LOCAL TIME TABLES
DANVILLE AND BLOOMSBURtt
STREET RAILWAY.
lu effect Nov. 28, 1904.
Cars leave Danville:
A M—6 20; 7:00; 7:40; 820; 9:00; 9:40;
10:20; 11:00; 11:40.
P. M. 12:20; 1:00; 1:40; 2 20; 3:00; H:40;
4 20: 5 00; 5 40; 6:20: 7:00; 7:40;
8:20; 9:40.
10:20, to Grovania only.
Last car Saturdays only 11:00 P. M.
Cars leave Bloomsbnrg same time as
sc Danville.
Sunday first oar leaves 8:20 A M.and
every 40 minutes until 9:40 P. M.
PK.mn'A. R R
KAST WEST.
7.11 A. M 9 00 A. M.
1017 «< 12.10 P.M.
3.21 P M 4.31
5.50 " 7.51
SUNDAYS.
10.17 A.M. 4.81 P.M.
D. L. W R. R.
r* » QT* K3T •
7.07 A.M. 9.15 A.M.
10.19 "
2 il p. m 4 (58
5.43 " 905
SUNDAYS.
7 «)7 A. M. 12.44 P M.
} W P. * 9.05
3 HILj» * UEaDl?*<4 R R
NORTH SOUTH.
7.58 A M. 11-23 A. M.
} * P f1.35 P. M.
BLOOM STREET
7.55 A.M. 11.21 A.M.
1.58 P M P. M.
FEBBV BOAT
WJJDUIST HOTE
The ferry boat which long did ser
vice as a transport across the river, is
still anchored in the ice about 800 feet
from the South side shore, where it
has been ever since the water froze
over. Present indications are that
it will likely stay there for some time
to come, unless other and greater pow
er is introduced to haul it from its
mooring than that already tried. Mon
day afternoon au attempt was made
to draw the boat from its icy bed and
thence to shore, with a view of stor
ing it in a place of safety for the wint
er. Bot the method adopted to do the
work wus not a success.
After catting the ice away from
around the boat and releasing it from
its strong fetters, a windlass and a set
of doable tackle blocks were gotten in
shape with the intention of palling
the water soaked barge to shore with
oot the slightest difficulty. The boat
fooled them. It refused to move au
inch, apparently.
The windlass occupied a position
just on the opposite side of the road
leading from the river to the top of
the bank. Consequently the inch and
a half rope extending back from the
windlass to 'he tackle blocks, crossed
the road and blocked traffic. The
blocks were anchored to a pole by a
light wire cable. When everything
was ready for business several men
grasped the cranks which manipulated
the windla«9, and began to spin them.
Tiwj Jaf • itiA. °3W«AIo , U&k& l } r »f/«5 WJ4\P,
the oraoka turned leas rapidly. Some
thing was pulling back—pulling hard,
too. The first gang of men were re
lieved by another. They soon became
weary and turned the grinding busi
ness over to a fresh crew. Still the
boat didn't move. The rope snapped
and cracked like a whip, the men at
the windlass puffed and groaned and
those out on the ice with pries, trying
to coax the boat togo at least a litt'e
bt, he «ved and poshed with a ven
geance. But all efforts were in vain.
Then to make matters worse for the
unfortunate boat haulers the drivers
of vehicle*,whose te«m* w*re grouped
togrtth-r on the South side of the rope
and extending half way across the riv
er on the North side, began to shout
anpleaa«nt things into th» ears of the
worfimeu. Some of them had been held
up for abou' 15 minutes and they want
ed to move on. They finally became
very determined in their demands for
an opening for their teams, and It is
doubtful what would have happened
had not the great strain on the wire
cable caused it to break and remove
the barrier. An examination of the
boat showed it had resisted all efforts
and hadn't moved an inch. Then came
a debate as to what move to make
next.
Appointed Attorney.
Attorney W. H. M. Oram, of Sha
mokin, has been honored witli the ap
pointment of attorney for all the Penn
sylvania collieries in the Shainokin
vicinity.
Heretofore the legal_business of the
Pennslvania railroad and collieries in
that vicintv has been looked after by
one solicitor with assistants. The chief
attorney was ex-Judge Bucher, of
Lewisburg flu Mineral liailroad and
Mining Company cases lie was assisted
by Mr. Oram,and in Union Coal Com
pany cases by ex-Judge L. 3. Walter,
of Mt. Carmel. On the first of the
month the two separate branches for
conducting the legal business were es
tablished.and Mr. Oram is made chief
attorney for all the collieries, both of
the Mineral and Susquehanna, former
ly the Union Companies. Judge Burli
er yet looks after the railroad busi
ness. but on the first of the year it is
expected lie will be succeeded.
(Jrlp Prevalent.
A prominent physician of the State
say* that the grippe u largely preval
ent at the present time. It is a disease
that has its peculiarities, this year its
ravages being confined to the throat
and head, while last winter it attack
ed the stomach and was attended by
dysentery. He recommends that the
stricken keep within doors and in
dulge in absolute rest.
Wrap Packages Securely.
The railway mail olerks request that
newspapers call the attention of their
readers to the importance of putting
op Christmas presents in secure pack
ages Numbers of them, they say, be
come loose before they reach their des
tfuation. causing the clerks a great
deal of unnecessary 1-tbor, hesid'3 hav
ing the package arrive unsightly and
•ftan in a damaged condition.
MEETING OF STATE
SCHOOL DIRECTOR'S
City Superintendent Gordy is iu re
ceipt of the following explanatory
letter from A. M. Keifer, Correspond
ing Secretary of the Direotors Depart
meut of the State Educational Associ
ation :
The School Directors' Department of
the State Educational Association will
meet in tentli anunal convention in
Assembly Hall, high school building,
Harrisburg, Pa , Thursday aud Fri
day, February i) and 10,1905. i'he pro
gram of this meeting will be mailed
to you in a short time. It has been
prepared with a view of imparting in
formation aud inspiration to the school
direotors who may attend. The Execu
tive Committee desires to enlist your
interest in this meeting,and,therefore,
takes the liberty to ash that you cause
a notice of this meeting to be publish
ed in your local papers; that you use
your influence tJ have delegates elect
ed to attend this meeting by the school
boatds of your district; that the names
of all deleaates, with their post office
addreKßes.be sent to the Corresponding
Secretary as soon as the election is
held
Oome to this convention and try to
get others to oome. Arrangements nave
been made witli the railroads for re
duce! rates as follows: Fare and one
third for round trip from Trunk Line
points in Pennsylvania on card orders;
ticket* to be sold and good,going Feb
ruary 3-10; returning, to February 12,
inclusive. These orders will be fur
| uished upon application to the under
signed. and must be presented to the
| ticket agents i.t the starting point.and
will be honored by the agents of any
of the lines belonging to tho Trunk
Line Association.
Also, fare and one-third on certific
ates from Central Passenger points iu
Pennsylvania, west of Erie, Oil City,
Pittsburg. Each person purchasing re
gular one-way tickets from such points
to Harrisburg, should ask for a Cen
tral Passenger certificate.which, upon
being endorsed by the Correspond inn
Secretary of the Directors' Association
at the meeting.will be honored for re
turn ticket by agent at Harriiborg at
one-third fare.
nissing From His Home.
Mystery, deeper than ever, sur
rounds the disappearance of Charles
Johnson, of Catawissa, over whom ijc
great apprehension was felt until Sat
urday when a search was instituted,
but who has not been seen by his fam
ily since Friday when he left his heme
togo to Bloorasburg to see Dr. J. S.
John as well as his brothers at the
Normal. Since that time, although
search has bean made in all directions
and telograrns aud telephone messages
have been resorted to, not a trace of
him can be found.
A sufferer from stomach trouble, of
which he has been a victim for more
than a year,he went to Bloorasburg to
consult Dr. John regarding it, having
been compelled to quit work for the
day because of it. He was at the office
of Dr. John at 12 :30 o'clock Friday
vii foomoH »nnMi in qnirifa
been soeo.
It was known that he Intended cross
ing the P & R. Railroad bridge at
Rupert aud by some it is feared thai
he fell through, but the family havf
comet) the conclusion that in hie
siobness, which took a melanchoiv
torn, he has wandered aimlessly off,
where they haveu't auy idea. They
have communicated with a! their rela
tives but he has not turned up there.
A'neu lie left home he said to his wif>
that he would soon he home and would
lake c*re of the childreu so that she
could goto Bloomnburg to do some
shopping.
He wsi employed by the Philadel
phia and Reading Railroad iu the
round house at Catawissa and several
years ago while at work he received a
severe blow in the rib* which has giv
en him great trouble at times.
He was a man who idolized his fam
ily and was never away from them
when he could be home. His family
are distracted over his disappearance.
His wife before her marriage was
Miss Hattle Grimes, daughter of the
late H. R. Grimes, of Catawissa.
Johnson Is a man of about 150 pounds
in weight; is five feet five inches iu
heighth; has fiery red hair, red ftce
j and bine eyes. When he left home lie
was dressed in a blar-k suit, black der
by, blue overcoat. Upon his person
when he left home was ffil, although
that was not at all unusual as he fre
quently had large amounts on his por
son.
Village flay Disappear.
MAHANOY OITY, Dec. 20.-The
lower part of the village of Jacksons,
near hero, was standing on uncertain
ground and an hour may arrive when
it will disappear into the earth.
Huge fissures have opened in the
surafce,involving the homes of Francis
Benedict, Jacob Lambert, Joseph Weir
and Frank Collins to such an extent
that they arc left uninhabitable. The
summer kitchen attached to Benedict's
house has been entirely engulfed.
Settling of the surface commenced
j shortly after midnight, while the oc
cnjiarifs of the house were slumbering
peacefully. Heavy rumbling accom
panied the subsidence which rocked
and tilted buildings in the disturbed
area until they threatened to topple
into the street. The inmates, iu scant
attire, fled panic-stricken.
The village is owned almost entire
ly bv the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company, whose mines
honeycomb the site upon which the
hamlet is huilt.
Other Cluba Should Act.
The Danville Rod and Gun Club
Isn't waiting for the Pennsylvania
Legislature to stock Montour county
with quail and other game birds. Tin
club will purchase twenty-five or
thirty dozens of Western qnail and
turn them lcose on Its own acoount.
If every town of the'sire o' Danville
had such a club there would be good
shooting and fishing in Pennsylvania
or the next oontury. Philadelphia
&«*ord.
THE THIRD OF
THR SEMES
Sunday afternoon, William D.
Laumaster, General Secretary of the
Y. M. O. A. nave the third of a series
of addresses ou "The World's Fourth
Sunday School Convention, and a trip
to the Holy Lands. "
Mr. Laumaster begau his remarks by
Riving a short review of his two form
er addresses. Then he gave an inter
esting aud vivid account of his ex
perience at the first landing place, the
Island of Madeira Ho spoke of a re
ception given to the tourists in the
theatre at Fuuchal, which was man
aged by the missionaries of that, place
—the Rev. Mr. Patterson, of the Scot
tish charge,and the Revs. W. Q. Smart
and G. B. Niud, of the M. E. church
mission. At the meeting Interesting
addresses were made by Dr. Potts of
Canada and Mrs. Wilbur Orapts, of
Washington, D. O. A number of brief
talks were also made by the mission
aries aud Christian residents of the
place. The theatre was crowded and
the proceedings of the most intense in
terest to all present. A number of
English aud Scotch inhabitants of
the place were in attendance through
out the entire session.
In describing the Island of Madeira
the speaker said that there was no
more beautiful panorama imaginable,
than protrayed by a sail along its
maguificent coasts for 30 miles. The
precipices, water falls, mountains,
cliffs and ravines make the scenery
wild aud grand in the extreme. Ev
erywhere vineyards, meadow land,
beautiful gardens and picturesque
streams are to be seen in all their en
chanting and soul-stirring grandeur.
On shore ttie lavish profusion of flow
ers is simply indescribable, epecially
when contrasted to the bleak landscape
just left behind in the United States.
Funchal has 50,000 inhabitants. The
climate is equable, the average sum
mer beat being 7-1 degrees, aud the
winter 64. Frosts are absolutely un
known. The temperature is rarely be
low 53 or above 88. It is a favorable
resort for invalids, especially con
sumptives. There is little disease of
auy kind and pulmonary trouble, ex
cept in extreme cases, soon disappear.
The usual mode of travel is by bul
lock sledges or "caros. " These con
veyances hold four people. They are
drawn at a speed of 2 or 3 miles an
hour, over cobble stones set ou edge
aud very close together. One of the
teamsteis keeps the oxeu moving with
a sharp pointed stick, while another
at intervals,places a piece of cloth sat
urated with oil uuder the runners, so
as to facilitate progress and keep the
stones smooth and slippery.
Mr. I.aumaster then described a
thrilling toboggan slide down a hill
two miles long, over cobble stones and
guided by two men. Part of the time
these fellows rode ou the runners of
the swiftly speeding toboggans, guid
ing them from that point, aud again
they would be running alongside.
The speiker, also described an in
cline railway. This ascends the moun
tain side and passes through beautiful
MWVVMM. .. VI VUOli
manners and customs of liviug aud
their present condition from a social,
physical and religious standpoint.
Mr. Laumaster spoke of the church
es and missionary enterprises,and con
cluded his acoount of Madeira Island
by referring to an exhibition given by
a number of expert divers. One of
brown skin, bare backed swim
mors came on board of the boat and
for a shilling jumped from the deck
of the ship, which was about 80 feet
above the surface, into the sea, and
came up without damage to hims»if.
The address closed with an account
of childhood as it was seen in Pales
tine, Syria, Asia Minor, Greece, and
other places.
Shipping Christmas Presents.
I'lio.se of our readers who intend
sending Christmas presents to distant
parts should d > so at as early a date
as possible in order that the parcels
may arrive indue time. There ii al
ways a groat ru>-h during the holidays
aud the express companies are taxed
to the extent and sometimes beyond
their abilities to handle the goods as
promptly as shippers expect. It is not
too early to forward them now, mark
ing them "not to be opened until
Christmas."
This early forwarding of Christmas
parcels insures their distribution in a
very much better manner than if they
are all handled during four or five
days prior to Christmas'. Being better
distributed results in more careful
handling aud vastly better delivery,
and avoids the keen disappointment
that arises from'failure to receive on
Christmas Day, or prior to it, a pack
age that is known to be on the way.
Official Warning.
Dr. Benjamin Lee, secretary of the
State Board of Health, has sent copies
of a resolution recently adopted by
the board broadcast through the State,
warning persons against the use of im
pure water during the present drought.
The resolution states that during
the drought aud for three weeks fol
lowing the next heavy rainfall disease
germs will luik in all water that has
not bet'u thoroughly filtered or boiled,
or both.
It is hoped by members of the board
that the publicity which is being Riv
en the re-olutions will lead all persons
to exercise great care in the use of
water and thus prevent an outbreak of
disease. Many water companies
through the State are compelled to
pump water direct, giving no oppor
tunity for purification by sedimenta
tion, and this affords opportunity for
germs to hold high carnival.
A new discovery for all Coughs, Colds,
Croup, Whooping Cough, etc.. is Ken
nedy's Laxative Honoy and Tar. It
cuts phlegm, draws out Hie inflamma
tion, cures all coughs, strengthens the
lungs aud bronotiinl tubes aud assists
in expelling a cold from the system by
gently moving the bowels. Pleas»n r
to take and contains no opiates. It is
the children's friend. Sold by Paules
& Co.
THE MURDER HAS
A MAFIA PLUT
After a thorough investigation the
conclusion is drawn that the decapit
ated victim of the most brutal murder
in the annals of the anthracite coal
region, whose headless body was found
in the lonely clump of brush above
Hickory Ridge ou the morning of Nov
ember 9th, was the victim of the dread
Italian organization known as the Ma
lta
Up to this time the identity of the
murdered man has not been revealed,
although it is believed beyond a doubt
that were it not for fear, at least a
dozen Italian residents of Natalie and
Shamokin, ooold name the man, his
business and why the awful crime was
perpetrated.
A view of the head proves conclus
ively that the dead man was an It
alian. His ourly, dark brown hair,
the peculiar features and the clothing
at once established the faot that he
was a native of Sunny Italy. Notwith
standing these evidences, at least two
prominent Italians have endeavored to
impress it upon the newspaper men
that the dead viotim is an American.
They told precisely the same story
and botli endeavored to cr-ate the im
pression that the man was not an It
alian A portion of the right ear of
the viotim had been sliced otf some
years ago and the mutilation was pro
bably oni of the mauy that Italian
crooks or marked victims have of iden
tifying their enemies. It is firmly be
lieved that the dead man was killed
by the "Mafia," a murderous organ
ization which has a large membership
in this country.
If the murdered man was a stranger
In this section, he was probably in
duced under some business pretext to
visit his euemies at Natalie. Ho wan
met by two members of the Mafia
while on the way to the village and a
bullet on the right side of the head
sent him into another world. In order
to cover up the identity of the murd
ered man and following a revengeful
custom of the Mafia, the head was sev
ered, carried to a point near Marion
Heights and hidden under a pile ot
stones.
No More Suffering.
If you are troubled with indigestion
get a bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
and see how quickly it will cure you.
Geo. A. Thomson, of Spencer, la.'
says:"Have had Dyspepsia tor twenty
years. My case was almost hopeless.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure was recommend
ed and I used a few bottles of it and
it is the only thing that has relieved
me. Would not be without'it. Have
doctored with local physicians and al
so at Chicago, and even went to Nor
way with hopes of getting some relief,
but Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is the only
remedy that has done mo any good,
and I. heartily recommend it. Every
person suffering with Indigestion 01
Dyspepsia should use it." Scld by
Paules & Co.
Stockholders Expect Dividends.
It is a self-evident proposition thai
the stockholders of a hank expect tin
they very reasonably
ers of the institution to get business.
In these days of keen competition it ii
necessary to ask for bosiness.
These few observations are true anr
correct in every particular. Yet then
bo bankers who seem to proceed upoi
the assumption that thev are in some
way lifted up above the ordinary levei
of business men and occup" a place
peculiarly their own. They seem t<
be moved of a belief that there is t
peculiar dignity that hedges them
about. That Is to say, some of them
do.
There are others who know and ap
preciate the faot that a banker is but
a business man as other business men
are. They know that stockholders
everywhere expect dividends, tl e big
ger the belter. They kuow that the best
wav to pay fat dividends is to get cus
tomers, or patrons, or clients, as they
prefer in the naming, and that the bes
way to get them is to ask for them.
The baukers who know their bnsij
ness, and want to do business and to
make some profit out of their business
ask for business. We use this word
"business" because we want to em
phasize, and make clear, the troth
that a banker is not a darling of the
gods, but a plain, ordinary business
man whose profits, like those of other
men in business, depend solely.partic
ularly and altogether upon the pat
ronage of the public. And, to con
tinue, the wise banker knows how to
get business.
••Way Down East."
"Way Dowu East" Manager Wm. A.
Brady's much talked of production
which will be presented at the Opera
House on Friday, evening, December
30th has had unstinted and enthusias
tic praise from the clergy,school teach
ers, women, and in fact from people
in every walk in life including thou
sands who are seldom jteeu inside of
the walls of a theatre.
The soenes are laid on a New Hamp
shire farm, the play writtun by Lot
tie Blair Parker and elaborated by
Jos. R. Orismer.
The plav deals with simple incidents
' country life, the purity and sweet
ness of which might run on foiever
out for the shadow of a sin.
The story is worked out by actors
peculiarly fitted to portray the eccen
tricities and qnaint humor of New
England folk.
The production from a scenic stand
point will compare favorably with
any play presented in many years.
Pender.
The Pender performance does not
consist of Magio alone, it is a varied
entertainment with novolties galore.
Vaudeville specialties, greatest v< n
triloquial art in the world, Miss Edythe
Champlain premier dansease who last
season was one of the features with
Klaw & Erlanger's mammoth produc
tion of Mother Goose at New Aunter
dam Theatre, N. Y., for 20 weeks
You'll g>(t your money's worth at the
Pender show. Pender and his excel
lent Company will be thn special
[JhrUtmas attraction at the Opera 112
IIOUM, Monday, matinee and night. {
Ten ICG ROAD
GOOD AS A PIKE
Travel across tlie river ou Saturday
and Sunday was the Largest in a long
time. The condition of the ice brought
many people to Danville from the
Northumberland county side, who had
not favored the town with their pres
ence for a good while. "The drive
way compares favorably with a first
clasH pike road," is the way a farmer
expressed himself concerning the pres
ent bridge over a hitherto difficult
stream to cross.
Crossing was a pleasure and devoid
of any danger, either to pedestrians or
vehicles ou Saturday. Farmers with
heavily loaded wagons could cross on
a trot or gallop as ttiey pleased. Eggs
coulfl have been hauled over lying
loosely in a svagon box, without dang
er of tracking a shell. As a result of
tins excellent roadway there were more
farmers from the South side at the
curb stone market Saturday,than have
ventured over this winter. And they
brought lots of produce along with
them ami took home many purchases
that they made in the different stores
while here.
South Danville people,too, were not
conspicious by their absence by any
un-aus. They came across in large
numbers to buy household and Christ
mas supplies, and see to what extent,
if any, Danville had changed .'iuce they
her" last. These people and all
other* interested iu crossing the river
are hoping that no breakup will occur
in the river at least until after the
holidays.
Christmas at St. Hubert's.
The Cnristnias services at St. Hub
ert's German Catholic church will be
especially elaborate this year. The
male choir is carefully preparing the
following program to be rendered at
the early morning mass and at vesp
ers :
Early morning Mass at 5:30 o'clock.
Prelude--"Schonstea Kindein" Chorus
Kyrie, Sanctus, Beuedictas ami
Agnus Dei from the Mass in
Honor of the Child Jesus . Welfeons
Gloria and Credo . .{Mass iu G)
La Hache
Offeratory Adeete Fidelis in A
Reading
Veni Creator Stock
Vespers and Benediction at 7 :30 o'clock
Vespers. Gregoriau
Hymn—Adeste Fidelis Reading
O Salutaris—Tenor Solo Weber
Tautum Ergo Selected
The musical program for the Christ
mas day services at the Shiloh Reform
ed church is of an unusually high
order. The following numbsrs will be
rendered :
Morning Service 10:30
Anthem ... ... "Arise Shine"
Carol "Come Hither Ye Faithful"
Carol ."Joy to the World, the
Lord is Come"
Carol."Hark the Herald Angels Sing'
Carol "Holy Night PeaoefulNight"
Carol "Brightest and Best"
Carol "Angels, From the
Realms of Glory"
CuxU vinr "
Heavenly Music"
Carol "Carol, Carol Christians"
Evening Service 7:30.
Christmas Carol "Ring Ou,
Sweet Bells"
Hymn .. ."The Silver Stars Shone
Bright and Clear"
Gloria Patri Nevi n
Solo .."The Light of Glory"
Mies Bertha Miller.
Carol . . ."Shine, Oh Star of
.... Christmastide"
Solo . ."Hark ! I Hoar the Glor-
ions Song"
Miss Tli Ima Dieffenbai her.
Carol .vVe Hail Thee, King!
V\e Bless Thee, Lord"
Anthem "There Were Shepherds"
Carol "Star of Bethlehem
Brightly Shining"
Carol .. ."Jesus the Lord Is Born."
Y. M. C. A. NOTES.
We hear much about membership
privileges, and surely there are many
of them, for the small price that Is
paid,—namely $5.00 per year. But
there are also membership dutias that
should be taken into consideration.
In the light of what business men
contribute to the work of the Y. M. C.
A. and considering that the Aasocia
tion is co-operative, and that every
cant which goes into the treasury goes
out in benefits to members, every man
who bocomes a member thereby in
curs an obligation.
It is his duty to be familiar with
the Association activities and depart
ments.
it is his duty to point out defects in
management.
it is his duty to protect the good
name of the Association by rebuking
unseemly acts and language in the
building.
It is his duty to protect the property
of the Association.
It is l.is duty to propose improve
ments wherever he sees the need of
them.
It is his duty to interest other men
in features which have helped him.
These are the simple duties of auy
member. We fail to see how an As
sociation man can do less than this.
The directors and the secretaries
welcome such help.
Beware of Counterfeits.
"DeWitt's is the only genuine Witch
Hazel Salve," writes J. L. Tncker, of
Centre, Ala. "I have used it in my
family for Piles, Cuts and Burns for
years and can recommend it to be the
best Salve on the market. Ev.ry fam
ily should keep it, as it is an invalu
able household remedy, aud should al
ways bo kpet on hand for immediate
"*e " Mrs. Sainull Gage, of North
Bush.N. V., sajs: "I had a fever sore
on my ankle for twelve years that the
doctors could not cure. All salvts nnd
blood remedies proved worthless. I
could uot walk for over two years
Finally I was persuaded to try Do
vVitt's Witch Hazel Salve, which ban
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1. MANNING BE
GLIU BISHOPRIC
The Rev. William T. Manning, D.
D., of New York city, recently elected
bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Har
risburg, has declined to accept the
office, and another conventinu will be
held in the near future to elect anoth
er priest to the bishopric General re
gret is expressed that Dr. Manning
could not see his way clear to accept
the office. Saturday morning the Rev.
George 0. Foley, D. D., chairman of
the committee of notification, receiv
ed the following letter from Dr. Man
ning.in which he declines the bishop
ric :
"Saint Agnes Vicarage,
"115 West 91st Sr.,
" New' York City.
"The Rev. George C. Foley, D. D.,
Chairman of the Committee of Noti
fication.
"My Dear Dr. Foley—Since the
time, nearly two weeks ago, when I
was notified by yon, and the members
of your committee, of my election as
bishop of the diocese of Harrisburg, I
have given my whole thought to the
call to.this most sacred offloe, and
have asked only to be gaided to what
ever decision was right, and for the
troest interests of the church.
"I have tried to look at the matter
from every point of view, and have
taken time for foil consideration, and
it is now my clear couvicticu that it
is my doty to continue in my present
field of labor.
"I write these words with very
sincere regret, not only because your
diocese will bo put to further trouble,
bat also because tne more I have studi
ed the facts in regard to it, the more
its conditions and its opportunities
have appealod to me and attiacted me.
"Believing, however, that my de
cision is a right one, and praying for
the work of your diocese God's truest
blessing, I am, Faithfully yours,
"WILLIAM T. MANNING."
Dr. Manning's declination of the
office makes it neoessary to hold an
other convention for the purpose of
electing a bishop. Just when it will
be held is not definitely known. The
annual meeting of the diocesan con
vention is scheduled for Harrisborg on
the second Tuesday of next Jane, but
it is doubtful that the election of a
bishop will be delayed until that time.
The Rev. Charles Morison. of Son
bury,is chairman of the standing com
mittee.and it is presumed that he will
issue a call for a convention at an
earlv date. The convention cannot be
held until thirty days after the call
has been issued, and if this is done
within the next two weeks the con
vention will probably be held in the
latter part of January or early in Feb
ruary of next year. To delay the elec
tion until June would mean that the
diocese would be without a bishop
probably until next fall.
The chairman of the standing com
mittee will probably ask Harrisburg
to tako the convention, and it a favor
able reply is received the call will be
issued at once.
Fine Christmas Program.
At the Grove Presbyterian church
on Christmas the regular Sunday
soprano solo by Miss Emma Gearhart
entitled, "Virgin's Lnllaby." The
Sunday School and evening service
will be combined and held at 4 o'clock
in the afternoon. For this service the
following program has been arranged
Christmas Hymn "The
Wonderful Light"
Choir.
Christas Carol "The Song of Peace"
Suuday School.
Recitation Donald MoClore.
Solo and Quartette "God's Peace"
Recitation Charlotte Welliver
and Ethel Udelhofec
Christmas Carol."Bethlehem Echoes"
Sunday School.
Respon-ire Reading
Christmas Carol "The Fir-t
Christmastide"
Sunday Sohool
Address by the Pastor.
Exercise Six Bovs and Six Girls
Christmas Carol '"O Ring,
0 Ring Ye Merry Bolls"
Sunday School
Anthem "O Babe of Bethlehem"
Choir.
Christmas Carol "Shining
....Angels Haste With Gladness"
Sunday School
Recitation Mary Diehl
Exercise Primary Class
Recitation Three Little Girls
Postlude ..." Ring Oat the
Olden Story"
Christmas ct First Baptist.
At the First Baptist church the ser
vice on Christmas evening at 7:80
o'olock is to be in oharge of the San
day School. Preparations on a large
scale have been in progress for some
weeks past, and the service promises
to bo the best ever held in that church.
Pantomime movements by Delsarte
classes will accompany the recitations.
For this feature of the service special
costumes have been made. The pro
gram, which is entitled, "Day of
Peace," is as follows :
Opening Chorus . "In the Light
of the Stars"
Chorus "Shepherds Awake"
Sunday School
Recitation" A Dollar's Worth of Fun"
Three Boys.
Chorus "Mortals Awake"
Sunday School.
Address by the Pastor.
Chores "Awake and Joyfully Sing"
Sunday School.
Recitation and Drill
Eleven Young Ladies
Chorus ."Through the Star-lit Air"
Sunday School.
Reading by a Scholar.
Chorus . "Over the Village"
Sunday School.
Doll Exeroise and Drill
Primary Department
Chorus ."O Wonderful Day"
Sunday School.
Exercise "Star on the Cross"
Ten Girls.
Ohoros .."Ring Out the Tidings"
Sunday Sohool.
□losing Chorus
"The Olorioos Light is Fading"
Our prices on Uandy, Fruits and
tfuta ar« positively the lowest in
[«wi OWKN.
CHRISTMAS PUBLIC
SCHOOLS EXLRCIYR
The coming holiday exercises in the
public schools promise to be of uu
usaal interest. At least the teachers
and pupils of the various apartuieiits,
are doiug all in their power to make
them such. All are hard at work with
that object iu view.
In acuord'ince with the instruction
given them in a circniar letter by
Superior*;;, ic i. (3or«]y,that they should
devote at lease a part of tlia afternoon
of Friday, December 23, to Literary
exercises appropriate to Christmas,
the teachers immediately bgan the
preliminary steps in the matter. Pro
grams were arranged and those to par
ticipate iu the exercises chosen and
assigned part*. Iu order that as many
as possible might share the honors of
the day aud he permitted to "'speak
iu public" before parents and fri-nds,
a large number of pupils, little and
big, were selected and their names
placed on the programs. In conse
quence the exercises iu some of the de
partments may, as a necessity,
lengthy. Each and every part or piece,
however, lias been selected with great
care, in order that only the most in
teresting and appropriate topics migM
be presented.
The interest the teaohers manifested
I in the work of preparing for the oon
[ tag event, was soon reflecied in t ie
faces of the pupils, especially those in
the lower grades. Catching the spirit
of enthusiasm of their instructors, • ie
little folks suddenly awak -ned tot e
fact that much depended upon then ;
that unless they didu't do what v is
required of them, the holiday lit9rn-y
exercises would be the biggest kind of
a failure. So they went to work wish
a zeal and determination that plainly
| revealed that they meant business.
They have been studying aud prac
ticing their assignments nightly evor
| since they were given them. There
fore the various exercisss will be a
gigautic success, eveu should no rue
participate but the smaller members of
the schools.
I'areuts and friends of the pupils
have been extended an invitation to
be preseut at the holiday entertaiu
ment.to listen to the exercises and in
spect the work of the pupils that will
be on exhibition. It is hardly neces
sary to urge parents to accept the in -
vitatiou extended them ou the part of
the teachers. They should go without
auy solicitation, as an encoaragenieut
to both teachers and pupils.
A Fearful Fate.
It is a fearful fate to have to endure
the terrible torture of Pi es. ' I can
truthfully say," writes Harry Colson,
of Masouville, la., "that for Blind,
Bleeding. latching and Protruding
Piles, Bucklen's Arnica Salve, is the
best cure made " Also bi st for Cuts,
burns aud injuries. 25c at Paules &
Co., druggists.
Lincoln Literary Society Meets.
The Liucolu Literary Society of the
Danville High School held its regular
mesting Friday afternoon in the
u;~i. C/iiiTl.~
fug program was rendered:
Piano Solo "Remember Me"
Miss Vastine.
Reoitation "The Legend of
the Vain King" taken from
Ladies' Home Jourual
Miss Frick.
Easy. ."The Peter Bird of Kentucky"
Miss Oil I.
Declamation "England and
America in 1782"
Mr. Lovett.
Heading "The Three Lovers"
Mr. Solioch.
Debate : Question : Resolved "That
More Practical Knowledge is Obtained
by Reading than by Observation."
Afflrmitive, Mr. Carodisky and Mss
Oromley.
Negative, Miss Letitia Lunger Mid
Mr. William Spaide.
Judges, Miss Blue, Mr Edmond on
and Mr. Connolly decided in favor of
the negative.
Violiu Dnet Miss M.jrgaiet
Hoolev and Mr. Woll
Recitation "Hymn to the Nig t"
Miss Lyon.
Poem ."How Caesar Lost Hla Sword"
Miss Rhosds.
Declamation...." Verres Denounced"
Mr. Jones.
Furious Fighting.
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Hoffman, of Harper, Wash., "I hal a
bitter brattle, with chronic stomach
aud liver trouble, but atl ast I won,
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Electric Bitters. I unhesitatingly re
commend them to all, and don't in
tend in the future to be without them
in the house. They are certainly a
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Preparing for Christmas.
All Sunday schools were largely at
tended Sunday. At many of them
considerable time was devoted after
the regular exercises to rehearsing
Christmas carols and programs. These
programs will be published iu the
News this week. They have been well
arranged, all the music and selections
chosen with the view of haviug every
thing strictly appropriate to the oc
casion.
Officers, teachers and Sunday school
scholars are all deeply interested in
the success of the coming entertain
ments, and are sparing uo efforts to
make them such. As usual the Christ
mas exercises will not all be held at
the same time. Some will take place
on Saturday eveuing, others ou Sun
day afternoon and evening aud sti'l
others on Monday evening. Conse
quently people will bo afforded an op
portunity of witnessing several of Miese
interesting eutertainmeuts besides
their own. The usual treat is iu store
for the little folks, and they are im
patiently awaiting the time when it
shall be given them.
Temporary Hanager.
During the illness of Ned Harris,(J
R. of New York city, will
be in charge of Mr. Harris' office in
tb« Leuigwr building
BOYS 1 CRRISSHAS
RECEPTION
The memlers of the Thomas Beaver
Roys' Hi tile Class, of the Y. M. C. A.
held their regular monthly reception
Tuesday night in Y.M.C. A. Hall. The
class, numbering nearly 200, were out
in full force and aUo a large number
of persons who came to enjoy the oc
casion with them.
It being the Christmas receptiou,
there win uiore t' an usual interest,on
account of the treat that is provided
for the members of the class by the
Auxiliary, consisting of a box
of canoy, which, of course, is always
enjoyed hy the boys. Air. Laamasttr,
the teacher of the class,preset ted each
member with a card, containing beauti
ful pressed flowers from the Holy
Land, which were highly appreciated
by all.
Mrs. \V. H. Andy and Mrs. O. R.
Schilling were a committee cu enter
tainnxnt for this reception, and they
provided a mon excellent program for
the pleasure and profit of those pres
ent. Aside from the gift feature of the
evening, the singing of the ( lass was
greatly enjoyfd by the andiei.ee. The
program follows:
Recitation ..."Harry i Xmas"
Helen Seidel.
Piano Solo "Old Folks i t Home '
Mary Rogers.
Recitation 'Merry Xmas"
William Schilling.
Recitation "What I Oau Do"
Katharine Whaphatu.
Song.. " O Wonderful Day"
Ethel Foust.
Recitation "Today Merry Xmas"
Beatrice Pursel.
Recitation ."Me Want a Xnms Tree"
Laura Wintersteen.
Song "Rock a Bye"
Thelma Dieffenbachir.
Recitation "My Dolly
Louise Reynolds.
Song "Good Bye Little (sir 1"
"Blue Bells"
Mary Miles.
Recitation "Bud's Fairy Tale"
Florence Trnmbower.
Song "M*ny Little Children"
Regiaa English.
Torture of A Preacher.
The story of the torture t 112 Rev. O.
D. Moore,pastor of the Bapti-t church,
of Harpersville, N. Y., will interest
you. HH says:"l suffered agonies, be
cause of a persi.«tent cough, resulting
from the grip. I slerp sitting
up in bul I .'tried many remedies,
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tree.
A Shooting Affray.
4n Italian n;imed John D mike is
alleged to have been shot in the leg by
Charles Baftaglia. at the lattei'd ho
tel, in Bloomsburg shortly after mid-
IIIKIM. ouu'iny morning, urnnte and
two other Italians upon being refused
drinks, are said to have beci me enrag
ed. One story is that the Ita'ians as
saulted Battaglia and that Ie shot in
self-defence, and the other is that the
landlord shot without anv provoca
tion. Demike was taken to the hos
pital at Hazleton, where it i-s said that
his leg will have to be amputated. Bat
taglia is the contractor who furnished
supplies to the Italins en.igaged at
work in Bloomsburg and Danville.
There is a warrant out for IP'S arrest.
To Cure a (Jold in One Day.
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Tablets. All druggists refund money
if it 112 ails to cure. E. W. Grove's signa
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A Snowy December.
With two weeks of December remain*
ing. the snow fall so far ha* txceeded
the D cember precipatious for more
than a score of years if not longer.
Tin re is nothing in official records to
show an equal in the downfall of snow
since December sth. There were
seveu days on which snow ft 11 and the
total fall was 15.2 inches.
In Had Chase.
Millons rush in made chase" aftet
health, from one extreme of fjddis
to another, when, if they would only
eat good food, and keep th» ir bowel
regular with Dr. King's New Life
Pills, their troubles would all j ass
away. Propint relief and quick cure
for liver and stomach trouble. 25c at
Paules & Co's. drug store ;gua auteed.
Injured at Berwick.
Amos Shenk of East Danville, an
employe of the American Car and
Foundry Company, Berwick, uut with
an accident on Friday that reulted in
crushing the middle finger of the right
hand.
Shenk was manipulating tl e sill of
a crane when tAe accident occurred.
He came to his home in East Danville
and Dr. Wintersteen was called to
dress the wound. It was not necessary
to amputate the linger.
Ayers
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Cherry
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wards off bro> ..its I
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