Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, January 01, 1903, Image 1

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55 NEWS!
1903.
Happy New Year.
Arthur Lane has accepted a position
as clerk at Hunt's drug store.
Ice dealers uro showing sigfis of anx
iety. They feel that they ought to
be at work.
The cold wave found the river en
tirely too high to connect with an ice
harvest.
Santa Claus may congratulate him
self that he has a whole year in which
to rest and recuperate his finances.
The fellow with the New Year res
olutions will now get the middle of
the stage.
Many beautifully trimmed Christ
mas trees were noticed in Danville
homes this year.
Some of the local merchants are busy
takiug account of stock.
The man who was afraid we were
not going to have any real winter
weather this year should huut up some
thing else to g't scared about.
Cold wave prophecies are easy now.
Christmas trees will soon be added
to tho fuel piles.
By tho end of this week the march
on Harrisburg will set in.
The freight congestion contiuues to
b« a problem for the railroads.
The fuel shortage is the only dis
comforting feature of tho season.
A farewell tea will be given in
Salvation Army Hall on Saturday
evening. Tickets 10 cents. Proceeds
for local work.
The engagement lias been auuouuced
of Miss Dora Crouonberg of Baltimore,
Mil., to Mr. Loo Goldman of the firm
ot Goldman Bros., of this city.
Beaver Lodge, No. 132, Knights of
Pythias, hold its annual election 011
Thursday uiglit. There was a very
large attendance. Following is the
result of tho election: C. C., Claude
O. Guest; V. C., Thomas B. Evans;
M.of A., James Kramer;, I. G., John
Richards; (). G., James V. Wilson;
M.of W., H. E. Trumbower ; Trustee,
eighteen months, John D. Evans.
Beaver Loilge, No. 132, now con
tains 140 members. The first lodge
of tin- order was instituted in Danville
in February, 1869.
George W. Remiek, of Middletown,
Dauphin county, is the gaost of his
sou, B. F. Retiiick of No. 68 North
Mill street.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gross, of
Bloomsburg. were in this city yester
day.
James W. Bogart, of Castle Grove
Dairy Farm has purchased the beauti
ful golden sable and white Scotch
collie, "Ladysmith". By Crescent
Butte. Ex-Commodore's Lassie from
the Green Mountain Collie Kennels,
of South Randolph, Vermont.
J. H. Montague left yesterday for
Miltoj where he attended the Herr-
Geingrich nuptials last evening.
C. P. Hancock transacted business
in Sunbnry yesterday.
The usual holiday hours will bo
observed at the post office today.
The mummers will be out in full
force this afternoon.
A number of the stores will close at
noon today.
Wyle's Orchestra rendered excellent
music at the Opera House last night.
The fello»v with a New Year's res
olution about, his person should he
careful hew ho walks on the icy pave
ments.
The groundhog escapes a big lot. of
blame by putting off his weather visit
until February.
Mrs. Sarah Elliott, Pine street, is
visiting relatives at Lewistown.
Rabbi Mayor left yesterday after
noon for Bloomsburg.
Miss Bessie Drumheller left yester
day for a visit with friends in Sha
mokiu.
Miss Hanm.il Sechler left yesterday
for a visit with friends in Sunbnry.
New Year's resolutions are not like
bric-a-brac. They cannot be mended
when broken.
The weather of the past few days
made coasting on tho various hills
throughout the town an enjoyable
diversion. So far no accidents have
been reported, although several nar
row escapes were made.
"THIS COI NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WIT 11 ITS OWN PRoIM HONS
VOL. 48-MO 1.
IIIIIIUEII BILLS
A Id. I'illl
The special moetiug of the borough
cooucil last night brought out a bare
quorum of members. The bills, which
ar.camulated during the six weeks'
deadlock representing uearly S3OOO
wore paid, so that whether the dead
lock be resumed at the next meeting
or uot ouo important transaction is
out of the way and the members can
afford to skirmish and delay as much
as they please if they consider it to
the best interest of the borough.
The strained relations in council
made it very doutful whether there
would be quorum last evening. This
uncertainty existed up to within !i few
minutes of 8 o'clock, when only Vas
tiue, Swank, Lloyd, Davis and Gib
son had putin au appearance. At the
la-it minute Montgomery and George
Sechler arrived.
President Vastine explained tho ob
ject of the meeting, which was to pay
tho bills,aud hear reports of the Chief
of-Police and tho Chief of the Fire
Department.
George Sechler made a motion that
the bills be paid. This was seconded
by Montgomery. Tho bills were then
read and formally approved for pay
ment.
A communication was received from
Borough Surveyor George W. West,
stating that ho had examined the iron
bridge on Centre street and found that
it was finished according to contract.
On motion therefore, it was ordered
that a check be sent to Nelson-Buchaii
an Company, builders for the amount,
sllßs.
It was also ordered that $l5O be paid
on the now hose, representing one-half
the cost ot' tho 10)0 fe ;t parjliased.
On motion of Mr. Montgomery the
Treasurer was authorized to pay
§135.08 over to the Firemen's Relief
Association as the amount due that
body from tho Borough. Twenty-five
dollars due tho Executive Board of the
Fire Department was also ordered
paid, along with $lO representing tho
balance due the Chief of the Fire De
partment.
Tho report of tho Chief-of-Police
showed that there had been 37 arrests
for infractions of tho borough law
during 1902. Tho offenses comprise
drunkenness, disorderly conduct, ped
dling, cursing and shooting in the
borough. Fines before Justice Oglesby
aggregated $57; before Justice Bare,
|BO.
During tho year 172 tramps w re
sheltered in the lock-up.
Chief Engineer James Freeze also
presented his report. There were ten
firos in Danville during the past year.
One life was lost, that of Miss Milner.
The total damage is represented at
12987, fully insured. The inventory
showed that the different companies
are as a general thing well equipped.
The membership of the fire depart
ment is 27-1, distributed among the
different companies as follows: Friend
ship,69; Washington, 89; Continental,
46; Goodwill 79.
Of the bills awaiting payment two
batohos have already been printed in
thoso columns. Those relating to last
night's special meeting aud approved
for payment are as follows:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Standard Electric Light Co $451.75
Regular employes 82.50
Labor and Hauling 21.39
Geo. F. Reifsnyder .. . 24.85
George W. West 27.00
Standard Gas Co 4.20
A. C. Atnesburv 6.45
Boettinger & Diet/. .50
Continental Engine House. .. .45
Joseph Lechuer 1.50
Franklin Boyer 5.90
(5. Edward Roat 21.00
B. B. Brown 13.85
J. M. Crossley 21.00
J. M. DoSliay 24.50
C. Shnltz 13.22
V. ATER DEPARTMENT.
Rogula - employes $122.40
George F. Reifsnyder 12.99
H. R. Mooro 3.83
Boettinger & Diet/. .30
Adams Express Co .85
Standard Gas Co 11.80
Joseph Leehner 21.83
William Hullihen 2.50
Curry & Vannau 15.80
Ed ward Cormau 4.05
Harry B . Patton 20.00
Transferred to Gatawissa.
The familiar figure of D. W. Hubcr,
gateman, has been missing from his
post at the South Danville crossing
during the last days. He has
been transferred to Gatawissa where
he has been installed as watchman at
a street crossing.
"Danuy" i< a native of South Dan
ville and ho acted as gateman there
for many ye its. His family has re
moved from to.v.i and his lines,hence
forth will proluhly lie in other places.
S. M. Fields, of Shamokiu, has suc
ceeded Mr. Haber as gateman at the
South Danville crossing.
Bride and Groom Serenaded.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Obcrdorf, bride
and groom, were treated to an old
fashioned serenade at Riverside last
evening, which began very shortly
after 5 o'clock, tho hour of tho cere
mony. Tho noise was almost deafen
ing for awhile, being made up of
bells, blowing of horns and all the
discordant sounds peculiar to callithu
mpian bauds. Whether those for whom
the honor was intended got much
pleasure out of it may be a question,
hut the big crowd of men and boys
participating seemed to enjoy it.
Don't turn a new leaf unless you
turn it to stay.
i! CLASH IT
THE I'. S 11. STATION
A clash at the P. & R. station took
! place about 8 o'clock Tuesday eve be
tween the night operator and the crew
, of a south-bound freight which called
into play the services of both our
Chief-of-Police and one of our town
surgeons. The battle uneven as it was
resulted in favor of the operator, who
: tells a story that would seem to re
lieve him from blame.
! The night operator is William R.
Reicheldorfer, who has been employed
on the Catawissa branch for many
years and has a good reputation as a
! poaceable and obliging employe. Ac
! cording to the facts as learned by the
Chief-of-Police,when the third section
of freight No. 84, south, reached the
station that night, one of the brake
men entered the otlice for orders.
These that night were of an especially
important nature and the operator
thought he had better deliver them to
the conductor in person, make certain
explanations and obtain his signature
;to the orders instead of that of tho
brakoman. Partly with this end in
view aud partly to satisfy himself that
the signals wore all right lie climbed
up on the freight.
{ The operator declares that no sooner
did ho moet the conductor than the
latter began to abuse him for nut
! permitting the brakenun to lie
! hurled tho vilest kind of epithets up
on him and struck him a bird blow.
Reicholderfer defended himself as
j best he could aud climbed down upon
the platform. Hero It! was confronted
iby another one of the crew, whom lie
could not recognize in the darkness,
who dealt him a blow in the face. In
| defense the operator picked up a laut
: ern and brought it down upon the
head of the assailant. It was a blow
that did fearful execution, although
Reicheldorfer at the time had no idea
of the extent of the injuries he had
inflicted. A moment later some one
else landed a blow on the operator and
! again ho plied his lantern with good
effect. \.J
The battle was soou over, when ono
;of the crew was found to be hors de
' combat. The train was obliged to
j tarry at the station, while Dr. J. R.
i Kimerer was called to tho scone of tho
' couttict. The injured man, whoso
name could not be ascertained, had a
terrible gash an inch and a half long
just right of tho mouth and another
! below beginning at the corner of tho
i month. Both gashes cut clear through
| the flesh to the toeth. There was a
j cut loss severe above the left eye and
! another bolow tho right eye. The nose
j was also badly scratched. The doctor
i sowed up the worst injuries, after
which tho train proceeded on its way
taking tho wounded man nloug.
Mr. Reicheldcrfer asks that tho
affair bo investigated.
Officials Whose Terms Expire
The annual spring election will
take place on the third Tuesday of
February. Its approach has uot as
yet occasioned much activity amoug
the aspirants for local offices, al
though several are already known who
cherish an ambition to serve tho bor
ough in the capacity of School di
rector or Councilman.
The Borough this year will elect a
Chief Burgess. W. G. Pursel, the
incumbent, was appointed to
(ill the unexpired term of John O.
Moyer, which expires with the pres
ent year.
Each of tho wards will have a
Councilman to elect, those whose terms
expire being as follows: First Ward,
George Sechler; Second Ward, Albort
Kemmer; Third Ward, John Pat-ton ;
Fourth Ward, A. L. Brandt.
The Borough will have six School
Directors to elect. Dr. I. G. Barber,
President of tho Board, retires in tho
First Ward. In tho Second Ward tiie
terms of Abram Burger and Harry
Redding expire. In the Third Ward
Samuel Werkheiser retires and in the
Fourth Ward tho terms of W. H. Ortli
and Aaron Rockafellor expires, the
lattor having been elected by the Board
to fill the unexpired year of Mr.
Black.
Fuueral of George Hornberger.
The funeral of George Hornberger
took place from St. John's Lutheran
church at 1:30 o'clock Saturday after
noon, the Rev. Wesley Wenner officiat
ing. The pall bearers were: Henry
Hornberger, Jacob Hornbergor, William
Hornberger, Christopher Kristetter,
Jacob Herman and Frank Koontz. In
terment was made in tin; Lutheran
cemetery.
Those in attendance from a distance
were: Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ilornborger
| and Mrs. Adam Dottliug, of Williams
i port ; Miss Katherino Weidnnbach, of
] Hazleton ; Henry Hornberger, of Leo
| County,lllinois; Christopher Kristet
j tier, of Moudota, Illinois; William
i Hornberger, of Findlay, Ohio; Frank
• Koontz, of Massillon, Ohio, and Fred
Hornberger, of Youngstovvn, Ohio.
Mrs. Bartholomew Breaks Her Arm.
While walking within two doors of
her home, No. 208, East Front, street,
! Tuesday eyening, Mrs. Thomas W. Bar
tholomew ffll upon the pavement and
broke her right arm It happened
about 8 o'clock. Mrs. Bartholomew
had just stopped out to call on a
neighbor and was passing the Jewish
School house whoa she fell.
Mrs. Bartholomew had no difficulty
in reaching horn'. Dr. Cameron
Shnltz was called who set tho broken
bone. The fracture is about midway
' between the wrist and elbow.
DANVILLE. PA., THURSDAY JAXUAKY LHXW.
INTERESTING
The lino old homestead occupied by
Major 0. P. Gearhart and his sisters
ou the Suubury road, Riverside, last
evening was the scene of annual fes
tivity aud merry-making, the occasion
being the wedding of Miss Amanda
Helen Gearhart to Mr. S. M. Oberdorf
of Suubury. The event was one* ol
unusual interest, both 011 account of
the- prominence of the family and the
personal popularity of the bride, who
has always resided at Riverside and is
very widely known. The ceremony
was performed at sp. m., the ofliciat
ing clergyman being Rev. Dr. W. I.
Steaus, former pastor of Mahoning
Presbyterian church. Mrs. George H.
Sonnoboruo of New York was matron
of honor and Professor C. D. Oberdorf
of Mt. Carmel, best man. The wed
ding march from Lohengrin was ren
dered by Mrs. W. H. Lattimere of this
city. Tile bride wore white cloth
trimmed with taffeta bauds and lace.
The newly wedded couple left on the
7:51 train for a trip taking in New
York and Philadelphia.
The following guests were present:
Miss Catharine Minier, Miss Lourissa
Leighou, Mr. aud Mrs. William Ober
dorf, Peter Oberdorf, Calvin aud Rob
ert Oberdorf, of Suubury; L. M. Eck
mau, Rush tow 11; James Eckman, Philip
Mettler and family of Klinesgrove;
Charles G. Mettler of West Point; Miss-
Helen Jameson,Berwick ; Frank Jame
son and family of Plymouth ; James
Auld and James Kipp and family of
Pittston; Mr. and Mrs. George H.
Sonneborne, New York City; Mrs.
Samantha Jameson, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Jameson, Mrs. Lucy Gearhart
and family, Samuel Johnston, Misses
Sallie and Mae Johnston,Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Lattimere and son Harry, Mr.
aud Mrs. Theodore Doster,of this city;
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Haughawont,Mrs.
Catharine Van Nostrand, Mr. aud
Mrs. M. P. Guliek.of South Danville.
Struck by a Switch Engine.
Miss Lottie Merrill, of Valley town
ship, who delivers milk in this city
was struck by a P. & R. switch engine
while driving to town Saturday morn
ing aud escaped terrible injury l>3' a
very narrow margin.
As Miss Merrill approached the cross
ing just west of Mausdalo the locomo
tive loomed up in view rattling along
at a lively clip. The horso took fright
and despite the young lady's best
efforts to bring him under control and
to stop him before reaching the cross
ing he dashed on over the railroad just
as the engine reached the spot. The
horso and front wheels of the milk
wagon cleared tlio switcher, but one
of the hind wheels was caught and
badly broken. The vehicle, however,
did not upset aud the horse was lucki
ly at that moment caught by Gustavo
L 'luuan, who prevented a destructive
runaway.
Miss Merrill's father being apprised
of the accident brought a spring wag
on down from the farm into which the
milk was transferred and from which
Miss Merrill on Saturday served her
customers.
Death of Mrs. E. H. Shultz.
Mrs. E. H. Shultz, a respected resi
dent of Rush township, Northumber
land County, (i : -d at her home about
three o'clock Monday morning after
a severe illness of five weeks duration
from cancer of the stomach. Sunday
she appeared quite well and retired at
night in her usual health. After mid
night however sho became very ill aud
her death followed several hours later
despito the fact that every thing was
do-io to relieve her suffering.
Deceased was a daughter of Thomas
Mousch of Franklin township, Colum
bia county. She was aged thiity-six
years and is survived by a husband
aud five small children, four sous and
a daughter, all of whom have the
sympathy of the entire community in
their sad affliction.
A Double Wedding.
The homo of Paul Shultz, Roaring
Ureek, was the scene of an interesting
double wedding on Christmas,the two
bridos being the eldest daughtors of
the family and grand-daughters of
James Shultz, East Market street, this
city.
The contracting parties were Miss
Mary Margaret Shultz, who was mar
ried to Samuel Krunun, of Cooper
township, this county, and Miss Eva
Shultz, who became the bride of Abram
Roup, of Catawissa.
The double ceremony was performed
at 4 o'clock bv Rev. Peter Altpeter,
pastor of St. John's Gorman Lutheran
church, of Catawissa, before a house
full of guests comprising immediate
relatives.
Samuel Krunim, one of the grooms,
is a school teacher, who presides over
the Welch Hill school, at this place.
Mr. Roup is the owner of a line farm
in Franklin township, Columbia coun
ty, which will be the future homo of
himself and bride.
Goal Scarcity Teaches Lessou.
"This scarcity of coal has really
done a good thing," remarked a well
known physician, "111 that it has
taught people that they can get along
with much less heat. I liavo always
preached against such hot rooms as
most people insisted on but with no
avail. Now they have learned how
much more comfortable they are in
rojms not nearly so hot as they used
to have and how much less of a shock
it is togo out in the open air."
PERSONAL
. PARAGRAPHS
Mrs. William Speese and daughter,
Anna, have returned to Suubury
after a visit at tho homo of J. H.
Frogs, Walnut street.
H. C. Rothwick and wife returned to
Catawissa Saturday evening after a
short visit in this city.
Mrs. Austin Hartmau returned to
Berwick Saturday after a visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
Keefer.
Mrs. E. T. Drumheller returned to
Suubury Saturday after a visit at tho
home of her son, Oliver Drumheller.
R. .T. Aul spent Sunday with rela
tives at Espy.
Mrs. Eliazboth Miller left Saturday
for Bayonne, N. J.
Harry Tirloy and Frank Montague
spent Sunday with friends in Williams
port.
Mrs. Charles Snyder, of Northum
barlaud, returned homo Saturday after
a visit in this city.
Miss Mamie Hoffman, of Northum
berland, returned homo 011 Saturday
oveuing after a visit in this city.
Miss Nelda Jacobs and Miss Emma
Dunn, of Hazlotou, are visiting at the
home of John Jcaobs, West Market
street.
Mr. T. R. Rombach of Philadelphia
spent Sunday in Danville as a guest
atjtho Holloway home, Bloom street.
Mrs. Jacob Ackerman of Brookline,
near Boston, Mass., is visiting rela
tives in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Hummel, of
Muncy, and George Meyers, of Lock
Haven, returned home Saturday after
a visit at the homo of Peter J. Keefer,
Wall street.
Edward Diehl and Anthony Kovau
ehetz, of Philadelphia, are visiting at
the home of George Stronse, Castle
Grove farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Leighow
have returned to Plymouth after a
visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Pentz,
East Market street.
Postmaster C. P. Harder aud daught
ers Misses Muzie and Blanche, left
yesterday for a visit with relatives in
Shamokin.
Harry Klase returned to Philadel
phia vest lay, after a visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Klase,
Water street.
F. M. Herrington left yesterday 011
a business trip to Suubury.
James 11. Voris returned to New
York yesterday, after a visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Voris 011
Fe.ry street.
Mrs. William Snyder, Chambers
street, is visiting friends in Berwick.
Tho Rev. W. I. Stems and wife are
visiting friends in this city.
Mrs. Maine Fields and daughter,
Moda, left yesterday for a visit with
friends in Berwick.
Gerald Gross, of Bloomsburg, call
ed ou friends in this city yesterday.
Theodore aud F. Purse! Angle at
tended the Cross Keys Golf Club
dance at Suubury last night.
Hon. Lloyd Welliver, of Exchange,
left for Philadelphia yesterday 011
receipt of a telegram announcing tho
serious illness of his father. W. K.
Welliver.
Miss Julia Voris left yesterday for a
visit with friends in Bloomsburg.
Mrs. Jacob Ackermau and children
returned to Boston, Mass., yesterday
after .a visit with relatives in this
city.
David Rogers transacted business in
Suubury yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Michael aud sou,
Grant, returned to Scrautou yesterday
after a visit at the homo of Jerry
Knorr, South Danville.
Miss Emma Gearhart left yesterday
for a visit with friends in Harris
burg.
D. C. Williams left yesterday for a
short visit in Philadelphia.
Simon Hoffman left yesterday on a
business trip to Williamsport.
Mrs. William Hovies is visiting in
Suubury.
Joseph L. Shannon spent yesterday
in Sunbury.
Wesley Morrall, of South Danville,
left yesterday 011 a trip to New York
City.
Attorney James Scarlet transacted
business in Bloomsburg yesterday.
Mrs. Martha Manning left 011 the
!>:l4 train yesterday for Suubury.
Mrs. Walter Boyer returned to Phila
delphia yesterday aftei a visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L.
Shannon, Riverside.
Mrs. William Manning left yester
day for Sunbury.
John Kilgus and wife left yesterday
for Philadelphia where they will vis
it their daughter.
Miss Mablo Conrad returned to Sun
bury yesterday after a visit with
friends in this city.
Miss Fannio Mogul, of Baltimore,
is visiting her sister, Ms. H. Gold
man, Bloom street.
OlTicor John G. Voris and Sheriff
Michael Breckbill returned yesterday
from a trip to Philadelphia.
C. C. Seebold of Suubury, transact
ed business in this city yesterday.
George Maiers, Sr., returned home
from Philadelphia last evening.
Rev. Charles Morisou of Suubury,
called 011 Rev. Erskine Wright last
evening.
Miss Laura Peyton, Mill street, left
yesterday for a visit with friends in
Williamsport.
Miss Sue Foust left yesterday for a
visit with friends at Muncy.
P. W. Felcher, one of tho editorial
staff of Pennsylvania Grit, Williams
port, spent last night in this city.
John M. Hinckley left yesterday 011
a trip to Philadelphia.
FIFTEEN HOUSES '
TURNED LOOSE
The strangest piece of roguery that
has been heard of for a long time oc
curred near Mausdalo Friday night
when fifteen horses belonging to a
sleighing party were stripped of their
bridles aud turned loose in the dark
ness. ,
The affair occurred at the Man
farm 011 the Mooresburg road. Jamo<
Murray, the tenant, was entertaining.
While the festivities were 011 in the
house the horses were not unhitched
from the sleighs but were sua gly
sheltered in the largo stone wagon
house aud ou the threshing Hoor of the
barn.
When the party broke uu the men
folks proceeded to the barn to get
their horses and sleighs. A sceno of
contusion presented itself. Not a
single horse was in his place. The
three pi iced 011 the threshing floor
belonging to John Merrill. Peter Saudel
and Gliarle, Flick wore nowhere to be
found about the premises. Of the
horses that remained every one was
found without a bridle. These were
all in the largo wagon shed and they
had been prevented from ruuning away
by the following circumstance : The
wagon house is open at each end and
to afford the horses as much shelt " as
possible they were driven in at each
oud and hence stood facing each other.
When they found themselves free they
naturally moved forward causing a
jam, which prevented the horses from
either end from getting out of the
building. Fortunately the animals in
the mix-up were quiet in disposition,
otherwise there might have been a big
loss of proporty caused by injured
liorsos aud broken sleighs. Several of
the traces wore found cut, evidently
the work of the miscreants who stole
the bridles but beyond these there was
little damage done cither to tho har
ness or the sleighs.
Excitement ran high. Tho three
families whose horses had left them
behind started to walk home while
others improvised bridles out of ropes
and odds and ends of harness found
about the place Two of the runaway
horses went home aud were found
there when the owners ariived; the
third was found tho next morning ou
the farm of William Curry near the
Maus farm.
Altogether the atlair was one that
will uot be soon forgotten. No one
seems to have the least idea as to who
the perpetrators are. All effort will
be made however, to discover the
parties and should their arrest occur
it is safe to say that they will be made
to pay pretty dearly for their piece of
freakish fun.
Rural Free Delivery.
The following communication lias
been received by the postmasters here
abouts, from tho department at Wash
ington aud is of interest to persons in
terested in rural free delivery.
Tho department looks to the patrons
of tho rural free delivery service who
are receiving the bauofits of the ser
vico to usa their utmost personal en
deavors, and also to exert their influ
ence with the roa«l supervisors, or
with those officials who are respons
ible for the condition of the highways,
to tho end that tho roads traveled by
the rural carriers may be always kept
open and in such passable shape that
the service cau.be regularly aud punc
tually performed.
Should the regularity of the service
he needlessly destroyed as the result
of inattention and lack of care be
stowed ou tho highways, the perman
ent withdrawal of the delivery will
very likely result.
Rural letter carriers are required
to servo their routes regularly at all
seasons of the year and in every kind
of weather win u it can be done with -
out seriously imperilling their con
veyances or tho United States mail
which is in their custody.
Patrons should clear away the snow
drifts, SD that tho carriers can drive
to and roach boxes from their vehicles
without dismounting.
It is not a part of the carriers' duty
to break out the roads after a severe
snow storm.
Rural carriers are expected to en
ergetically try to servo their routes,
even though the conditions may be
extremely adverse.aud any undue lack
of zeal 011 their part should promptly
be brought to the attention of this
office for such action as the merits of
the case require.
R"spectfully,
(Signed) A. W. MACHEN,
General Superintendent.
Married in Their Own Home.
The dwelling, No. 635 Front street,
was the scene of an interesting wed
ding Monday evening,when Miss Edna
Berninger, of Howellville became the
bride of Mr. .T. L. Kline, of this city.
The nuptial knot was tied at T o'clock
by Rev. N. E. Cleaver. The ceremony
was witnessed by a small assemblage
made up of the immediate relatives.
Mr. Kline is an active young busi
uoss man of this city. Miss Berninger
is also well aud favorably knowu, not
only at Howellville, but also in this
city. Tho newly wedded couple will
reside at IS'o. •">:{."> Front street, which
tho groom had furnished to receive
his bride.
Spraiued Her Ankle.
Miss Cora Kramer while descending
tlx* stairs at Miss Hold's dressmaking
establishment 011 Bloom street, Mon
day afternoon missed her footing and
fell a distance of five steps, sustaining
a sprained ankle. Dr. Paules rendered
surgical aid.
ESTABLISHED IN 1866,
|. 11. GOhSKK
PROPRIETOR
The Danville Knitting Mills Monday
started up on an eotin Iv new bad . J.
11. Goes' r, who ii tii:• failurt of
Thomas West li ib 'ii operating the
plant rn liquidating ? artier, has 1 -
come solo propri toi.
Mr. Goeser i •i i n r . i • basim -s
man. Hi onaaj.' n: ir will b prud
ent and ( i oaonii-al ::n i if there i- any
profit in the Ini-in - It will make
the plant
Monday s'.-veral n form; went into
[ effect. Anything lik a waste of eitht r
time or mar rial must be avoided and
' Mr. (Jceser la-t v. k xplaiied to lii
| employes liis plans for getting the
most out of the business from now on.
Ho has always fjund it profitable, lie
said, to interest hi< employ in hi
business to the end that b might have
their co-operation in a careful and
economical management. In the pres
ent instn'ice lie propose. ogive the
hands at i Knitting mill an ial ntt
in the business.
He lias set apart five thou-uid dol
lars worth of Mock, the arnings of
which during six months are to ho
distribut d among tho employes. If
there is any ]irolit at all this means an
item to eaeli one employed nut at ail
to be despised and it ought to encour
age them to look carefully after the
best interest of th husin< s-. The
five thousand dollars represents one
tenth of all the stock.
Danville is much interested in the
future success of tlm knitting mill
and tho praiseworthy method adopted
by Mr. Goeser for g tting good re
sults is universally « immenderl.
Druggists Who Sell "Winks."
Danville druggists (if there are any)
at whos ■ fountain* "claret -oda" and
other drink- colloquially known as
"winks" in which there i- contained
even asm ill percentage of distilled
sini-its, sold, will likely after tho lir-t
of the year have to provide them> Ives
with a special tax a-< a retail liquor
dealer. Information to tiii effect has
been sent out to internal revenue
officers in an order stating tho points
that have been decided on.
Collector Her.-hey is sending out
notices to druggists in Harrisbnrg to
tho effect that aft r Jana iry 1, 100!,
the special tax of a retail liquor dealer
is require 1 to b • paid by every person
who sells or offers for >ab- any soda
water, drinks or ot'ier beverages to
which is added distilled spirit.- or
wine (the fermenred juice of small
frait) or any eompoand thereof. Mil
that part of ruling No. '~'-i in "Treas
ury Decisions," 1!»00 (Vol. :s, p. :JlO, i
in which it is held that "where an
alcoholic flavoring syrup is used for
sprinkling into a glu-s of so la wat< r
a quantity -o small ai to mer ly give
a flavor to tho water, the special tix
of a liquor dealer is not required to
bo paid for tho sale of such beverage"
hereby revoked, a< wi 11 as every
other ruling heretofore made contrary
to tho present ruling. The same rule
is therefore likely to h > applied in thN
section.
Welcomed the New Year.
The passing of the old and the com
ing of the new yeai, was witnessed by
many Danville people 1;i t night. Thi>
city for some ye ars has produced many
faithful watchers.for the new year,
some out of curiosity and others with
prayers and petitions to God that they
may keep the nianv go 11 resolutions
made.
At several of the chinch. - interest
ing watch services were held. At the
United Evangelical church a new
organ was dedicated last night after
which a watch m " ting of sp <-ial in
terest was held.
Many observed a more woi lly cu--
tom of welcoming the new v -ar, and
with noise and festivity waited for
tho midnight hour. The parade of
mummers this afternoon promises to In
largo and many and varied costumes
will bo in evidence.
Fifty Years of Married Life.
Air. and Mr-. Charles L ighow cel
ebrated their 50th we iding annis rs iry
at their home, Ea-t Market -treet. on
Christmas day. |. nas in » v ••• 'dingly
happy occasion. Gil i Mwe ldings are
rare and this one coming as it did,
with the Yuletide, made t l l■ ■ happy
couple feol that they were doubly
bles-e I. Ail appetizing dinn r was
served. Those w re: Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Qaiuby, of O.—enning, N.
Y., Mr. and Mrs Sam a- 1 Wil >\ an I
sou Ryron, of Seraut ui, Mr. and Mr-.
Clarence L ighow, of Plymouth, Mr.
and Mr-. F. O. Hunt. Chari • Hunt.
Clarence Hunt,and Mi-- Mildred Hunt,
of Williamsport, M -. Hannali Pitnet,
Miss Mary Pita Miw Martha PitHW
and .Miner Pifm I of Riv« ,>i h , Mr.
and Mrs. t! org i.- . :•> i.v, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Pit nil >n, Harold,
and Mi-- Line t: !. ighow. of th -
city.
The Operation a Success.
George Maiers, Jr., who ! ft for the
Samaritan II eiital, Phi ».! Iphia. a
few days ago for tr atm i' id--rw. it
an operation on Trie- lay. Hi- many
young friends le rt will !>• glad t >
learn that the operation wain every
respect a sucees- and that the young
man is doing very w 11. It will be
sometime, however, 1 tor Ii can
return home.
Defeated at Bloomsburg.
The Danville Basket Rail team met
defeat at the hands of the IHo misburg
Wheelmen iu the Normal \aditortum
at that place Friday eve. The score
was *"-! to 15.
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FHC c/iice of the Auf KICAX Lein
lurislied with a larjjc sus.«ortn:en o
job letter and lancy type andy,
materia generally, th< Publisher
announces to the pubht that he is
prepared at aii time to execute n
the neatest manner
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jlilj CITED
TO Itl US
Tbe thrilling hold-Dp of U. Y.
•James in Octob r last found it- final
echo -Saturday morning HI a t< N )• irs*
sentence im[ on th highway n»»a
who so nearlr accomplished th»* mb
«T; ami th r»« kle and daring Lux
who-" law-breaking and j»il l>r> aking
exploits Iwrc caused so much • xeit# -
lacnt of late will betaken to t'*<* j.- n
i teat iary today wh r I. will drop
out of ail sight and kt» .. k» fir
as Danville I-, concerned until anotl r
decade has pa d.
Andrew Lux pleaded guilty of at
tempting to rob t". Y. Jam* -andal ;ig
with William Or. wa- co-jricted
of jail broking. For th latter offense
sentence was suspended. For th hold
up Judge Littlu imjio-.f l the follow
ing sentem •:
That Lax par a fin of #IOOO, the
cost of pro- ration and undergo an im
prisonment of ten years af -olitary
confinement in the Kvl'jro
ary.
Lux imprests one a* a rollicking
good-natured fellow. —f<»i« »1 ..r hard
ened by his long indulgence in crime
he betrayed 110 emotion w!. n tin*
sentence was pronoun'.-d which »*on
-igued liim to *'v dungeon for ten
years, accepting it all as a matter of
course.
William Green and Charles May,
Got 11 of whom are invalid-, will l>.
given a'j opportunity to begin life
over a.: »in,- nfen •• in the > »-arii
being su-pended. Green along with
Andrew Lnx wa- found guilty of jnil
breaking: May was convict i of fal
pretense. The latter app«\aied in Dan
ville simultaneously with Lnx,bat lie
devoted himself to begging. He had
on<' of his arms ing> niou-ly bandaged,
which he falsely represented as dis
abled owing to an injury sustained
while working in a stone quarry.
Among other matters ©£ minor im
portance diapos->d of before court on
Saturday a subpoena in divorce was
grant dG. W. P. Woodside against
Anna Mary Wood-ide.
Something The Matter.
There i- something the matter with
the coal -upply. Th<- -trike end ed
and work was resumed in the rain* -
nearly two months ago and *till tie
supply appears' to b- little, if any,l»»t
ter than while the operations w r
idle. Reports from the regions indi
cate that tS ■■l.le at ion ofw «"hri.*t
ma- t» -tivitit - by the foreign miners
is the caus of the scarcity, and may
be it is. in part. But tin re mu-t t»s
other influences at work to curtail tbe
supply. Either the wholesale or re
tail dealers somewlier* must I hoard
ing the product for some reason.
In this city the retail dealers are
clearly absolved from blame. They
have been bending every energy tc»
supply the public at price- that are
reasonable under the circumstances.
Rut it is impossible for them to get a
sufficient quantity togo around. The
reason of this may be that the ii al< r
in the larger cities are favored bv
the producers and tiiev are not behav
ing so well, if published statements
are to lie depended on. hi other words,
according to newspaper report-, re
tail dealers, in Philadelphia, for ex
ample, are holding sto-k and pretend
ing scarcity, in order to be able to get
exorbitant prices.
Watching the New Bill.
The members of the National Guard
are watching with interest th a •t.fi
of the United States Senate on what
is known as the Dick bill, now !>t f.>-
tliat body for final action. Th bill
virtually makes the militia of tlu
different states a reserve divi-ien of
the regular army, subject tc th call
of the President iu cast of invasion or
rebellion.
It provides that upon the recom
mendation of the governor of a -rate
any officer of the National Guard n »v
attend a coarse of -tudy at any milt
tary school and shall have the same
allowance for travel quart r> to which
an officer of the regnlar army woald
IK; entitled untl r similar circam
-tances an 1 shall n ceive commnt.i' i• TI
of subsistence at the rate of on- d«!
lar a day.
"Ch;uiukcha" at B'ne Zion.
The "Cbanukcha" exercises of th.
R'ne Zion Sabbat , - n I wlu. -i «. r.
held Sunday afternoon in th syna
gogu were well attend i. I I ;
gram included ap| ropriate recitations
by the children and a namber <>f
choice selections by tbe <>j • ra Hnn-.«
orehe-tra. J. J. Newman - nig » I t—
solo which was excellent. Rabbi
Adolph Mayer made the addn -- T!-..
children were presented with gitt- and
caudy.
Ent«rtameil on Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. William Thornier >n
tertained a number of friends at their
home on Railroad street on Christ ma
day. A dinu r wa- - -rved and aRH
enjoyable day spent. Tho»> pr- -at
wire Mi-si-s Cora and M< !i —» I r*Hi
of William-port; Mr. a>i<i Mr- Harry
Loltach and daughter Kdita, Mr. and
Mrs. William Lobarh and son Kdwin.
Reubeu Lobaeh, Mr. aad Mr- Fred
P.eiiner and daughter Marie. Mr-
Franklin < trtmaa and daughter- Msl
dre I and Mvrtle, Miss Mary Ortm n
Mr, Williams, Frank, Divid .wad
Charles Lowrie of Derry fown-'u
Appreciate the Gift.
On Christmas day a fri« nd presented
Chri-r Episcopal parish with * l . "
amount neee—ary to free the »bareh
of debt. The raemU r> of tbe | an-l»
much appret iate the gift