o clock in the afternoon. He had a large au dience of nearly seven hundred, com pletely filling all the lower part "1 the theatre. The address, which had its sifl>- jeet "Facts to Fare," was founded on Galatians, <">—7 : "Bo not deceived, for God is not mocked; for whatso ever, a man sowcth ho shall real'. No man rail live in the World one-hall an hoar after the ago of accountability, the speaker affirmed, without l>eing a power for Good or Evil —a sower to tire llesli or the spirit. Every man is ••onscions of the kind of seed which h« j. .tiw'ing. Guided by conscience,whirl the defined as the voice ol (tod, implanted in mjin, no one can deviate oire-sixtwnth partol an hair : breadth fro.'u the right without know ing it. It is mly wlnvi conscience i: dulled and ilmn'Oralized hy froquenl disobedieueo and tl >at it cease tt» admonish the am.tr 1 1,11 science by experience nlsO serves ti rouviuco a person wlie ' ,O * s right or wrong,and he I.'** on/.' to serve the effect of his in flnenctf upoi tho lives of others to doi v «rmin«? ft* kind of seed ho is sowing Thou beginning with "bad the evangelist proceeded to- take nj one by one tho evils of the limine, o society and the vices of men. .wbowin; in the most convincing way tlmt ai indulgence in any one of them is sow ing seed that will surely brin £ oil harvest of run. He had men betor hint and ho talked plainly to 1 them As he held up the offenders it. * sn w of the worst vices his inveeti ws most withering and under the linflt ence of the discourse men by no DHiau free from the world and its 1 "«.>'! ii seemed to show a feeling of i cwW not only at the form of sin descr lAv* but tho sinner himself. Schiverea stated that he had de Il'it ered Sunday's discourse "to at 1 t'KH 200,000 men and ho never yet ioi MUJ one who would deny the farts as s«" forth, although on concluding he a'J ways gave any one who differed .it opportunity to ho heard. He repeat* w his invitation Sunday,but there w. a no otio present who chose to take ex ception to any point of his discourse. He then asked those i.i the congreg ation who wore impressed with tho truth of his remarks to arise. Praeti rally the whole mass of humanity as one mail rosn to its f«»»t. , 1 .-.1. tr> be distributed among the audieuro on which wore printed a few lines stat ing the holders derision to come out for Christ. The card, which was to be signed by the holder and alwavs kepi within view, rontained a coupon with blank for name, address and rhurcli preferred. The coupon,properly filled ont was to be returned to the evangel ist. This part of the proceedings was watched with a good deal of curiosity, as in the part of those who accepted the cards and returned the coupons it betokened the first step toward conver sion. It is interesting to note that there were jusr «'»3 coupons returned. The meeting for men opened with ;i prayer by Rev. L. U. Twichell. Then was music by the Boys' quartette of the High School. Ferdinand Schiverea, Jr.,rendered a solo entitled :"Is I here Any One Can Help Us." Death ot David Mauser. David Mauser, a well-known resi dent of Grovania, died yesterday morning at 12:30 o'clock after a long illness. Mr. Mauser was sixty years of age. Hi> is survived by his wife, two brothers, Noah, of Mifflinburg. and William, of Lexvisburg, and one sister, Mrs. Levi Weaver, of Blooms burg. Mr. Mauser was quite prominent in polities having hold every office in his township. He was a member of Myrtle Lodge, I. O. O. F., of this city and was well-known hero. The funeral will be held on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment in Lazarus cemetery, Grovania. Elias Lyon Afflicted. Elias Lyon, the well known butch er, is suffering from an attack of facial paralysis, which was sustained Satur day morning. His speech is consider ably impaired beyond which he seem ed to suffer little inconvenience. At last accounts he was much better and no sorious consequences were appro - bended. Ho was able to be about on Saturday. Four Generations. William Gething, of Valley town ship, accompanied by his mother,Eliza both Gething, ninety years old. drove into this city Saturday. While in town they were joined by Mr. Goth ing's son, George, and grandson, Arthur,and the group had their photo grahps taken. The picture shows tour generations. Will Entertain. Miss Clara Smith will entertain a number of friends at a progressive euchre at her home on Mill street this evening. Musicale. Mr. and Mrs. .1 H. McCoy will give a musicale to a number of friends to | morrow evening at their home on W' -t Market street. KSTA 15LIS1I Kl> IN mi; I'll R IST MAS VACATION Tin- Holiday vacations tor th- pub he Mfcools, ttb v. u,will i\t. ii-i ttma , Wediv- lav, I) HI ■ r I'! » Mmi day, Jauuary .Mb, inclusive. and th> teacher- will r> iv as t Kristin »- iiiiiii. y, two weeks' -alary togetli. r i with th«'i r t'truiir.'- drin: C unit • Institute n i t • ' 1 112 1 at the regular meeting School 1 Ho ird Monday ni^'nt Borough Sup rint 'ii i at <"inly |>r [■■ M hit report of HM .-eiiool- fat j the mouth ending on November -!rd. 'Th > total ati« n l i!i •• -if it. niorit i t 1245—males, fill ; female-, fi.'r I•• tot al average attendance, 11' " total jxrciitiip' ol att« u«' inc. . I There \v r. absent dmim: tie mouth jfi-23: i i rily, Inert \v 1 < iof t»rdine->. Number ..t p|ill >i»- IT'J; iittuih "lit' d"atb-, Pupil- i twi'i'ii the ages ol > and I" year , sent f"om school ."i day* and over, ><l. i T rea 'rer Sell ram pri -.-nt l a -tate im->'lt of fIMHM - to ilate, which rd a total halai re on baud of £»,B Mr. Fischer of flio Bnilding and Re | pair i-n-niiiiffcoc r»' • irtod that the new wind v eurtain< orO' T* d lor tie' Ibird Ward building had b» n procure? .and hung in their plac Tin' Secretary reported that the coal j ordered from the P. X* H. C_'al ,v Inm : Company for use in tin iwronilli j schools is In ing ehipp- d >-f as j practicable and that th entire i.n«w --| tity—:to<» ton-—ha* nearly all arrival. ' II'? stated that In- thought it a > aus I tor congratulation that onr coal sup ! ply for the winter i- - ur especially 'as eU"wliere in the state Hie ->-1 io«>ls j will be obliged t > ext'-nd t'n'.'r holid IT i vacation - for th" want of fnel. i The follow, ng in mh.-r of t••*> 1»0.»ri2 j wire present at th me< ting liar! •r. 1 I Orth, Green. RediUo;.'. Harph-, Werk j heiser, Kockafi Her, F.schor, K .-fer i and Carrv. ' The foL'°wing bills ver» ..roted !for payment: Thomas G. Vincent * i^oraiM j Washington Ho- Co Friendship Fir.- Co :1. ft ft. 1,. j{. (, Ir> ir . j& U. ' oal iV: Iron Co j:>; p, ; Standard Gas Co j Walter O. Green - IK) William Quigg Si , T. W. 11,1, YonDg - . ; y, Martin Sinton j 10 Annua] Election. 1 be annual election of th,. Fire I). parrment of this city was held at the friendship engine hou-.- on of the four < ompanies being well represi ni.-d. The r.-ult of the election w,i- a- follow- : Chief Engineer Thomas Trainor. Jr., of the Continental com; any ; First As sistant, Edward Purpur of the First Ward: 8 A- i-f «nt.John JobUM of th.- Fourth Ward: Third assistant, Ben Livziev, of th • Second Ward; Fourth Assistant, il »r> • derrick, of the Third Ward. The election was le id from ;:i0 to s p. in. aud was under the -ui» rTision of the folhiwiiii; Chief .lam - Fre. / Secretary. John I. Jotse-, of the Friendship company, W. W. Davis, of the Washington Hose Company,Thom as Jacob-,of the Con n>>nral ■ ai inv and Dallas Hummer of the Goodwill company. Not a Qtiontui Present. The attempt mad- by Pre-ideot Va>tine Monday ai|U to MM tin pay meiit of borough bills end. 1 in failure. He had cau.-ed notices to be -•■-rved every member of council uotiliying him that a SJN lil ni ring would h> held at 7 o'clock for the payment of bills. At the hour id -even tli ■ MMsfring members were on band: Vastine, Gib son, Lloyd and Swank. They waited patiently until quarter after -even, but there were no additional arrival-. Half past seven arrived and -till there were only four present. All hope of a session was finally abandoned. Mr. Dougherty a littl lat 'r putin an ap pearance, but with himself the total number pies nt during th • evetum: still lacked two of constituting a quorum. A Large Number Will Attend. From present api a rain - the dance to be held at Oatmrii i >:i ObriitaH afternoon will l> a :r it -u It is estimated that b-a-t venty-five ftWg people t'r.>:n tbii cirv will at tend. Harry Ritchi • and (Jerald Liross of Bloomsluirg. are acting a- a •ommiti from tit pla • ami M. W. Va>tine, for Catawissi. Both of these towns will be w 11 repr. -eiit> 1 at tin itlair. The dauc will b held at F. B. Irvin's hall which i> IHp enough 'o accomodat one hundr i and fifty per-oiMi. The Ef.nlint: Donble-Trackina:. The Philadelphia A. !{■ iding Kail road Company have a I urge fwM "112 men at work ai West Milton extend ing their tidings, and on tl • I ah tiny iv ill begin double-trai kinr the r. ad let ween New Colnuihi i and Mont gomery. Tbis work will b pushed a "apidlv a - po>-ible, and one hnndr> d Hid fifty men will b put mi the job if they can be securt'tl. A Course Open to All. Every merchant ptitu. will sa> that idvertising helped him to snc>- and hat without advi-rti-ing li could not lave reached the place he now o jupies in the commercial world. Any •usiness man has the to ichieve fortune in the snn< way. JOB PRINIING The o a ,tcx oi the AMI ICA* BC.n furn'ti' 1 with a job i'-tter and uncy type and jo materia generally, *.he lublishir announces to the pub..* 11»;it he ;• pre jar i at al. time• t« ut«- the neatt.>t manner JOlt I'RI\TIN<» Of ah Kinds and Descript t iff Get wur | > ices bel'-re yon place your order •. LAMM M EltllTV VLABS The hi|t KUKIMIi l.o"u-t trw whieh for more IliM two g 'unrtiot* '•* be n a landmark 111 front <»l the >|wr ring property, Mill -tr- I. w»- «n»t down ye-t -rday and *»* ' ,n, ° " r '' wood. The old tr* . which *»■ eighty years ago recalls an inleii stiag bit of history relating to that im mediate lot kllt v.in which th»- « >rß*-h --iwhi and Bj;i friog 112 imili« - BKOf* 1 . Th»» tr.H was iihulctl by Jnwjpfc 1 wli -on. grandfather of the pr* -■•»»« ""it er*, who enjoyed the «*f being tlif tir-t wlut ui"*l • child t» a iu Danville. Hi* graft* ru ly f< and iu th»* old f»>ra»'t*Ty oh Blmn i street NR:tr the northern sid- IWI far from the patii iat«»f*e ting Hi aroa 11 from Bloom -rr •» r, t »Upp '* Ml alb rr ■»»r» I, It i> marked with a plain *tm* o« which i- inscribed hi* ham mi J 112 circnm-t.rice of hi- hit' » a- aarrat d above. Joseph Corn* liso« mm horn ia !**► and died in l<il wd siity-two y -ar-. He •a'ned a great deal of r al **tafce aboat >uwu. including the block be tw "U tin -rr»- rand tl. c tnal. Amoug In* I" -i H- *-» *' ,V 1 9mm Hr.!. .i tra»e >■—wg.m**4 in the early part of tlie w oceapied tl*e site of Hot I «div -r I which gave way to th pr* - ut -am. • tare al«ont 1*74. Mrs. Jobs Spemng wa-a *>a :ghtcr of Joseph Cornell - ,<i -kr: * I at Ii * i!. *th fell heir to the two Imihiins- of th*» bloi'k at p*v- nt o 'up; d by Mi-- Browne's millinery a'ri Battfrwiek'i jewelry store. The «dd trw ye*t> rday was foetid to be tm iiiitcb uecay.st *$ tl';' heart. Owing to this fact.which in tl. • opin ion of soaid rendered it nn %t . r«.«, owner consented to its remov tl. In or.'er to h --♦ n its r -istan * to the wind it w.a- *• rr ch*-. iy rr, ,m> i a year ago. Another tree planted at the mmmt time still remains and is ia much bet ter rondition. Nobly h«T{ l»th of tiieui fulfill- 1 th"ir MUSKHL Tl old esu r> -ident cannot remeial • r t'»» lav vkt lit*- sidewalk ther> was not «ltad ' T t»»-' it Table tr> Tier -tnov *d •». Q., r..fore,Ls one of the first »I.of o u -t m*ny aj d< -tr. »n bings notice.. *' dto ' t «a- at tlw • 'IIV w I ' - tr. ■ * .:i< "!1- nr •■pot and to look are -«r w « «*- if at a loss to dis*'o\ nissing m ' xgg . Business Men's GymnaTim C*. The Busin.-- Men's (iymnasii. Director Carpenter at the Y. M Tliis cla— i- of n r > »nr yennir Ben cm Tu- lir and Friday »tt r toon- l» tw' .-n I and 5 ::H> «»Vlnrk T ,: • 'la— -farted in a -mall way af- jt two veek- :tjrn and has hi n Sdilr grow ng. After (It*- bn-y holidar - ason »» »rer it is rxpiiicd that many n» w nembers will be add> d S> far tins ollowing have U*eti . r»rolled a- meai "•rs -. \V. F;. (M. E. F. Williju**, A J. Am 'sbnry. Arthur l.atje.Joy Brad r. {*lar*»nre n»-rr. J. t'. Mnn-' tnoyr, Mi.-I.ael i;. .llr.\V. V Ogl.-.by. W. D. [jaomiet r. W. L M.Clan, Rol»-rt trarbarl, M (». Yoangmaa. William "nrtis. Alex, tlrone. Henry K. enj»', Kalph F.iulk and William i: L.irnr r Say the Supply i.» R»>nnal. Coal throaghoat tl. *nt»r »cite region declar*- that the t mpla ints of the drabrs in Sew Y rs.Ptiila ielphia aud Washington r*iat coal i iot h mg -liipj.- d into then tvithont foandntion. Tie y are daily ,n rei-eipt of »s much and roor»* coal hail :»n any day In-fore th* ~rr:k». I.it lie tronbte. the oj ■ rar-r- -av. i* th > lie stoeU oo hand was tl, ; let, d daring he progress of the -tnk' and t! - who Were wont to lay in tie ir -r •k --if coal for the winter in Jnlr now want to have the whole amount for heir winter's n*delivered to th* m at Mice. To Increase M: tchell"* Salarr. • t i- reporte d that at then \t TMl jnal convention of the l*nir--d Mm- Worker* an > ITort will 1»- mad to in •rea- the salary of Pr- -i l» nt M:ti b •11 from ji,Niin to OS,OBO or 112 i.IWi in '•■ cognition of hi.t work daring th<« went strike. The S. ranton Trihnne. k ]iap* r that -jwak- for the nj»>rators. in I which hao from rh- -tart i • ;"« 'l lie mejho*ls of the Mine W, k- rs.-ay ■ditorially that Pre»ident Mitchell s entitled to the incr- * -. If ■ n oth*-r par-aits, it says, Pr. sldent ditchell, con-id-ring ni- « and ibility, con Id earn m**re than ■*>,♦**> xt annum. Corn Shocks Yet Out. A fanner of man v year* remark* *l, esterday.that n> v r in all In- »*|» ri •tlei; had he - l» so man , e >ut so late in tin-winter. H.--ount d for this fact by the v ry wet reath- r which prevented th* «*orn from 'i|>eniug, and the farmer-, afraid to ake in their crop before it had fally natured Were caaght by th- -now. *»ow th* y'r> hauling tie min ■ n *1 d- Hi.« Brother Resides in Danville. M B. <'rou-». the brakemaa on the 3. & 8. R. K..who fell uml r the ear it Jinn -mi i 'ity on Satardav afternoon kod was kilb'd. wa-> a brother of < sir ownsman. J. O. Cronm*. Another Kelly.! A bouncing baby girl arrived at the lome of Druggisr Ilu- ell K>dly, n second street. Monday aftern*'<>a, ami Rn>- is givin,.; away In- b -t Stuiburv Daily.
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