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CONDENSED MVS.
Olioos<> meu of the highest ideals for
school directors.
Berwick has found it necessary to
pass a curfew law.
Andrew Russell is seriously ill at
his iiouie oti Church street.
The Reading goosebone man has
been enjoying u laugh all to himself.
Keep your sidewalk clean aud re
ceive tiie blessings ot the coinmuuity.
Be bind to the horses during the
severe, cold,penetrating,windy weath
er.
Go to the primaries and exert your
influ<me. Then be satisfied with the
result.
LeJ the Legislature pass a bill for
the publication of the laws and it will
plea s e the people.
Every ward has its best men—let
these be put on the ticket for Council
and the School Board.
Choose good,sensible,honest men for
school directors; ditto for councilmen;
ditto for all other offices.
Jack Frost will have to do some
strong work before the ice harvesters
will be able to resume business.
The close of the first week of the
new year no doubt finds mauy oi the
new resolutions on the ash heap.
The time and place to " kuock" is at
♦he primaries, not after candidates
distasteful to you have been chosen.
The weather man treats us to an oc
casional snow flurry just to prove that
he continues to have snow in stock.
The legislature is having a 10-day
recess and can't do much to excite
criticism daring that time, which is
something to be thankful tor.
The rumor that another Russian war
ship was blown up by » mine Satur
day turns out to be untrue. It is hard
to And another Russian warship.
The trouble is many people under
estimate the impoitance of the School
Board, and are inclined to nominate
indifferent candidates.
It is a little prematura to announce
a failure of the ice crop. There's
sufficient time between now and next
March for plenty ot the congealed
liquid to till all the houses in this se?-
tion.
St Louis is finding it exceedingly
difficult to recover from the reaction
oaa«ed by the close of the World's
Fair.
To stop and start a train costs as
much as to run it a mile. In store ad
vertising frequent stops are still more
expensive.
Cupid had his innings IU Indiana
county last year, if nowhere else in
the State. Indiana issued more marri
age licenses than ever before in its his
tory and more than any other county
iu the state.
Helleitown, a Northampton county
borough with 300 inhabitants, has
eleven residents whose aggregate age
is nearly 1000 years. Each is more than
80 years old, the oldest being 91 years.
A local wag who says he isn't afraid
to die is responsible for this : "The ice
is on the sidewalk, And the law is on
the shelf; If you don't like to tread
ou ice, Juf-t clean it off yourself."
The government crop report is good,
and private reports are better, to the
effect that Winter wheat is in bettei
condition than a month ago, and aver
ages well for the season. This I as been
a tender point iu the outlook.
The most encouraging result to hu
inanity of the Harvard Experts' four
years' investigation of cancer is that
it is not hereditary. This should prove
a balm to many who live in constant
f dread of this horrible disease because
some uncle or aunt or grandparent
died of it. It would have bean yet
more encouraging, however, if the in
vestigations had In Id out hopes of dis
covery either of cause or cure.
John D. Rockefeller, the other daj
»mnuncpd to a crowd of young met
"I belitvß in the papers. Give then
liberty and freedom of speech. I be
lieve in liberty. The readers of the
papers are intelligent aud they soon
sift truth from untruth." Considering
tlie home truths Mr. Rockefeller ha!
been hearing troni the papers for the
last twenty years, this :s distinctlj
magnanimous
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"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. f>o--NO U.
IllllWltll COIJII
in MEETS
Borough Council raet in regular ?es
•iouFnday night. President Davis be
ing absent, Mr. Vastine was elected
president pro tem. Eight members
were present, Messrs. Vastine, Reif
suydtr, S<vauk, Fenstermachor, Dei
tricli, Boyer, Lloyd and Goeser.
The Borough Treasurer reported |3,-
236.80 in his hands.
Mr. Reifsnyder. chairman of Streets
and Bridges Committee, reported that
street paving assessments had been laid
on property owners along Mill street
Ail had been served and some of them
had already paid their assessments. He
said that he had expected some of the
property owners who are objecting to
paying for paving street connections,
consisting of crossings, Garbing, etc.,
present to hear read the Act of Assemb
ly under which the petition praying
for the said paving was drawn,so they
oonld learn just what the Act sets forth.
These people were not present, but
the Act was read for the benefit of the
members of Council. It is the Act of
188 V», and provides that property own
ers must not only pay two-thirds of
the costs of paving directly in front of
their properties, but the street con
nections as well. Before signing the
petition in question, some property
awners along Mill street failed to ac
quaint themselves thoroughly with
the Act of Assembly, overlooking en
tirely that portion referring to street
connections. But as ignorauce of the
law is no excuse, these people will be
abliged to pay the fullamouut of their
assessments within thirty days from
ttie time they received notices,
3r it will be entered against their
properties.
City Superintendent of public schools,
U. L. Gordv, was present and called
attention to the condition of the clock
in the steeple of the Mahoning Pres
byterian church, which he had been
informed the Borough Council had
charge of. It did not keep good time,
it was either from 10 to 20 minutes too
fast or that much too siow. Many pu
pils depended npon it. In consequence
they either came to school too early
»nd were compelled to stand out in
the cold, or they came too late and
disturbed the other pupils in| their
studies.
Mr. Vastine explained that the 5
years contract which the Borough had
with Henry Rempe to keep the clock
in repair expired last fall, and that
Council now had nothing more to do
with the clock than a private citizen.
After considerable discussion, how
ever, it was on motion of Mr. Reif
snvder, decided to solicit bids to put
the clock in good condition and guar
antee it to keep good time lor a period
of 5 years.
The ordinance authorizing, requir
ing and permitting the owners of cer
tain properties in the Borough to make
proper connections with and to use all
sewers constructed by the said Bor
ough, providing for the method of
making such connections, prescribing
the manner of the use of such sewers
and regulating the charges therefor,
respectively, and for other purposes,
was taken up aud in sections, passed
second reading.
Contractor D. J. Rogers presented
revised bills for sidewalk repairs he
made by order of Oouucll.bat a 9 these
bills seemed so much at variauce with
bills formerly presented, it was decid
ed to have tl>e matter investigated be
fore a settlement is made.
Six Directors Will be Elected.
At the coming spring election six
School Directors will be elected, one
half of the Boaid, the term of office of
that number expiring with the close
of the school year. The unusual num
ber is occasioned by the filling of sev
eral vacancies.
The Directors whose terms expire
are Dr. F. E. Harpel aid Robert
Adams, First Ward; William J. Burns,
Second Ward; Jacob Fi-cher and
George B. Jacobs, Third Ward,and \\.
O. Greene, Fourth Ward.
Robert Adams and George B. J icobs
are now filling vacancies, by appoint
ment of the Board, caused by the le
moval of John L. Evans and D. H.
Byerly from their respective wards.
The First Ward will elect one Di
rector for the full term,and one lor one
year,and the Third Wa r d one for throe
years and one for two years, the other
wards one each for the fu'l ti rni
Viewers Appointed.
George W. West, engineer; John H.
Brugler, Samuel Werkheiser, Dr. J.
Sweisforr, It. J. l J t)gg and O. B.
Sweitzer, the viewers appointed by
the Court on Saturday to view and as
sess damages, if any, to the properties
of Miss Frances Hartman, heirs of
Jacob Shuster. David Uug< r. executor
of Ella Cousart ■ state and Joseph Sper
ring, a* a result of the sidewalks bt -
ing raised and lowered along Mill
street when the paving.was laid, were
officially notified of th*ir appointment
yesterday by S ! ieritT Mate
The report is made returnable on
Mouday,February 27, giving the view
ers over six weeks in which to make
the assessments.
Martha Washington Supper.
At a meeting < 112 the Ladi* At.xili.iry
of the Y. M C. A.,held Mnmlav even
ing. plans were made for holding a
Martha Washington supper (hot sup
per), on Washington's Birthday, Wed
nesday, February 22nd, from 5 to 7:1."
o'clock. The time for the supper i,
made so as not to conflict with pra.vei
meeting services.
"OLD DYNAMITE"
AGAIN RUNS AMCKE
For tin; third time iu the past month
the horse b-longing to Thomas Tooey,
aud popularly known as "Old Dyna
mite," ran away. The animal evi
dently beli ves in the chirm that lies
iu certain numbers; for he made his
third performance more thorough and
exciting than any of his previous es
capades. He got away from two driv
ers, narrowly missed running into a
moving ptsseuger train on the D. L.
& W., and finally landed at Qrovania.
Howar i Russell, Mr. Tooey's driver,
had been delivering groceries on Up
per Mulberry street,anil was returning
to Mill street, when the horse took
fright on account of the wagon strik
ing his legs. The animal dashed down
Spruce to Mill street,and then up Mill
on a mad gal b p to the Post Office
where lie was caught. At the First
National Bank, Mr. Russell, seeing
that he could do nothing with the ,
horse, dropped out ot the rear of the
wagon.
The horse was turned around, aud
Willie Gross offered to drive the anim
al to the stable iu the rear of the Ho
tel Oliver where lie is kept. He had
scarcely started when the wagon
again sttuck the horse's legs, and off
he s'arted down the street, the wagon I
rolling from side to side aud the horse !
striking lire at every jump Iu front j
of the Lyon building a horse and bug- j
gy were tied. The runaway struck the j
carriage bur glanced otf, breaking only
several spokes in one of the wheels of j
the buggv.
When "Old Dynamite" started from
the Post Office on his return trip, a j
passenger train was jast passing
the Mill street crossing. As the terrifi
ed animal dashed on toward the train,
the people who crowded the streets
held their breath and waited for the
crash that seemed inevitable. Many
thought thar young Gross was still in
the wagon, not having se«u him drop
from the rear end of the vehicle as the
runaway passed the canal. Hut "Old
Dynamite" was lucky. To > last car j
passed the crossing an I the gat 's rai>- I
ed just in time to allow him to dash !
by and avert a collision by the frac
tion of a second.
He turned up Bloom street and final
ly lauded in Mr. Stouge's barn at
Grovania. Mr. Tooey took the next
trolley after the runaway and recover
ed tho horse at Grovauia. Th > wagon
was not damaged, and the horse es
caped with the loss of a shoo.
Local Union Enjoy Banquet.
Brick layers, masons and plasterers
Union, No. 81, enjoyed a fine banquet
on Saturday evening, at D. B. Hed
deus' restaurant. Covers were laid for
twenty-five. The tables were loaded
with all the delicacies of the season.
The decorations were beautiful carna
tions.
Several appropriate toasts were re
sponded to. Reimard brother-, brick
layers, Bloombsurg, and J. C. Reedy,
brick layer, Berwick, were guests and
era ked some of their good natured
jokes at the expense of the craft. They
left on the 9:40 trolley car for their
respective homes, well pleased with
tho hospitality shown them by the
members of No. 81.
The members present were: George
Beyers, President; John Delanty, Vice
President; E. 0. Welliver, Secretary;
John Albeck, Treasurer; William
Moyer, Jr., Deputy; William Houser,
Nathaniel Everhardt,Harrison Schutt,
Trustees; John Fisher, Jonathan
Rudy, Joseph Halm, Peter Kelly,
Jacob Elliot, l.amar Halm, William
Mover, Sr., John I'kes, A. L. Mc-
Clow, President Pennsylvania State
Conference Board of Bricklayers and
Masons; Harvey Reimard, John C.
Reedy and Howard Reimard, of No.
55. Berwick. The boys had two mas
cots present iu the persons of Masters
Art Beyers and John McOlow.
Money Coming in Promptly.
Notwithstanding the hesitancy of
some of the property owners along
Mill street, to pay their paving asses
ments, an account of certain items in
the bills rendered not meeting with
their approval, payments are being
made promptly.
Each property holder was served
with a notice on Wednesday, Jaiuary
4, setting forth the amount of his or
Iter assessments,since which the money
has been dropping into the hands of
city clerk Harry Patfon right along.
At present there seems to be no hesita
tion on the part ot anyone about pay
ing.
In attending to the various duties
| imposed upon the clerk iu connec
tion with these assessments, Mr. Pat
• ton has been kept busy for the past
month. HR first made out the notices
to property holders, then served one
1 on each at his home or place of busi
ness, and now he H engaged in receiv
, ing the money at his office.
C. & M. Trolley Hlects Officers.
■ At a meeting of the stockholders of
! the Columbia and Montour Street Rail-
I way Company held in yes
ter lay the following dire-tors were
elected: Hoi B. P. Meyers, E R.
Snonsler. Willi tm M. Oglesby an I
W.lliam Sm illwuo l,of Harrisburg : E.
H. Tustin, Charles W. Miller and Jo
seph Haiti, of I'lnoiiisborg.
li e directors then elected the follow
ing officers : President, Hon. B. 1.
Meyers; Vice Pr< sideiit, E R. Sponsl
l er ; Treasurer, William M. Oglesby, ol
4 Harrisburg, and Superintendent and
r General Managt r, D. (4. Hackett, ol
| Blooms burg.
DANVILLE. I'A.. TIIUHSDAY JANUARY 12, 1905.
•«*
IT WAS A
LONG SESSION
The School Board held a regular
meeting Monday. I t was long drawn
out, and at times waxed warm. The
following members were present:
Harpel, Trumbower. Adams, flaring,
Pursel, Burns, Fischer, Werkheiser,
Greene, Orth and Jacobs.
The Secretary reported that the
blank of the Gaarantee.Trust and De
posit Compauy, of Soranton. recom
mending the endorsement of J. C.
Houser for a 15000.00 bond, had been
filled out and sent forward.
The Treasurer's report showed a bal
ance on hand of |8,550.17.
Mr. Fischer,Chairman of the Build
ing and Repairs Committee, reported
that the black boards have been re
moved from the chemical laboratory
in the High School, and placed iu the
second sjhool of the Fourth Ward. He
also stated that a bursted water pipe
in the Welsh Hill school building had
beeu repaired, and that he had dis
covered that the same had been due to
a broken window in the cellar.
A request was read from J. M. Hos
tetter, Phoenixville, Pa , that the
officers of the Board sign a duplicate
application for a permanent college
certificate.
The Superintendent's report showed
1239 pupils in attendance during the
month; average attendance 91 per
cent; 87 cases of sickness.
The resignation of Mr. Adams as a
member of the Grievance Committee
was read. It was moved that the res
ignation be accepted, but tho motion
was lost by nearly a unanimous vote.
Mr. Adams, however, declared his in
tention of not continuing to serve on
tiie Committee. Then followed a lons
airing of the question of corporal pun
ishment in tiie public) schools. The
debate continue! for over an hour,
during which heated arguments en«n
ed. A wronx impression had been giv
en out, many people having an idea
that the School Board is not in sym
pathy with the teachers in the matter
of puuishiug pupils. The Board will
stand by the teachers, aud give them
all the aid aud support it can.
The long discussion of corporal pun
ishment in tho schools was finally
brought to a close by a motion being
carried, that Superintendent Gordy
prepare aud have published iu the
Morning News, an article contradict
ing the impressiou that has gone out.
The following bills were ordered
uaid: _ „
Fred K. Mi lie- & Co $ 390 112
S. J. Wei liver 2.25
Danville Stove & Mfg. Co 75
Standard Gas Co 8.05
W. H. Orth 1.56
Samuel Trumbower 23. 87
Joseph Lechner ... 873
The Secretary was authorized to
draw an order in favor of the Danville
Stove Company for furnaces putin the
Second Ward building.
Danville Defeated.
The fastest and probably tho most
exciting basket ball game of tho sea
son was played last evening at the
Armory between the Danvilla team
aud the Burlin«ame team of the Sus
quehanna League. It was a fine ex
hibition of qerve and brawn from start
to finish, audit was not until the re
feree's whistle called time in the last
half that either side had more than the
slightest advantage.
The linal <eo;u of 21-19 iu favor of
Eiuliugame is a good indication of the
strength of the two teams.
The visitors played a very pretty
passing game. Danville, 011 the other
hand did not pass the ball well, hut
often tried to take it down the flocr
by dribbling or other means.
The game was very close through
out, there being frequent ties in the
score. At the end of the first half
neither team had the advantage with
the score at 10-10.
Applegate, the visiting center, play
ed a fine Rame. Barry played an excel
lent defense game for Dauville The
line up;
D inville. Burlingauie.
Barber forward Van Housen
Welliver forward .Montgomery
Sechler center Applegate
Barry guard Lutcher
Dougherty . guard
Peters.. ...guard Pardoe.
Uoals from the field—Applegate 6,
Montgomery 2, Van Housan I.Lutcher
1, Barber 4, Dougherty 2, Welliver 1,
Sechler 1. Goals from fouls—Barber
3, Applegate 1.
No Change In River.
The condition of the river yesterday
was similar to what it has beeu for
several days past. The water had fall
en hut slightly, but the ice flowed as
thickly as ever. At intervals the floe
slacked up somewhat, but it was most
too heavy at any time to permit of tlie
naphtha boat crossing with safety,con
sequently it only ventured across a
few times iu fhe morning and once in
tho afternoon.
The riveters were at work on the
; hiidge.and appeared to he making fair-
Ily good headway. It looks now as it
t'ie portion of tho bridge up at the
I present time, will bj fully completed,
j with the exception of the flooring, be
fore the other spans can he putin posi
| tion.
Frozen in the Ice.
! The ferry boat Is reported as being
| too tightly frozen in shore ice at Wol
i vertou, to he dug out until a thaw
comes.
PERSONAL
PARACKAPIIS
Howard Lunger, of Berwick, spent
Sunday with his parents in this city.
William Leister, of Berwick, spent
Sunday with his family, iu the Brown
building.
Raymond Hummer, of Bloomsburg,
was the guest of relatives in this city
yesterday.
Thomas Ziel, of Harrisburg,was the
guest of Jesse Wyant yesterday.
Mrs. Ellen C. Braus, of New York
City, is visiting at the home of Thom
as Reifsnyder, Church street.
J. M. Shultz, of Limestoueville,was
a Danville visitor yesterday.
W. Graver Lentz,of Shamokin,trans
acted business in this city yesterday.
J. SV. Beruinger will leave today
for a visit in Sunbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Win. D. Lanma«ter,
Mrs. Joseph H. Johnson an 1 W. V.
Oglesby spent last eveniug at Washing
ton vi lie.
Amaudus L. Heddens, of Washing
tonville, spent yesterday iu this city.
H. Cotner, of Washingtonvile, made
a business trip to this city yesterday.
Frank Russell returned yesterday
from a visit with friends iu Scrantou.
Miss Mary Bogenrief will return to
Mifflinburg today after a visit with
Mi j s Emma Gearhart.
Mis» Olive Thompson is visiting
friends at Mechanicsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murray left
yesterday for a trip to Carbondale.
Miss Sara Beaver returned yesterday
after a visit at the home of Mrs. Rus
sell Kelly, Sunbury.
County Superintendent Chailes W.
Derr, of Washingtonville, spent yes
terday in this city.
Johnny Moyer, of Hazleton, was in
Danville yesterday.
Mrs E. D. Mauley, of Philadelphia,
is the guest of Mrs. John B. McCoy,
West Market street.
Simon Dreifuss made a business trip
to Catawissa yesterday.
H. E. Lucas and S. E. Benuett, of
Williamsport,were in town last night.
Miss Mary Snyder, of Strawberry
Ridge, is the guest of Mrs. Henry
Klase, Water street.
Miss Irene Saltzman, who has been
seriously ill with typhoid fever, is
much improved.
M jyt Works to be Enlarged.
Tho year 1904 at the Danville Stove
and Manufacturing Company's plant
was the busiest and most prosperous
year ever experienced by that industry.
The "Beaver" stoves are sold in every
part of the world, and last year the
demand was so great that the company
was unable to fill a number of its or
ders.
At the present time the plant is turn
ing out 11 sizes of furnaces, and 30
different lines of stoves in over 200
different styles aud sizes. The latest
production of the pattern shop is the
Imperial Beaver Rauge, which was
put on the market last year. This stove
is a plain range with Colonial finish,
"lift-off" nickel work, and has sever
al distinctive features that place it
above the ordinary range.
Iu view of the fact that the com
pany has for some time past been un
able to supply the constantly increas
ing demand for the products of its
plant, if has been found necessary to
increase the capacity by enlarging the
factory in all departments aud by in
stalling additional machinery.
The building operations will bo com
menced as soon as the weather condi
tions will permit. The mounting room,
where the stove parts are a-sembled.is
to be made into a two story building,
in order to make room for more mount
ers. An extension of 72xt>0 feet will be
built to the foundry. There are at
present 74 moulders employed in the
foundry; the extension will accom
modate 26 more moulders. Additional
machinery will be installed in the
cleaning room, and the nickeling de
partment enlarged. With these in
creased facilities the plant will have a
capacity of 125 finished stoves a day.
During last week a partial shutdown
was made necessary while the annual
accouut of stock was taken. The plant
is now running full time. The em
ployes number at present 135.
"The Moonshiner's Daughter."
"The Moonshiner's Daughter" will
be the attraction at the Opera House
on Saturday eveuiug. From the ex
cellent satisfaction which the play has
been giving elsewhere it surely must
not alone be a thoroughly enjoyable
production but a positive meritorious
melodrama from every standpoint.
The play is a charmiug love story set
in an atmosphere of the hi Is of Ken
tucky and Tennessee.
It deals with the lives of those sturdy
specimens of mankind for whom the
Government has officers constantly 011
the lookout—tho Moonshiners. There
is a very realistic encounter between
Moonshiners and revenue men in which
the latter try to destroy the still and
capture its owners. The mysterious
execution of the Moonshiners, the
lynching of the Negro Sam, are all
vividly and startlingly portrayed. The
oomedy element fairly bubbles over
with merriment of the good wholesome
kind.
The regular mouthly meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the State Hospit
al will be held today.
A SAD CASE
OF DESTITUTION
Caroline Filliuger was committed
to the county jail by Justice of the
Peace Oglenby Tuesday at noon.charg
ed with having concealed the remains
of her recently born dead baby. The
latter was found earlier in the day,
under the floor of an outbuilding, cov
ered with coal ashes and badly frozen.
The girl confessed to having placed
the child there, and said it had been
born dead on Tuesday, Jauuary 3.
Information was lodged against the
mother by Chief-of-Police Mincemoy
er. She was placed under arrest and
taken before 'Squire Oglesby, where
the body of the male babe was produc
ed in evidence at the hearing.
Owing to the defendant's serious
mental condition, the authorities will
not pusii the charge against her, but
will take the necessary steps to have
her sent to an institution where she
will receive proper treatment and at
teutiou. That is not what she has had
this wiuter.and, evidently,for a much
longer period.
The little shanty in which she lived,
or rather existed, with a nephew,
Charles Filliuger, a young man about
20 or 25 years of age, is located on the
high hill, near the intersection of
Spring street and Columbia avenue.
Tiie dimensions of the shanty are
about 6xß feet, and 10 feet high. It is
built of thin boards,aud the cracks be
tween them are covered with plaster
ing laths. Standing so exposed and
being fairly thrown together, it lookß
as though an ordinary wind storm
would topple it over the steep enbank
ment into the street, 16 or 20 feet be
low. Admittance is gained through a
passageway, so narrow that a small
uersou is obliged to crowd himself
through sideways. The interior is al
most devoid of furniture. A small
cooking stove, one chair and a short
lounge is all the single little room
contains. Even those few articles so
crowds the small apartment,as to make
it difficult for more than three or four
persons to get into the room at one
time. Yet, those two people, thinly
clad, having ouly a little fuel to burn
aud scarcely any thing to eat, have
subsisted during the present severe
winter.
When the unfortunate girl who is
now in jail, was found in the situation
she was on Monday her condition was
deplorable. There was scarcely any
food in the sha" l '''' °*" 4
uiii in tiie stove. She was ill, thin- (
ly clad aud no clothes with which ,
to make a change.
Tuesday night, Dr. Stock held an
autopsy on the body of Caroline Fil- 1
linger's child, which was found buried
under a pile of coal ashes in an out
building that morning. Ia was held
with the view of ascertaining whether
or not the child had been born dead.
The water test, the most certain of
all the tests kuown to medical science,
was made. When the|luug was dropped
into the water, it went to the bottom
of the basin as quickly as a lump of
lead This was conclusive evideuce
that the child's lungs had never been
inflated with air so much as for a mo
ment.
This is the only tiling that Dr. Stock
had to do with the oase, aud the re
port circulated yesterday that he had
attended the mother of the child pre
vious to the time that the latter was
found, is false. No physician gave ad
vice or treatment to Caroline Filliug
er.
Company Drills Twice a Week.
Tiie following order, which is of the
greatest importance to members of
Company F has been issued by Captain
Gt arliart:
Armory of Co. F, 12th Reg'tN. G. P.
Danville, Pa., Jauuary 10, 1905.
Company Order No. 8.
The Spring Inspection being held in
a short time makes it imperative that
tins Company must drill every Tues
day and Thursday eveniug until In
spection. Failure to comply with this
order will be cause for charges being
preferred. There is much to loaru in
tho reoent changes in the Drill Re
gulations and only constant attendance
will keep up the standard of the Com
pany. By order of
J. BEAVER GEARHART,
Capt. Com'd'g.
lu case of only a part of the Nation
al Guard of Pennsylvania attending
the Presidential Inauguration in March
the provisional brigade will be made
up of the companies in each regiment
standing the highest at the Spring in
spection. If the local company falls
below the standing set in former years
it will stand but a poor 3IIOW of par
ticipating at the greatest inauguration
Washington ever hud.
In tho anticipation ot a fine armory
being built here it behooves the mem
bers of the company tc work hard and
attain the high standard of former
years.
Will Contribute to Country Life.
At a recent meeting of the Pomona
I Granite, in Columbia county, a resolu
i tiou was adopted urging farmers to
build their own telephone lines and
combine to secure complete systems
throughout the various sections of the
| county. It sets forth that such com
munication with the towns and mark
ets will be a great advantage. Rural
'phones and rural postal routes, which
bring the farmer in close touch with
the world, are two recent innovations
that will contribute very much to the
attractiveness of country life.and will
contribute much toward keeping the
young people on the farm.
ESTABLISHED IN r 18of»
BENEFIT OF
THE LIBRARY
It is often the case that when a com
munity is the possessor of some in
stitution that is of great benefit toper
sons in all walks of life, a full appre
ciation of the benefits derived is lost
sight of after a while and the interest,
which may at first have been intense,
gradually lessens, and perhaps alto
gether ceases to exist.
There is in Danville, however, an
institution—The Thomas Beaver Free
Library—that from the time of its es
tablishment has been fully appreciat
ed, aud is arousing greater interest
each year of its existence.
The benefits of our Library can hard
ly be reckoned, so great and far-reach
ing are the results of the learning,
broad-mindedness and innocent amuse
ment derived there-from. The shelve* '
contain 12,172 books,comprising treat- !
ises upon almost every known subject.
State aud National reports and pam- ]
phlets, of which there are great num- j
bers, are not counted in the above to
tal. A glance at the circulation re
port for the year 1904 will show the
enormous amount of reading that is
due to the institution.
Fictino 22,054
Juveniles 5,501
Philosophy 57
Theology 162
Language 10
Science 197
Sociology 552
Useful Arts 144
Fine Arts 221
Literature 627
History 570
Biography 424
Poetry 282
Periodicals 360
Travel 609
Total Circulation 31,770
Daily Average 105
There are 5051 persons who hoid cir
culation cards, there having been 230
cards issued in 1904. Fines for over
due books, amounted last year to $73.-
64, the fine being 2 cents for each day
overdue.
The reading rooms also receive a
large share of attendance, many tak
ing advantage of this means of becom
ing acquainted with the events of the
day through the newspapers,or of read
ing the periodicals.
Excitement on mil Street
0^?"?y a wagon* caused no little ex
citement on Mill street, in front of
Smith's jewelry store, at about 2:45
o'clock, yesterday afternoon.
The animal was being driven up
street by Hiram Stetler at a leisure
gait.
A spirited horse drawing a buggy
and making considerable noise, came
up behind at a rapid pace. The latter
jumped to the east side of the street
at the sight of the mail wagon, then
broke into a gallop. Its movements
aud the olatter of the buggy wheels on
the icy brick pavement, startled Mr.
Stetler's horse, causing it to kick up
with both hind feet. One foot became
fastened behind the cross piece of the
shafts. After making a few tremen
dous plonges in a vain effort to ex
tricate itself from the trap, the horse
coolly squatted down on the shafts
and made no further efiort to assist it
self.
The harness was quickly unfasten
ed, aud an effort made by a number of
men who had gone to Mr. Stetler's aid,
to push the wagon away from the
horse with the hope of releasing the
imprisoned hoof. The attempt was a
failure, because cf the we'ght of the
horse on the shafts aud the peculiar
manner in which the foot was wedged
behind the cross bar. The harder the
men pushed upon the wagou.the hard
er the horse bore down upon its frail
support.
Then another plan was adopted. The
men laid hold of the horse and tried
to raise it to an upright position,with
a view of relieving the shafts of its
weight aud then draw the hoof out of
the trap by hand ; or, incase that it
could not be accomplished in that
manner, to try the pushing act again.
Both failed. Theu the horse fell to
the pavemeut aod broke a shaft. Af
ter that it was an easy matter to re
lease the foot and get the horse on its
feet again.
With the exception of being a little
stiff in the leg for awhile after being
set free, the horse was uninjured. Be
fore the horse was released a vast
crowd of people had gathered around
the mail wagon, and were interested
spectators of what was taking place.
Funeral o! Daniel Brooks.
The funeral of Dauiel Brooks occur
red Monday afternoon. Services were
held at the family residence, 728 Mill
street, aud were largely attended. The
members of the Stove Mounters' Un
ion, No. 68, attended the obsequies in
a body, and a delegation of members
of Iron Moulders' Uuiou.No. 124, were
present out of respect to the dece*sed.
The Rev. N. E. Cleaver, pastor of
the Trinity M. E. church, had charge
of the services,and the following mem
bers of Stove Mounters' Uuiou, No.
68, were the pall bearers : James and
Oharles Lake, William Jordan, Will
iam Rudy. Fred Seitz and Charles
Seitz. Interment was made in the Odd
Fellows' cemetery.
The following persons from a dis
tance atteuded the funeral: Frank aud
1 Heuiy Reifenberger. of Scrauton ; Mr.
and Mrs. William McCloud, of Sun
bury; Mrs. Theodore Bruder, of Phila
-1 delphia, and Mrs. James Carter, of
Berwick.
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
ssortment 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.
JOB PRINTING
Ofall Kinds and Description
NAPHTHA HOAT'S
PERILOUS TRIP
The naphtha launch made a trip
across the river about 2:30 o'clock yeg
' terday afternoon,tiiat it will not like
ly repeat under similar circumstances
At least some of the passengers who
were on board at the time, will not an
der any consideration. One of the lat-
I ter, after gaining a landing and feel
j ina sure that he was on solid ground
| once more, was heard to say: "My
heart wa-~ in my mouth during the
whole trip, and no amount of money
would induce me to undertake it
agaiu."
The boat started to cross from the
South side with the intention of per
suing the regular course. It was
weighted clown with six large men and
a box containing a live calf. The ice
wai thick and the current was swift
and strong, owing to the present
high water. To plow straight through
such powerful obstacles wa=an impos
sibility,ani the only way to get across
and avoid an accident was to steer
around them in some matin r. Even
that was a perilous undertaking. The
rear of the boat was sunk to nearly
the level of the wa'er, and the calf
was likely tc get excited at any time
and cause trouble by upsetting the
suall craft and dumping everybody
over board.
By using poles to force some of the
cakes of ice out of the course and skill
fully dodging around others, the boat
was kept from getting in foroible
contact with any of the obstacles that
threatened to engulf it. The journey
ws* a long and nerve racking oue «o
the passengers,and it was little wonder
that some of them became alarmed at
the situatiou. In the attempt to keep
on clear water, and away from the ice
the boat was carried some distance be
low the Water Works. Then it was
slowly worked to within 20 or 25 feet
of the North shore, and from there
headed up strewn. From that point to
the landing above the bridge the boat,
practioally, had only the current to
contend with, the water there being
quite free of floating ice, and the trip
up was made with apparent ease and
with less danger. The ferry landing
was reached in safety and upon dis
embarking, the passengers breathed
sighs of relief.
Some of the men in the boat weigh
ed from 150 to 190 pounds, but averag
ing, ..weight pXfmke rt &elgf>t"<sr tflfi
box and calf, which was 150 pounds,
makes a total of 1,110 on the boat when
the difficult passage was made.
Agitating a River Cable.
People are yet of the opinion that a
cable oar used in crossing the river
here would be just the thing and true
it would be from every standpoint of
view. But it is believed by some that
the bridge will be built during tbe
coming summer and then to go to the
expense of constructing a cable for the
three remaining months of the winter,
including the present month, it would
not seem right. While some are of this
opinion others believe that we Kill be
without a bridge for another winter,
aud in this latter case the construction
of a cable seems the ouly relief.
Mauy persons from this vicinity have
seen the cable operated about mines or
between mountains and that it would
be practicable and perfectly safe here
is vouched for bv the best citizens.
It certainly is pitifnl togo down to
the river these days and see workmen
battle with the ice in mid-stream, not
even knowing whether or not they will
the opposite shore, where stands
a wifi or a sou waiting and watching
the slow aud hazardous procedure.
Men have said that their hardest work
of the dav wis that of crossing tbe
river to their homes at night.
When the ice is running like yester
day aud todav, three men take a boat,
one in the front with a long pole, one
at the o<us and the third on the rear
seat as watch. Often a large cake of
ice strikes the boat and it is held fait
and carried down the river for several
hundred feet before it can be loosened.
—Berwick Enterprise.
Bank Directors Elected.
The stockholders of the First Na
tional Bauk of Danville met yesterday
aud elected the following directors to
serve for the eusuing year: Isaao X.
Qrier, Robert M. Oathcart, John F.
Tooley aud Jess 9 B Cleaver, of this
city: William Peusyl, of Elysburg ; O.
G. VanAlen, of Northumberland, and
Daniel F. Gouger, of Milton.
A meeting of the directors will he
called later for the election of offloers.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Danville National Bank the fol
lowing director were elected: Will
iam J. Baldy, W. K. Holloway, F. O.
Angle, Oharles P. Hancock, D. R.
Eokuian, Alexander Billmeyer and
Daniel Curry.
The directors will elect officers in a
few days.
Under Physician's Care.
.Tared N. Diehl, of Northumberland,
formerly of Danville, who was among
those who received injuries in the
wreck near Weigh Scales, on Monday,
is under the physician's care. He re
ceived some severe bruises about the
body and suffered from the shock ef
the accident.
That the building operations in and
about Berwick during 1905 will equal
if not surpass the great building boom
two years ago, is the expectation of
Berwick contractors who anticipate a
very busy season,and their prediction!
are founded on substantial facts.