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Moderate aud all v ork i+narHtiteed
Established 18U2
CONDENSED NEWS'.
WANTED.—By Chicago wholesale
and mail order house, assistant man
ager (man or woman) fur this county
and adjoining territory. Salary fJO and
expenses paid weekly ; expense money
advanced. Work pleasant; position
permanent. No investment or experi
ence required. Write at once for full
particulars and enclose self-addressed
envelope. Cooper & Co., 132 l.ake
Street, Chicago, 111.
Retail grocers are justified iu defend
ing vigorously the initial suits against
them on charges of selling adulterated
goods. Those who manufacture the
goods are most culpable ard it ought
to be the aim of the State Dairy aud
Food Department to gi v e wide pub
licity to the fraudulent food products
Bay of your home merchants and
spend your money where you made it
—in Danville.
Harrishurg is faring a milk famine.
In arranging Christmas decorations
precautious should be taken to guatd
against the possibilitv ot fire.
The weather man has heeu more than
kind.
The farmer who can read Secretary
Wilson's glowing and auroral report
without feeling all-fired rich aud pro
sperous may be Bet down as an incur
able and unimaginative pessimist.
John D. Long, former secretary of
the navy, will publish a book of verse
this mouth. Paul Morton, Mr. Long's
successor, i« writing life insurance.
The Navy department has been a great
inspiration to literary talent.
A minister of the gospel at Stam
ford, Conn., is asked to resign, it is
said, because he was deficient in re
gard for the feelings of his congrega
tion, who in the main are persons of
wealth. The minister in the course of
a recent sermon said that any person
who receives a salary of 125,000 a year
is not honest.
It is said that poker i I tying legisla
tors are trying to find a new phrase as
a substitute for"1 pass '
A strict enforcement of the ordin
ances would add considi table to the
revenues of the city.
The closed car on the river bridge is
proving a boon to South Side resi
dents these blustery days.
If even one vio'ator of the cigarette
law is made an example of it will
have a wholesome effect.
The ice harvest is almost due, aud
as a result those who are int« tested
are becoming anxious.
Two mote weeks of gift selection.
Don't wait uatil the last minute to
make your holiday purchases. Do it
early and avoid the rush.
Congress is already arranging the
work so as not to get into conflict with
the holiday recess.
The passing of the days witness a
gradual increase in the holiday rush.
The annual "good resolutions" period
U beginning to imprps* itself. It starts
on the first of January and lasts until
about the fifteenth.
Every parent shtmld impress on his
boy the danger of attempting to skate
on thin ice. Be earnest iu doiug it
and avoid funeral expenses.
A few fines for profanity would put
a stop to so much sweariiiß on the
streets.
Jonas Long's Son«, of Wilkes-Barre,
are after a site in Berwick, and have
made a substantial offer to Charles
Haas for the purchase of the property
at the corner of Mulberry arid Front
streets.
A MATTER OF HEALTH
pom
&AKINO
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
HAS MO SUBSTITUTE
A Cream of Tartar Powder,
fro© from alum or phos
phatic acid
MOVAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
illontiuif j®®.
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"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER RE ENTIRELY EREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
V OL. f>l~NO 5()
TOMMY MASLIN
AT V. 11. A.
Au audieuce something larger than
usual assembled in Y. M. C. A. Hall
Sunday afternoon to hear the ad
dress of Tommy Maslin, who has been
oscillating between tliis city and
Bloomsburg daring a wees or BO past.
Tommy Maslin is truly a wondeifol
man. with a remarkable career and as
1 was natural the addtess liad about it
a peculiar fascination. Not only, has
the man a message to impart that
commands attention, but he lias mauy
of the «ifts that make up a strong
speaker. He wastes no words, but is
terse an I logical, often eloquent, and
he drives home the troths he utters
with great power. All this is remark
able in view of the wasted years of
bis life and the utter lack of prepara
tion ou bis part for public speaking
or intellectual work of any sort.
Tommy Maslin proclaims himself
the " Rescued Man"and explains that
he was once a convict.a drunkard and
a Rambler. His subject yesterday was
"A Human Wreck, but a Spiritual
Victory" and Ins talk of course, had
to do with liis own experience.
The depth of degradation into which
the man bad fallen was indeed great
and yet to some extent he was the
sport of circumstances. His first term
of two years in the penitentiary was
spent for a crime that another com
mitted, although he might have es
caped had he made a clean breast of
what he knew, incriminating the real ,
offemfer. Disgraced himself an 1 after j
dragging his parents and brothers and ,
sisters along down with him, at the
expiration of his term he was turned
out, as he put it"to sink or swim, j
oue day up and many days down." j
From then on the life he led was the j
usual life of the ex-convict, the gam
bier,the drunkard,until he found him
self again in the penitentiary aud
served nineteen months ot a two years'
sentence for shooting at a man in a
bar room brawl, the consoling cir
cumstance of it all being that the bul
let went wide of the mark aud that
the shot was fired because be was in
'a tight place."
Then after it all came his conver
sion, through the efforts of a woman
evangelist, to whom lie paid a lofty
tribute. Then with his efforts to re
sist temptation, which came in the
form of diink and the presence of old j
associates the troubles of life began to !
multiply. A former companion under
the influence of liqaor came into his
house aud incensed because Maslin re
fused to drink v*uth him became abu
sive and disorderly and attacked his
wife and when Tommy flew to her res
roe the drnnkeu man stabbed him in
flicting a upon his face
and throat that came within a hairs
breadth of severing the jugular vein.
This explains the unsightly scar upon
the evang 'list's face tbat lie will carry
to the grave.
Tommy lay at death's door for some
time, and was told tbat his life could
ba saved only by taking stimulants.
But he didn't believe it and chose to die
rather than pat to his lips the dread
ful curse that bad brought him so
much misery. He recovered while the
man who attacked him went to the
penitentiary for two years. The sin
cerity aud the goodness of Maslin is
shown by the fact that after the man
who so nearly murdered liini served
his term Tommy found him cne day
and hepled him along by giving him
money out of his own scanty store and
lookiug after him from then on until
he finally succeeded in effecting his
conversion.
The whole story was one of bitter
trial aud there was plenty of pathos
in it as the speaker told of his desper
ate struggles to hold onto the good
and how by ever remembering Christ
and His promises he was able to resist
and hold out to the end. At evt ry page (
of his life's history there was some j
lesson to be learned that should be a
help and Ruide to others.
It should be mentioned also that !
Tommy Maslin served as a soldier in
the Civil War and left a finger on the j
Held of battle. For the last 2H years j
he has been eugaaed in evangelistic •
work. His wife and children after sew
ing him reform were claimed bv death
and the poor man has had sorrow af
ter sorrow.
His home now is at Perkasei, Bukcs
county. He has a second wife,who ac- j
companied him to Danville eißht vears
aRO and assisted Tommy in his evan- •
gelistic efforts.
Hennsy Freight Congesti'/n.
The great piess of freiglx traffic in
! the Sunbury division of the Pennsylf
i vani.t continues and Nescopeck had A
| demonstration of this yesterday.
A train bound frcm Sunbury to
1 Wilkes-Barre was compelled to lay IU
the Nescopeck yards from 8 o'clock
| until 1 o'clock, being unable togo
even a switch farther on account of
the almost continuous string of trains
from Wilkes-Barre to Sunbury. The
j yards were blocked a number of times
but the greatest blockade was at about
8 o'clock when 10 trains came togeth
er in the yards. Four freight trains
and the passenger train going toward
Wilkes-Barre had to wait for live
trains to pass around them going to
ward Sunbury.
One trainman going toward Wilkes
Barre stated that going from Sunbury
!to Honey Pot yards they passed 17
j trains. It has frequently happened
that trains have laid 13 hours between
Wolverton and Sunbury before beiuß
able to enter Sunbury yards.
i,!fl\i;!!(S IIBUMI !
MANY KERIRSISj
I
A large audience gathered at the
Armory, at Sunbury, Tuesday even
ing, the occasion being the public re
ception to the State Grangers. A very
interesting program was carried our,
the principal features being addresses
bv Attorneys C. M. Clement, I. Clin
ton Kline, and H. S. Knight, of San-
bury, aud a response by Master Hill.
The "Sunbury City Baud, also the
Maeuuer-Gesang - Vereiu - Concordia
Singing Society. Mrs. H. B. Smith
and Miss Christina Dietz, of Sunbury,
furnished instrumental and vocal
music, and Miss Elizabeth Buss, of
Sunbury, gave a reading.
M. S. Bond, of this city, represent
ing Pomona Orange, Northumberland
county, also made an address as */lid
Mrs. Valna West, of Warren county.
Worthy Ceres of the Grange.
During the afternoon .1. T. Allman,
Grange secretary, reported 500 work
ing granges, with an increase of 7000 j
members in the last year. Reports of
officers showed the excellent physical
condition of tha organization.
Treasurer Nivui, of Chester county,
reported as follows: Balance in the
treasury December Ist , 1 i»O4. -?I3 o!>2 -
lti; receipts of 1905, 112,581.4(5; expen
ditures during the year, §12,210.70. j
Balance in the treasury Decemher Ist,
ISIOS. 113.482.76.
Professor H. A. Surface, the State
Zooloßist, brought two important mea- '
sures before the Grange One '
tiou calls upon the Legislature to pio
vide for a permanent bureau of horti
culture. while another demands better
protection for the farmers against ' i
agents who sell bogus froit trees
It is said that many cases have been
reported where slips have been pur
chased in the belief that they were api
pie or peach trees, which have turned i
out to be worthless shrubs.
From a number of sources measures i
were introduced with a view to pro- |
cure equalization of taxation. A gen- ;
eral statement of tax rates through the !
State was read by Miss Florence Rhone ,
of Center county, daughter of a form
er master of the State Grange.
Election laws also came inforatten- i
tion. It is expected that the Grange i
will endorse "Farmer" Creasy's pro
posal to establish au official envelope i
for voting as the majority of the mem
bers believe it to be tlii best method
yet advanced to insare the secrecy of
the ballot.
Perhaps the most surprising of the ;
moves contemplated is the attack on
the statute making vaccination com
pulsory in the public schools. This
resolution which was referred to the i
Committee on Legislation, was intro
duced by the Legislative Committee \
of Shiloh Grange, having been adopt
ed by that body previously. The reso- i
lotion reads as follows: j
Whereas, An act entitled "to provide ,
for the more effectual protection of
the public health in the several muni
cipalities of this Commonwealth" was
passed and approved in 18".t5, and
Whereas, A section of said act re- j
quires principals and teachers to ex |
elude from admission to schools all i
children not vaccinated and all that ;
have small pox, therefore, be ;t i j
Resolved, That the attempts to en- ! ;
force said section is an injustice to j
the patrons of the schools; audit is
ruining our schools by the general an- 1
tagouism against vacciuation.and that |
its enforcement in rural schools where : <
smallpox has never existed,is unneces- j i
sary, uncalled for and unjust and be |
it further 1
Resolved, that we ask the State j
Grangers to do all in their power to ' |
have the law repealed or amended. \
F. L. POSSINGER, ,
M. L. BOLLES,
JACOB LAGAN. I,
Ytsterday the session was held in <
the Opera Hou c e, at which time a re- |
ception was tendered O. H. Kelley,
the only surviving member of the or- ,
ganizers of the Grange. The reports
of the State officers were also made.
Trouble for food adulterators and
oleo dealers in Erie county is scented
in a resolution fathered by Archie
Billings, master of the Erie County
Grange, calling upon the Legislature
to appoint a special deputy dairy aud
food commissioner for that county.
The resolutions describe at length
the menace to Erie county dairy in
terests contained in the activity of the
oleo ageuts, and the Legislative Coin
mitee is expected to report favorably
on BilliußS' resolution.
From the Crawford county Pomona
Grange a petition has been received
asking that Franklin or Oil Citv be
'selected as the next meeting place.
Twelve Injured in Explosion.
Twelve foreißners were injured bv
j an explosion of Ras in the Luke Fidler
mine Shamokin, yesterday mora
i ing. Four of the number were so bad
' ly burned that they can not survive.
[ Tho-e fatally burned were:
i William Grynkwioh.
Joseph Mazulenwick.
I Anthony Nulis.
Anthony Nacaswich.
j About eight o'clock a "feeder" of
r gas was discovered in breast. No 17
I and the miners were called from their
i work. Before a general warning could
I be given a blasting shot was tiied in
gangway No. 11. causing an explosion
112 of the Ras and injuring the men.
The force of the explosion was so
I great that men were thrown fifteen
t and twenty feet The clothing of the
I four named was torn from their bodies
and thev were so badly burned that
I their features could not be renogniz
• «d.
DANVII.LK. t'A.. Till' ItisDAY DKCKMHKIt 11. 1!MI5.
!SCIIUOI, MIAMI
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At a regular meeting of the School
Board Monday night it was decided to
grant the schools a week's vacation
between Christmas and New Year's.
On motion of Mr. Burns it was order
ed that the schools close on Friday.
December 22, not to re-open until ;
Tuesday, January 2nd.
On motion of Mr. Pursel it was or
dered that the teachers be paid for
their attendance at the County In
stitute before Christmas, the janitors
at the same time to receive one
month's salary. This will be all the
pay that will be received before the
Holidays.
The next regular meeting of the j
School Board will occur on December :
25th. The Directors did not like the
idea of assembling on Christmas aud
on motion of Mr. Pursel it was decid
ed to hold the next meeting on
nary Bth.
Ou motion the Secretary was in
structed to draw an order and pay the
teachers on January 4th next for the
month ending on that date.
On motion of Mr. Fischer the Sec
retary was instructed to draw an or
der and pay the interest due on
per cent, bonds doe on January Ist.
Ou motion of Mr. Pursel the use of
the Commercial room was granted to
the class in stenography one evening
each week for practice in short hand.
Truant Officer Young presented his
report for the month ended which
showed that 120 pupils were detained
at home by illness; 8 for the want of
suitable clothing. There were 10 cases
of truancy aud 18 notices had been
sent out.
Treasurer Sohram presented a state
ment of finances to date, which show
ed a cash balance on hand of 110,091.-
65.
Mr. Burns reported that the Direct
ors of the Second Ward had investi
gate! a report reflecting upon the
janitor of that Ward, and that in the
light of all the facts they had exoner
ated him.
On motion of Mr. Orth the report of
the Second Ward Directors was ac
cepted and the janitor was fully ex
onerated by the School Board.
The following members were pres
ent : Adams. Orth. Burns, Pursel,
Werkheiser,Fischer, Von Blohn.Trum
bower and Harpel.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Standard Gas Co ? 2.28
A. M. Peters 1.00
C. S. Express Co 1.D6
Danville Stove Co 5.33
Casper Diseroad . .... . 12.86
Will G. Brown 4.30
Samuel Rowe Co . i' 45
E. E. Sliultz 1.20
School Supplies ... 3.72
S. M. Trumbower. 3J.43
Jesse Klase 2.00
Berwick Ferry Founders.
An accident yesterday morning
which would undoubtedly have cost
lives numbering at least a hundred
had it occurred at the rißht time, was
the breaking from its cable of the ferry
boat maintained by the county on the
Susquehanna between Berwick and
Nescopeck, while the bridge is beiUR
rebuilt.
While William Wenner, the regular
ferryman, was absent from the boat
about quarter after eight o'clock,
Charles Wolf went to the ferry ou
the Nescopeck side, and being in a
hurry to cross the river, started the
boat across himself.
Every thing went as usual until the
boat reached a point in the stream be
tween the second and third niers. At
this point the rope attaching the boat
to the cable slipped off the windlass,
and the big flat was carried by the
curreut towards the rapids, known as
the '' Berwick Falls."
The man's plight was witnessed by
several persons ou shore, but no oue
had any meaus to save him from his
danger until a man named Carter, with
a row boat, espied the huge flat rush
ing toward the rocks below and he at
once rowed to the rescue of its solitary
passenger.
The ferry boat continued alone on
its way down stream with the cuiieut
until it struck the rapids, were it
foundered aud sunk to the bottom.
Had the accident occurred in the
morning or evening when the work
men and girls are crossing the stream
to and from wo'k, nothing could have
prevented a horrible loss of life. Yes
terday morning ou one trip to Berwick
only about two hours earlier the boat
carried over one hundred men and
girls, the latter ou their way to work
in the silk mill.
The traffic across the river at that
point is considerable and it is impera
tive that some means of passage he ob
tained at once.
Officers Elected.
The'following officers for the eusu
ing year were elected at a regular
meeting of Mahoning Lodge, No. 51fi,
F. A. M , held on Tuesday night:
W. M., Edward F. Williams; S. W.,
Frank Jameson J. W..George Jacobs,
Secretary,.!. W. Farnsworth; Trea
surer, Georße Maiers; Represent*! iv>'
to the Gran 1 Lodge, W. L. -idler;
Trustees E. S. Miller, Harry Eh nhog
eu aud Andrew Sohatz.
A Dig liutchering.
A big day's butcher g ■> e done ves
ten!-»y by Frank Hartm i, of Lime
stone township. Mr. Hartman k i led
nineteen hogs, weighing from 150 to
600 pounds apiece. Oue larye porker
tipped the scales at 602 pouuds and au
-1 other at 670 pounds.
nmw.
I'AKUiKAI'IIS
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hartman, of
Berwick, spent Sunday with relatives
iu this city.
Miss Sara G. Woodside, of Inwood
Sanitarium, West Coushohockeu, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Woodside, Mowrey street.
John Danner and George Maiers,em
ployed by the Shamokin Extension
Railway Company at Shamokin, spent
Sunday with friends in Danville.
Miss Clara Simpson, of Sciauton, is
the guest of Mrs. W. W. Welliver,
East Mahouiug street.
Miss Sallie Baldy, of St. Paul, Min
nesota, spent Saturday in this citv as
the gnest of Mrs. I. H. Jennings,West
Market street.
Mrs. C. F. Hershey, of Sbubury,
spent Sunday with relatives in this
city.
Mrs. Ellis Moore returned Saturday
to Roanoke, Virginia, after a visit at
the home of Mrs. Thomas Prout,Grand
street.
Miss Miriam Smith, of Bloomsburß,
is the guest of Mrs. S. A. McCoy,
Ferry street.
Mrs. John D. Jones aud daughters
Madge and Freda left on Saturday for
a visit with friends in Philadelphia.
Evangelist William D. Laumaster
addressed the College Y. M. C. A. at
Susquehanna University, Sleinsgrove.
last evening.
Miss Eva W'intersteen aud .1. H. C.
Manifold, of Turbotville, were visit
ors iu this city yesterday.
M. S. Haas, of Miltou, transacted
business iu Danville yesterday.
Hon. H. M. Hinckley transacted
business iu Sunbury yesterday.
Mrs. George Rossuian spent yester
day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Zerfing at Sunbury.
Rev. Edward Haughtou returned
yesterday from a several days' trip to
Scrauton.
Llyod H Suyder.of Lewis township,
Northumberland county, was a visitor
at the Court House yesterday.
William G. Ford, of Mooresburg,
transacted Business in this city yester
day.
T. J. Vastine. of Sunbury, was a
business visitor in tMs city yesterday.
Mrs. John R. Sharpless returned to
Hazleton yesterday after a visit at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Jennie
B Gearhart, West Market street.
Tamaqua Downs Danville.
The Danville basket ball team was
caught beneath another land slide at
theJArmory when the Ta
maqua team easily defeated them by a
score of 75 to 27.
The game was fast aud sensational
throughout, but especially in the sec
ond half was the play ing of both teams
desperately determined. Tamaqua
played si.porh ball, clearly outclassing
the local tossers. Danville, however,
although they knew from the start
that they were doomed to defeat, did
not quit,but played hard to the fiuish,
masing the Tamaqua team earn each
goal that was tossed.
Iu the first the teams seemed
somewhat evenly matched,the scoring
being 33 to 21 in favor of Tamaqua,
the visitors playing without apparent
effort. Near the end of the first half
a fracas occurred between Hough,
Tamaqua's star guard aud Peters, so
that the relations were somewhat
strained when the teams started the
second half, and Tamaqua's whirl
wind playing that figuratively speak
ing, aud often literally, took the Dan
ville boys off their feet, it was ex
plained by one of the visitors, was
due to a determination arrived at be
tween halves to "roll 'em up." They
rolled 'etn up—l 2 points to Danville's
6, Hough alone making 12 goals in this
half.
The line-up:
Tamaqua. Danville.
O'Donnell forward ... Peters
Allen forward ...Welliver
Mulliuer . .center Sechler
ceuter ... Gilmore
Williams .... guard Russell
Wilson guard
Hough Rnard Bedea
Goals ftorn field —Mulliner 13, Hough
13, Allen 5, O'Donnell 4, Williams 1,
Wilson 1, Welliver 4,Russell 3, Bedea
2, Peters 2, Sechler 1, Gilmore 1.
Goals from fouls—Bedea 1. Hough 1.
The Washington Drum Corps.
The Washington Drum Corps, en
larged and (quipped in part with new
instruments on Monday night will meet
for the first general practice.
The drum corps has uudergone so
many chaiißes in a month or so past
that it is practically another organiza
tion To begin with three cornets were
added; the next step was to do
away the fifes and substitute pic
colos. The new instruments as is nat
ural necessitate a great deal of prac
tice. The players nave now attained
a fair degree of proficiency aud are
ready for the general practice Monday
j Ulßllt.
fhe |rannuel of the drum corps is
jas follow- W. A. Keed, leader, drum;
i Eugene Guliok, instructor, cornet; D.
! C. Williams, president, drum; Seth
; Loriner, treasurer, drum; Thomas
j Roniiuy, drum , Frauk Rows, drum;
j Art Logan, piccolo; Jacob Winters,
piccolo; The Crumb brothers,piccolo;
Ja'iob Kill" t, fiicnolo; James Freeze,
cymbils; Benjunin Llvziey, base
drum; David Thomas, cornet; Charles
Johuson. drum major.
A MM: EVENT'S
ENTERTAINMENT
The mock tiial Riven in Association
Hall Tuesday eve under the auspices
of the Y. M. C. A. proved to be one
of the best evening's sport ever fur
nished Danville people. Things moved
rapidly and there was not a dull mo
ment from the opening until the ad
journment of Court, not a moment
whan something crisp aud unexpected
did not develop. It was an evening of
happy "hits" and thare was not a part
of the proceedings t':at did not refiect
upon some oue iu an exceedingly wit
ty aud humorous way. All of which
shows that Colonel A. V Newton,
who was at the head of the mock trial,
is a gentleman of mauy talents and
knows how to get up a* fine entertain
ment.
The make up of the Court was print
ed in these columns Monday morning
It was shortly after 8 o'clock when
the Court, consisting of W. V. Ogles
by. Judge; T. G. Vincent, Clerk; aud
W. M. Heddens, Court Crier, filed up
the steps and occupied their places on
the stajje. It was with real judicial
dignity th.it His Honor W. V. Oglesby
settled down upon the bench of the
improvised bar which had been con
structed during the afternoou. Pro
thouotary Vincent and Court Crier
Heddens, of course, were experienced
hands and performed their parts with
dignity and dispatch.
When Court was opened the usual
inqairy as made concerning cases on
the docket. It developed that there
were a latge number of these, which
were in torn taken up and disposed
of. Three of these which stand as a
sample of all the others, follow here.
Case No. 11(55 was that of Common
wealth vs. W. V. ORlesby. Mr. Ogles
by was charged with "over-exertion."
The defendant being the Judge presid
ing opened the way for some com
plications, it is true, but the case was
disposed of to the satisfaction of ev
erybody including the defendant, who
pleaded guilty and threw himself on
the mercy of the Court. Colonel New
ton made a stronß plea for clemency,
stating that it was the first time the
defendant ever committed the offense
of "over-exertion" and that he would
never "do it agaiu." The sentence of
the Court was that the defendant be
committed to the Old Ladies Home at
Wilkes-Barre at soft labor for the term
of his natural life.
Case No. 1170 was that of Common
wealth vs. Frauk G. Schooh. The
charge was eating all the oysters at a
church supper. In this case the attor
ney declared that the indictment was
defective and moved that it ba "squash
ed." The fatal defect, he said lay in
the fact that the term "oysters" was
used instead of the singular form "oys
ter. " Who, he significantly asked ever
heard of more than one oyster at a
church supper at Danville? His Hon
or saw the point aud the attorney's
view prevailed. The indictment was
quashed.
No. 1185 was a case against S. F.
Ricketts, who was charged with sell
ing " undressed kids." He pleaded
Ruilty through his counsel, but the
fact was cited as an extenuating cir
cnmstauce that he sold "undressed
kids" in order that the hands of the
Dauville public might be better "dress
ed" and he went Scott free.
Finally the case of Commonwealth
vs. 11. M. Sober was reached. which
went to trial. The charge was stealing
a rooster. The jurors named in Mon
day's issue were called—each, how
ever, under the name of a State or
National celebrity. The jurors as call
ed to the box were: Grover Cleve
land, David B. Hill.Chauncey M. De-
Pew, Alton B. Parker, John Waua
maker, Samuel W. Pennypacker, Ad
miral George Dewey. J. Piermont
Morgan, General Nelson A. Miles,
Theodore Roosevelt. John L. Sullivan :
and Thomas C. Piatt.
As customary the jurors when call- i
ed were obliged to answer certain ■
questions before they were permitted j
to take seats. The questions had a ref
erence to the man aud his public
career, and were iu every case irre
sistibly funny. For instance David B.
Hill was asked whether he"was aj
Democrat," Alton B. Parker, whether ,
he heard "anything drop," Admiral
Dewey whether "his wife knew he j
was out," Samuel W. Pennypacker
whether he "would like to have Sup- ;
reme Court Judgeship," and so ou to
the end. The replies were in keeping
with the questions. Admiral Dewev
stated that his wife did not know he
was out aud that he wished to keep
her in the dark about it. Samuel W.
Pennypacker stated that he would take
a supreme court Judgeship or any
thing else he could get.
The following oath was administer
ed to the jury: "Gentlemen arise;
hold up your left hands, You »wear
and promise that the verdict you shall
| render in this case now pending shall
' be according to your own views on
| the question without regard to the
| testimony of the witnesses, the argu
j ments of the counsel or the charße of
! the Court under the pain and penalty
|of polygamy. You further promise in
case you are called by the Court to
vocalizs you will do so in long meter,
short meter or common meter by moon
lißlit alone. So help you Carrie Na
tion."
The trial of Dr. Sober then proceed
ed, C. V Atnermati,being prosecuting
attorney and Col. Newton, attorney
for tlie defense. The witnesses were:
Dr. R. S Patton, Walter Lovett, W.
\ (Continued on 4th page.)
KSTAHLISIIKU IN 185.">
!#. i. [AIOIiS
IS IIANVILIEj
H. O, Jacob of the Maryland Cou
s'ruction Company arrived at this city
yesterday for the purpose of looking
over the State High way aud ascertain
ing what prospects there are of com
pleting work on the road this winter.
During last eveuiug he wa, interview
i
ed at the City Hotel.
Mr. stated that the company
in view of the open weather had hop
ed to fully complete the highway this
winter. His visit yesterday, however,
convinced him that it would be im
practicable to re-crown the road this j
winter. There is already more or le-s
frost in the ground, which interferes i
with digging, while a circumstance ,
which adds to the difficulty is the fact
that no one can place any reliance cp
ou receiving stone with any degree of 1
regularity at this season of the year. !
Add to this, the uncertainty of fair '
weather and you have conditions that i
are likely to result in long hold ups j
in such work as road building Mr
Freeman with a force of men will j
likely remain on the ground a few
days longer making some changes iu
grade, drainage, &c..needed to satisfy
property owners. With the next change
of weather at most he will leave and
thete will ba a suspension of all work
until next spring.
The amount of work required to
bring the road fully op to specifica
tions is not great and can be finished
up in considerably less than a mouth.
Mr. Jacob very much regrets the de
lay that has occurred and no one feels
the disappointment more keenly than
himself that the work can not be com
pleted at the present. Daring the sum
mer he was building a State Highway
in Lancaster county. His representa
tive, Mr. Freeman, would have been
here early in the fall, but just as they !
were about to take up the road here
1000 feet more were added to the high
way they were buildiug in Lancaster
county, which detained them. Mr.
Jacob stated that it is his determina
tion to give Moutour county a perfect
piece of State Highway.
The Maryland Construction Com
pany in its delation to the State High
way here has been the victim of a ser
ies of unfortunate circumstances that
have militated against success. To be
gin with the highway here was one of
the first applied for iu the State. All
the methods employed, even the plans
themselves, were new and since then,
as 1113 result of experience, there have
beeu modifications along all lines,
which makes construction of roads lat
er applied for simpler and easier.
Plans and specifications for a high
way between Danville aud the Valley
township line, if made today, would
bring out altogether a different kind
ot a road from the one constructed.
Will Tleet Friday Night.
A number of our citizens interested
iu getting up a first class mummers'
parade on New Year's Day met in the
Grand Jury room last night. The turn
out was not quite what those present
thought it ought to be and the meet
ing adjourned to recouvene iu the En
gine House of the Washington Hose
Company at 7 :30 o'clock ou Friday
night next.
The object in meetiug in the Grand
Jury room was for the parpose of
creatiug a more general interest and
to show that there was no disposition
to restrict the honors to the Wash
ington Fire Company. A general at
tendance is desired at the place of
meeting on Friday night.
The time is very short. Last year
the arrangements were begun on Dec
ember sth., over a week earlier than
the present, aud there was no time to
spare. On Friday night committees
will be appointed—one to arrange for
the music, one ou fiuance to raise the
; funds required, a committee on floats,
|as the intentiou is to interest the
merchants as last year, anl a com
i mittee on prizes, the feature which
contributed so largely to the success
of last year's parade.
The sum of money needed will not
be large. Last year &i 2 paid all the
bills. Thirty-five dollars will be the
i maximum sum required this year.
Relating to Castle Grove.
P. E. Maus of Mausdale.has accept
;ed a position as Superintendent of
Castle Grove. Danville people have
always felt great pride and interest in
that beautiful estate famous over the
whole country aud will be glad to
j learn tbat the place with all its tine
appointments will be kept intact at
lea«t for another year.
The three farms have all been rent
ed out, "on shares." Jouas Sassaman
will occupy the Chambeilin farm; B.
A. Welliver, the Morrison farm, and
David Krum, the Scolder farm. The
green houses which are unrivalled in
the state as well as the extensive ice
ponds, have also been rented out.
The future of the beautiful villa on
which so much money has beeu lavish
ed is by no means certain. It is at
present occupied by members of the
i family surviving the late John R.
i Bennett. The stables at present are
occupied by two teams of horses and
the establishment is kept up in many
respects as formerly. Further plans
will be made next spriup, which will
affect not only the mansion but the
, fine golf grounds and other appurte
. tiance9.
Make up your mind to attend ihe
primaries and see that only the best
t men are nominated.
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy typ. 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
Of all Kinds and Description
CIUFKMNCE
TOMORROW
The D. L. & W. Railroad Company
manifests! be >ii interest in conditions
here relating to the old canal of which
that corporation is the owner. Ever
since the company's proposition to fill
up the old waterway with the aid of
the Borough was corned down by
Council last summer the Railroad peo
pie have been anxious io revive the
matter in some form.
During an interview with Council
man J. H. Goeser yesterd*v it was
Irarued that G .T. Ray, Division En
gineer of the D L & W. Railroad
Companj - , will come to Danville to
morrow morning for the purpose of
meeting the Sewei Committee of Conn
cil and G. P. Keefer. the Borough
Surveyor, the object of the conference
being to see what <»' i be don«* 'oward
getting rid of the nuisance on a new
basis that will enable the Borongh and
the Railroad Company toco-operate in
such a way that will not place too
heavy a burden upon the municipality.
In what respect the terms will differ
from the former proposition is not
kuowu, but it is hoped that they will
be very generous; otherwise but little
will come out of it. It is clear that
the present Council will not agree to
anything like the former proposition,
which provided that the D. L. & W.
Railroad Company pipe the bottom
and the Borough of Dauville fill up
the canal. The expense of filling, it
was argaed, would be enormous; also
that while the Borongh might get rid
of the drainage nuisance,for which it
was not responsible,ttie Railroad Com
pany would be immensely the gainer
by having a long strip of land embrac
ed by the canal improved and enhanc
ed in value principally at the Bor
ough's expense.
The outcome of the conference will
no doubt figure in proceedings of
Council tomorrow night. Meanwhile
there is much speculation as to just
what proportion of the lit avy burden
the owners of the old caual will con
sent to bear in order to wipe out the
nuisance.
The old ditch is not improving any
with tlie lapse of time. |A few weeks
ago, during the dry weather prevail
ing, it was discovered th.tr a qaaotity
of waste matter froiu the Hospital for
the Insaue drained into the canal,pol
luting the bottom throqjghout the eu
tire length of the Borough and render
ing conditions doubly bad. lu view of
all the facts it is hoped that rail
road company will do the right thing
aud that Council may; see its way
clear to co-operate with the owneis in
some way that may relieve us of tiie
caual nuisance before another summer
couus around. The matrer should re
ceive careful consideration by Coun
cil.
Big Convention Convenes Today.
All day yesterday delegates aud vis
itors from all over the Pennsylvania
anthracite region gathered at Shamok
in to attend the tri-district convention
which convenes there today Presi
dent John Mitchell arrived at Sha
mokin late Monday night, but would
make no statements far publication
outside the fact that matters are in
the hauds of the delegates aud will be
disposed of by them.
From Wlikes-Barre alone neirly 500
men went to Shamokiu yesterdty.like
numbers going from all over the coal
fields, the Pottsville region sending
especially large delegations,which ar
rived at Shamokiu last evening.
Yesterday morning President Mitch
ell held a conference with Presideut
John Kahey aud other leaders of the
ninth district. Micthell is preparing
an address that he will deliver at the
opening session,"and the advice and
arguments that will be contained
thereiu are eagerly awaited for.
It seems to be the general feeling
among the delegates and officers that
thare will be no trouble between the
onion aud the operators. A few radic
al state that an eight hour day and re
cognization of the uinoti will be de
manded. The latter, however, is part
ly secured,and the greater body of the
miners do not, if the allegations are
true, work mote thau eight hours in
any one day at the present time,there
fore it is the opinion of those who are
in a positiou to know, that these con
cessions are sought and may be de
sired, yet the miners will be satisfied
and contented with a sutisfactoiy
working agreement aud a continuation
of the conciliation board for another
year.
New Switch Under Way.
Work was begun yesterday morning
ou the new D. L. & W. switch in this
city described in these columus, Tues
day.
Work was begun on the frog which
will be located at the alley just east
of Mill street. The long ties required
at this point were on the ground yes
terday morning and a good s-ta t was
made during the day. The switch will
extend as far as the alley ea!-t of the
Salvation Army bairacks, which will
give the maximum of room for tlia
cars.
A good deal of excavating will be
required along the entire length of the
switch iu order to bring the track to
the level required. The work is being
done by the two crews of trackmen,
whose sections meet at Danville—un
der the direction of Dennis Dineen,
fotemau of the lower section, aud
Daniel Blizzard, who has charge of
the upper section.
The way to be happy is to be charit
able. Try It and see how much sweet
er your Christmas tuikey will taste.