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Mercury at bed rock.
Look out for your ears.
Its old fashioned, all right.
Valentines aie being disjlaytd.
I* winter beginning to weaken tlios
early ?
February shad and greeu cucumbers
* ill soon be here.
The early bird catches no worms
these mornings. ,
Mumps are fashionable among the
scheol children in Harrisburg.
The men who make the best school
directors are those who are interested
In the schools.
The independent voter will have 1
Ample time to weigh the principles
and the men and then vote as his con
science dictates.
The schools can't be better than the
men who make them. Elect only the
best men to the school board.
Russia may want peace bjt she is
showing her desire in a very war-like (
manner. <
This present session of the Legislat- i
ore will have the opportunity, it is
said to radically better health condi
tions in Pennsylvania if the many
bill-< to b- presented to that fcCTect are
at ted upon.
To dodge hu'l ts is one of toe chief
requirements of toe Czir of all the
Rossi i<».
Tlio independent voter will do his
•wn thinking. He will do I.is own
voting, too.
The man who wants to he a school
director because lie has an axe fo g r iuri
ought to he rejected.
Jack Frost is always ready to take a
fall out of the mercorv.
Those who reckon without the in
dependent v< ter make a mistake.
Hon William T. Creasy,of Colombia
eoontv, on Moudiv ottered a bill in
•he Le«i lature authorizing trolley
companies to carry freight.
A hospital for Bloomsburg uow seemF
to be an as-ured fact All the plans
are being perfected.
Beuatir Goduharles l a- introduced a
bill in the s-nate extending me juris
diction of courts in ca*es of divorce.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has issued an ord«-t to the eflVct that
all engineers and fin men on passenger
and freight train-' mu-t wear the reg
ulation uniforms, such as tlib pass
enger engineers and firemen have been
wearing for som> time
Most candidate* would he willing to
l<»r the office s»ek the man if they were
ic*! sure it would seek the right one.
lC«-pieseutativi s in the Legislature
complain of foul air in the hall and
representatives of newspapers com
plain because they can't get into the
hill.
Pad investments canned the Lan
caster bans failure,which is the polite
wav of sayinj? that the institution was
badly managed.
The plumbers say that frozen water
pipes have been very scarc« thus far
this winter and attribute it to the fact
that the ground has been thoroughly
covered with snow and ice since the
beginning of cold weather.
The independent vcter holds the bal
ance of power and may be depended
upon to discriminate at the polls in
favor of the best man an! the purest
principles.
A baby b>y lias arrived atthe home
of Edward F. Williams, Lower Mul
berry street.
Anybody will not do for school di
rector The office requires a man of
honesty, intellig> n e and a whole lot
of good, common sense.
Anyone who goes to Philadelphia
these days without visiting the Acad
emy of the Fine Arts, where the cen
tenary exhibition of painting and
sculpture by Aineiican arti-ts, living
and dead, is now under way, will miss
an opportunity that fie may never have
again.
There is widespread satisfaction over
the amicable adjustment of the differ
ences betwieti the P unsylvania Rail
road Company and a body of it
employes.
"THIS COUNTRY WII.L NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 50—NO 4.
COUNCIL'S
BUSY SESSION
Tho Borough Council met in reg- j
ular 'sfssiou Friday, and transacted j
a great deal of basiness. The follow
ing members were present: Davis,Reif
! suyder, Vastine, Swank. Fenster
i inaclipr, Goeser, Dietrich and Lloyd.
A bill of |">,002.07 due the Ramsey
j Electrical Company, one half of the
I contract price for building the muni- i
cipal electric light plant, was on mo- j
tion of Mr. Vastine, ordered paid.
A communication was read from C.
M. Lewis, Superintendent of the Phil
adelphia and Pottvsille Telegraph Com
pany, setting forth the agreement the
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Company desired executed with the |
Borough relative to where poles for
the municipal electric light plaLt
should be placed,go as to stretch wires
across their lines. The agreement was j
to be signed and executed by the pro- : i
per Borough officials here, and then •
returned to the Company for like ex
ecution. OD motion of Mr. Vastine
the matter was referred to the City
Solicitor.
A similar communication was read ;
from L. Bush, Chief Engineer of the
D. L. & W. Railroad. It set forth the
usual form of license and permit,grant
ing permission to place an 8 inch terra
cotta sewer pipe under the main line |
of the D. L. & W. tracks, between i
Pine and Ferry streets, and requested j
that the permit be regulaly executed i
by Council and returned to Mr. Bush, i
so he could.in behalf of the Company, I
sign and execute the ag,eement. On i
motion of Mr. Vastine, it vsas ordered
executed.
Mr. Hungerford,of Philadelphia and
T. L. Painter, of Williamsport, repre- |
senting the Pure Water Purification 1
Company, of Philadelphia, were pres- '
eut with a view of interesting Council <
in their water softener Ttie former ex- j I
plained the merits of the apparatus,and <
made a proposal to Council with the 1
view of having one established here.
He agreed to deliver the machine, *
make the necessary connections and <
run it for a period of four months : t
without any cost to the Borough. If, I
at the expiration of the specified time, I
ttie appiratus did not give satisfac- 1
tiou.it. was to be removed. The soften- j '
er, he said, removed all scale from the j 1
wafer before it entered the boiler, i 1
leaving it sparkling and clear. At the '
close of the four months if the ma- j <
Chine not ioia and |
concluded to purchase it, Mr. Hunger- ■
ford said that he would give a surety '
bond guaranteeing that the softener <
would give satisfaction for one year.
The machine cau be run at from 8 to !
10 cents per d iv. The purchase priee
s s.">so, and the machine will last for
| 20 .>ear-. i
On motion of Mr. Vastine, seconded
■V Mr Swank the g.-ntlem n were in
struct'd tn put in the machine for four
months
The sewer connecting ordinance rame j
up for the third and final reading. On
motion of Mr. Vastine. it was adopted !
by a unanimous vo*e. It only needs
the signature of the Burgess now to
make it a law.
The ch lir appointed the following
members as a Committee on Sewer :
Mesrs Deitricli, Reifsnyd rand F. us- i
t> rinacher.
Mr. Fenstermacher reported that the >
telephone at the Wa-hiugton Engine
(lease was not iu working order, and
in consequence, $4.51 was deducted
from the bill of flB rendered by the
Telephone Company That amount,
Council said, would nor be paid until
the 'ph n* wa» repaired.
}
The Cliief-cf-Police was instructed
to enforce the ordinance relative to
merchants occupying spaie with good
displayed in front of their stores. Too
much space was being used.
On motion the matter of disposing
of tickets on the caib-tone market will
be in th •- hands of the Street Com
missioner, instead of the Chlef-of-Po
lice.
On motion of Mr Vastine. seconded
by Mr. Reifsnyder.the Borough print
ing was awardt d to the Montour Am
erican aud the MoTutour Democrat.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular Employes .... .$141.30
Phila. & Reading R. R. Co .. . 74.90
Phi la. Coal & Irou Co 134 Rfi
S. J. Welliver 12.3"
Hoover Bros 18.4H
Atlantic Refining Co -25
i John W. Farnsworth, Agt 50.00
Franklin Boyer 24.75*
E. W. Peters, Commission . . 5.00
H. B. Pattnu 20.00
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular Employes I 82.50
E W. Peters, Commission 75.00
United Tel & l'el. C 0.... .. 6.50 j
Labor and Hauilng 20.2«
Franklin Boyer 2. 88
S. j. Welliver I0:J
r j United Tel. &T el. Co 13 50
'! Samuel Mills 1160
i Firemen's Relief Association.
The annual meeting of the Danville
i Volunteer Firemen's Relief As«oota
' tion was held at the Friendship Engine
1 i House ou Saturday evening. Tho fol-
H | lowing officers were elected for the en-
B { suing year;
President, A. O. Roat ; Vice Presi
r I dent, Thomas Grunes; Secretary, H
IE, Trntnbower; J Trustee, James T
Magill; Treasurer, S. A McCoy. The
„ i Treasurer's report showed a balance
| ua hand, January Ist, 11*05, of $1004.02.
i RESPONDED TO
FALSE ALARM
Suuday morning at about 9 o'clock
the fire companies responded hurriedly
to an alarm. It was sent in from 616
Mill street,a building owned by Jacob
Eugle and occupied hv several fami
lies. When tli" fir. men arrived on the
scone a volume of smoke was issuing
from ttie crevices between the weath
j erboarding ou the North side of the
house, and the rooms on the second
floor were filled with it. No flames,
however, were visible, and in order to
locate the blaze, if there was any, a
number of weather boards were torn
off.
Not a spark of fire was found, but
the cause of the trouble was revealed.
The pipe, after passing through the
lath and plastered ceiling above the
stove, without a collar of any kini to
protect the woodwork from igniting,
extended into the floe only a couple of
inches. During the night something
had caused the pipe and flue to become
disconnected, and the smoke from the
former being unable to gain admit
tance into the latter, filled the rooms
and made its escape by whatever means
It could. As a result the inmates
thought the house was ou fire.
The timely discovery, doubt
less, preveutod a blaze. The close
proximity of the top of the discon
nected stove pipe with the surround
ing wood work, would soon have igui
ted the latter and caused much greater
trouble than did occur. Two lines of
hose were strong,but it was not neces
sary to turn ou the water. The dam
ages were slight.
Death of flartin Kelley.
Martin Kelly,a well known leddent
of Washingtonville.fell 'dead Tuesday
afternoon about 3 o'clock while re
turning from the grist mill, operated
by bis sons, to his home in that bor
ough. Death was caused by heart dis
ease.
Mr. Kelly had for several years been
subject to attacks of heait trouble,but
of late had beeu in quite good health, j
so that his sudden death came as a
great shock to his family an 1 many
friends. He was on his way home from
the grist mill, and l.ad gone only a
short way when he tottered and fell.
He was carried into the hotel and Dr.
Hoffa summoned, but he was beyond
human aid, death having beeu instan
taneous.
The deopnar.a ■ a »'- ;1
1835 In Liberty township, and speut
the grei'er ptrt of his life in Montour
county. At one time he lived in Muncy.
About -ixtetn years ago ho purchased
the farm on the Danvitle-Wasliiugton
vitle r ad, now owned by Mis. .fames
Frizer He removed to W»shingtou
ville about a year ago.
H" i- survive I hv his wifw and five
children. Mrs Frank Marks, Miss
Emma K''llv. Jess« and Brace Kelly,
Washiiigtonville and Mrs. Jam s Mow
rer, of Alliens
Funeral of Mrs. Myerley.
The funeral of Mrs. Samuel Myerley i
to >k p'aee yesterday afternoon at 2 <
o'clock from tin' home of Jo*>H \ as- j
tine, C dar -tr. er. The Rev John I
AII rm HI otfi iatnl and the choir of the |
Fir-t B tpus church len lerei seV'ral
I sel rtions. «
The nail bearer- were: C P. H»rd
i er, ".din Hixsnn, W W. Davi-.Giorge |
! Rnwe, Claude Eagle-tin and O M. !
Johnson. Interment was made iu the j
Odd Fellows' cemetery.
The fo lowing from a distance at
tended the f-ineral: Benjamin Foulk,
daughter Mav and sons George, John
and Frank Fonlk, of Millvtlle; Mr.
! and Mrs Harry Mverley and son of
Wilkesbarre ; William Myerley.of Mid
dletown, New York; Mr. and Mrs.
William Houser, of Aitoona, and Mrs.
Dauit 1 Mar.>li, of Milton.
Republican Primaries.
The Republican District Committee
met at the Montour House on Satur
dav evi niug and decided to hold the
Republican primaries r,n Friday even
ing, January 27, between the hours of
7 and 8 o'clock. The election will be
held at the usual voting places.
The Borough and District conven
tion will be held at the Montour House
on Saturday evening. January 28th, at
8 o'clock at which time nominations
will he made for Borough and Dis
trict offices.
Storm Interferes With Work.
The Watertown con-truction man
has not reached Danville as yet,to put
in position the municipal electric light
engine and dynamo It is thought now
that he has changed his plans; that he
will not come until the work of put
ting the poles and stretching the wiie
is about completed. With the latter
portion of the contra't, the weather
has greatly interfered the past few
days.
On aceouont of the storm, practical
• ly nothing was accomplished ou '1 ues
' i day and Wednesday. Little more can
I I be done until the weather moderates.
Recovering Rapidly.
, ! The many Danville frieuds of Rev.
,j D Cook and wife will be pleased
. ; to learn of their rapid recovery from
the injuries received in a runaway ac
cident near their home at Renovo re
. cently.
j
Republicans of Rush lownship.
The Republicans of West Rush town
-5 ship will hold their primaries at Rush
-0 I town, Satarday, January 28, at 7 -.30
' o'clock.
DANVILLE. I'A.. THURSDAY JANUADiY i><>, 1005.
iTROLIH CARS
SNOW BOUND
The Danville aud Bloomsburg trol
ley was seriously handicapped by the
storm yesterday. It was witii tiie ut
most difficulty that the cars were kept
running. Few reached Danville, and
they were a long ways apart. Schedule
time was not thought of.
Only three cats reached Mill street
duriug the morning—one at 8 o'clock,
one at 10 and the third at 12. The sec
oud car to come in stopped just long
enough to get ready to start back, but
during the short time it stood there
the snow drifted over the rails in front
of the car to such a height as to make
it almost impossible to move it. The
wheels revolved with great rapidity,
but the current on the rails failed to i
rtspond. Consequently the car did not
move. The fiont trolley pole was then
attached to the overhead wire, and
with the power thus doubled the car
advanced a little. Then by frequently
backing aud taking a fresh start, the
car was forced to Bloom street at the
expiration of about 5 miuutes. From
that point as far as could be seen, the
crew had no further trouble to keep iu
motion.
The next car to reach town was at
5:30 o'clock. It left Grovania at 2,
and consumed three,and one-half hours
iu makiug the trip. The st*rt back
was made promptly, but au hour later i
Grovania had not heard of it. It was
supposed to have beeu blocked by the
snow.
Au attempt was made to operate the
sweepei duriug tho morning, but it
was not a success on account of the
crust on the snow.
The trolley car which started from
here ou its return trip to Bloomsbarg,
at 5 :30 o'clock, was only able togo as
lar as the Magill farm, where it en
countered drifts too heavy to get
through. The crew, consisting of
motorman John Sullivan aud conduct
or Harry Davis, then commenced to j
fight their way back to town and final )
ly reached here at 8 o'clock In places
they found snow piled on the rails to .
a depth of from 2 to 4 feet, and were j
under the necessity of shoveling it otf
the track befora they could proceed. 1
Before reaching Danville they were j
overtaken by the sweeper, iu charge j
of Saperinteudent Arthur L. Davis
and motorman William Berger, aud
the two cars arrived iu town at the
same time
a-* * ru.io decided to
make no further attempt to keep the j
road open last night. The ciew of the (
car then went *o the City Hotel for:
the nigtit.
Today, with tho aid of the sweeper j
and a ford- of shovelers, Superintend- j
eut Davis expects to have the ro id \
open for traffic in a shott time.
Bloomsburg Took the (iame.
In the game of basket ball between
the Frieulstiip Fire Compauj team of
Bloomsburg and the Dauville team,
plave I at ttie Sunbury Armory last
night, for ttie championship of Mou- j
; tour aud Columbia counties, the locals 1
j were defeated by a score of 22-19.
Notwirh-t Hiding the fsct thar Blooms
! burg »oik the lead at the start ami
1 k"pt if until the tini-h. the game was
' exceptional.v last. Danville played
aoo ' hall and font'ln hard for victory.
The Fri n l-hip hoys plaved m much
I better foim than they did in their last
1 g mie iu D tnville.
The score at tho end of the fi.st half
i was |t*-8. In the second half Danville
, reduced Bloomsburg's lead from 8 to
8 points, and it looked, for awhile, as
if the local team might win out, but
' the referee's whistle called time with
the Friendship team still in the lead.
The line-up:
Danville. Friendship.
j Dougherty forward Williams
i Welliver forward Appleman
| Hay. s Bedea . forward
Smellier center.... .. Gilmore
j Harry Bedea . guard Pi ice
Barry guard Taylor
Go ila from the flrld—Hayes Bedea 3,
Barry 1, Dougherty 1, Secliler J, Wel
liver 2, Williams 4, Price 2, Gilmore
2, Taylor 1, Appleman 1. Goals from
fouls— Williams 2, Bedea 3. Referee,
Teufel. Time keepers, Dietrich and
, Edmoudson. Time of halves, 20 min- |
utes.
Death of Mrs. Wilson Ryan.
Mrs Wilson Ryan died last evening
' at 5:15 o'clock at her home, 930 E,«st
Market street. She had been ill for
I nine months with a complication of
diseases, aud during the greater part
of that time was confined to her bed.
Mrs. Ryan was thirty-six years of
age and is survived by her husband,
four children, Albert E., Clyde W.,
Elmer W. and Willard F., also her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, and five
brothers and a sister, Millard F. and
Benjamin F. Cook of this city, Charles
W. Cook of Kaseville, William H.
Cook of Bloomsburg, Elmer L. Cook
of Pittsburg,and Mis. Emma M. Arms,
i of Danville.
fleeting of Ladies' Auxiliary.
The regular monthly meeting of tl o
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. U. A.
' will tie held in Association parlor.this
1 evening, at 7:30 o'clock. Members are
e irnestly requested to he present.
Plans for the Martha Washington sup
per will be considered, audit is im
portant that there be a full attendance.
Cold storage eggs are being unload
- ed" now Good reason. The liens will
) soon be getting busy again aud eggs
will be cheap.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
William Klase, physical director at
the Sliamokin Y. M. C. A. spent Sun
day at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Klase, Water street.
Calvin Keefer, of Berwick, spent
Sunday with friends iu this city.
Mr. and Mrs. AsaHofFmau, of Point
township, Northumberland county,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. P.
A. Winters, Pine street.
Miss Sylvia Cromley spent Sunday
with friends in Berwick.
Miss Ruth Boyor is visiting rela
tives iu Philadelphia.
Miss Mary Snyder has returned to
her home at Strawberry Ridge, after
| a visit with Miss Anna Klase, Water
j street.
Mrs. Ella Mussleman, of Philadel
phia, is visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr. aud Mrs William Keeuer,
Iron street.
Mr. and Mrs Hugh D. Quick, of
Rupert, spent yesterday with relatives
in this city.
Miss Auua Bedea spent last eveuing
with fr'ends iu Sunbury.
Arthur Heddens was a visitor in
Berwick yesterday.
M. G. Watti was in Sunbury last
evening.
Rev. H. C. Haruiau, of Milton, was
a visitor iu this city yesterday.
Charles R. Shelhart.of Pitcairn, Pa.,
arrived iu this city yesterday for a
visit at the home of his parents, Mr.
aud Mis. David Shelhart,Center street.
H. W. Primrose, of New York City,
was a visitor in this city yesterday.
John Welsh, of Williamsport, was
iu Danville yesterday
The Rf-v. S. B. Evans, pastor of St.
Paul's M. E. church, returned from
Williamsport yesterday, where he at
tt mied the funeral of the late Rev.
Dr. Edward J. Gray, president ol
Dickinson Seminary, aud subsequently
asssisted the Rev. Emery M. Stevens,
pastor of the Pine Street M. E church,
in holtliug revival meetings.
Rev. Edward Haughtou returned
yesterday from Williamsport.
John Brugler transacted business iu
Sunbury yesterday.
Fred Owen returned yesterday from
a trip to Philadelphia aud New York
Ciiy.
Hi-awn yesterday return
ed from a visit wiui
wit k.
Lewis Evans returned last evening
from a business trip to Turbotville.
William Fegley, of Bloomsburg,
speut yesterday in this city.
D. O. Leinbach, of Milton, was a
Danville vi-itor yesterday.
Howard Lunger, of Berwick, spent
last evening in this city.
Worst Storm of the Season.
The storm which broke over i hi- sec
tion of ihe country Tuesday morning,
continued nninteriuptedlv until near
ly noon on Wednesday, then increased
tot' nfold fury. Iu a short time the
worst hlizzud of the set-oti was lay
ing. As the win I gat ire I strength,
mercury drop.ie 1 sever il degrees The
cold penetrated through the clothe- of
the heavie-t clad perse n, and th tre
mendou- gale cut like a i n fe.
The snow was carried iu blinding
sheets along the streets. At time- one
could not possibly see a dozen yaids
ahead,and again people would he com
pelled to turu their backs tot: e storm
until the worst had pissed. Some poi
tions of the thoroughfares were swept
j tiaie of snow, aud others piled high
with the light, fleecy substance.
Goods displayed in trout of business
places received the lull force ot the
bla-t. Light articles were acatteied
along sidewalks ; heavier ones covered
with snow. Drifting snow filled the
b -atiMied tracks aloug the streets, and
made traveling haid.
This was bad enough in town, but
out in tho rural districts, where the
wind had a clear sweep for miles and
nothing to bieak its force, the fury of
the blizzard was much worse. The
lanes aud narrows became badly drift
ed and in places impassable.
Passenger trains on tho railroads
pa-siug through this city, notwith
standing the fury of the sale,managed
to arrive ou fairly gooti tbeing
only from 15 to 20minutes late. If the
blizzard continues, though, the train
men expect to meet with worse ob
structions today than they did yester
day, in the way of drifts.
Funeral of Mrs. Fallon.
Tho funeral of Mrs. William Fallon
took place yesteiday morning at 9
o'clock from St. Joseph's Catholic
church Interment was made in St.
Joseph's cemetery.
Ihe pall bearers were: James Mc-
Cormick, Lawrence Counelly. James
I i inegan, Thomas Gill, James Martin
and William McDonald.
Tho following persons from a dis
tance aitonded the funeral: Mrs. Jos
eph Stauk aud son Joseph, Mr. and
Mrs I 'eter Mahau, Mr. and Mrs John
Wilt and Edward Stauk of Sliamokin;
Mrs. Thomas Murray and Charles Bris
lin of Warrior Run; Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Rrisliu of Ashley, P. J. Moore
of Carhond »le and John Fallou of B* r
wick.
Mrs. Parry Visiting Mere.
Mrs. Joseph Parry,of Cardiff, Wales,
arrived 111 this city Saturday for a vis
it with Mrs. Goiuer Thomas, Ferry
' *tre«t.
APPROPRIATION
l ; OII HOSPITAL
Montour's representative Hon. R. S.
A miner man has presented (o the Legis
lature a recommendation for State aid
for the Danville Hospital, as follows:
AN ACT—Making an appropriation
to Ihe trustees of the State Hospital
for the lus-ane, at Danville, Pennsyl
vania.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Penn-ylvnania
iu General Assembly met and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of fi
same, That the sum of two hundred
and fifty-one thousand foor hundred
and fifty and 25-100 dollars,or so much
thereof as may be neces-ary, be and
the same is hereby specifically appro
priated to the trustees of the State
Hospital for the Insane, at Danville,
Pennsylvania, for the two fiscal years
beginning June first.one thousand nine
hundred and five, for the following
purposes, namely:
For erecting additions and exten
sions to the main building of said hos
pital, in order to provide wash-rooms,
bath-rooms, water-closets, etc., and
the necessary fixtures thereof, the
sum of thirty-six thousand nine hun
dred and forty-four dollars.orso much
thereof as may be necessary.
For a filter tub and the piping and
connections necessary thereto,the sum
of two thousand six hundred dollars,
or so much thereof as may be neces
sary.
For erecting aud furnishing an in
firmary building for the use and ac
commodatijn of the sick aud helpless
female patients, the sum of oue hun
dred and thirteen thousand seven hun
dred and sixty-eight dollars,or so much
thereof as may be necessary.
For the purchase of a farm consist
ing of ninety-two acres,lying immedi
ately adjacent to the said hospital
Krounds.the sum of six thousand three
hundred dollars.
For au electric power aud light
plant, and the proper increase of boil
ers, stacks, and all apparatus made
necessary for the same, and for the
construction of buildings to accom
modate the same, the sum of ninety
cue thousand eight hundred and thirty
eight and 25-100 dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary.
The plans aud specifications of the
said buildiugs, extensions and addi
tions herein provided for, to be drawn
tnilre t ( |'St B ¥.V? r s y a , i
prov-d by the State Board of Public
Charities, which plans aud specitica
tic us shall be of the best design for
ttie construction of such buildings,
without expensive architectural
adornment, and as nearly tire proof as
possible, aud no c hanges to be made in
said plans of coiistru tion without the
consent ot the board of pub io cliarit-
Section 2. The said trustees shall
proceed to erect suc-h buildiugs, addi
tions and extensions, herein provided
for and shall make report fo the State
Board of Public Charities of the
a uount of money expended by them
and the progress made by them u the
erecti< n if buildings, quarterly, at
I a t. and oftener if required by the
setl tl ar 1. The said trustei s shall
iiiik '.uinl r oath bv their president or
tr asurer, a quarterly r 'port to the
Auditor General and the Stat-' B iaid
of P.iblic Charities containing a
specifically ifemizid statement of the
expenditures for erecting, completing
and tumi bin* the said buildings, ad
ditions and exteu-tons, together with
the cash balauce on hand at the close
of the quarter; aod uules- such itemiz
ed report is made,and approved by the
State Board of Public CI amies, Au
ditor General and State Treasurer,the
Stare Tieasurer is hereby directed not
to pay any more money to the institu
tion for the purpose herein set forth,
until such report is made and approv
ed as aforesaid.
It is further provided that a copy of
the contracts, eutered into iu accord
ance with the provisions of this act,
shall be filed with the Auditor Gener
al ; and any unexpended balance ou
hand at the close of the two fi-cal years
shall levert to the State Treasury.
A "Parental" School Proposed.
A bill providing that a "parental"
school shall be established iu each
school district in the State for habitu
al truants and vagrants was introduc
ed in the House on Tuesday by Mr,
Maush, of Cumberland. The bill is a
supplement to the present compulsory
education act aud is intended to make
that law moro effective. For each pup
il sent to the parental school £1 50 per
v\ck must bo paid for proper mainte
nance of the institution—by the parent
it financially able; by the State if the
parent, cannot pay.
All children 8 to 13 years cf age who
habitually remain away from school,
and all between the ages of 13 aud lfi
who neither attend school nor work
are defined as truants and shall he seut
to the special school. All between tiie
ages of 8 and 10 who shall be guilty of
continued infractions of the school
rules may be expelled from the regular
schools and sent to the truant school,
and all who habitually run the streets
outside of school hours may be adjudg
ed vagrants upon acharge being brought
by the School Board before the juve
nile court, in the district,and sent to
the truant school. If the children
shall be found to be feeblo-uiiuded,
however, they shall be sent to the
schools provided for the education of
such persons, aud the State shall pay
their board at such schools.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
IT WIS 1
SHORT SESSION
The School Board met Monday night.
The session was a short one. It open
ed at 7:45, and adjourned at 8:15.
Very little businass came np for con
sideration.
The members present were: Trum
bower, Adams, Pnrsel, Haring, Fisch
er, Werkheiser, Greene, Orth and
Jacobs.
In the absence of President Harpel,
Jafob Fischer occupied the chair.
The Secretary reported 112 J,428 02 due
the School Board on 1903 and 1904
duplicates.
Under head of new business Mr. Par
cel asked for information relative to
ventilating the school rooms. He stat
ed that winnows were frequently open
ed during study hours, and the cold
air allowed to blow iu upon the pupils
to the danger of their health. Seated
in such strong draughts jeopardized
the lives of the children, and lie mov
ed that the Superintendent be instruct
ed to notify the teachers of the sever
al schools to ventilate the rooms at
recess by lowering the windows. The
motion was carried.
The action of the annual convention
of the School Directors of Montour
county, iu the election of delegates to
the State Convention, at Harrisburg,
was ratified on motion of Mr. Pareel.
City Superintendent Gordy was
granted permission to attend the State
Convention of School Directors, at
Harrisburg, February 7 and 8.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
William Miller $ 2.50
Morning News 80
Oinn & Co 3.20
Danville Stove and M'f'g C 0... 9.53
E. W. Peters 100.00
Winter at the Hospital.
Upon no set of people is the long
winter harder than the many hundred
insane who are shut up at the Hospit
al here.
During the summer the condition of
these nnfortnnate people, deprived of
their liberty, is much improved by
their frequent excursions out of doors.
Winter eveu of the milder sort carries
with it some restrictions in the way of
exercise, many of the weaker ones be
ing kept in doors altogether and even
those who are robust taken out only
on days that are fair.
The present winter has afforded a
number of very pleasant days when
taken out, but weather like Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week cuts off
all out of door exercise. There are
places in the building providtd for ex
ercise, but the patients miss the fresh
air and the bracing effects of a sontact
with nature such an is felt by a stroll
over the fields.
The Minister's Sweethearts.
"The Minister's Sweethearts," G
H Eldou's successful comedy drama,
comes to the Opera House on Saturday
evening, January 28th. The play deals
with life a« seen in small Indiana
towns and is said to be one of strong
morals a'id an interesting plot, en
light ned by letter dialogue than is
usually tnund in tl.e ordinary run of
comedv d>amas. It will be made nnt
abl- bv s me pretty stage pictutes and
wilt be interpreted by a company ot
well known actors and actresses in
their particular line of work. Mi-s
Clifton who assumes the role ot Daisy,
one of the Minister's sweethearts, ha
at once jumped to the front rauk of
successful stars. Since its initial per
formance the play is said to have met
with tavor iu all the cities visited and
will doubtless duplicate whatever mea
sure of success it has had elsewhere
when it i 9 seen here.
Dangerous to Navigate.
The State of the river yesterday was
more discouraging thau ever. The ele
ments playel havoc with the only
means of crossing. Cne naphtha launch
ma le trips during the day, but pas
sengers were few indeed. However, it
is doubtful if the boats could have
crossed late iu the aftemoou. The ice
Hoe increased with great rapidity,g in
ing in size and strength every hour.
Iu the words of au observer, who vis
ited the river to make a personal in
spection of the situatiou there. "You
could fairly see the quantity of ice in
creasing in the stream, after the cold
wave struck town." During the last
few hours that the boat crossed,another
difficulty was eucountered besides the
floating ioe. The sudden change from
mild to extreme cold weather, caus
ed the river to fall very rapidly. Old
residents say that the water is lower at
the preseut time, than they have ever
kuowu it to be during the wiuter
mouths. As a result extreme care
necessary on the part of the boatmen
that, while steering round the ice to
keep in cle»r water,they didn't collide
agaiust a hidden rock. With the double
obstacles to contend with, it took a
clear head and a steady nerve to guide
the launch from shore to shore in
safety. That more accidents don't
occur is a miracle.
Should the cold wave continue for
several days, the river,iu all probabil
ity. will close up solid agaiu, that
opinion being strengthened by the fact
of the low stage of water.
W. H. Kramm Critically 111.
W. H. Krauim, of Limestoueville,
was stricken by paralysis yesterday
morning and is not expeoted to 'ive.
The thaw period comes along with
steady regularity.
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
asortment 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.
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OfallKlnds and Description
RURAL CARRIERS
WERE DELAYED
j The Rural Free Delivery carriers on
the Danville routes had a hard time of
jit yesterday, making their rounds
through the drifts that filled every
gully and cut in the roads.
They wtre all later than usual in re
turning from their trips, and reported
the roads in an almost impassable con-
I dition. One carrier stated that a num
| ber of times he drove through drifts as
high as his horse's back. The camera
:on routes Nos. 6 and 7 acro-s the riv
er, Bert McClurean l Clyde Starfzel,
probably experienced the greatest diffi
culties When they had gone over their
routes and returned to the river, they
found the naphtha launch not running
and were compelled to wait some time
before they could cross to this side.
They arrived at the post office about
three hours late.
The carriers will, iu all probability,
experience gre»ter difficulties on their
trips today.and it is even possible that
some districts may not be served with
mail.
Shipw reck in Sight of Land.
Harvey Dietrich, proprietor of the
Susquehanna House, South Danville,
and four men employed on the new
bridge found themselves in a very un
pleasant situation for a short time
Monday morning, and to get out of
it, they were compelled to shout loud
ly for assistance.
They statrted to cross to Danville in
a row boat. The river was filled with
ice at the time, and when the boatmen
were in mid-stream they became sur
rounded by a heavy floe. Iu his efforts
to reach clearer water the boatman
broke one of his oars,and the boat was
carried down stream. Fortunately, it
drifted into the eddy at the third pier,
alongside of which the steersmau man
aged to effect a landing. It happened
that there were no witnesses to the
scene and in consequence, the ship
wrecked sailors had considerable diffi
culty iu attracting the attention of any
body to the situation they were in.
Their shouts failed to bring assistance.
Finally one of the men took off his
coat and waved it in the air as a signal
of distress. That, together with re
newed lusty cries from four strong
throats resulted iu attracting the at
tention of the men in charge of one of
the launches. They hastened to the
rescue,and soon had the disabled boat
fiftfi its p.centmu.tis lauded safely on this
Honorable Discharges,
Colonel t lenient,of the Twelfth regi
mfnt.N. G. P..announces the appoint
ment of William H Martin as sergeant
in Company G, and Robert B. McCay
as hospiial steward.
The following honorable discharges
have bten issued:
Company A, Lewisburg—Sergeant
Haldy M. Cliri-t. Corporal Jessa A.
Cook, Privates Forest F. Gallagher
and Charles G. Mmkins
Company C, Milton—Sergeant Zeno
V. Lvon, Priva'es John A. Husselman
and Johu M Hnu m I.
Com' anv F, Danville— Sergeanti
FiankS E ling in I Roland Meyer,
Corporals L< <u My r.Peicv C. Shade,
Willia u N. Ru-s II and Abraui Chllds.
Company G, Willi imp nt—Sergeant
Alviu W Hammer and Private Leßoy
• redericy.
Company I. Williamspott-Piivatei
Frank E. Tiavis and George O. Eek
ert.
Company K,S;mhury—Sergeant John
A. Snyder and Corporal William W.
Snyder.
Hospital corps—Privates Edward A.
McCi"U, William J. Treas and Ralph
(J Bachma.
The following discharges have been
issued:
Company B, Williamsport—Sergeant
Lewis C. Robb. Privates Robert C.
Hower, and Ralph A. Smith.
Company C, Milton —Artificer Will
iam M. Morrison, Privates John O.
Roat and Willi »m R. Levan.
Compauy E, Sunbury—Privates Rob
ert C. Heed and Johu D. Polen.
Company F, Danville-Private Sam
uel A. Gaugler.
Band—Private J. E. Millhouse.
Surprise Party.
Mrs. Albinus Snyder was tendered a
surprise party at her home iu Valley
township ou Saturday last, in honor of
her birf'iday anniversary. Those pres
eut were: Mr. ami Mrs. Roger Hen
dricks, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fenster
macher, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Beyer,
Mrs. J. H. Sliultz, Mrs. D. W. Wise,
Mrs. Jonathan Fry, Mrs. Simon Mos
er, Mrs. William Murray and sou Har
vey, Mrs. B. C. Gearhart, and son
Robert Scott,Mr«. William Cope, Mrs.
Jesse Conway, and son Leroy.Mrs. W.
S. Herr, Mrs. Alfred Bogart, Mis. F.
B. Applenian, Mrs. Levi Beyer, Mrs.
James Robinson. Mrs. T. H. Bennett,
Mrs. J. A. Merrell and Mrs. William
Knorr and daughter of Bloomsburg;
Misses Ethel Hfernwalt, Alice Apple
man, Eva Bey en, Laura Fenstommch.
.r, Ada Ande, Sliultz, Mary
Shultz, Clara Cope, Penina Robinson,
Marv B yer;Mt%srs. Bruce Maus,Mur
ray Maus, Ralph Knorr, Waller Sny
der. Harvey Bennett, John Snyder.
Curry Snyder,Waymoud Beyer,Charlei
Herr aud Denuis Snyder.
Colenian--Herr.
On December 3i at the parsonage of
the Reformed church. Strawberry
Ridge, by the Rev. J. W. Bell, Mr.
Edward B. Coleman aud Miss Jeunie
M. Herr, both of Montour county.