Hone Paper -—For llie Utile lite circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $t PER YEAR DK. IKYING H. JENNINGS, Office Hour* 9 A. M. I" V I<>4 MM St., I l\ M to A /'. M IhtwciUe. I'd. miii 1.1 /. >i -I.' ■ Mm ST., I)aNVII.I.K, FA. i)ineases of the stomach and Intes.ines u Special! \ | yt. \\ i». s mji.k, DENTIST <i it t "_'ls Mm siiik* ■ «•*■! It I- ■ lutrn-i! without fain. . mII liiu! llrltii?e u nrli II Knul ■ •, Hi III*- ;uteNliUi<! n.-- I improved lii«ttiiiin-nl> uml |>lf|»Hi< <t I" ' lethe must itiltieult uork. DR. C\ H. REYNOLDS - 1 iFNTls'l - 288 Mil! - •-1.. Danville, Pa. Dentistry iu a.I it* jrat i-h«* Charges! Mod rn' >u t"a w. r* !in irmiteed ' tint.. '.Bi.cU 1 892. lIIMH NStll \i V,\ Warmer weather today. Frozt ii " i es have the call. w>Cero v. is high on the tube. This l- ih week of prayer. Get tl e -wing of writing the "-I. " You ni \ i mi's the water until the pipes fi i / The tru l •>' the cold wave was along the iiv< r luv.: - The lid was ot rtaitily oft th-j ther mometer " V oaday. A lot of rood "solutions w«re made to be bru'i' p. The i.e "eat is tumel. But then, there art > her-. TI i nan with the New Year's swear off now begins to acquite a sfrauge thirst. Hobert Mori is. East Market stieet, is on the sick 1 i-.t, suffering from an attack of grip. Apprentices in the Pennsylvania Railroad s| ops re required to seive a four years' appiouticuship instead of three, as formerly. The man wliuv thermometer regis tered the Invest was in demand Tues day. The pay 101 l for the first two weeks in 11 -ember in the American Car Founlrv ('o t Beiwi'kj exceeded s'j:j,Oon A< i rding to tho weiihei reports there are low teinperatun s for all. Lehigh county for the 3»-ai l',Kj:s is sued lloT marriage licen es, 70 more than in 1902, an I llie large-t number issued in any < lie year. The snowfall is keeping up with the weather man's predictions in a way to make him s> lid with people who have sleighs for hire. The New Year wa- inaugurated throughout tie- country generally in a quiet and n Host en t itious wit*" There was a notable absence of the noisy demonstrations The pretty school teachers fit Cum berland county are so popular that tiie school board of Carlisle has compelled tho girls to sign contracts for the full t«rni There is but one day i i make good resolutions, while there are 365 iu which to try to keep them. Why not resolve to do at least one kind act every day of the New Year. There can't be too much sunshine. Even if you do write it 1903 fot a few days yjur correspondent will know what you mean. The Stat" Board of Health of Indi ana has issued orders forbidding the re-employment of 280 teachers in the public schools who are afflicted witli t ti bercnlosis. It speaks volumes for the energy and ] actical ability oulisteri in the work of the Y. M. C. A throughout the i iuutrv that this organization has ad flrda new building to its equipment i very six days daring the year 1903. This sort of weather '"euts ice" with more thau ttie coal mc n. The ice men are having their inning, too There is a general consensus of opinion that this winter is old-fashion* i d enough—and winter enough. With the thermometer below the /.ero mark, there are visions that the price of ica will he low next summer. At the same time there is a stern real ity that the coal pile is rapidly dimin ishing in the cellar Miss A. M Keeler, tho dressmaker, has removed from 307 East Market street to dwelling above J 15. Cleav er's store. Hi Henry's Minstrels will appear in Danville on Monday, January lltli. What's the use of going away for the winter when you can stay at home and get all you want of it? Nominate good men at the primaries and then elect then Picking presidential candidates is rather a thankless task just now, but many people are engaged in it. It would be wiser to wait until the time for picking early spring flowers. The winter weather is severe enough here and the oldest Inhabitant is sat isfied. Councilman D A. Montgomery, who was confined to bis bed for a couple of weeks has improve 1 of late und is able to sit up. "THIS COI NTKV WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUC TIONS.' VOL. ). ' " HE.® !(i;I'I)HTS Tho Borough Council Thursday eve held ii special meeting for tho puri»ose of paying hills mid hearing the reports I [fquirod t" wind up muni ipal allaii ! for the past year besidt - tiausactiug ' any other business thai might come j up tor consideration. Chief of-Police.l C. Mincemoyer ! presented his report for the year just euded, which on motion \sas accepted and ordered spread upon the miuutes. I There were tortv-two arrests during i the year, the offenses embracing drunk - inness, disoideily conduct, fighting, j obstructing sidewalks, peddling, pro fanity, burying horses in the borough and violating market ordinance. Sev r.'al of the offenders paid the penalty of their imprudence by undergoing imprisonment in the look-up but the ! majority of the offenders paid tho fine ' imposed, which in the aggregate foots |up $154. During the year there were i 154 tramps harbored in the lock-up. Thomas Traiuor, Jr., Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, presented his report Then' were IS tires during the year. The tires were either unattend ed with damage or the loss was slight. The most destructive tire occurred at the Heading Iron Wotks on December 2(1, the 10-s being $llOO. The total loss by tire was #1.270. The report en braced inventories showing the equipment of each com pauy. The niembership of each com pany is as follows: Friendship. ■! ; Washington,H2 ; Continental,;!? ; Good will. <sl. On motion the report was accepted and ordered spread upon the minutes. The fourth quarterly appropriation due the Fire Department on motion of Mr. Swank was ordered paid. The annual salary of 1-V.J due the Chief of the Fire Department, on mo tion of Mr. Lloyd was ordered paid. The unnual appropriation due the Executive Hoard of the Fire Depart ment, $25, on motion ot Mr. Feuster maclier was also ordered paid. The Finance Committee of Council iu whose hands the matter had been left at the previous meeting reported tliat after due consideration it had de cided to advise against any liquida tion of the Water indebtedness at pres ent either by buying in bonds or other wise. On motion of Mr. Reifsnyder a sec tion ol hose reportel as out of order at the Wood Will Hose House was or dered repaired. On motion of Mr. Swank the pur chase of two nippers for tie police was authorized. Mr. Lloyd state 1 that the «• were good re»sons foi believing that other persons than tin- Hoariug farm er recently arreite 1 for the offence, were purchasing produce in the curb stone market for the purpose of selling the same. The police officers were asked to be on the lookout for such violat ions. The following members were pres ent at the meeting last night : Yas tiue, Swunk, Fenstermacher, Welliver, Reifsuydcr, Lloyd and .Joseph Gibson. The following lulls were approved for payment: WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes $129.70 Joseph Lechner .75 Gross and Leffler 22.65 Washington Hose Co 1.35 Thomas W. Reifsnyder 8.45 Standard Gas Co 8.40 H. R. Patton 20.00 Edward Cormau 5.C0 IP (ROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes $ 82.50 Labor and Hauling 29.40 A. C. Amesburv 38.95 Standard Electric Light Co 454.93 Standard lias Co 3.20 Welliver Hardware Co 1.05 T. W. Reifsnyder 29.60 B. B. Brown (Health Officer) 9.55 Dr. C. Shultz, (Secretary) 13.25 Joseph Lechner 1.71 J. C. Mincemoyer, 107 meals iu lock-up at 13 cents . 13.1(1 May be Admitted to Schocl. A fact which may not he known to all the patrons is that children who will be six years old between January Ist and June Ist next in »y he admitted to the school* now by showing a cer tificate of successful vaccination. Ac cording to a rub' in I'oren here pupils who will arrive at the school age be tween the opening of the term and the holiday vacation are permitted to en ter school on the first day; those who will not arrive at the proper age until after the New Year can not be enroll ed until that date. No time should be lost iu either case in order to obtain full benefit of the course. Frost Bitten Ears and Feet. Roliert Nice, son of Louisa Nice, South Danville, who attends school in the Second Ward, (his city, froze his ears very badly uTesday morning. He suffered intensely on his way to school and soon after entering the warm room found that his ears were frozen. Such remedies as were at hand were applied by the teacher, but the hoy's ears began to swell bad ly and were soon double, their natural size. Ho was obliged togo home, where he received i*-dical teatment. Miss Bassett of Hush township, who also attends the Second Ward school, had h"r feet and hands badly frozen. Tho young |ladv it appears |Tuenl »y walked lo school and notwithstanding the exercise was affected by the cold as above described. Everything pos sihle was done for her at th • school building while word was sent to her parents, who later took her home in a sleigh. MERRV MAS- For one hour and a half Friday I afternoon the mummers owned the town and that they did themselves proud no one who witnessed their lint parade w ill for a moment controvert or deny. That their efforts were ap preciated and looked forward to with enjoyment by tho citizens ot the town was attested by the throngs that tilled the streets long before the parade start ed and loitered until iho last reveler had meandered by. Mill street from | the bridge to the Armory was black j with people who lined the sidewalks j and at many places crowded out into j the street, leaving barely room for the 1 parade to pass. The weather was all that could he desired. About noon the sun began to shine quite warm, yet tin snow did not melt to any extent, so that the streets remained in the b -st of condi tion for marching. Good weather brought out a good crowd,not us sight seers alone, hut also as mummer?. In fact the parade, which w is a monster affair, surpassed all expectations. The mummers began forming at I:30 and by 2 o'clock the parade was ready to move. It was divided into throe divisions. The tir.-t division was led by Chief Marshal R. B. Pursel and John Patron and Harry Philo, aids, all mounted. The second division was led by A. C. Rote, Thomas Trainor, Jr., Jasper Ferry and Theodore Baker. The third division, which consisted ot horsemen,was marshaled by William Suter. Stoes' Baud furnished music in the lirst division. The Mechauics ville band was in the second division, while the Washington Drum Corps marched with the horsemen The parade was led by Will G.i Brown in an oldsiuobile. He was fol lowed by seven National Guardsmen, j after whom came twelve uniformed firemen, marching lour abreast and re presenting the Washington.the Friend ship and the Continental Fire com panies. Stoes' Baud came next, after which the long line baffled descrip tion,and lingers on the memory simp ly as a confusion ot kaleidoscopic col ors embraced in a confusing array of make-ups, all ot them ingenious and picturesque and no two of them alike I The line of march embraced ■ very form of minstrel outfit extant. There were Indians in every style of Indian teggory; there were cowboys and greasers ; old Mephistopheles, himself. "Uncle Sam" and tramps galore, " Reuhens'' and young married couples from tho country. Every outlandish j conception in the way of disguise was to he seen, along with oddly devised vehicles drawn or poshed along by bony old horses which were dressed j up to imitate the mummers. There I were so/no thirty-five men on horse back. all wearing false faces or dec orated with burnt cork. There was nothing mine laughable among the jolly masqueraders than some ot the advertising outfits Many of these were on the order of "sand wich" men, but in the make-up no rule was followed, tho only object be ing to produce a grotesque ••tl>'et ami to advertise the goods. The paiado surpassed everything of its kind ever seen in Danville. There were hundreds ot men in line,the par ade on the home stretch extending nearly all the way from Mill street to the Washington Hose House. Much praise is due 1). C. Willianua- Chair man of the Committee ot Arrangements for tho full measure ot succi s- attain ed. At the same time the rank and file of the parade must not he overlooked. All who participated deserve credit, not only for the good order maintain 3d, but also for the originality and the artistic taste displayed in the endless variety of costumes. Otherwise Dan ville could not have enjoyed the best New Year's parade ever s t . ( .|i hi its history. Goal Rapidly Consumed. There is a hig increase in the quant ity of fuel consumed during a cold wave such as prevailing at present, a fact which is plainly perceptible in the family coal pile. The same thing is noticeable at the Water Works and at the Hospital for the Insane. At the latter institution they are now consuming for all pur poses thirty tons of coal per day. As the result of experiment the hospital authorities have learned that liver coal auswers admirably for all pur poses there and they are now u-mg it to the exelusion of all other kinds with the result that a considerable saving is effected. At the present season an enormou quantity of water is wasted through the practice of leaving the hydrants run during the night to prevent freez ing. To supply this deficiency extra pumping i- required; this consumes more steam, which iu turn requires more coal. At the Water Works also river coal is burned, so that the in creased expense is kept down to a minimum. Collection for Butier Fever Patients. The collection taken at the concert on N> w Year's night in the V M <' A., for the fever sufferers at Butlei, Fa., amounted to $lO. 00, whieh was turned over to the Danvilh N itional Bank to be forwarded Assumed Half Interest. .lei >mo I 100 I has assumed i halt in t>■ i• st in the in rcantib hu«im ss eon ducted hv .1 It Ka-e,South Danville The firm henceforth will to known as J H. Kase & Co DANV!U.K. I\\., TIIi nsDAY JANTAIiY V PREPARING FUR RELIEF WORK The Woman's Benevolent Association of Danville will hold its annual m> ■ t ing at the iesidcncc of Mrs. Hubert Magill, 11:5 West Market street, at 3 p. in., today. This first regular meeting ot the sea son as is customary will be devoted wholly to business in the line of or ganization an 1 iu getting leidy for a busy season's work. Mrs. S. Y. Thomp son is President, Miss Helen T. Mag | ill, Se -rotary, and Mrs. I. A. Persing, | Treasurer, of the Association Not only will officers be elected,on Tliurs ' day bur two managers will I --chosen from each of the thirteen different churches m town to represent that con j gregatiou in tie relief work during the y< ir. The annual meeting will be follow ; ed by regular meetings on such dates as may be decided upon in the rooms !-if the Woman's Benevolent Associa ' tioii in the third story of the Thomas Beaver Free Library. These meetings at which the time is wholly devoted to sowing for the poor, are usually kept up during tho winter, the aim being not only to supply immediate : demands in the way of bedding and 1 wearing apparel, but to create a sur- J plus of the same, which will be avail j able during the early part of the pre- I ceding winter before the Association ; gets down to woik. Already during this winter there have been appeals to tho Association for help, coal being mostly what was need d. The indications are that we will have a long and severe winter and the ladies foresee an abundance of wark for charitably disposed people. The Woman's Benevolent Associa tion lias been in existence for a num ber of years. It- membership at times has been large; at other times speak ing of those who are at all active its membership has fallen bdow what i adequate to accomplish the work that i would seem to devolve upon it. At j present, especially, the Association ; would like to increase it- member-J ship. The fee i- but \!.""> cents, al though any larger stun w ill be thank fully received and applied to a bo- i nefieeut purpose. Under the method employed of < choosing managers from each of Un churches tho Association is able to keep in touch with the various strata of life throughout the town; it is in a position to determine at short notice the worthiness or the unworthiness of every case that comes up and thus is an agency which can be prevented by a lack of resource - only from accom plishing unlimited good As at [ires, nt equipped the Associa tion m any one cas-- can extend only temporary help. It makes it a point to reach old people and the sick who aie iu destitute circumstances. Be yond tin- it does merely what it can. Who will deny that it is a noble in stitution and as such deserving not only commendation but all the assist ance it asks Montour House is Sold. The Montour House, Danville's most tauious old hostelry, of which the late James L. Kiehl was owner and land lord for over forty years, has found a new owner in the person of E. T. Lin uard of Philadelphia. Mr. Linnard,who until recently was half ownerot tho Colonnade hotel, Phi ladelphia, olos -d the bargain yester day. The price paid, it is understood, was |23,000. The new owner will as sume charge on Thursday of next week. Whether ho will remove to Dan ville and conduct tho hotel in person or employ a man to run it for him is not known at present. The Montour House was lirst opened in 1831. Few hotels are better known throughout the country. Brower's history states that the house A'as orig inally built by General Daniel Mont gomery,who kept a store in the corner room An orchard extended from the building up to Ferry street. Boyd, Colton and Donaldson also kept store there. In 1534 it was lirst opened as a hotel by Samuel Brady, who gave it its name: "The Montour House. "" In 18-Mi G. M. Slioop purchased the prop erty and subsequently the house was kept by W. G. Gaskins, Cornelius, Garretson, Smith. Kramer, Kirk and Jones." It was about l s -V.i that the late James L. Hiehl bocame ownei and landlord Five Veterans Were Pall Bearers. The remains ot Mrs. J. B. Love of Mil ton. were brought to this city on the 11 :24 P. & B. train yesterday and tak en direct to Odd Follows' cemetery, where interment was made. The hus band ot the de -eased was i veteran of tho Civil war, and among tin resi dents ot this city who nit t the funeral at the station were a number of voter ails, members of Goodrich Post. Th • following acted as pall bearer-: Sain uel Mottorn, James James, Clarence Price, William M. Hedtlens, J«din Cro.-s --lcy and a. Jackson. The funeral was qu itt- a large one. Tho followiug persons with the lam llv of the deceased accompanied the remain- to this , 11y Calvin Croniley, Milton ; Samuel Bloom and on and Mrs Alverta Heiiingei of Siinburv, F. B. Kelly ol Lebanon Mr- E. K ("layman and Mrs .1 ( Gibson of Havii tie < < rai l llie great Foi epaugh-Sells emus, which toured the west last year, is coming through tin- section of tin state lie- coming summer An advance agent is already on tin- road > ngaging grounds PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Miss Elizabeth Antrim of West ; Pittstou, is the guest of her -ister. Mrs. Will G. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Campbell of Sunhury, spent Sunday at tin Hod den- Hons a- guests til John L. Camp bell. Charb s Jacobs of Philadelphia, is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Jacobs, Sr., Ea-t Maiket street. Harry Charlton left yesterday for I Baltimore, Md., after a short visit in this city. A. M. Diehl left yesterday for Wi Ikosbarre. Walter .1. Lowrie accompanied by .1. ; K. ,Closs a fellow-student, returned to Lafayette College 'yesterday aftci a i -ojoiirn during tho holidays at the home of his father, J. W. Lowiie, i Strawberry Ridge. Mr. and Mrs Arthur E. Robinson and daughter Eleanor of Roxborough i arrived at this city yesterday for a | visit at the home of J. P. I Bare. Ira Johnson of Northumberland, was Ja Danville visitor yesterday Mrs. John W. Farnsworth returned , home from Philadelphia last evening. W. S. Reed of.Bloomsburg,transact j d business mi this city yesterday. Mrs. S. A York- and daughter Miss Mary, left yesterday for Pinehur.-t, N. C. John Brugler transact! d business in Sunhury yesterday. John Weniger visited friends in Sun hury yesterday. George B. Kase of Kasevilh-, left yesterday for Lancaster. Hiram Weaver transacted business in Sunhury yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. George Shultz left yesterday for Buffalo, N Y., after a short visit in this city. Henry Retiipe returned Irom New York city la-r evening. J. F. Tooley wain Shamokin yes terday. Mr. and Mrs. John Landau return ed to Washington. D. ('., yesterdav after a visit with relatives in South Danville. W. T. Shepperson transacted busi ness in Sunhury yesterday. Mrs. William Melick vis ited friends in this city yesterday. Aaron Williams left yesterday for Coyne, Lackawanna county. Mi-s Snyder called on Blooms burg friends yesterday. Mrs. E. Brown ol Bloomsburg, visit ed tiiond- in this city yesterday. Warming the Mail Wagonf, Tin- carriers on the rural free deliv ery routes had a trying experience of it during the cold spoil. Those who have their wagons lixed on runners were able to avail themselves of the use of a lantern. Tho latter, like a lamp, throws out a considerable amount of heat, which in the -mall and tight ly closed mail wagon soon has the effect of raising the temperature, so that the carrier if properly wrapped can got along with tolerable comfort, even in tho coldest weather. Diminutive stoves are manufactured ami can ho bought in this city,design ed for use in wagons The most ol the milk and huckster wagons which ply about town are equipped with these little stoves, the venders enjoying comparative comfort where a few years ago those in their position near ly froze. There is a good deal of danger of the wagons taking lire unless precaution is exercised to keep blankets and other combustible matter away from the stove. The same danger may exist where lanterns art- used Such liies are reported almost daily ami several are on record in this county. Many Pupils out of School. This is not the kind of weather when truancy is apt to flourish,nevertheless Truant Officer Young states that lie finds an unusually large number of children out ot school, anil explains that they are detained at home by ill ness. At the same time there is no great prevalence ot infectious diseases in Danville, lllu ss where it exists con sisting mostly of a cold iu one of its various forms Health officer Brown last evening stated that there have been a few cases of searlatina and of membranous sore ! throat, the dwellings where the latter exists being placarded "Diphtheria." Taking i;i both, he said, there are all told only throe cases in town, and ihost- are not serious. Brickwork Well Under Way. All building operations at the Hos pital for the Insane have been effect ually belt! up by the cold wave The brick layers have done no work this week. One of Mr. Shepherd's foremen last i vi iiing. however, -tated that there is no intention of suspending work on account of the weather The walls on two buildings aro linished as far as th" third floor, which haves hut one story to build. The contractor will lie in wait for fair weather. By taking advantage of the nice days as they occur, tho brickwork on both buildings can iu a slioit time be com ph-ted. Once under roof the buildings can bi finished regardless of the wea , ther. i KITCHEN RANGES A h.«d lire, for which the cold wave would have been indirectly responsi ble, was very narrowly averted at the residence of Henry L. Gross, West Mahoning street .Tuesday morning. A frozen supply pipe caused the "wat er back" to burst, tho explosion en tirely demolishing the stove and -«-t --ting the room on fire. About half past six o'clock Isaac Gross, who had spent the night with his father, arose and turned on the fire in the kitchen range, after which lie left for his own homo. He attend ed to the fires there and did some oth er chores,spending in all half an hour I or more when lie returned to his fatli ' er's residence. As ho approached the house lie saw smoke issuing from the windows of tho kitchen. Hurrying to the rear ho opened tlie door when scene met his gaze which baffled de scription. The kitchen, which he left iu good order less than an hour before, was a mass of ruins. The stovo was shattered to frag ments. The oven doors along with other heavy pieces of iron wore lying on the opposite side of the room, while the mass of red hot coals had been shot in a volley some eight feet against the wainscoting, which quick ly ignited and along with the floor was burning rapidly. The walls and ceiling were covered with soot and ashes while a chair caught in the ex plosion was split in two. A few buckets of water,which were convenient, sufficed to extinguish the fire. Isaac could not help but realize that he was twice fortunate. Had he been a few minutes earlier he would no doubt have been caught in the ex plosion, when judging by the ruin wrought his chances for escape would have been slim. Had he been a little later the fire would have gained suffi cient headway to endanger or destroy the entire dwelling. The range at Mr. Gross' is Equipp ed with a water back. Such explos ions, which are caused by the supply pipo freezing up, have to be guarded against in cold weather. Mr. Gross who was the only occupant of the bouse at the time of the explosion, was sleeping and did not hear the noise. The report, however, was heard by neighbors on the opposite side of West Mahoning jtreet. A similar accident occurred at the residence of Mrs. Eva Myer, Lower Mulberry street, Tuesday rooming. A frozen pipe caused the water back to burst; the stove here was also wrecked, although the ruin was not so general as at Mr. Gross. Mrs. Myer was in the kitchen at the time and was struck upon the head by a flying missile although only slightly injured. lolin L, Evans iu a Fire. Hotel Highland, one ot tho finest hostelries of Albuquerque, New Mex ico, at which our townsman, John L. Evans, was a hoarder, was destroyed by lire on Tuesday evening of last Week The"Daily Citizen" of Albuquer que last Wednesday published a graphic description of the tire. Tho hotel con tained forty-five rooms, and accom modated some thirty-five guests. The lire broke our at 7 o'clock and was dis covered by John L. Evans, who was eating his supper. Mr. Evans gave the alarm, after which the response by tho firemen was prompt, but iu spite of all that could be done the hotel was totally do st roved. The flames spread with lightning like rapidity. As soon as he discover ed the fire Mr. Evans rushed to his room and succeeded iu saving bis trunk by throwing it out of the win dow onto one of the roofs adjoining. The time was short, however, and in order to save himself he was obliged to flee leaving his suit case and a por tion ot his clothing a prey to tho flames. Among the other guests wore a number who did not fare so well as Mr. Evans, losing all they had in their rooms. In a letter received in this city yes terday, Mr. Evans states that lie has taken lodging in another hotel and is none the worse for his experience in the lire. It is now quite cold at Albuquerque and ice quickly forms. The atmos phere, however, is equable in tempera ture and is considered very pure and salubrious. Cold Wave is Past. The weather yesterday was still pierc ingly cold and judging by its effects there seemed to be little difference in the temperature between Tuesday morning anil the morning of yesterday There was, however, a difference of some twelve degrees as shown by the thermometers. Tho coldest reported was at Kipp's run, where mercury at 2a. in. stood at 20 degrees and at 5 a. m. at 18 de grees below. At 5:30 o'clock the ther mometer at the Montour House regist t-t ed 10 degrees below zero. Uoldest Weather in Forty-Three Years. According to a meteorological rec ord kept in the cash book at the store of A H. Sharpless.at Catawissa.Tues dav was the coldest day in that town for the past forty-three years. On the Kith of January, 1861, the mercury registered 2a degrees below zero,whilst on the morning ot January 5, 1904, it registered 20 below. At no time since the former dato has the thermometer indicated such a low degree of temp erature as existed hi that Borough Tuesday morning. KSTAIiLISIIKI) IX 1855 SHERIFF-ELECT SWORN IN George Maiers, Sheriff-elect,was in ! ducted into bis office Monday at noon. This j- Mr Maiers' second term as Sheriff, his first term expiring with i he close of 1 IKK), while Michael Breck | bill the retiring incumbent yesterday complete I his third term a- Sheriff or ! Montour County. Michael Breckbill was first elected in 1888 and served during 'BO. 'OO and 'Hi, being succeeded iu 1892 by C. P. Harder, present Po.-t Master of Da i viHe. In 18H4 Mr. Breckbill was again elected, his second term ending with the close ot 181*7. H<- was succeeded in 1808 by George Maiers. who on re tiring in January 1901 was succeeded by Mr. Breckbill on his third and last term. Michael Breckbill was not the first- Sheriff of Montour County to hold tin office for three terms. His case is par allelled by Edward Young, who held down the otfice for three terms, being first elected in the '."io's. Y'ouug was Sheriff when Clark and Mrs. Twiggs were coiivicfei of murder and it was In- who officiate 1 at tho execution. Sheriff Young ran for the fourth term but Was defeated. Michael Breckbill, one of the most popular of our Sheriffs, lias been a resident of Montour County since 1858. He was born in Lebanon County in 18oL His father was a paper maker and later for a period of ton years was employe 1 in the paper mill at Cata vvissa. Iu IS-10 Michael Brc -kbi 11, then a boy of I<>, was hired to drive a stage coach from Selinsgrove to Williams port. H>- was next employed to drive a packet boat from Williamsport to Jersey Shore during the summer and a stage coach to Trout Run and the Block House during the winter. His next employment, during the years of 'sl, '52 and '53, was driving a mail buggy from Williamsport to Milton, remaining in the latter place over night. In Milton lie learned the printing trade, serving throe years under Col. Eck in the office of the "Milton Demo crat. "He later worked as a "jour" printer in the office of the "Home Gazette," Lewisburg. In 1858 he came to Montour County and was employed on the farm of J. W. Foresman, Mahoning township. He intouded to study law but the war breaking oat be changed bis plans. He had just graduated at the Dauville Academy under Professor Weston, whan in September, 18til, lie enlisted serving iu the war until 1865. At the close of the war he returned to this county and in IB(>ti was mar ried. For some years he followed farming in Mahoning township. Ministers Will Have Saloon Supervision. The Ministerial Association of the Panther Creek Valley and the eleven saloon keepers of Summit Hill,against whose license applications the former recently tiled remonstrances in the Carbon county court,have compromis ed in a most peculiar manner and the remonstrances will be withdrawn. The ministers alleged that there were too many saloons at Summit Hill and they prayed the court to reduce the number proportionate to the popula tion. They declared that the eleven against whom they remonstrated were the most- undesirable anil their action caused consternation among the tavern proprietors. Summit Hill saloonists however, are ingenious fellows and they decided to see what could be done to alleviate the antagonism of the ministers. A committee tit tho dealers called at a meeting of the Miuisteiial Associa tion and humbly asked for mercy. They represented that if they had done any wrong it was not intentional and they promised to be good in the future if only their licenses were not taken from them. The ministers, after some considera tion, agreed to relent in their war on the liquor traffic providing each sa loouist paid $25.10 to the association and siguetl an agreement giving the preachers virtual supervision of the drinking places. It the latter are not conducted on the high plane ot moral ity exacted hv the men of the cloth the licenses are forthwith to he revok ed. The saloon men whacked up their $'J5, signed the agreement and now breathe easier. Examination fot Railwa Mail Clerks, President Roosevelt, in his annual message, stated that for the last fiscal nar there had been 25,51>fi persons ap pointed through competitive examina tions under Civil Service rules. This was 12,072 more than for any previous year, and forty per cent of all who passed the examinations. There will be a Post office examination in this city the tirst Wednesday or Satur day after May 1. There will ho ex aminations in several places in this state for Railway Mail Clerks, Steuo giaphers, and many other positions during March and April. Iho Colum bian Correspondence College of Wash ington, D. C..has issued au announce nieiit giving the dates ami places for holding examinations, the age limits, physical qualifications, education re quired,and full information about the various positions in the Government Civil Service, and it will be sent free to all who write for it. Until some instrument is invented for registering how cold a person feels it will he impossible to tell how cold it really is. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces to the public that ho is prepared at all times to ex cute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Description |T(I CONNECT Wl. TWII.I.IiI LINES At a recent meeting of the stock | holders of the Danville and Blooms burg Street Railway Company, held at Allentown all the rights, title ami interest of the Danville and Riverside Street Railway Company were pur chased outright. The acquisition of this line gives the Danville and Bloomsburg Company the right of way from Danville to Bloom<buig through Riverside, and it also places the companv in a position to nmke direct connection with the road to he tiuilt by "Farmer" Kulp and others from Shamokin to Son bury. In the construction of the Danville and Bloomsburg Road the first step is to be taken in connecting Wilkesbarre and Danville and Hazleton and Dan ville. As the new road will connect with the Columbia and Montour Line, now operating between Berwick, Bloomsburg, Rupert and Catawissa, by extending the Columbia and Mon tour Line from Berwick to Shickshin ny,a link will be made forming a con tinuous trolley connection from Wilkes barre to Danvillo. The Hazleton Line is to be built to Nescopeck, and there remains, to con nect Hazleton and Danville,the build ing of the Columbia and Montour Line, from Berwick to Nescopeck, a distance of about two miles. At the same meeting W. F. Pascoe. of Allentown, tendered his resignation as president of the company and F. C. Angle of Danville, was chosen to fill the vacancy. Mr Pascoe has been award ed the coutract to build the Danville and Bloomsburg Road for $200,000. The consolidation of the various companies will mean much in the di rection of opening up the country along the Susquehanna. The Note Was Burned. Services at Shiloli Reformed church Sunday were of a very interesting nature. As stated Saturday the con gregation is out of debt and in order to signalize the fact a part of the pro gram yesterday morning was the burn ing of a note which represented a debt of ten years standing. The zero weath er prevailing and the newly fallen snow, which left the roads unbroken, had thee Sect of keeping at home some of the congregation who reside in the country. Among those unable to at tend it was noticed were some who had not been absent for years. The usual order of worship was fol loweu, during wmcti w. n. orw, Financial Secretary, read the Trea surer's report, which showed no liabil ities and a small balance on band. After singing the second hymn the note was burned in the presence of the congregation. The document to be destroyed was placed upon a plate, which Mr. Orth held in his hands, while D. R. Williams, the Treasurer, struck a match and set the note on lire. Breathless silence reigned throughout the auditorium as the flames ate up the document. As soon as the note was consumed the congre gation joined in singing "Praise CJod from Whom all Blessings Plow." Another circumstance which added t3 the interest of the services of Shilob Reformed church Sunday was the fact that the congregation had with them morning and evening the Rev. Christopher Noss of Sendai, Japan, a graduate of Pranklin and Marshall college at Lancaster, who holds a chair in the Tohokee College at Sendai. Rev. Noss, who took a post graduate course in the University at Berlin, is a man of splendid attainments. Be sides holding a chair in the college at Sendai he also preaches among the na tives. His learning and bis practical experiences make him an authority on all matters that pertain to missionary effort iu Japan and other Eastern coun tries. He indulged in some remarks duiing the morning service, but gave a more extended talk last evening. During his discourse one caught some interesting glimpses of life in the land of the Mikado and learned to appreci ate the difficulties missionaries there have to contend with and consequent ly to measure accurately the progress made in the work of evangelization. Notwithstanding the cold there was a good-sized congregation present morning and evening. Mr. Lawrences Heavy Ice Crop, if every ice house about town is not filled with ice,the product of our own pouds and streams, this year, it will not be because there is not a super abundance of it William S. Lawrence alone, has harvested from the darn on Mahoning creek over one thousand loads of ice, averaging one and a half tons per load All of this ice has been used in filling ice houses about town and there is still room for a gieat deal more. Mr. Lawrence has not been cutting ice this week, but he will resume in a d»y or so, when he expects to find ice , lghtd en inches in thickness. A Good Picture. The last week's issue of thr "Week lv Reminder" issued by the Mahon- I iiig Presbyteriau church contained an excellent cut of the church. Architect urally the Mahoning church is quite a notable structure and the cut,which is produced from a photograph taken by Dr. James V. Oglesby, shows the building op iu excellent style. The vista taken includes the front of the church with its imposing columns and the tower above, as well !»s the uianse a short distance further on. The pic ture has been much admired,
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