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CONDENSED NEWS.
This cruel winter!
Baltimore is taking a just pride ill
her own pluck.
Our exchanges bristle with caution
fothep'ople to boil their drinking
water b'fore using it. The freshets are
carrying with them the germs of
months iud the danger of typhoid and
i ther disease- is increased with the '
moving of the streams.
Ash Weiii' s lay services were well
attended.
According to oil signs we should
have the heaviest snow storms of the
seasou before Spring sets in. but no
big storm is in sight yet. though a
-now storm is following the lake j and
may rea di this section by Friday.
If this kind of weather keeps on a
while longer the average coal bin will |
begin to cry for mercy. But there is j
one thing for which all thankful,
and that is the absence of a coal
strike.
Dr. Horace William Burg, of North
umberland, one of tho leading physi
cians of Northumberland county, died
a' the Medico Chirurgical Hospital,
Philadelphia, Tuesday evening at five
o'clock,after an illness of weeks from
Hotchkins disease, a contamination of
the blood which is supposed to have
boeu contracted during the small pox
epidemic at Northumberland last win
ter.
Don't forget the warm supper to bo
given tonight in G. A. 15. Hall by the
Dr. Yeomans Bible class. Everybody
cordially invited.
The Mi rchauts' Protective Associa
tion of Berwick has fratripd a formal
request to the banks of that town for
new paper money. This is for the pre
vention of coutagion. Bloomsburg
banks have already doue this, and are
nerving crisp new greenbacks to their
patrons.
One doesn't hear so much nowadays
of the good old fashioned w inters The
old inhabitant who deli vers his annual
discourse opou "the kind of winter we
used to have" has not been very
mocfi in evidence this winter. We are
certainly enjoying a winter of the
strenui.ui kind, it is seveie enough and
the oldest inhabitant is satisfied.
Cigarettes and cigarette papers have
beeu tabooed in Coudersport, Potter
county, all the dealers of that town
having agreed to cut them out of their
stock of goods.
If the peach crop isn't killed it gen
erally gets tin-canned, anyway.
The new catalogue, now on press,
of Bucknell College will show an en
rollment of over 700 students, au in
crease of sixty over the preceding year
and forty were unable to register be
cause of lack of room.
New aud Modern Pullman sleepers
have been placed ou the Heading trains
between Williamsport and Philadel
phia, which leave both cities at II:30
o'clock at night.
Blue hells and dandelion seem to be
far oft from us yet but both are in
bloom at Summit Hill where the fam
ous burning mine has kept parts of the
ground at a springlike temperature.
How many short years is it since
Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera,
"The Mikado," had all the nations
laughing at the Japanese?
It is beginning to look as though
the groundhog did see his shadow and
that the old adage is holding good.
The Allentown curfew law has re
ceived a knock-out blow by the mayor
vetoing it. He took the ground thar it
did not go far euough aud did not
reach the light individuals.
Well, the spring elections are over
and yet there is no spring.
There are a large number of Ameri
cans of the Dewey brand bchiud the
Japanese guns. This may be the secret
of the Mikado's sucres«.
People who want to see the St. Louis
Exposition, and hundreds will, should
begin to save right away. The fare
from tin Atluitic to Missouri will be
about $ IS.
Boom y tur <wi town. There may be
nobody el jb to do it.
Tie grot rilli).' has made good fo
half th six ve'ks anywav.
February • us disposed to make a
reeoid fer .'I,I Iv aud persistent cold
only a fe.v degrees removed from the
zero mark
Montotfr $§ American.
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"THIS COUNTRY WII.L NKVHR HI- KNTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS
VOL. 441--NO 7.
INVESTIGATING
six'oNii mini:
' Special Agent Shoenberger accom
panied by Post Master C. P. Harder
ou Tuesday completed a second drive
J over tho territory on the opposite side
of the river with a view of establish
ing a couple of rural tree delivery
| routes. The special agent left Dau
ville yesterday for Catawissa wh»re ho
is looking up soiue matters relating to
lural free delivery.
What report Mr. Shoenberger will be
able to make relative to tho two routes
petitioned for on the opposite side of
tho river which he lias examined no
, one can foretell. As stated Saturday
the territory is by no means conveni
| eutly located, owing to the fact that
the route from Sunbury cuts mto it
very deeplv reaching a point within
three milesoi Danville. Another draw
back lies in the tact that a great deal
of the territory, and especially that
embraced by Tuesday's drive is made
up of large farms, so that while the
need of free delivery would seem to
: be just as great the number of houses
and of inhabitants there do not run up
very fast. In this respect there ate
some grounds tur ftaring that the sec
ond of the two routes may not come
up to the requirements of the law.
Post Master Harder is working hard
to secure both routes.
No Court N. Xt We-k.
The February term ot Court this
year has been called oft for the want
of business. There is not a single case
tor trial either on the criminal or civil
list and accordingly Judge Little has
made the following order:
"The Sheriff of Montour County is
directed to notify all petit jurors who
have been summoned to serve at the
February term of Court, li>o4, that
their services will not be needed there
fore they are not to appear."
"Sheriff Maiers Tuesday was quite
busy delivering notices as above to flu*
traverse jurors, which was no easy
task, as they are scattered all over the
couuty. In reaching a good many the
mail could lie relied upon: others had
to be seen personally either by the
Sheriff or others who could be relied
upon to deliver the notice.
The Grand Jurors will be permitted
to convene but there will be nothing
for them to do beyond examining the
public buildings and like routine
work. They will probably wind up
their duties on Monday. Tfie con
stables will also make their report on
Monday morning.
February term of Court was dispens
ed with in a similar way one year ago,
all of which speaks well for the peace
and geneial conformity to the laws
which characterize the inhabitants of
little Montour.
Big Fire at Miltou Last Night.
One of Milton's most valuable busi
ness blocks was destroyed by fire last
night.
About 8 o'clock lire was discovered
in the basement of the Goldenberg
hhoe store in the Krauser block, Front
street, and by midnight the, building !
was entirely destroyed. The building!
was occupied by the Goldenberg store,
Krauser's drug store, G. Dal Fox's
jewelry store, G. A. R. Post rooms and
Sous of Veterans Lodge rooms.
Watson town ana Lewisburg fire com
panies assisted the Milton lire depart
ment but owing to the zero weather i
the tire plugs were frozen up and tin :
flames gained considerable headway
before water could be secured. At
midnight the Miltou National Bank
and Hotel Haag were in danger of Le- ;
ing destroyed.
The loss at midnight was estimated
at |2(),000.
Material for the Street Railway.
W. F. Pascoe, who has the contract
for building the Danville and Blooms
burg electric railway, stated yesterday
that with tarly spring work on con
structing the new line will begin.
Material for the road is already be
fog ordered. The E. Keeler Company
of Willi iiusport has been awarded the
contract for the boilers and engines.
The Crocker Wheeler Company of j
Amphere, N. J., will furnish tho gen
erators. As before stated the power
house will be built at Grovania. The
company will hold a meeting during
next week wheu some details will be
considered relating to the actual be
ginning of work.
Work Interrupted,
None of our iudn-tries have been
crippled worse by high water than the
planing mill of Hoover Bros., South
Danville. With the exceptiou of about
a week tho plant has been unable to
run for upwards of a month.
The water has not entirely receded
from the basement of the plant where
when the flood was the highest the
water was five feet deep. The engine
was wholly submerged.
What water remains in the basement
is covered with a coat of ice several
iuches in thickness, while all around
the mill outside about the same state
of affairs exist, the masses of ice mak
ing it difficult to get anywhere near
with horse and wagou.
Surprise Party.
A surpiise party was tendered Miss
Edna Dyer at her home on Bloom
street Saturday evening. Those pres
ent were: Misses Lillian Nevius, Nel
lie Carodishey, Hannah Evans, Eliz
abeth Hoffman, Mary lies, Nellie
Douglas, Jeuo ie Dyer. Edna Dyer and
Sabina Lunger ; Messrs Harry Fish,
Lewis Lenhart, Samuel Douglas. Wa
ter Welliver,William Breitoibaoh and
George Dyer Refreshments were per v
ed.
[tOMHISSIOSEHS'
County Ccmmissionors C. \\. ('ool>
| and Hcury Cooper wnit up to Blooms
burg yesterday to attend a joint meet
iug of the Commissioners of Montour,
Columbia ami Northumberland cuuu
j ties, which was called for the purpose
of taking some action on the several
plans proposed for breaking up the ice
goiges in tlie North Branch within the
limit ot the abov<' countii s Messrs.
Kaudenhusli, Beck and Cooner of the
Northumberland county board were
present in addition to the Columbia
County Commissioners, Messrs. Fish
er, Sterner and Bogart.
The meeting was held in the Court
House at one p. m. Both the Pennsyl
vania and the P. & R. railroad com
pany have placed themselves on record
as being in sympathy with the adop
tion of plans looking to the relief of
the ice situation and th ii co-opera
tion with the counties is looked tor as
soon as some practical plan is evolved
for making a grand assault upon
the ice gorge- between Klinesgrove
and Berwick.
The lirst proposition considered at
the joint meeting was lhat of Alfred
Cole, whose scheme was simply to
build a dam at the head oft a Ii ice
gorge and to cause the water to flow
over the top of the jam, which accord
ing to Cole's theory would have the
effect of melting the ice. The plan
was given due consideration but was
finally dismi-seil a< altogether im
practicable.
Frank Creasy of Berwick, appeared
before the Commissioners with a pro
position which was regarded with
more favor. His plan was to install
tanks of petroleum along th river
where the ice is gorged and to pipe
the oil onto the ice where the jam i
the thickest and offer-the most ivsist-
I ance. He would till the large hollows
on the ieo gorge with petroleum and
set it on fire. He would feed the flame
with old railroad ties and other wood
that would easily bum, at intervals
adding more petroleum so as to keep
u|i a fierce continuous tire. The heat,
Mr. Creasy believes, would be suffici
ent in a very short time to melt the
ico enough to open a channel
Mr. Creasy's plan was discussed at
length, each of the different boardsi
being very favorably impr< ssed with
its practicability. Mr. Creasy today
will lay his proposition before repres
eutatives of the Pennsylvania and P.
&R. railways. Should the latter Le
impressed with its practicability, it is
believed that they will consent to
make the experiment, demonstrating
the success or failure of the scheme.
Assuming that the railroads will
test the matter the Commissioners at
tlio joint meeting yesterday decided,
in case the plan proves successful, to !
uuite with the railroad companies in
an attack on the ice b tweeu Berwick
and Sunbury, each county obligating ;
itself to bear its pro rata share of the
expense. Tht counties, however, will
spend no money in experiment.
Still Hope for Our Bridge.
The pessimistic view held at Blooms
burg and Catawissa as to the safety of
the heavy iron bridges over the river
at those points has inspired a feeling
of grave solicitude here for our own
bridge when the spring flood makes its
final round-up and the ice gorges above
us break loose. The majority of peo
ple seem to take the least hopeful view
possible and regard the bridge as
marked for destruction.
There is still room for hope, how
ever, and while our bridge in all its
history may not have faced conditions
precisely like those prevailing at pres
ent it is not at all unlikely that it will
be able to maintain its supremacy
wheu it conies to its final bout with
the ice.
The fact is not to be concealed,
however, that the bridge is in danger
and that were it to he swept away its
loss would be severely felt not alone
in Danville but throughout a wide sec
tion on the opposite side of the river.
All things have very nicely adjust
ed tlioinselvos to free passage over the
river. The wa&e earners employed in
Danville suffer no inconvenience or
loss through a residence in South Dan.
ville or Riverside. The farmers and
dairymen ot Gearhart and Rush town
ships since the bridge was made free
have become accustomed to driving to
Danville. The demoralizing effect up
on our market alone would be some
thing to be deplored, but it would by
no means end there. The loss ot the
bridge would be felt here in every de
partment of trade and business activ
ity. It is well, therefore, not to in
dulge too much in th" gloomy view,
but to hope for the best.
Ice Three Feet Thick.
A gentleman residing near Cameron,
who drove to this ciry yesterday is
authority for tin- statement that the
ice on the river at points near there
approximates three feet in thickness.
Such ico is not to be confounded with
the several gorges but represents ice
which has been in process of forma
tion since fall and is included in the
several large areas which have never
yet broken up.
According to the gentleman's story
some days ago he cat a hole through
the ice and found it to fit) thirty-three
inches thick. Allowing three inches
additional for rim recent zero weather
lie thinks there is no doubt but that it
is at least three feet thick by the pres
ent time.
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PERSON 11.
pmmiiis
Mr. aud Mrs. Howard Yordyof Sun
bury, were guests Sunday at tho home
ot Geoige Hoffman, Front street.
Augustus Diener ot Williamsport,
spent Sunday at tho home of V.
Wilson, Pine street.
.lohn Eyerly of Bloomsburg, spent
Sunday with friends in this city.
C. C. Yetter, Esq., of Bloomsburg,
spent Sunday withJDanville friends.
Eleaser Maier of Philadelphia,spent
Sunday with relatives in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. John Limbergor of
j Sunbury, spent Sunday at the Lim
; berger homestead. West Mahoning
| srteet.
Mrs. .lames Morgan of Shaiuokin,
visited relatives in this city yester
day.
Charles Whispell transacted business
in Blooiushurg yesterday.
| Mrs. Joseph Smith visited friends
in Sunburv yesterday.
J. A. Gutelius of Sliickshinny,
transacted business in this city yester
day
Clark Sloaue of Bloomsburg, was a
visitor in Danville yesterday.
Mrs. E. S. Gearhart visited Bloom
burg friends yesterday.
Fred Smidlev transacted business in ;
Bloomsburg yesterday.
R. B. Bird of Riverside, returned
home last evening after a visit to Jos
eph Bird in Sunbury. The latter con- ■
tinues critically ill.
Dr. C. Sliultz took the train for
Roaring Creek last evening on pro- !
fessional business.
F. (). Hartmau transact- d business t
in Berwick yesterday.
County Commissioner J. H. Deeter j
of Bradford Couuty, was a visitor ar
the State Hospital yesterday.
Mis- Ida Yorks visited friends in 1
Bloomsburg yesterday.
Jesse Shannon was in Sunbury yes
terday.
R. B. Bird of Riverside, transacted j
business in Sunbury yesterday.
Percy Riddle returned to Lewis-town (
yesterday after a visit with his moth
er, this citv.
J. J. Corcoran, manager of the Red j
Star Trading Stamp Company, trans
acted busine-s in this city yesterday.
J. H. Fry transacted business in
Sunbury yesterday.
Isaac Pursel of Berwick, visited rel
atives in this city yesterday.
Hugh yuick of Rupert, was in this
city yesterday.
O. li. Drumnetier was in Sunbury
yesterday.
Mrs. W. P. Roth und brother Will
iam Dielil will leave today for a visit
with relatives in Philadelphia.
A. J. Leniger transacted business
in Shamokin yesterday.
Basket Ball.
The next game of basket ball will
be played in the armory between the
local High school team and the strong
Bloomsburg State Normal Reserve
team on Friday evening. The High
school bovs have been playing first
class basket ball and the contest will
be one worth seeing, affording all the
excitement that any one could desire.
The high water interfered with pro
perly warming the building when tin
last game was played, but as high
water is not a factor at present there
will be no difficulty in having the
building warm enough on Friday
night. No one should miss this game.
If will he called at 8 o'clock. Admis
sion 15 cents.
Scarlet Fever iu Our Midst.
Although diphtheria seems pretty
well stamped out of the Borough yet
scarlet fever in one or more of its
smialder forms still lingers in our
mi lst. There are some half a dozen
houses in all hearing scarlet fever
cards.
Although there may be nothing
alarming in the number yet it he
hooves the public to exercise every
possible precaution in dealing with
the disease. Even though the disease
be iu one ot its less sorious forms,
there is always danger that any one
coming in contact with the contagion
may contract scarlet fever in irs most
virulent form.
No matter how light the disease may
be, therefore, great care should be
taken to keep the patient isolated and
to observe all the rules of quarautiue
to the end that the disease may not
spread.
No Electiou at Nescoptck.
Owing to ail error ou the part of the
Luzerne Conuuty Commissioners the
Republican ticket was not represented
on the ballots furnished for the muni- j
cipal electiou at Nescop ck. The ie- !
suit is, that a special election will in
all probability be required to elect tho
borough officials. Not only was the
Republican ticket omitted but tho He
publican candidates for minor offices
were printed in the Democratic col
umn. Seeing that the election would j
lie improper and illegal tin; persons
who went out to vote marly all re
turned without casting their ballots.
John Gould was secretary ol the Re
publican caucus and returned tho
nomination papers in regular manner
to the office of the Commissioners,
thus the fault lies with the Luzerne
County Commissioners
A movement is on foot among the
citizens of Neseopeck to apply for a
special election when the ballots will j
he properly made. i
!(i: ROADS
;! CAUSE AN UPSET
Charles Campbell, who is employed
• at John Eiseuhart's meat market, City
Hall, was injured in a runaway Mon
day.
With one horse aud a light wagon
ho drove into the country during rhe
forenoon. His business lay in the vie-
I iiiity ot Mooresburg and to reach the
[ place he desired to visit ho took the
"back rjrtd" by Dr. Thompson'- farm
known as "Pilgrim's Rest."
Win n nea' - the later place lie en
countered a great deal of ico and at a
point where there was a slant in tho
; road the wagon began to slide; sud
denly it struck a stone, which caused
it to upset. Mr Campbell was thrown
! out; he fell headfirst in a fence corner
among a lot of briars.
Fortunately he did not lose his grip
on the lines. The huse was a spirited
animal, and thoroughly alarmed by
! the turn things had taken,made a des
perate attempt to escape Mr. ('amp
hell entangled a- lie was in the briars
j held pluckily oil to the lines and was
i dragged some distance. H,.. b(iwe% r,
| succeeded in bringing the horse in a
Stop and regaining his feet.
The plucky driver sustained a cut m
the back of the head and bis face was
covered with deep ahia-ion-, from
I which the blood flowed profusi ly. The
wagon wa- broken in several places,
but like the driver after a little "fix
ing ri]i," ii was able to complete the
! trio
I wenty-fourth Anniversary.
Tho tweuty-fourrh anniversary of
the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis
sionary Society of Pi lie Street Lutlier
:an church wa- very nicely celebrated
; Sunday evening,
The choir rendered an anthem 'Give
Alms,' after which a Scripture lesson
j was read by Miss Harriett Werkheiser.
The pastor.Rev. Dr. M. L. Shindel,
offer d a very appropriate prayer.after
, which a paper was read by Mrs. T. B.
| Wintersteen,entitled, "A Little leav
; » n Leaven* th the Whole Lump. "
This was followed with exercises by
the Missimi Baud in which the fol
lowing young ladies participated:
Misses Isabella S lioch, Pauline Waife
and Ruth Kase.
Mrs. W. R. Faciles rendered a solo
entitled, "The Celestial Choir" with
exceedingly fine effe t.
Mi- Liz/.ie Hortou read a -election
entitled, " A Revelation."
The President, Mrs. M. L. Shindel,
presented her report which revealed a
very encouraging state of affairs in the
Society. The Secretary's report show-
Pd Jl rOVltlin:iPHip OI IUI i» miiut,
resenting a gain during the year oi
thirteen.
The meeting clo-ed with a benedic
tion by the pastor.
School Work for St. Louis.
The exhibit of school work to be
sent from Pennsylvania to the St.
Louis exposition is to be in charge ot
Mrs. Alicia M. Zierdeii, of Dubois,
who has goue fo West Chester to take
charge of it.
Mrs. Zierdeu,who wa- botn in Will
iamsport, is a specialist who under
stands thoroughly the arranging of
educational exhibits.
She has been assigned a large light
and any room on the first floor of the
new library building at the West
Chester State Normal School and
there, with a large table an I plenty
of wall space she will arrange the
work which is sent to West Chester
from all parts ot Pennsylvania.
When the exhibit is ready for ship
ment to St. Louis slit- will leave tor ,
♦ hat city, and will see that the work
is placed iu the large educational
booth in the Pennsylvania building. ,
Then while the fair is in progress
Mrs. Zierden will be present to show
and explain the work to those who are
interested.
She is uuder the supervision of Sup- ,
erintendent Ad lison L. Jon s, of the
West Chester Public Schools, who some
months ago was made director of the
educational exhibit.
Mrs. Zierdeu is a young woman of
much intelligence and has had consid
erable experience in arranging and ex- i
plaining exhibit-. She i- a graduate
of Bucknell University, and was in
charge of rhe educational work at the
fairs at Buffalo and < harlcstcn. In
addition to this, she has had much ex
perience in arranging displays for
hospital fairs and other occasions <>t
this nature
The Fast of Lent.
Tho Lenten season, containing forty
days, exclusive of Sundays, began yes
terday and ends on Easter, Aprii .'id. i
Although Ash Wednesday and the 1
penitential season are not marked by
any special observances in the churches
outside of the Episcopalian, Catholic j
and Lutheran denominations, society,
regardless of church affiliation, seeks i
the cloister abstinence. From the ap- 1
ostolic days Lent has been one of the
most prominent institutions of the i
Christian church. It is a time of relig
ious awakening among the people,and
the Catholic church endeavors to im
press upon her faithful children the
fundament al truth that fast ing, aud all
other observances, are simply means
to a higher end, the sauctification and
salvation of the soul. Asa soul dis
cipline the fast of Lent can not easily
be excelled.
Gone to Ouba.
W B. Chambt rlin and family have
gone to Cuba for a midwinter visit
i They will remain several weeku.
WILL mm
I Next week new machinery will he
• installed at the clock factory which
will more than double the capacity of
the plant. The new machines will do
al! the turning work of the factory
1 aud as is implied by their name will
do the work automatically. They en
tirely discount the machines at first
installed for this work, each of which
have to be manipulated by a boy.
The self-winding glocks being entire
ly new and original in their design
• special machinery had to be devised
for their manufactuie which i- being
gradually improved upon as the result
of experiment. The automatic form
embraces the latest conception iu
machinery devised for the turning
work.
A very handsome assortment of clock
cases may he seen ar the factory and
it is certain that no more nicely finish
ed or more artistic clocks are put up
on the market. A number of firms are
competing in the manufacture of ca«es
but up to the present it seems the
Money Manufacturing Company aud
the West Branch Novelty Company of
Milton have the preference. The -tyles
illustrated iu the catalogue are frames
manufactured by the two above firms.
The demand for self-winding clocks
i< steadily increasing and the future
of the industry is assured.
PARMHkS' INSTITUTE
AT WASHINGTON VILLE
The Montour County Farmers' In
stitute held at Washiugtonville, Feb
ruary l'Jth and Flth.was orie of excep
tional interest not only on account of
the lo al talent parti' ipating. but al>-o
because of the extended addresses with
their practical and timely suggestions
as to the conduct of the larm.
The meeting was called to order hv
Chairman Charles A. Waguer, after
which a - le tion of v»w»l music was '
rendered by J. W. Lowrie and family. '
entitled, "I will Magnify Thee ' The
opening prayer was offered by Rev. !
Owen Reber. J. Miles Derr wa- el ct
ed Secretary.
Tic address of welcome was deliver
e 1 by Rev. Bayner, pastor of the
Methodist church, the response bsing .
by Prof. R. L. Watts ot Cambria !
Ccunty.
The program as it related to the nou
resideut speakers was printed in these
columns ou Saturday morning
Among the interesting talks given
bv residents of our own countv was
one by t n x\o>v;c,?iii|»ermrenlenr oi
Castle Grove Farms. He emphasized
the necessity of an "agricultural ed
ucation." He adduced many reasons
why farmers' .sons and daughters
should have a practical agricultural
education.
The session Friday evening was
opened by prayer by Rev. S. V*. Bed
ickian, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. A musical selection. "God
Bless Our Native Land," was render
ed by J. W. Lowrie and family. A
recitation, "The World's Progress,"
was rendered by Adam Wagner. A sel
ection of music. "My Pennsylvania
Home," was rendered by Mr. Wagner
also.
County Superintendent C. W Derr
followed with au address on "Central
ization and Grading of tlie County
Schools". He advocated a better ed
ucation, fiist for the traiuiug that it
affords, second for the aid it imparts
in increasing a man or woman's earu- >
ing capacity. Therefore, if from no
other than a wage-earning poiut ot
view the country boy or girl should
be better educated aud in order to ac
complish this schools should be cent
ralized aud graded.
A recitation, "The Supper Table,"
was rendered by Miss Rebecca Apple
man. Miss Edith Rogers also render
ed a recitation. Amos Johnson and
Mr. Lowrie and family sang "Gather
ing Home," after which the session
adjourued.
On Saturday afternoon Miss Mollie
Johu-on rendered a solo accompanied
by a guitar. Herman L. Scluiure iten
dered a recitation, "Already oi! tin
Boat " Master Fuller Hun van -ang a '
song "The Man behind the Plow
Mis- Helen F Derr rendered a recita
tion, "The Drowning Girl. " A song, •
"The Fairest Rosebuds," was sung by
Misses Mary Scluiure and Helen Detr.
Saturday evening Mis- Mary Snyder
rendered a recitation, "The .liners." l
A trio was sung hv McClellan Dielil,
sou Claude, and Adam Wagner.
"Patsy" was a recitation rendered by '
Miss Kathryn Wagner. A solo aud
duet "Romeo and Juliet" was render
ed by Miss Laura Diehl and Master 1
Hobcrt Lowtie, a solo and duet. <
"Heidelberg Song." by Walter Lowrie
and sister. Miss Belle. A recitation, .
"Heii Fever of .left Watson," was ,
reudertd by William E-chbach of Mil
ton. Adam Wagner sang a solo
Adrift. " The Institute closed with
a solo by Miss Belle Lowrie entitled. '
' 1 A song and a Hose.
Old limers at Basket Ball.
There will l>e a game ot basket hall
iu the Armory on Wednesday night. I
February '.'4 th, at which both teams 1
will be made up exclusively ot "Old
Timers," who in the past participat
ed in some of the greatest games play- ,
ed in this section. Tho Danville ag
gregation will be as follows: Forward, ,
Bedea and Klase; Centre, Russell
Guards, Sechler, Gaskins and Train
or, the latter as substitute. t
KS'I'A m.lSIIKI) IN lx.-,r>
• MONTOI'R I or Ml
Ihe result of the election Tuesday
i showed the usual "surprise." which
I attested the tact over again that the
) average voter is apt to practice a good
deal of independence and to cut loose
I from party lines iu selecting men to
fill the local offices. The vote with
the single exception of the Fourth
VSard was exceedingly light, even f"r
Spring electiou. This was not due »<,
much to a lack of interest to tl,,<
state of the weather, .vh t, of th
zero type,most voter- ptefemugro r
main by the fire-side to turning out
and facing the biting cold
P. M. Kerns was re-elected overM-^r
| ot the Poor for the Danville and Mab
on ing Poor Distri t receiving 706 votes
as againsr for Jesse L Beaver.
Haydn Wood side was the choice for
Borough Auditor. His vote was ft*' l as
against .li' 29 for John Schuster.
1' ollownig are the successful council
men: First Ward, Amos Vasnne: Sec
ond Ward, Jacob H Boyei ; Third
Ward, Arthur M Dietrich; Fourth
Ward, Joseph Gibson
School Directors were elected as fol
lows: hirst Ward, H. E. Trumbow-r,
who had no opposition : Second Ward,
D. E. Haring; Third Ward. D H
Byerly; Fourth Ward. W H. Orth.
In the Third Ward .lane-n Dal ton
| was elected .lustice of the Peace, de
feating J. P. Bare who has h*»ld the
office for a nurnbei of year*
BOROUGH.
AUDITOR
W. Haydn Woodnide, R
First Ward IHI
Second Ward 1«;
Third Ward li 7
Fourth Ward
Total Ml
John Schuster. D
First Ward
Second Ward Vj
Third Ward ji;
Fonrtli Ward 14.1
Total vp
POOR DIRECTOR.
Jesse L. Beaver. K.
First Ward I*l
Second Ward 71
Third Ward ll."»
Fourth Ward I«;S!
Mahouing Township 110
Total tm
Patrick M. Kerns. D
First Ward 110
Second Ward 156
Third W»f«I -M.)
ruurui warn ~v
Mahoning Township 77
Total .. 75.".
————
FIRST WARD
FOR COUNCIL
Amos Ya.-tiue. R 181
John G. Yastiue, D 117
FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR
H. K. Trumhower, R •!!:!
FOR JUDGE OF ELECTION
Wm. V. Oglesby, R !♦"*»
Frank M. Gotwalds. D 11'.*
FOR INSPECTOR OF ELECTION
Frank M. Herrington, R .
Alfred M. Robinson, D N
FOR ASSESSOR
Joseph L. Frame, R "Wo
Samuel Mottern, D it
SECOND WARD.
FOR COUNCIL
Jacob H. Boyer, R
Thomas Welliver, D
FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR
David E. Haring, R l&f
Peter J. Keefer, D
FOR JUDGE «>F ELECTION
Harry A Shick, R
Samuel Welliver, I)
FOR INSPECTOR OF FLECTION
Frank Montague, II IW
Joseph Heed, I) !tt
FOR ASSESSOR
Harry E Seid. 1, R I*4 j
William Smith, D 4* i
THIRD WARD
FOR COUNCIL
Jes-e B. Cleaver, It
Arthur M. Deitiich. D .'IH
FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR
J B. Gearhart, R lil !
Daniel 11. Byeily, D J-VS ,
FOR JUDGE OF ELECTION
A Dosh Holloway. R
Henry Trotter, D
FOR INSPECTOR OF I LKC I ION
Set It Dormer, R I4J 1
William Russell, D
FOR ASSESSOR
t
Henry Reams. R .'4l ,
G. Leslie MeLain, I)
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PE ACE ,
J P. Bare. R I»0 ,
James Dalrou. D . i
FOURTH WARD
FOR COUNCIL
Joseph Gibson. R 2W
Thomas McCaffrey. I) 1-Ti
FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR i
Win. H. Orth. R
Theodore Becker. D
FOR JUDGE OF ELKC I ION
Dallas Hummer, R l*! .
Nicholas Hofer, D
FOR INSPECTOR OF ELECTION ;
Michael Lormer, R . I'.** , '
John Tooliig, D __
FOR ASSESSOR <
John Jeukius, R '."•J*
A. W Mayan, D II:i 1
Cnotiuued ou Fourth Page ,
JOB PRINTING
Pht* office of the AMERICAS
l>eing furnished with a iaree
assortment of jof» letter and
, fancy tyjH ami job material
generally, the I'uMisher an
| n ounces to tht public that he
is prepared at all time# to ex
cute in the neatest manner
•JO 15 I'RIXTINO
Of all Kinds and Descnpt n
II simri.li »:
i mtt urn
Danville, Fa.. Feb. 17. I'JIM
, Editor Aruer.>~aa —I notice by
, a pero-al of your olurnns ri at certain
I j*rties intend appiyiug tor a t barter
( of nu intended corporation to be
, known »- the " Danvilb Ri v*r«i<te
( Ferry Company, Ik' object of wh icfe
is to establish .iii'i aaihta h a ferry at
this place
Inasmuch j- »< »v t *troug »n i
commodious t>ri• iDiotills
! and River*ide I >l<> not ,»ee that a ferry
Ji* aer***»ry In r • event of thu
I bridge being swept a var by the ice
Jwe should certainly h, ; to «.ar Conn
itr Commissioners to *npplv in pla» •
■ with the next be* thing mi that
i would be a free ferry.
Tli© County Comm. .->t>«r* »112 Col
uuiloa and Luit-rne counties bare rte
cided to in-tall a fre. f< rry at li site
of the Berwick bridge swept away la<t
week. Taxpayer* in M uitour a. i
Northumberland < untie •nv % riglit
to expect the stain* *On«i deration at tt.e
hands of the < < run <m«>d* -* au Ir. t
it should come to the wonl and ncr
bridge should be arri«*<{ away they
will insist ot n * fr-• ferrv I r* mat
Berwick
It is not ro tie *uj po«* <1 ti tt oar
County C<mii-<iotter« would prat**
i»ne whit less progres-ove man tb
conmnssioner* of Colombia an : Lax
erne counties, bur 112 they hav<» afr -
ferry in view they will hav* r «on
the alert to see that t -y uot li
the right to e-rabh* and maintain
one af a point wlx-re it w -aid b» t
the nio-t benefit to the pobl: T» ey
should rppn<» thf granting <•# the
charter alreadv applied f-.r and pro
ceed in au intelligent way to secare
the privilege for not h «
•tig «nrt»r >f 'hi t. ■ and .g
pla»'<» at th»- fn>>' of Ferry *rreet.
rrrizKs
60.000 JAPS LAND
HI) AT CHEMULPO
ST. PETKRaHI RO. Fet 17.-Au
official di-j at<*h fr- sis Ft Arthar *»r
that att»*r tl H|l a' ' nc;- •
Japan* *• were ianded. w - a vi-w of
entering aiait-har.a. K< r-• m* ar*rt
ed Japan "he right of *ra* r»mg hr
territory, and th« -la; a;. - «old,-r
--are now preparing * •- nr :n" Man
cliunan terrttory.
St. Petersburg. 17 -Tl 112. .
iiwmg ha* h»»»n -«c**f from Prt
Arthar
"After the battle her* : re«umaHy
the tight in the harbor on Ft - », t .
Japan-«e withtl*»w »*♦ •» •-
| • M I .112 , . •«. ~ 112
Aft* r the fig' t at ( molpo arsou'
sixty Japan* •«« were laul-d with a
view to entering Mancharia C' utmu
ed arrival and niofciluatton of ear
troops is waking excellent pri>gr* *«
The at Pert Arthur i.«
pot instate for a »i* g> aud - realty -
serve Kussia as an inacce««ible stroog
hold. General Stnene i las |.-oe«| a
proclatuainn r»-as«ariDg t { (Mite
tiun."
Tokio, Feb !». —lt i« r-jjor; i I r
that the Japanese torp» do tie*- tgaio
attacked tl.«- Ku— a - at i rt Art' ur
on Feb. 14 It is th**aght t *• •»*
eh.j wa- ia: ia.- I
St. Petersbarg. Feb. 17.—Tba Ra«
sian troops being sent t<» tlx far e%4t
are eocountei mg aim« r n« .riu •
able difficult!?*. Or* ar d lavs ar* b>
ing ripniractd. and tne 1> .Bfteriag
from cold The temperature range
from :<•> to ftO below zero. Food la a
scarcity, inaeiuuch a« the Mnng iiao
rattle are the jrreat* -• ra ty. r • cat
tie haviug U'eo -fr witli tl
plagn** sine* -ummer.
Berlin. F* b. 17 -Der lad e« state#
that Japan is - mling MM pi trom tk*
Inland of Ve/.ti aorew the i< m tl,*
gulf of Taitary to I'orisranti:;- v-k. for
a flank mott rat nt on Vla iiT st->k
Tl»e inxij» will pro eed t the r » lwa\
junction at Khadarovka. and fr n>
thence will a't» k V!adivc«- W fro:-
the r»*ar
The Pennsv't Pension Foad.
The stati-tir* of the P• nn-rlvaMa
railroad pMMtI ■ departaent. -omp l
ed December !1, 15* t, «h w tit dur
ing tl»e fot.r year- of Its op» rat: n
there ln*« I • "ti autt n/* I to N |«id
ii■ l r: a ;• w »i*t . - M rdM
employes ot the company the -am of
9l,m.<w*7. made op «>ar!i year a«
follow* It" 1 !, 112 Tl . It 112
im. 10; ISOI. tiV2,rJo aud !»<*>.
«-*44.01•> I[. k' ■r* »lj |* ;r* -
do not include the exper»«e "112 pera
tiou of the lie par tment. w! ich ss al
itor ne bv the mpanv. Dunne th
font years, appii -.atioa of the p-ris»ioti
plan. -M->" employe* have been retir
ed a* pen«ioi r- trom th* active - *
vice of the compaav.of w ich nnrnher
.V„'7 have died "112 t ( >e total number
retired 4.W were between the ag>- « "
sixty-five and M*tv inn** y»ar«. of
whom 34* were retiretl n tl 'ir owi
request with tlx- approval of the em
ploying ofth er
Mrs. Vastine Entertains.
The follow ng company »*• verv
pleasantly entertain* I bt Mr- J >.
Vast ine. Ce'lar street aa lacataf
Mrs. I. K K-"ar Mr- Hi M -
William Sf rait r-« Chatle» Hill.Mr«
John Beck. Mr- Calvin t'amp'ell.
Mrs. Charles H< r, Mr* Frank H;»os»-
Miss Moor* head. Misa Fva I.* v* r».
Miss May Han-*-. Mr*. John L*»v* r».of
Milton: Mss Kvelyn Ker-*t**tf«»r. tl
City; Mi< Webster Feu*':, Mr- J »*
Mincemoyer. Mr* R W K tt* rmai
Mr an< 1 Mr* Har ng.Mr* S Myerlv
M ism Jennie Ktiorr. Miss Peulah Mills
aud Mki C* "iielia Pruut, *>f I>an*ii'-*