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4_ > f> Mm -T., D VWII iK, PA.
Diseases of the Stomach and lntesiines
a Specialty
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DENTIST
dim i -Is Mil i **ic 1 '
t-elli K.xtr.i led without I'niti.
i ' OII Hinl Hrlils- f*rk » -i-ecuiltj.
w ' :in e. -l mill IIIONI improved
IllHrtlllH Ills Hllll ple|MO'< .1 In CM'CIItt I lit
most dllticult work.
DR. C. LI. REYNOLD?,
-DENTIST
288 Mill - * ■ 1 'anvtlle, Pa.
Dentistry iu nil it* orationes. ( iiarges
Modemt» nil ' wor- Gnu r*n'*—d
Est ah), hed IHW2.
I'tiSHH® \f\VS.
War new - h»- - inteiest
License Ci art on Friday
Lent will h iiiu February 1>
Sleighing parlies are the ra;;i
The "hi autitul snow" -till lingers.
St. Lou - ot ! eper- are accused
now.
The public sal - a-on will soon be
on iu full blast.
The early tori cntehe no worms
these mornings.
Let t! re it. : i one i•> vv Ihe ice
harve.-t :- 11 out finished.
Th II iy hII ' dangt rof smallj
pox, I tit .- . good business proposi
ti oil tin el ■ : '!•> t< get va' ' mated,
and at once.
Circus managers throughout the
country have decided to abandon all
street parades. The license fee- are
tot) high.
PennsyL mi* will have the fiue-t
collection < t si-1> ' any s» ite at the
St. Louis fair Kvej v species known
to the fishc men ' the -fate will he
represented.
A fine g l '. ] ture in a liandso ne
frames picturesque spots
of tin- ctiou of Pennsylvania, should
h%vt a place in the Pennsylvania
buildi'i.- i!" S Louis • xposition.
Nor: mui erland had a obweb party
the ( ther day. There is sone thing sug
ge-t ve about a cobweb ] arty in 1- ip
year. It recalls the fate of the fly.
The Shauiokin silu mill - about to
add one hundred hinds to its force,
bringing the pa\ roll up to three bun
dled and fifty nam s. The demand for
silk has resulted m placing new looms
in operation.
Planting ti-h i- a boat a- profitable
as the planting ■ t any otln i crop and
every stream in the State shoul I he
well stocked.
Forget salt and lis- i shov.l in dea l
ing snow and ice from sidewalks.
A tip to the ice iu the river—go out
quietly, without attracting attention
and doing any dam ig<\
A ch ck has b> e i received from An
drew Carnegie for one-halt the cost of
n new pipe organ tor the Presbyterian
'hui' h at Eagle-nn re w Inch has ju-t
been completed.
The Merchants' Protective Associa
tion of Berwick, framed a formal n
qui -t to th" banks t 1 that town for
new paper money This i- for the pre
vention of contagion. Bloom-burg
banks have already (lone this, and are
serving crisp new greenbacks to their
patrons.
A new fashion in wintets would be
popular with people in this part ot
the world.
This i- going to be a big year for
holidays. Washington's birthday will
be celebrated on a Mm lay, so those
who have a Sarordiv h ilf holidi\
will have Sunda> and Monday hesidt -
There are several nth r event- that
come in bunches Memorial Day and
tin Fourth of Jnlv al o come on a
Mo:idiv.and Christmas and New Year
come on Sunday, so that the two lat
ter will he celebrate! on Monday
A story is told that a Japanese j
traveling through tin.- section study
ing methods of operating railroads
ml securing names and addres-es of
Japanese to get th m to return to
Japan in case of war with Rus.-ia
It ;s sa d that the Pennsylvania rail
road will do awav with the £lO de
posit <III mileage books, which lui
created so much talk since the order
went into effect This will be wel
'cotne news to tic public, especially
traveling men who are constanth on
the move.
It is pointed out that the marriage
license office isn't being overworked.
As it is leap year it is no difficult
matter to properly locate the responsi
bility. What's the trouble, girl-.
Instead of prost -nting tin 'eruiler
the Pure Food Depart iiient -hows a
tendency to enlist their aid. This IN
as it should be. The retailer ha* sand
sells many food product-iu the origin
al package with the best faith imagin
able.
The Stat" Le igue of Republican
Clubs will fader a t'-'inonial diti
ner t>Ho i. Hoi- Pee mi in Hortif ul
tural Hall, Piiibtd diiiii i, on tie even
ing ot McKinhu - Inr li I iv, Jan
Invitations have beta r • m-I by
local Hepuhlicaiis.
•THIS C.Ol NTRY Will, NHVHR HE HNTIRI-I.Y FRKh t'NTII. IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS.'
VOL. 4-S>~NO
CHI/ENS I'llliSDlT
I A petition signed by sixty citizens,
I owners ot properties which abut on
! Mill street, was presentc Ito Council
Frid iv asking that ll it thorough
j (are he paved trom the riv> r bridge to
i Center street.
Mr K -ifsiiyder moved that iu com
! pliance With the petition < 'ouneil order
and direct the Solicitor with the Com
mittee on Ordinance and Police to
formulate an ordinance and submit it
! in the Council at its next regular meet
; nig for approval. The motion wa
seoonded by Mr. Swan'* and it usrriod
without a dis-eiiting voice.
Mr. Lloyd asked to be enlightened
on the statin of affair- relating to the
claim against the Borough held by the
Prothonatary for entering up tax
■• 1 aiin- signed by the Prc-idcnt ot
Council Koran answer Mr. I.loyd
was reterreil to the opinion of the Bor
ough Solicitor »vhich wa- ready and
which on motion wa- read, it \\ as as
follows:
( relltlelliell of Council,
Borough of Danville:
Gentlemen In compliance with
vour i' ■•••lit request we have can tally
examined the tax lien law of June I.
HH)I, and for various legal reasons
which would serve no u-eful purpose
to detail here, we are clearly of the
opinion that the Borough ot Danville
i- nor legally liable for the payment
df the bill rendered by the Prothono
«arv of Montour County for th • entry
of the tax liens in favor of said Bor
ough.
Very truly yours,
K1) -V AIiDS\Y P. E(i E AIUIA Hl'.
On motion of Joseph Gibson th'
printing of the Borough statement wa
awardd to th Montoui American and
the Montour Democrat. The price was
fixed at I'ia.
The icy condition ot the crossing
\\ »- ili- 'ti-.-e 1 itid il wa- ordered that
the Street Commissioner be instructed
T i look after -juits where the walking
i- bad, using >an lor salt in preler
ence to >l\v dust.
A comiuunication from .lain - F.
Dougherty,Chairman of the Fire Com
mit ttec was presented to Council which
a>suuieil that the Danville Opera House
i- unsafe and named alleged d'fets.
Mr. Dougherty moved that a commit
tee consisting oft he Chief Burgess, the
Fire Ciiief and the Fire Committee
inspect the Opera House and report to
Council far action at a special se--i in
in five days
Burgess Purse), who was present e.x
plaint <I that he had th > matter under
idvisein"lit ail I.i l l practically ap
pointed a committee consisting of
Aichitect .T. 11. Brugler, Georgi Reif
snyd'T and S. M. TrumlMiwer to <x
ainiue the building nest week. If per
mitted to carry out his plans lie felt
sure that justice would be done to all
parties.
The motion embraced m Dougher
ty's communication was seconded by
Joseph Gibson, but upon lieiiii put to
a vote it was 10-t
The following bills wer- approved
for payment:
BOBOUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular Employes £ HJ.aO
United Tel. & Tel. Co 18.00
E. W. Peters
Labor and Hauling H'
T. L. Evaus' Sons 1«•.
S A French 1-T *•
(! \V. Hendricks 1
John L. Russell
Robert J. Pegg
Foster Hro-
WATKH DEPARTM EN T.
Regnlai Employes sJUST.OO
United Tel. iV Tel Co «.()()
<'berry Chemical <'o ,'s .",o
E. W. Peters (com.) li.aO
11. B Patton 20.00
W. F. Tolaiid in Charge.
K. T. Liuuard, the new proprietor
of tin* Montour House, left for Phila
delphia yesterday oil the 11 I' \ R.
t rain.
His place at (he hotel from now on
will be tilled bv a representative iu
tie - person of W. ]•' Tolanrl, who ar
rivd in t l- ity Monday. Mi. Inland
a-suuied ch trge vi -terday ami lie is
now bn-y lamiiiat i/iru' himself with
things about tin hotel and in getting
ae.ju nnted with our townspeople.
Mr. 'I nland IUIS had an abuiul im • of
exjierienco iu 11.• hotel busine-- and
before ( ouiing I.re wain the Aldim
Hotel, Philadelphia. He is a man of
pleasing addres-. ot genial minuets
and will no doubt prove a- popular
with our citizens as he will be success
ful in tie management of the hotel. m
Li very men Complain of Dull Times.
Not witli-t intling the exc lletit -b igh
ing, which has now been with us for
iiiii'h more than a month, the liverv
iiii• 11 tie nit r ipmg i rich harvest
The proprietor of one of the leiding
stalil - yesterday remark' I upon tli
fact A few ir- ago, In said, sleigh
ing such a- at prt -eat would have
brought out sleigher- galore and there
would have been a gre iter demand for
livery turnouts than could liavi In en
supplied. At present at none of tin
stabb'S i- bu.siie s- hi is:;, 'lie- tlullnes
is not to be attributed to the cold wea
tlier exactly, as thei an* mm tin
davs, when tl ere i- hut littl" iu< r asi
in the dt mand for hor-es and -le.gh-
The liveryman in question s iid I hai
he could only act- unit for the di'iiiu
isbed patronage oa t'i grounds thai
sleigh riding being i counted one o
the luxur.es rd 11f• i- th ■ tit tiling
ont out by the ivio ii- m in, who a
present finds it lit'- -■-irv to i tr ncl
I some where under th < high e.wl of liv
i ing prevailing.
DAXVIIXK. PA-.TIII IM)AY JAM AIS liJ 11MM.
Till: V. 11. A.
mivwni
Person- who have any doubt as to
the valui ot sy-temati ■ physical c.x
orcis" for hiisiii"-s men, should I lik to
Mini" ol th twenty live oi thirty bu.-i
tie.-- and profi ssional men who take
regular exercise in the Y. M «' A.
gymnasium under the direction of Mr.
Carpenter, tin competent Physical Di
rector of the Danvilh A--n'iation,
who gives hi- entire time to the -tudv
of best methods tor scieiitilie body
building work, having in view the
'thought nt making men strong and
| keeping them well, in order that work
mav be a pleasuie and worrv an • un
known commodity.
A talk with any one ot the members
: of the Business Men's gyiniia-iuin class
will develop tie fact that th hem-lit
derived is of the greatest importance,
not only in improved health and
strength,hut in producing good spirits
and freedom from "blues." One hour
in the gymnasium, including shower
bath and hearty rnh-down after bath,
will quicken the cireul itinn, strength
en the nerv-'i and give an ail rountl
glow to the body that exhilarating
to a degree not known t > men who
take no physical exercise
Those who have been taking exercise
during the winter, assert that they
never felt better; that they tan do
more and better work ; and that they
would not give ir up under any cir
cumstances.
There are many men who should
take -vstematio exer •!--, but v\' • x
cuv' tlienis lvcs for one r« i-on or an
other, and are thus forfeiting an op
portunity for being in perfect health
and strength, by failing to c nti• t
themselves with the Y. M. C. A. gym
nasium, which i- well equipped, with
all necessary apparatus and bathing
facilities; and, best of all,a first-clas
instructor, who pr- - • riln - prop -r • \
er"is" fi • the-' who j-dn th cl i--e».
With these conditions in our midst,
there should be no excuse for men who
ought to avail themselves of flu op
portunities o!L red, e-p<- ially as the
price i- so trilling tor benefits so far
ri aching and beneficial.
To argue, as some men do, that they
g"t plenty of < xer ise at their daily
work, is to take the wrong vi w of
th • whole question. Work i- oil" thing
and exercise anotli r; and tie man
who argues thus will find, if he tak--s
up sy-teiiMtic ex rcise, uu<lcr proper
direction, that muscles will come in
to play that he did not use at all, and
which are nee. --ary in an all-round,
healthy development of the hotly. By
properly dire-ted and intelligent >x
ercise, every muscle in the hody l
brought out in the prop* r degret . in a
way tliat could not be accomplished
in the round of daily work.
For iiist nice, many a m iu may h IVI
strong arms and legs, but weak chest
and back, and another may have good
chest development, but a w ak st un
acli, etc., etc , hut the man who ex
ercises will be systematically develop
ed.
The best way to test the matter I
to join the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium,
and in a very shoit time the systematic
bo ly-tmilding work will prove exhil
arating, stimulating, beneficial.
Those who are thinking of joining
are invited to tome and see the cla-se
in tle ir drills, and tlc v will -urelv
become members of the Bus'.ne-.- Men's
cl I - of the Y. M <'. \
Death of Jasper Joue.-.
JasptT JotlCS (if tins place fin d lit
tlu> home of lii- brother, Sylvester
Jon is, Berwick, yc-terday morning.
'I li'' deceased will ht- it-call'(I a- tin
afflicted young man, who-' lower
limb- were both | araly/.t <1 and who
walked \\ ith the aid of crutches. He
was a familiar object in the vicinity
ot Mill and Northumberland -treei
and v\a> frequently seen in other parts
(if town. The deceased who was
twentv lour ot age, was a cripple all
hi- lite having sustait > d a I all u lien
hut three weeks old in which lii.s s| ine
wa- injured. He. was the object- of Ull
ivi'isul jiity as ho laboriously made his
way through the streets, dragging his
legs, over which lie bad no control
whatever, alt r liiin. It was it grievous
burden to hear and yet 111;- young man
not only was light learted and lu»l>py
lint there were tine - in hi- life when
lie made Ins own living Among oth
ers who employed him was \N L
fiouger, wh.i vest ei day stated that he
found liiin leliahh as a watchman and
that there were certain kinds ot work
in which he ii ov d hiuis-lt vvn cap-
I able.
A month or -o .igo h wen! to Ber
wick to visit hi- brother. His death
yesterday was not unexpected. He
; b id consuinjition and li id been det lin
; ing rapidly for -nine time. Tin.' body
will tie brought to tlr- city t( day and
taken dirietly to the Odd Fellow-'
'cemetery where interment will he
< made.
Until parents of the de. • a-ed are
dead A brother, Alfi •"I .lone-, rc-idt -
in this city
Ice Harvest is Now Over.
The cutting of ice ha- been di-eon
rilined at both Cistle Grove Farm
rid at I awrciiee's plant on Mahoning
creek. Tie -hut-down at n< itle - plac»
i- caused by a deficiency of ice, a- at
abundance -till remain-, but becaust
everv dealer seems supi li'd and ev iv
ice house is filled.
A leading ic. d- aler ot this nn ye~
terday remarked that the season i- tin
ii|ue in this p-i cf, a- he was un thh
to recall in the experience ol a lift
time when the ice lion si - were sto k
ed with such an > xce.lleiit quality o
ice so eaily in the season.
'Till: KM'HLK.'IN
nmrns
The elect ion lor nominating candi
, dates for tin Borough and District ot
fice.s will be held by the Kepubliean
! attlie usual voting places on Friday,
January I •'tween the hours of <•
and 8 p. in.
The above informal on was obtained
in an intetvicw with .lam - Foster,
K> publican C ami \ Ch ii tan ail on Sat -
urday.
No time ha- hi •n-> t by tie Demo
crat- for tin holding oi aieuises, hut
notices are likely to be post il at al
most any tim> as th re is only the
matter of a month intervening between
the present and the spring election.
Thi- is a'ycar when there will be
neither Bulges- nor Tax lice iver to
elect. The important oflic - to hr fill
ed in the Borough ai - " a- fi llows A
councilman, a sch "d dii clor, an as
ses-or io each ward; in the Third
Ward, a Justice of the Peace and for
the Danville and Malciuing Di-trict
an Ovcrseei of the Poor.
In o.c or more of the ward- tle re
promises to lie a warm contest for
Council ami prospective candidal - for
this office are already doing some wotk
in a qnict \\ay
Always an Interesting Event.
Tlie olMcci- <it the Pinnsy I\ania Odd
F» llosv. l -' Aimiv. r-ar.v A-- -iatioii an
already laying 5• 1 n:s fo- tin- nit ting
of tin- organization, which will be
held at Montnnrsv I lie 011 \]iril
This is a I way- an i 111 < 're-ting •v • • 111 in
tins |I.-| 11 (it the Stall'.an llt tin effort
iii''an anything tl- scs-urn at Mon
toursville will lu> fully up to tin -fund
til 1■ t that <1 <»11» rai - 112 • t a'-m ■
Tim la-t s<■ • s (mi of tin atini vi 1 - 4iv
asso- .aiion wa> held ,tt Milt 11. At
the time it \va- decided tn nit et in
Will:misport 111 i!> -pi -ig, provided
that 110 other place a.-ked forth- meet
ing Montoursvilh a-k- 1 for the 11011 -
01 of entertaining the a--'»"i ttion, ami
arrangtm- nts i a\- 11 w h en in 1 It' tor
it. Tim Odd Ft ll'iws of Moutoursviile
will see that th-- occash ' 1 i- a- la] ]e
a oiK' a.- it cm In- made Tin - year the
association will <• i inat" tin • i ht v
fiftli aninv- -ary (it tin- founding 01
Odd Fellow -hi 1 111 A'l:' :ic 1.
The program for the day as far as
couiplofed, ( ills for tin- following. At
11 o'clock in the morning,in tin rooms
of Fairfield lodge, will !>• h Id the
hu-iiii ss meeting of the a-.-o-iati"ii, at
which ollict rs will bt- eh-ted, and a
place ol meiting for next year chosen.
At '■! o'clock there will h- a parade, at
the conclusion of which tht re will be
a public ill- -ting in tl ' | : a 1; 11-. ,
with addrc-.--- by promiin nt Odd Fel
lows Among tip grand officers who
arc exj'i tt 1 arc (>iand S-ei lary .In-.
H. Mack, y
Their F.r-t Annual Banijiict.
The Kniei'tld Club ot this city held
it- lir-t anniial hanqtii t at 11 <• 11 I l'aldy
la.-f night.
John M ('kiTi- v 1- trt -ident, and
John Do-all.Secret ary, of tli" Km raid
('luh. Other members are Albert
(till, ritoma- Daib-y, Charb - Mullen,
James I' lrrci t. Frank Met 'all rev, Frank
(Iraliam, Frank' McCue I'M ward Mc-
Vey, William I,"at- v and II irrv 1100-
Icy.
The b IIII| net list night v 1 an ex
cecdingly line affair
Till; MKN I
('t.ve < )yst» 1- on Half Shell.
Iced Oucen <) 1i v< - Celery.
Chicken Noodle Soup.
Fried Oysters.
1 'old Slaw. Lobster Salad.
lioast Turkey with Oyster Filling.
Prime Kills Koast IJci t
French Peas. Sugar Corn.
Hoast Sweet Pt nitoc-
Mashed Potatoi Cranbt rrieK
(,'ocoanut ('ustai d. Appb I'l
Vanilla Ice Cream.
Cake. Fruit. Nuts,
diet -e and Salt Waft r-
Tea Cotfee. Scgai
0. P. Gearhart Appointed Trustee.
At a meeting of creditors held at tin
oflic of William Kas> We-r, H-ip, on
Tuesday N. /.. Ihittcrwiek w 1- declar
i d 1 bankrupt and Major (' I' (! ar
hart was appointed a- trustee.
M. 11. Taggart ol Sunbuiv i- ret "fee
for bankruptcy in this di-trit t. Those
who appeared before him on Tuesday
were: Colonel Clement ol Sunhury,
liaiph K -ni l', F. ' ' Angh .nil ('. I',
(iearbart ot this city From the evid
.11 "tt produced the r fere- 1- above
stated declare 1 N / Hultti w i-k a
bankrupt and appointed Major (' IJ.1 J .
1 iearbart trusti . W W. Fisher ot
j Sunhury . Frank Dowling o) North
umlierlaiid; and Mi-- Kli/.abclh Foulk
j of tlii- city w> re appointed a- apptais
j - r- of tic! bankrupt's estate.
Fred Hagrubucli May Hi-cover.
I- i -tl Hag. nbucb, Jr., tin young man
who was struck by the car- at Alme
di t Tu< -day, it 1- now I- 11 - v> d, will
recover lie regained lull con-' imis
ne-s on Tin- lav night and vesterday
w ,i- aid-' to OIIVC - lie rut i 'i lii
head, which it wa- b ircd, would re
sult badly upon fuller investigation
was found not t-i In- sod,. : 1-to atfi .-t
I the brain I l injure 111 the main
I-. em to consist of lirui-< • and 11 a' tares
jof the ribs am! < liar bon- . although
them 111.-till suffers int* n.-eh from
the shock. The probability s»enis ti
lie that time w ill be all that 1- lieede '
to effect a recover \.
Kgg- having taken a -light tumhh
{ the av-ragt >• 11 i/■ll ■ 111 bok forwan
' 1,1 Fast 1 w tb I -s tie] nlation
PERSON AL
Mr and Mr- Hervey Sliult/. ol Kiv
■ r nir, Mr ami Mrs Jacob Slmltz of
( ooper Town-hip, Mr- Boss Harrier
nt ti'i- city and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
yni'U of Rupert,on the r» :-"i0 train last
i vi-ning returned home from Milton
wliftv tin v wnv quests of Mr. and
Mrs. .1. \V. S. liobison ye-terday.
Mi-- Minnie Mark- returned to Sha
niokin yesterday alter a visit with
friends in this city.
H<in. H. M. Hinckley wain Blootu--
bu i - ye-terday
Mrs. Keely I!cam left yesterday for
a vi-.ii «itli Seranton friend-.
A. .1. Leiiigei trail-acted business in
Her wick y< sterday.
Gu.-tave W. il spent yesterday in Mt.
Carnitjl.
ilarr\ Lewi- was in Berwick yester
day.
A. C. Harris of St. Louis, Mo., is
at the Harris home, Ujipet
Mulherrv street.
Mi-- Uo-a Bverly leturncd home
from a several weeks' visit to Phila
delphia la-t evening.
Micha 1 Shires of Spring Mills, Cen
t• ■ i county,icturned home la-t evening
alter a visit at the residence of James
Shultz, East Market street, this city.
Bev. U' orge K Limhert retnrned
home la-t evening from a visit with
relative- at Madisouburg.
Mr- .Joel Morton of Berwick, arriv
ed at South Danville y.'.siorday for a
visit with her daughter, Mr-. .T. W.
Trea-
Jll'.v <'l Teller J{(lg. IS ol MuilCV, i.S
visiting at tie- home ol her parents,
Mr and Mrs S. .1. Welliver
Samui I Wert man of Berwick, was a
visitor n tin- city yesteradv.
K irlip ot Trenton, N. .1., w i- in
Danville y- -tcrday. Mr. Karlip was a
foriicr resident of thi- city.
Mrs. Eli/, ih. th Horton hit yester
day or S' l'antoii
II -iir\ W II I tt y. ste.day lor l.eh
il 11011.
Mi.-s Am -11 a Mnycr ol Millheim has
r' turiieil lionie alter a pleasant visit
s\ tli her -istiT, Mrs. rieorg" K Lim
bert.
Mr. and Mr- James Shultz of this
city spent yesterdav in Catawi-sa as
gue-is of Mr. and Mrs William 1 -sli
er.
Mr. and Mr Kiank Bucher of Sou
bury, are guests at the homu of the
former's jiareuts.Mr. an I Mr-. Samuel
Bncli' r, Kiver-ide.
Henry Rf>mpe transacted business in
Muiicv ye.-terd iv.
M: and Mrs. < 'aii- Coldren ot Hia
moki'i, eiijoye 1 a sleigh ride over to
11; - it.v yesterday. While here they
wen guests of Mrs. Coldren's parents,
Mr. and Mr-. Lewis Bverly, Walnut
stre t.
L. P. Warner of Washiugtouville,
called on friends in this city yester
day.
Mrs. J. C. Jones of B looms burn, vis
I ted friends m this city yesterday.
T. B. Yerg of Washingtonville,trans
acted business in this city yesterday.
John (iruvi wa- a Berwick visitor
yesterd ly
Harry Cromwell will return today
1 nun an • \teiided trij> to California.
A. I>. Corcoran of I'ittston, spent
vt si to iv in Danville.
Skating on the Pavements.
It is doubtful whether any one can
recall a year in which our streets were
encased in a mat)tie ot ico for a great
er I nuth of time than the present. In
m mv parts of town the sidewalks are
wholly abandoned by pedestrian-,who
i ike the middle of tit" streets. r I he
pavements at such ] lacts olteii aflord
a very good skating ground and are
ictually u<> I by the boys and girls as
-uch.
Apropos of the above the fact has
lieen remarked upon that notwith
standing the almost impassable con li
tion ot the sidewalks, accidents from
falling stem to occur very infrequent
ly. When the first ice ot tin sea-ou
appeared i iIN accompanied by broken
bones seem I t > be numerous, but it
ins that as people come to reali/
tl.'it danger they team to exercisi
eaution an i tliu- 111 inv a had accidi nt
is averti d
Revival Results iu 24 Converts.
The t"' vival meetings at the United
Kvatigelii tl church are now in the
mid lb' et their third week and the in
terest is unabated Tim- far this week
six ie w p-intents have been added,
making in all twenty-four since the
neetings began Rev. Dunn has labor
ed v tliout any outside help whatever
»nd ha> i lea lieil every evening with
out a single intermission, its tin meet
ings ' aeh wi k have embraced S itur
day ■ veiling The revival will con
tinue all of n« \t week or probably be
yond that dale. The public are invit
ed to att< ml all the services
Preparing the Plans.
\i l it. t .1 II Urugler i- |r. | aring
t i:, plans to: a large building in Sun
hill) which will be put up early next
-cring, lie builder In ing V A Font
i us.
The sfruef ure, which will be of brick,
will < "iitain four store rooms on the
first llnnr, two -uites of olliccs on the
- ct.d floor, besides flats f<»i three
- palate famili' Work will he begun
dti tie m w building a- nooii a- the
•weather will permit m\t spring.
1.11:11 l:\WI \\-
I.ieuti naiit Nathaniel Bower, who
has b n enjoying a two months' leave
with iii- parent- at Moon -burg, will
return to Fort Li a veil worth, Kansas
today to resume military duty. Lieu
tenant Bower i- one of several abl<
and sturdy young men who have gone
out from Montour, and who, should
the opportunity present itselt, may he
relied upon to acquit himself in a way
that will reflect credit upon the little
county of hi- birth. He is a graduate
of the Danville High school,and w-nt
to West Point tin the strength of a
competitive examination. His present
leave is the fir-t he has enjoyed in two
years.
Lieutenant Bower is in charge of an
engineer corps at West Point, Ky.,
where the government ha- leased a
large tract ol laud comprising some
torty-eigbt square miles, for purposes
tit maneuver and which at present is
being putin shape for use.
Lieutenant Bower was iu this city
yesterday and in a brief interview
gave a phasing description of that
phase of military activity with which
he has become familiar. Since he has
entered the service the United States
with the exception of the warfare in
the Philippines has been at peace. In
the event of a war between Japan and
ltus-ia the lieutenant gave it as his
opinion that there was a strong prob
ability of the United States tning
drawn into hostilities.
Erected Scaffold for Hester.
Gideon Beishline, of Berwick, has
rec aved a telegram that his brother,
F. H. Beishiine, passed away Sunday
at hi; home at Biimingham, Alabama.
Never having a day's illness and he
iiiij, until three weeks ago, in good
health, the news comes as a severe
shock to the relatives and friends in
Berwick and vicinity where he was
w-'ll known. While in this section he
xva- employe ! a- coal and iron police
man ami became widely known in con
nection with running down the cele
brated Mollie Maguires, having a--
-isted in bringing of the hand to
justice. He was also famous as the
person who erected the .- affoM at
M IUCII I'tiunk where four of the Mol
lies were executed at one time and
which was al-o secured by the Colum
bia eouuty commissioners and was the
one from which punishment was dealt
out to Pat Hester, Tulley and Mc-
Hugli.
He was a man of unusually fine phy
siquo,being tall and heavy and straight
as an arrow.
About twenty years ago he left for
Texas and engaged in his former trade
of carpentering and contracting and
remained in the Southern States. His
experiences and hardships at first were
many. In one instance ho was held
up by thr<- • half breed Mexican In
dians, two of which he shot and
wounded the third, being at the same
t mi" shot in the side, but only slight
ly-
He was aged fifty-four" years aud is
survived,besides a brother in Berwick,
by a wife and two children at I'.irm
lnghim. Ala., a brother Jacob, aud
sister, Mrs. Lavilla Shultz, of Van
('amp, and Mrs. Catherine Shnltz, of
Benton.
A Townsman Honored.
It. W. Eggert is very busy looking
up data relating to the Second Regi
ment P. V. H. A., of which a histo
ry is being compiled under the aus
pices of the Association of Survivors.
In a letter to the "Record and Star"
ot Watsontown, the official organ of
the Survivors' Association, 2nd P. V.
H. A., George W. Ward, who has the
history in hand, thus alludes to the
valuable services rendered by our
townsman :
"Comrade Eggert called into see nie
i t'.-w davs ago. My! Lew, how wond
erfully that man retains Ins youthful
appearance, and none the less does he
Ics hi- vouJhfii 1 step. He and James
K. Staats might be taken for twins.
|{ I -hard i- an all-right comrade and
gavi in • a good many points :n refer
ctici to the earlv history of the regi
ment, his memory and love for which
hiving lost none of their ardor with
the I ipse oft inie.
Millions of Young Fish.
Til' Stale Department of Fisheries
\\:l! -• nd IKHI young li-li to all
parts ot Pennsylvania in the -pring
for stocking public streams. More
than 2U3.000 will be retained at the
hatcheries for breeding purposes
The Department ha< granted f">M?
applications fort rout to stock streams.
These applications have been received
from all couutii - of the State, except
B' aver, Rucks, Green and Mercer,
which count i. - have virtually no trout
streams within tin ir borders.
TllO number of individual applica
tions granted is -.'.(i10, including those
Of tl- Pennsylvania Fish Protective
Association Those received from org
ani/atioris number t>77, wb le tl '-"
t roin the I'm -I r\ Reserve Commis
sion are 1,-JnO, l,:i00 young ti-li will be
-« otto till eae.h appluat ion The ap
plieafious granted are for publn
,-t reams only,and all applications from
persons desiring to <tock private
streams were refused.
Andy's Favorites,
After having aided three Tamaijua
I congregai ions to secure pipe organ-
Andrew Carnegie In- notified the
Methodists that h will give ?10t«) to
i ward a - jooii organ Taniatjua liui-t
have a pull.
KSTAIHJSHEI> IS 1855
IsmVVIiAKS
.1 SCRVHYOR
Prominent among the many notable
men that Danville has produced] i
('ity and County Surveyor Geoigc W.
West,who at the age ol four score and
five years is still actively engaged in
his profession.
Mi. West was on hand early yester
day forenoon to meet Assistant High
way Commissioner Statler whom lit
intended to accompany on his trip
over the road between this city and
Maiisdale While waiting in tiie Com
missioners' office he talked most in
terestinglv over his past life.
At eighty-five Mr. West's eye i- still
I bright, Ins hearing is keen and his
( memory never at fault. Physically lie
' retains much of the vigor and the cap
acity for work that characterizes a
man of middle life. Time has indeed
dealt kindly with Mr. West and yet
during his life he has borne his full
share of hardships.
Mr. West has been a surveyor for
sixty years. He stated yesterday that
during that time at least nine-tenths
of his work has been performed out
side of Montour County. During his
long career as a surveyor lie has trod
backwards and forwards over the
mountains and valleys of Central Penn
sylvania until he has become personal
ly familiar with the most important
landmarks and boundaries of laud that
relate to the vast possessions ot tim
ber and minerals which make the
State famous. The surveys lie had
made embrace the vast section lying
between Bellefonte and Heading and
further west between Potter County
and Gettysburg. While making some
of these surveys Mr. West states that
his party for weeks at a tune were
away from civilization and like true
explorers wrapped iu their blankets
they slept in a tent or even in the
open air with only a bed of spruce
boughs between them and the hard
ground. Their food on these long ex
cursions was plain and primitive in
the extreme,while they were constant
ly exposed to rain and the extremes of
heat and cold By dint of great care,
however, Mr. West managed to pre
serve his health, while the out door
lite with its hardships to which he
came inured conduced no doubt to his
long years and the vigor he enjoys.
In making surveys, Mr. West was as
frequently under ground as on the
surface and in ascertaining the limits
of coal and iron deposits he has ex
plored the full extent of many of the
deepest and most famous mines of the
State.
The Weather.
The cold wave of Monday and Tues
day iu some sections of New York and
New England was the severest in 23
years, beating the low record of a
couple of weeks ago- It was the cold
est day in New York on .January l'.>,
since 1*7"). Ju some places in the
northern holt along the lakes, 3~> to") 0
degrees below zero was recorded. Snow
is indicated in the lower lake region
today, followed by colder weather,
though not sneh a wave as we experi
enced Tuesday.
\N'. T. Foster, the weather prophet
at Washington, who predicted a cold
wave from the 18 to 22. says tlie next
disturbance will reach the Pacific
coast about l l .),cross west of the Rock
ies by close of 20. great central val
leys 21 to 23, Eastern states 24. A
warm wave will cross west ot the
Rockies about It), great central valleys
21. Eastern states 23. A cool ware
will cross west of the Rockies about
22, great central valleys 24, Eastern
states 2i>. This disturbance will be
long to a period of high temperatures,
lowest in the Ohio valley. The warm
wave will be very warm, causing a
thaw in niauv places, but "not of long
duration. It will be a bad time for
harvesting ice, with not much rain or
snow. This will be bird weather on
Winter wheat and will threaten sleigh
ing in the Northeastern states; not
much snow will bo left in Northwes
tern states. There will be some rains,
hut generally plea»aut Winter weather
m Texas and the Southwest ; cold in
('alifornia and west ot the Rockies.
The last disturbance of January will
reaeb the Paeilie cua-t about 2K, will
ere-s wc-t ot the Rockies by close of
27, great central valleys 2 s to 30, Eas
tern stations 31. A warm wave will
etoss west ot the Rockies abp lit 2<»,
great central valleys 2 s . Eastern states
30. A cool wave will cross west of
the Rockies about 2i», great central
valleys 31, Eastern states on "ground
hog" day. «L.
«L. • -•
In Honor of Their Pastor.
The members of the Perry Presby
terian church gave a reception in hon
or of theii pastor elect, Rev S \
Hedickian, at the home of Jndson Axe
near Jersevtown on Friday evening,
!:i-' Those pre- nt w« re ■ Mr. and
Mrs William Pieffenbach, Mr. and
Mr- W Krum.Mi and Mrs \in
ent Shult/.Mr and Mi- Levi Fortuer,
Mr. and Mis. .1 W Lowiie, Mr. and
Mi- Kit Appleman, Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Appleman, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Hutier,Mr. and Mrs. Evan Kream
r.'Mi. and Mrs. .Tudson \\e.Mr. and
Mrs. Willi am Leißhow, Mr and Mrs.
laiiorv Smith, Mrs. John Blee, Misses
Lizzie Smith, Gertmde Smith, Ku
jihemia Ulee.Fearl Hurler, Rebecca Ap
pleman, Atta Lowiie, Ma/.ie Axe,
Jennie Axe, Anna Fortner, Laura
Leighow. Margaret Leighow. Maude
Leighow, Messrs. William Appleman,
Walter Umpstead, Fennel Kramer,
Robet t Low rie. Hall Axe, and Wiluier
Sliultz.
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 ha
is prepared at all times to ex
cute in the neatest manner
JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Description
OITLDOK AT
THE Hit .VIILL
The twelve and the sixteen inch will
of the Reading Iron Works along with
the entire paddling department of the
plant started up Monday morning as
usual. It is gratifying that these two
mills notwithstanding the slow iron
market have been run with such little
loss of time during the winter. But
what will be hailed as still more en
couraging to thantizensof Danville is
the fact that there arc fair prospects
nt the plant running along in its pres
ent shape during ttie whole winter.
During an interview with Superin
tendent W. Gray Williams at his office
Monday that gentleman expressed
himself very hopefully. It is true that
the iron as well as the steel situation
presents a puzzling problem jast now.
But Mr. Williams states that notwith
standing the depressed conditions pre
vailing there is a fair amount of in
quiry, which shows that there is still
a good deal of business in the market.
It is true also that there is a decrease
in values, but as there is still as much
money as ever in the country the in
ference would seem to be that things
will adjust themselves without any
semblance to a panic or a depression
more marked than that of the present.
Speaking for the local field Mr. Will
iams says his company has hopes of
keeping the plant here as running at
present in operation until spring.
On the subject of "Bars" the pro
duct of our mill here, a writer in the
current number of "Iron Age" quotes
as follows: "Prices of bar iron show
further recessions aud prices are al
most anything trom $1.25 to $1.40 de
livered. Mills that make a few sizes
have to make extremely low rates to
get any business ut all, but first class
bars cannot be had at much if auy
thing below $1.35."
During the fall there was much sol
iritude among our wage earners aud
business people as to the outlook for
the winter. Now that February is ap
proaching and the situation being as
above described the worst fears will
naturally be dispelled. By spring no
doubt things will have readjusted
themselves and there will be the us
ual revival of business along all lines.
Entertained at i3uckhorn.
A jolly party of sleigh riders ti u
Swonoda driven IU two sleds and fo
siugle sleighs were pleasantly eute
tained at the home of George Irvine.
Buckhoru, on Tuesday. The day was
whiled away with music, games ami
all manner cf amusement. A feature
of the day to which ail did justice,
wa> a sumptous and well served diu
uer The young people of the party
remained for supper. attending the
revival meeting at the M. E. cliurch
duriug the evening. The following
weie in the party :
Mr. and Mrs. George Irvius, Mr.
and Mrs. Jefferson Betz.Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Bomboy, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Sterling, Mr. and Mrs. Haras Hart
man, Mr aud Mrs. Henry Deighmill
er, Mr. and Mrs. Park Moore, Mr. and
Mrs. George Wainpole, Mr. aud Mrs.
.1. H. Hartmau. Mr aud Mrs. Arthur
Richard. Kev. aud Mrs. Wagner, Mrs.
William Geiser, Mrs. Charles Deigh
miller, Mrs. Joseph Maust, Mrs. Boyd
Moore, Mrs. Hiram Croinley, Misses
Lizzie Maust, Libhie Pursel, Ella aud
Nellie Deighmiller, Lulu,Carrie,Edna
and Margaret Irvine,Ethel Deighmill
er, Wellington Pursel, John Arnwine,
Paul Styer, Edward Maust, Cleveland
Hartman, Cletns Cromlev, Hay Hart
man, Philip Confer, Horace Geiser,
John Wagner, Harry Kichard and Carl
Irvine.
Social Club Disbands.
The Moueta Club, one of Danville's
well known social organizations has
gone out of existence. A sauer kraut
lunch held last Wednesday evening
was the club's last breath—since then
everything lias been sold.
The Moueta club has been 111 exist
ence about seven years. Its member
ship was made up of niauy of Dan
ville's well known business and pro
fessional men and was purely a social
organization. The rooms over the
Globe store were beautifully furnish
ed, containing botli billiard and pool
tables. For awhile the club flourished
and the members were verv enthusi
astic. Other organizatious of a like
character ,-tarting op drew on its mem
bership and with a waning interest on
the part of the remaining members it
was decided to disband.
During its existence the Monetaclub
lias eutcilaiued many well known men
among them being Hon. William -leu
nings Bryan. Congressmen and prom
inent politicians.
Operated on fcr Appendicits.
Anna, the -even daughter
of MeClellan Diehl of Washiugton
ville, underwent an operation in the
Medico-Chirurgical Hospital, Philade
lphia, Monday, tor appendicitis. The
little patient was taken to Philadel
phia Sunday accompanied by her lath
er, who has M'ut news home to the
effect that the operation was a com
plete success and that the little pati
ent l- doing very well.
Republican Primaries.
I'lie Republicans of Valley town
-hip villi hold their primaries at Maus
dale on Saturday evening, January
2lird.
The Kepublleaus of Mahoning town
-hip will hold their caucus at the
Mechanicsville school house on Friday
evening. January 22, between the
hour« of 7 and S o'clock.