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CONDENSED NEWS.
Saint Patrick's Day next.
The Susquehanna is the centre of
att i action.
The ground hog and the goose bone
are still ou top.
There is no general so much as Oen
eral Giip and he has got his work iu
pretty lively tho last ten days.
flie new war novels promise to he
tierce iu ua.m s.
What's the use of those up country
fellows worry iug about the ice gorges
m the river? Bring them down here,
where there's plenty of room to spread
them out in the stream. —Harrisburg
Telegraph.
Wonder if this rigid winter will
make it possible for the dealers to sell
ice cheaper duiing the wanu months."
Saner kraut has gone up two cents a
quart. Is this also a war measure;
It is stated in Philadelphia dis
patches that the William Cramp <*fc
Son?. Ship and Engiue Building com
pany has on hand unfilled contracts
enough to run the works on half cap
acity for three years.
And the ice gorges still hold the
fori.
If wheat keeps on soaring we'll all
have to fall back oil pie.
The plumber and the hot water boil
er have been working overtime during
the past few weeks.
The year 1904 has so far given a ter
rible fire record, and the insotauce
companies can liopi to show little
profits from their business during the
fiscal year.
Coal Dealer Robert J. l'egg, who
was seriously ill of grip last week, was
able to resume charge ot his office yes
terday.
February took a rather damp depar
ture.
This is spring's first month at any
rate.
It has likewise beeu a cold winter
for the fire insurance companies.
O frigid Febtuary. may we never
see your like again.
Uncle Sam is going to have a larger
uavy after all. The American people
know what they want and they gener-
ally get it.
The Russians can issue war pro
clamations as rapidly as the Spaniards
oould.
Madame Carman, the famous Palmist
is in the city for a short time at the
Heddeus House.
The monthly report of State Trea
surer Harris shows a balance of |12,-
in the general fund at the
close of business for February.
The mau who duesn t believe in vac
cination generally dies of the small
pox
The " When Johnny Comes Marching
Home" opera company will arrive in
Danville on a spceial train via P. &
R. railway on Sunday morning, March
13th. The train consists of two sixty
foot baggage cars aud a Pullman.
March 1 was notable for the fact
that both the lion and the lamb had a
share in the weather. This no doubt
means a variety during the month
W. Grant Keller of Scranton desires
to return thanks to Ins many friends
who so kindly assisted him during the
death and burial of his wife.
A big fire is raging in the Cameron
mines at Shamokin and it may become
necessary to tuin the channel of the
creek into the mine and Hood it.
Thirty-eight moles have been smother
ed to death and the fire is the worst
experienced by the company in a period
of fourteen years. If the mine is flood
ed seveu hundred men will be thrown
out of employment until the middle
of the summer.
It is rr ported that the J*>o car con
tract recently award).! the American
(Jar and Foundry Company will be
filled bv the company's plant at De
troit aud iu,t at Berwick us has been
said frequently in local region news
papers. So, there will lie nothing do
ing at Berwick for a time.
Railroad officials aie experiencing a
givat deal of trouble in the movement
(it freight owing to the large number
ot men who are oil dutyou account of
sickuel:i several c tses some of the
crews were compelled to work short
handed. Grip seems to be the main
on use of so much sickness.
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"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY EREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OE ITS OWN DEMANOSWITH ITS OWN PRODUC TIONS."
VOL. -HI-NO 9.
SCREWING MACHINE
The automatic screw machine instal
led at tin* Renipe Clock factory \s as
put into operation ycsterdav. l T nque>-
tionablv it is one of the mo.-t complete
and most remarkable machines tliat
ever came to Dauvilli*.
As implied by the name the machine
is self acting With the exception of
the tliree wheels employed all the
parts of the -elf winding clocks, over
20 in number,including pinions,pi liars,
sockets and screws, are turned out
with rapidity by the machine itself.
It is an intricate looking mechanism
and while watching its movements it
is hard to realize that it is not guided
by intelligence. inserting a wire to
furnish niiteiial for the parts to he
made the foreman goes about other
work leaving tho machine to take care
ot itself.
Unassisted by any one yesterday it
went on with the making ot' pinions
each ot the complicated and tiny pieces
as it dropped from the machine, re
vealiug a state of perfection which it
would have been impossible to surpass
on the slo - ver hand lathe.
Each part of the lias a cutler
or "tool" peculiar to itself. Replac
ing one of these cutters with another is
the work of but a few minutes when
it is necessary to change th • work. As
all these parts heretofore wer slowly
turned ont on a hand lathe it will
readily ho s"en that the automatic
screw machine most materially in
crease the capacity of the plant with
out dem Hiding corresponding increase
of floor space. The automatic machine
will do as much work its all tie hand
lathes combined and occupies no more
room than any one of them.
The new machine was made hv
Brown & Sharp of Providence, It I
and is very expendve \ n'W milling
machine has al-o been adde I but tlii
is not yet iu working order
The machines just installed a eof
the very latest pattern and plae • the
Kempe Manufacturing Company in a
position to meet promptly all the de
mands of the trade 111 turning out its
wonderful self-winding clocks
Winter at Hospital.
Upon no set ot people lias the long
and cold winter been harder than the
many hundred insane who are shut up
at the Hospital here.
During the summer the condition of
these unfortunate people, deprived ot
their liberty, is much improved by
their frequent excursions out of doors.
Winter even of the milder sort carries
with it some restrictions iu the way
ot exercise, many of th ) weaker ones
being kept in doors altogether and
even those who are robust taken out
only on days that are relatively fair.
The pie-ent winter , however, be
ginning with November has afforded
very few days when any hut the very
hardiest could be taken out while
there were many intervals when out
of door exorcise was cut off altog. th
er. There are pjaces in the building
provided for exercise but the patients
miss the fresh air and the revivifying
effects ot a contact with nature such
as is felt by a stroll over tho fields.
Crushed Cinder Plant Starts Up.
The Chulaskey Iron aud Cement
Company started up its crusher tin fin
bis cinder tip at that place last week.
This is an industry which started up
in a small way last year, but which
expects to do a big business the com
ing season. The machinery is first
class anil modem and the capacity ot
the plant amounts to many car loads
daily, the cinder being turned out in
various sizes as desired, all suitable
for foundations, street paving,railroad
ballast and the like.
A good deal of crushed cinder from
the Chulaskey plant was used on the
streets in Danville last summer and
was found very satisfactory. The coin
pan v at present is working en a big
contract from Sunbury.
D. S. Price ot 41!) Bloom .strict, tins
city, is ttie superintendent employed
by the Chulaskey Iron and Cement
Company. He has been with the com
pany from the stmt here and ha- lab
ored very diligently to make the busi
ness a success.
Married in Philadelphia.
Miss Blanche Goldsmitti ami Mi rbeil
Dreifuss of tins city w> re united in
matrimony in Philadelphia yesterday.
The ceremony WHS performc 1 hy the
Rev. Heniy Berkowitz, at the icsid- i
ence of the latter. Among those Who j
witnessed the ceremony w re Mrs. j
Hamul i Goldsmith ami Miss Bertha
Goldsmith, mother and sister of the
bride, and Miss Cora Dreifuss, sister
of the groom, of this city.
The newly wedded coai lth fr. on a
trip to New York (Jitv. A'hey will ar
rive at Danville •> i Saturd i>, where
they will reside.
The bride was fortm rly stenograph
er at the Reading Iron Works and is
popular and accomplished. The groom
is also popular and is
associated with his father, Simon
Dreifuss, IU the manufacture of sus
pends rs. N
To Start a New Foundry.
There is a proposition on foot to
start a new foundry in this city.
The projectors are John lloolfy and
M. B. Tieruey. At present they are
negotiating for the Huber foundry at
the Eastern end of Mahoning street,
which has been idle for soma years.
Bo{h men are skilled and t \perieii
ced stove moulders and they will start
out to manufacture stoves along or
tain lines as well as to do general job
bing as moulders
DAN'VII.LK. l'A.. Tilt IJSDAY M A 1!( i I :l HUM.
A (KI Klll'S
FINE SHOWING
The United Evangelical church.Kast
Front street,closed its conference year
Sunday evening.
her of members have been lost to the
church this year through being oblig
ed to leave town for the sake of em
ployment, yet the United Evangelical
chuich has not only held its own but
has forged ahead along many lines.
Following is a brief synopsis ot the
pastor's report, which was read at the
close of Sunday evening's services: *
Regular sermons preached by tho
pastor during the year, i»4; special
evangelistic sermons, 33; total 127.
Sermons by the Presiding Elder and
others 8. The pastor was absent but
one Sunday during the year. He made
0('.4 pastoral visits. Children baptized,
20; adults, 2; marriages performed, !».
lb officiated at 11 funerals
As to membership, one died during
the year. Fifteen moved away with
coitificates, making a total loss ot Hi.
There was a gain of 2:1 members dur
ing the year,all of whom were receiv
ed hv confession of faith. The total
membership at present i-> 172, which
shows a net gain of 7 over tho mem
bership of last year. During the year
there were 3ti conversions; 4 were re
claimed.
As to finances: Money paid for local
work, £711: for benevolences, s:r>. Con
tributed to the missionary cause,
$242.47; total sum raised and | aid bv
the congregation for the conference
year, #1021.47. The aggregate drops
below the total amount raised last
year but Rev. Dunn explains that
there is a good reason for this, a* tho
people had employment only about
ouo-third of tho time acd that taking
this and other facts in consideration
they did as well if not better than dur
ing any year in the past.
The Sunday school. Keystone Le «gue
of Christian Endeavor aud the tlireo
mis-ionary societies without exception
made general gains along all lines of
work. It is generally concede 1 that
from a spiritual standpoint the United
Evangelical church was never in a
better condition than at present. All
factional lines, He v. Dunn states,
have been broken down and pastor
and the whole congregation stand to
gether as a unit.
The United Evangelical church has
the itinerant system and the pa-tor is
limited to four years. Rev. Dunn has
been pastor of this congregation tor
two years and in view of the fact that
the entire congregation unite in a de
sire for his return it is more than
probable that he will I"' -• nt hack l"
complete his pastorate
The Ice May Move Today.
Information from up the river at a
late hour last night indicated that ■
there mav be some high water news
to J iv. I
In railroad circles it was predicted
that the ice would break up some time j
this afternoon. In the vicinity of
Wilkesbarre the ice was reported as
cracking and moving in places toward i
the gorges. The latter, it was slid, |
showed not the least sign of breaking, j
No great flood is looked for, how- j
ever, unless there should be a heavy j
fall of rain during the next day or so.
As soon as the ice moves the low lands j
will no doubt be flooded and this will j
be sure to cause some damage. The •
spreading of the water in this way
may prevent tlu ice gorges from break
ing. luasmuch, however, as the icc
is loosening at several places as soon
as the water attains a sufficient height
some interesting developments are ex- I
pected.
Died at the Episcopal Rectory.
Mrs. Eliza Wolf Lofland departed
this life at the home of the Rev. E.
J. liaughtou, lector of Christ Epis
copal church, yesterday morning.
The deceased was the widow of the
iate Colonel Parnell Lofland, a veter
an of the Mexican war. She was an
aunt of Mrs. Haughton and was <i7
years of age*. The cause of death was
organic heart trouble complicated with
acute indigestion.
Funeral services will be held in
Christ Episcopal church this after
noon at :i o'clock, conducted by R< v.
Rogers Israel, I). I)., rector of St.
Luke's Episcopal church of Scranton.
The remains will be taken to Pofts
villo for interment, leaving South
Danville 011 the 7:11 a. in. train to
morrow.
"Good Sleighing Yesterday,
h'oimer County Commis-i >ner Hiram
Sandel ot West Hemlock Township,
drove into this cii.v yesterday morn
ing. lie states that there is still au
enormous quantity 'of snow lying
among the hill- On all the northern
-lopes, the snow -till lie- a! least two
feet deep. Sleighing is very good on
| manv of lln roads and yesterday morn
ing, Mr. Sandel said, li ■ coul I have
j used a sleigh all the way to Dmvilie
' As a matter of fact several si iuhs
were out in town along with a tew
sleds which drove in from the coun
try. The showing altogether is rather
remarkable for tie* s< cond of March in
view ot the early advent ot winter and
the abundance of snow which has I i!
1 leu.
Mis. George Sandel, living near
Bloom street just outside the Borough
while walking on the boardwalk at
her home last evening'slipped and tell
sustaining a fracture of her right arm.
l)r. C. Shultz was called who set the
broken bone. At a late hour Mrs.
• Sandel was rest inn easily
STffilJffit, lilt
The filter beds at tlio Water Works
are undergoing tlieir semi- annual steri -
lizatiou, a process essential every six
months in order that the filter beds
may properly perform their luuction
and the plant furnish pure water."
According to theory the deposit of
sand and gravel constituting the filter
lieds after incessant use for several
months become unclean and may con
tain bacteria in gieiter or less quant
ity. To destroy all spores or germs as
well as to cleanse the fine gravel caus
tic soda is applied and steam turned
in upon the filter bed. The steriliza
tion of each tub occupies from twelve
to fifteen hours, the filter bed mean
while being subjected to a constant
boiling,the temperature being as high
as it is possible to maintain it.
The work of sterilizing formerly
was attended with great discomfort to
those about the plant, as the entire
room constituting the filter plant pro
per was filled with dense steam mixed
with the odor of the caustic soda,
which escaped from the open tubs.
This not only male it well nigh Im
possible to breathe while in that de
partment, hut it ruined the paint and
caused the iron work to rust, which
necessitated repairs to tlie building
nearly every time the tubs were steri
lized.
To overcome this difficulty the Com
missioners and the Water Superinten
dent put their wits together and de
vis d a large hood or cover of galva
nized iron, which is inserted in each
tub sterilized supported about MX feet
above the filter bed on brackets pro
vided for that purpose. The steam and
odors are conducted from the tab by a
temporary chimney inserted in the
hood, which protrudes from the the
ventilator on the roof of the lilter
plant.
The experiment was tried for the
lirst time yenteiday and the hood \v i
found to be a perfect success. During
the twelve hours that the tiist of the
three tubs was under sterilization there
was no steam whatever in the room,
mother «a- the offensive odor in evid
ence. There are hundreds of filtei
plants similar to ours in existeuee but
now here else so fur as known has such
a device been thought of as is used
here to prevent damage to the build
ing and render the work agr< cable.
Her First Real Birthday.
Mi-j Anna Pursel. the eight year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Clark Pur
sel, Lower Mulberry street, on Mon
day evening enjoyed the novelty of
celebrating for the first tiim in her
life the anniversary of her birth.
The explanation of the above lies in
the fact that Miss Pursel belongs to
the considerable numb rof boys and
girls w ho were born on February 2S»th,
1 HUB, and who therefore had no real
birthday since until the same date the
present year. Ordinarily the second
birthday of children horn on bruary
2!>th occuis on the same date four
years later but in the present case this
brought 11(00, which wound up the
century and form d an exception in
which leap year did not occur, as is
indicated by the fact that I'JOO is not
exactly divisible by 400. On Monday
therefore Miss Pursel may be said to
have celebrated her first real birthday.
The little party was a very nice
affair and thoroughly in keeping with
the importance of the event it cele
brated. A delicious supper was served
and the little lady received a hand
some lot of presents.
Following were the guests: Misses
Mildred Sidler, Dorothy and Maigaret
Vincent, May Morgan, Emily Kelil,
Alice Waite, Tburza and Zella Bany
ham, Helen Pursel, Li Hie Foster,
George, Clyde, Myron, and Byron
At wood, Arthur Pursel, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Pursel and sou Harold.
Eutertaiuuieut Tonight.
The Young Ladies' Bible Class con
nected with St. Paul's M. K. church
is prepaiing for a very interesting en
tertainment to be held in the lecture
room of the church on Thursday even
iug at 7 :30 o'clock.
The object of the attair is to help
along the fund of the Sunday school
Missionary Society.
The program will be both musical
and literary in its nature. Among the
soloists will be Mrs. Allen and Miss
Ammerman. Chief among the enter
taineis will be Will J. Rogers, who
will recite some of his choicest selec
t ions.
The progratu will ho followed with
refreshments consisting of ice cream
and cake. An admission of fen cents
will b • charged.
Riverside Council Organized.
The Borough Council of Riverside
was orgaiii/.'-d on Tuesday night. W.
W. Kim be I will b<> the presiding offi
cer during the next year. .Jehu M.
Hinckley. Esq., was elected secretary
and Eli Hoover, Treasurer.
The membership is as follows: W.
W. Kun be I. Warren Cuthbcrt, John
Conway, Eli Hoover, Wesley Morrall,
William Mutchler and George Amies.
Out Erastus Flick.
Samuel Antrim, at present identifi
ed with the agency of the United
Staii - Express Company in Danville,
has purchased the small farm belong'
ing to Erastus Flick located oil tin
Wasluugtoiiville road in Valley town
ship Mi Antrim will devote tin
tract to trucking and the raising ol
poulti y
I'HRSON AI.
PARAGRAPHS
Miss .lula Huber of Easton, is visit
ing her si-ter, Mrs. A. M. Russell of
this city.
Professor .1. G. Henderson and fam
ily of Williamsport, spent Sunday in
this city.
Miss Grace Houghton of Kingston,
was the guest of Mrs. F. If. \ aniian,
South Danville, over Sunday, t
Prof. Lewis Aminorman of VV ilkes
barre, spent Sunday in Danville.
James Johnson spent Sunday in
Bloouisburg.
John Heurie of Berwick, spent Sun
day at his home in this city.
Mrs. Charles Watson Sr., of Phila
delphia,is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
I. 11 Jennings, West Market street.
William Manning of Sunbury, spent
Sunday with friends in this city.
William Grciner ol Lancaster, spent
Sunday with bis mother, Mrs. Caroline
Greiner, Mausdale.
D. A. Knoll of Williamsport trans
acted business in this city yesterday.
Miss Jennie Desliay of Sunbury,vis
ited friends in this city yesterday.
A. R. Snvder of Bloouisburg was a
visitor in this city yesterday.
E. J. t'oxey of Sunbury, spent yes
terday in this city.
Ke.v. E. H. Dunn left y. -tenia)- for
York.
Arthur J. Leniger transacted busi
ness iu Bloouisburg yesterday.
Miss Jenuie Waite is visiting icla
tives in Milton.
A. G. Delainater,advance represent
ative of the Whitney Opera Company,
was booming hi-attraction in this city
yesterday.
Louden Miller of Northumberland,
was a visitor in this city yesteidav.
Robert Waite li ft yesterday for New
York City.
Mrs. Ru-si II Foust visited relatives
in Bloouisburg yesterd iv.
C. E. York- of Central, transacted
business in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Evans is visiting rela
tives in Blooiusburg.
Thomas Woods transacted business
in Shainokin yesterday.
H. ¥. Stair, agent for Porter J.
White's "Faust" was in this city yes
terday arranging for the prodiu tion
of his play in this city.
Augustus Woods was a Milton visit
or yesterday.
John Uowdc'i transacted business in
Northumberland yesterd i.y.
W. Kasn West, Esq., was a Sunbury
visitor yesterday.
Harry Esterbrook transacted busi
ness in Sunbury yesterday.
Scrauton to Supply All the Co?.l.
Every pound of anthracite coal on
exhibition at the St. Louis exhibition
will be from Scranton.and it will con
stitute all the state exhibit of anthra
cite coal from Pennsylvania.
The honor conferred upon Scranton
hv the state comes as the result of the
state commission appointed to arrange
the Pennsylvania exhibits at the ex
position. After the commission was
appointed it decided that instead of
sending exhibits from various mines,
one exhibit in tin shape of a massive
arch, built entirely of anthracite, be
sent to be placed in the hall of min
ing. The question as to where the coal
could bo secured was easily solved by
the commission inviting Lackawanna
county to furnish the anthracite,
which it readily agreed to do. All the
coal lias been mined in the Bellevue
colliery and is now being dressed and
polished. The aich will be the main
feature iu the hall of mining and will
he sullicieutly large to admit of a
team and coach being driven under it.
lii addition Soranton will furnish a
miuiuture breaker tor flit' exposition,
which will bo a marvel of mechanical
ingenuity. It will he a perfect coun
terpart of the modern breaker,and will
bo equipped and lighted by electricity
and, while in operation,every portion
of the niachineiy will be exposed so
that the actual process of preparing
the coal may In: seen and understood
by the visitors.
Another uuiquo exhibit will lie a
large handsome glass pier displaying
tlu- various sizes of anthracite coal,
from the largest chunks to the small
est '" hi rdseye.''
Electric Light iu Semaphore.
The D. L. iV \V. railroad Company
has installed an electric light in its
semaphore at the station at this place
This is an improvement being made
all along the line, which adds an i le
nient ot safety to railroading beside-
Iclieving tin 1 telegraph operator of
much wotk.
Heretofore the operator was oblige*!
ID do a great deal ot climbing up and
down the ladder in attending to the
light. all of which with electricity in
use i~ entirely obviate 1. Hesides there
is no danger of the light being ohseur-
I ~,1 with ice or of being extinguished
i !iy the wind. A casualty of the latter
! sort occurred on one of the Western
; railroads a short time ago and a eost
j !\ ac< nli nt wast lie result.
Rifle and Gun Club.
The Danville Hide and (iun ('lub
will hold a meeting Monday night at
j llie store of M. H. Scliram at H ::i()
o'clock. A full attendance i- d> sired,
as business of impirliuco to be
' transacted.
1111: CRUMLEY
The case of Sarah C. Cromley vs.
the Pennsylvania railroad company,
11011 suited at the local Court in Nov
ember and appealed to tho Supreme
Court to have the non-suit stricken off
and the case reinstated, was argued
before the Supreme Court at Philadel
phia 011 Monday, Hon. H. M. Hinek
ley appearing for the Pennsylvania
railroad company and James Scarlet
and E. S. Gearhart for the plaintiff.
Engineer Callahan, who had charge
of the engine of the Buffalo Flyer
when it killed Joseph B. Cromley and
his litfle son at Watsontown,was him
self killed ar Harrisburg on Friday
when the Buffalo Flyer collided with
a freight car.
The dead engineer was relied upon
as one of the principal witnesses in
the event of the case being reinstat
ed. His testimony was not heard when
the trial was commenced, as the non
suit was ordered before any of the
witnesses for tie* defense were placed
011 the stand.
Two Games of Basket Ball.
Before a large audience in the arm
ory Saturday night the High School
team of this city defeated the Susque
hanna University Reserves, the score
being 315 to :i<>.
It was an exciting game. The local
team took the lead at tho start and
held it throughout, though Susqne
h uina was always dangerous.
The visiting team used its weight lo
advantage, but the skill of the high
school was too much for her opponents.
The High school Team now has a
good chance of winning the High
school championship of Central Penn
sylvania. None but good teams will
be brought here from now until the
end of the season.
The line up:
Danville University
Welliver forward Über
Mc Henry...forward.. Keinliart
Peters center Shafer
Barker guard Price
Bedea guard Stauffer
Lawrence guard
Goals from field—Danville, Welliv
er, 1; McHeuiy, 1; Peters, 5; Barber,
; Lawrence, 1 ; Bedea, 1 ; University,
Über, 2; Price, 1 ; Keinliart,4 ; Stauf
fer. •'»: Shatter, 8. From foal—Barber
4.
There was also an interesting game
between the Freshmen and the Soph
omores of the High School,which con
tributed its quota of amusement, al
though the lesult was somewhat one
sided, the score being '?•* to 'J in favor
o! the freshmen.
The line up:
Freshmen Sophomores
Gi Hasp y forward Spaide
Beyer forward . Morris
Edmondsou. center .Anues
Campbell. ..guard McCoy
Linker guard Kostenbauder
Goals from field—Freshmen, Ed
mondson, T; Gillaspy, 2; Linker, 1.
From foals, Sophomores, Spaide,
Surprise Party.
A surprise party was tendered Mr.
and Mrs. William Charm at their
home in Valley township on Friday
evening, the occasion being their B(stli
wedding anniversary. Thobe present
were: Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs.
Upson, Mr. and Mrs. William Buyer,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burks, Mr. and
Mrs. Or vis Oswald, Mr. and Mrs.
Bowers, Mr. and Mrs. Kindt, Mrs.
Sidler, Lizzie Cliurm, Mary Krumm,
Minnie Uirtou, Margaret Charm,
Dorothy and Lizzie Horton, Ethel
Fornwald, Sarah Lawrence, May
Yorks, Florence and Eva Beyers, Katie
Powers-, Tillie Kicketts,Jennie Upson,
Jennie Kindt, Edith Burks, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Dietz, Rachel and Stella
Chmin, Irene Cook, Walter Bowers,
Bert Goss, James Upson, Fred Held,
Charles Cornelison. Ira Charm, John
Edwards, William Reese. Frank James,
and Harry Ka.se, Walter Wilson, Will
iam Oswald, Raymond Parsel,Charles
Miller and Edward Snyder. Refresh
ments were served during the eveuing.
Snow and Ice Melting Rapidly.
Under tie warm sunshine and mild
variable winds of a couple of days
past the snow and ice has melted rap
idly. Fortunately none of the small
streams which diain into the Susque
hanna are v rv much swollen so that
danger ol water on the river
does not seem imminent. Meanwhile
it is the general impression that the
ice constituting the gorges is weaken
ing materially so that no very grave
fears are any longer entertained as to
i lie-result when high water occurs.
The streets about town have become
very sloppy and « ven muddy at places.
We are now on the eve of a period of
had roads, which judging by the depth
that the frost lias attained will be cat
up and muddy for a long time. March
is one of the most unpleasant months
' of the year in more respects than one
Mrs. Keller Buried.
The remains of Mrs. W. Grant Kel
: ler, whose death occurred at tscranton
Sunday, were brought to this city tor
burial yesterday on the 12:44 I). L &
I W. train. Interment was made in Odd
Fellows cemetery, Rev. George E.
Umbert officiating at the grave.
The pall bearers were Charles Rish
el, Wellington Wertman, Charles Ut
termiller and Frank Schrani. There
: mains were accompanied to this city
by W. Grant Keller,the husband, Mrs.
Hester Jane Keller,Mrs. Isaiah Knurr
ami Miss Grace Frazee.
KKTA KLISIIKD IN 1855
INTERESTING
MEETINGS
Tho evangelistic meetings at the
Mahoning Presbyterian church aie at
tracting large congregations nightly.
Excellent result- are apparent, several
persons having already united with
the church.
Rev. Dr. Thomas of Lewisburg,who
is conducting the meetings this week,
is a strong and magnetic speaker. His
sermon last night was founded upon
Romans, Bth chapter, lith verse: "For
to be carnally minded is death and to
be spiritually minded is life."
The speaker explained what con
stitutes the "carnally minded" man,
what he seeks after and what the con
st queiices are,passing onto the spirit
ually minded man whose nobler life
anil higher aims stand out in striking
contrast.
It is impossible fot the "carnally
minded" man to become a "spirit
ually minded" man without divine
aid There is no natural development
from the former state unto the latter.
Intellectual culture will not accom
plish it. It is only by the grace of God
through a new creation that the car
nally minded man can become spirit
ually minded.
In conclusion Dr. Thomas made a
strong plea to the congregation urg
ing those who had not been born again
to seek divine aid that they might
shun death aud become men and wo
men pure and spriritually minded
Dr. Thomas' subject tonight will be
"The Ready and tho Unready."
Next week Rev. Dr. W. D. Roberts
of the First Presbyterian Church of
Williamsport, will have charge of the
evangelistic meetings.
Faust.
The name of "Faust" conjures in
h ) miii Is of theatre goers the name
of Porter J. White. He has given his
own production of the play alter his
own manner. Last night, when his
conpany gave his semi-spectacular
production there was very little stand
ing room in the house. Many had
doubtless S"eu the play before and
knew what to expect. The play was
beautifully and elaborately staged so
far as scenery and electrical effects
were concerned aud was also well
costumed. Rut the production did not
depend entirely upon the beauty ot
the stage setting nor the brilliancy of
tho electrical display; but the acting
was excellent. The audience always
discriminating did not allow strong
lines, finely apoketi to pass unnoticed.
Another welcome feature which was
properly appreciated was the song ot
the intermezzo from "Cavalleria
Rusticana." It has never been sun
so well or with such a superb voice in
a local theatre before. It was a good
deal of a surprise last night aud al
together unexpected. Mr. White has
made unparalleled strides toward the
piuacle of success and is today one of
the most promising young stars upon
tho American stage.—Grand Rapids
(Mich.) Herald.
Mr. White's production of "Faust"
will be seen at the Danville Opera
House on Thursday evening, March
10th.
Finauical Statement Eucourauing.
In accordance with custom,the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company publishes
its financial statement in advance of
the stockholders meeting. Ihe show
ing of large increase in business aud
in uross earnings justifies the policy
ot heavy expenditures lor permanent
improvements required to handle the
business of the present aud near tut
u re.
No business enterprise can staud still
and maintain its preeminence against
active competition. Ihe Pennsylvania
management :s judiciously expending
many millions in the development of
its properfv to meet tho increasing
volume of business and public require
ments.
The flood of proxies pouring in from
stockholders, four-fold greater in vol
ume than at any time heretofore, de
monstrated the continued confidence
lof tho owners of the Pennsylvania
Kail road in its present capable aud
progressive management and which
will doubtlos be continued.
Shumacher —Ohesnut.
Mi-s Jenuie M. Chesuut of Mahon
ing township and Charles Shumacher
of West Pittston were united in matri
mony on Saturday last, 'iho wedding
ceremouy was performed by the Rev.
J. E. Hutchison and took place at the
home of the bride's parents at 3
o'clock.
Only the immediate relatives and
friends were pres lit. After the din
ner was served the newly married
couple left on a wedding trip.
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 he
is prepared at all times to ex
cute in the neatest manner
JOH PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Description
!SEVERAL NEW
FEATURES
The new directory ot Danville,
Bloomsburg and Berwick gotten op by
A. E. Slides of Bethlehem is now out
and is being distributed. It contains
many excellent features ami is the most
complete that ha> been yet issued for
these towns.
In addition to the u>-nal appendix re
lating to the Borough and Poor Dis
trict giving foil informal ion on church
es, secret societies and the like there
is a stieet directory of each of the
tbree towns, giving 111 • dwellings in
their order, each nuiubei ' "ing fol
lowed with name of the < cupant.
This arrangement will be found ot
great, service to those who wish to
make a canvass of the town or to send
out advertising matter.
In the general directory the names
of the wives aie given, which is an
other feature that will prove very use
ful. A glance at the page reveals
which of tho males are the heads of
families, the husband's name in every
instance being followed with the
Christian name ot his wife, in par
enthesis.
The latter feature along with the
street directory is an idea which orig
inated with Mr. Sholes.
A summary of the data contained as
it relates to Danville will be found of
general interest.
There are 1021 houses in Danville,
as against 1637 in Bloomsburg and 1708
in Berwick.
In Danville there are names of
citizens; in Soutli Danville and River
side,2s)o; outside names as Sidler Hill,
Bloom road, etc., 144.
In Danville there are 1384 wives'
names; in South Danville and River
side 151. In the territory canvassed
204»> children are reported. The total
population as given in the directory
is 7000, a trifle below the figures of the
last census, which are 8042.
Charles \\. Courtney of Bethlehem
was associated with Mr. Slides in
getting the new directory. Under
the direction of the two gentlemen the
town was canvassed during October
and November last. The work was
conducted with great care as is evid
enced not only by the excellent class
ification hut also by the accuracy in
orthography. &c., which marks every
page.
The directory was printed by the
Keystone Printing Company of Bethle
hem and typographically shows up
very nieelv.
Quincy Adams Sawyer.
There is no maudlin ratlins, now
deemed mock sentiment, in tlio great
rural drama "Quiucy Adams Saw
yer." Iu fact it would be very hard to
pick out from the prompt book of this
play any lines that could be classed as
"sentimental." Yet there is sentiment
iu plenty in this most popular of New
England dramas and mighty,'good and
true sentiment it is, too. The blind
girl, who is tho centre of much ot the
dramatic interest, is a most appealing
figure, yet she neither mopes nor
whines. It is by personality that she
appeals and the sentiment that sur
rounds her is the natural outgrowth
of situation and conditions and not
the provision of the playwright.
When the play is presented at tho
Opera House on March 22 it will re
pay the observer of sucli tilings to
note the entire absence of the trite
and hackneyed sentimental touches.
Perhaps this lack is the cause of the
tremendous success of the play, which
is breaking all recoids wherever pres
ented.
High Water Mark Reached.
The high water mark of business
was reached by the ruial free delivery
iu Montour County during February,
which indicates the constantly in
creasing popularity ot the service
Notwithstanding that February was
a short month the total number of
pieces delivered were 3018 in excess
over those of January,while the num
ber ot pieces collected were 002 iu ex
cess.
At no time since the service was
established has the showing approxi
mated the present figures, which in
dicates that rural free delivery was
not established iu vain and that as
shown by the number of "pieces col
lected" the farmers are directly con
tributing to its support in a way
which shows their appreciation of it.
Huffard—Diehl.
MissChrissie Diehl and William 1
Huffard were united in the holy bouds
of matrimony yesterday morning. The
ceremony was performed at the home
of the bride's parents, on Bald Top.
The following guests were present:
Mr. and Mrs. A. D Diehl, Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert West, Mrs. Mary Diehl.
Mrs. D. J. Williams, Master Thomas
Williams, Misses Elsie and Rebecca
Williams. Mr* E. S. Delsite, Edward
Diehl, Miss Lizzie Ritter.Miss Lizzie
West and Miss Kathryn West.
Surprise Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lyons gave a
party at their home on Mill street, Sa
turday evening in honor of the seven
teenth birthday t-f their daughter
Clara. Those present were: Misses
Irene Davis, Uoldie Muckenheim,
Mamie Lyons, Lucy Weigold, Gertiude
Bookmiller, Emma Mitchell, Sarali
Halderman, Ida Halderman, Annie
Lvous, Alice Lyons, Messrs. Charles
Geasy, Charles Whispell, Eugene Buy
der and John Lyons.