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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.
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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.