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'JBB MM - Dtmville, I'a.
|> t ntistrv i" <t» branche-. Charges
Mikl ,»n<i • wora Oniranteed
Kntui li-tb**d 1 "'l
im\!'! NSlili M-IS.
Tin* fatniiy »iix giving l<l»c*«« to
II it* tMi r i-1 mas 11 ee.
\\'»»)!, tin i< ■ i "p is making, any
way.
Willioi.l waiting to lii-itr from tli«<
gotishlioiii ii. i.) t, we feel assured
that tliis vicinity i- to have an ex
|ii : li iicc \\ 11 !i 1 w infer weather.
'1 In- Alh-nlown Hoard of Kducation
Ins adopted i rule to prevent the
tea. her- Irom ree. iviiig Christmas
pn nis from the pupils of the Alien
town |ul !i liools. It is asserted that
ilit- ] i.i.i fosters favoritism and riis
furh- th" ons of school.
Sin ii ius is glow ing alai iningly
throughout ili. -i ite. Keep in mind
that vaccinalion i< the only preventa
tive.
Chinamen who eonfeiiiplale bring
smuggled into this eountiv are advis
ed to i tin-.-I. i- t tutu of four of their
' ounlryiii n vl crossing the border
in i cove: ! v .gun, weiM upset into
tic F.ri• in.it tiinl drowned.
Tin* i i'! employee ot the
IVniisylw.i i Kail road ot as-iginiig
thru iv is Ii is Ii come so great that
steps art* icing taken by the company
to hav• it discontinued. Superitendeiit
r A Pre-ton of the Middle division,
has iii I .ii itii ' asking that employ
is it i ain fioni the j ractice.
The I tnted Statt s pioduces more
coal than any other nation in lie*
world, yet many of us find it ditties It
to get a good supply for the winter.
i)r. Dowie might present Zion City
to In- creditors as a Christuri ■ gift.
H>- i- a good imitation of Santa Claus.
The various Sundav schools have
started to relit art- programs lor< hrist
mas. In most of the churches the
schools will have a full special ser
vice. Music will occupy a prominent
part in the exercises.
The newly organized State •Depart
ment of Fisheries, during its six
months of existence, just ended, re
ports fiiOitO in lines collected from off
enders against the fish laws. The var
ious hatching houses are rapidly fill
ing with eggs, the report showing <»-f,-
440,(X)0 eggs.
The owner of a horse who tails to
have it properly shotl is committing a
cruelty that ought to be punishable.
The Masons of Pennsylvania, will
erect and maintain a home for Masons,
their widows ami children It will he
placed near the center of the state,
perhaps at Cressona, the once famous
mountain resort.
I'tirgt ss .smith, of VVeatlierly, has
put a stop to Sunday skating ill that
town.and Sunday list the pond which
i* usually ci iwd -d with people was
deserted in obedience to the onler pro
nil''gated I s tie- borough s chief ex
> cutive
l'l.- I'ieslivti 11 in (Tali re 11 at Fulls
j.-111v• , i- l.uliliiig special services this
\\ t• I, 1 lie pa-lor, Kev A I! Heir, is
a- si steil bv Kev Cailer.ol the t'liurch
I ili. < 'uv' i in!. Williauisport
As a result t.t the increase ot temp
• ini'i -• ij 11 mt lit among the ant liraiite
miners, nearly one third of the 1100
saloonkec] ers of Scliuvlklll county
\s 11 go out of bnsim ss next year 1 Ins
is shown by the di crease of the ap
plliiitioll tor 1.. • Uses The Ullitt-ll
Mile- Workets is enconraging the
tenipei ance sent line nt.
lie ii i; [ii us to In a very stnnig
11111 v III' 111 .i r I 11-' ' \ hange of I'hrist
mas pi' -i iits hi schools And it is a
movement that will win
iht fowls that escaj- I Thauk-giv
ing are again feeding well.
the proposed Mnclay Lo Ige, No
will he iiislituted in Sunbury, at
ii<mi 'ti Saturday, December the IHth,
hv the oltict rs ot the (irand l.odge ot
Pennsylvania
I: .. widow of Fi mi vlvania s War
i .i»v• rno has passed away at a ripe
old age. Her death was verv sudden
and nm xpecti d
Shainokin Is to have an amateur
minstrel pertorniance in February,
ovet I all of the participants to be
\ oung ladies II will h" foi the bene
fir .it the Knights -f Columbus
Dowie declares thit the greatest a*-
se! that /ion po>--< s es is "the stabil
ity ot Zion The trouble with that
r at picseut seems to he that It
moot be i onvtti ted into . ash oi iist-d
as collateral lor a loan
iUcmtouf Immcm
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'TIIIS COI.'NTRV WILL NKVHK BK KNTIRHLY FRKH UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DHMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
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Kiglit of the Horough Fatlit rs con
vened in Council chamber Friday even
ing, the meeting being a regular one
The usual volume of routine business
was disposed of including the payment
of a large numhei of bills.
A committee representing the Fire j
Department consisting of Chief Train
or, Kdwant Furpur and George Yer
rick appeared before council in the
interest of the proposition to provide j
firemen witli badges.
The matter was before Council at a
previous meeting. It was shown that
the firemen during a tire ought to
wear a mark of some sort to distin
guish thetu from others who assembled
on the spot our of idle curiosity.
On that occasion Council authorize
the Committee on fire to appropriate
s."iO for badges and instructed the sec
retary to procure samples.
The committee of firemen Friday eve '
ing explaiued that it would require Son
badges for the department, that judg
ing from the samples they did not
think that they could be tit out satis
factorily with badges at less than 1"
cents a piece, which would entail a
cost ot sl-20. Kacll of the four com
panies had agreed to contribute §lO
out of private funds, which would
leave a balance of §!0. The committee
was present to ask if Council would
not <hi a little better and raise the ap
propriation so as to cover the defici
ency.
Mr. Heifsnyder objected to any
special appropriation as a had preced
ent. A lengthy discussion ensued, the
outcome of which was that action by
Council was postponed until a fuller
rc| icseutation was present.
A petition signed bv \!'i citizens ot
the Fourth ward was presented to
Council asking for an arc light at the
corner of Cherry and Centre streets
Former Councilman A. L Pratidt and
A. C. Angle weio present in the in
terest of the arc light. They explain
ed how the Fourth ward is discrimin
ated against in the matter ot light and
how dark and unsafe l- the point on
Cherry street above named.
Mi. Idoyd moved that the Light
Committee be instructed to change
the location o! the incandescent light
at present doing service on Cherry
street to a point at the corner of
Cherry and Center streets. The mo
tion carried.
On motion of Mr. Lloyd it was or
dered that the interest due oil the
.losiah Wolf estate be paid over to tie*
Woman's Heneficial Society a- pro
vided tor in the will.
i'i-c ident Vastin** reported that
residents along Mill street object to
the salt placed in front of the Crier
building to prevent pedestrians from
failing oil the ice in passing up and
down the steps at that point. This is
a dangerous spot in wintt rand it was
the sense of Council that something
would have to be used to keep people
from tailing. Sawdust was recommend
ed as a substitute tor salt, but no ac
tion was taken.
The following members were pres
ent : Vast me,' Swank, Feiistermacher,
Welliver, Davis. Keifsn.vder, Joseph
Gibson and Lloyd.
The following hills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DKFARTMKNT
Regular Kmloyes * B'2.. R io
Standard Electric Light Co |.l|. i.'i
Standard (ias Co
I'. F>. Brown, High Constable H.Od
G. Kdward Koat 1 00
George W. Hendricks H. 10
Chulaskey Iron & Cement Co '2' i.
Truuibower & Wcrkheiser 21.28 :
Labor and Hauling iil.Ti"'
John Keim 32.C0
Currv & Vannan 12.04
Welliver Hardware Co siift. 1:?
Harman Rupp . ">0
.! H. Cole iW.r,2
Washington Hose Co
Labor on Sewer 20<">.33
Fiankliu Boyer
Hairy Kllenbogeii Bro
I) L & W R R. Co Mi.3o
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Kegular Emjiloyes fl3?.0o
Curry «& Vannan li.trJ
(r. Kdward lioat IS 00
i Truuibower & Werkheiser I 18
I A. M Peters . .*»•'
Standard (ias Co I"
Fretl R Milter, Blank Book Co 3.7">
M. T. LeDuc 13.10
.1 11. Cole -.'i-ort
Harry B Patton
(Jlosed f>r the Season.
The plant tit the Iron and Cement
Company at Chulaskey lias t 10-' d
(IflW II foi the season.
Tin- company disposed of a consider
able quantity ot crushed cinder, the
Borough of Danville and .lobn R. Den
nett both being pn-ttv heavy purchas
ers 1). S Pi ice, Superintendent ot
the plant, who lesides ill this city,yes
terdav stated that while some disup
p'lintment wast ncouiitered during the
earlv part of the season, vet the, < oili
I panv on the vvhob i- veiv much en
j courag'-d with last suiiiiih i - experi .
| ineiit. Ciushed ' imler is becoming
1 popular for road building and similar
purposes and a big season i- anticipat
| ed for next year
In addition to crushetl cinder the
1 company il d a good business in build
, ing stone, which are found hi tin*
! stack ot the old furnace and tin* walls
•of the other buildings belonging to
| the plant The greater rait ol the
! stone used hi the new buildings at t !.<
; Hospital for the Insane was purchased
at Chulaskey
It the members ot \oiir lamiiy act
susfiicioiislv, lay it to your tJhristmas
pn sent, w hieh they are ti \ ing tot on
i ceal.
'I!I.KS I.ODCi:
in- siimitt
Danville Lodge, No. i">l, Beiievo
i lent and Protective Order of Klks.held
1 its first Memorial service Sunday
'afternoon in Elks Hall, corner of Mill
and Mahoning stri". t-.
Danville Lodge has not vet passed
| it- second anniveisary, but as theOrd
'er of Elks holds a seiviee in memory i
of departed broth *rs oil the lir>t Sun !
day of each December tiiey decided to '
hold such service themselves this year,
depending on local talent entirely to
lilt tln> program. This, as results dem- j
onstrated, wa- a most happy decision
on their part, tor the services jester- |
day afternoon easily surpassed any;
function of i similar chartu'ler ever
held liert*. The audience, which wa
admitted by ticket, comprised an ex
ceptionally representative body of the
best ladies and gentlemen in town, |
while the membership of the lodge tl
self surprised by its high quality,those ,
who had been indifferent orcriti< il
ot its personnel.
The services began at 2 p. in. After j
the audience was cointoifably seated, !
the lodge tiled in and took the respee- |
live stations assigned t«t it. Kxalted j
Rulet Irland had exchanged places ,
with Leading Knight Chaltant, while
other oflict - were filled as follow- K. |
F. Williams, li. Loyal K; Ii W Pet
ers. E. L. K : Harmon II Sechler. i
chaplain; Edward Purpur, secretary
Ralph Ki-ii *r, Tre.i- W W Guli'-k,
K; Paul Andrews, 1 t> Simou Kl- !
lenbogen, Ti'n r.
The opening c\' rci-< - were verv lm i
pressively rendered The program ;
comprised s 'veial delightful features i
and greatly heightened the beauties of !
the atlair Mi-s Margaret Amtneimati
and Mrs. Jo'in F. To dev sang d- liglit
fully; the quarteft *, coinposed ot
Me-srs. Raver, Mi Henry, Heriington
and Brown, created a very favorable
impression and the music by Wyle's
orchestra, inclutling Mi-- Gertrude
Menu, as ac 'ompatiist, was far above
what might have been expected in a i
city of much larger population than
Danville.
The addle--. . delivered by Ralph
Kisiier, Esq , ami Cliarle- Ciialfant,
Esq., were eloquent ami appropriate.
They held the clos« attention of the
audience,and with the singing of Mi--
A mine i man and Mr- Tooley were
probably the most striking incidents I
of the service.
It was a most successful and beauti
fill st rvic ; and gave to many a ch u
and favorable conception of Klkdom,
its purposes and it- -plendid future.
After the services the social room
were thrown open and were inspected I
by a large number ot lade*- and gen
tlcmen who were of tin audien e hut
were before uninformed of what the
Klks are and what the principles on j
which they are founded contemplate
Danville Lodge certainly made a most
favorable impression, and we doubt it
anywhere on this inoin ntous Klks an
niversary a more intcre.-t ing or impres
sive -ervice has been held.
Anxious as to the Market.
Now that the trolley seeiiis an assiir- ,
ed thing for Danville landers who
dispose of their produce here are an- ;
! xiou-- to know what provisions will
he made foi the curb stone market. '
Mill street is not wide enough to ac
-1 commodate both the market and the
trolley track and at the same time
leave sufficient space open for travel.
Not a few inquiries are made on ;
nearly every maiket day, the question j
; most l'nquently asked being whether i
li\- tl e action of Council sone oflit-i
st reel vv ill not lie si t aside for the
curb stone matket.
This is a niattei to which Council |
'lias given some thought, although
nothing definite lias I ecu decided up
on. It' the curb stone market i- an in
stil uf i no mutually advautagt ous to I he ,
fanner- and the citizens ot town, 1
there l- no doubt what' ver but that
• some provision will be made tor if
win n the 11111• arll v• - F' 11 v stiei t
is the thorough! fiequi ntly
nann-d a- the most central and ii* \t to
i Mill -I reet Ihe most suital'l. t. Ihe
cu ib -tom in al kit.
Death of Old Re iilent.
John (rcist, a Well I. iiowii resident
'ot South Daiivill . de| utt d thi- lit*
j ye.-ferday niorning I'll" ib-eea- -d had
I been in feeble le tith for -one tune
: prev ions to his d ith, although ibb
ti, | about Ihi Moml i\ In took i
: walk out of door- The imincdiat'
cause ot tl ath wls drop -\ although
j during the !• w yt ir< j ,»st lie sustained
n couple of strokes of | iralvsis
The deceits d w i> . I y< ol ag« and 1
i- survived by In- wife and three thi I
dren Wesh-v, who is with Plank .'v
Oo't-hall at Sunbury. Mrs Sallie
Eckert of Rushtowu and Mt- Martha
Hush of El mi ia. N N
<iif t plll .■ ha 11 g 1 1itv are le-1 .• I'-ii v
1 . 11 1 \ am I avoid lie ru - h
DAN VII. 1.1-:. I'A., Tilt HSDAY I >K( 'KM ItKI! 10. l!»OIt.
During an interview with Hon.
•Tames Foster. Chairman of the Sol
diets' Monument Committee,yesterday
it wa- learned that the work of s-olicit
ing has lu-t-n suffered to lag of late,
; hut that strong etfort is being made to
infuse new life into tiie patriotic pro
- jeer . that soliciting will be renewed
! with vigor and that the Soldiers'
t monument so long delayed may lie an
accomplished fact in the near futuie.
That so little headway has been made
ut late is it matter of much regret to
Mr. Foster, a- it is to every citizen of ,
Montour conntv who believes that the
patriotism and bravery of those who
so generously responded to their coun
' try's call should be commemorated by
i titling memorial The absence of a
soldiers' monument here was made the
.iccision for a tew good-natured strie- ,
tur-'s intended to have effect duiing
. the camptire of the recent regimental
reunion held in the Court House, i
■ Foinier (Governor Stone as well as one ,
or more of speakers express
ed great surprise in view of what has
I li en done in other counties that Mon
tout at this late day has accomplished
nothing in the way of honoring the
1 memory ot her fallen brave.
Little Montour has a war record
which is a marvel The fact is one
frequently remarked upon Mr. Fost
er, therefore, thinks that those who
survive do themselves great injustice
by not hastening to show their ap
pieci at ion of the deeds and heroism
which made their county so conspicu
' oils ill the defense of the Union.
It i- not generally known that the
first soldier killed in battle during the
Civil War was a Danville man His
name wa- Amos /.uppinger and Mr
Foster knew liitn well, while others
among our older residents will no
di uhr ta-ily recall him. Zuppiuger
was a luetnhi r of the first military
company recruit'-d in Danville in re
-l otisc to Lincoln's nieinoiable call.
It was made up ot three month's men
one hundred of the best and bravest
"112 Danville's youth under the com
mand of C iiitain William McClure
At th'- battle ot Falling Waters Amos
Zappingei was killed and his was"the
first blood shed for the Union in the
Civil War " This is certainly high
honor, such as any county should he
proud to claim and Zuppiuger himself
is worthy of a monument to say noth
ing ot the others who followed him
offering up their life blood on the
altar of their country.
The work of soliciting was started
on two different occasions in the past
and quite a good beginning was made.
Mr Fo.-ter has made some new ap
pointments and the solicitors who will
now resume work are a- follows .
First W'aid Dr. P C. Newbaber,
Sam A McCoy and Frank I!. Sclioeh
Second Ward Loss Harner, Samuel
Mills and T W Bedea.
Third and Fourth Ward—W L Mc-
Clure, .1 C Miller and Alexander
Foster
Shoveling Off the Sidewalk,
The -hovel brigade was out in full
force last evening and there was
plentv to do From out* end of town
to the other the sidewalks were block- [
id with wet snow ten inches or more 1
in depth, which to comply with the >
Borough ordinance bad to be removed
within "the spac.* of six working
hours after the fall of snow." The I
penalty is for each and every lot or
part of a lot neglected three dollars j
for every day or fraction of a day."
When the Street Commissioner is ob
liged to remove the snow the expenses I
may be collected from the owner ot ;
the premises.
The sidewalks at many places were
shoveled clean last night and the ;
-quavvk of the snow shovel could be j
heard until very late.
Furnishing Sand for Hospital
O. B Sweit/er who lias the contract |
tor plastei ing the new buildings at
the Hospital for the Insane is also fur
nishing the sand required in electing
the filter j lant and the four additions
1 to the in kin building. The sand is ob
tained from Mr. Sweitzer'sown ground
it the upp'-r end id the Borougl . where
In* has a crane installed and is prepar
ed to handle the sand very expeditiou- ;
slv. exi ivating at the rate tif a bun
ilit .1 tons or more per day An im
uieiise quantity ol -and is needed for
the new work at the Hospital, which,
it is thought,mav approximate a thou
sand ton-
Tin* building- will not be ready fori
the plasterers unt i I after the Holidays.
Mr Sweit/t-r's contract calls for all j
iln plastering on the inside as well as
' a complete coat on the outside of the
walls i' jiui'd toilless tin* buildings
up to correspond with olhci portions \
ut the Hospital
Workman Loses End of Finger.
William Komig, of Riverside, an
employ of Hoover Bro-. planing mill,
had tin end of one of bis fingers cut
"tT whib »t work on Saturday after
noon.
II wa- working it the planer when
in some wav hi- left hand came in
colli I' ' with the sharp kuite.tll" filst
linger being nearly < ut off at the first
joint.
lit l*nll > was called who found it
in ir v ti impb te the amputati"!i
1' inoviiig the end ot the linger.
\\ hi indebted to Senator Penrose
f,,r i i opy "t tin procei dings ot the
N ,i nm il < i "id Ro id- i (invention
I
'I'EItSIIN Al.
i' I'.'iiAiiiuriis
Mi-.s .Josephine Andrews spent Sun
'day with friend- in Wi !!:•*: bar.v
William Mapstone of Sunbury ,spetii
Sunday in Danville.
Mrs Willia n l\e f«r and children,
William and Caimeii of Williauisport, ,
are visiting at the home of Richard j
i Whapiiam, (Juliek's Addition.
Rev. Jules Foin was in Sunbury ,
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Aten attended
a funeral in Shainokin yesterday.
James Dougherty left yesterday for
Binghamton, N. Y
' Miss Mary Voris visited friends in ]
Milton yesterday,
i • J
P. R. Swingle and S. Van Dorn of |
Hawley, transacted business tit the |
State Hospital yesterday.
■ Edward Zimmerman of Lebanon, was
a visitor in Danville yesterday.
Mrs. Susan Earp returned to Sha
inokin yesterdav after a visit with
' friends in this citv.
Frank Lee Miles, the well known
theatrical manager is visiting bis
home in this city.
F. Q. Hartinan was in Berwick yes- j
terdav .
Miss Jennie Snyder visited friends ,
in Bloomsburg yesterday.
Mrs. .loliu Wolverton ot Sunbury,
visited relatives at Riverside yester
day.
D. J. Rogers transacted business in
Rloomshurg yesterday.
Miss II E. Siiuington left yesterday
lor New York City.
*'
Mrs. F. K. Hain returned to New-
York city yesterday after a visit in
this city.
Reese Edmoudson transacted luisi
ness m Sunbury yesterday.
Harry Shinier ot Milton, was a vis
itor in this city yesterday.
Kdward P. Thomas transacted husi
ne-s .it l.iine Ridge yesterday.
Mrs. J. W. Berninger returned to '
her home at Roaring Creek last even- ,
ing after a visit with he» parents. Mr.
and Mrs. .laim - Sliultz. Kast Market
street.
C. C. Carpenter, George Reilly, W.
E. Gosh, Arthur Auiesbury and Dr. J.
B Gearhart walked to Catawissa yes
terday niorning returning on the 12:1 a
train.
John Foyer left yesterday for a visit
with friend- in Sunbury and Lewis
burg.
Miss Lizzie Foulk -pent yesterday
in Sunbury.
D. L. Manger of Williauisport, Dis
trict Passenger Agent of the P & R-
Railway, was in tins city yesterday.
Kleast-r Maier of Philadelphia, was
a visitor in this city yesterday
Y. M. 0. A. Notes.
The Young Men's Christian Associa
, tion of McGill University has re
ceived from an anonymous donor a
gift of $2."),000, on condition that SBO,
000 is pledged for a building at Mc-
Gill University, Montreal But £3,-
000 more must be secured to complete
I the conditions of the gitt A liaud
! some building will be erected directly
opposite the campus, which will be
the center of the social and religious
life of the University. In the past
year the University and College As
sociations have been promoting build
-1 ing enterprises, with large encourage
inent. In Ohio Wesleyau University
$42,000 has been subscribed towards a
i building for Association headquarters
and gymnasium. At Brown Univer
sity, a building to cost £7a,000, the
gift of John I). Rockefeller, is Hearing
I completion. The students and gradu
: ates here contributed $25,000 for an
■ endowment of the building. Mr.
| Rockefeller has also promised $lO,-
! (MMi for a building for the University
ot Indiana, provided #-iO,OOO is secured
1 from the graduates and students. This
amount has been more than met. He
has made a similar offer of s»'■<!, ooo to
the University of Nebraska toward a
SIOO,OOO building, and here the mem j
bers of the University are undertaking j
a canvass to secure the remaining
amount. The lowa Agricultural Col - I
lege at Ames and the University ot
Wisconsin at Madison are rounding up
: laige buildiug enterprises. At the lat
ter University the building will cost
000, besides a lot which is outside
the campus adjoinim* the great gym
liasium. At the University of North
Carolina plans have been accepted for
a *l3,o<>o building, and SS,OOO of the
! amount has been already secured.
At Cole's Hardware Store.
Having recently enlarged and re
modeled our store, we are better pre
pared to cater to the trade than ever.
Our stock is complete and we are
showing the largest and mo-t diversiti
led line ot hardware evei seen in this
city, lu our stock you will find many
articles that make appropriate Xiuas
gift-. Our line of lamps is especially
attractive and the prices are, in all
cast"-, extremely reasonable. Pocket
knives, skates and sleds are being
bought extensively thi- season and we
can give you satisfaction in these
goods both as regards to price and
qualify
A Boom Promised.
.1 er.-ey town is said to be on the eve
ot a great boom involving the develop
ment of its coal land But little has
been beard from that quarter of late,
but as it will appear parties have not
' been idle
NRBIIiX I:I.HITS
: OFFICERS:
l I In- annual election of the Danville 1
Fire Department took place in the
Friendship Kngine House on Saturday
evening. The voting liegan at (i;3O
• and continued until 8 o'clock. The
whole number of votes cast was 118,
! which represents a little more than
j one-half of the membership of the de
partment.
John Sherwood, a member of the
(iood Will Hose Company, was elect
ed Chief Engineer. He had no op
| position and received the full number
t of votes cast. Assistant Chief Engi
neers were elected as follows :
First Assistant, Edward Purpur,
Friendship, 08 votes.
Second Assistant, Charles Gibbons,
Washington, .'W votes.
Third Assistant, John Ward. Con
tinental, 24 votes.
Fourth Assistant, Reiuhart O'Blos
ser, Goodwill, 3 votes.
There is a rule, which permits of no
deviation, that the Company which
furnishes the Chief of the Department
can have no other than thi Fourth
Assistant. This fact predetermined
I the rank of Mr. O'Blosser of the Good
Will. The members ot the latter Com
! pany seeing that they could not alter
1 the fact distributed their votes among
the other companies wherever their
next preferences lay.
The election board consisted of Chief
Engineer Thomas Trainor and the ,
Secretaries of the four different com- |
panics: Friendship, John G. Waite;
Washington, William W. Davis; Con
tinental, Alfred Yerrick ; Good Will, !
Dallas Hummer. The result of the
election was announced at 8:15 o'clock.
The officers chosen will be declared
elected at the next regular meeting i
Saturday night.
The tire department of Danville is
well equipped with hose and other ap
pliances. It is made up of a strong
and effective force of men, forming the
bone and sinew of our town, many of
tlieiu being the sons of those who org- I
j anized the first tire department in Dan
j vi lie and for many years were them- |
selves tire fighters.
The local Firemen's Relief Associa- |
tion including the -flaa which was
ordered paid into its treasury by
Council Friday night now has a fuud
ot about *SOO. This money comes from
the State and n-presents one-half of
the net amount received from the two :
per cent tax paid upon premiums by <
foreign fire insurance companies. It is
paid by the State Treasurer to the
treasurers of the several cities and
boroughs, by whom in turn it is hand
ed over to the Firemen's Relief As
sociation. The olfieers of the latter
association In Danville are A. C. Roat,
President, and W. E. Young, Vice
President : H. E. Truuibower, Sec
retary and Sam A McCoy, Treasurer.
No money can be paid out except in '
relief of those who are injured while
oil duty fighting fire. During the four
years in which the local association
has been in existence there have been
no demands for relief.
A Nuisance on the Streets.
The snow yesterday along with its
other unpleasant and detrimental feat
ures was accompanied with a revival
of snow balling. The snow was just 1
right for making snow halls yester- 1
day. It was the tiisr opportunity afford
ed for indulging in the sport this year
and as was to be expected it was car
ried to great extremes by the boys.
At some places passers-by had a
hard time of it. The boys engaged in
the sport manage to dodge the snow
balls with the result that it is gener
ally the unsuspecting pedestrian who
gets it in the neck.
Snowballing on the streets led to a
great deal of complaint last year and
Chief Mincemoyer yesterday stated
that he will take measures to prevent
the nuisance this year. It is just as 1
much an olfcuse against the ordinance
as playing ball on the street and hence- I
foith like ball playing it is to be un- I
tier the ban.
The police yesterday did their best I
j to prevent snowballing, but the boys
i stem -low to believe that the officers
' are in earnest. Chief Mincemoyer
i says if necessary he will make arrests,
' as he is determined that his order
shall be obeyed.
Equipping the Filter Plant.
The work of installing the tubs at
the new filter plant at the Hospital
tor the Insane began yesterday. The
building is practically completed and
nothing now remains but to equip the
plant, which will be completed before
the holidays.
The tubs being installed are three
in number. They are somewhat small
er than the tubs in use at the borough 1
plant. The system, also is somewhat j
different, employing saml on the filter
beds instead of quartz.
The filter plant is being equipped
under the supervision ot John Brittin,
a representative of the New \or k
Ceiitial Filter Company. Charles Mill
er, William Marshall, Kdward Wert
nian. John Baker. Frank and Geoige
Amies, of this city, aie working at
tin* new plant.
Death of Mrs. Derr.
Mary Jane,the wife of George Derr,
Railroad street, departed this life at
ii ,:jo o'clock Saturday night. She was
fit years of age. Besides the husband
five children survive Mrs. Clara
Rein. Kelly Cross Roads. Mrs. Emma I
,|. Cross ley, Mrs May Miss,
Lizzie Derr and George F Deri of |
this city, i'
KSTA HUSHED IN 1855
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IMMBSBS
The Boa id ot Water Commissioners
held a meeting Tuesday afternoon
with President H L <iross in the
chair.
Ou motion ot Mr. Schatzit was or
dered that Council be recommended to
purchase two thousand dollars worth
of water bonds, which are ottered for
sate. This ot course, is equivalent to
paying off bonds to that amount.
When this purchase has been con
summated the water debt of the Boi
ough during the present year will
have been reduced sC<,2ooaud the total
indebtedness of sßl,ooo,the figures last
year reduced to *75,000, which is on
interest at 3 per cent.
The revenue of the Borough through
the channel ot water rent is on the in
crease, amounting at present to sl2, •
000 annually. The water fax at its
present rate, l'.j nulls, no longer con
stitutes a very heavy burden upon the
tax payer, the duplicate this year
showing but $:i,<!17.48 for the whole
borough.
The revenue of the water works will
increase perceptibly a~ soon as the
sewer is completed and property own
ers take advantage ot it by installing
bath rooms in their dwellings. The
water works are thoroughly equipped
and will necessitate no expenditure
for years to come so that whether the
increase be considerable or not the wat
er Commissioners see their way clear
of paying off from now ou at least
$.",000 of the water debt annually.
Silk Mill to Have Night Force.
Although the silk business through
out the country has been slack it is
now picking up. The slump has been
the worst in six years and the mills of
the Hartmau Brothers at Danville,
Berwick and Shickshinny are among
the few which have beeu in continu
ous operation. The lack of business
was caused in a large degree by deal
ers in the raw product, principally in
New York, who have been keeping up
the prices.
Dozens of mills in the eastern states
have been closed and between ten and
twelve have been offered for sale to
the Hattman brothers,which certainly
testifies to the position they hold in
the silk industry. Recently additions
were made and if tho business con
tinues to increase beyond that which
the mill with the night torce is cap
able ot handling, more additions will
of course be made. There is little
doubt but that in a few years the
Berwick plant will be extended to the
street in the rear, which was the ob
ject of the proposition when the loca
tion was purchased. When the night
force is put on it will not include any
girls.
On account of the increasing busi
ness demands a night force will soon
be added at tho Berwick Silk Mill.
This will be composed of upwards of
thirty employes and will about double
the present capacity of the plant. The
night turn will be added in about one
month when the spring work is being
turned out.
At present the plant is working full
time with about ninety hands and is
turning out about 1000 pounds of silk
per week. With the plant in continu
ous operation the output will be in
creased to about 2000 pounds per week, j
—Bloomsburg Press.
Funeral of Mrs. Moore.
The funeral of Mis. Robert Moore,
whose death occurred in Elizabeth,
Thursday, took place fiom the resi
dence ot J. E. Moore, Ferry street, on
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock.
The services were conducted by Rev
J. K. Hutchison. The pall bearer
were: J. E. and H. R. Moore, sons of
the deceased ; Dr. M. (t. Simpson and
\V. H. Eyster, sons-in-law; Robert
Cathcart, nephew and Thomas \V
Pomeroy, grandson.
The obsequies were attended by the
following persons from out of town :
Dr. M.(i. Simpson and family of
Elizabeth, N. J. ; \Y. H. Eyster and
family, Mrs. Mary 11. Pomerov and
three children of Chainbeisburg;
Thomas W. Pomeroy,Pittsburg ; C. P.
Girtou and wife, of Bloomsburg;
Misses Hat tie and Maggie Sloan of
Williamsport; Mrs. M. A Girton and
two daughters and W. \ (li-tou and
wife of Hemlock township, Columbia
county, and Mrs. J. .T. Kramer of
Jerseytown.
Coufereuce Date Changed.
The date of the next meeting of the
Central Pennsylvania conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Chur h,w Inch
will convene in Harrisburg, has been
postponed from March It! to March 23.
The conference 'w ill be held in the
Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal
Church The presiding elders of the
conference have just received word to
this effect from Bishop C C McCabe.
Pay day in the mining and lumber j
regions of the conference, which has ■
two districts in these regions, inter- J
feres with holding the meeting on the i
original date, and thi- is the teason ot |
the change. It happens that the men j
in these districts are paid off from I
March 10 to 1">, and this last date be
ing but a day puor to the convening
of conference it as thought wise to
change the date, owing to important
collections from these districts. By
the change the exchequer of the con
ference will be increased hv several
thousand dollais. ,!.r.
We rise to inquire whether this cold
weather will hurt next veai's peach
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Tin; HOSPITAL
(iasrou W. Ames of Hawley was com
mitted to the Asylum for the Insane
here at noon yesterday alter a misad
venture which detained him in Dan
ville nearly twenty-four hours. Ames
was connected with a bank at Hawley
and is the author of a book to be found
iu the Thomas Beaver Free Library,
this city
Ames i« a man of some 45 years, ot
powerful physique arid of rather dis
tinguished appearance. Me was in the
Hospital lieie on two previous occas
ion-, neither time being incarcerated
very long He arrived at Danville
Tuesday afternoon accompanied by Dr
Silas Van Doran and Constable P. R.
Swingle of Hawley.
Arriving at the institution they
found that they lacked the proper com
mitment papers and it was necessary
to communicate with the authorties at
Hawley and to settle down here until
the papers arrived. Meanwhile the
trio were guests at the Baldv House.
Never had Landlord Williams a guest
that received so much attention. Al
though neither violent nor dangerous
the man by his odd and eccentric con
duct caused much wonder among those
not familiar with the circumstances.
He needed constant watching and was
too restless to remain long in one
place. In company with Dr. Van Dor
an and the Constable he made a tour
of a large part of the First Ward be
fore retiring. After he went to bed
he could not sleep and wanted to get
up again. To gratify him the whole
party.about one o'clock arose and took
a stroll about town.
While waiting tor the papers yester
day morning Ames with his attend
ants at his heels called upon Cashier
M. G. Youngman at the Danville Na
tional Bank and introduced himself as
a banker. The evening before he paid
a visit to the Thomas Beaver Free
Library,where he requested to see the
latest catalogue aud not finding a cer
tain book ou the list seemed much ag
itated and began to make inquiries
about it.
The book he referred to was "Gas
ton Griffin, A Country Banker," a
rather unusual volume, sometime pre
viously presented to the library by the
author. The book was produced when
the librarians were brought to realise
that they stood face to face with the
author. Upon leaving he said he
would return yesterday and read the
book.
Several persons about town have
read "Gaston Griftin." It is made up
of anecdotes of the Country Cross-
Roads order and a large mass of cor
respondence relating to the hero of the
book when he was incarcerated in the
Hospital. The correspondence covers
a wide range involving letters to
President McKinley and replies from
the Executive mansion. The book is
supposed to reflect the writer's own
life.
While in Danville the insane man
made it interesting enough for tin
men who had him in charge.. They
tried to be tactful in order to obviate
trouble and as much as possible thev
gave the man his own way. During
the forenoon he led the way to South
Danville and when the !>: 14 train stop
ped at the station, before those with
! him could anticipate his action he
j coolly stepped into the smoking car
and taking off his overcoat settled
down on one of the seats. The two at
tendants hardly knowing how to pro
ceed asked the conductor to put him
oft the car. The conductor likewise
was a little chary, not feeling qaite
sure that the man might not prove to
be a regular passenger provided with
a ticket and as sacli entitled to al
together different treatment. He got
around the difficulty, however, by
holding the train a moment and step
ping up to the insane man aud asking
him tor his ticket. Finding that he
had none the conductor explained that
he would have to leave the car and
purchase a ticket before he could pro
ceed. Ames readily complied but as
he stepped upon the platform he was
taken iu tow by Dr. Van Doran and
I the Constable.
Frame Barn Burned Down.
A barn belonging to the estate ot
William Martz, situated about a mile
northwest ot Strawberry Ridge was
consumed by tire Tuesday morning
together with two horses and other
"contents.
The farm is tenanted by Lloyd Zarr.
who i- an attendant at our curb stone
market Tuesday morning Mr. Zari
arose about « o'clock so as to get an
early stait. He was on his way to
Danville, when rhe tire was discover
ed. It was first seeu by Jonathan
Mowrey. who raised the alarm This
was about a quaiter of 3 o'clock and
a large portion ot the barn was then
| already a mass ot flames.
Mrs. Zarr rushed to the bain and
i succeeded in turning the cows out in
' to the cattle yard. These were all that
| ii was possible to save and two valu
| able horses perished iu their stalls. A
lot ot chickens and turkeys were also
' burned together with the season's
crops, including hay. straw and corn
fodder, a- well a* a truck wagon, a
heavy w agon,a self-binder and a mow
ing machine.
By daylight the barn was entirely
consumed There seems to be no the
ory as to the origin of the tire. The
barn was a good-sized structure and
was insured. The tenant also carried
insurance on the livestock