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SUS NEWS.
The price of tuikey is one of tlie
tilings for which we are not thaukiul.
It will be ju«t a- well to have the
snow shovel handy.
loe men are already speculating on
the ice hardest prospects.
Thanksgiving marks the end of I lie
foot ball season—an occasion for re
lief.
George Ricketts, machinist at Ourry
& Company's plant, is suffering with
an abcess on the hand.
Kake up the dead leaves ftoui around
yonr premises. Tie afford a larking
place for disease germs.
Clean ap thoroughly before the final
freeze a p.
This is the time of year when tramps
should be kept on the move. They are
likely to become troublesome if en
couraged.
Help the clerks and yourselves by
making your Christanis purchases
early.
All turkeys look alike to the young
housekeeper —until thev are cooked.
Unseasonable weather this,but rath
er pleasant.
Hunters say the woods are so dry
that deer hunting is a failure. We
hope the hunters are in a condition
»imilar to that of the woods.
The commerce of the United States
with its noncontiguous territory in
Itfos, seems likely to exceed by many
million dollars that of any preceding
year, according to a statement issued
by the Department of Cotnme'ce and
Labor through its Bureau of Statis
tics
Election echoes are gradually dying
out in the distance.
Civilization would gaiu much if
Turkey were to be obliterated from
the map of Europe.
Don't forget ab>ut making your
Christmas puri liases early.
The kaiser ri > eiv. s $8.925,000 a year
as king of Frusta, bat nothing as em
peror of Germany. The king of Ba
varia receive" $1 35',000 a year; the
king of Saxonv, |575,000; the grand
drke of Baden, lino.ooo. The czar of
Russia is paid fit.750,000 for hi< pri
vate use while en h grand duke re
ceives 11.000,00 ) a y< :»r.
A recent enlistment at tho regular
army barracks in St. Louis wis that
of Tolbert von VVatson.a uativs- of Vi
enna. His father is an officer i t t lie
Austrian army, and the young uiau is
a cousin of Austria's military attache
io Washington. Frivate von Watson
(peaks aud writes nine languages.
Word comes from Washington that
the President has vetoed Senator For
aker's rate bill in advance This, be
itg a new departure in the interests
of economizing time aud energy,gives
the Senate an opportunity to spend
most of the session in denunciatory
speeches.
Secretary Ta'f Ir-.s traveled ion.ooo
miles, or four times the distance
arouud the world at the equator,since
May 1, 1900, when he became Govern
or General of the Philippines. In the
five and a half years since his call
from the Federal bench he has spent
860 days on the ocean or almost a year.
Colombia, New York and other uni
versities are taking a strong stand
against football, as the game is now
played, and the authorities are de
manding either its total abolition or a
radical change 111 the rules. The chair
man of Columbia's Athletic Commit
tee pronoonci s the game "brutal and
abominable/'
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VOL. 51-NO 48.
BLOOMSBIRGII
Probablv the most iuteresting and
best played game of foot hall ever
witnessed in Danville was played at
Da Witt's Park Saturday afteruoou be
tween the Danville High School eleven
and the team representing the Bloouis
burg High School.
The prowess of the teams
on the gridiron is very truthfully
shown in the tie score of 0-0. In
foot ball experience and in weight the
visitors easily led the local eleven,but
in all around playing, in determina
tion aud in pluck and endurance the
Danville boys outshone their oppon
ents. As in the game with the Wat
sontowu High School of several weeks
age, the strength of the Bloomsburg
team was greatly augmented by the
addition ot' several ringers,whose pre
sence on the team, however, added
nothing, either to the visitors' side oi
the tally sheet or to their reputation
for honest athletics.
One of the visiting towers of strength
was Claud Mausteller a six-footer and
au amateur boxer of some ability,who
has served in the Uuited States Aiuiy
in the Philippines. Another, "Kid"
Wilbur,son of Professor Wilbur,of the
Bloomsburg Normal Sohool,a graduate
aud ex-foot ball player of the Normal
and Dickinson College. Wilbur played
on the Williarnsport High School team
when they defeated the Normal ou
November 7tli. Another, but what's
Che use, they couldn't win anyhow.
As has already been stated several
times this season the members of the
Danville team are all pupils in good
standing in the Danville High School.
The above is all set forth not as the
lamentation of a poor loser, but to
show what superb aud spectacular
playing the Danville team put up aud
to make it clear that a glorious victory
was gained, the scote to the contrary
notwithstanding.
The game from start to finish was
beautiful to watch. Bloomsbnrg's de
termined ouslaughN aud Danville's
equally determined defense were re
markable in High School foot ball.
i:.r second half especially was absorb
ing to the spectators, iriere being a
great deal of opeu play. Danville kick
ed off aud Rloomsburg, showing bet
ter form tha'i any time during the
game, advanced the ball to Danville's
10 yard line, where they were held for
downs. Dreifuss punted, and Hlooms
burg, with the ball again in her pos
session, ouee more started on the slow
march toward the coveted goal, only
to be held again on Danville's 15 yard
line. Dreifuss again punted and
Hloomsburg returned the kick. Anoth
er interchange of kicks 1-ft Dauville
in possession of the ball, but danger
ously Dear the goal line.
Here a c ! ango was made in the
standing of the tejms. Hloomsburg,
worn oat by the griuding assnalts that
had twice enabled them to <arry the
ball underneath the shadow of Dan
ville's goal posts, was now put upon
the defensive, and the Danville boys,
equally worn, but with courage rising
as strength ebbed, started upon a ser
ies of line plunges that fairly took the
Hlaomsbnrg team otl its feet. Steadily
audsurily they advanced, smashing
and s attering their opponents, until
past the middle of the field, when the
time keeper's whistle ended the con
tost.
Ca.itain Morris Dreifuss added Iresh
laurels to his already heavy crown, by
his spectacular line pluuging and
To goon into a resume of
the individual abilities of the team
would be to commend in unmeasured
terms the pltyiug of each.
The line-up:
Danville. Blodmsburg.
Sherwood * .center H. Mansteller
Ryan.. right guard ... Buckalew
Hartline left guard .0. Mausteller
Tannehill. ..left tackle Solleder
Sechler . right tackle Walters
McDermott .. right end Geddis
Williams left end.. Edwards
Morris quarti r back Hageubuoh
Dreifnss right half back... .Saltzer
Spaide left half back Hemingway
Arms... ... full back Wilbur
Referee, Cohen. Umpire, Alexander
Linesmen, Hauser, Oglesby. Time
keeper, Magill. Time of halve--, 20
and 15 minutes Danville 0; Blooms
burg 0.
Associate Judge Sworn in.
Charles A. Wagner of Limestone
town-hip, who last week was appoint
ed Associate Judge to fill the unexpir
ed term of Dr. S. Y. Thompson, was
in this city Saturday and was sworn
into office. The oath was administer
ed at the Court House by Register and
Recorder W. L. Sidler.
Montour county again has two As
sociate Judges, although they both
leside in the country, whereas Dr.
Thompson, whom Judge Wagner suc
ceeds. was a resident of town, which
added to convenience in some cases.
However, the new Associate Judge is
on the rural telephone system and can
be reached without any difficulty or
delay when needed.
When Court arose last Thursday
Judge Staples explained that in case
of emergency tfie two Associates could
hold court, provided of course that
the proceedings cane in within a pre
scribed limit, that does not call for
decisions that, involve a thorough
knowledge of the law.
There is a lively scramble among
Harrisburg lawyers for the vaoint
seat of Judge Weiss on the Dauphin
couuty bench
1 TEN MVS 'mm. AT THE
On Wednesday afternoon the public
schools of the Borough will close to
rernaiu closed until Monday, Decem
ber 11th The vacation provides for
the observance ot Thanksgiving Day
ou Thursday and tha holding of the
Comity Institute uext week.
Mr. Fischer brought up the matter.
The Board was unanimously in favor
of closina the schools ou Thanksgiv
ing and following the custom of pre
vious years it was not considered
worth while to open them on Friday,
the day following. The fact that
County Institute occurs nest week
brings ou quite a lengthy vacation,
which will be greatly appreciated by
the boys and girls.
Mr. Fischer called attention to tlie
need of a larger stove ill the frame
school building at tlie Fourth Ward.
He recommended that a 6tove in the
Third Ward building not in use at
present he taken to the Fourth Ward
and the stove displaced there be taken
to the Third Ward. His advice pre
vailed and on motion the exchange of
stoves was authorized.
On motion of Mr. Burns it was or
dered that a partition bo constructed
in the cellar of the Second Ward school
building to enclose the furnace.
On motion of Mr. Burns seventeen
copies of Richardson's Commercial
Law were ordered for u>-e in the Coui-
I mercial Department. *
Borough Superintendent Gorily pre
sented his repoit for the month end
iug November 20th.
The number of pupils registered dur
ing the mouth are—boys, 577; girls,
624 ; total. 1201. Number of pupils
not absent during term until date,44l.
Number of pupils nor tardy during
term till date, 837. Number of pupils
absent during month, 508. Number of
pupils tardy during mouth, 229 Num
ber of pupils reported to Traant Offic
er, 01. Cases of corporal punishment,
12. Cases of suspension, 0. Number
of visits made during month, 51.
It was reported that the practice of
smoking prevails among the boys of
the High School,who are in the habit
of strolling down town at recess and
uther times to indulge in a cigarette.
The matter was discussed at length
under the head of "new rules" aud
on motion it was ordered that any
pupil found guilty of smoking as |
above,by way of punishment bo oblig- j
ed to remain ou the school ground.
The following members were pres
ent: Adams, Ortli. Burns, Pursel,
Haring, Werkheiser, Fischer, Trum
bower, Harpel, Heiss and Grone.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Danville Stove & Mfg. Co I*>. 33
Thomas G. Vinceut 12.00
Miles, Peifer & Co 60.00
William Miller 2 00
Charles Mottern 1.00
John Doster . 16.85
Ezra Haas 75
Robert & Mi ck .1.88
American Book Co. 8 28
Remington Type Writer Co 4.00
William Quigg 23.75
J. H. Cole 30.80
Broken Wheel Causes Upset.
The rear wheel under a heavily load
ed wagon belonging to Contractor W.
A. Hheppersou broke down ou East
Market street, Monday afternoon,
aud brought about results not always
looked for in a mere break down.
The wagon, wliioli was equipped
with hay ladders, was being used to
convey a lot of old lumber obtained
by tearing down the roll shed at the
Bessemer plaut to the puddle mill at
the Structural Tubing Works, where
it is to be used as kindling. The driv
er employed was Francis Delside. A
very big load was piled on ttie wagon.
The material was dry and light but as
shown its weight was underestimated.
When the load readied a point near
ly opposite the office of the Shovel
Works the driver meeting another con
veyance took the southern side of the
street. While in the ant of turning
out the rear wheel on the near side
went to pieces. The top-heavy wagon
not merely dropped, but rolled over
on its side, while the driver, who was
perched on top, was precipitated head
first to the ground.
Delside struck the ground with his
head, lie was dazed aud seemed bad
ly injured. James Shultz.East Market
street, who just then happened along
on his way home from his farm, flick -
ed the man up and took l.im to his
boarding place, Front street. At last
accounts Dplside was doing very well
and'did not seem to suffer any very
seiious effects.
L'nion Service.
The following is the program for the
Union Thanksgiving Service to be held
in the Mahoning Presbyterian church,
Thursday morning at 10:30.
Prelude Organist
Doxology Congregation Standing
Invocation Rev. N. E. Cleaver
Hymn—B2K .. Kev. E. B. Dunn
Scripture Lesson Kev Joseph E. Guy
Anthem . ... . Choir
Prayer Kabhi Zeisler
Announcement of Offering
Kev. E. T. Swart/.
Offertory Oiganist
Hvuin 830 (Congregation Stand
ing) RdV. C. !). Letch
Sermon .
Rev. Win. O. McCorma k, I). I>.
Prayer .. Rev. S. M. Kvatis
Hymn 835 Rev. L I) Ulrich
Benediction
Kev. M. L. Shindel, <). D.
Postlude Organist
DANVILLE, 1»A„ THURSDAY NOV EMISEII «'JO, H>os.
According to previous arrangements
the trial to determine the mental con
dition of Michael J. Forau of Susque
hanna county took place in the Direct-
ors' room of the State Hospital Mou
-1 day. Foran belongs to one of the most
notable families of the northeast sec
tion of the State—the youngest of
seven children. At the time of his be
coming demented he held a very re
sponsible position under the United
States Government in Cincinnati and
had already been very successful in
business. He owns valuable real eHtate
in Pennsylvania and personal proper
ty in the City of Cincinnati. He is a
brother of Hon. John P. Foran of
South Dakota; of Martin A. Foran, a
noted lawyer in O. , of
Richard Foran, Ex-Sheriff of Susque
hanna county; of Miss Mary A. Foran
who is prominently connected with a
publio charity in the City of Cleve
land, O.
The following jury was empanelled
which sat in his case : John W. Farns
worth, Henry Kearns, Samuel Mills,
Edward Corman, Edward Purpur and
Jesse Beaver. Considerable testimony
was taken, particularly that of Dr. H.
B. Meredith, Superintendent, who was
i called and who testified at length,giv
| in« iu detail an exhaustive history aud
'description of Mr. Foran's case,which
iu many repsects seemed to be an un
usual ona. From all the testimony it
was hard to determine any cause, what
ever,for Mr. Foran's marked insauity
After careful deliberation the jury
rendered a verdict of insanity without
lucid intervals.
This verdict will be returned at once
to the Court of Common Pleas of Sus
quehanna county by E. S. Gearhart,
Esq , who presided over the proceed
ings, when said Court of Common
Pleas will appoint what is known as a
Committee, who will have entire
charge of Mr. Foran's estate under
the control of the Court.
Mr. Forau is fifty years of age and
phvsically a fine specimen of manhood.
He was present during the proceedings
in charge of a personal attendant.
Will Rebuild Big Culvert.
A force of meu onder A. R. Free
man began work on repairs at the State
Highway yesterday morning. but were
obliged to discontinue operations 6hort
ly aftnr noon owing to the rain
The poiut attacked was the big cul
vert at the property of Cyrus Ohilds
whore cast iron pipe four feet in dia
meter is sunk under the ground. The
culvert has proven of sufficient cap
acity heavy as the accumulation of
water is at that point, but unfortun
ately as at present located the dis
charge of water causes some damage
on ttie property of James Lewis on the
lower side of the road.
Iu order to remedy tlie evil it has
been decided to remove the pipe about
ten feet eastward, where the water
discharged will not iuterfere with the
premises in question. The task, how
ever, will not be an easy one, as each
joint of pipe weighs some four tons.
The plan decided upon is to excavate
the highway down as far as the bot
tom of the pipe for ten feet, the dis
tance embraced between the old and
the new drain,aud then simply to roll
the heavy joints of pipe into their
new position instead of lifting out and
replacing them, as would be necessary
if any other plau were adopted.
A good deal of time will be occupi
ed at this point. Simultaneously with
work here the side of the road which
at one or two places remains higher
than the reconstructed roadway will
be out down to the same level. This
inequality of surface, it was thought,
interfered much witli proper drainage
of the road last winter and spring.
Entertaiement at Riverside/
The Junior League of St. Peter's
M. E Church, of Riverside, will givo
an entertainment Thanksgiving even
ng, for which the following line pro
gram has been prepared:
Grand March "Junior Leagn is"
Song "We are Junior Reapers"
Chorus
23rd Psalm In concert
Prayer Rev. IS. T. Swart z
Recitation . ."'i'hauksgiving at
Grandma's"
Bertha Smith
Solo My Pennsylvania Home"
Mary Yeager
Recitation "Ten Thousand
. Years Ago"
Clyde Shannon
Pantouiiue."Nearer My God to Thee"
Seven Girls
Recitation . "The Camel Legend"
Eva Bird
Violin Solo .. George Wildsmith
Recitation "Preserving Time"
Miriam Shannon
Exercise "Mother Nature"
S Girls aud Boys
Instrumental Duet
Adeline and Mary Yeager
Recitation . "The Leaves"
Myrtle Campbell
Solo "I Am Jesus' Little Lamb"
Edna Rudy
Drill "The Blue and the Gray"
Girls aud Boys
Recitation . "Baby's Hair"
Bessie Uuger
Recitation , Nellie Smith
Solo .. "Dear Jesus Hear Me"
Corabel Hendrickso:;
Recitation "Thanksgiving Day"
Violet Pegg
Song Junior League
Recitation "Our Thanksgiving"
Bertel Wolverton
"The Children's Tea Party and Gooil
Gooil N lgl t"
Six Little Girls
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Mr and Mrs John Barry, of Sun
bnry, spent Sunday with relatives in
this tity.
2 Frank Trumbower, of NVilkes-Barre,
spent Sunday at the home of his par
ents, Mr. aud Mrs. Samuel Trumbow
er, East Market street.
Mr. aud Mrs. John Brooks, of
Bloomsburg. spent Sunday with Mrs.
Alioe Brooks, Bloom street.
Mrs. Charles Stietf, of Plymouth, is
visiting her brother, E. Swartz Miller
on Chutoh street.
O. R. Harris,of Sunbury,spent Sun
day with relatives in this city.
Mr. aud Mrs. Norman Leech, of
Washington, D. C., are guests at the
home ot B. F. Spotts, No. 539 Rail
road street.
D. P. Rockafeller, of Philadelphia,
is visiting old friends about Danville.
He was formerly a resident of South
Danville.
Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Billmejer, of
Mexico, spent Sunday with Mr. »n 1
Mrs. James C. Heddens at the Hed
dens House.
J. W. Berninger, who is employed
at Paxinos, spent Sunday with his
family in this city.
Charles Horton, of Philad. lphia,
spent Sunday with relatives in this
city.
Miles Barber,of Wilkes-B »rre, speut
Sunday at the home of his parents, Dr.
and Mrs. I. G. Barber, Ferry street.
John Kase, of Bucknell University,
is spending a week's vacation with his
parents, Mr. aud Mrs. W. E. Kase,
Bloom street.
Mrs P. P. Meyer left yesterday for
Philadelphia to spend Thanksgiving
at the Gordon School for young ladies,
Mrs. George P. Kaidabaugh, of
Sparrows Point, Maryland, is visiting
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ben
jamin Hartzel, Mowrey street.
Chief of Police Cavlin J. Minoe
moyer retorned yesterday from a trip
to Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kear, of Ber
wiok, arrived yesterday to spend
Thanksgiving with friends in this
city.
James Scarlet, Esq., and Emanuel
Price left yesterday for a several days'
hunting trip near Unityville.
Mrs. A. M. Diem returned Monday
evening from a several weeks' visit
with friends in Williamsport.
Mrs. Rebecca James and son Blaine
James returned Monday from Phila
delphia, where Mrs. James had been
undergoing treatment iu a hospital.
Mrs. James is greatly improved.
Mrs. Thomas Jameson, of Burnham,
is visiting friends in this city.
Frank Seidel, of Sparrows Point,
Maryland,is visiting relatives iu Dau
ville.
J. W. Lowrie and Walter Umstead,
of Derry township, were visitors in
this city yesterday.
H '
H..nry Moser and John Moser, of
Liberty township,and J. W. Moser, of
Washington villa, were registered at
the Heddens House yesterday.
Edwin Moore, student at Princeton
University, arrived in Danville last
tiveniog to spend Thanksgiving at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
K. Moore, Ferry street.
Miss Mabel Robinson and Miss
Blanche Lowrie, teachers iu the Third
Ward schools, will leave today to spend
Thanksgiving at their respective
homes in Mooresburg and Strawberry
Ridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Aten, of Balti
more. arrived in this city yesterday
for a visit with relatives. Mr. and
Mr«. Aten were former residents of
this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Berger,of Bridge
ton, New Jersey aud Mr. and Mrs.
Bennett, of Philadelphia, spent Sun
day at the house of Mrs. Frank W.
4£isher, near Washington vllle.
Mrs. W. H Shultz, of Philadelphia,
is visitiug"at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Woodside,Mowrey
street.
Old Resident Passes Away.
Alexander P. Baker, a well known
resident of Rush township, departed
this life about 2 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon at his home near Little Roar
ing Greek.
The deceased was seventy-five years
of age and had been ill a long time,
suffering from a complication of dis
eases. He was an old resident ot the
township. For a number of years he
had biou actively engaged in farming
but at the time of his death he was
living retired.
A wife aud tive children survive:
Henry H. Baker, of MitTliutown;
i Horace aud Arthur Baker, of Rush
township; Misses Valaria aud Lydia
Baker, wlrj reside at the parental
| home.
The funeral will le held from the
late residence Friday morning. Inter
ment \sili t ike place in Odd Fellows'
| cemetery.
A Happy Christmas.
Mt rclnur-. are already layiug away
Christinas gifts for buyers and from
the opinion tiny express this year's
Chiistmas will hi a prosperous and a
most happy one for all. Times are
good and the buying of presents will
' lik«ly eclipse all previous records.
TYPICAL THANKS
GIVING MARKET
Tuesday brought out a typical
Thanksgiving market. The curbstone
was lined with wagons from the canal
culvert, to a point beyond Northum
berland street. There was everything
in abundance- even turkeys,which in
formation from some quarters seemed
to indicate might lie scarce.
The price at which the noble birds
were held, however, was so high as to
be prohibitive with most people. J.
F. Tooley disposed of a fine lot at 18
cents per pound. A farmer, who had
exceptionally large turkeys sold out at
the same price. It is rumored that an
other farmer, whose desires were mod
erate, sold out at 1<! cents per pound.
Along market, however, the farmers
were asking 20 cents per pound. How
many were disposed of at that price is
not known. At 9:30 o'clock therß were
still a score or more of turkeys ou the
wagons. Whether these were sold or
taken hick to the farm to enjoy a new
lease of life unril Christinas, is anoth
er point ou which information is lack
iug. Oil" thing is certain town people
were not falling over each other to
purchase turkeys at 20 cents per
pound. In point of fact, sales were
made slowly if at all.
The showing iiride iu yesterday's
market demonstrated the fact that tor
beys nre not scarce and people upon
inquiring the price turned away from
the wagons empty handed declaring
that they would forego the luxury of
turkey for Thauksgiving rather than
pay an exorbitant price.
The next best thing to turkeys were
chickens and thes3 were large,fat and
plentiful. The price was more rea
sonable—l 2 cents per pound live weight
and 15 to lfi cents, dressed. A larger
number of these were sold than tur
keys. It is feared tiiat the thanks of
fered up Thursday over a good fat hen
or rooster at the above price will be
rather more fervent than the thanks
inspired by a turkey at the heavy
tariff quoted above.
Everything that enters into the
Thauksgiving feast was on hand in
market in unstinted quantities, fresh
looking and luscious. Apples sold at
the rate of 75 to 80 cents per bushel.
Potatoes brought 75 cents.
Eggs, which a couple of weeks ago
were 85 cents per dozen, have taken a
drop and yesterday sold at 83 oents.
There was a large quantity iu market
and goodly numbers were still to be
seen on the wagons as the hour of
olosiug arrived.
The Last Rites Performed.
All that was mortal of John Hen
ning was consigued to the grave in the
Odd Fellow's cemetery yesterday af
ternoon.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. N. E. Cleaver. A number of the
life long friends of the deceased gath
ered at Trinity M. E. church to pay a
last tribute to his memory. The in
clement weather prevented the Odd
Fellows and the P. O. S. of A. from
attending in a body, but a fair repre
sentation of each body was present at
the funeral. Among these were six
members from Washington Camp, No.
1 It), P. O. S. of A., of Mt. Caruiel, of
which the deceased was a member:
James Thomas, Alfred Edwards, Rob
ert Menrick, Alfred Persing.John Hu
duoh, John Sherman.
The pall bearers were as follows:
Montour Lodge; No. 109, I. O. O. F.,
D. R. Williams, George Leighow and
Joseph Y. Secliler; Washington Camp,
No. 804, P. O. S. of A., James V. Wil
son, Isaac Gross and Daniel Eyerly.
The weather conditions made it im
possible at the grave to observe the
burial rites of the two orders to which
the deceased belonged as was intend
ed. The rain which was then falling
heavily made it necessary to have the
services iu the cemetery as brief as
possible.
The deceased iu addition to his wife
aud son is survived by two sisters:
Mrs Bingham, of Shamokiu, and Mrs.
William Gerringer.of this city. Those
from out of town who attended the
funeral were: James Baylor, of Mt.
Oar me I, Mrs. Creasy aud Mrs. Kate
Baylor, Catawissa.
HcKinley Society.
" This atternoon at 2 o'clock the Mc-
Kiuley Society of the Third Ward
Grammar School will hold a meeting
at which the following program will
be rendered :
Instrumental Solo "Sunrise"
Keber Moyer
Recitation "Put Oft Town"
Verda Wingert
Essay Abraham Lincoln
Sara Fenstermacher
Vocal Solo "The Burglar and
the Child"
Margaret Byerly
Oratiou . "Lincoln's Address at
Gettysburg"
Samuel Jacobs
Instrumental Duet "The
Golden Star Waltz"
Margaret Byerly and Margaret Sidler
Vocal Solo."My Pennsylvania Home"
Ruth Kase
Recitation . "Down at Grandpa's"
lieber Moyer
Instrumental Solo "Rustic
Dance No. 2"
Verda Wingert
Select Reading "The Run-
away's Return"
Lincoln Fenstermacher
Recitation ..."Autumn"
Marion Gearhart
Journal read ..by Martha Gibson
Everybody joins iu praising the
weather.
ESTABLISHED IX 1855
A WONDERFUL
MAUSOLEUM
The mausoleum being erected by T.
L. Evans' Sous in Odd Fellows' ceme
tery for Mrs. (ieisinger is one of the
fine-t aud most costly pieces of ceme
tery work erected in this section of
the State. The work has advanced far
enough by this time to enable a per
son to form some idea of the external
lines and the imposing qualities of
the structure when completed. The
conception is out of liue with all the
ideas that enter into the construction
of tombs hereabout. Elegance, atcli
itectural beauty,thorough and ai tistirs
workmanship aud finish all enter into
it without any apparent regard to cost.
But this is not all; the mausoleum is
built through the ages.
The base, some twenty-four feet by
fifteen, is constructed on a solid bed
of coucrete niue feet deep, four feet
of which is built in the solid rock.
The material used iu eoustructiug the
mausoleum is Vermont granite, sur
faced. The interior, which will lie
wholly above ground, is some filteen
by thirteen feet aud high in propor
tion. The imposing facade with its row
of high granite columns will suggest a
style of architecture entirely foreign.
The mausoleum is situated about
fifty feet from the eastern end of the
cemetery on very nearly the highest
point. The stone are dressed aud pre
pared for the builders in the film's
stone yard in this city aud are hauled
to the cemetery OD a heavy truck built
for the purpose. Some of the slabs of
granite are of immense proportions,
notable one being surfaced in the yard
at present which is some ten feet
aquare and over a foot in thickness.
Another piece of work at the yard
which attracts attention is a flight of
steps as wide as the mausoleum be
iug chiseled out of an immense block
of granite. Both the steps and the
huge slab are to be used in the con
struction of au approach to the mau
soleum and carry out the same idea of
massiveness aud permanency.
To facilitate the work T. L. Evans'
Sons have installed a pueutnatic sur
facer, which lias been iu operation for
a few days past. The work will pro
ceed rapidly from now on and the
mausoleum may be completed by the
holidays or soon after. The work has
been nuder way for upwards of three
months.
Claims Half of i*lt. Carmel. -
A lively contest for the possession
of a large section of real estate upon
which Mt. Carmel is bailt is schedul
ed for the near future.
The contestant will be Mrs. William
Briuer, of Reading, who was born at
Mt. Carmel in 1819. She was a daugh
ter of John Riffert. At the time of
her birth there were only two houses
there, the Riffert and the Lerch fami
lies being the only occupants of the
territory that now contains a popula
tion of 20,000 people.
The laud in question was considered
worthless almost, at that time, and
Mrs Briuer says her father abandoned
the tract and moved to Berks county.
There are several hundred thousand
dollars' worth of buildings on the
property now.
Mrs. Briner was at Mt. Carmel re
cently with her attorney, taking testi
mony to validate her claim to thp
laud held by her father at the time of
her birth. While in the town she was
the guest of the towu historian, Wil
liam H. Lerch, who played with the
aged claimant in childhood.
Lerch knows the town from its earl
iest days. He tells interesting aneo
dotes of the good old days when the
hunter could stand at his cabin door
and shoot deer aud bear In abundauce,
and says the preseuco of Indians was
not iufrequeut.
Mr. Lerch will beau important wit
ness.
State College Strike is On.
The threatened strike of the stud
ents at State College the edict of
the faculty that the students be back
at school 011 Saturday following
Thanksgiving is now 011 in full blast.
The State students at a big college
meeting held Monday discussed the
situation for two hours, and fiually
agreed to strike. One of the students
iu a letter to his parents at Blooms
burg says, "we are all striking this
morning—evervbody—entire student
body, and will do so until we are rec
ognized. We are acting like men and
will continue to do so—that is we will
not destroy property or do anything
which is not legal".
Yesterday the students all left for
their homes aud they will not return
until they hear from the faculty that
their demands have beeu grauted.
Calvary Team Coming.
The fiue Calvary Team, of Wilkes
ftarre, has been secured by William
Snyder, operator at Kirby's broker's
office, to play a game of basket ball iu
Danville ou Wednesday, December 6th.
Calvary has uot beeu defeated this sea
son, aud has played sucii teams as the
Americus, of Nanticoke; Taylors,
champions of Lackawanna couuty;
Pittston, etc. They defeated the Mou
archs, who played here on Monday
night, 50-10.
Thanksgiving at Christ Church.
At Christ Episcopal Church on
Thanksgiving Day the following ser
vices will be held by Rev. Edward
Haughton, rector: Holy Eucharist at
7:30 a. m. ; Morning Prayer and ser
iuoll at 10 a. 111.
JOB PRINTING
The offici of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces lo the public tnat he
is prepared at all times to ex
ecute in the neatest manner.
JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Description
(iI.IKS HIKTV ~
YEARS OLD
Several friends of J. H. Oole, the
hardware dealer, are enjoying the
novel experience of smokwig cigars
made forty years ago.
Mr. Cole has a whole box fall of tha
ancient cigars and their history it
worth narrating. Daring and previous
to the war there lived in East Dan
ville a gentletnau by the name of Jo
seph Burger, who ha# two sons, Jaoob
and William, both cigar makers.
Ejily during the war the boys en
listed. Jacob was uiaptur d by (be
Rebels and died in one of the South'
ern prison?. William was wounded in
one of tie battles and was honorably
discharged. Arriving at home he spent
some time at the farm of Thomas Oole,
father of J. 11. Cole* According to the
best of the latter's recollection this
was in the winter or 1864.
Daring bis Fojoarn at the farm of
Mr. Cole, the latteriemployed him to
make np into cigars a lot of tobacco,
which had been raised daring the sum
mer. He faithfully [jerformpd his ta*k
and theu went on big way. The cigars
were all disposed of witli the excep
tion of one box, which has been pre
served until the present. These oigars
after the lapse of forty odd years have
become a real curiosity and J. H. Oole,
into whose possession they have fall
en, yesterday decided that it was about
time to test their quality.
Accordingly be began handing a few
of the old cigars around among his
friends. In this conection it might be
stated that unlike wine, cigars do not
improve with age. On the contrary if
the specimens of the weed rolled up
forty years ago form a criterion, to
bacco may be said to sadly deteriorate.
The gentlomeu who tried the olgart
yesterday—all good judges of tobaooo
—found that they had lost all the flav
or of tobacco and the smoke as one
put it, "seemed to resemble that of
dried wteds"
Another riurder.
TOW AN DA, Pa, Nov. 28—Bradford
county may have another murder that
duplicates iu all its fieudishuesi the
famous Johnson case of last year. The
circumstances surrounding the death
of Mary Shaylor and little Henry Mer
ritt here Sunday aie such that a most
rigid investigation will be made.
At an early hoar Suud»y morniug a
house was burned down iu Towanda
township uud in the fire the two per
sons mentioned lost their lives, the
boy being but an infaut. Daring the
hours preceding the fire there had been
a carousel at the house and at first it
was thought that some of the persona
while under the influence of Itqnor
had tipped over a lamp and iu this
uiauner set fire to the house.
Later developments, lnwever, deiu
cline to the opinion that it was a pre
meditated crime and that the two per
sons burned lost their lives through
willtul mu'der. It is alleged that
some persons burned oil through a
window into the room where the lit
tle Merritt baby was asleep and threw
a lighted match into the room theieby
causing the baize. It is further olairn
ed that there were persons who have
reasons for wishing to wreak venge
ance on tho-e who took part iu the
oarousal.
So strong are the suspicions of fonl
play that Coroner Holcouib has in
structed 'Squire Hull to hold an in
quest to Inquire luto the death of the
two aiid it is scheduled to take plaoe
tomorrow evening. In the meantime
Detective Guy Hollen who PO success
fully worked up the Johnson oase ia
making an investigation.
Sold Beer on Trains.
Judge Staples created a sensation at
Stroudsburg, Monday, when a witness
iu conrt testified that lie and others
tiad purchased beer and liquor on a
Lackawanna railroad train in the baf
t< t car without ordering anything to
eat, aud did this within the past year
in Monroe county.
"Mr. District Attorney, there is a
case for you," said Judge Staples to
Mr. Gearhart. "The Lackawanna
railroad has no right to sell liquors in
this oounty any niore than any indi
vidual without a license."
Killed Big Black Snake.
John Moyer aud John Teitawortli
while hunting iu the vicinity of Roar
ing Creek, ou Monday, shojt a blaok
suake that measured over five feet in
length.
The iiuuters caine upon the big rep
tile unexpectedly, while he was sun
ning himself, having his head raised
off the ground, and the men promptly
shot him.
It is most unusual to find a black
suake this late in the season, as the
time when they start to hibernate is
long past.
Strangely Afflicted.
J. Hyatt Montagu". of Danville, has
been under the treatment of Dr. G.
W. Furey, of this city, tor an unusual
and serious disease of the eyes. Mr.
Montague has a fine flock of ohiokens
audit is supposed that while handling
some of the chickens afflicted with
canker sore mouth the poison was in
some way communicated to his eyes.
His friends will be glad to learn that
he is making a good recovery.-Son
bury Daily.
Willam n. Heddens Honored.
W. M. Heddens.of this city, promin
ent as a Grand Army man, has been
appointed Aid aud Assistant Inspector
of the Division of Pennsylvania, Sons
of Veterans.