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(l)Mii \SI:ll NEWS, i
Tin i iat Bullet is becoming i
moie hi. ■■
Dan i !i choirs are prepar
ing t«< joice tli' lovers of good music
wir 11 • ■ "Hniiii's for the ('hri-r •
ma* v -
Tlic ! i . | lac in the big stores
these il i - i ilie cashier'sdepartment
1 lu-r- i >■ i rant flowing stream of
nierrv, • ! *< t>g coin.
A IT ' : fie i- something that
ight never to 11■ tnk ot
mall I»«>>- a> a Christmas
Kit!.
M lunot help being pleased
i- IOUS Winter weather tor
i , tag and the Danville
luerchuut.- have surpassed themselves
this .year.
This i- flit lime of year and the kind
of Wf'ii lit -r w I n people who are think
ing < iai ng a merry Christmas
should i ■ 1 1 i member the poor.
He • ither should enjoin on
• veryi t M. s.-itv of extra vigil
ance ii of their fires.
.!s i ! • • days about coal
d >wn are in strange
eoni r:ist wit; ihe reports tliaf Wire
att «it i ar ago.
I r .register and record
ei '<l < ...ii.. i ounty. ha.s purchased
fh I'ii • iit i> St'iifin. 1 and IMooitis.
hurK Daily fit.in the Hon William
Ivf »< U ktmu ik» uim! will Iniic pUSS
mi January I, I!MU.
Them is plenty (<f time for change,
but if tin | cut temperature i-main
taineil It Willi I he a J! I cell I'lli Ist lilrts
anvw a\
We t iiiif iline I• • In- rHiniiitlt tl «it"the
litiiill mr itieei v iiion that 'ey :s is
e^k't"
It'-, a in in p. isou whu e*| tfin a
llltt-l ITi r Ist :n.is present thill the one
In has di riil. il tn
1 lie « 'lit i-1 ma- 111 rk •- v i' nut a ÜBW
tii I'd.
V.u will i■ 11 jll \ vuni own (!ln istinaa
it you lielp lit hern that will have none
W If llllllf \on r lie Ij I
Uermau iim i h - are attracting the
att ntion t ! u. inv parents in Williatus
pi.l't While file ill- a-e 1-. not severe
MI it- nature, it must run its course as
does the good, old fashioned measles.
Theatre-goers and amusement seek
er- ar demanding more for the money
each v. tr Theatrical people are get
ting iecog ni/t'd by society more and
more each year That's why companies
and s|| o 11r) plays are getting bet
ter each yeai That's why "Weary
Willi. Walker' ami ,his com] any ol
actors, -ingers and dancers an'l mu-ic
l ins at. tl best in the market Be
«u re tn »ei ih it tunny lilt In t ramp,
at tin Danville Opera House on ('lii isi
mas nfght
Six ye >rs :igo last Monday, Pardee
Ha'l at Lafayette College, Kastou.was
destroy ■ d b\ an iii . udiarv file, and a
vear from la-l M unlay the t"rni ol
Hrtif. lieorge Sfcvens,who is serving a
term in the Ka-t rn Penitentiary for
the rune, will expire Pardee Hall
was built by the late Ario Pardt e, of
Hazleton.
And now it J- said that Adam Hart/
the goose-bone prophet, does not Use a
goosehone when In* prophesies the
weather We I gin to fear that since
there is no goose bone prophet then
is no Adam Harfz
Although purcha-.iig has been free
and liberal for a week, there are lo:s
of prvsi nts in -fore for the tavoi ifes
of Santa < 'laus.
These are busy davs HI the |« -.f ollici
with the exodus ol t In* < 'hristuiaH mm 1
and the c iri n-rs are carrying an ad
ditimial burden.
< H Wood in, ot Herwiek, has been
tppointetl aid tie camp on the start ot
< ieiieral Hlack, coiniiiander in chief of
the O A R , with the rank of ('ol
one I
The rural free delivery service has
coni' to sta\ If is increa-itigiy popu
lar, and iis retention ami exleusion
are demantled and will lie granted
Congressmen are too wise in their
generation to turn flown such geu< nil
and urgent rctjiii sts tor a continued
ami extended service manifest ly so mi
portant to the p. oph- at huge, aii'l
which is justifying its perpt-luafiot
antl eiibilgi lie lit -.11 t oiiiplefelv hy it'
alreatlv closti approa Ii tos ( .|f ■-tip|>ort
Ki ie Dispat, h
mi it it I frfSt H in rrt fti it
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L'lie vexed question •>t bulges for
, tiremeii \\ a- -ettl-l nf the regulai
meeting <if Couii'il Kritl iv eve by the
Mortiugh i'i iu_' torai-e it- appro
puafion (ri>in ■?!'.) to which with
the $lO donated bv t lie Ii re depart men 112
will i-liable the committee to purchase
•J iO badges at 10 cents i piece Hie
motion was made hv Mi Ifoisci and
seconded by Mr. Feiisteriiiaoher; it
carried uminiinously.
It was the sense of council that
there is altogether to much t irdiness
among residents in the matter of ie
moviiig snow and slush tiom their
Sidewalk- As a result ol till- neglect
the pavements since lasf week have
been in a shanietullv had condition, j
It was thought that it is high time
tint i xampie were male of some on
, and Oil milt i.ill of Mr lioesei ii wa
■ decided that the Street Commissioner
i be instructed to see to it hereafter t hat
| the snow is removed and to enforce
the ordinance hv imposing the pen
alty provided.
On motion of Mr. Keifsuyder the
Street Commissioner was instructed to
; discontinue the use of salt where
necessary to render the pavements safe
on Mill street and as an experiment to
substitute S3' dust.
A commr ation was received from
the Danville nd Riverside Electric
Railway accepting the conditions of
the franchise ordinance relating to
that company parsed by the Borough
last fall.
A communication was received from
Ahram Ros'iistein informing Council
of his intention of vacating the store
room in City Hall. On motion if was
decided that the renting of the store
room he left in the hands of the Build
ing Committee with instructions to
let the room out on the best terms
A communication was received from
the Water Commissioners which rec
ommended that Council huv in |'2,iHX)
worth of water bonds. This was re
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Treasurer Kllenhogcn piesented it
statement ot finances to date which
showed a total cash balance on hand
off 12(i.).!V.i.
The following members w ere present
at session : Vastine, j' loes
ert Swank, Fenstermacher, Davis, ,
Reifsiiyder and Lloyd.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
BOROCGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular Employes r>o
Postage Stamps ."i.fHl
Boettinger it Diefz 5.! Ml (
Labor and Hauling l'.i j
Onni-mi 5;,,,.|,t„r I (Ml '
Robert J. Pegg I.l s
Frank Samuel IL2S i
John F Tooley 1 ■
S. ,T. Welliver 1-*• i
Keely iV Trumhower
.Joseph Lech tier I--0
.John llixson •. '
Dr. P. C Newhakt i I <>»)
Franklin Buyer
W S. Kocher
.lames C. Heddens lOTKI
WATER DEPARTMEN T.
Regular Employes #"• I 'i* l
H. B Patton
Mrs. M. T Li Due
Keely <V Trumhower
Joseph Lechner 1
John Hlxson
Grave Robbed of l'lower?. l'lower?.
A contemptible act ol gra'.e despo
liation in Fairvit w cemetery came to
light ye-teiday afternoon
At the funeral of Mrs. Korteiihaus,
Tuesday afternoon after the sexton
was through according to custom the
beautiful flower* presented were plac
ed upon the grave. In fh" lot besides
carnations and other flowers was a
large hunch of American beauty roses.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Earns
woith, father of Mr- Korteiihaus,hail
occasion to visit the cemetery, when
to his surprise he louiid the giau d
spoiled of its flowets. The American
Beauty ro- s, which were tied with a
handsome ribbon, had entirely disap
peared while other flowers had been
torn open and the greater part ot them
carried otT.
It l- difficult to tell who committel
the theft as it is not the season whull 1
people are apt to stroll into the eerac
tery for pleasure If would suggest ]
rather that there ate parties who lie
in wait for funeral-and as soon a- the
cemetery is clear steal into the
grounds and purloin the flowt r>
Butler Relief fund Growing.
The Butler Relief fund is beginning
to grow. Twenty eight dollars at the
Fir-t National Bank have been added
to the five dollars subscribed at the
Danville National Hank b\ tie I. idles'
Jewish Aid society
The employes of the Danville Knit
' ting Mills contributed twenty live dol
lars. The Christian Endeavor society
of the Emanuel Baptist church gave
1 one dollar. Two dollars more were
' subscribed HI the 1 LIST N ttional Bank
' by individuals v.ho withheld their
names It is known that ther aie
others who desire to contribute anil
s from now mi it seems likely tbai tie
showing in subscript iocs will be much
n more encouraging
r Four Heavy weights,
il Four lieavv weights <1 .h i-ey tow n
1 drove into this city yesterday and wen
i- entertained by Restaurateur Andrew
'I Russell. Each ot the mm were weigh
n ed when it was found tiny tipped tin
" scab -as ltd lows -Samml Kimbv, :!<
I pounds Chester Johnson, MO; Pi nil.
Caiev, J4 ~ aud L.-AI- Krauiei -' >5
SERMON ii\
Not w ithstumiing the unpleasant
! w eat lei cond 11 ions a g«n i i si/ ,i| con
gregal ion assemble I at Shiloli Itefoim
id Chui-ch Sunday morning to In-ar
the sermon pleached bv llei (j.-orgt
E. Limhert to Montour ('a.-tleNo Ist'.,
K (i F Jli ic woe some thirty ti 1 .
members ol tln* order persetif, who
matched from tin lodge room to tie
church in i body ami (ucnpi. I .-al
reservi tl in the fore part of the church
K. v Lituhert's seinion was thought
; tul, able ami appiopnare, having a
! it- topic "Charactei . n- Hi ght -t I'yi ■
land its Attainment ' Tim text was
! taken from Epli. Il ' Fill w•• ill
attain unto a full grown man. unto
flie measure ot ill statull oi tie tul
ness ot Christ."
In some introduetorv remarks Rev
Limhert told the ordi r that ha took if |
for granted that members <1 such org
aina/.tions are very much like other
men or the people whom lie addressed
every Sunday, born with the inward
tendency to do evil, h.-si-t with many
human infirmities of a moral nature,
yet men who desire to be free fiom
that which is low and mean and de
structive of the highest and better
parts of their being and who lecogni/e
Jesus Christ as the only Savior, 'llier.
i- something which the order can not
give, hut which God brings to men
through the divinely instituted church
By the mere fact of the order's pres
ence at church the s| eaker said£he
took it that the member- acknowledge
their need and desire for those higher
truths.
In dwelling upon the preeminence of
Character, Rev. Limhert said In wa
glatl to know that "Charactei" was
uppermost among the i.h is nf the or
der of the Knights of the Golden
Eagle and he quoted freely fiom a
pamphlet setting forth tin- objects ami
the principles of the organization,
drawing the coudusioit that no great
er moral worth enriches -o iet\ than
the high standard ol character which
the order inculi at s. inspires oi ex
acts.
Continuing the speaker reminded i
the members ol the order that tiny
had placed beloie themselves a high
ideal for attainment and that if they «
consistently lived up to those aims t
they would evei stand forth as worthy
citizens and ornaments to society.
Enlarging, Rev. Limhert showed
that Character i- the chief require
ment of God and aim of the Church i
It l- pre-eminent in lift because it ex- I
erci-os more influence upon men than 1
any other or all other elements of life, i
in" JeSulT'of' Nazal .th. who' sVa'iWi i
prominent as the ideal ol 1 liaracter. I
In dwelling upon the benevolent and t
social features of the order the mem t
tiers wei- assured that tiny would
iicvci be able to rise to a lit' of true
beiievol. iice and thus carry out in tin i
fulli-st the principles ol the order ex i
cept as they tookCluist as tln-ir model |
and acted in accordance with bi
ample. Continuing th> -peak' i -aid
"11 any member ot an old' r who i
a Christian wouhl sit up at night with
anothei att lid t d brother of in- ord.-r
but wouhl lie unwilling to do the cam>
for a fellow member of the ( hurch,
who is" not a member of the order, I
w i uld say that then there is something
lacking in such a man as a Chiisfiati
HI hi.- id. ■ i of brothel hood in tin
church, wiiii Ii wouhl b. a ftarlul ie
versa! ot realll ies.
The sermon coin iuded with some
very practical ideas on the "attain
ment of character.
The choir rendered special music of
a very high order. *1 he s. rnion was
preceded with an anthem and t' ilow
ed by a quartette.
(J:;icken Thieves Are Active.
As is common on the near approach
of Chri-tniiis chicken thieves are a r '
live at pres. nf. They have he II in
evidence at several places about town
during the f-'W nigiit- pel. In two
or three instances they wen frighten
ed away before tliev secured their
booty : otherwise a nice fat turkey in
tended for the Christinas dinner might
i have disappeared.
Among the pi a 'es visited was tl-
Montour House where they were -m
Iccssful in carrying off two fine fin
j kev- and two chickens. llt thieves
were geuerou>, however, a~ they left
untouched font large turk and i ;
dozen chickens
Tint thought I ill < it izen W lil keep his
I poultry pen securely locked.
Bitr Trade in Cliristnias Tie,
1) ale is in Chi Ist mas tr. cs w .ie kept
iiusy yesfeitl i.v. >rnall sprutv and pine
trees began to make fln-ii ippeirain .
early in the week. These were most
iv tli igged into town Montour
Kidg and ofhei -pols of waste land I V
niell old buy - lin chose to > inplnV
spar* time in preparing loi Christmas.
It was not until yi -terdav that tl.e
' Christmas trees m largei quantities
1 made their appearance in wagon load
nii'l were olfered I'm -ih upon the
' streets. \' rv many were disposed of
and there is -till nunc on the mountain
1 side to supply today's th m iinl Ii
looks as It - ill t a < I alls, Who is ■ xp et,-
ed r.. I run the tin--, will bav. > big
• nit i at t to bandit
ii
Danville (inutile Wed,
i-
M iss El mi ra Mouiei and 11 ira v <\ eg
low, both t.l tin i itv, were man
, n Saturday ct, mug I'h nionv vi
I pei (..run dby Rev Harry « 'nil in liar
mall »t lie pal soliag.
DANVILLK. PA.. r nirns|)AV I )K< KM1IK1! 2 I 1! M K{.
in rmiviini m
I \ I \ KkLI
N'iiw th it it ha- become ohvioii- in
|vi •■ a nt tin troll' v pi op isit ion that
tin' curb-fun. market at least a- it n
htti - to Mill -tri'i i i- •» tliing ol t In'
pa-t vi'ial nii'iiil' i's nl tli Ihirough
('ouiicil ;ir' frying to evolve some plan
wher.-ln lli market may I' iit.iin.il
witlintii ' inailiii(4 any especial iiicon
; veiiience u (ton either tli«i tanners or
l hi- tow lisp ■ iple svlio pu rciiasi proihici'
iof flu-ill tin' in i i i inl t ran-terring
i tin 1 market t i sum • other street i- not
! regard''ll with lavoi A en rhsfoin
! market i- open to niueli olijeetion. not
the lea-it li ■i 11 oil the s -ore nt c\
, | i-uiv wliieli takes in hotli tin vender
ami pun li i r Anv change mail", ii
i- lit-Id. -H' ni l involv 11 ■Ji irtuii -
I which would invest oui town with
| market leiliti - equal to the most
| pmgre-si ve pi tecs
One of our mil - i 1 in*-n distinguish
t'd lor hi . own s'lece-sful husinc-s
veutui i--\ I'-tei day il« -cri hed i scheme
wliirh would not only take care ot
the mark, t proposition hut also yield
a in -e r. venue to tin- Horough.
Tli'' borough reali/ annually from
the curbstone market a -urn which ap
proximates £2OOO A -cording to his
id>a it would pay I >:*nvi 110 »o huild a
market house. It would he no experi
ment lie -ay-; the patronage i- a-ur
ed and the ineonie w nild pay liand
-omely fin the investment.
A- a -ite for the building the tir.-f
place lo I considered -liould he tli '
than.lon 1 mil I" tv\ cii Mill and
Keriv -Ir'"t- Thi> lie thinks, i iuhl j
. a-ilv I • obtained. It would ti. central
and convenient an I would lie putting
to goo lii- ■ a spot which ut pri -ent i
u--h >s and it d' lrimeiit t.i the hor
ougli.
The c til tl could he till iup or bridg
ed over. The market hou- • taking in
till entile width I ! til" Wll I IV
would atlord -pact l' ) t row ot
"-lull-' on 1' ti h -ide and a oinmod- i
inn- pa-sag.-way along tl ••• liter t> • j
purclia-' r- The niaikct I. ius.- on . id
side mi l In- Hank. 1 with i n tdway !
alone which the farmer- and otl t
could drive and unlotd ti •■: r i rodu
Tin- suggesti ! ii is in ade that tin
building he built of brick, although ;
ot course that would I"' a matt, r 112 :
coiisiderat ion I at. ton.
Incitement at P. & R. Station.
A nu in her of workmen employed
about tl new buildings at th Hn-p
--ital for the In-ine on their w.tv home
to William-port la ■ • veiling i n tti-d
lot- ot i xi'itt incut at the I' A. It ,t.t
t ion.
kimMuJh Xi»'.ViWft:!i7W>\i fiii I t>fm\ J s ri«
fr. il\ i*xi hang' I l li- ir . oinlu< i treat
. I a goi i di al ot i'i>n-t in itmn tiuong
the la li' - who ran out ol the w nt ng
room.
i 'hit t Mi III ■ amyi i hi 11<I w 1 it was
going on and hurried to the .station
retching the -.put just it- tl train
pull, din liv that tim p. ii hid
In-i n r. -1 (11 •• I ami tli' I • 111 g.■ i• - ill.- v. •r.
pel lli 11 Ito leave.
Patient Doi tiir Well.
l ie- siua!lp i\ patient, Herbert l.tnd
holm, of the lii ini'-tt and Moultou
rie afit l i' ipany i- doing finely.
The atti .ig phy-ieiitn told the
health oucer- vest, rrtav after In
had Vi-iti-d him. that lie could lint e\
peef more l tvoiahl ■ plogre-- II"
i- provid"d with every reasonable i■ m
toit, has ,'t good mil-" and attendant,
the -unitary conditions ar> all that
could I" desired. H. -tid that with
the precautions that had he. Nt ikon
there w as absolutely no danger of con
tagion Milton Standard.
At First Baptist Chun ! .
The <'hri-tuia-enti rtainnii iit at tl.e
first I'apti-t church will he held thi
evening in the Lecture room of Un
church. which has hci n decorated t r
the occasion. The program will eou
si-t i I Adam (i. ihli \ Christina <' in
cii t exercise, cut it l <i '' I iiimaliuel,
'in- Mighty." The nitii-i is ot a high
order Handy will he given to the
school. The oil. ring of cash, grocer
ies, CallUl I gOOll-, Vegetables, e|C.,
will he tfiv ni to tin- Hapti-t Orphan
ag' Public cordially invit< I
An Ice Jam on tli" River.
Tin i' \va .hi ic ■,jmi -ii th river
yesterday and the water w.i- ha ..ed
up to the height of 12 ft • i When the
hieul- up., iiir. 11 Monday night the
ice lodged in the vicinity o! Chula-kv
and •'a111■ -ron. lie' riv> i at that point
did not tir.ak up and tl.e ice from
above was drawn untie:m ath by the
current with the lc-ult that (juil« a
f'irniidahle dmi w t- formed. I'lie ti.
er was -till rising ye-i. rdav and it
\va.- not known how long tie jam
woul I lie ah!e to withstand tin- pr< -s
j me from above.
Important Committee Meeting.
||„ . \eeutiVC ('olllllli 11 ee ot tile
Montour ('oiinty S S A-socialion
w ill nu • t hi the M <A par lor.-
.! in Danville,Deceiiibei ;sth. flu- State
, Field Workei will ho pr -cut and tie
! : object ot the meet illg I- tot ill t InT lln
, SnndiiN I hool \Miik Kv. rv im inliei
.j nt the (.'oiimiitti •• is I'ei| lie.-ted to In
hi. "in The I > i-t shi I'resiili nl- in
rci|uesti d to he present al.-n
Game of Basket Ball.
The', will liea game (it Mms k' t I ..'ll
II ih" Arm irv on Monda\ • veiling
' ii. c mh* i "-th l li. t. am i t this if
.
( Will lie ( ill' lat So ' ' 'k X'l
mi- ion I ' i ■ uts
[THRSON AL 1
I IMJiAIiiMPIIS
Prof. Le»yis Ainineiiiiaii of Wiike
ia re, sj.nl Sunday with re lat l v.-sin
I hi- city
Durhin tirey ot Btdlefoul . is a
guest it lit Ncwhtkcr 1 1' mi . West
Mahoning s| i-.-, i.
Itaviiumd Hummer el lUooni-burg,
; spent- Sunday al th \ iioin • ol He i
K'-liy, West Mahoning street
Frank New baker of Bollet'onte, i
\isiung In- pa; nts mi Wt ' Mai tiling
street.
John Be llinger of Plym tuiii, sp..nt
Sunday with relatives in this city-
Mrs. S. Y Forth r, ol W illiauisport, j
i- vi-iting it r jiarents, Mr. and Mrs
I J. linger-, Mill sheet.
Mr and Mr- John L. Mm gaii til
Jolnistow'ii,are visiting at the home nl j
l> K Peiisyl, Nassau street.
Mrs W E. Rover of Philadelphia,
i visiting at the home of her parents,
Mi and M;~ Jo- ph F. Shannon, Ri v
; i-rside.
Harrison Kas.* ol Soutli Danville,
was a visit i in Bloonisbuig yesfcr
ti IV.
Edwar.l Dreifus of Milton, will ar
rive in this it v today to spend Christ- t
mas,
Mrs. Theodore Lester aud Mrs. |
Hattie Powley of Siinhury, visited |
friemls in this city yesterday.
Mrs. William Pease of Philadelphia, ,
is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. j
C Fred Smith, Mill street. ..
John M Hinckley has ;t-tarne 1 112 rom •
a \ isit at Elkton, Mrl. 112
F. C. Dt i r wain Sunhury vt-sfer- '
day. '
Mr. and Mrs. 11 Ickesleft yesterday
ft i a visit at Lewistown.
l
Miss S irali Nagle returned to Lan- |
caster y sterday after a visit at the (
home ol H. 11. 11 M Hinckle.v, Soutli
Danville. (
Morris Marks, South Danville, was ,
in Bloomshurg yesterday. I
Mr. C.arpcnter, physical ditector at «
the V. M <A., will be absent from a
town for a few days. All the classes
will be continued with the i xc-ption I
of tli Ladies' clas- Mr. Will E. Gosh t
will have charge of the Cymuasium 1
during Mr Carpenter's absence. 'I
William Kocher left y. -terdav for 1
Harrishurg
Samuel Lunger left yesterday lor a
vi-it in Jolnistow n
Mi tnd Mr- Simon Dreifuss left
vesti i lav for a \ i-it in Pliili»<l<T]ihia
and New York.
I n\-Mlli nu l .}■' i e«t eiVi.h ' 1 '• J
M 11 Schram transacted busiiit ss s
in Sunhury yesterday.l
William Nagle of Harrishurg, spent d
■ y.-i al hour- in tin- city yt erday a
i
\S. R McW illiams of Berwick, was
i visitor in this city yesterday.
Thomas <!rev. Deputy Sheriff and
.lnhii E. t'upp, member of the bar, ot
Lycoming t' unity, ware in this city
vesierday on Uu-niess conm ■ tl with
the Hospital for tli* lnsiin They r>
turn d home last evening.
Mi-s Sara Williams arrived in this ( ,
city from Phildelphia last evening to
speinl 'ii:i-tmas with In-r parents, Mr. r
and Mr-. |i l) Williams. Lower Mill- t
herrv street. v
Mr. aud Mis. A. D Rockelt ller iiinl t
Miss Edna Hnghes left yesterday foi a 112
trip to Reading and Philadelphia I
Benjamin Diseroad of Philadelphia,
Is visiting his parents on t .rami street.
Harry Klase of Philadelphia, is vis
itiiig ins parents, Mr. and Mis .Jesse j I
Kla-e, Watei street. -I
Mi-- Mary Round ot Sunburv sji.-nt A
y. stcr.lay in this ci t v.
I
Mrs Walt r Field- of Pitfshurg, i
visiting her parents, Mr and Mr- W.
ii. N Walker. East Market street. |
Kt v L. I>. Ulricb was in Sunhury ,
hi t ween 112 rains yesterday.
Mi and Mrs. F 11. Yannan and |
Frank A. Brown will leave this morn
ing for a visit w tli relatives at « 'o i't -
vi lie.
Mrs Charles DeLong aud dau4lll 'rs
Bla'ieh-" and Dot ot hy aud so a ( 11 I. s
of Pin! lilclpbia.are spending 'h It di
days tit Blue Spring- farm.
Joseph Cottrell of Lehigh Futvei
sity, Bethlehem and Miss 1.-tln t 1 nt
trell of Reading,are guests ot Mr- D.
M Boyd, Bloom strict.
Mrs. C. r Long returned home from
a visit to Philadelphia la-t t veiling
Mrs. ('liarles Starr of Three itivirs.
Mich., arrived in this city last even
ing for a visit with Iter sister, Mrs. 1'
W Howe, Fist Market street.
Benjamin P. Harris returned home
fiom ti sojourn in Chester County last
evening. He was accompanied by his ;
daughter, Miss Mary.who is attending
school 111 Maryland.
Mr- Samuel Peifi r of Dubois, is
visiting hi 1 parents, Mr and Mr-. >
J Welliver, Mill street.
Mi— Mary Sw isfort is visiting rtda
II y. s at Wyoming.
S tinuel <' Rehman n•11 rn I I rom
N . w Vttik rity yt -tertlay
l.tlwaitl Animerntaii visited trieiids
111 < 'a tawissa \esteniav
Mis, Mav Dreifus- is \ i-ning Irit nds
111 Mi Iton
i I
• lav.
I I pie a- mt i idol of 1 i t 1 ma-
Igleclis Ctilivevs to the ped.'s 1 1 tall 111
jibe cil v a reminder lit »t tile leliiiav is
> t lu- it hand.
Till! NBV Vlilll'S
I'H llll:
As -talt d 111 a prtviotis issue the
1 in ininii.| - p irade on N- ,v Year'- tiav
promises to he one of the biggest
iHaiis of ii- kind that the town ha
e ver seen. I lier> v. 111 he a hand and
adi 11111 cor| - ill line aud tie 1 ural
Sections are expected to come n and
a-sisi the town
Al a me ting In l I to perfect arrange
iiients Robert Pursel was chosen Chief
Marshal ami it was decided to invite
the vuung farmers of the county to
join ihi parade tn linrs • back A gen
eral invitation has been extended to
the citizens to participate. S.'Veial
of our Im-inc's men will have floats in
the p trade The hour selected tin
meeting at the W ishingtou ilos-. Hone
is one o'clock |t m The parade will
move at 'J o'clock
Just now the various make ups me
receiving attention and some of tin
conceptions, if is -aid, will In "stun
ning." The mummers are trying to
outvie each other 111 originalit v and
grotesq lionets
Stoos' Band has often d its services
free and it is worthy of note that there
is no cost attached to any of the feat
ures ot the parade, all b ing gratuit
ously contributed.
AT THE THEATRE.
A jolly play, with plenty of good
comedy—come ly witty ami bright, is
preferred by most people. Yet there
are those who would rather devote an
evening to a high class concert, a per
formance of a Shakespearean tragedy
or a lecture by some man of travel.
Hut "Weary Willie Walker" i- tin
jolly play, with plenty of good music
that meets the demand of the major
ity, and yet ir does appe il to the pro
found and intellectual, because ir is 1
destined to distract them temporarily
at least, from dee pi r thoughts, draws
tliein out, as ir were,from the slough-. 1
of despondency in which they have 1
bet n immured, and to letter appreci- <
al", perhaps the tragedy, the concert '
and the lecture at some future time i
A person who can laugh well and 1
long, derives more pleasure out of life ;
than the one who alw ays carries a siil- |
I. 11 counteuau •!•. ft is thi? sullen in- 1
dividual that should see the comedy 1
farce of " Weary Willie Walker ' ar 1
the opera house on Christmas night 1
I
THE VILLAGE POS I'M ASTER. (
All who have seen a part ol the lift
iliat is reproduced in the famous play '
—"The Village Postmaster"—must
i...0. - * people. '
rift' re'st must Yie' saFishetf with the as- '
surauee that a view ol it will faith- '
lully instruct tliein 111 the maimers,the
dress, the costume, the ways of living 1
mid something of the habits ot New '
Eiiglanders at tlm beginning of the 1
latter half of the nineteenth century.
"The Village Postmaster" tell- a '
wholesome story, moral without being
1 oarsi*. Ii comes to the Opera House 1
oil Tluii's lav, Decembel Jlsl, exactly '
as don • for '-I'll nights in New Vjrk, 1
and l .' i nights in l 'hie igo
Mi. Eugene Powers ol the original '
cast, 1- now with this company, and
plays tiie title part. His work in this '
role lilact's linn among the leading
charactei actors of thi- country. Many
vaudeville novelties are introduced in
tin- play 111. s year and ih • entire com
pany and production will be taken to
England next Fall for a long toui
Literary Exercises.
The Garfield Society of the Danville
High School held it- regular meeting
Friday. The following program
was tendered :
Piano Solo Mi- Finnegan
Declamation—Patriotism
Mr. Bernheimer
Recitation Moon Light Miss Doster
EsSiiy lndians Mr. Welliver
Declamation—The Lawyer aud
Free Institutions Mr. Hedea
Recitation —Miles Standish
Mi-- Kase
Piano Solo Miss Curry
Reading (Selected) Miss Patton
I lie question debated was: " Re
solv. i. That the Introduction of Labor
Suing Machinery Has Been a De
triment to Mankind."
The affirmative was taken by Mis-
Bare, Mi-s Morris and Mr. Bogert
The negative side wa- upheld b.v
Mi-s Tooey, Mi Graham and Mr. Mc
Dennutf
The decision was rendered in favor
of the negative.
Directors Chosen.
The stockholders ot the Peoph -
Bank of Danville held their annual
meeting Saturday afternoon Ihe
following Board ot Diicetor.- wa
'elected: S. M Trumhower, John Dos
ter. Jl.. David Thomas,ll R. Slniltz,
John A Ellis. Joseph. Ratti, O. F
Ferris,Jane - F Smith and. l 11 Cole.
The Board id Directors organized
immediately electing these officers
President, J. 11. Cole; vice president,
John Do-iii*, .Ii Cashier. J I'. Wat
son
In accoldanc. Willi tin -tatt law tie
Directors appointed an auditing com
mittee consisting of W 1. Williams
mil II B Shult/
The movement to divide the Lpi
copal diocese of (ventral Pennsylvania
is gaining ground, only s:;o,ooo of fie
. ndowmont fund remaining to he rai
ed This -urn is certain to hen ilized
In tore the convent ion next June when
dll Ihi Oil will hi) made.
KSTAIiLIsiIKb |\ 1855
Mrs Fred Hoflinan of Shamokin was
ma.l rii v tim ifavt r\ • ruel piae
heal joke Tuesday night
She is ihi .-rep-datight of Evan
Bt \ in. master iiie' hanic of the Read
ing Iron Work-, this city. Mr. Bevail
wa- imiispo i hi-i week, hut during
'lt pl'e-t lit Week he h.'ls heeli at his
po-t at the II ailing Iron Works as Us
ual.
On I ucsday night Mrs. Iloftman
while at hei home in Shamokin . 1
eal led upon t In- tele phone and inf. ■• in
ed that In r st.• j» lather. Evan Be\au,
was living 111 this city It was then
too late tn calc , a 11:iill for Danville
and in ordei to rei'-h here without tie
lav Mis Hofl 111 i; 1 procim d a horse and
carriage and was driven all the way
to I > inville, ai riving hei ■ it about
hali past ten 0 clock.
<•1 course it wa- all a hoa.x. Mr.
Bevaii wa- still in tin flesh with no
thought of dying. Mr- Hoffman could
hardly believe icr vn- s stie would
like t 1 look upon the 1 ice of the man
or v.l man w ho-, idea of -port i- so
depraved as to unncce--arily wound
her : lings wi* n rlie tiding- of deal Ii
and ro oblige hei ro drive on a profit
-1 -- errand, fifteen mil-- on a cold
winttv night
As the result ct' m investigation
made yesterday it was learned that
Mrs. Hoffman was no' called up from
(hi- city, hut rhat the practical joker
who deceived hei into making the long
drive lives in Shamokin.
Canal Beds Revert to Owners.
A Superior Court decision ot tai
leaching importance and one that will
have a wide spr. id eftect. was that of
a Berk- county cas. that wa- decided
by that body last we. kin regards to
thy bed ut an abandoned canal revert
ing back to 11 riginal owner when
his lands idjoiu tli it bed l'lie Sup
eriot Court decided that the property
after hi ing once abandoae ' by tlie
canal company for canal purposes, re
verts hack to ifs original owner This
is a point that will lie of gre it in
terest hi this section, ie there 1- the
abandoned Pennsylvania canal a good
portion ot which has been sold by the
Pennsylvania Caual Co. to the Dela
ware, 1. ackawanna and West rn Rail
road Co., and if this decision be a cri
terion or precedent there will no doubt
lie 11011 hie and litigation from Nanti
coke to Havre de Grace.
Following is tlie gi-r of the decis
ion :
The Superior Court affirmed the dc-
Stunip, 't al. Tim suit was brought
to determine the title or ownership of
.-oniit lauds formerly belonging to the
now abandoned Union Canal, situated
in Marion tow nship,m ar Stouclisburg.
Berks county.
The question was whether the Cau
al Company, when if abandoned tin'
land for canal purpost s. had the light
to convey it to the adjoining owners
or whether the title reverted to the
original owners abutting on the can
al. It is alleged Mr. Stump entered
on land and destroyed the dam which
Mr. Scholl had erected on it,alter the
Canal Company had abandoned it.
Mr. Scholl brought an action in tres
piss against Mr. Stump and the other
abutting land owners to recover dam
ages for the desfrud ion ol the dam,
and ills 1 ro recover title to the -line.
Judge Eudlich decided that the laud
reverted to the Sciiolls and that the
deeds from the Canal Company to Mr.
Stump possessed no title.
Charles Kennedy's Painful Injury.
Charles Kennedy of South Danville
is confined 10 his residence as the re
sult of a .-erious injury sustained last
Friday. He drives a wagon for W. A.
Shopper sou and was hauling lumber
from Roaring t'reek to I'ataw is- 1 when
the accident occuried. Owing to the
icy condition of the road in fh nar
rows there was danger of tin wagon
sliding down over the bank, which
Hanks the 10 id To- iv him- If in
such an event Mr Ix iiuedy took his
position on ti 1 upp ■" -1 le ol the wag
on and wis w'alking along when he
slipped aud h - leg 112. 1! rig' • 11 front
of tiie win I. lie frit d ro stop the
team but betel • 1,. e. io so they
dragged tl ■ wag( 11 a eon-, ici able dis
tance, the man's leg lying doubled up
and pushed by the wheel along over
the ice. Bv tie time Ihe horses -toil
pel Mr K-nned.v's leg wa- very rain
fullv wrenched and bruised, although
it seems no hones were broken. lie
was nimbi" to put ins weight 011 the
injured leg, vet he sin k ro hi- pam
and proce 'tied all tle> way to ('at
awi—i where he unlo ided the lumber
John Gaskins' Bad Accident.
John Gaskins. West Mahoning street,
met with a sad misfortune late Satur
day night He was returning to his
home froiu down ' w tnd was walk
ing along l'acton street between Moy
ei - livery still'', and W. -t Mahoning
street when 111 slipped and fell heav
ily striking Ins hip upon the ice
He vs.e uiiiibh to an.-. Help was
soon attracted to the spot wle-ii it was
i found tl at it was impossible for him
I to walk even with assistance. Neither
could he endure tin 1 tin when an at
tempt \\a- made to eai 1 y him and it
was neces-ary to procure a chair upon
which if offi ft Ins removal.
Hi - Newhakt I ami Curry responded
tn a ill \ n • x inii naf m revealed
1 the fact that the hip hone was broken
1 I ight ill the joint The injury i- l'e
• guided as a vers -1 -1 lolls one
JOB PRINTING
The oiliee of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
iancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public that ho
is prepared at all times to ex
cute m the neatest manner
PRINTING
Ofall Kinds and Description
ttl.li DOLLARS
1 lit; late coins issued from t lie United
>tates Mint at Philadelphia to coin -
memorate the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position and known a- the Eouisiana
Purchase Gold Dollar hav" been pro
nounced by numismatists the finest ex
amples of modern coining art. This
coinage, which will live as a metallic
memorial of the great World's Fair of
wa- provided for by a specific
A ■ t < ougres-. which alsc limits
their i -u«' to 2"»(),o i() piece- The en-
M coinage will he delivered to tie
E\|.(i-itioii i ompany and will ie;nt -
-em i part of the Governmciit '.- gen
eral a] i iopri irion of *->,<'oo,ooo , the
Exposition.
J 112 »" - ,
These specially designed coins are of
two types: two obverses having the
same reverse; 125,000 hear an excellent
likeness of Thomas Jefferson—the Gov
ernment father of the Louisiana Pur
chase. The other 125,000 present the
profile of William McKinley, the Gov
ernment father of the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition.
A number of these numismatic gems
have reached our city and are being
shown and sold by First National
Bank. The various jewelry mount
ings that may lie had for this official
souvenir makes them particularly ad
aptable for gilt purposes and the pur
chaser enjoys a guarantee and price
protection that has never been given
with a souvenir coin.
The proceeds from the sale of the
Louisiana Gold Dollar- will be direct
ly employed for general purposes and
the purchaser aud those assisting in
its sale not only evince a patriotism
worthy id' the grand commemorating
eveut of one of this country's niosr
notable epochs,but will be direct con
trihutors to what is now, in its ap
proaching stages of completion, more
than a promist—the gieatest of World -
Fairs.
Death of Mrs, Kortenhaus.
Marj Klma, the wile of Henry
Kortenhaus, whose critical illness in
Philadelphia was noted Thursday
morning, departed this life a few
minutes before 7 o'clock, Friday even
ing. A telegram bearing the sad tid
ings reached this city Saturday morn
ing.
Th" remains reached this city Sat
urday evening on the 5:50 Pennsyl
vania train, accompanied by Jlr,
.Mrs. .John vv. 112 artiswortn, ramer ami
mother of the deceased. The remains
were taken to the Farusworth home
stead, West Mahoning street.
The deceased was 32 years of age.
Besides her husband and parents she
is survived by a sister, Miss Pauline
Farusworth of this city,and a brother,
Harry Farusworth, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Kortenhaus was a woman ot
lovely and refined character, who was
universally beloved She grew to wo
manhood in this city, hut tor the last
eleven years resided in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Kortenhaus' death was not due
to typhoid fever, as reported. This
fact was given out in this city through
a misapprehension,which was correct
ed when Mr. and Mrs. Farnsworih re
turned from Philadelphia. The cause
of deatli involved a complication ot
ailments. The deceased had been in
poor health for over a year and at
times was a great sufferer.
Funeral of Mrs, Kortenhaus
Mrs. Henry Kortenhaus, whose death
occurred in Philadelphia on Friday
evening, was buried Tuesday after
noon. The funeral was held at 2 p.
in.from the residence of J. W. Farus
worth, father ot the deceased. West
Mahoning street, Rev. J. E. Hutchi
-on officiating. A quartette was rend
ered by S. A. and J. B McCoy, Miss
Margaret Ammerman and Mrs. .1. H.
Johnson. The pall bearers were: \\.
L McGlure, M G. Youngman, W. (J.
Williams, W. J. Rogers, W (i. Purse 1
and W. W. Welliver
Interment took place in Fairview
Cemetery. The burial was private
Au Accident Narrowly Averted.
T. M. Wiutersteen. tax receiver ol
West Hemlock township, while driv
ing to this city Monday morning by
!;i lucky discovery averted a very bad
accident. While driving along at a
brisk trot lie became aware that some
thing was wrong ami looking down
saw that one of the wheels was loose
and likely to run off the spindle. The
horse wa< a quiet animal and Mr.
Wintersteen had no difficulty in stop
ping him.
The bur bad worked loose and drop
ped off the spindle. This Mr Winter
steeu luckily found bv walking back
one quarter of a mile. Die vehicle
was a common road cart and had the
wheel run off then v mid have been
a bad np-et attended no doubt with
i injury
Rev. Wright Resigns.
! Rev. Erskine Wright,rector of Christ
i Episcopal church, this, ity, on Friday
i night tendered his resignation to the
vestry, to take place on January Ist
The eau- a-sigued for Rev Wright -
resignation is ill health, his physician
advising that he retire from all work
for a period ot three months
Rev. Er-ktne Wright assumed charge
ot Christ Episcopal church on March
sth, is;n>. Before coming to Danville
In- was assistant rector m St CMem
cut 's church, Philadelphia