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Diseases of the Stomach and Intestine?
Specialty
DR. C. H. REYNOLDS,
DENTIS—
T-288 Mill St.. - Danville. Pa.
Dentistry 'nh 1 1 it* branches. Charge
Moderate .nl ill v ork <inar*uteed
Establish*-! IS»2
COSIHiXSEI) XHWS.
There are j;ist as gocd deer on the
mountains as ever have been shot.
Eternal vin i I unco on the pait of the
pare food commissioners is necessary.
The disposition of all centers of
population is to unite, thus securing
to themselves the prestige of number?.
Joseph Lechner is doing the ilutub
iug iu the new Evans building at Ber
wick.
At this time of year tie average
citizen is long on Cnnstmas „;ft ex
pectations and bliort on tlie neiessary
filthy locre with which to purchase
them
It is the K>rl who marri> s a rough
diamond who often Rets the most teal
diamonds to wear.
Congressmen are preparing for the
annual pilgrimage to the national
"®pital.
County school teachers »re locking
forward to the pleasures and profits ot
ttie annual institute.
A young daughter Iris arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. frank Geringer,
oear the Fair Ground.
The movement to save Niagara Falls
from destruction is gaining headway
dail v.
Only se\en counties iu the State
have not asked the prescribed aid to
build good roads.
Now prepare to give thanks. There
are few who have not been ble-sed in
•ome practical way.
E D. Pentz it having a flag stone
gidewalk I«id in front of 11:s new home
on East M tiioning street
Prince Charles having accepted the
crown of Norway and given his nrde s
for a si* a>id seven-eigt ts crown, the
new little kingdom can siinggls down
in the corn' r of Europe an l be qaii t
ly forgotten by its ueighb u- who have
troubles cf their o«u.
Reapportionment should be just, let
the repr'MUta* ves fall wlnre iliey
will.
People who ivawl under railway
gates at cr ss n_:s ami pas-i around the
cars, do so at own ri-k. There
Is too uiucm ot it;s car; li oness in this
city.
The state game commissioner has
his hands full these davs, as viola
tions of the law are frequent.
The Russian Hebrew relief fond has
reached sf>oo,ooo.
Reports from Canada are to the ef
feot that the people are already enjoy
ing sleighing and other winter sport- 1 .
Mrs. Astor, as the recogDized queen
of New York society, has cut down
the Four Hundred to eighty-one, in
cluding herself and her husband. And
the published list does not contain the
names of the richest men in New
York, either.
The people should heartily second
•every effort to kill the San Jose scale.
Norway's King will start in at a
■alar; of #200,000 a jear. It the re
ferendum had chosen a President, he
-would have been expected to serve for
taboot |25,000, and be glad to get it.
Yellow fever is gradually 'lying out
io the sooth, but the health authori
ties have had a splendid opportunity
to prove their ability to c ntrol the
•epidemic.
President Roosevelt's message, which
aa said to be a little longer than usual,
■will be submitted to Uongress on Dec
*mber 5.
These are the d»ss when ihe rum
mage sal • hold-i sway r, gariiiess of the
const queij' es.
Royal
Baking
Powder
is made of Grape
Cream of Tartar.
Absolutely Pure
Makes the food
more Wholesome
and Delicious.
'
"THIS CO! NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
OL. 51—NO 47
BOROUGH SOLONS
IS SESSION
The Boiough Oouucil Friday night
went on record as being nnavertably
opposed to ttie granting of any addi
tional light during tho present year,
riiere has be< u scarcely a meeting
since tbe Borough has installed its
own plant that there have not bom
requests for more light.
Dr. Sweisfort reported that the resi
dents of West Mahouiug street are
making a strong plea for more light.
Mr. Jacobs stated that there is a
necessity for light ou Waluut street,
which for a distance of three iqoares
is wholly w-ithout light.
Mr. Reifsnyder thought the increase
ot seventeen arc lights installed with
the municipal plan*: ought to prove
sufficient for oue year—that our town
at present i 9 better illumiuated than
many neighboring towns,eveu such an
important place as Altoona. Muni
cipal light, he said, is an experiment
and the desire is to show that the Bor
ough with its own plant can light its
streets better and cheaper than they
were before, when the contract for
lighting was given out. If Council
goes beyond a reasonable limit, how
ever, and undertakes to flood every
corner witn light it will bo imposs
ible to demonstrate a saving and the
mo't important object that the Bor
ough had iu view will uot be accom
plished. He begged, therefore,that no
lights be installed until after the ex
piration of a year from the installa
tion of the Borougti plant. At the
opeuiog of the following year it will
bo time enough to oonsider the mat
ter. The members generally fell in
with Mr. Reifsnyder's view and no
action was taken looking to the in
stallation of any extra lights.
A commuuicatiou was received from
R. H. Koch, President of the Dan ville
& Bloomsburg Electric Railway which
set forth that the trolley track on
Bloom street between A street and the
Eastern line of the Borough is becom
ing daugerous owing to the Borough's
not providing the uecessAry drainage
and the proper grading outside the
rails. The track, Council was remind
ed, was laid to the grade given by the
Borough Engineer and under Council's
supervision. Under the circumstances.
Council was asked to give the matter
its immediate attention.
The above communication was re
ferred to the Committee ou Streets
and Bridges.
A communication was received from
Horace C. Bloe, Count? Commission
ers' Clerk, stating that at tho meting
of the Hoard held October 28 a resolu
tion was adopted sitting forth that
the Commissioner-, of Montour county
had signed a petition asking that the
Borough Council pave a portion of
Eist M »rket street-, with the uuder
st mdiug that over two-thirds of the
property owners had already signed or
had consented to sign ; also that the
Commissioners have since beeu in
formed that the latter is not the case
It was therefore, resolved, that the
Clerk be instructed to ask Council
that the Commissioners' names be
stricken from said petition until such
time as two thirds or more of said
property owners shall have signed the
same.
No action was takon on the com
munication.
Mr. Reifsnyder reported that he had
received a request from the School
Board for an incaudescent light at the
northern entrance to the First Ward
school building facing E«st Mahoning
street, which ender the present dis
tribution of light is a very dark cor
ner.
Ou motion of Mr. Goeser the above
request was referred to the Committee
on Light.
On motion of Mr. Goeser it was
ordered that every load of coal that is
unloaded at the Water Works be weigh
ed and a separate record of it kept,
which must be returned to Council.
The following members were pres
ent: Reifsnyder, Vastine, Hughes,
Boyer, Dietz, Goeser, Law, Sweisfort
and Jacobs.
The following biHs were approved
for payment:
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Freight on Coal . $> 24.30
Regular Employes 137.00
Freight on Pipe 9.00
Franklin Boyer 6.75
Reading Iron Co 9.73
P. & R. Coal & Iron Co 155.25
T. W. Reifsnyder 96.14
Harry B. Patten 20.00
| Ren-seiner Mfg. Co .. 94 HO
A. M. Peters " 8.73
■ Hauling Coal ... ... ... 82-fil
| Labor ou Water Extension .. . 74.57
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
I R. J. Pegg | 13.87
J. H. Kase & Co 1.70
Labor and Hauling 5<?.04
Franklin Boyer 2.83
j Libor on Light 9 00
! Regular Employes 115.00
Appointed Associate Judge.
I Governor Peunypacker yesterday ap
! pointed Charles A Wagner of Lime
stone township to be Associate Judge
lof Montour Comity until the first
Monday in January, 1907, vice S Y.
I Thompson, deceased.
The appointment seems to meet with
; universal approval. Mr. Wagner is not
| only an intelligent,conscientious man
jof broad and liberal ideas, but also a
substantial and energetic citizen, the
1 owner of several of the finest farms in
! Montour County acquired through his
own efforts
Mr. Wagner will probably tske his
seat during the special court that will
be held today.
NEW PASTOR J
The Rev. Joseph E. Guy officiated
Sunday for the first time at the Shi
loh Reformed church, and preached
two eloquent and helpful sermons.
Rev. Guy's 1 ist charge was at Sliep
herdstown, West Virginia. The Dis
patch,of that place, has the following
to say when Rev. Guy catne to this
city:
"Rev. Joseph E. Guy, who io eitly
resigned the pastorate of the Reform
ed Church HI Sheperdstowu to accept
a call from Danville, Pa , left here
yesterday with his wife, and after I
spending some time iu Baltimore will
take up the work of his new charge.
Rev. Mr. Guy and his wife have some
very warm frieuds in this community
who greatly regiet their departure,
and they will b> missed by all our
people. We hope they may tiud their
new home a congenial and happy one
anil assure them they will be remem
bered here most kiudly."
Rev. Guy is a young inati with a
fiue appearance and a pleasing person
ality. The fine weather yesterday
brought out large congregations at
both tho morning and eveuing ser
vices. Appropriate music was rend
ered by the choir. Rev. and Mrs. Guy
both expressed themselves as beiug
very well pleased with their reception
in Danville.
At the morning service R j v. Guy
took as his theme "The Example of
Christ," preachiug Ins sermon from
the text: Peter, 2:21, ' For hereunto
were ye called because Christ also
suffered for us, leaving us an example
that we sltoald follow his steps."
Rev. Guy sail that Christianity is not
a mere code of morals, uor an abstract
theory of theologiaus. but it is pre
sented to us iu the human form of
Jesus Christ the living embodiment of
the doctrines which He revealed. He
is the example for all his followers.
It is a false view of Christianity
when men olace Christ so high that
they dare not draw near Him,aud make
their lives the pattern of Christ's life.
To so exalt Jesus is to degrade Him.
It shows an iguorance of his life and
character. Jesus in his essential per
sonality is with us as fully and as
clearly as he was when lie entered the
homes of the Publicans and Sinners.
We honor Christ only wtieu we make
his life, his teachings, his mind, the
potent factor iu our lives. Jesus can
impart to us nothing so grand,nothing
so inspiring as his own mind,and only
in the degree that we clothe ourselves |
with his divine excellencies, only in
that degree are we following his steps.
Patient self-denial, earnest eudeavor
for the glory of God and the salvation
of our fellow meu,hearty co-operatiou
with every effort to advance the king
dom of God on earth, these prepare us
lor the life that is to come, when those
who have followed his sneps shall be
changed into his likeness.
At the evening service Rev. Guy
took as his text, Romans, 8: 9, "Now
if any man have not the spirit of
Christ, he is none of His" The theme
of his discourse was"The Real Chris
tians. "
Rev. Guy said, a simple answer to
this question "How may professing
Christians exhibit the spirit of Christ
and evince that they are really his
would be, by heartily imitating his
example in efforts to save men and
glorify God." This covers the whole
range of Christiau doctrines and duty.
If we have the spirit of Christ, we
will be earnestly absorbed in doing
the will of God. Yet how seldom it
is imagined that to be a follower of
Christ,involves the same spirit of self
denial that actuates him. Professing
Christians think too much of present
ease and mere worldly arguments,for
getting that with respect to these "he
that taketli not up his cross daily and
followeth Me, can not be my dis
ciple." The joys of conquest are the
joys of Christians. They must look
for couflict, victory aud triumphant
joys.
Having the spirit of Christ involves
personal responsibility. Christ never
thought of self. He gave up home in
h -aven, adoration of angels, a throne
of glory. Whether the duty required
was easy or difficult, it mattered not.
Christ never excused self because oth
ers were engaged in his work. Unto
the end fie acted out his own personal
responsibility.
If all men felt this aud this spirit
prevailed in their hearts, the dawn
of greater conquests for Christ would
open up. Each would do his duty and
do it now. Parents, Sunday School
teachers,temperance advocates, would
each do what he oould, g' v e what he
could and do it now.
The spirit of Christ also leads one
to see his relationship to his Master.
The Friend of Sinners would be the
Christians' friend. The morning star
; would cast the everlasting beams up
lon the Christians. The all sufficient
■ sacrifice should inspire the Christian
to a like self-denial. The sweetest of
all lives is the life that gives of itself
I to the encouragement of others.
■
40(1 Pupils Must Leave School.
Instructions were Tuesday received
| by the Pottsville Board of Health from
the State Commissioner of Health.Dr.
! Samuel G. Dixon, that 400 pupils of
! the public schools there are improper
ly vaccinated and must he ordered
' home until the vaccine physician can
! declare them immune. Some parents
j say they will cut shutt their children's
education if Dr. Dixon insists upon
vaccination.
DAN'V I LEE. I'A.. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28. IJMIS,
POMONA (RANGE
ELECTS OFFICERS
Au important meeting of Pomona
Grange, of Montour aud Northumber
land counties, at which officers wero
elected for ttie ensuing year, was held
at trie Grange Hall at Strawberry
Kidge yesterday.
Eighty persons, about tweuty-five
of whom were from Northumberland
coonty, attended the sessions. The
Grange convened at 10 o'clock with
Master of Pomona Grange, Charles V.
Amerinan, in the chair. The hearing
of the reports of the differeut officers
occupied the time until noon, when a
recess was taken.
The most important business of the
afternoon session was the election of
officers for the ensaing year, which re
sulted as follows:
Master of Pomona Grange, Charles
V. Amerman ; Overseer, A. H. Litch
ard ; Lecturer, J. W. Lowrie ; Steward,
J. A. Eschbach; Assistant Steward,
Calvin Derr ; lady Assistant Steward,
Mrs. Calvin Derr; Chaplain, William
Mills; Treasurer, Nathan Beoker; Sec
retary, Harvey Zones; Gate Keeper,
C. A. Wagner; Seeress, Mrs. Montgo
mery ;Pomona, Mrs. Charles Billmeyer ;
Flora, Mrs. M. L. Martin.
During the afternoon the fifth degree
was conferred upon six candidates.
The Grange adjourned at 4 o'clock to
meet in Danville on the third Wednes
day in February.
During the course of the meeting
several subjects of interest to the mem
bers of the Grange were discussed.
The rural telephone was very favora
bly commented upon and was spoken of
as a tine institution and a great con
venience. The Montour and Northum
berland Fire Insurance Company was
discussed and proved to be in a pro
gressive condition.
One of the most enjoyable features
of the day was the excellent dinner
that was prepared by the ladies of the
Strawberry Ridge Grange for the Po
moia. The dinner was served iu the
Grange Hall and was voted a culinary
success by all who partook thereof.
Interesting Case Before Court.
Pursuant to adjournment on Wed
nesday of last week Court will oon
veqe at 9 a. m. today with Judge
Staples on the bench.
Some miscellaneous matters will be
disposed of but the principal business
on hand will be the hearing of a cita
tion between the Poor Districts of
Limestone and West Hemlock town
ships. The point involved is the liabil
ity of West Hemlock township under
the Act of April 6, 1905, to support
the wife of John Sees, who is at pres
ent doing time in tlw county prison
for an attempt to break jail. Mrs. Sees
has been deprived of her husband's
support since early last summer when
he was arrested on the strength of her
statemeut accusing him of causing the
death of their child.
The necessities of the case being
urgent the Poor Overseers of Lime
stone township afforded some relief
but tliev deny tnat the support of the
woman under the law devolves upon
their township aud hold that her legal
settlement is in West Hemlock town
ship.
it is urged that Sees by frequent re
movals has never established a legal
residence iu the county or elsewhere
which entitles him to maintenance and
subjects the township to his support.
In such casea au effort will be made
to show that the township in which
the father has a legal settlement is
liable for the support of the sou when
relief is needed. The father in this
case resides iu West Hemlock town
ship, which will of course offer resist
euoe. The law will no doubt be very
thoroughly thrashed over and the pro
ceedings will prove not only interest
ing but very instructive.
Aged Lady Breaks Arm.
A very serious accident befell Mrs
Sarah A. Morgan,who resides ou East
Market street, Sunday morning,
which resulted iu a compound fracture
of the right arm.
Mrs. Morgan was carrying ashes
from her home to the rear of the gar
den aud was treading a brick walk,
when in some manner—just how she
is unable to relate—she lost her bal
ance and fell heavily to the ground
In falling she threw out her right arm
to catch herself and her whole weight
came upon that member, doubling it
up beneatn her body.
Her calls for assistance quickly
brought her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
William Morgan* to hei aid. Dr. New
baker was summoned, and found that
the lady had sustained a compound
fracture of the right lower arm, both
bones being broken.
Mrs. Morgan is very advance! in
years and the knitting of tlio bones
will therefore be a long aud tedious
matter.
Mrs. Morgan about two years ago
sustained a severe sprain in the right
arm from the effects of which she had
never fully recovered.
Fire Burned a Year Is Now Out.
Officials of the Enterprise mines
roar Sliamokin, which have been on
(ire over a year, now beli< vo the blaze
; to be out. W. L. Council & Company,
of Scranton, own the mines, and it is
estimated that coal worth 1100,000 lias
been consumed.
A. P. Baker Critically 111.
A. P. Baker, of liush township,who
has been critically ill for some time,
suddenly became worse last evening.
Mr. Baker is seventy-five years of age.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Arthur Davis, track foreman ou the
Hloomsburg-Millville trolley line,
speut Sunday with his family in this
city.
Mrs. James D. Kramer, of Pitts
burg, arrived Saturday eveuing for a
visit at the home of tier parents, Mr.
ami Mrs. G. Fred Smith, Mill street.
Anthony Schott, of Selinsgrove,
spent Sunday with relatives in this
city.
Robert Mapstone, of Sunbury. hj)eut
Sunday with his mother on Bloom
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rogers,ot Sun
bury, spent Sunday with relatives in
this city.
Richard Geesey, of Sunbury, spent
Sunday with frieuds iu this city.
C. A. Sidler, Esq , of. Sunbory, was
a visitor ic this city yesterday.
Hon. Charles B. Staples arrived in
this city la6t evening fio n Blooius
burg.
H. L. DeWitt returned last evening
from a several days' hunting trip to
the White Deer Mountains.
Mrs. Walter D. Green and Miss
Edith Porsel, of Buffalo, are vi.»iting
at the home of William G. Pur-el.
West Market street.
Mis. Rebecca Eberhart. of Asbury
Park, is a guest at the home of Hugh
Pursel. Mowrey 6treet.
Will McOoy spent last evenitig at
Bloomsbnrg.
Edgar Messersmith returned to Potts
ville yesterday, after a two weeks'
visit at the home of his parents at
Washiugtonville.
Ben Rogers left yesterday for a trip
to Carlisle.
Curtis Miucemoyer, of Strawberry
Ridge, R. F. D., No. 1, was a visitor
in this city yesterday.
John R. Roto, of Harrisburg, called
ou friends in this city yesterday.
Rev. and Mrs. S. B. Evatiß called on
friends in Sunbury yesterday after
noon.
O. R. Harris, of Sunbury, was in
this city for a few hours yesterday
morning.
Amos Vastine spent yesterday after
nooa in Sunburv.
Removed to Penitentiary.
Sheriff George Maiers and party who
took David Barrett, Elmer Halderman
and John Seitz to trie peuitentiaiy on
Monday returned home yesterday
morning. The prisoners who were
sentenced by Judge Staples last week,
were all safely landed in the Eastern
Penitentiary—David Barrett to serve
twelve years for assault and battery
with intent to rob and assault and bat
tery with intent to kill: Elmer Hald
erman. to serve six years for assault
and battery with intent to rob and
John Seitz to serve two years for con
veying instruments to prisoners to aid
them in making escape.
The party left Danville on the 7 :53
P. & R train Monday morning and
made the trip to Philadelphia without
incident. None of the prisoners for a
moment lost, their bravado and not
withstanding the gloomy prospects be
fore them seemed light-hearted aud
cheerful.
Barrett, who had been pardoned out
of the peniteutiary as late as last
spring after a long term of imprison
ment, was the only one of the three
who had any adequate idea of what
"separate aud solitary confinement at
labor" really implies. As soon as he
entered the penitentiary he was warm
ly greeted ou every side by those who
had formed his acquaintance during
his former imprisonment.
Sheriff Maiers had as his assistants
during the trip Joseph H. Kuhus, of
Anthony township; D. B. Heddens
and John Cooper of this city.
Rev. Arney Installed.
Rev. W. J. Arney, who succeeds
Rev. A. B. llerr as pastor of the Pres
byterian churches at Pottsgrove and
Mooresburg, was formally installed
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
The installation at Pottsgrove took
place Tuesday afternoon. The services
were held at 2:30 o'oloak, the cozy
Presbyterian church being filled on
the occasion. The sermon was deliv
ered by the Rev. George H. Heming
way, D. D. ,of Bloomsburg; the charge
to the Pastor, by the Rev. W. T. L.
Kiefter, D. D., of Milton, and the
charge to the people, by the Rev. Mr.
Foster, of Watsontown.
The installation at Mooresburg took
place at 7 :30 p. m., the Presbyteriau
church at that place also being well
filled. Rev. Dr. Hemingway preach
ed the sermon. Rev. W. C. McCor
mai k, D. D., of this city, delivered
the charge to the pastor and Rev. S.
V. Bedickiau of Washiugtonville, the
charge to the people. The services
were very interesting,the musio being
a feature woithy of espeoial mention.
At the close a reception to the pastor
and Mrs. Arney was held in the lect
ure room of the church. Refreshments j
were served.
The present is the first time that a
]Mitur wai ever iustalled at the |
Mo. reihurg Presbyterian church, j
Heretofore the pastor installed at
Pottsgrove merely supplied Moores- :
bu i g.
Rev. A. H. Herr accepted a call at i
Halstead aud left for that field last \
July. Rev. W. J. Arney, the new j
pastor,formerly filled a charge at Port
Allegheny. He is a married man with
several grown-up children and will
reside at Pottsgrove.
I'WIMUi
The fortieth annual Teachers' In
stitute of Montour County, will open
MoDdav, December 4th in tlie High
School room, and cont>nae until Fri
ll, iy, December Bth.
The following Institute committers
have been appointed by Oounry Sup
erintendent Derr: Executive. Charles
\V. IVrr, U. L. Gordy and J. W. Tay
lor ; Resolutions,M. C. Madden, Bertha
Sohell, E A. Coulter, Katheryn Wag
ner an I Tiilie .James; Auditor-',
Chailos Hartman,Mabel Robinson and
Edwin Foust; Enrolling Clerks,Llovd
Krnmm and Goy Mowrey.Tirae Keep
ers, E. D. Sohnuie and Clyde Taylor.
A program,which cornea fully op to
the standard set in former years, has
been arranged, and is given in full be
low.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4th.
Enrollment, Court House, 10 a. m.
to 12 m.
2 O'CLOCK P. M.
S.ssions in High School Auditorium
Invocation, Rev. J. E. Hutchison
Mnsic Institute.
Some Underlying Principles in
Teaching, Charles H. Albert.
Music, D N. Dieffenbacher.
Tiie Raal Purpose of the School, L
E. McGinnes.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER sth, !)a. m
Chapel, liev. Joseph E. Guy.
Tiie Central Thought in Literature
in all the Grades, L. E. McGiunes
luterinission.
Music, D. N. Dieffenbacher.
Underlying Principles, continued,
Charles H. Albert.
1:30 O'CLOCK P. M.
Music, Institute.
The Order of Elementary Instruc
tion. Charles H. Albert.
Intermission.
Music, D. N. Dieffenbacher.
The Concrete iu Moral Training, L.
E. McGinnes. *
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6th,
9 a. m.
Chapel, Rev. John Sherman.
Intermission.
Musio (Instruction), D. N. Dieffju
bacher.
Five Important Steps iu the Teach
ing Process, Charles H. Albert.
The Nature ofe the Teaching Process,
R. M. McNeal.
1:30 O'CLOCK P. M.
Music, Institute.
Map Drawing —What? How'/ When?
Charles H. Albert.
lutermissiou.
Musio, D. N. Dieffenbacher.
School Government, R. M. McNeal.
THURSDAY.DECEMBER 7th,9 a m
Chapel, Rev. C. D. Lerch.
Primary Pupils Profitably Employ
ed, L. E. McGinnes.
Intermission.
Music, D. N. Dieffenbacher.
Five Important Phases of Education,
Charles H. Albert.
1:30 O'CLOCK P. M.
Music, Institute.
Commercial Geography, Chaihs H.
A Ibert.
Intermission.
Music, D. N. Dieffenbacher.
Points From a Superintendent's
Note Book, L. E. McGiunes.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER Bth, 9 a. m.
Chapel, C. F. Johnson.
Hold Your Ground, L. E. McGiuues.
Music, D. N. Dieffenbacher.
Intermission.
Report of Committees.
Learning Obedience, Charles H.
Albert.
Fifty Years of Wedded Life.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Good, who re
side on Bloom roail iu Mahoning town
ship, yesterday celebrated their fif
tieth wedding auniversary. Mr. and
Mrs. Good are among our most wide
ly known and highly esteemed resi
dents. Their golden wedding aroused
a good deal of iuterest iu the neigh
borhood and congratulations were
showered upon them.
Pleasant addresses suitable to the
occasiou were made by Rev. Joseph
E. Guy, Rev. C. D. Lerch and Miss
uouisa Rudy. Recitations were ren
dered by Edna and Alda Shultz
A number of handsome presents were
received by Mr. and Mrs. Good, which
were most highly appreciated and will
be treasured as mementoes of the gold
en wedding. A sumptuous dinner was
served.
Among those present were: Mrs
Daniel F, Rudy, Mrs. John J. Smith
aud Miss Louisa Rudy, of Sunbury ;
Mr. aud Mrs. Hugh D. Quick,of Rup
ert; Mrs. Alfred Low, of Cutawisea;
Rev. Joseph E. Guy and wife, Rev.
□harles D. Lerch,William L. Gouger,
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller, Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Krumm.Mr. and Mrs. James
Shultz, Mr. aud Mrs. Harvey Shultz.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Siiultz, Misses
Edna and Alda Shultz, Mrs. Laura
Krumni.Mrs. Elias Lyon.Mr. aud Mrs.
Michael Breckhill, Mrs. Susan Col",
Mrs. W. C. Heller, Mrs. Ross Haruer,
Mrs. Hannah Morrison, Mrs. Philip
Keller, Mrs. Anthony Diehl, Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Bennett, of Danville.
firs. J. S. Simonton.
Mrs. Simonton, wife of Rev. J. S.
Simonton, formerly pastor of Grove
Presbyterian church, but who is now
preaching at Collinsvills, N. Y.. spent
Sundav iu this city as the guest of
Mrs. Boyd, Bloom street. Her daugh
ter, Miss Elizabeth Simontou, arrived
in this city Monday and accompanied
her mother home.
The boy who loafs around a pool
room, smoking cigarettes, will become
the man who sits on the courthouse
coping cursing fortune for passing him
by.
ESTABLISHED CN 1855
JT li'SH ZION
SYNAGOGUE
The Jewish congregation of this city
ou Friday evening at its teuiple will
oelebrate with the regular Sabbath
! evening service the commemoration of
; the 250 th anniversary of the settlement
| of the Jews in the Uuited States. Pre
parations have been made for a most
impressive service. The best taient
have promised their active aid and
public spjaKers of renown aud clergy
men well known will help to make the
service a success, while beside ttie us
ual Temple choir, Mrs James Scarlet
will sing one or two The Key
! stone Doable Male Quartette will al
so sing, composed of Messrs. J. W.
Swarts. Joseph Ephliu, 0. C. Ritter,
Jacob Aten, Leonard Fonlk, W. R.
| Rishel.O. R. Schilling aud Jesse Shan
non.
Rabbi Joseph Zeisler has the affair
in hand and will conduct the services,
to which the general public is cordial
ly invited.
The program for the evening will
be:
The regular Sabbath eveuing ser
vice, conducted by the Rabbi and aid
ed by the regular Temple choir °s far
as to the Adoration.
Hymns by a double quartette of citi
zeue.
Invocation of the commemoration
service by the Rev. Dr. M. fj. Shindel,
pastor of the Pino Street Lutheran
church.
Hymns by a double quartette.
"Historical Outline of the Jewish
Emigration to the United States and
their Present Activity,'' by Habbi Jo
seph Ziesler.
Solo by a gifted lady singer.
Address by Hon. James Scarlet.
Hymns by a double quartette of citi
zens.
Address by the Rev. E. B. Dunn,
pastor of the Uuited Evangelical
church.
Hymns by a double quartette of citi
zens.
Continuation of the Sabbath even
ing service, by the Rabbi aided by
the Temple choir.
Congregation aud choir joining in
"My Country 'tis of Thee."
Benediction by the Rev. John Sher
man,pastor of the First Bantist church.
The address by Rabbi Joseph Zeisler
will give historical data,to show that
Jews accompanied Columbus in his
voyage of discovery and that the ex
penses were defrayei by the money of
Jews. Their traditions run back to
the earliest days of oar country's his
tory and so they claim they are in the
strictest sense of the term, to be class
od as American pioneers aud as active
participants in the upbuilding of our
nation.
It will be an evening of interesting
data of their early privileges aud re
strictions, the emigration of Jews to
this Srate aud also to this city, their
charitable institutions and philanthro
pic laws.their activity in the fields of
Science, Art, Literature aud the learn
ed professions, their stau ling in com
merce and Manufacture and iu the
financi»l world and their stait aud
future in the field of agriculture.
Iu accordance wrih the resolution
oarried at the Ministerial meeting held
by the olergy of this city at the rooms
of the Y. M. C. A. last Monday, Nov
ember 20th, to the effect that a Thanks
giving collection be taken up in the
churches of the differeut denomina
tions on the occasion of the services
preceding the Thanksgiving day, Rab
bi Zeisler has decided to call for a
nickel contribution at this service
which collection will be presented by
the Rabbi as au offering of his Temple
at the Union Thanksgiving service
held uuder the auspices of the Minis
terial Association,of which the Rabbi
is a member. The Thanksgiving offer
ings are then presented to the Ladies
Benevolent Association of this city.
It will be an evening of uplifting aud
prayer. No special invitations will
be issued, everybody is welcome. S<r
vices at 7 p- m.
Raising Trees for Ties.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has a small army of agriculturists at
work planting trees on the various
tracts of land which the company is
converting into forests. It is the in
tention to put iu about 800,000 trees
each year. This spring 200 000 trees
were planted.which leaves about 600,-
OGO yet to be nlauted.
The company has been planting trees
since 1902. So far there has been
planted 477.295 trees. The places where
the forest are to be are at Vineyard,
(Jnarryville, Ponieroy Atgleu,Vintage,
Yeainau, Kinzer.Salunga.Middletown,
all of the Philadelphia division, aud
Newton, Newport, Hamilton, aud
Eyre, on the middle division.
The annual consumption of ties ou
the Pennsylvania Railroad system east
of Pittsburg aud Erie,for repairs only,
is about 3,000,000. the latter being
about the average quantity used every
year for repairs iu the past teu years.
To this should be added 500,000 used
annually for new work. At the pre
sent rate of consumption the available
supply of the present timoer used, es
pecially white oik and yellow piue,
will be depleted to a serious degree
before many years, aud that the time
is now ripe for the railroads to con
sider the question of what coarse they
are to parsue in the future.
In order to supply the entire needs
it is figured that the continuous use
of 152 square miles of grouud would
be required.
Hunting stories are more plentiful
than game.
JOB PRINTING
The offie ; of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a )arge
assortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public tnat he
is prepared at all times to ex
ecute in the neatest manner.
JOB PRINTING
Ofall Kinds and Description
FOlill VF.ARS
I«_ THE sivy
Edward F. Reyuolds, Esq., luks ra
tal tied to Dauville after serving a four
years' enlistment iu Uncle Sam'a
Navy. He has seen a large part of the
globe and has had a rich and varied
experience. His four years' absenoe
has wrought but little change. He is
looking exceedingly well indicating
that life in the Navy agrees with him.
Mr. Reynolds enlisted as a machin
ist. He on various vessels and
with the exception nf «ix months spent
on tha North Atlantic, during his en
listment lie was croising on the wat
ers of the Asiatic Station. The latter
Statiou embraces not only Chinese and
Japanese waters bat also the Philip
pine Inlands.
What adds especial interest to Mr.
Reynold's experience in the Navy ia
the faot that he was stationed in the
Far East during the great conflict be
tween Japan and Rassia. His veasei
was within five miles of Port Arthor
and inside of the firing line while tha
dreadful bombardment was on iu
which the Japanese reduced that well
nigh impregnable fortress. He is there
fore one of the comparatively few eye
witnesses that exist of the greatest
Naval feat ever performed in history.
Mr. Reynolds among other interest
ing out of the way places visited Vlad
ivostok, the port which formed a bone
of contention between the Japanese
and Russians. His description of the
plaoe, which no attempt will be made
to reproduce here, is very interesting,
the population being a mixed on\ In
which Americans are a rising and ag
gressive element.
Oar town-man kept a diary while in
the Navy,which will prove of in ere*,!
to his friends and of valuo to himself
as time wears on. Whether in storm
or calm, whether in days of mouotony
or wheu stirring scenes were witness
ed every event was faithfully chroni
cled each day.
At tlw expiration of his enlistment,
Mr. Reynolds wis Chief Machinist.
He lias not yet decided whether he
will re-enlist or uot.
The Spring Inspectien.
Preparations are already under way
among the companies of the National
Guard of Pennsylvania for the anuual
spring inspection, which for thy local
company will occur early this year
and be particularly rigid.
The 1906 spring inspections will be
gin Janaurv 15th, and the 12th will ba
the first regiment of the brigade to be
inspected, which indicate'' that Com
pany F will be inspected very soon
after the middle of January.
While the orders for the inspection
'nave not as yet been received by Cap
tain Gearhart, it is known, fro:n tha
general disposition to raise the stand
ard of efficiency in the Guar 1, that
the approaching inspection will be the
most rigid in the history of the crgan
ization. Especial attention is to be
given to the knowledge and duties of
the non-commissioned officers Here
tofore the appointments of such was
made, iu most cases, because of per
sonal favoritism, but now they will
receive their appointments only after
a most rigid competitive examination.
This step has bee i taken, as it has
been shown repeatedly that the
strength of a military organization de
pends almost eutirtly upon the effici
ency of its noncommissioned offloers.
The inspection will follow out tba
line of squad duty as was shown in
the inspection of last Spriug. For this
rea»ou every noncommissioned officer
will have to he conversant with all
the doties of a squad leader, aud be
able to drill such in its eutirety.
The inefficiency in guard duty at the
recent inspection at Camp was prob
ably caused by too much attention be
ing given to the changes in the regn
iations. This failure mast be rpotified
it the coming inspection, at whioh
time guard duty will divide the atten
tion of the itispe ting officer.
Tne attendance at drills throughout
the State has be ti v ry lax and has
caused the company se
much worriment that the niatt»r has
been taken up by Adjtfant Gen»r*l
Stuart, with the result that re-ent
orders show that absentees will be
summarily dealt with.
The local company has been ordered
to drill twice a we^k—Tuesday and
Thursday eveuinas tiutil further
notice. The company has recently lost
two corporals, Horace Halin, who en
listed in the Uniti'd States Army and
Theodore G Fischer, whose enlist
ment lias expired. These vacancies
must be filled before inspection. The
command is also short tour men from
the maximum strength. These will be
reoruited, as it is the desire of the
local commandei that Company F have
its full quota on the floor the night of
inspection.
No Snow Heavier Than Ohe Inch.
George Haituian. of Reading, who
has a reputation as a weather prophet,
predicts that there will be no snow
fall this wiut r heavier than one
inch. As the basis for this belief he
said: "It is rate that we have a sum
mer iu this climate that nroduoes two
crops of vegetables Such was the
summer of 1905. Wheu it occurs tt is
followed by a mild winter. The sum
mer of 1877 produced two crops of
vegetables and there was very little
suow the next wiu'er. The weather
this winter will bo very similar to
that of H8 years a«o."
Only the successful hunters are
heard trom. The other fellows aren't
saying a word.